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yOL. LXV. No. 11 




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Entered as second class matter December 22. 1905, at the Post OfUce at New York. N. T.. under the Act of March 3, 1879. 



NEW YORK CITY, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1922 



48 PAGES 



EGIT BOO KIN G COMBINE 

KANSAS OTY ORPHEUnrS 24TH i 
ANNIVERSARY BILL NEXT WEEK 



BRIGHT BANDITS ENLIVENING 



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UPSTATE BOOTLEGGER BAHLE 



Show Imagination of Scenario Writers and Execution 
of Captains of Industry— Fake U. S. Commis- 
sioner Figures in Latest "Rum Seizure" 



Troy, N. Y., Feb. 1. 

^© Ingenuity and audacity of booze robbers who prey on -'legitimate" 

VMtleggers is a cause of never ending wonderment to newspapermen and 

Qthera on the Inside of the prohibition enforcement attempts. The robbers 

itow an imagination worthy of a trlclc scenario writer and an execution 

worthy of a captain of Industry. 

. V , An up-State bootlegger can attest to this. He had been in hard luck 

> lirevloua to his encounter with the booze bandits, having been arrested 

1^, prohibition agents, fined, lost his carj and lost $2,000 worth of liquor 

^ (the latter stolen from his home). His latest misfortune occurred while 

. ie was driving a load through the city of Poughkeepsie. Heavy traffic 

■ M a busy corner forced the bootlegger to slow down. Just then a man 

iumpcd on the running board of the car, flashed a badge, proclaimed 

lUmself a Federal officer and ordered the driver to proceed to the United 

' States Commissioner's office, pointing out the way. The rum runner was 

arraigned before the United States^ 

Commissioner in a large office 



building; the car and ita cargo were 
tffeclared confiscated, and the rurt^ 
Mr was ordered to return to his 
home immodiately, there to await a 
•ummons to appear. No bail was 
^ked. 
. A few days later the bootlcpgcr 
,, received a telegram informing him 
I? Where his car might bo found. Ihcn 
- It dawned upon him that ho had 
^ been hoaxed, but to this minute he 
W pondering over the question: 
Was the seller of the liquor In 
league with the fake prohibition 
•«ent and the fake United States 

(Continued on page 11) 



PICTURE ADVERTISING 
GROSS WAY OVER LEGIT 



'Qency Has Done as High as 
■ $36,000 in One Week 

The advertising uKeniy of J .P. 
Muller & Co., which hand'-cw most of 
Joe copy for thu llua lln.'alrt'H ui4a 
|ne IcKilimato houses whore pict- 
tures iuo b( ing exploited, has done 
J* hiph as $30,000 in one week with 
^nla clans of advertising in the met- 
ropolitan dallies. 

Tho j,,'i'OKs Hpont by all the loffltl- 

[i JJjato and vaudeville houses in New 

*ork isnt a "patch" by comparison. 

The husino.ps office-^ of tho New 
^ork uailio.s are watrliing these llg- 
'ros with Interest of late. 



IT WORDS IN SONG TITTE 

M. Witmark & Sons announce the 
acquisition of *'The Little White 
House with the Little Red Roof 
Tucked Away in tho Heart of the 
^ills." 

It was written by the vaudeville 
team of Horace Wright and Rene 
Dietrich. 





mm] NEXT 

SEASON 



Means Most Powerful The- 
atrical Organization Ever 
Known Here — Deny An- 
tagonism Toward Anyone 
•^-Gloomy Forecast 



The Show in 1^98 and Now — Martin Lehman, Father 
of Present Manager, Called Personally on Patrons 
to Interest Them in Vaudwille When It Was New 



INDEPENDENT'S STAND 



A. L. Erlanger and Lee Shubert, 
the heads of two major legitimate 
producing and booking combina- 
tions on this side of the water, ap- 
pear convinced that there will not 
be enough attractions to fill the 
requirements of road bookings next 
season. The theatrical chieftains 
have virtually agreed that not only 
will the Interests of the two offices 
be pooled and bookings accom- 
plished in accord, but that the 
coming season will find but one 
booking system, effective for all 
stands excepting New York City. 

If that Is accomplished It will 
(Continued on uage 17) 



FIVE-FOOT lONG DEPOSIT SI >P 
FOR MUSIC BOX'S ADVANCE SALE 







FEBRUARY 6—1898 


FEBRUARY 6—1922 


Khaben-Kapelia Hungarian Qoyt' 


Josephene Victor. 


Band. 


Sully and Houghton. 


Servais Le Roy, magician. 


Jimmy Lucas. 


Hayden & Heatherton, sketch. 


J. Rosamond Johnson and Co. 


Mathews' & Harris, musical act. 


Moody and Duncan. 


Ola Hayden, vocalist. 


Tim and Kitty O'Meara. 


Vesuvian Quartette. 


Qaletti's Monks. 


Carlettat contortionist. 


Patha News — Topics of the Day. 


American Biograph, showing tha 




flight of the Fast Mail, Leaping 




Hurdles, etc. 





"MELODY" SONGS 
PASSING-LYRICS NOW 



260 Checks Deposited in One Day for Sales for 
Third Week in March— Scale Dropping to $4.40 
Top in May 



A rccoMl deposit nlip is cKiimod 
l.y the Music Dox for < hcrks and 
t-.oney ordcr'=» F<nt in f r ;i<Iv;hh c 
ticket.M foi- tho 'Music ll.'X Hrvuc" 
Last Frklay the house tit ;isur<r 
d. posited 200 Fuch checks, all call- 
ing' for tickets for the third w. fk in 
March. The d. i-osit slip when 
turru-d into the bank wa^ live U-<1 
long, It boin?, r\rrnsMry to paste a 
(Continued on pbgo 15) 



$1,000.00 A WEEK 



CHEAPER TO MARRY 

Vaudcvillian Saya That Preferred to 
Paying Judgment 

Chicago, Feb. 1. 

Ifrf clicapor to marry than to pay 
a judgment, says Jack K )S>e, in ex- 
planation of ilia intention to wed 
Jeanellc Odette, who recently f^ued 
him for breach of promise. 

Mr. Hose Is now [il.'iy'nK at the 
Slate-Lake and he will marry Miss 
Odette during the week. 



Jazz Tunes All Beginning 

to Sound Alike— Evils Crept 

In— Prefer Stage Medium 

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The music publishers are fairly 

well decided that the orchestra 

song is now a thing of the past. 
ii!]ach publisher is now turning his 
attention to lyric songs for ex- 
ploitation through the medium of 
the stage, not the Jazz band or 
cafe orchestra. 

For the past two ycara "melody" 
.songs held sway until, as one 
phonograph recording manager ex- 
pressed It, "they were so full of 
melody they all got to sound alike." 
Tho music men employed special 
emissaries to "ealve" the various 
orchestra leaders with cigars, fees 
(Continued on page 7) 



NEW YORK FROM SEATTLE 

The company which opened 
Momliy at tho rrovincetowh thea- 
tre, New York, in "Mr. I'aust," w.is 
brought directly fium Sialtle to 
New York. 

Tho company is romi»rN<'d of 
amateurs of means whi» liiianccil 
the coast to coast ir p t'mrnselves 
and arc playing on a co-operative 
ba.«5is at tho downtown house 



Kansas City, Feb. 1. 
The Orpheum will celebrate Ita 
24th anniversary next week, ^t will 
bring back memories of Martin 
Lehman, father of Lawrence Li-h-* 
man, present manager. It will al-so 
(Continued on page 6) 



"STARS OF YESTERDAY" 
HAS FOUR OLI>-TIMERS 



Corinne Among Them — Au- 

thor of "Where Did You 

Get That Hat" Another 



*'Stars of Yesterday," a new act, 
will present four old-timers in the 
persons of Corrine, onc« a famous 
child actress, Barney Fagan, tlio 
minstrel, Tony Williams, who.sie 
acting debut dates back beyond tho 
Ilarrigan and Hurt days, and Joe 
Sullivan, . famed as the author of 
the pop song, "Where Did You (Jet 
That Hat?" 

Tho old timers* turn opens thia 
wcolc. 

DONALD BRIAN 

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nU.i'lic Mt tlifl Ontiiry Thitatrv m ^ 
nn.irtly iinirormnl hy us. In nunly 

"Our IlfTo" of Th« <"li(.<xj!iile BoMl.r • 





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AMERICANS MAY BUILD MONSM 
PLEASURE PALACE IN WEST END 



Alexander Smith Cochran Main Backer with C. B. 
Cochran as Managing Director — To House Big 
Athletic Meets — Kinema and Music Hall 



' London, Feb. 1. 

A big site has bctn purchased In 
the West KnU for the erection of 
a monster pleasure palace, Includ- 
ini: an exhibition arena, a kinema, 
«nd a mnsio hall large enough to 
hold 3,000. The purchase price Is 
understood to have exceeded $4,500,- 
•00. 

Alexander Smith Cochran, the 
Kew York multi-millionaire carpet 
king, whohe matrimonial squabble 
With Mme. Ganna Walska has been 
much exploited, and another 
wealthy American are understood 
to be behind the scheme financially. 

C. B. Coohran will probably be 
named managing director. 

The main building will probably 
be used for big tights and athletic 
meetings. 

Clive McKce, general manager 
for Cochran, and in charge during 
his absence, said all he knew was 
what he had heard from outsiders. 
This would Indicate nothing as 
Cochran's own negotiations unques- 
tionably would have been direct 
with the principals concerned. 



MISS KERSHAW IS • 
MENACED IN LONDON 



Composer Caught in Actress's 

Flat — Counsers 

Statement 



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AMERICANS IN £UEOP£ 

Bherwin Finch Kelly, who has 
)>e€n business manager ol the An- 
glo-American Little theatre, in 
Paris, has boug^it the ranch of Jess 
Wlllard, near Lawrence, Kan., 
where he Is going to reside with his 
wife, formerly Alice Dale Douglas, 
of Providence, R. I. S. F. Kelly is 
a son of Florence Finch Kelly, the 
novelist. 

Jack Joyce, cowboy, formerly with 
Buffalo Bill, is In Paris, and re- 
cently appeared at a charity per- 
formance organized at the Cirque 
de Paris. 

Arthur Kraeckmann, baritone, Is 
taking up a residence in Paris, 
where he hos just been Joinecjf by 
his mother. 

Mrs. Tryphosa Bates-Eatcheller, 
singer, who has been in Italy, has 
arrived in Paris for a concert. 

RoUln "VVeber Van Horn, after a 
tour through Holland, Belgium, 
dormany. Franco and England, with 
his mother, sailed for home. Ho Is 
a member of Van Horn & Son, the- 
atrical custumiers, of Philadelphia. 

William Bellamy, of Bogton, au- 
thor of Bellamy's Charades, who 
lost half of his fortime when a bank 
manager absconded recently at 
Montpelier, Is remaining in France, 
In fipite of his altered position. He 
came abroad in 1920 and was so 
charmed by Montpelier that he de- 
cided to spend the rest of his life 
there. Ho divided his fortune into 
five parts, giving his four children 
each one part; half of the remain- 
der ho deposited in bonds valued 
at MO. 000 francs with Joullie bank 
In a strong box, which the manager 
has taken away with him. 



POLAIRE IN LEGITIMATE 

Paris, Feb. 1. 

With Polaire In the leading role, 
"La Flamme," by Charles Mere, was 
presented by Hertz and Coqnelln at 
the Ambigu Jan. 19. The star was 
Been as a demlmondaine niother. 
The play Is a.^ slightly exaggerated 
but excellent raelodrania. 

The st6ry cbn(?crns an. English 
lord who hps a son in Franco, 
legitimizes the. child and takes the 
boy to Ills home for e<lnoat|on; f\ie 
young man later comes into the 
property and title," rrturuK to France 
to aid his mother. He is 'engaged 
to nwrry into an aristocratic Fr<^nch 
family, but the antecedents of his 
mother are an obstadr ; the youm? 
fellow, however, drterminos to Ftick 
to his mother, but she decides to 
dlsa])pear so as not to l.iterfere with 
the care<'r of her son. 



Latham in London Buying 

London, Feb. 1. 
Frederick Latham is here seeing 
and buyin»ir plays for production in 
Kew York by his employer, Charles 
UUiingliam. 

Sybil Vane for London V. P. 
Sybil Vano has been liookod to 
/)ren June 5, in Ljv.1on, at the Vic- 
toria Palace, tshe 1? booked to sail 

thj Olympic Uay X 



London. Feb. 1. 
. Frank Sturgess, described as an 
American compo.'^er, was charged 
this week in Westminster Police 
Court with having been in the 
apartment of Wilette Kershaw for 
an unlawful pur^o.se. Miss Ker- 
shaw is the American actress now 
playing the lead in "The Bird of 
Paradise" revival at the Gan-lck. 

Counsel for Miss Kershaw stated 
she had received news fiom Amer- 
ica the prisoner was on the way 





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"AUTHE rUS" FAIR 

Paris, reb. 1. 

Fronson migrated to the Antoine 
with "Le Cousin de Valparaiso" to 
make room at the Arts for a melo, 
"L'Autre Fils," signed by Pierre 
Deeourcelles, produced by Darzans, 
Jan. 3L 

Andre Dubosc, Louis Maurel. 
Etchepaie and Charles Boyer, 
Mme.s. Andreo ^ legard and Simon 
Frevalles appeared. 

The drama, of the order of "Two 
Little Vagabonds," of Deeourcelles, 
is fair. The plof* concerns two sons 
during the war. The elder Is ille- 
gitimate. 



A year ago this week I was at the 
Palace, New York. If anybody ever 
tells me that you get over stage 
fright 111 laugh straiight In their 
face. The night before I opened, 
after being gone six years, I walked 
up and down Broadway till day- 
light, drank 60 cups of coffee, and 
knocked on the door of a certain 
place in 49th street every half hour. 
To tell the truth. I don't remember 
anpearing that afternoon at all, but 
my manager, Ben Shaffer, said: 
"Say, kid, I gueee you didn't knock 
'em for a goal. Kid, you're made. 
Dear Ben, write me at once. Im- 
portant!" Feb. 5, my birthday, 
Orpheum. "Puluth; Feb. 12, Orpheum, 
St. Paul; Feb. 19, Orpheum, Winni- 
peg. 



WITHDRAWING OPERA 

Entertainment Tax Blamed by Man- 
ager — Means More Unemployed 



London, Feb. 1. 



BUSINESS IN WEST END BETTER 
WITH AMERICAN I^MYS AS HITS 



Success for "Nightcap" and "Bat" with "Enter 
Madame'' Soon Due — Teddy Gerard Welcomed 
at Prince of Wales — ^Transfers and Prospects 



"BAT" IN LONDON 
SMASHING RECORDS 



All St. James Figures for Sec- 
ond Nights Broken 



London, Feb. 1. 

"The Bat," the American melo- 
dramatic success by Avery Hop- 
wood and Mary Roberts RInehardt, 
opened at the St. James last week 
to a big" success, and since then has 
been smashing records for business 
done. It broke all the house rec- 
ords for a second night after open- 
ing, and started off this week with 
$1,600 In the house Monday. 

It Is splendidly produced and 
acted. Drusilla Wells was a notable 
success as Lizzie. It should have a 
long run. No such records were ever 
reached during the time of Sir 
George Alexander or Gilbert Miller. 



AN ENGLISH DEPARTURE 

Londtn, Feb. 1. 
English stage censorship is broad- 
ening, at least In regard to re- 
ligious plays. For the first time In 
history, an English girl of 14 was 



One of the Carl Rosa company s j P^^-^^'^^^ to impersonate Christ on 

the stage. She appeared In "Ad- 



princlpal opera tours Is being with- 
drawn. General Manager Van 
Xoordan says he was forced to take 
the step because of increased costs, 
lie mentioned salaries and railway 
fares, but in particular greatly 
blamed thd entertainment tax. 

This move means many more un- 
employed, with little chance of 
finding work for them. 



vent," produced by Strindberg. 



Author of "Funiculi" Dead 

^ London, I'eb. 1. 

Chevalier Luigi Denza. composer, 

and director of the Royal Academy 

of Music, died here this week, aged 

1 75. He composed "Funiculi, Funi- 

' cula" and many other popular songs. 



LONDON 



London, Jan.* 21. 
"Tbe Rattlesnake,'* the new ro- 
mantic drama by liaphael Sabatini 
and J. Harold Tarry, which C. B. 

Cochran and Fercy Hutchison pro- 
duced at the Shaftesbury on Jan. 10 
had an exceedingly good reception. 
The play deals with the days of the 
American War of Independence, and 
espionage has much to do with the 
plot. It Is full of excitement anu 
strong situations. In the first act, 
which takes place "before the out- 
break of hostilities, we have a se- 
cret marriage, one duel fought on 
the etage and three "off." The act 
takes place in the Assembly Hall 
of Charleston, and In the same room 
four years later the f^ame charac- 
ters are seen under wartime condi- 
tions. In this act the Revolutionary 
hero, married to a Royalist wife, is 
faced with the problem of discover- 
ing how the British are obtaining 
their inside Information of American 
plans. Suspecting his wife of boing 
in h'ugue with her fath«r and a 
cousin who is a kno-vn spy. he "sencis 
her off with fal.so news. Then he is 
s' .ggered to heaf his own general 
unfold the very plan as his secret 
scherrte for the relief of the city. In 
the end the fAther is proved to be 
not only the spy but a madman, the 
young wife is exonerated and all is 



„ „ .. rick toward the end of the month. 

well. The acting is very fine, Fish«r*J-ater it is hoped that London will 
White being exceptionally good as 
thfe hate-maddened old man. Milton 
Rosriier is excellent as the liero ana 
Franklyn Dyall as the villain is al- 
most heroic. The production Is 
beautifully staged and should do 
good business for weeks to come. 



A revised version of the othor 
Cochran revue, "The Fun of the 
Fiiyre," has made Its appearance at 
til" I'avilion. The new features .ii- 
nludo an excellent problem play skit, 
•'Does It I'ay to lie Cood?" in wnirn 
Alfred Lrstcr, Morris Harvey and 
Iro'if^ JJrowne aj-pear. In this a hus- 
band is persuailed to forgive a Utne 
moral barksliding on the part of his 
wife only to fall into hot watt-r be- 
cause the lady Is piqued at his ap- 
parent lack of inlorrst in Ik.t 
naughtiness; a ballet, "The Wouiid- 
pd Rlrd," which l3 merely an tx'use 
for more sensational dancing from 
Germaine Mitty and Tillio, and an 
exceo * M! ly find Lakst-like B]>ec- 
tacular finale ai)tly called "An Ara- 
bian Nightmare." This finish is a 
distinct miprovement on the original 
rirc^us act, which used to bring the 
"tabo" down. 



Phyllis Ntilson Terry is the lat- 
est reeruit to the ranks of West End 
managcres.ses. She has taken the 
Apollo for the production of a new 
play by James Bernard Fagan, en- 
titled "The Wheel. ' This is drama 
with a etrong love Interest, ana tne 
action Uikes place in a Buddhist 
monastery on the Indian Northwest 
frontier. The native parts In the 
play will be taken by Indian actors. 



"Welcome Stranger" reached Its 
100th performance at the Lyric on 
Jan. 11. To commemorate the event 
Harry Green gave a dance on the 
stage at which most of the stage 
celebrities In London were present. 
During the following w'cek end he 
flew over to Holland to make the 
final arrangements for the Dutch 
I»roduction of the play and to engage 
an actoL' for his own part. 



It is more than likely that the new 
A. A. Milne play, "The Dover Road." 
will be seen at the Haymarket with 
Henry Alaley In the leading role. 



Wilette Ker.shaw, whose perform- 
an -e in "Woman to Woman" at the 
Globe was one of the outstanding 
events of last year, will be seen in 
a revival of Richard Walton Tully's 
"The Bird of Paradise" at the Gar- 



Komanamba Opent at Alhambrn 

Paris, Feb. 1. 
Tak^ Komanamba opened at the 
Alhambra, Jan. 27, and got a good 
reception. 



Robert McLaughlin. The original 
version,' which J. L. Sacks Intended 
producing, has been revised by 
Boyle Lawrence. Of the hundred 
stories which comprise the work ten 
only have been taken and, being 
woven together In coherent form, 
will be known as "Decameron 
Night.«»," "a play with music." Ar- 
thur Collins will produce and Her- 
man Flack will be responsible for 
the music. 



Somewhere in the near future the 
Scala, the only theatre In London 
which did not try during the holi- 
days, will reopen with a presenta- 
tion of the Griinth's picture, "The 
Two*Orphans." The dramatic Ver- 
sion of this French melodrama was 
produced at the Olympic In 1874, 
and has been a standing "stock" at- 
traction ever since. Following this 
It is more than likely that the long 
promised German Invasion will 
commence. The most optimistic 
become pessimists when the Scala 
opens its mausoleum-like vaults for 
entertainment purposes, but the 
German project may attract some 
sort of a public if it Is only out oi 
sheer curiosity. 



One of the best known figures In 
theatrical Londoi, and probably the 
last of the old Bohemians, nas 
passed away in the person of Edwin 
J^rew, who died on the mth. A 
have a chance of seeing her in sonw friend of Charles Dickens, he fre- 



of the chief plays she app-ared in 
in Ameriea. Cronin Wilson will 
play his old part. 



A great boom Is bein,^ made wMi 
the announeement that Elenora, the 
17 -year-old tight ropy walker at the 
Crystal l'ala"4?, will attempt JMon- 
dlns feat of erO.Hsing Niagara ills 
in the coming summer. Sev«'ral In- 
surance companies have offered the 
child insurance at a special rate, 
manufacturers arc vi<ing with each 
other in their efforts to gain the 
or<ler for the necep.-«ary i opes, luna- 
ties are volunteorlng to be wheeled 
or carrird a^^ross, and the usual 
offers of marri »ge are pouring in by 
every po.*^ Of course, Klenora may 
have a genuine desire to uiKbrtake 
the feiit, but the whole tiling smaeKs 
pfroTigly of the Circus' i)ul>lieity 
man. Biv inewi at the Crystal Pal- 
ace i i none tut good. 



When "Old Drury"' reopens as the 
New Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, It 
will be with a big spectacular show 
adapted from the "Decameron' of 
Boccacio which was dramatized by 



quently lectured on Dlckensian sub- 
jects and was a popular guide. He 
was also by turn actor, elocutionist, 
concert i)romoter, tutor, agent and 
editor. One of his great "side lines" 
was the writing of doggerel verses 
on subjects of national importance. 
These he had printed and hawked 
about the streets at one penny each. 
He tised to tell how an ode on me 
death of Queen \ietoria brought 
him £15, but he lost 35 shillings 
over Gladstone. 



The "British Opera Co.," which 
has risen from the wreek of the Sir 
Thomas Beech.am Opera Co.. starts 
ofierations in February. Apparently 
it is hoped to run the enterprise on 
a sort of subscription basis, the big 
towns ajO'l leities each guaianteeing 
so much bufintss. Bradford, where 
the tour opens, promised to raise 
£3.000. of which £2,648 has alreadv 
been ec^ured. There Is also £1.500 
worth of booking for the fortnights 
run. 



London, Feb. 1. 

American plays are meeting with 
success In London, "The Bat" la 
particular hitting a swift pace at th% 
St. Jajnes, and "The Nightcap^* 
opening the same day, Jan. 23, alao 
did welU, proving a riot of mirth; 
The "Enter Madame" company it 
also here to open at the Royalty la 
February. 

The revival of "The Bird of Para- 
dise" at the Garrlck, Jan. 30, was 
also an unqualified success. -Wilette 
Kershaw achieved a big triumph 
and had many calls. Before she was 
allowed to retire she had to make a 
speech. 

Joining "A to Z" at the Prince of 
Wales, Teddy Gerard gQt a big re- 
ception. 

The new series at the Grand 
Gulgnol Is as usual a collection of 
weak comedies, plays about prosti* 
tutes and horrors. The chief piece 
tells how a recruit In a Prussian 
regiment Inoculated the whole regi- 
ment with hydrophobia in revengs 
for bullying. 

Nelson Keys will protluce his new 
revue at the Ambassadeurs, March 
20. 

The Russian Ballet finished at the 
Alhambra, Jan. 29. and was followed 
by the American film, *'The Hlgn on 
the Door." The musical version ot 
"David Garrick" Is due at the 
Queen's shortly, and Sacks brlns* 
his "Jenny" to the Empire, Feb. 8. 

"When Knights W^ere Bold" wa« 
transferred suddenly to the Queen^a, 
Jan. 30, and a revue founded pa 
Jules Verne's "Around the World la 
80 Days," with Robey as the stai*, 
will follow the pantomime at Hip- 
podrome when required. 

C. B. Cochran's production, "Ths 
Rattlesnake," finished at ih# 
Shaftesbury, Jan. 28. 



TAX AS LIABILITY 

Nat D. Ayer, Going Bankrupt, In* 
eludes Tax Ovved on Income 

London, Feb. 1. 

Nat D. Ayer, the American son^ 
writer who has been over here for 
the last 10 year.«», has not only gon* 
bankrupt, but has included amoDit 
hia liabilities some thousands du4 
the government for Income tax and 
so far the claim has been allowed 
by the Inland revenue authorities. 

His assets Include a motor ca^ 
and a little Jewelrj*. 



STAGE DibECTOR WALKS OUT 

London, Feb. 1. 
Robert Hale, director for Tonl 
Reynolds, the producer, walked out 
of the rehearsals of "Jenny," afte^ 
a disagreement with Harry Grattan, 
the author. 



DENIES DELYSIA FOR OXFORD 

London, Feb. 1. 
Cllve , McKee, general manager 
tot C. B. Cochran, denied this week 
there was anything in the widely 
circulated story that Alice Delysia 
was returning to London to head 
the new Oxford revue. 



MOPE DESMOND KILLED 

London, Feb. 1. 
Mope Desmond, the colored drum- 
mer originally over here with the 
Southern Syncopated Orchestra and 
more recently with Murray's Club, 
was killed In a railway accident 
here January 27. 



"The Eleventh Commandment," 
CContinusU on pa|;e 24) 



Harvey's C ndition Serious 

London, Feb. 1. 
As a result of lils second opera- 
tion, the condition of Sir Martin 
I Harvey is serious, but ho is pro- 
I gressing as well as could be ex- 
' pccted. James '/ate in also seri- 
ously ill with pneumonia, but nc- 
cordlng to the latest bulletin ho is 
out of danger. 



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Friday, February 3, 1922 



VAUDEVILLE 



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'IHE WHITE SLAVE" 
GROTITH'S Nl 



Bartley Campbelfs Old Meller 

Reported for Film Director. 

Expected in New Orleans 



N<xwr Orleans, Feb. 1. 
' D. "W. Griffith Is expected here 
gAturday. to survey the ground as 
the locale for a spectacular picture 
production of Bartley Campbell's 
old melodrama. "The White Slave." 

The scenes of "The White Slave" 
itre principally laid around New 
Orleans, the Mississippi and its 
fteamboats. 

That Griffith will make the pro- 
duction is not definite nor author- 
'itative. It depends, the report says, 
Vhat view the director secures here 
of the, possibilities. 



FAMOUS PUYERS STOCK SAGS: 
POOL SWITCHES TO NEW HANDS 



Wall Street Syndicate Reported Out and Bull Group 
in Charge— Explanation of Two 80,000-Share 
y/eA% — Orpheum and Loew Drop Again 



The first plausible explanation of 
the course of prices in Famous Play- 
ers on the Stock Exchange came 
out this week in Times square gos- 
sip, which had it that the bull pool 
which drove the quotations up from 



around 50 to better than 84, had 
accomplished its campaign and re- 
tired, and that a new bull clique 
had taken up the issue where the 
first syndicate left off. This would 
account for the sagging prices and 



for the enormous turnover of last 
week and the week before, when the 
volume got into the neighborhood 
of 80.000 for each of the six -day 
periods. 

Getting Preferred Out 
The story goes on to relate that 
the pool of last autumn was organ- 
ized by Wall street interests asso- 
ciated with the underwriters of the 
$10,000,000 of preferred stock. This 
issue was taken up nearly in, its 
entirety by the syndicate when 
common stockholders declined to 
exercise their rights to subscribe 
(Continued on pago 24) 



PICKETING DECLARED 
ANTI-TRUST VIOLATION 



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Minnesota High Court Ham 
Down Opinion in Oper- 
ators' Case 



Minneapolis, Feb. 1. 

Union picketing of theatres and 
proclaiming them "unfair" in ofll-« 
cial labor organs has been held a 
violation of the Minnesota Anti- 
Trust law in a decision Just ren- 
dered by the State Supreme Court. 

Court held that a conspiracy to 
boycott the Wonderland theatre, a*] 
motion picture house, is an unlaw- j 
ful restraint of trade. Supreme] 
Court upheld District Judge Bord«j 
well of Hennepin county in grant- j 
ing an injunction in July, 1920* 
(Continued on page 28) 



SHUBERT ACT CANCELS; 

TAKEN OVER BY PANTAGES 



Moran and Wiser, Close on Shubert Time, to Open 
for Pantages, March 5 — Held Shubert Contract 
for 24 Weeks 



Moran and Wiser, by agreement 
with the Shubert vaudeville circuit 
have agreed to play six weeks con- 

'secutively for the Shubert office 
following which they open on the 
PantagedP Circuit, March 5 for a 
tour. 

The turn held Shubert contracts 
calling for 24 weelcs to be played 
1b t9. This would have enabled 
the Shuberts to lay the act off for 
12 weeks during the life of the con- 
tract The lay-off managerial clause 

'proved obnoxious to Moran and 
Wiser. The matter was taken up 
With the Shuberts, who agreed to 
)play the turn for six weeks consec- 
utively and cancel the remainder of 

. )the contract. 

Tt is the first Shubert act taken 
•ver to play the Pantages Circuit 
(Continued on page 25) 



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THIEF'S DISGUST 

Thought $34 Too Little for One Show 
—Held Up Carl McCullough 



B^WAY SALE 

47th 8t. Corner to Have Office 
Building — Vacant Oct. 1 

The plot of ground bounded by 
Broadway, 48th 9treet and 7th ave- 
nue, which includes the building 
occupied by the Palais Royale, 
Houlin Rouge and several stores 
has been purchased by Walter J. 
Salmon, who also owns the lower 
«nd of the block which faces 47th 
•treet. It is the intention of the 
new owner to raze the present 
building and erect an office build- 
ling which will not include the en- 
tire block, but only the newly 
purchased property. The 47th street 
«»d of the block is to be retained 
M at present on the strength of 
the revenue derived from the elec- 
tric sign display which is the most 
prominent in the Times Square sec- 
tion. 

Leases held by tenants occupying 
premises in the newly purchased 
property with the exception of the 
two restaurants include four and 
flve-week cancellation clauses which 
"•'ill be exercised so that the entire 
building will be vacated by October 
!• *t which time the restaurant 
leases expire. 



Carl McCullough was held up Sun- 
day night after leaving the Cres- 
cent, Brooklyn, a Ghubert vaude- 
ville house at which he was appear- 
ing. The artist was on hia way to 
the subway when accosted and or- 
dered to elevate his hands. 

The stickup man got $34 out of a 
vest pocket. After counting it, he 
said: "Is this all they pay you for 
playing a Sunday at that house?" 
McCullough answered in the af- 
firmative, whereupon* the thief 
grunted and departed. 

McCullough had gloves on, which 
concealed a diamond ring. In his 
inside pocket was the envelope 
with his salary. The robber missed 
both in his hurry. 



AMEIA STONE'S ACTION 
FOR SEPARATION BEGUN 



Alleges Husband, Arman 

Kaliz, Nets $1,000 Weekly 

from Vaudeville Acts 



NO BOOKINGS 

Ntw\ York Milliner Loses 3,000 
Without Opening Theatre 



Jacob Cohen, a New York milll- 
'*cr, who leased the Orpheum, New- 
ark, N. J., from Charles and Harry 
Clay Dlaney, turned the house back 
to the Blaneys Monday, after hav- 
ing it under his mnnagcient for 
two weeks, during which time it re- 
mained dark. 

Cohen contempluted installing a 
i^gltimate policy, but was unable to 
»nake a booking connection and was 
forced to keep the house dark. 

Cohen is reported as having put 
^P $3,000 for the two week's that 
"c had iho house, that nmonnt cov- 
ering the rental and good will. 



PICTURE STARS' VACATION 

Constance Binney and May Mc- 
Avoy reached New York this week 
for a four weeks' vacation. They re- 
turn to the coast at the end of that 
time. 



Amelia Stone (Kallz) last week 
began an action for separation in 
the New York Supreme Court 
against Arman Kaliz (formerly of 
Stone and Kaliz, at present heading 
the "Temptation" act). Miss Stone 
sets forth in her affidavit that when 
her husband first produced the act 
he asked her to remain out of the 
cast. 

When Miss Stone accused him of 
too much Interest in a member *of 
the act's cast, a separation agree- 
ment was drawn ( September 8, last) 

to avoid publicity, by which she 
was to receive $75 weekly. Mrs. 
Kaliz is now bringing suit through 
Williana H. Chorosch, alleging her 
husband defaulted on his payments 
after January 2, 1922. 

The complainant continues Mfss 
Stone has earned considerable fame 
in comic opera since 1904, when she 
came to this country from abroad 
to star for the Shuberts in "The 
Chinese Honejinoon." She married 
Kaliz, April 12, 1910. 

Her application is supported by 
a statement of the "Temptation" 
act's salary of $2,500 weekly, which, 
after cast, agent's conrunission and 
stage crew salaries are deducted, 
she alleges, leaves Kaliz $1,000 net. 



THANKS FROM SING SING 
FOR AID GIVEN MEN IN GREY 



Appreciate Effort to Make Life Behind Walls More 
Humane and Pleasant— Weekly Vaudeville Bill 
Keeps Up Courage to Make Good on Release 



GOODRICH HOME SOLD 

Kdna Cloodrich sold her home in 
Mamaroneck, Wednesday, at public 
auction. Included in the sale were 
^"e household effects. 



Sing Sing, N. Y., Jan. 30. 
We wish to take this opportunity 
of expressing to Variety our sin- 
cere gratitude for the co-operation 
and assistance it has give:t to the 
Mutual Welfare League of Sing Sing 
Prison. Variety has consistently 
(Continued on page 28) 

POODLES BREAKS TWO RIBS 

Chicago, Feb. 1. 

Poodles Hannaford is out of the 
Apollo (Shubert) bill this week, 
owing to having broken two ribs 
while with his act (Hannaford Fam- 
ily) in Detroit last week. 

Poodles' brother, who is his un- 
derstudy, is taking the comedy role 
in the turn. 



SAILINGS 

May 13 (New York for London). 
Svbil Vane (Olympic). 

March 1 (New Vork to T.ondoiO. 
Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Abrams. Mr. 
and Mrs. Albert I*. CIrcy (HonuricK 

Feb. 15 (Now York to Kn^latid), 
Lnwrrnro J. Anhalt (HaHic). 

Fob. 8 (Lomlon f«>r Now York), 
Fl.Mie Cohan (Olympic). 

Jan. 31. Sam and Klise f.oldie. 
stoamshin Maramn. Han FranciMo, 
for Australia. To play the Fuller 

Jan. 2S rr.ondon for New \ov\i), 
I Dolly Sisters (AqnItnnia.K 



BEE PALMER'S RETORT 

San Francisco, Feb. 1, 
In an interview given out Jn ^an 
Francisco, Bee Palmer, whose hus- 
band and former pianist, Al Selgal 
brought suit for $250,000 against 
Jack Dempsey, alleging alienation 
of affections, declared that "Some- 
body's going to get stung good and 
hard" if ^ey didn't quit saying 
things abo»l her and Jack. 

"I cannot go Into details about the 
Dempsey affair," she Is reported as 
saying. "It was purely a business 
arrangement. Dempsey and his 
manager sought me as an attraction 
to go on the road with Dempsey." 



CAMEO RECORDS FIRST 

Edward N. Burns' new record- 
making corporation, the Cameo 
Record, has released his first Feb- 
ruary catalog. 

Burns is marketing a 10 -Inch 
double-laced disl< retuilinK at oO 
contM. 



DEVELOPMENTS" EXPECTED AT 
ORPHEUM'S MEETING NEXT WEEiC 



San Francisco Says ''Something Unexpected Will 
Develop" from Forthcoming Stockholders' Meet* 
ing in Chicago — Recent Rumors About Or- 
pheum Matters — Collection Agency Pk>ofit Re« 
ported Now Turned Into Company's Treasury 



BEAUVAiy FILM SUIT 

Sbuberts Sued for 12 Weeks, Un 
played 



The Primex Pictures Corporation, 

producer of the Fred Beauvais 

(Stillman "Indian guide") picture, 
"The Lonely Trail," is suing the 
Shuberts In the Supreme Court for 
$4,800 for breach of contract. 

The plaintiff alleges it was guar- 
anteed 12 weeks over the Shubert 
time If the picture grossed a mini- 
mum of $12,000 on the weekly draw. 



RENTALS TOO HIGH 

liiehmoiid, I ml.. KaiI^, 
The Washington here, owned by 
Clarence (Jennett. has sub.Mtitul^^d 
.a stoek company, allegiritv liigli 
rontal.s for fdms as the cause for 
the rlringe. 



INDECENT CLUB SHOW 

The Bronx Yacht Club, which held 
a stag Saturday night, was raided 
by Inspector Henry and four police- 
men. The officers arrested three 
dancers, known as Princess La La, 
Zira and a female impersonator for 
an alleged indecent performance. 

Several members of the club es- 
caped through a cellar door. 



San Francisco, Feb. 1. 
Morris Meyorfleld, Jr., Louis 
Brown and S. Laz Lansburgh, of-j 
ficials of the Orpheum Circuit, leav* 
here tomorrow for Chicago, wher*; 
they will meet Martin Beck, presl-j 

otherl 



company, and 



dent of the 
stockholders. J 

The report her© says somethlniri 
big and unexpected may develop | 
from the Chicago meeting. J 

Chicago, Feb. 1. 

A meeting of Orpheum Circuit 
stockholders is on the tapia for 
next week In this city. Orpheum' 
people from San Francisco, New 
York and locally will .be present ori 
represented. j 

The meeting Is reported to havi^ 

a connection with rumors of lntcr«j 

nal dissension among OrpheunU 

(Continued on page 28) ^ 



Frank Broadbant Robinaon* 

pianist at Loew's Hamilton, atj 
Rochester. N. Y., died at hia hom« 
in that city Jan. 26 of pneumoniae 
He is survived by his wife. ^ 




MAY WIRTH with ^THIL^^ 

HEADLINING THE ORPHEUM CIRCUIT 

SALT LAKK "Ni:WS'- Jan. 26th~Orpheum.— The long arm of 
vaudoviUe reached out to unexpected plares in search of novelties, but 
yeldf»m has it »>een extended to better advantage than it was when it 
plueke«l May Wirth from the tanl>ark arena and plueed her at the head 
^of a brillljint act in whlo'i she app«ared in the show that opened last 
Tiigiit. "The Idol of the C'ireus" has now bof'omo "The Idol of the Variety 
Show." All the wonderful feat.s of hor.serTiun.Mliip which made thf» little 
.star's reputation under canvas are included in the vaudeville offering, 
and in addition there are lu^hly plea.sintc musical numbers that em- 
phji.si/e het- gio.'tt verHaniUy o( talent. * I'hll." appearing as her flr«t 
lieutenant, is undf»ubtedly one <»f the greatest riding clowns of the day 
and the pair .'ire sn|)ported hy several oth»'r performers of more than tha 
ordinary al»ilit\'. Th*' HtuKing of the prc»dUftion is an achievement, anj 
it Is carri»Hl out with a snap nnd daHh that it is amazing. One can readllf 
believe reports to the effect that it in tho most expensive on th*» eofoit. 



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LOEWS FULL WESTERN WEEKS 
GIVE CIRCUIT 37 WEEKS IN ALL 

Twenty-six Out of 28 Weeks on Loew Time Outside New York City— 14 Days 
Los: -n Travel— Southern Loew Stands May Be Full Weeks Next Season 
— Reorganization of Western and Coast Route by J. H. Lubin 



The Loow Circuit has completed 
reorganization of Its Avestern and 
coast time, just completed and an- 
nounced by J. H. Lubln and K. W. 
Schiller. The new policy which 
becomes eflfective Immediately calls 
for full week stands for Seattle, 
Portland, Frisco, Oakland, Los An- 
geles, Long Beach, Salt Lake City, 
Milwaukee, Hlalto-Chicago and Mc- 
Vickers-Chlcago. All of these 
stands were split weeks, excepting 
Los Angeles. 

The present route enables the 

Loew Circuit to route an act for 37 

weeks, Including New York. Out of 
town an act plays 26 weeks In 28, 
losing 14 days travelling as follows: 
Three days' Jump from San An- 
tonio to Kansas City, live days 



from Chicago to Seattle, and six 
days' travel between Salt I>ake City 
and Milwaukee, conning eaat'. 

Two road .shows will tour the 
southern time, separating at Cleve- 
land, from which one will continue 
Intact to the coast. The other bill 
will be picked up by the Chicago 
ofDcc and played in and about that 
city. 

The .southern .show that opened 
at Atlanta, January 26, will arrh'c 
in Seattle March 18 and Ml inau- 
gurate the new policy. The shows 
will play five acts of a better calibre 
than the former policy, and a fea- 
ture picture. 

The Loew Circuit has under :.d- 
visement at the present time a plan 
to change the policy of the southern 
split week stands to full weeks, be- 
ginning in August. This would in- 
clude Atlanta, Birmingham, Mom- 



phi.s New Orleans, Houston and 
San Antonio. 

The new route is: Baltimore, 
week; Washington, week; Atlanta, 
split; Birmingham, split; Memphis, 
split; New Orleans, split; Houston, 
split; San Antonio, split (three 
days travel); Kansas City, split; 
St. Louis, split; Dayton, split; 
Cleveland, split; Chicago, Mc- 
Vlcker's, week (five days travel); 
Seattle, week; Portland, week; 
Sacramento, split; Stockton, split; 
San Francisco, week; Oakland, 
week; San Joae, split; Fresno, 
split; Los Ange'os, week; Long 
Beach, week; Salt Lake City, week 
(six days travel); Milwaukee, 
week; Chicago, Rialto, week; De- 
troit, week; Pittsburgh. week; 
\Vind.«?or, split; London. split; 
Ha. ilton, week; Toronto, week; 
Montreal, week; Ottawa, week; 
Buffalo, week. 




EDDIE CANTOR WANTS 
2S% OF THE GROSS 

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Gives Shuberts His Terms for 

Vaudeville Appearances in 

Brooklyn and Newark — 

Both or None 



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CiENEVE 



FLANDERS and BUTLER 

''A VAUDEVILLE CONCERT" 

"Running the headliner a close 
second are Leo Flanders and Geneve 
Butler in a *Vaudovllle Concert.' 
Flander.s plays the kind of ragtime 
that is real technique, while Miss 
Butler has a very ])leaslng operatic 
voice," etc. — Seattle Star. 

ORPHEUM CIRCUIT 
Direction BURT CORTELVOU 



INVESTIGATING MINOR 

Georgie Price's Ago in 1920? — Claims 
He Was 20 *• 



DRASTIC INSPECTION 
LAW PROPOSED IN N. Y. 



Bill Calls for Quarterly Survey 
and Prison Penalties 



BLOOD TRANSFUSION 

Louise Brunelle Allows Removal of 
Nearly Two Quarts of Her Blood 



AlbariV. Feb. 1. 
Assemblyman Louis A. Cuvillier 
of New York today introduced In 
the New 7ork Sthte Legislature a 
bill '^mending rt-.j labor law pro- 
viding for iliS quarterly inspection 
by the' Industrial commission of all 
theatres and other buildings used 
for public assemblage for amuse- 
ment purposes. The bill provides 
that after July 1 no building shall 
be used as a theatre in this State 
unless a certificate as to its safety 
has been obtained. For the first 
Inspection a fee of |25 is to bo 
charged and $10 for each sumsc- 
qucnt quarterly inspection. 

The industrial commission i.s 
given power to issue orders requir- 
ing alteration or repairs to be made 
to existing structures so as to ren- 
der thorn safe for the public or to 
re r.so a license to operate and to 
tondcmn existing .structure. 

After July 1 no new theatre is to 
be constructed or any repairs made 
to an existing theatre, unless and 
until the plans and specifications 
the: of or shall have been approved 
by the industrial commission. 

.' ny person, fTrm or corporation 
violating any of the provisions of 
ih< act, or any rule of the Industrial 
I card, or order issued by the In- 
dustrial commission In relation 
til. re to, shall be guilty of a mis- 
demeanor, punishable if a corpora- 
tion by a fine of not less than $500 
or more than $5,000. and If a nat- 
ural person, by a fine of not less 
than $500 or more than $5,000 or 
In prisonment for a term not ex- 
ceeding one year, or by both such 
fine and Imprisonment, and on con- 
viction thereof sentence shall not 
be suspended. 



Louise Brunelle (Stephens and 
Brunelle), daughter of Harry Bru- 
nelle, former general manager of the 
Proctor Circuit, gave up a quart of 
her blood Armistice Day in a trans- 
fusion to help her father in his bat- 
tle to regain his health. This week 
Miss Brunelle gave up a pint and a 
half of her blood, and opened at the 
Regent, New York, Monday, follow- 
ing the transfusion. 

Mr. Brunelle has been anemic for 
the past three months, and is under- 
going treatment at Roosevelt Hos- 
pital. He is interested with James 
Plunkett in the latter's house at 
rortchester. N. Y. 



FRED CURTIS LEAVING MILES 

This week will be Fred Curtis' 
final one as the bookinj; representa- 
tive for the C. H. Miles houses in 
the New Y'ork Pantages ofllces. 
Curtis assumed the Mik^s repre- 
sentation some month.? a;;o. when 
kaviiig the Amalgamated Booking 
Agency. 

It is unlikely the Miles houses 
will have their own New >i'ork 
booking representation horoaftor. 
but may take the Pantages .•'hows 
as they are made up. 



LOEW OFHCE CALLS 
AnENTION TO OPPOSISH 



Instructs Its Agents of Strict 
Enforcement — One Agent 



The Loew office notified its fran- 
chised agents this week that a 
strict enforcement of the ruling re- 
garding the booking of acts holding 
Loew contracts in opposition houses, 
prior to playing the Loew theatres, 
would be placed In effect immedi- 
ately. 

An agent holding Loew contracts 
for an act had the time cancelled this 
week when the booking office was 
notified the act had been booked 
into the Alhambraj Brooklyn, that 
house being c^alled opposition to 
Loew's Ciates. for which It held a 
future contract. 



George K. Price, now playing 

Shubert vaudeville, was. examined 

Friday in the Supreme Court to de- 
termine Ills age in February. 1920, 
when he negotiated a picture con- 
tract with Kdward G. Kllowitz (El- 
liott), which Is the basis of a $1,950 
commission claim. Price testified he 
was a minor at that time, 20 years 
old, and disclaims any liability un- 
der the contract on that ground. 

William Ellowltz. who is suing as 
the assignee of Edward O., sets 
forth in his complaint that a three 
years* contract for Price's eervlces 
aa a screen comedy star was ef- 
fected In February, 1920, with the 
R. C. P. Pictures Corporation. 
Price was to get $350 for the first 
six months, $400 weekly the second 
half of the year, and $500 and $600 
for the next two years. However, 
he never entered into it. 

Ellowitz is suing for the commis- 
sions through Avel B. Silverman of 
House, Grossman & Vorhaus. 



The terms made by Eddie Cantor 
to appear for one week each at the 
Shuberts* Rialto, Newark, N. J., and 
their Crescent, Brooklyn, were 25 
per cent, of the gross receipts In 
both houses, with a proviso he must 
play both or none. 

The Shuberts are .said to have 
agreed to the terms for Newark, 
but disliked linking that house wItt),, 
the^Cresoent under the same agree- 
ment. Cantor thought the Crescent 
would be his ace on the percentage 
plan, since the Newark stand Is an ; 
unknown quantity on its possible 
gross for vaudeville, while th«'. 
Crescent, but a couple weeks ago* 
did $12,000 on the week and could 
exceed that amount with full capac- 
ity at all shows. The engagement j] 
had not been concluded up tj) Wed- 
nesday. 

Cantors idea Is to "break iji' a 
couple of his scenes f« r the new 
Shubert production that !»* to wtar 
him and in which he is now re- 
hearsing. 



TECK MAY STICK 



Reports Shuberts Will Make Buffalo 
k Permanent Stand 



LION ATTACKS TRAINER 

An unmanageable animal in the 
Beokwlth I-.lons act necessitated the 
act leaving the bill at the Grand 
(Grand street) New Y'ork, the last 
half of last week after two trainers 
had been jft tacked by the lion and 
severely injured. 

The manager of the act has can- 
celed four weeks' bookings through 
the injuries to the trainers. 



Nazarro Signs Covey Sisters 
San Francisco, Feb. 1. 
Nat Nazarro, Orpheum headliner, 
last week signed up the Covoy sis- 
ters, two local dancers. Nazarro 
is grabbing talent along the circuit 
much as Gus Edwards did during 
his various tours of the coast. 



The Teck, Buffalo, may coniinue 
the season as a Shubert vaudeville 
stand, according to authoritative 
sources. The^Teck, formerly a Shu- 
bert road house, opened* several 
weeks ago with vaudeville, filling 
In open time between road attrac- 
tions. The house played vaudeville 
intermittently with bui»ine8.>t »tead- 
Ily Increasing. 

Last week reports had the house 
as one of the best stands ou the 
Shubert circuit for the week. It 
is believed that this has influenced 
the heads of tho Shubert office to 
continue the vaudeville until the 
end of the season. 

Tho Majestic, Buffalo, is rumored 
as having been secured by the Sl4f- 
berts to take over the bookings of 
travelling attractions holding dates 
at the Teck. 



Paul Edwards to Return 
Paul Edwards, of Reece and Ed- 
wards, at Saranac Lake, N. Y., 
where he has been recuperatli.g 
from a break-down, intends to re- 
turn to vaudeville in March. 



HERMOSE JOSE GETS DIVORCE 

Hermo.se Jose (Burns and Jose) 
secured an interlocutory decree of 
divorce last week from her dancing 
partner-hu.sband, Nat Burns. 

The action camo up before Jus« 
tice Burr In the New York Supreme 
Court, the plaintiff asking for no 
alimony or counsel fee excepting 
the custody of their child, which 
was granted. 

H. S. Hechheimer acted for Misi 
Jose. 



LEES' EXTRA SHOW 

lar.e and Katherine Lee Takes IRec- 
©rd at Ft. Worth, Texas 



Fort Worth, Tex.. Feb. L 
.7ane and Katherine Lee broke 

all l»<^>x office records at the Majes- 

tio. Ft. Worth, last week. 
The children gave an extra show 

Saturday morning, with over 500 

people turned away. 



ARTHUR DENMAN MARRIED 

The wedding in N. W York City 
January 18 Arthur Denman we<lde<l 
Florence Larraine. 

Mr. Ijenmaii is the booker for th<- 
liitcr.'^tatc Cirjuit (vaudeville) with 
h!.s hcndfiunrter.'^ in the Palace thea- 
tre building. II«' formerly was th(- 
hool<ing repn-.^rntativo in Chicago 
for the liuttrrru 1(1 Circuit. 

Mis. l>«nman Ins r*- tired from 
tl.ii stage. Under her professional 
li.tine she appeared in vaudrvHh' 
lor several .seasons. 




PICTURE 

TO 

COME 



.M-EEN BRONSON 

COMEDIENNE 

* THE SUNSHINE OF THE STAGE" 

riTTSP.CHCIl "f'UE.S.S" 
"Her work may best h*- <I< s«m itn d l»y the word "rocentric,** She is 
different in her purlii'ular line as Hvu Tanguay is in hers, and quite 
as individualistic." 



as 



JOSEPH H. GRAHAM 

STAGE DIRECTOR 

TOLEDO THEATRE, TOLEDO, OHIO 

t 'l^OLKDO "I'.TwM)!-:' 

'■p.«'sld<s. 1h»'r<' arc k<'"<1 and ba<l sta^r dlr.etors. Th<' Tuh 
fcr Is f'Xcerdingly fortunate In having one mo highly eflhleni 
^(Irahani. Alr-ady he is h.liig talked of (.n r.madv.ay. " 



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riday, February 8, 1988 



V A U D E V^ L L E 



lEVERAL NEW OTIES REPORTED 
FOR SHUBERT VAUDEVILLE 



Will Be Added Before Season Closes-^Cincinnati, 
Louisville, St. Louis and Indianapolis Mentioned 
— Providence Temporarily — Hartford, Trial 



Five or fix cities are reported 

idded to Shubert vaudeville durlnK 

■he month. Set for opening: Feb. 13 

\^ Cincinnati and Louisville. In- 

^jjjjupolis and St. IJouis are in line 

lo be added shortly. The Shubert is 

to be" useJ ^" Cincinnati, reports 

(Continued on page 2G) 

* * , 

W CUBAN DE.4L IS 
KpiH WITH RHINOCK? 

Planning Pop Vaudeville for 
II a /ana Theatre 



r.i:um«, Fel>. 1. 

Tonnrr Coiii;re;<>iaiin Jo:;.«p!i L. 
•Rhinock nrrlvod here late lact wcdx 
ind Jo'.ned Den L. He'.dinpr.feUl cf 
Cincinnati and John Harri:; of Pitt - 
burfh. T^.e party left here f(»r Ha- 
tana, where it i ? under.;tcod tliey 
will close r. deal tukin*? over one cf 
two theatres in the Cuban caplal. 

The' plan is to introduce popular 
priced vaudeville in Havana, with 
the numbei* of E'lgll^^'.i Fpeakin,:; vis- 
itors tt the resort mcst of *lhe ytar 
virtirally atsurhij a profit. Me.sHrv. 
Rhlnoclf. Hrli^npsfeUl and Harri ; 
are Btockholderj in the I'nited Tlu- 
atre Company v.ith the Keith inter- 
ests. That corporation control-* sev- 
eral big paying pop houaes in thr 
central west. |t is belicvc«l the 
United is inte:e.sted in the Havana 
project, which may be boolted by the 
Keith. office along with th» southern 
time. 



IS HE MINE OR NOT, 
KITTY'S PROBLEM 



She Declares Ralph Ranlet Is 

Her Intended — "No" 

Says He 



LUNA'S LATE OPENiNG 

Conty Island Resort Starting May 
13, With Reduced Prices 



Luna Park, Coney Island, has been 
set for opening May iS, about two 
weeks later than usual. A fea- 
ture of the big island enterprise 
will T)€ a downward revision in 
prices, taking in the admission as 
well ta the concessions. 

Ten cents will b« charged at the 
late and the tariflfs for the con- 
cessions is expected to be no higher. 

A circus will be the outstanding 
fr«e feature at Luna. Herbert 
Brans will again act as amusement 
alrector. 



De« Molne.!. Feb. 1. 
Kicty (lordon while playing the 
l3cal Orpheum last week denied re- 
port:: that her engagement to Ralph 
nan!et. wealthy New York broker, 
was cfi. Mis.s Gordon explained 
that ilanlet "was cross" because she 
had given out the engagement story. 
According to MIhs Gordon, the 
broUtr MJiu r»*(iue3ted her to deny 
a ittory that si.e had one been en- 
gapfcd to marry •la-'k Wilson, her 
former partner and stage manager. 
Mi.Ms Gordon decided to go Ranlet 
one better and gave out a statement 
about her alleged engagement to 
Rnn'.et. Wilson i.s now facing reri- 
OUA charses int ferr^'d by a girl in 
the west. 

l)lscus.-<ion started whfn the Des 
Moines Nt-ws jnibll:?hcd an interview 
with Miss Gordon, in which .-he raid 
.«?h(» was enpa-TC'd to Ranlet, and 
would n;arry him as foou as yhe had 
her divorce from Captain Henry 
IJeresford of England. 

The Xews thin i^ublished an in- 
terview oi)ta!ned by its New YdtU 
correspondent, n which Mr. Ranlet 
denied that he was engaged to Misj 
Gordon. 

. "He just isn't ready to announce 
it yet.' was Miss Gordon's reply. 

The I es Moines Register the next 
morning; had a v ire from Jack "Wil- 
son, blackfac comedian, playing at 
Chattanooga, saying that he was 
engaged to Miss (Jordon. 

"It isn't true." d lared Mi.«|s Vera 
Beresford, Miss (Jordon'.s only 
daughter, who wr.s here with her 
mother. 




CHILDREN'S 10c. SCALE 

Kansas City, Feb. 1. 

When the Mainstreet, junior Or- 
Weum, announced as part of its 
Uk !7 ^^ ^^^ opening last fall that 
KWlaren would be admitted for 10 
■jnts, it started something. Several 
C the other houses have adopted 
jne same scale for the children, the 
latest house to fall In lint being the 
^ewman. the largest picture the- 
•vt In the downtown district. 

Heretofore^therc has been no dlf- 
Wfence for children. The manage- 
ment of the Newman also announces 
•change in its opening dates from 
Mnday to Saturday. 

BAR ALIEN AGENTS 

All.anv, N. Y., Feb. 1. 
Assemblymnn Hackenburg ha.'^ in- 
-Oduced a bill amending the r.on- 
.*J BusiiKvss Law of New York 
^^le in relation to employment 

th ^I^^^** "^ '"""^''^ ^^'^y ^^ ^^ increase 
^e lLen.se foe from $25 to $L'50, tuul 
•^ oar frt.m eligibility all but clti- 

j Ane langu;,Ro is clianced from 
l^^e gn.s.s f,.,. charr.o tc appli- 
I ^ • . . sh.ill not exceed ten per 
"lum (,f t}„. tipHt month's wages. 
• • to "t.-n p,.r centum of wage.« 
^ . and in no rase more th:in ten 
' rcentum of Uxv first • njonih s 

<? niea.viire is n »w in conuniitee. 

Wilcan Caso Up Fob. 8 

J, ChUnpo. I'-r-l). 1. 

Jaci '" *^^ "'■'♦•>' Mackey \ ho had 

Jrrp'. ^^''***'"' hl.K'kface r-unediai. 

^if^d rec,.,i(|y, i^ pov.- v.orkini,' 

I »\h^.v ;,t ni.un.nd .loo.-* le.s- 

^J«Mt. .„, Ji.ilHK.a.l .^tn- I. The 

ar,;t.h:-t Wil.'-f.n (ome i up for 

dan"^''"' ''"'J'ing Ixfore .lmlK«- 

«ni8 ];, ,,„, Court of l)f)n>.. .-tic 



RETURNS TO TORONTO 

Hetty King is now playing the 
Royal Alexandria. Toronto, for the 
third time in seven weeks. The 
Englishwoman was held over for 
an extra week before Xmas. 

The current week Adele Rowland 
was to have held the headline po- 
sition, but a request from repre- 
sentative Toronto theatregoers in- 
duced the Shubert vaudeville office 
to return Miss King. 

Nonette replaced Miss King as 
the headllner at the Teck, Buffalo, 
from which house she was switched 
to Toronto. 




KEITH-FGX UNDERSTANDING 

EXPRESSED IN BOOKINGS? 



Acts Interchanging Into Houses of Both Circuits — 
Fox Pictures Playing Closely Adjoinm^j Theatres 
—Signs of Booking Affiliations 



NO JAZZ FOR JOE 
SO WIFE JUGS HIM 



Trombone Player Will Play 
Naught but Classical 



JANET IN BALTIMORE 

Sixth on the program at the Mary- 
land Thiutre. anil the reviewer On 
the Baltimore American said: 

"Janet of F'rance and Charles \V. 
Hami) follow the intt^rmission with 
their musical playlet. *A Little Touch 
of I'aria.* Mile. Janet is as chic and 
piquant as any bohlevurdier could 
possibly de.-'ire: her ankles and her 
double entente are altogether 
charminp;." 

Next Week.^B. F. KEITH'S, 
PHILADELPHIA 



''Fl\i'' AROUND 

Latest Epidemic and Snow Inter- 
fere With Shows 



CLOTILDE GALLARINI 

i.r the G;ill,iriiu Sist' rs. 

('L<»Tir.l>n ).l;i.vs the f<»rii<-t. 
\!oli;i and a<-."<)r(li«'!i. Siic h;:f- ni.i? - 
t.rc'l the tci IimImmc. v. hich « au> •< 
\audtvillc .Midlciuc:. to ai»l>l'i:'l 
with iM.tli I'.'tu:-. , i 

••\ VKlf.S.VTILi:. A1Til.\«'ll\ I. 

Niiso \. NO w i:\us v.Aiii)ii<»i:i: 

'Wlll.i. .\>!' li.AV.^ t'I,.\.'^.-'l- 

^"wVi'ii h.:k sfsvi:i: \ ri'Toiii.O 
l'L\^l^■N i.\' \Ai i)::\ iijj: v.i'i':i 
Tin: smi:i:K •':' ^ .»^^„^ 

PiiV.i.«M JE>JIE JACOBo 



The grippe and "flu" epidemic 
hit vaudeville this week, with the 
disappointments, numerous. Mo«t 
of the circuits had agents and 
booking men scurrying for acts to 
plug up the gaps reported before 
show time Monday afternoon. 

Carl Randall was out of the Pal- 
ace, New York, bill with flu, re- 
placed by Eva Shirley and Band. 
Anthony and Arnold were out of 
Loew's Palace, Brooklyn, aUso Ta- 
bor and Green off tho same bill, 
both acts reporting sick. Frank 
Hurst was unable to open at 
Loew'a Victoria on account of 
grippe, with Brennan and Winnie 
taking the vacancy. ~ 

Boyle and Benn^t left Proctor's, 
Troy, Sunday, and ii\'ere replaced 
by Gol'don and Gatcs.\ The former 
were ill. 

"Will ^la honey wa.s ou 
at JCeiths Hip, Cleveh 
count of illnes.«, with 
kell doubling into the 
Keith's 105th Street, Cleveland. 

A member of the Kervillo Fam- 
ily fell and fractured a wrist Mon- 
day while hurrying to catch a train 
from Montreal to Loew's. Ottawa. 
Clioy Ling Fn wa.s snowbound out- 
side of Albany, and was replaced at 
r.oew's American, New York, by 
Dance Pliantasie.s." 



» Lynn, Ma?s.. Feb. 1. 

Rather than play any music other 
than classical on his trombone, Jo- 
seph A. McEnaney of this city faced 
Judge Ralph W. Reeve in the district 
court and heard a su.vpended sen- 
tence of two months in the House 
of Correction pasped upon him f(»r 
tion-support of his wife and two 
children. 

The probation ofHcer stated his 
investigation revealed McEnaney 
had performed no work in some 
time; that he would play nc thing 
but classical music and that there 
is little demand lor music of that 
description in tiiese times. Mc- 
Enaney had secured a job, .'iaid the 
officer, at the electric plant, but 
threw it up. as he was afraid it 
would "spoil his hands." The officer 
recommended clemency, as Mc- 
Enaney had seen service lor 2L' 
months overseas. 



A booking underi-tajiding seems 
to be Implied in tho quite recent 
sl-.ifting of acts in and out of th<?, » 
Fox Circuit houses into those of 
the Keith New York string. 

It follows two reports In Variety 
within the past few weeks. The 

(Continued on page 26) 



INDEPENDENT PLAYING 
5 MONTHS FOR ONE ACT 



Tower and Darrell Claim 
Record — Worked Consecu- 
tively in Greater N. Y. 



WINTER'S BEST BUSINESS 

Mirmeapoll". I'^eb. 1. 

Business here during last week 
.•showed marked improvement over 
early i>art of wlii'a.T. Legitimate, 
\audeville ajitl picture.^ arc all do- 
ing well. 

Sothern and Marlowe turned 
them away for three days last wetk 
at Metropolitan. .Mit::i in "Lady 
Billy* is the current attraction, 
opening Sunday to cai)acity. 
"Mecca" cominrr next weeli. 



PANTAGES BUYING HOUSES 

Si.n Fratu i: CO. Feb. 1. 
Pantages is reported to have 
closed negotiatloiis for acquiring 
the lease of the ItepublU- Theatre, a 
neighborhood hou.se. In the Fillmore 
district. U l3 tald that he plans to 
secure two houses in each big city 
on the Pacific Coast, and that, in 
piu'suance of this pollc; , has been 
seeking for some time to get the Re- 
public. 



Tower and Darrel, the vaudeville 
team, claim all records for consecu- 
tive employment in Greater New 
York at independent houses. 

^'The pair have worked steadily for 
five consecutive months, playing for 
Loew. F'ox. Marcus, Bheedy, Plim- 
mer and the other independents. 

Arthur Horowitz handles the act. 



MARRIED MAN SUED 

Chicago Agent in Broach of Promiai 
Action 



Chicago. Feb. 1. 

An action asking $25,000 damages 
for breach of promise to marry has 
been Ktarted by Isabelle Cooke, non- 
profes.sional, In tho Superior Court, 
against Don Pennock, an Independ- 
ent vaudeville agent of this city. 

I'cnnock is married, but separated ' 
from his wife. 



ORPHEUM SWITCHES MORS. 

J. A. Bertram, formerly manager 
of the (Jrpheimi. Salt Lak^' City, has 
been transf«'rred to a similar post'i.t 
tho Orpheum, Vancouver. Kd J. 
Levy succeeds Bertram at gait Lake. 
Iljirry nillings. manager at the Or- 
pheum, Lincoln, Neb., goes to tho 
Palace, Milwaukee, .with Sam Mau- 
rice, replacing Billings ut Lincoln. 

Another switch in (5rpheum man- 
agers sends Harry J. Bryan from tho 
1 alace. Milwaukee, to the manage- 
ment of tho American, Chicago. 




the bill 
on ac- 
Has- 
spot from 



NEW CLUB BOOKING DEP'T 

The Shubert vaudeville office will 
itiaugurate a club booking dei>art- 
nicnt v.liich i.^ now being organized. 
The new department came into be- 
ing oil account of the numerrnis re- 
<luest.-« by diffurent organizations in 
and about New York for "names' 
and attractions playing the Shubert 
liiiuses. 

The olul department will be «li^ - 
tttict f:om th" vaudeville booking 
<.fflr". 

R. C. Allen Re:urns to Los Angeles 
J -an l''ranclMro. Feb. 1. 
i:i"hard C\ Al!eu, playing sen. nil 
ba«iIiM' .: ;;t the Al<- r/ai'. i- k<-!h luled 
to lirive thnt pla> houve on I'l-b. 4. 
ir- v.iH ict'ira to Ias Angeles, i 
«,' • I; <aM!" s >me ten v.cck.- , 




VIOLET CARLSON 

The "mite-y primn donna" who is receiving y)rai.sewf»rthy comment 
evervwhere fill the PantaKes eireuit. 

The P()kTLANI> "()HE(}O.MA.\" declares. "This Carlson girl Is n.»t 
ordy might.\- i>r»(fy and pf)SHe.«--.sei| .,i a wonlei Tul per ouaiity but slif^ can 
.'itig. <Ianee :iiid aet. Her offeiing is out f>f llif orditi.nv. <Hpe(iall.N' ih»' 
eliangiiig of (lothe; (»ri the stau'e s«>riM' tliMf or four tirne,-', and it seems 
to (leli^'bt the .'ludjijiie JialiritiL; fii>rn the iipplMiise given her. She 1.-4 
«»lie of ihf l'< St siogle:4 ever s»'< n here;" 

VARIETY, Sill I laneiscM. obs i V!\^ av follows: "Violet Cailson 
s(f»red the hit. ^\\H^ ('arl.on is vud- iitui u "showman" from her linger 
tips. |io.s.se.ss« s a gtml \oier. ha:; «-uie ii»)»c.'ii .1 iiee aud lively manuerinuia. 
11' r Impres.-iiojis of i.pera star., nwole lier a je.'uly favo! it-' " 

.Mls.< CarhoTi v.ill be scvn ni Ne.. Vorl; following If r present tour 
«r liie I*antag< s/thcaticti. ' 



(PAiRIETY'S SAN FRANCISCO OFFICES 






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PANTAGES THEATRE BUILDING 

Friday, February 3, 1922 



SAN FRANCISCO SHOWS 



, ORPHEUM, PRISCO 

San Francisco, Feb. 1. 
V Comedy holdovers and new 
Comedy brought in made tho 
Orpheum bill this week a good 
laughing 8howr. 

The practical hit was Al Wohl- 
fenan, appearing second though pro- 
grammed fourth. Claudius and 
Scarlett, taking the latter position, 
went over in tine shape with their 
banjos and had the audience sing- 
ing old-t:no songs from slides, but 
the program switcli did not improve 
thP" running order. 

Wohlman is strong on appearance 
and an expert song deliverir. "With 
dandy comedy numbers and an ad 
lib style of talk he kept things go- 
ing at a lively rate, being compelkd 
to offer numerous encores, lie was 
permitted to leave only after he 
had made a speech. 

William Gaxton and Co. in 
•*Kisses" and the Cameron Sisters 
had the top billing. The tlrst 
aroused considerable laughter in 
third spot. The little playlet had 
; been here before and with Gaxton's 
' finished style giving it much class 
was again welcomed. 

Tho Cameron Sisters with Grant 
XlcKay at the piano held attention 
all through with their well dressed 
and neatly presented dances, win- 
ning especial favor with their black 
and white costume dance and the 
perfect unison of their kicking 
work. Gaxton clowned with the 
girls at the linish, bringing laughs 
that swelled the applause. 

Al Lydell and Carleton Macy 
were a clean-up next to cloying. 
I-ydell got a big reception and his 
dance finish brought heavy ap-, 
plause. i:ddie Buzzell and Co. re- 
peated their big success, again 
liolding sixth spot. Nat Naziirro's 
act accomplished tho unusual by 
holding th« house though closing 
and In their second week. 

The Five Avalons opened the 
show, starting well on the wire and 
with acrobatics, but were compelled 
to finish abruptly due to trouble 
with the apparatu.s. Joscplis. 



Waldron and W'inslow, in closing 
position, offering songs and dances 
of big-time calibre in every respect. 

Uyeda Japs gained considerable 
attention opening, their foot Jug- 
gling and comedy business with a 
bari'el winning much favor. 

Dana and Loehr went over nicely 
second. The man is versatile. He 
ofhciates at the piano, delivers 
songs and Is 'a good acrobatic 
dancer. Tho girl is pleasing and 
wears nice gowns. 

Octavia Handsworth and Co. 
went with a rush. The audience 
was roaring a good part of the 
time. 

Dave Thursby pot many laughs 
with his tramp monolog next to 
closing. Josephs. 



PRETTY GIRL HEIPS 
BANMT ROB THEATRE 



OBITUARY 



TEN COAST WEEKS 

Los Angeles Firm Booking Film 
Houses Open Frisco Branch 



San Francisco, Feb. 1. 
Meiklejohn & Dunn, who are con- 
ducting a general booking ofllco in 
Los Angeles In the Majestic Theatre 
building and claim to have ten or 
more v/ccks' work for acts in that 
vicinity consisting of one and two 

day stands, principiUy In picture 
houses, are opening oflices in this 
rcity in the Pantages Theatre build- 
ing. 



PANTAGES, FRISCO 

San Francisco, Feb. 1. 

A good bill and big business 
Sunday. 

Ferris Hartman and his Prima 
Donnas headlined, he as tho music 
master, they as pupils, with Bobby 
Toft at the piano, making a good 
frame-up for vaudeville. The 
primal have good voices, especially 
Fleurctto Joffrie, who . dragged 
down big appreciation. Hartnian's 
monolog starts things well and 
good comedy is injected all through. 
The act went big. 

E. Charles Benseo and Florence 
Baird garnered tho show's hit next 
to closing. MisS Baird's funny 



$125,000 POR SINGERS 

San Francisco, Feb. 1. 
Frederic Shipman, of Sydney, ar- 
rived here last week and announced 
that a fund of $125,000 had been 
raised by Australian music lovers to 
obtain contracts with American 
.singt-rs to make a four-months' tour 
of the Antipodes. John McCormack, 
the tenor, is credited with having 
inspired the plan. 



Cash Drawer of Fulton, Oak- 
land, Cleaned Out 

San Francisco, Feb. 1. 

Working with a pretty girl con- 
federate an armed bandit walked 
up to the box ofllce of the Fulton 
Theatre, in Oakland, last wt?ek, and 
forced J. E. Hansen, the treasurer, 
to lie on his stomach while the thief 
looted th9 cash drawer of several 
hundred dollars. While the robber 
was stuffing his pockets with green- 
backs J. R. Ryan, assistant man- 
ager of the house, walked In and 
was held at bay until th? bandit 
completed his work. Hansen and 
Kyan were then both locked inside 
the office as the bandit and his com- 
prtji)on made a getaway in an auto- 
mobile standing at th3f curb. Sev- 
eral dozen people were standing on 
the sidewalk at the time of the 
holdup, but none was aware of what 
was going on. 

According to the police, the bandit 
sent the girl-to the box ffice to re- 
serve a seat and to get the "lay" 
of the place. Soon after she left 
the wicket the man walked Into the 
lobby and, putting a gun to Hansen, 
who was just about to step out of 
the box office, compelled him to re- 
turn and open the cash drawer. 

Hansen tried to reach an emer- 
gency burglar alarm, but the robber 
was too quick for hlr.i. 

The police secured a good descrip- 
tion of the bandit, but were unable 
to apprehend him. 



GENEVIEVE REYNOLDS 

Genevieve Reynolds who appeared 
with Robert B. Mantell for the past 
80 years died at the American Hos- 
pital, Chicago, Jan. 27, after a few 
hours' Illness. fhe deceased, a 
native of New York, had been on 
the American stage for the past 
half century, first appearing with 
th McCall Opera Co. and later with 
the Empire Theatre stock company 
In New York. A memorandum in 
Mr. Mantell's possession g^es Lynn 
Pratt, Lambs Club, New/ York, as 
one of Miss Reynol\^8* closest 
friends. She also has a brother in 



California, name and address un^ 
known. 



EMILY SOPHIA KINQ 
Emily Sophia ^ing, wife of Frank 
G. King, formerly In vc:udeville, 



MUSICAL STOCK DOES WELL 

San Fra-.rijcj, Feb. 1. 
Roy Clair is doing great business 
ill Stockton with his musical stock 
at the Hippodrome Theatre. The 
shpw is now in Its seventeenth 
week. None of the other shows in 
town Is doing particularly well. 



FRISCO ITEMS 

San Francisco, Feb. 1. 

Dorothy Neville, a member of the 
Will King company at Loew's 
Casino, will leave that organization 
at the end of this week to make an 
extensive tour of South America 
with her parents. She is a soprano 
who has gained much local celeb- 
rity during her long engagement 
here. Miss Neville announces that 
following her South American trip 
she will visit the Orient and ex- 
pects to be gone about a year. 



Goode and Scott Split 

San Francisco, Feb. 1. 
The double act of Goode and 
Scott has split. Bert L. Scott, one 
of the team, is retiring from show 



faces have the house howling, business and will live on the Pa 



They have eliminated the Scotcli 
number but retain the best of their 
former routine for smashing results. 

Sampsel and Leonhard, billed as 
musical comedy favorites, offered 
songs and dances in which classy 
stage hangings and good dressing 
figure largely for results. In spots 
tho routine drags. 

Craig and Catto with song?, talk 
and some good comedy verses 
landed big on second. This mixed 
couple ha\"«e good material and are 
there for a later spot. 

Tho Lunatic Bakers gave the 
fshow a snappy start, and Smith's 
Animal Noveltiej?, bears, dogs and 
monkeys, closed well. Josephs. 



cific Coast. Goode and Scott have 
been playing the Loew time. 



Golden Gate Assembly of the 
American Society of Magicians held 
an annual banquet last week in 
Rainbow Lane of the Fairmont 
Hotel. Dr. George T. Compton re- 
tired as president and was suc- 
ceeded by H. Cyril Dusenberry. 
Past President Frank W. Bilger de- 
livered an address on the growing 
interest in the ways and means of 
magic. A musical and magical pro- 
gram was featured during the 
evening. 



MAREIAGES 

William Brenner to Bee Wallace 
(Beatrice Brumley), in East St. 
Louis. The couple are with Henry 
Marcus' "Sawing a Woman in Half," 
and will continue with the act. 

Nicholas Karlash. and Marie 
Makrshansky, both o*f the Russian 
Opera Co., were married in San 
Francisco last week. 

At City Hall, New York City. Jan. 
31," Peggy Parker to Abe Olman. 



Charles Rose, extemporaneous 
comedian engaged at Fanchon and 
Marco's "Little Club," to succeed 
Nat Carr, an'' who has been there 
for several weeks, Is going to leave. 
His successor has not been named. 



In an effort to save a pet canary 
bird from alighting on a gas heater 
that was lighted, May Robson, star- 
ring In "It Pays to Smile," last week 
at the Columbia theatre fell over 
the stove and wad severely burned 

mIss" R-Trker warfoi^me'rlV oFbuz- ^}l9^^ ^]?ti^^"?! ^™i^i!![!'^ '^.Pil^ 
zell and Parker, in vaudeville. Mr. 



HIP, FRISCO 

San Francisco, Feb. 1. 
The Hippodrome has an enter- 
lalning program this week, first 



Olman la in the music publishing 
business in Chicago. 

George Lovett to Elsa J. Brown, 
at Washington, D. C, Jan. 11. Miss 
Brown has been vlollniste with 



half, the outstanding feature being Lovetl's "Concentrations." 



Cafe Marquard 

GEARY AND MASON STREETS, SAN FRANCISCO 

THESPIANS' FAVORITE RENDEZVOUS FOR LUNCHEON, DINNER 

AND AFTER THE SHOW 

DANCING AND CABARET 

SPECIAL NIGHTS 

THEATRICAL NIGHT EVERY WEDNESDAY 

FETE FUN FROLIC 



siciart who was summoned recom- 
mended that the actress cancel her 
evening performance. Miss Robson, 
however, stayed in her apartpnent 
until the last minute and then hur- 
riedly summoning a taxi rushed to 
the theatre and went on for the 
night show. 



Rumors to the effect that Adele 
Blood, whom the local press de- 
scribed as "America's most beauti- 
ful blonde," was to wed again were 
denied here last week by Miss 
Blood, who is living at tho Hotel 
I St. Francis. Adele Blood came here 
* from Seattle, where she was filling 
j a theatrical engagement. She had 
been twice married and twice 
divorced. 



A SHOW iN ITSELF 



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COFFEE DAN'S 

SAN FRANCISCO'S. FAMOUS MIDNIGHT PLAYGROUND 



ize that there was a difference. In 
February, 1898, Martin Lehman 
came to this city and secured a 
lease on the old Ninth Street thea- 
tre, which he converted into the 
Orpheum— the first Orpheum to be 
established outside of California- 
San Francisco had the first, Los An- 
geles the second and Kansas City 
the third. The old house had played 
variety, melodrama, and about 
everything in tho amusement line 
of the day, but had never been a 
winner and was considered a hoo- 
doo of the first class. At that time 
it was out of the regular theatrical 
district and most of the better class 
refused to go to It. Mr. Lehman, 
after much time and trouble, ar- 
ranged his opening bill, the best he 
could secure, but the regular thea- 
tre goers failed to come and the 
patrons of the old variety house did 
not care for the show. Empty seats 
were the rule for a number of 
weeks. Fully believing in his en- 
tertainment and that the town folks 
would like the Orpheum vaudeville, 
if they could be lilduced to sample 
it, Mr. Lehman started out to call 
upon the ladies of the city. He 
gave them tickets and personally 
invited them to come to his thea- 
tre. The response was slow, but 
business gradually increased, jil- 
though the loss- tho first year was 
enormous. The s^ond year the 
house just about broke even, the 
third year, there was a profit, and 
since then there h^as been a steady 
increase in the profits, which have 
run into the thousands. The old 
house soon proved inadequate to 
accommodate tho Orpheum fans 
and December 26 the present beau- 
tiful new house was opened. The 
final performance in the old house 
was given In the afternoon and the 
entire show moved to the new house 
for the evening opening. 

The hou5?e has been operated 
continually through the regular 
theatrical season since the opening 
24 years ago, with but little change 
In its policy. In the summer of 
1920 it was kept open during the 
summer months, giving vaudeville 
at popular prices, but that was the 
only time that it operated during 
the heated term. Frank Allen, 
property man, and Ann Braxton, In 
charge of the female help, were | 
among the original crew when the 
house opened and still on the job. 
M. A. Lenge, leader of the orches- 
tra, and the oldest leader in the 
city, joined the Orpheum forces in 
1900, and is considered ono of the 
originals. In tho propelty room of 
the present house there are huge 
frames of photos of thousands of 
artists who have played the Or- 
pheum, and among the collection, 
Frank Allen, the ov/ner^ pointed out 
the pictures of four of tho acts on 
tho openmg bill, as given above. 

Tho American Biograph, featured 
on the opening bill, was the first to 
be used here and created a sensa- 
tion, proving tho feature of the en- 
tertainment offered by the new 
theatre. The Hungariivi Boys Band 
was also heavily featured and held 
here for three weeks. 



IN FOND MEMOBY 

OP MY BELOVED 
GRANDMOTHER 

ESTHER 



"Who Departed Thl« Life 
January 2^th, 1917. 

THINKING OF HKR ALWAYS 

EDDIE CANTOR 



where they were "known as King and 
Rose, died at her home in New York, 
Jan. 28, of pneumcnla. The de- 
ceased recently toured Australia un- 
der the name of Pear! Lovcll. 



John Hickey, who was with 
"Fink's Mules" and who died of 
tuberculosis on Jan. 24, was burled 
with honors in San Francisco by 
members on the bill at the Orpheum 
where Hickey war playing. His 
death was very sudden. He Is not 
known to have any relatives living. 



Georges Lordier, on Jan. 7, in 
Paris, at the age of 38 years. The 
deceased was a well known picture 

IN*MEMORY OF 

JOSEPH KAUFMAN 

Died February 1st, lOlS 
ETHEL CLAYTON KAUFMAN 



exhibitor, renter and producer, also 
owner of Le Cinema, a French 
weekly motion picture organ. He 
had been in* weak health for sev- 
eral months. 



Irwin Welch, age 13, the son of 
Mr. and Mrs. Lew Welch, died Jan. 
29 of pneumonia following a three- 
day illness. 



Arthur Nikisch, the Hungarian 
conductor, died in Leipsic, Jan. 24, 
aged 66. 



MRS. IMOGENE HYAMS 

Mrs. Imogene Hyams, age 81, died 
at her home here following a fall 
when she broke, her hip. Mrs. 
Hyams had claimed she was the 
first American to play "Eva" In 
"Uncle Tom's Cabin", preceded only 



IN FOND RKMEMBR.%NC£ 

OF MY "WIFE 

MRS. FRANK HUNTER 

Who Died February 2, 1919. 
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN. 

FRANK HUNTER 



by an English actress. She created 
the mother role In "Way Down East* 
and was on the stage until about 
10 years ago. 

% The deceased was the widow of 
two theatrical men, William Shires 
and Nay Hyams. Mr. Shires Is 
said to have originated |hc matinee 
performance In America, while man- 
ager of the Pike opera horse. 



ilATTIE MOOSEK- 



-M. C. MOOSEB 



Aladdin Studio Tiffin Room 

303 Sutter St. Phone Dongia* 39T4. 

SAN FRANCISCO'S 

Oi:pnt.il Show Place and Ileod.tuarlert 
for the Profession. 



K. C. ORPHEUM 

(Continued from page 1) 
bring back remembrances, to many 
of the old timers, of how Martin 
Lehman, witli his poclcots full of 
tickets, used to personally visit the 
residential section of the city and 
present the tickets to the ladies and 
beg them to come to his theatre. 
Twenty-four years ago vaudeville 
as it Is now given at the Orpheum 
was an unknown amusement. Kan- 
sas City had vnrioty theatres, and 
that was the trouble, for It was a 
hard matter to make the average 
citizen, especially the women, real- 



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BIGGEST SEASUn FOR "FAIRS" 



FORESEEN FROM BOOKINGS 



^ Jissociaiions Holding Meetings Earlier Than Usual — 

I Vaudeville Office Turned Down — What the Big 

Outdoor Interests Are Planning as Drawing Cards 



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Prediction in booking: circles Is 
<for the biggest fi^ir season in years, 
f^lr assoclutiona are lioldlns meet- 
t j^g earlier than usual and book- 
ings for the out-of-door shows are 
proceedincT away ahead of time. Ac- 
tivity in that field of amusement 
baa been noted throughout the fall 
with new agencies competing for 
(Continued on page 9) 



PANTAGES' BILLS OFF 
AT LYRIC, CINCINNATII 






NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE BOOKINGS 
MAKE SMALL TIME ACTS IDLE 



House Lost Money in Attempt- 
ing to Buck Opposition 



Big Timers Replacing Next-to-Closing Small Time 
Turns — One of War*s Results — Many Acts Re- 
fuse to Play These Hsrphazard Bookings 



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CHICAGO JAZZ RESORTS 
DENOUNCED BY COURT 

Conviction of Shimmy Dancer 

Prelude to Clean-up 

Campaign 



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ChiCc'igo 
'•^rhe muscle dancer 
> fhimmjiie must go.' is the decision 
^ of Judge Arnold Heap, who fined 
^Juka Kector, a dancer at the Kn- 
I tertainers Club, a South S>ide resort. 
I $200 for giving 'improper perform- 
I ances" at that place. 
I this case has been on ti-ial for 
' several weeks and the decision was 
awaited by reformers and social 
workers of the city as to whether 
or not music itself can be Immoral 
and as a precedent in the prosecu- 
tion of similar cases. 
' "You can do anything while Ils- 
*4enlng to jazz music,' the judge 
"'said. "The jazz is no dance music. 
There Is no grace or beauty in jazz. 
j^You do not find the activity, the 
(^physical and mental exhilaration of 
the dance as manifested bv our 
fathers and mothers, where real 
music was produced by which to 
d&Dce. 

'This case smacks of the barbar- 
ism of the Jungle. The Very music 
waa obscene. The evil genius of 
thlf place has artfully combined 
the grossness of primitive sensual- 
allty with the glided rennoinent of 
modern licentiousness. 

" Th e fl Dor was always crowded 
—with from 200 to 400 couples 
dancing on a floor 400 feet square. 
This left a miximum of one person 
. to a square foot of dance floor. They 
could not do anjUhing that even 
pretended to be daiclng. Tho mu- 
sic played jkvas not dance music. 
The jazz orchestra blared and 
clanged its tones, bu\ that Isa t 
intended to be dance music'.' 

Maurice Slater, attorney for Tzzy 
Shor, wHo operated the Entertain- 
ers and who represenled Julia 
Rector, made a motion for a new 
trial which Judge Heap decided. 
The cases against 40 others arrested 
at the same time as the Rector 
Woman were nolle prossed by As- 
•Istant State Attorney Frank Souh- 
radi. 

Samuel Thrasher, head of the 
Committee of Fifteen which brought 
about the prosecution of the car.c, 
said: 

'It is a blow to ihe vicious cabart^ 
business all over Chicago. We will 
,use the docislon to seek the revoca- 
tion of licenses of similar places. 
I hope it will prove effective in 
stimulating the police in curtailing 
obscene dancing e!.-=!e\vhere." 



Cincinnati. Feb. 1. 
McMuhan and Jackson, managers 
of the Lyric, announce Pantages 
vaudeville will discontinue at that 
theatre after this Saturd;ty. It will 
not be reinstated, 

The house ha? lost n^pney, ac- 
cording to lis tnanagemenr, sinco 
taking on the Pan bills last Septem- 
ber. It had to compete for quality 
of show and admission scale with 
Keith's Palace. , , 

The Lyric will take on pictures 
only. 

Very small town vaudeville and 
pictures openea Sunday at the Em- 
press, formerly playing burlesque. 




SHUBERTS' NEW UNITS 
START PLAYING FEB. 13 



Six or Seven New Extrava- 
ganza Acts — Bedini's New 
Unit Called "Spangles" 



MISSOURI "BLUES" 

Reformers Ask for Puritanical Sun- 
day in Constitution 



Kansas City, Feb. 1. 

The Mi.-^souri Legislature will be 

asked at its next session to pass a 

law forbidding all kinds of Sunday 
amusements and recreation, provid- 
ing the request of the O.-^ark pres- 
bytery of the Cumborlaiid Presby- 
terian Church is granted. 

A state convention for the pur- 
pose of taking action toward a new 
constitution for the state 'will be 
held shortly and a memorial to the 
convention has been received by 
Secretary of State Charles U. 
Becker. It asks the convention to 
request tho Legislature to pass 
laws prohibit! nft Sunday baseball, 
picture shows, automobile driving 
and other forms of amusement. 
This is* the fiial reque.xt. that has 
been made to the constitutional con- 
vention to take action on blue laws, 
but more are expected. 



A man In one act and a woman In 
anotiuT penetrated, with the in- 
cisive keeness of a stileiio. the icy 
reserve wont to hover about Monday 
iiisht audiences at the Orpheuni 
Tlieatre and scored individual Iri- 
lunplis seldom accorded on the 
opening of the week's bill at tho 
Main St. Theatre last night. 

EDDIE VOGT 

:\co of the act, "The Love Shop." 
\v;ts th(^ man. He is a comedian 
endowed by nature with the figure 
of a Pittsburgh stogie, who compels 
laughter. His methods are clean 
and the lines given him scintillating 
with humor. "The Love Shop" has 



The present system of playing big 
time acts in small time or threc-a- 
day neighborhood houses, ^aa pre- 
viously reported In Variety,* has re- 
sulted In the laying off of hundreda 
of small time acts. 

Tho act formerly strong enough 
to hold a next to closing position on 
a small time vaudevllU bill la not 
(Continued on page 9) 



The new units 6n the Shubert 
vaudiv'He circuit will be completed 
Feb. lo, on which date they will 
start l'> j)lay. The present policy of 
buiUlli.cf a vaudeville >Bhow of spe- 
cial i\ people and doubling them 
into a big girl act extravaganza 
will be retained and augrmented by 
.-iix new acis of this kind, now in 
rehear, al. 

Joati IkdinI will produce one 
whi( li will be on the order of Bc- 
dini's * Chuckles." It will feature 
Bert H lulon, who will also present 
his • sij^Rle" specialty on the same 
bill. Bedinl will appear fh the turn, 



REFORMER HYPOCRISY 
CRIME BY NEW BILL 



it on any simlliar act seen here yet. i^rhioh is to be called "Spangles." 
piincipally in the light of the fact 

that it has a real comedian, Eddie 



Vos;t. "Very good. Eddie.'— MF.M- 

PIUS COMMEUCIAL-APPEAU 

"A MUSICAL COMEDY 

COMEDIAN'* 

Direction MR. GEORGE CHOOS 



SHUBERTS' NEWARK "CUT" 

The Rialto, Newark, N. J., playing 
Shubert vaudeville, may become the 
firbt "cut" salary week on the Shu- 
bert circuit unlesa business imme- 
diately responds to the reduced ad- 
mi.^sion scale ^promulgated last 
week by the Shuberts. . 

The Rlalto has been affected by 
the opening of the Loew State, a 
pop yaudeville house. 



Yvette. Seven Blue Devils, BodinI 
and Cuclfoo, Bert HanloB and 
"Spnnsles" will open at New;^rk, 
X. J. 

Mo.st of the new units will be 
compo.'<ed of holdovers. As many 
new "names" as possible will be se- 
^cured, but tWfe present policy of 
book I nor nets for short routes hasn't 
been conducive of a scramble of 
feature acts to enlist under the Shu- 
bert banner. 

At the Shubert headquarters It 
was admitted that the 20-out-of-24 
week ( on tracts are not being offered 
exc»^pt in rare instances* 



VAN AND SCHENCK SIGN 

Chicago, Feb. 1. 

Van and Sehenck, with* "Zieg- 
fold.s* Follies," at the Colonial the- 
atre, have signed a contract of 20 
weeks with the Keith interests at 
$L*,oi)0 a week. 

They will begin their vaudeville 
engagement immediately after the 
close of the "Follies" on April 15. 



DICKERING FOR REVUE 

New Orleans, Feb. 1. 
Jo.ieph K. Gorham's "Cave Follies 
of id: J," the cabaret entertainment 
current at the Grunewald, may be 
the C)ii»hcum*s hcadliner for the last 
week in February or the first in 
March. (Jorham and resident man- 
ager IM izza are angling at present 
with the booking office to arrange 
brinrrinr: the revue across the street 
for .seven days at the close of Its 
restaurant run. ». 



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MELODY SONGS 

(Continued from page 1> 
"special arrangements" and 
otlier petty graft for the purpose 
of inducing this c»r that orche^itra 
leader to "pliiK' certain of his 
songs. The evil soon arose wlnre 
tach orchestra kad<>r or s<o:nc 
iTiinor irii.'inber of a f-t.indard or- 
f'l^esiia rommercialized thin "di\'«" 

i^- by urfc'inM' tlie pi:!«hshei-.- to exploit 

ji.jQme of llu'ir origiival c«.)mp.i>HioiiH. 

ijExceptini^ for two or throe notable 
pjcoeptiuns. the orchoi-tra m«'n j 
Pi'cvfj tlivmsclves bcttV-r n.u.-i*i..iis | 
*>-hhn songwriters. i 

^lany n publisher al-o v.as wont ' 
^0 l.rag when a "nu'lcly' .«-onc: made ' 
»* bit tliai ir Ik- had called it by any j 
*^Uivr name it wo jM liavc pr».ed. 

, Just as popTilar. With :.vric to:i4'^. 
the \v(ii,is are tlie more impt»naiit 
fuctor-und the publisher is pa.ving 




N. Y. Legislator Would Sup- 
press *Taid Uplifters" 

Albany. N. Y., Feb. 1. 

Assemblyman Frederick L. Hack- 
enburg of the 14th district^ New. 
York City, who by his program of 
anti-blue law legislation last year 
drove the New York Sabbath Com- 
mittee out of the Capitol at Albany, 
bag and baggage, Introduced Janu- 
ary ^ a measure calculated to put 
a crimp into the a<?llvities of the 
New York Civic League, the New 
York Sabbath Committee, the Antl- 
Saloon League, the Antl-CIgarette 
Smoking Society and a few kin- 
dred bodies of professional reform- 
ers. 

The measure adds a new section 
1798 to ths penal^law. deflplng the 
crime of hypocrisy. It reads: 

"Any person who for pay, hire, 
reward or In anticipation of any 
pay, reward, gift or other valuable 
thing or consideration, shall pub- 
I llcly advocate, advertise and sup- 
port; or any person who sTs sponsor 
of such, shall solicit funds, glft.s. 
contributions or any other valuable 
thing for the public advertising, 
support or sponsorship of any leg- 
Islativo measure calculated to in- 
fringe upon and restrain the frco 
exercise of personal liberty shall bo 
guilty of hypocrisy, punishable as 
for a misdemeanor; and on convic- 
tion thereof, sentence shall not bo 
suspended." 

Assemblyman llackenburg'.^ slat»>- 
ment in connection with the bill 
follows: » 

"There Is a mania for cn-.tlini,' 
new unusual, crimes to pl.io'.t..' 
noisy proponents of hand-made re- 
form. Our legislatures go on yotr 
after year enacting statutes flip- 
pantly and by wholesale, crenlin.? 
new misdemeanors to satisfy eoni»- 
group of professional lobbyists ami 
paid upllftcrs. The result is no- 
body pays any attention to sycli 
laws, general di.srespect of all 1.»wk 
follows; this situation constituif-i 
one of the great, underlying caus»^rt 
of the so-called crime wave. 

•*The professional accelerator* of 
public opinion turn from prohibi- 
tion to blue laws, from fal5^e mi>rrtt 
Issues to anti-tobacco crusader. I? 
<« the same breed all the time. 
Twenty years ago they agitiiied 
against tights In burle.sriuo ^h'Av.-«, 
now they wa^it to cover tlu* b-t-.s of 
baro-foot dancers. 

*'The time is at hand to stop fhi-t 
legislative epidemic. My bill, tf 
passed, will rid us of the paid pro- 
fessional reformers. The intro- 
duction of it may help to bring us 
back to some respect for the right.n 
of individual citizens.'' 



MISS JUDITH VOSSELLI 



•"^trii'u.i* 
ailaysk! 



attontioa to tlu ni now - 



Vi. w, . \..,-.-;ii 1, M>r VAMIMNf; this Season, but pKiymg a mo..t attr»utiv» roi.- m i,IjLi.i.. .^\i^i' ^ 

rnnVH \ViVl'- "iu p;-..lu.-n..n Hms.-I at the Bits Th-atre. New York, lust .Saturday inght and after 

, • inM. i i^ i:ro..U \ M ti..t. It will •■,.. tor a run to <'tu. i»;.>. wh^r.^ thi.** p..pul>r .voOng actress has a ho.n 

r'l^'TnV^lV Ai^Vv«^^-^.lh ^ ^'^^ doubth'ss d.vmc. h^T from ' vuup .ole^ ' in 

(lio future. . ' S 



LOEWS, BOSTON, SEATS 4,000 

Loew's now State, now building la 
Boston, will be ready for openint; 
about March 15. The theatre has a 
seating capacity of 4,000, nn ofllre 
building Included. It will play th»» 
regular Loew vaudeville and pictiii.' 
policy at pop prices. The builditjn; 
ijiliO Includes a 900-seat Ihealn-, 
controlled and owned by tho Loew 
intere.st.M, btit with no policy decidr-l 
for it as yet. It will probably play 
picturv.-!, with a policy similar to tli" 
C ameu. 

JiOow's new house, building In 
San i'rai.ci§co, will be c.iMed Locwh 
\Varrnld. The seating capacity ii 
^.0')(f. It i.s fxpeotod tlio house will 
B<'t uiidor way abont M\y 1. Tl •• 
Warfield is i)art of an e.fiht-stgtjr 
o;Iiv« buiiUinj* 



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Friday, February 3, 1922 



CHICAGO VAUDEVILLE SHOWS 



MAJESTIC 



ChioaKO. Fob. 1. 

A well bloiulod and arranK«^d 
Taii<»ty show. Florence iUod, thi? 
headliner in a new comody \vhicn 
Edgar SeUvyn takos credit f<»r pcn- 
iiing 'A Royal llendczvous." The 
playlet is set d\irinpr a May evening 
in 1750 when Louis XIV reigned as 
King of Franco. Tlie setting is in 
the boudoir of Countes^s Mario do 
Tourney, played by Miss Hoed. The 
costuming is of tho i)eriod. The 
action is enacted and participated 
In by Miss Heed and Lionel <t1ouster, 
as the King, and Reginald CJood(i as 
Raoul Vernet the handsome, daring, 
bold and outlaw lover of the Coun- 
tess. 

The playlet is quite new for Miss 
Reed and her associates, but with 
•work it will stand up. 

Opening the show were Frederick 
Easter and Beatrice Squire in "Danse 
Fantasies;" their catalog consisted 
of four well arranged numbers 
which were delightful. Following 
were the Transfteld Sisters with 
pong and music. The girls are a 
charming pair and have the facnlty 
of selling their endeavor in capital 
etyle. Hope Eden was No. 3, with 
her mental concentration act. Good 
judgment is shown in limiting the 
lime to about 16 minutes, making 
it posible for the succeeding act to 
get Its start without a long and 
hard struggle. Thos. F. Swift and 
Mary Kelly discoursed on the 
neglt?t of the stage lover fur his 
partner, warbled a bit and got away 
with a most wholos(»me reception. 

Ruth Budd came next and^'boing 
ambitious" as she says during her 
work, demonstrated it with her 
versatility. 

Then Bailey and Cowan, with 
Bongs and piano bits, banjo and 
saxophone. The boys came back to 
give them a little more. 

Val and Ernie Stanton, next to 
closing, had the folks in spasms of 
laughter. They stopped the pro- 
ceedings for the second time of the 
evening. Then Tvaro, the juggler, 
who juggled to the delight of three- 
fourths of the house which r*»niained 
Beated during his offering. Loop. 



APOLLO 

^ Chicago, Feb. 1. 

Selections of a vaudeville pro- 
gram, regaidicss of tho worth, indi- 
vidually of an act, does at times 
fihow them in an unsavory light, as 
far as the audience- is concerned. 
Such is the case with the current 
bill here. In tho selection of the 
bill it is quite evident little atten- 
tion was paid as to how the acts se- 
lected woijld group together in a 
manner to give a consistent and 
satisfying entertainment. The plac- 
ing of Tam« o Kajiynia and the Han- 




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tnd rXoar Kesn«r Building* 

5 North Wdba»h Ave. 

CHICAGO 

WRAPS. SriTS. FH<>( KS nnd FFRS 

Ten Ter Cent. I>isr<Min> to the Tliratrical 

I'rufpsHiun. 



moo MONARCH TRUNK 

To the Profession for $52.00. 

CVAR.iNTEKD FOR FIVK VKARS. 

Complete line of ntw and used trunkf". 

your old trunk in exc^ang". yjjcciiil 

rates on repair.^. 

MONARCH TRUNK and LEATHER WORKS 
24 N. DMrborn St.— 219 H. Clark St.— Chie««o, 



neford Family on this bill sort cf 
threw thinps "ott gear." Uoth of 
these acts r.ni a full thirty minutes, 
nia<lo good, but at tho same time in 
tlio Kajjynia ea.so made it a most dif- 
tieult matter for Alice I.loyd, the 
hiadlino, to follow. Then, again, 
with tho i>laeing of these acts it 
seems .as tliough not much thought 
was given as to how they *^vould 
bbnd in with the balance of the pro- 
gram. AVith the exception of 
Charles Howard and Co., in a com- 
edy ekit, the balance of the bill was 
made up of three dump acts, Griff 
with his talk and bubbles, a com- 
Jjination musical, singing and danc- 
ing act, and Miss L-loyd with her 
song repertory. 

Joseph Maxwell, the local man- 
ager here, afttr the Sundiy matinee 
found it necessary to switch iiis 
show around, due to waits t^'t^tween 
acts. Kajiyma, who was on fourth, 
was moved to open the intermission, 
and (Irlff, who held that spot, ex- 
changed with him. Miss Lloyd, next 
to closing, exchanged places wnn 
the Five Kings of Syncopation, sec- 
ond after intermission. The reason 
that thiti. was done was that a wait 
would be incurred in setting the 
stage for the Kings of Syncopation 
were thoy to follow Kajiyma. 

This is the manner in which the 
show ran Sunday night when re- 
viewed. The house was packed, 
with a doeen extra chairs being put 
in the pit with the musicians at 
$2.20 top. the first time that has 
happened since vaudeville was in- 
augurated at the Apollo". 

Miss Lloyd, the headliner, had 
probably the most difTlcult spot on 
the program. One reaso,n was that 
she htid to follow Kajiyma and the 
other that she was the headliner. 
But in her own resourcefid way she 
mastered the situation and carfle out 
witli flying colore. Her task wds a 
bit arduous during her first two 
numbers, but after her third it was 
peaches and cream. She had sung 
her way into the heart of Chica- 
goans as she has done hereioiore 
and put over the balance of her turn 
in a sure-fire style. It sounded as if 
• verybody in the theatre had come 
to see and hear Miss Lloyd. l*esides 
packing the house to capacity she 
reciived more applause than almost 
any act that has ever appeared at 
this theatre. 

Following, th*^ Kings of Syncvpa- 
tion with Hattie AlthotT and CarJos 
and Inez had a "rosy i)ath" paved 
for them. The boys with their song 
and music just dazzled tho folks, 
Miss Althoff uith her songs ana 
dance enchanted them and Carlos 
and Inez with their danciiig enter- 
tained them. 

Opening the show were Iloode and 
Fraui'is in a slack wire novtlty. The 
man performs many dithcult feats 
while the woman adtls much to the 
picture with her dancing and aid 
while he is working. Next was Joe 
Roberts, banjoist. who had been se- 
l«»c^ted to jyplacc 'Sailor IJill" Heilly 
at the last moment. The "deuce 
spot was pretty for Roberts, and he 
got over in good style with his in- 
»itjumentation. 

Charleij Howard and Co. gave the 
first and only real touch of comedy 
to the bill in the- «klt. "How Things 
Have Changed." The ajnlience took 
to Howards style and hu'mor and 
relished every bit of it. 

(Jriff on next blew bubbles, 
stories and did a bit of juggling, 
and ^ade a most satiijfactory 
pres.sion. 

Cl<#ing tho first part were tne 
Hanneford Family, with Poodles 
seemingly taking the house by storm 
with his sensational riding and com- 
edy endeavoj's. Every move of his 
was watched eagerly, with more be- 
ing sore all of the time. For his fin- 



ish •Toodlefi" was to ride a big 
whit© horse, but for some reason or 
other the horse became nervous, 
shied at the edge of the tan bark 
twice while making sharp turns, but 
i»oodIes managed to slip from Its 
path just In time on ^ach occasion. 

Then to further ingratiate him- 
self he brought Charlie Howard 
from the wings and the two got over 
an avalanche of comedy with acro- 
batic*, ground falls and burlosquo 
wrestling which more than delighted 
the house. 

Kajiyma was the only repeat act 
at this house on the bill, and as 
usual had the house keenly inter- 
ested with his experimental psy- 
chology, concentration and mathe- 
matical problems. His olYering, 

though most interesting, seems to I was chosen which 
run a bit too long when it i2£t.sj carded or improved 
around 30 minutes, especially 
repeat. 

Closing the show were the four 
Paldrons with equilibristic feats and 
lamp Jumping. The act Is well as- 
sembled and built up in proper fash- 
ion to the high "spots," making it a 
most worthy "holdlng-in" offering, 
for that la just what It did at this 
house and got a big hand on the 
final curtain. Loop. 



tho isame style. Tlils^ duo ia a 
standard small-time product. 

Mahoney and Cecil electrified the 
crowd with their fast moving talk, 
song and dance routine. Mahoney 
formerl.v teamed with Rogers, and 
has in his new partner a glfl who 
possesses a voluminous soprano 
voice and neat appearance and is a 
good foil. His partner also assists 
in the dances. Faul Reno and Co. 
started things from tho minute the 
curtain went up. The scene is laid 
in a railroad station with the ticket 
agent standing before a small town 
railroad station drop. A hick and 
his daughter missed tho iValn for 
the circus and then the three sHp 
into harmony that measures up. 
For an encore a yodoling number 

should be dis- 
upon, as it was 



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Chicago, Feb. 1. 

What looked like a weak show on 
paper played as smooth as silk. No 
matter how often an act has repeat- 
ed or If something Is amiss, a Pal- 
ace *'fav" overlooks It and encores 
the act to the sky. Another funny 
angle is that 'easily 75 per cent, of 
the Palace flrst-nighters are Ma- 
jestic matineers or Tuesday night- 
ers. Over at that house they sit as 
a committee without a hand, but let 
them get the stamp of approval and 
come over to the Palace! 

First were Ollie Young and April, 
with their bubbles. The bubbles 
didn't behave, but they received a 
healthy hand. LIddell and Gibson, 
two female Impersonators, looked 
cold at first, when the early part 
seemed a lift on Bert Savoy, the 
talk, the repeating of words, the 
lowering of the voice, the wearing 
of a, red wig, only that the straight 
was dressed In dresses Instead of 
being Jay Brennan. This took up 
five minutes that should be elimi- 
nated as unnecessary. But after 
that, and when going Into solo by 
one and then a comedy number by 
the other, it was all theirs. They 
have comedy and ability, the smaller 
of the boys having the most natural 
talking female voice, even singing 
voice, of any female impersonator 
on the stage. They were forced to 
give a small speech that ajfologized 
for their makeup, but with a com- 
edy line, "Everyone can't be a truck 
driver," that went for a big laugh. 

Burt and Rosedale can play this 
house every week, and they have 
played It plenty, this time with a 
little change In their routine and In 
"one." Burt Is just as good a comic 
as always and Miss Rosedale ably 
does straight for him. 

Charles Olcott and Mary Ann 
found the going more (o their lik- 
ing than when at the other Orpheum 
house. An encore was done with 
Frank Burt coming on for a laugh. 

The Four Morton.s; minus Martha 
but plus Clara, came next. Martha, 
it was announced, was 111, and 
Clara, wha had come on to visit, 
substituted for her sister. They 
proved a comedy howl, even with 
the same stories an^ gags in a dif- 
ferent setting. 

Florence Walton, minus her liand 
(which she had on her last appear- 
'a7J5§..Jn this city), went over much 
better ^Tl^ith Just a piano player and*] Koinff 
violinist,"' ui*ii» necessary and both 
acquitting the'Slselves. Miss Wal- 
ton looks "clas.s™lJJh her French 
clothes and armful or<[^"^o"f^s. 

Jack Wilson, with Doro^^y Aubrey 
and Harry Antrim, althd^Fr^ «"- 



Saxon and Farrell surprised even 
those who thought they would not 
be surprised with their opening of 
tho woman calling for lights and 
tho man clowning about as the 
stage electrician. Clotting away 
with their introduction they 
whisked into a routine of songs. 
The woman wears but one gown, 
and a wardrobe would dress the act 
up a bit. 

Joseph Greenwald in "Money Is 
Money" reminds in many respects 
of George Jessel's "Troubles of 
1920." The introduction Is the 
same and in certain spots there Is 
a market^ resembiaace. The act has 
ten people with it, much scenery, 
and its own leader. Stertz and 
Lenk and Harry Gilbert were not 
seen at this show. 



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preceding acts, which brout"* 
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"Sultan." an educated equine. 
more than held lis own. The horse 
Is presented by Emma Lindsay, a 
young miss who speaks in a most 
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their seats Just to hear her explain 
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has a fine mistress and Miss Lind- 
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Loop. 

McVICKER'S 

Chicago, Feb. 1. 

Joseph Greenwald in "Money Is 
Money* headlined and closed tlie 
show. This act ran 40 minut< s and 
possibly this accounts for the bill 
being cut to seven acts, instead of 
the usual eight. The first three 
acts didn't even stir a leaf. 

Jean and Arthur Keeley started 
tho works by puhching bags, Tln^ 
jfiinching is done to mu.^^ie tenijM,. 
They closed with a travesty on a 
boxing match, that created sniile.«. 
Wel!« and Montgomery sang a)nl 
Miked, but mostly to thmist Ivc -j. 
The man shoulders a heavy p.nf 
of the talk, while tlio wonianniiu'ii: 
have been affected with a .old. 
lOitlier the aet was sliouin- uivL i 
liandieaps or it requires niu.ii i\-. 
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Chicago. Feb. 1. 

The attendance during the current 
cold weather is not of sufficient 
proportion to stimulate the acts to 
step out and do their merriest. That 
little chill seems to prevail out 
front and its effect Is manifested in 
the spirit of the performer.s. 

The show is obviously a neighbor- 
liood one, without any particular 
flash sight or name feature to make 
it attractive from the box office 
standpoint. It is just the average 
neighborhood show during a re- 
trenchment period. Opening the 
vaudeville section were Sigsbee's 
Dogs, an aggce^ation of unusually 
intelligent canmes. The dogs go 
through their routine in a fast and 
snappy manner. The routine is con- 
ventional, with notliing thrilling or 
spectacular shown or attempted. It 
is a fair opener for the smaller 
houses, and could stand building up 
to a bigger tinish. 

On their heels came Milton and 
Lehman, whose billing sets forth 
that "All Nuts Dont Grow on 
Trees." These boys have a familiar 
line of talk, most of it being derived 
or purloined from current acts. They 
also sing ballads and parodied. This 
feature is the stellar one of the 
offering. 

In the trey spot were Lucy Mon- 
roe and Kenneth Gratton, with- a 
comedy talking episode which thev 
call "Miami." "Miami" is the place 
where the offering they present is 
enacted, but has nothing to do with 
the prime purpose of the talk, which 
is an assortiiient of comedy "gags." 
"The Girl Next Door" might be a 
much more appropriate title, as it 
might give an inkling as to what 
the offering is about. The story is 
that of a man returning home in an 
inebriated condition, trying to enter 
the wrong house, and then linding 
ho has lost his key — a special set 
used showing the exterior of two 
bungalows; the woman then comes 
along and discovers she has been 
locked out of her home, the couple 
into a dialog. The man, in 
his inebrlatic talk, uses the Samp- 
son and Douglas line, "What would 
you do if I were to throw you a 
kiss?" The woman renders a dra- 
matic voealization of "Love is Won- 
derful." The couple finish by the 
man kissing the woman and her re- 
-torting she will tell her father and 
exiti!)g by going to see him, when 
she states he is no taller than she. 
From a scenic standpoint the act 
'timpresses, but the dialog does not 
rj:glster. 

' Next were the Sluart Girls, as- 
gj^^ted by l)u Voll's String Quintette, 



a new JIaurice Greenwald off* lin^^ 
Greenwald has discovered a pair of 
mighty clever "kiddies" in the 
Stuart girls. They are Ju.st young- 
sters. They will make a w.iy and 
mark for themselves. Tho .snulior 
and probably the younger on*- oi the 
two looks aj though jhe wi'l de- 
velop into a genuine cumeiii,.une. 
The little lass knows how to ]>ut a ' 
song over and register laoiiilly as 
well. The bigger girl has an agree- 
able alto voiec. The girls, it seems, 
have be<'n ju.st tr^'^n from ihc ama- 
teur Held, but have more ili;m vutH- 
cient ability and talent to Ueip Jiom 
in tho professional ranks. The 
string orchestra is a pleasing relief 
from tho usual "jaa/-" oiili.vstras 
with similar type aets an.l r<';^i8- 
tcred well. The act brought the 
show to the stopping point. 

Next to closing were Tilyou and 
Rogers, who managed to rejieat the 
"stopping" feat with their dancing, 
acrobatics and talk. Closint^ were 
the Marriott Troupe, a man. three 
women and a negro aid, in a jug- 
gling and aerial novelty on a mono- 
plane. This act is a flash and one 
that can always hold the house in 
for the finish, due to Its many thrill- 
ing feats. •• 

LINCOLN 

Chicago. Feb. 1. 

This is one of the few neighbor- 
hood houses which is located cen- 
trally from a business angle. Four 
street car lines Intersect at the cor- 
ner and quite a number of business 
hou.ses are within a few feet of this 
theatre. Capacity Is common, and 
this show was no exception. 

The Golden Butterfly started the 
works with po.se«. Two women por- 
tray various subjects, posing upon 
a small platform set down stage 
and draped with legs and full 
drapes. -A lighted annunciator tells 
the titles of each pose. The act is 
well staged and closes with a large 
butterfly prop, with one woman sit- 
ting upon it and the other standing 
working the wings of the butterfly. 
The act is artistic. Jimmy Casson 
and Fred KJem followed with 
snappy songs. Casson manages to 
place noticeable stress upon his in- 
dividuality in selling novelty num- 
bers, and finishes with a ballad. He 
has a winning personality which re- 
flects in his mannerisms. Klem ac- 
companies all song.s, and chooses 
popular numbers only. 

Art Henry and Leah Moore pre- 
sented a varied skit billed as 
"Escorts Supplied." The billing and 
little talk are meaningless and is 
over before it can bo applied to the 
act. The entire turn is a jumbled 
affair. Henry entertained his part- 
ner more than the audience with his 
violin playing, out of tunc for com- 
edy effect. During all this time his 
partner, Sliss Moore, looks on, 
laughs, and rarely speak.s. Her part 
in the act seems to be jast looking 
on. They close With two character 
dances that are not very well exe- 
cuted. 

Anderson and Graves have a mod- 
ern idea of entertaining. The bill- 
ing reads "Living on Air." and all 
action takes place in a blimp type 
aeroplane, suspended. The blinipr is 
divWed into a bathroom, parlor and 
bedroom. The only disadvant.jpe 
seems to be in the little room they 
have to work in, but they manage 
to get about nicely and still keep 
their poise. 

Ed Warren and Charles O'Brien 
squ. '^-ed ?n acrobatic danees and 
burlestii;e work. They don't go to 
extremes, but both do single dances 
and cxcl;ange talk. They employ 
applause producing tricks, work 
hard and round out a dandy comedy 
turn. Carl Emmy, with his troupe 
of a dozen or nioro mad wags, 
snapped into it as soon as tlie cur- 
tain went up and kept up a stiff 
pace of action. The dogs worked 
well and Emmy has them well 
trained. 



Booming ''Girls in Blue" 

Chicago, I'eb. 1. 
W. C. Wright, agent for "Two 
I^ittle (Jirls in Blue," which follows 
Ziegfeld's "Follies" h.to the Colonial, 
Feb. 19, is here i)reparing nn exten- 
sive campaign uf publicity for his 
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Friday, February 3, 1922 



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STATE-LAKE THEATRE BUILDING 



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RAZZING OF TRYOUTS BY AGENTS 
WORSE THAN AMATEUR NIGHT 



Acts Complain of Treatment by Bookers and Friends 
in Chicago — Patrons Are Disturbed by Practice 
— House Managers Overawed or Indifferent 



"SHUBERT ACTS" ARE 
REPORTED ORGANIZING 



Alleged 'Independent Play- 
ers" Are "Chilled" at 
N. V. A. Clubhouse 



Chicago, Feb. 1. 

Ani;it( ur nights Iii their palmiest 
days never received the kidding and 
razziiiK that try-outs are complain- 
ing of receiving from Chicago 
vaudeville agents at local try-out 
houses. 

According to many complaining 
patrons anil artists, it has become 
a fad for Chicago agents to collect 
a parly, cf 10 or 12 coupler, secure 
box seats at a local try-out theatre 
and "kid" tlie acts as they ai»pear 
for the try-out. 

Talking acts are engaged into 
conversations v/hero "wiiic crack.s ' 
and -I: dding ' is featured. If tl»c 
act dooi'n't resi)ond to tlu* crossfire 
from the boxes, remarks audible 
all ovei' the hou.se are mule by tlie 
agon I. s. 

Singing acts are 'mocked' in 
■brill falsetto tonea that usually re- 
sults in the act retiring in discom- 
fiture. SlFter acts or girl arts are 
the rct'ip ents of pointed remarks 
about their pulchritude and ability 
that ar« audible all over the thea- 
tre, to the annoyance of the pUrons. 

At the conclusion of a turn, the 
groups applaud out of all propor- 
tion to the merits of the turn, and 
in some instances stamp their feet, 
"whistle* and "cat call." 

When a picture is on there Is a 
continual procession ta and from 
the box by tlio agents dashing out 
for smokes or refreshments for the 
women in their party. 

The managers of the houses have 
been unusually apathetic about 
complaint, seemingly afraid on ac- 
count of the standing of the offend- 
ers 4n the booking ofllces. 



LABOR COMM'RS ORDER 
PANTAGES TO SEHLE 



"Act Different" Breaks Up in 
Los Angeles — Was Cir- 
cuit Turn 



Chicago. Feb. 1. 

Dubin & Olivers "Act Different," 
which was booked by them to play 
the Pantages circuit last fall, and 
later taken over by Chus. Ilodkins 
to be a circuit act, with the owners 
getting a weekly royalty, has broken 
up in Lus Angeles. The original 
contract for the act called for 14 
weeks of playing time, but the 
agreement was not fuHilled. 

As ;oon as Dubin & Oliver learned 
what had happened on the coast, 
they took up the matter with the 
labor commissioners in Chicago and 
Los Ange'.es. who instructed the 
Pantages circuit that the matter 
wouhl have to be settled within a 
week. At the time tho net broke up 
the members were not in a financial 
position to return to their homes in 
the east. 



Chicago, Feb. 1. 

Incensed over the alleged fact that 
tho "Welcome" sign is not for them 
at the National Vaudeville Artists' 
clubhouse in New York City, artists 
who have played the Apollo, the local 
Shubert vaudeville house, are 
spreading propaganda to the effect 
that they will have an organization 
of their own. 

Many are said to be members of 

:;ood standing in tho N. \'. A. at the 

present time but claim that the at- 
mosphere and surroundings about 
the clubhouse are a bit too "chilly" 
for the skins of "Shubert or in- 
dependent acts." 

They assert that they will start 
an organization along similar lines 
to the N. V. A., and that the or- 
ganization \\ill have its membership 
books opened to all recognized inde- 
pendent players. It is contemplated, 
according to some of them, to rent a 
club house in the Times square dis- 
trict prior to April 1. Homer Mason 
(Mason and Keller) is said to be the 
head of the new club movement. 



GRAFT PROBE BEGINS 

Singer and Trinz Called to Testify 
Against Union Agents 

Chicago. Feb. 1. 

Mori II. Singer,, Former Jutlgr 
Ceorge Trude t\m\ Samuel Trinz. of 
Lubliner & Trinz, will be among the 
witnesses called by the state to tes- 
tify against Simon O'Donne'.l, the 
first of the leaders in the building 
trade here to be placed on trial hi 
connection with graft levy on the- 
atre and other buildings in con- 
struction. 

The trial is expected to last about 
two months. Singer, who is general 
manager of the Orpheum circuit, 
will be called to testify regarding 
dealings he had with ODonnell and 
other officials of the union during 
the construction of the State-Lake. 



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CHICAGO'S SUMMER REVUE 

Moore & Megley and Gus Edwards 
Competing for Palace 



SHUBERTS NO-PASS ORDER 

Chicago, Feb. 1. 

A new order has been issued from 
the Shubert local ofllce that no 
bouse or attraction manager is to 
write passes for any attractions 
playing in the Shubert houses here. 
The order also states that no passes 
are to be issued except to newspa- 
pers, and that all of theso passes 
will be issued by J. J. Garrity, the 
Shubert general manager here. 

In the past managers of traveling 
companies have been writing "Oak- 
Hes" for the Shubert houses, but 
the new order received from New 
York this week prohibits them from 
doing so, regardless of what inter- 
est they ma. have in the attrac- 
tion they have in hand. 



aiHGLEY VENTURE OFF 

Chicago. Feb. 1. 
Tom Quigley; who resigned his 
position OS manager of the M. Wit- 
mark & Sons' local musical pub- 
lishing office here several years ago 
to enter Into the publishing busi- 
ness with Thomas Guyon, a local 
dance hall owner, has severed his 
relations with the new concern af 



cording to current rci)orts, Quigley 
will return to the Witmai^k fold. 



Orpheum Managerial Cha /iges 
Chlc.g., F.'b. 1. 

A few changes have been made 
this week in the personnel of the 
Orpheum Circuit of theatres. U. J. 
Bryant, manager of the Palace, 
Milwaukee, has been brought to 
Chicago to replace Manager Koger 
l*ear.«;on at the Anierican. Victor 
Etjen, treasurer of the Orpheum. 
Sioux City, Is at the same house to 
Dreside over the box ollh e. 

Harry Hillings, manager of the 
Orpheum, Lincoln, Neb., is in Mil- 
waukee, replacing I^ryant. No man- 
ager as yet has been K-lected for 
'he Lincoln house. 

Sclls-Floto Scacon 

Chlcaj:;o. I ( 1». 1. 
Tlu. Sells-Floto Circus is srlud- 
"IM to inaugurate its l!t2_'-r.»2:j 
season at thr Coliseum on Apr=l 8. 
OpOTiinp at the matinee that day the 
Rhow >vil! .remain for eiglit davM. 
playing two p« jforni 1nc('^^ each 
»1u.v. llfhcarsals will busiB at the 
Colis(..um on April a. 



ERNIE WITHOUT HIS TUX 

Chicago, Feb. 1. 

Ernie Young's stock of liquors 
and liqueurs were entirely exhau.sted 
last week, when burglars jimmied 
their way into hi.s apartment in the 
Gold Coast district and departed 
with 25 bottles of tho "forbidden," 
valued by Young at $300. The 
thieves also inconvenienced "Aung 
that evening by purloining his dia- 
mond platinum shirt studs. 

Krnie had to stay away from Ter- 
race Garden that evening, as he 
could not a: • -'ar In his dinner 

clothes. 

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DINNER TO 'FOLLIES" 

Chicago, Feb. 1. 

The annual party of the Chicago 
Press Club^to the members of Zieg- 
feld's "Follies" will be given at the 
Congress Hotel on Saturday night 
after tho regular performance. 

President Lfu Houseman of the 
Press Club. Rollo Timponi, manager 
of the Colonial, and Harry Sloane, 
business manager of the "Follies," 
are in charge of the arrangements. 
Tickets for members of the Press 
Club to the banquet are $6 and to 
outsiders $10. 



PRICES UP FOR AUTO SHOW 

Chicago, Feb. 1. 
During the current week — Auto- 
mobile Week— the thre3 houses 
playing musical shows — the Gar- 
rick, Studebaker and La Salle— 
have tilted their scale from $3 to 
$3.50 for the choico lower iloor 
seats. Bert Williams is at the 



Chif'ago, Feb. 1. 

Moore & Megley, who have a 
number of big acts playing the 
Keith and Orpheum Circuit, are in 
a spirited contest with Gus Kd- 
wards for the lease of the Palace 
Music Hall this summer. This 
house, which always ends Its season 
in May, generally remains dark 
over the summer. Prior to the 
building of the Apollo the Shuberts 
rented this house for the summer 
to present one of their "Passing 
Shows." but last summer there was 
no attraction in the hou.se. 

Both Moore & Megley and Ed- 
wards feel that the coming summer 
will be a "harvest' one and would 
like to produce revues in the thea- 
tre during that period. 

Moore & Megley have In mind to 
have a musical revue with Corrine 
Tilton featured In there for that 
period, while Edwards wants to put 
on a big Gus Edwards revue with 
75 people. 

Heads of the Orpheum Circuit 
which operates the Palace are sit- 
ting back In the meantime to see 
which of the two bidders will offer 
the best terms. 



Vaudeville and Legit Houses 
Playing at Capacity Gait 

Chicago, Feb. 1. 

The current week gives promise 
of being one of the biggest weeks 
for business during the present 
theatrical season. More than 100,- 
000 visitors are said to be here to at- 
tend the annual Automobile show, 
which is being held at the Coliseum 
and First Regiment armory. 

From Indications the shows In 
the legitimate and vaudeville houses 
will gross practically capacity dur- 
ing the entire week. The admission 
scale has not been "tilted" for the 
occasion. Rooms at hotels in the 
"loop" are at premium, as most of 
them had been reserved several 
months in advance. 



"GIRL CABARET SINGERS 
UNABLE TO FIND WORK" 

Grace. Wilson Gives Reason 

for Attempting Suicide — 

Now in Hospital 



Chicago, Feb. 1. 

Grace Wil.son, 22 years old, a cab- 
aret singer, giving her addres.s as 
the Myland Hotel, Is in St. Luke's 
Hospital suffering from poist)n, in 
an attempt to commit suicide. She 
told the police she attempted sui- 
cide because of failure to obtain 
employment in cabarets. She said 
'Girl cabaret singers are becoming 
a drug on the Chicago market. It 
Is getting impossible to And work." 

The girl said she returned to 
Chicago a few weeks ago from 
South Bend, Ind., where the had 
been an entertainer in the Nichol 
Hotel. 



ter two weeks. It is said thaf Studebaker "The Love Waltz" at 
Guyon promised to supply working the Garrick, and "The Ros-^ Girl 
Qapital and failed to do so. Ac- 



at the La Salle. 



NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE 

(Continued from page 7) 

now in demand, or, if used, usually 
draws a No. 2 spot on a bill, the bal- 
ance of which consists of big timers. 

Another factor is the congested 
condition of the routing books due 
to early *?eason routings. The acts 
now available are only i)layed from 
week to week or wherever a disap- 
pointment or varaney (occurs. 

Many nets refuse to play these 
haphazard bookings, preferring con- 
.'istent time out of town. The 
neighborhood houses .':re l»uikliiig 
shows with acts mostly of big tim»^ 
calibre., many <.f th»'m big tlinors 
who liaVe ber ti tdaying from wet Ic to 
wvfk or bo;ikiii,:,' a few wo •k.:' in atl- 
\an'.'e. but \\iihuut a route. 

Th«.' |>r;iriice i»t i>la\iMg t!if big 
timers in tiie small time lH>u.«es 
crept in v.hen the bo»i<» s rai;;eil the 
admission ."-cales dnrin;.; tl*e hale.von 
<l,ivs t.f th(> war. 'j'iie tlu'e'-a-ib'V 
auiiirticis hecatn*' idueated to th' 
biij tiiu.' aiti.^ts atid have b< en «lis- 
counting at the l-o.v «»l51re ever sinit 
any ^attempt of the bo .king men to 
return t6 ilia spi;iil 4ime a:-surtmf n(. 



BIGGEST SEASON 

(Continued from page 7) 

the business. It is reported that 
one of the biggest vaudeville book- 
ing offices looked over the fair 
world with an idea of making it a 
feature of his booking machine. 
The stipulations made as a sort of 
feeler, however, is said to have re- 
sulted In fair committees turning 
the proposition "cold." 

Directors of the Canadian Na- 
tional Exposition, which controls 
the famed Toronto fair, met in New 
York last Saturday and accom- 
pli.shed much in the way of laying 
out plans and bookings for this sea- 
son. The band feature of the 
Toronto fair will be a specialty 
again, one foreign band being of- 
fered as much as $40,000 to come 
overseas. The Pennsylvani i stato 
fair committee will be held in Pliiia- 
delphia n^xt w^ek. 

The West Virginia fair will be 
booked from New York thia sr»ason. 
tho contract rallirig for an expendi- 
ture of about $10,000. There were 
10 fair booking oJIl^e.^ In competi- 
tion for the event. Cme of the West- 
ern Canada fairs has alrearly been 
secured by a New York fair bookin;: 
oHUe. In both sections Clii aKO has 
had a monopoly on faii.s in the mid- 
dle and far northwest for years, btit 
by booking at traction.'? Jn vaudeville 
is far we.«t as ('hic;iN'u the N«';v 
Yoik fair bo«>k«rs expect to be able 
to aclively compete. I'.ookers revjard 
the northwest fulrs. especi^illy in 
Canada.' ns advant:.geou>% ns th"^- 
e\.ri;s are stng'-d th.Me'in Jtnie. 
that j.rovidin.j: an earlier datr- than 
anv of the eastern f.'us. wheh 
•J-Uring along from August to No- 
vember, .Mouthern fair.*; being dated 
as lato as that. 



Mantel! Engages Miss Caino 

Chlca„'u, Feb. 1. 
Violet Ha'l Calne, niece of the 
English novelist, Hall Calne, has 
been engaged by Robert Mantell to 
fill the vacancy in his company, 
playing at the Olympic, caused by 
the death last weeic of Genevievo 
lieynolds. 



IN AND OUT 

4 

-Josephine Davis dropped out at 
the Metropolitan, Drooklyn, Satur- 
day of last week, due to illness. 
Henderson and Ilalliday bubsti- 
tuted. 

The breaking of a wrir.t by a 
member of the Kervllle Family 
forced the act out of Loew's, 
Ottawa, thio week. May and Hill 
lilled in. 

The Choy Ling Foo Troupe cbuld 
not open at the American, New 
York, the first half, the act's bag- 
gage having been lost in trau.jii. 
Fantasy Dancers substituted. 

Bender and Heer could not open 
at the Orpheum, Uoston, Monday, 
due to illness. . local act wa;5 
placed on the bill. 

Frank Hurst reported ill at the 
Victoria, New York, Monday, with 
Brennan and Wynne securing tho 
spot. 

Lane and Freeman were forced 
out of the bill at the Fulton, Brook- 
lyn, after the first show, one of the 
members of the act having lost his 
voice. 

An outbreak of pneumonia and 
influenza was responsible for many 
last-minutes switches and substitu- 
tions on the local vaudeville bills 
last week. About six acts on the 
Greater New Y'or.k Keith bills 
doubled two houses, among them 
Gallagher and Shean, D. D. H., Leo 
Beers, et ,., with the other disap- 
pointments filled direct. 

Nora Bayes fell and injured her 
back Monday night as isho was 
entering her automobile ^it the 
stago door of the Winter Garden, 
New Y'ork, following the evening 
performance. She wa# out of the 
bill Tuesday afternoon without a 
substitute. 

McFarland and Palace failed to 
open at the Fifth Avenue, NeW 
York, Monday, reporting ill. Bren^ 
nan and Rule substiutted. 

Gertrude Hoffman left th*» River- 
side Wednesday because of Illness. 
Miss Hoffman mi.ssed the matinee 
performance Tuesday, but appeared 
at the night show, finally withdraw- 
ing the n( xt ddy. Hophio Turker 
replaced, doubling from tho Pros- 
pect, Brooklyn. 



ENGAGEMENTS 

Ellen de Larches, the Hungarian 
dancer, by Ziegfcld for 16 weeks. 

Isabel Irving for "To the Ladies'* 
the Georgo S. Kaufman anl Marc 
Connelly comedy. 

Charlotte Walker, by F. F. Prortor, 
to play a four weeks engagement 
with the Proctor Stock Co. in 
Albany. 

Marsh Allen and John Brewer for 
"Madame Pierre" which Is due to 
open In New York Feb. 13. EsteUe 
Winwood and Roland Y'oung will 
head the cast for the piece. 

Louise Tread well for ."The 
Pigeon' (to replace Sue McMan- 
amy). 

George Howell for "To the 
Ladies." 

Allyn Glllyn for **Danger" (re- 
placing Kathleen MacDonnell). 

Vlvuenne Segal for the title role 
in "The Merry» W^idow," now on 
tour. 

Betty Llnley for "The Circle" (to 
succeed Kstelle Winwood). 

Vinie Quincy. June Martin and 
Farnia Marinoff for P'rank Fays 
Fables. 

Harry Hoy, Valentin© Winters 
and Bobby Gale, Pay ton stock, New 
Britain, Conn. 

Jack Ro.selelgh, leads. Academy 
stock. Seranton. 

Aileen Poe with "Broken 
Blanches.** 

May Hopkins, Mrs. Jacques Mar- 
tin, Rose Winter, Frank Connor, 
for "Monlmartre," 

Fania Marinoff, for Frank Fay's 
"Fables." 

Alire. John and Evelyn Carter 
Carrington. for "Madame Pierre," 



NEW ACTS 

Ted and Mlna Tanenbaum, ven- 
triloqulal act. 

Historicus, a new, English single 
turn, opened nt an out-of-town 
Keith house this week. The* Kng- 
lishmati is a "human encyclopedia." 

Nellie Nelson (formerly with John 
Cutty) with Mabel Burke (formerly 
the Bth Avenue singer). 



^BIRTHS 

Mr. and .Mr.s. Will Kske. at their 
home in Bellevuc, o., Jan. 13, a 
daughter, 

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Fleming, 
at thiir home. I-'airmont, W. V.a., 
Jan. li'i, son. Mr. atnl .Mrs. Fleming 
wer»' formerly with "The Owi" in 
vaudeville. .Mr. lleming is now 
connected with the I'leming Prt)- 
duc'iv: Co. at l-'alrmon?. 



BERT KELLY'S 

431 Ruth Street, Chicago 

I niock» from StatP-LnkP Theatre 
t Minut'^i! from lioop. 

IN THE HEART OF THE 
ARTISTS' COLONY 

Announces tho Arrival of 

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roiupoBfr of "Js\vrry Ktahlp Hhj'-s'' 

Worlfl'N C«r^iitMtt Jarr ClarhietlNt. 

Dlrrrt from Nrvr York City. 

Dance in the Red Lantern Room 

from 9 p. m. on. 

DINK IX DARN ROOM. 

$1.00 Table d'Hote Dinner 

t^ STAGE SHOES 

EVERYTHING 

Imiiu/liatc Delivery, Sinjflo I'air or 
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BURLESQUE 



Friday, February 3, ld?,2 



CLOTHES aOSEUP 

(As Worn "by Women on Stage and Screen) 



Not until Gertrude Hoffman and her comrany (No. 6) made their 
Appearance at the Riverside Monday night had a woman been visible 
on the Btage, but this act and Ailccn Stanley made up the deficit In 
females delightfully. There was a waltz in the Hoffman act. In a long 
Bet ballet skirt and a novel Russian creation of wonderful shade of pink 
and blue, much decorated with extravagantly embroidered designs. 
The Bklrt lining and petticoat were also stenciled in various colors. 
A Beethoven contre dance was rtrformed by four girls in white flounced 
chiffon hoop skirts, with ruffled pantalets showing just below knees. 
A darling little "Dutchio" was dolled up In large blue and white square 
designed material, white bonnet and collar, and the toy wooden soldiers 
were In French gray coats with pants and epaulets of brick red. No 
artiste of less renown than Gertrude Hoffman could get away with the 
little actual work she does. She makes no pretension of dancing with 
her feet, but her arms and body do the work, let it be said In perfect 
unison to the wondrous music. 

Miss Stanley looked nice in a short pink silk cape devoid of glitter or 
trimming of any sort. It was shirred full on a plain yoke, finished close 
around the neck with a full ruff of same material. A blue taffeta frock 
bad an oriental hem with four Inches of white georgette skirt and tiny 
pearl tassels showing beneath it. Long strings of pearls draped the arm 
openings, bodice and skirt. There wa.s a white georgette wide girdle and 
plain panels of the georgette hanging from same, the full length of skirt. 
Misa Stanley should reduce her waist considerably. It detracts from her 

otherwise "good to look at" appearance. 

Cunning little Elizabeth Kennedy woi-c a smoke «ray silk wrap and 
hat faced with rose silk, over a gray ruffled frock adorned with a rose 
georgette apron overdress. 

It surely was a badly arranged bill at the Fifth Avenue Monday after- 
noon. A tiresome news pictorial featured submarines and a committee 
meeting, besides four acts passed on and off the bill. Not until the 
fourth act was nearly finished was there the slightest interest evineed. 

It was not a woman bill despite the display of women and feminine 
attire In "The Love Shop." The setting may be old, but It Is the best 
thing in the act. It Is of mauve silk with heavy stitching or braid out- 
lining a border at top. The arched windows and doors are hung with 
rose silk underneath black velvet grills, and appliqued with silk baskets 
of pastel shaded silk flowers. Two salesgirls in black silk and gray 
voile, respectively, looked well. A very blonde young person opened In a 
lavender chiffon with which fshe wore a large brimmed ecru hat with 
lavender crown and appeared at finale in a silver cloth, shirred on 
long waist with deep heading. The waist part was aglitter with Iri- 
descents and ran down into a long point in the skirt in front. The 
"Matron's" best outfit was a mustard three-quarter silk coat trimmed 
with black bands, worn with a black skirt and hat. The lingerie display 
did not get a ripple, due most li'iely to the fact such displays are no 
longer a novelty, and the wraps, short hip line capes or voluminous 
showily trimmed ones, failed to register. 

The woman of Downey and Claridge might as well have done a single 
turn for all the help she got from her male partner. First In a blue 
georgette, the skirt trimmed with bandings of tinted silver cloth and 
metallic flowers, then astride a bicycle in vivid green ruffled bloomer 
outfit, and finally in skating costume of spangled lace trimmed with 
feathers, she looked fresh and youthful at all times. Ed Hill's drawings 
and monologue on "Hattie's Hats" should have been further down on bill. 
The feminine end of Mullen and Francis lias a good natural laugh which 
is undoubtedly an asset, but she slightly overdoes it. She should wear 
stockings and hat to match her salmon pink frock to give her more 
height — a flat black hat atop a light gown always dwarfs the wearer. 
Black hose and slippers would be better with the black gown also. 
Spangled and trimmed with Jet fringe, this latter isa'ery becoming. Long 
sash ends, or loose panels of not at sides, add to its attractiveness. 

Lillian Conway, an exceedingly pretty blondie, tells the audience in a 
prolog how her brother John rescued 137 persons from drowning, some- 
where around Boston, and then shows all his medals to prove it. Brother 
makes some physical culture poses and sister joins him in a couple and 
then "all by herself" she reveals her own physical loveliness in a pose 
labeled "Rose." A hand.some white Russian wolfhound was drawn into 
The turn without rhyme or reason, but then there is no rhyme or reason 
for the act (save Miss Conway* attractions) when there are so many good 
closing acts available. 



•he Is delightfully feminine. An evening gown shows a striking orig- 
inality, surprising it has not been thought of before by the designers of 
•^backless affairs." A plain broad band of material finishes the top of 
low bodice in front and runs right over shoulders to the back and fastens 
in middle with a bow, as If tied. The material is metallic cloth and baa 
a flounce of handsome lace that joins the skirt just above the knee. 

A few other good looking gowns were worn by the other wom^, but 
they were not allowed to stand out, as Miss Frederick kept the center of 
the stage. 

Norma Talmadge should sit in an auditorium and hear the remarks 
while her picture is being run— most any picture, most anywhere. At 
the American the first half, all you could hear was: "Isn't she the 
sweet thing?" "Isn't she lovely?" "I Just love her." "Dont you love 
her?" "I'm just crazy about her," etc. In "The Wonderful Thing" she 
wears some lovely evening gowns, perhaps the most wonderful of which 
Is the sequin in two different colors, photoprraphing as black and white. 
It has splendid lines. A small hat trimmed with long trailing uncurled 
short flued ostrich was wonderfully effective. It accompanied a long 
wrap with chinchilla collar. There was another long wrap entirely of 
chinchilla and a short smart ermine coat that was worn with a large 
black straw hat. 



BURLESQUE REVIEWS 



WORLD OF FROLICS 

Thoda Barrow Nell Vernon 

Nellie Fly LUlian H.irvfv 

Charlos Burnem Joe Bristol 

Bill Burns Jaclc Cameron 

I. M. CJrimth Joe Bristol 

••.Sure-Thing" Mike Roy TecU 

Henri DeParie KJ L«oelYlor 

Maizie Jazz Anna Propp 

Uus Sliding liilly Watson 



THE BABY BEARS 

•Tack Kiildem Georgr© Reynolds 

Prof. .Shultz Jean Schuler 

Simms , Lew Turner 

Mins L>oughbags Nan Shannon 

Isabelle Ruth Denloe 

Crace PauUn? Rusiell 

Jaadore Ltchin^ky Harry S. L>evan 



Jean Paige, In "The Prodigal Judge," with its picturesque southern 
|settingg, makes a charming Betty Melroy. In the quaint old costumes of 
the period, with their draped skirts and fichu, corkscrew curls topped 
with funny little fiat sailors, tied with ribbons, and In a long trailing 
velvet riding habit and tall English walker hat, heavily laden with plumes. 
Miss Paige was a romantic figure in the film at the Cameo. A Spani.sh 
tece wedding veil was adorably hung. 



Miss Bernard of Bernard and Movers was regally clad, one might state, 
at the American the first half of this week — both her gown and wrap 
must have been fresh from the co.stumer. The body of the long wrap 
was of an exquisite quality of red and silver brocade. A ten-inch border 
of heavy Irldescents finished the bottom, and a wide yoke that stood 
up like a collar, of the same material, finished the top. The gown was 
of a quality of steel colored metallic cloth that surely would have stood 
Rlone, and had a broad band of metallic lace set in the skirt. The hips 
were slightly wired (there was a vestee and tiny sleeves of the lace) 
and the skeleton bodice and skirt were faced with emerald green, a ribbon 
of the same color running through the lace in skirt. The Four Brownie 
Girls were in green sleeveless sweater type coats over white satin blouses 
anl skirts, and white tams. The young woman of Goldie and Ward wore 
an ugly kiddie dress, but her orange fringe trimmed jazzy dress outfit 
with its black jet bodice, hugh wired jet bow at back and orange and 
black hat made a good flash. 

Two Inches of black net or georgette at the edge of Bhoda Bernard's 
beautiful pearl toned brilliant gown gave her full license to wear black 
t«hoes and hose with excellent effect. A black jet rope caught up the 
loose straight frock at the hip line, blousing it slightly, and tied in long 
tnds at one side. A long strand of jet and one of brilliants hung from 
one shoulder quite to the hem. Her pretty accompanist was attired in 
a quaintly becoming baby blue taffeta, slightly puffed at hips and laced 
at the waist in front. 

Alma BradJey wore an orange on3-piece cotton or wool crepe slip tl*^d 
at waist — with a small hat of same color — quite all the part called for. 
"Dance Fantasies" opened with three misses in dark blue indifferent cos- 
tumes. There Is a pretty blonde who does some good eccentric toe work 
in a ribbon trimmed bloomer costume, veiled with a short 1 ice skirt, who 
also looked well in the blue sweater and red tarn she used for the tougli 
dance. All the girls were in Persian silk voile, umbrella skirts, bloomers 
and bats at finale. 



One does not get very much out of this promising plrtiire, "Two Kinds 
rt Women." Pauline Frederick, the star, explains to the leading man 
There are two kinds — those who can, and those who can't. 8he proceeds 
to show tho woman who can, but no close-up of the woman who can't. 
The woman who can is rnth» r a nia*-ruline type and hardly true to life, 
yhe wears indifferent looking riding ththes except in two scenes where 



**T\'orld of Frolics," at the Colum- 
bia this week, Is sponsored by Dave 
Marion and features Sliding Billy 
Watson. It's a pleasing show on 
the whole, fashioned after the orig- 
inal burlesque idea of bits and 
numbers, rather than the modern 
musical comedy and extravaganza 
mixture. At th^t, there's a bit of a 
stor>% the thread of which appcar.s 
every once in a while, something 
about moving pictures, but the 
"plot' doesn't matter; it's {Sliding 
Billy all the way. 

And just think of It— Slul.iig Billy 
has become "refined." But a single 
"damn" and a solitary "hell" in the 
whole performance, and both justi- 
fied. And when it comes to cleanli- 
ness — thD town made famous by 
Sapolio was never aj spotless as 
this burlesque show. What's more. 
Sliding Billy doesn't even stoop to 
but one piece of business that can 
be described as vulgar. That's a 
pill-expectorating stunt in the final 
scene — and It's but mildly vulgar at 
that — and extremely funny. 

In the first part Sliding Billy 
wears his familiar chin piece and 
wig, with his "Dutch" characteriza- 
tion. The Watson slide Is brought 
into play here for the usual laughs, 
and most of the other familiar 
Waisonisms are registered with 
their customary sure-fire effective- 
ness. The old raucous voice Is still 
there, but the old poker game — a 
Watson trade mark — is missing this 
season. Besides Watson there's an 
excellent cast of specialty people, 
including Jack Cameron, who owns 
a dandy tenor and who does an ac- 
ceptable burlesque rube; Joe Bris- 
tol, a straight man with a good 
singing voice; Roy Peck, who is the 
conventional burlesque bad man 
with walrus mustache and guns; 
Ed Loeffler, a stage Frenchman, 
usual make-up and dialect; Nell 
Vernon, principal woman, blonde 
and statuesque; Lillian Harvey, 
singing ingenue, who has about the 
best contralto voice heard around 
in or out of burlesque in several 
seasons, and Anna Propp, diminu- 
tive soubrct, who cashes in heavily 
with stepping. 

"World of Frolics" Is a great 
singing aggregation, tho unusual 
vocal attributes extending to the 
chorus. The 18 are a good-looking 
lot, and they dont shout the num- 
bers — they really sing them — har- 
monizing at times, and always 
tunefully. One of tho ensemble 
girls, it appeared to be the second 
on the right, is a soprano, and a 
nifty one, whoso voice tops and 
stands out over the others. 

The first .scene of the first part 
is a hotel interior. Scene in one, 
next, a pretty gold and black drape, 
in ,which Lillian Harvey does a 
singing spe<'ialty that gets over. 
Sliding Billy's military trtivcsty, the 
one he showed in vaudeville a cou- 
ple of S€Msons ago, makes up the 
rest of the first part. It's in two 
scenes, a battle landscape in one 
and a full stage set, showing the 
trenches. Good old-time hoke here, 
with cannon balls rolling about the 
stage, Watson digging bullets out 
of every part of hia anatomy, o\c . 
with laughs galore. Watson doffs 
the chin piece and wig ali<r tin.- 
first scene, continuing throughout 
the rest of the show without the 
facial and head props. 

S»'iond pait is all in one set, a 
good looking exterior. This is old- 
time burlesque with Watson bear- 
ing the comedy brunt and j^'cuing 
laughs witli moro or les.s familiar 
bit.s. A comedy quartet, that later 
becomes a quintet, slopped liu* 
show Tues(hiy night. Trifd and 
true hoke, but alwaj's' etfroiivo. 
Th'To arf a few quirt sf)ots in tho 
show, and two or three piaffes that 
can l»o l« rmcil dull, hui in tli'.* main 
the comedy is well susfain<d, 'Die 
costuming is pretty all through, and 
th^ production pleasing to the fvc 
Anna I'ropp lands one of tho hits 
of the show with a Ku'^sian (\:\u<i . 
and otherwise figurrs importantly. 
Business was bv'ii- ih.m ''i;c 
Tuesday night. B'U. 



Lew Talbot's "Baby Bears," at the 
Olympic this week, rates with the 
best shown this season on the 
American Circuit. The production 
is adequate, the cast strong and well 
balanced, chorus and costuming 
good. 

The book and comedy scenes fol- 
low the hit and nimiber method of 
presentation and sticks to the beat- 
en trails as does the dialog, but the 
comedy bits are all well handled in 
capable hands. 

Harry S. Levan, doing a ciepe- 
hair Hebrew character throughout 
both ixcts, and Gene Schuler. han- 
dling "Dutch," are a pair of most 
capable comedians. Levan handles 
lines with a nice knowledge of 
values, and in addition is quite a 
dancer. He tied up the show on two 
occasions with eccentric stepping 
that had a distinctly original twist. 
Schuler is an experienced burlesque 
comic with real fun-making possi- 
bilities and personality. He and 
Levan divided the honors, being 
particularly entertaining with that 
old moss-bitten "What Street" and 
.similar routines which they made 
sound new. 

Geft'ge Reynolds, an Imposing- 
looking straight, dominated his situ- 
ations and looked immense at all 
times. Reynolds is a good-looking 
chap and a neat straight worker. 
His enthusiasm at times inclined 
him to slur enunciation, but barring 
a few slight, hardly noticeable 
breaks he .vtuck out on each ap- 
pearance. Lew Turner, the other 
male principal, handled several 
minor roles and character hits ca- 
pably. 

The women of the cast are Ruth 
Denice, a plump, shapely girl, ap- 
pearing mostly in tigiits. Miss 
Denice was flat on one or two occa- 
sions in her numbers, but it didn't 
interfere with her roteptions. She 
led the fla.^li scenic bit of the even- 
ing, which closed the first act. 
"Sleepy Moon." A purple eye with 
a huge fan of the same color was 
tho background for this. Miss 
Denice in purple tights harmonized 
with the set backed by the chorus, 
dressed similarly. 

Another specialty that clicked 
heavily was a muscle dancer, un- 
programed, who api^rared just be- 
fore the finale. Sho conjured up 
visions of Millie Dc Leon, Princess 
Rajah and others who entertained 
14th .streeters not so many yt-ars 
ago. Pauline Russell, tho soubrct. 
tied things up often with a slow 
shim and cakle delivery that found 
insJant favor. Nan Shannon, the 
prima, held tho voice of 'the produc- 
tion. She is a gootl-looking brunct 
evidently si>ending her first season 
in burlesque. Miss Shannon can 
wear clothes and lead several semi- 
class numbers with dignity. 

The show is in two acts and 10 
seenes, five of which ore full-stage 
.■^•et«. All of tho latter were in good 
taste, one or two of them lool<ing 
new or at least refurbished for this 
season. 

A bedroom set was the occasion 
for pome excellent comedy by Schu- 
ler and Levan as two burglars wlio 
are interrupted by tlio woman ten- 
ant nf the apartment, who enters 
and begins disrobincr. The parudo 
burglars are hiding behind a screen. 
The scono is handled cleanly and 
without offense, as was most of the 
show. It ends wh<n L«!van. sf«p- 
ping out of character, protests 
apainst the r.crlpt. contending that 
burlesque ha.s been hounded enou.Th 
and that he will not be a party to 
tho scene on that acc(.init and be- 
cause it Isn't being pl.iyed as re- 
hearsed. Asked what ho wants, he 
replies that h-^ wants to pl;iy Sehu- 
ler's part. Tho latter is em'bracin;^' 
tho nrirl. This has ])een lifted from 
a Coltunbia AVheel altraclinii or 
vice versa, and taken oriKinaTy 
from a vandevillo net. Tt was a bit 
too 'uVifle for this qrathfring. 

"Tho B.'iby T^ars" is a rood .iv."- 
ngo >)mlosqtje entertainment. The 
ti«-.n.»l Tuesday night r.'\pncify ;jt- 
tendanco were In and walfe.l f.,r tli- 
amateurs. Con. 



FIGHTERS BAD, BUT 
WITH A MAGICIAN! 



Con Has His Troubles Steer* 
ing Both to Money 



Dear Chick: 

I certainly have my hands full 
tryin* to manage Tomato and Merlin 
at the same time. A fighter is bad 
enough, but when you add a ma- 
gician to the stable it's like tryin' to 
shoot crap on a bed without usiu' a 
soft roll. 

Monday night we had plenty of 
excitement, and it ain't died out yet. 
You know since joinln* "The 
Humpty Dumpty Girls" Merlin has 
been doin' "Sawin* a Herring in 
Half" in the first part of the bur- 
lesque, and then doublin* back in 
our bit to referee, and see that To- 
mato has his odds if he needs them 
when hi boxes all comers. 

This night I made my announce- 
ment offerin* to forfeit $25 to any 
lightweight who stuck six rounds 
with my mauler. A local guy that 
we had planted climbed on the 
stage and after gt tin' into fightin* 
togs Merlin sent them on their 
way. 

When I make the announcement 
I always show the audience the $25, 
holding up two sawbucl. . and a fin. 
This sounds like a convincer, and 
sometimes coaxes up a sap who 
wouldn't move unless he seen the 
kale. Tomato takes the dough from 
me and sticks it in his belt, where 
it peeks out all through the bout. 

Monday night nothin' happened 
for a coupla rounds. This bird was 
a plant and was supposed to take a 
tank In the fifth round, so we didn't 
stuff the brass knucks in Tomato's 
gloves as usual. So you can imag- 
ine my surprise when he hung a 
right cross on Tomato's chin in the 
fourth round that dropped my bat- 
tler for a count. 

Merlin began to count after To- 
mato had hit the deck, but in the 
middle of it Tomato looked up off 
the floor and started to yell that 
Merlin had frisked him for the 
twenty-five fish. Merlin stopped 
countin* and they began argiiin' 
back and forth, with the house yellin* 
murder for Merlin to finish countin*. 

Can you get my feelings? Here's 
Tomato on the floor yellin' that Mer- 
lin has copped his jack. Instead of 
gettin* up, while the customers fig- 
ure it's a frame between Merlin and 
Tomato to rob the local pug out of 
a win and the sugar. 

For a coupla minutes I thought 
they was comin' up over the foots to 
get Merlin and the battler, but I 
finally nin out and grabbed Tomato 
under the arms, liftin* him on his 
feet. Ho paid np attention to the 
guy he was battlin', but let fly a 
left hook that knocked Merlin flat 
on his back. 

Merlin jumped up and run out 
in the audience with Tomato after 
him, and half the house 'joinin' in 
the chase down the street. The 
natives must of thought it was a 
picture company takin' shot", for 
Tomato was in fightin* togs and 
looked like a cross country runner 
wearin' boxin' gloves for mittens. 

Merlin ran straight for the nearest 
police station, and the crowd piled 
in the hoosegow after him like a 
posse. It was a good thing they 
did for it was the only way tlum 
yokes would have been convinced 
uiat the whole play wasn't a frame. 

Merlin told his story to the guy 
beliind tho desk, and when I .ic- 
cusod him of coppin' Tomato's jack 
out of his belt he admitted it with- 
out battin* an eyelash. I nearly 
choked with surprise, and says to 
him, "What was the idea takin' that 
money wlu n yo*i was breakin' them 
out of a clincii?" Merlin looks at 
me sort of disgusted like, and says, 
"I was only followin* your instruc- 
tions. Didn't you warn me that the 
boxing commission was awful strict 
in this town and to break llum 
clean'.'" * 

Can you tie that one? Here's 
.Merlin born and I -ought up within 
sneezin' distance of the main stem 
in the biggest" town in tlio world, 
and he ain't hep to the lingo yet, 
111 bet if I hadn't taken the cure 
and was to send him out for ten 
l)ucks worth of grease, he'd h«:ad 
straight for a garage. 

I don't know lutw long wt!l slick 
with this show, for businr'.-s d-'H't 
.seem .iny too guo<l. and 1 e^|lecl tlie 
manager of the 'ilunipty Damps' 
will 1)0 Ihinkin' of puttiu tl:e razor 
on US' soon. 

M> re <iirt n« x( \\ « » k. 

Voiir did ]i;il, 

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BURLESQUE 



11 



BURLESQUE OWNERS ON B. B. 0. TIME 
GUARANTEED PROFIT OF $200 WEEKLY 

3ix Shows Playing B. B. O. Houses Next Week— Profit Guarantee Regardless 
of Gross — Circuit Pays Salaries and Overhead t 



ii j i » I I i | Ijii - I M 



Xht newly formed Burlesque 
Booking OlTloe Circuit, incorporated 
lor 1100,000 last week, will increase 
Its list of houses and playing weeks 
from five to six next week, when 
th« People's, Philadelphia goes in 
tf ft week stand. The B. P O. cir- 
cuit as it stands with next week's 
bookings embraces the following 
houses and cities: Star, Brooictyn, 
••Whirl of c;irls,"; Gayety, Brook- 
lyn, "Victory Belles"; Bijou, Phila- 
delphia. -Whirl of Gayety"; I'eo- 
ple's, Philadelphia, "Monte Carlo 
Girls": Gayety, Baltimbre. ••x4iss 
I>U88": and Capitol, Washington, 
••Grown Up Babie ." 

The show titled "Whirl of Girls." 
routed in for the Gayety, Brooklyn, 



is understood to be playing under a 
nom de plume. "The Victory 
Belles," scheduled to play the Gay- 
ety, Brooklyn, carries the title 'of 
one of James E. Cooper's former 
Columbia shows, and is al:-?o a re- 
titled show. Botii the Star and 
Gayety shows have played before on 
th-6 American wheel lliis season. 
The "JMonte Carlo Girls." booking 
in the I'eople's, Philadolphia, moans 
that Tom Sullivan has left tlie 
American wheel. Ed. Sullivan's 
"Mischief Makers'* Is also roporlod 
as leaving the American wheel next 
week. 

The plan of the Burle^-que Book- 
ing Ollicos in handlin^j Uio rhows 
playing its circuit will be to guar- 
antee the owners a profit of $::00 a 



week. The principals will move 
along to another stand each week, 
but the chorus and scenery remains. 
Provisions are being made to supply 
each house with a weekly change of 
scenery. The B. B. O. pays the 
overhead, : ich as principals and 
chorus .salarit . and no matter what 
the gross, the owner gets J200. 
Harry Hasting.s' "Harum Scarum," 
playing the B. B. O. circuit, will 
close tomorrow. Kelly & Kahn's 
"Cabaret (Jirls" are not listed in the 
routes for the second week, and no 
further bookings have been laid out 
for the show. The reason for 
'I farnm -Scarum" closing was to 
make way for another ex-American 
r.how, "Monte Carlo Girls." 

(Continued on page 24) 



JOE WILTON STEPS 
OUT OF 'HURLY BURLY' 

Leaves American Wheel Show' 
After Dispute with Com- 
pany Manager 



Kansas City. Feb. 1. 

Joe Wilton's "Hurly Burly ' com- 
pany opened a week's engagement 
at the Century. American burlesque 
circuit, Sunday, but without the 
presence of Mr. Wiiton. According 
to David Hamil, company manager. 
Mr. Wilton quit the company cold 
after the* Saturday night perform- 
ance in St. Louis. It Is claimed 
that he gave no notice and that his 
actions were the result of demands 
made upon the management which 
were refused. It is also stated that 
Wilton had an interest in the show 
as to profits, but V as under no obli- 
gations to stand any share of the 
losses, if any. 

It is known that business could 
have been better, but there is 
claimed to be much feelln, among 
the members of the company over 
Mr. Wilton's action, they asserting 
he attempted to wreck the show 
and leave them without work. Wil- 
ton's lines and business In the bill 
were divided among other members 
<rf the company, and t% show was 
given without delay, this afternoon. 



St. Louis. Feb. 1. 
Joe Wilton, featured comedian 
and star of Joe Wilton's "Hurly- 
Burly" American Wheel show, stated 
to a Variety representative that ho 
had stepped out of "Hurly-Burly be- 
cause Manager Dave Hamel had re- 
cused to give him (Wilton) |15 to 
•€ttle his hotel expenses. 



SHORT CIRCUIT OBLIGES 
DIXON TO REPEAT 



Back at Park, Indianapolis, 

Within Three Weeks — 

Under Guarantee 



Henry Dixon's Revue (American) 
is playing a repeat date at the 
Park. Indianapolis, this week, witli- 
in three weeks. The current en- 
gagement is guaranteed for lH.\<>n. 

The aliurlening up of the Aiueti- 
can Wheel circuit is responsible for 
the repeat. 



BUFFALO CLOSING 

Academy's Bad Business Forcos 
Short Season 



The Academy (American wheel). 
Buffalo, is slaved to close tomorrow 
(Saturday, Feb. 4). Bad business Is 
the reason ascribed for the early 
termination of the season. 

The Academy is an Amalgamated 
Enterprises property, interests al- 
lied with both the Columbia and 
American circuits holding stock In 
the operating concern. 



VACATIONS OFF 

Bvirlccque Executives Held ^o Desks 
by Raging Battle 



Tho customary mid-wlntor vaca- 
tion trips to Palm Beach, Miami, 
and otner southern resorts have 
been passed up by the Columbia big 
chief.s this season, Sam Scribner. 
Columbia general manager, even 
havtn.<; canceled his regular January 
golfing trip to the south. 

J. H^M-bert Mack and ITenry C. 
Jacobs for the first time in many 
yeai's have also cut the southern va- 
cation trips. 

The burlesque battle between the 
Co!uml»ia and American interests i.s 
credited with being responsible for 
the foregoing of the southern vaca- 
tions by the Columbia executives, 
who. it Is uiulerstood, feel the cir- 
cuit's warfare has reached a point 
that necessitates their being located 
in New York for^he rest of the cur- 
rent season. 



Talbot's Columbia Show 

Arrangements are inder way 
whereby Lew Talbot will have a 
show on the Columbia wheel next 
season. 

Talbot, who has been producing 

for burlesque for a number of years, 

»«e ;ites two American wheel shows. 



At the* ofllces of the American 
Burlesque Association it was stated 
Word had been received from the 
manager of tlie St. Louis American 
house that Joe Wilton was ill in that 
city, and that he was to rejoin the 
•how next week. 



AGAIN TRYING BRIDGEPORT 

The Lyric. Bridgeport, Conn., a 
PoU house, playing stoc!: this sea- 
ton, will try burlesque as a tenta- 
tive proposition next week, P.arney 
Gerard's "(iirls de Looks" (Co- 
lumbia) going in for the week. 

The Lyric stock will bo trans- 
ferred to Poll's old house in Water- 
bury. 

The Bridgeport weeks fills In the 
lay-off ordinarily for the "Girls de 
*J>oka" between Boston and New 
Haven. Whether the Lyric. Bridge- 
Port, will become a permanent spoke 
•* the Columbia route depends <n 
how business develops for the 
Gerard show next week. 

The Columbia played Bridgeport, 
•^k at another house, earlier this 
■•ason. 




TAX FOR FUND 

Kan.sas City, Feb. 1. 
Commencing last week, the Gay- 
•ty, Columbia burlesque circuit, col- 
Jjcted ten cents on every pass. 
Manager Prcd Waldmann an- 
nounced that it was done under or- 
uers from the circuit headquarters 
and that the money would go to the 
Actors' Fund, 



SI! AKK II .\ NHS U ITIf 

AL WOHLMAN 

in "THE GRADUATE" 

WHO IS ENJOYING A SUCCESSFUL. SHOVV STOPPING TOUR . 
^ OVER THE ORPHEUM CIRCUIT. 

EVIDENCE TO PROVE THIS STAVEMENT 
Al Wohlman. "The flradnate.'twfc^sh from a course In singing of 
popular songs, demonstrates that he learned hl^ les.sons well "•»»»« a 
nowerful, pleasing voice and dishe.. out 'Mammy" songs and ftuch l.ke 
InJhe way that they are most acceptable. '^^J^;,^^-^^.'',^^.^^^^ 

Al Wohlman 1^ a resour..ling hit. Ho makes liis appearance as the 
irraduate of a corrc-^pondeiuo schot.l. we.*ring rap and gown and he 
makes liis andienee happy with a rep-.toire of clever songs \\ ohlm.an s 
Cood voice, combined with p..rs<mality and bii^ht material, places him 
in hirh favor. Incidentally he corner near l,ein« the best imitator of Al 
lolaon that Moore audiences have seen, but in f alrnr.ss. it must be sard, 
th. Jolson imitation Is announced as such and iV,»r;r„^^TT*'![. I'ctr 
offering. . -bhAi ILK WASH. 




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♦'i>i:MAND TIIK OKKilNAL" 
BETTY— —PHILIP 

MARTIN and MOORE 

If you will take an interest In 
your work and try to excel, you will 
go up. You can not bo kept down — 
and in due tinn> you will play the 
best theatres — we do and ai'O 

BOOKEb SOLID 

Direction, LEW COLDER 

TAIwK No. 7 



20 WEEKS-22 SHOWS 
NOW ON AMER. WHEEL 



Circuit Reduced from 30 

Weeks and 33 Shows at 

Season's Opening 



COLUMBIA BLAMED 
FOR BAD BUSINESS 



Circuit Heads Investigate — 
Inform Producers of Pro- 
cedure Next Season 



At a meeting of Columbia pro- 
ducers held Tuesday afternoon, the 
producers were again Informed by 
Sam Scribner no bad shows would 
be tolerated on the Columbia wheel 
nort .sea.son. , Investigation as to 
whether the houses or .shows were 
responsible for the p cscnt season's 
falling off in business,' aside from 
generally poor theatrical condi- 
tit ns, had convinced the Columbia 
people the shows and not Lhe houses 
iyere to blame. 

Another matt«»r discussed was the 

fre<iupent repetition of the same 

types' of comics, sometimes two 

weeks successively and at times even 

(Continued on page 28) 



mVESTIGATING COM. REPORT 

The committee of three American 
stockho'dcrs appointed to present 
the result of their examination of 
the American Wheel's financial af- 
fairs were scheduled to meet yes- 
tt^rday (Thtir.«^day). The meeting 
slated for Thursday of last week 
was called off. 

I. IT. Herk, American president, 
who was called to Toledo last week 
owing to the serious illness of his 
mother, returned to New York 
VVedtiesday, but would int comment 
on the burlesque flitui! m, Insofar 
as the American or its affairs were 
concerned. 



NEWARK OPENING SUNDAY 

Miner's Kmpire. Newark, N. J., 
Columbia stand in that city, here- 
tofore opening the week Mondays, 
switched to Sunday for the opening 
day, boKinning last Sunday (Jan. 
29). 'Kniek Knacks" as a result 
will play but six, instead of seven, 
day this week, Mollie Williams' 
Show playinpT (he hou.se Sunday, In 
accordance with the old schedule. 

The change was occasioned by the 
American shows playing the Lyric, 
and opening Sundays. 



The Aiji< riv .ui IV 'cMjuf Asso- 
ciaUon'si route, wiijcii listed 30 
weeks and 33 .sliows at the bej^'in- 
ixiui; of llie cun-eac treason, ha:i 
narrowed down to 20 wetkn and '2i 
sliow.<». The .^hrinkafre of the 
American'.-* playirrj; weeks and 
shows has been due to several 
causes. Bad bu.«iiiie.s.s In an un- 
precedented season has lijjured to 
a considerable extent, but the chief 
reason for the Amt>rlcan*a diminish- 
ing of houses and yhowa has been 
the Columl)ia-Ameriean battle, 
uliich alone is credited with having 
pulled away seven houses from the 
A. 1?, A. route. There are lions & 
damage's llaymarket. Chicago; 
Avenue, Detroit; Star and Gayety, 
IJrooklyn: Gayety, Ilaltimoro; Capi- 
tol, Washington, ard the Hljou, 
rhlladelphia. The latter named are 
controlled by Columbia Interests. 

In addition lo the above, the 
American stopped playing since the 
season started at the following: 
Academy, Pittsburgh; Trocadero 
and People's, Philadelphia; Em- 
press, Cincinnati; Orpheum, Mon- 
treal; Gayety, St. Paul, and Fifth 
Avenue, Brooklyif. Various causes 
entered Into the dropping out of 
the above, inability of the shows 
and houses to attract Bufflclent 
business to meet the overhead being' 
the main reason in the case of all 
but the Empress, Clminnati, which 
was sold to a Cincinnati picture 
man. 

The shows that have been 
dropped or left the American sjnce 
(Continued on page 24) 



WEEK'S $1,40 LOSS 

American's Baltintore First Week 
Does $800 Gross — Snowstorm 



The Playhouse, Baltimore, In Its 
first week as an American whfeel 
stand last week did $800 with "Some 
Show" as the attraction. 

The $800 gross means a loss of 
about $1,400 for the show. 

The terrific snow and windstorm 
that swept Paltlmore Saturday 
practically eliminated the best day 
in the week. 



"SOME SHOW" LOST OPENING 

Washington, Feb. 1. 

'Some Show" (Amerif n) did not 
open at the Howard Sunday night, 
a.s per schedule, the city authori- 
ties refusing the Ilow.'ird permis- 
sion to open, following the excite- 
ment attending? tlie collapse of the 
roof of tne Kni( kerl>oeker, with its 
resultant loss ot lOS killed and 
countless injured. 

Monday the eity authorities raised 
• he ban on the Howard, and "Some 
Show" went in at the matinee. 



BURLESaUE CORP. OFFICE 

The llurlcsque I'iiooking Corpora- 
tion, organized to handle the book- 
ings of the Star, fJayety, llrooklyn; 
Caj)itol, ^VashinI?to^|•, (iayety, lial- 
timore, and I'.ijou l'liiladelj)hia, ex- 
Ameriean house.*<, has taken over the 
f(»rmer Ifynicka-Uc i k oiriees on the 
third floor of the ('nliirnbi.i liuild- 
irig, ll;nieka Heik (dlices removint,' 
to -tlie eit^hth floor of the .'arne 
buiUling. 



BALTIMORE'S LEGAL FIGHT 

Baltimore, Feb. 1. 

The difTerences between Rul^ 
Bernstein, American Burlesque 
I reducer, and the Baltimore The- •' 
atro Company, lesses of the Palace 
and Gayety here, took a ^ew turn 
this week, when Superior Court 
Judge Kobert F. Stanton granted 
a plea from Berrriiteln's attorneys 
for an order to «how cause why 
the $1,500 check of Attorney Hecht 
should not bo held as payment of 
Bernstein's claim for $1,435.31 nam- 
agcs against the theatre for fil'urc 
to allow him to open his bhow at 
the house. 

Sheriff Thomaa F. McNulty had 
accepted the cneck in lieu of a bond 
when Bernstein attached the re- 
ceipts of the house. Bernstein's at- 
torneys allege the Sheriff exceeded 
his authority in accepting the 
check. A $4,000 bond was filed la.st 
Monday by the Baltimore Theatre 
Company and the Columbia Amuse- 
ment Company, 



BURLESQUE CHANGES 

John Forma n, last with Sim Wil- 
liams' "Mutt and .J«ff ' a.s udvanec 
man, has been iippofnted road man- 
ager for Harney Gerard'.i "Kiillies 
of the Day," joining in Buffalo. Fur- 
man succeeds Fred Folette, tem- 
I)orarily in cliarge of the show, 
since Fred Busoy retired as munu- 
ger a couiilc of weeks ago. 



BRIGHT BANDIT 

(Continued from page 1) 
Commissioner? Whether the rum 
runner .should have known a I'nited 
States Commissioner has no i)Ower 
to corifiseate .a <'ar and ita contents 
is another point. 

The duty of a commissioner l.s to 
decide whether or rot there I-i 
T)robab«e cause to Ix'lievc a defend- 
ant guilty of the offen^se alleged; If 
^.ruiity. To hold him for the action rf 
the grand jury <»r the District Coin*.; 
if not guilty, to disrhar/je him. 



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No. 11 



DOraldina will make a few "per- 
sonal appearances" for the Loew 
circuit, opcniner at th« Gates, 
Brooklyn, next week. 



Joseph Nemerov, who as assignee 
of Gilbert M. Anderson, has brought 
suit In the Municipal Court against 
the Barr Twins for $925 for moneys 
loaned, holds bimself liable to a 
$3,600 counter claim by the defend- 
ants. The latter have instructed 
their attorneys, Kendler & Gold- 
stein, to counter sue for that 
amount, for eight weeks' work, 
which the Barrs allege Anderson 
guaranteed them In a forthcoming 
musical production. 



Kendler & Goldstein, theatrical 
attorneys, have removed their offices 
to the Loew Building. 



Through the death of Florence 
Hehane'a mother,«the Florian Girls, 
of whom Miss Rehane was the so- 
prano, may continue as a trio In 
vaudeville. Miss Rehane will re- 
main at homo until her mother's 
affairs have been arranged. 



Another chapter was addtd to the Will II. Hays episode this week when 
the morning papers recorded the report that the new "trafflc cop of the 
screen" contemplated inviting Arthur Woods, former New York police 
commissioner, to act as his right hand man in the proposed producer- 
distributor organization at a salary of $50,000 a year. The announcement 
emphasized tho salary figure and tho desirability of acquiring another 
official of honorable record and eminent gifts as an organizer to give tone 
and prestige to the project. 

But not a word leaked about wliat Mr. Hays or Mr. Woods was going 
to do for these princely emoluments. The producing interests and Mr. 
Hays are going about this business the wrong way. For example, the 
Woods announcement came out following a conf^onco with Postmaster 
General Hays in the Union League club, New York, Monday. The state- 
ment on Hays acceptance became public at a banquet to the cabinet min- 
ister given by a group of producers In Delmonico'e. In the first case 
the feature of the printed story was Hays' $100,000 salary, and now the 
$50,000 that W^oods will probably draw. 

Over tho three-year term covered by Hays' contract these two items 
represent close to half a million dollars. Look at the >vTiole iiffair from 
the viewpoint of the exhibitor In the small town* Where does he get off, 
and what do these maneuvers inspire in his mind? Nothing but sus- 
picion, of course. The exhibitors are paying the freight. That half 
million must come out of rentals somehow, and no effort has so far been 
made to show the payer of rentals that Mr. Hays is not going to be an 
unmitigated extravagance to the business and a burden to him, the 
exliibitor. 



The Parthenon, In the Ridgewood 
section of Brooklyn, started vaude- 
ville last week, playing three bills 
a ^eek of four acta each. The 
opening bill of the week playa for 
three days with the remaining two 
but two days each. Dave Schaef- 
fcr is manager. 



Charles B. Maddock has settled 
his legal differences with Charles 
Witl^rs over "For Pity's Sake," the 
prpducer accepting a $4,000 ca&h 
settlement and relinquishing all 
production rights to Withers. Mad- 
dock originally sued through Nathan 
Vidaver for an accounting and the 
appointment of a receiver, claiming 
he Is equally interested with "With- 
ers in the sketch which the latter 
discarded last fall, although booked 
up to next June. Maddock wanted 
to continue with another player in 
the Withers role. 



^harlee and Sadie MacQonald cele- 
brated their SOth wedding anni- 
versary Feb. 2. 

Througfi an e. or In the billing a 
review of Sheila Terry's "May and 
December*' act, that appeared in the 
New Act department of Voriety, In- 
cluded the name of Paul O'Neill In 
the cast, Roy Scdley has replaced 
O'Neill, who left thtf act three weeks 
ago. 

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Jack Dempsey, Keith booker, re- 
turned to his desk Monday after a 
two weeks' illness. During his ab- 
sence Bill McCafCerty handled the 
books. 



Charles Dillingham returned to 
his office Monday after a fortnight 
in the New York Ton.iil Hospital. 
where he iHiderwent an operation 
on his nose and throat. 



Morton Green has been swifchcil 
from Fox's Academy to the City 
n«i assistant manager, Mr. Ron- 
thettl Is the manager. 



The address of Stanley Raffles 
Thompson wanted by hi,^ brother, 
Jim Thompson (Cycling Zanoras). 
Til* ir father Is ill, with slight hopes 
held out for hi.«i recovery. Jim 
Thompson may be addressed at 
] 2.312 Superior avenue, Cleveland, 
Uhio. 



Harry Bestry has brought suit on 
a contract In the Third District 
Municipal Court against Betty Bond 
(vaudeville) on a claim of $285 for 
managerial services rendered. Beei- 
try also settled his suit against Lu- 
cillo Chalfant this week, II. S. 
Hcchhcimer acting for the com- 
l.lainant. The action was for a $300 
loan. 



The benefit held at the Man- 
hattan, Sunday night, netted $23,000 
to tho families of detectives IVIiller 
and Buckley, who were killed by a 
n'^gro whom tht^y woro arresting 
^« venal w«^''ks ago. The th^.-^tre was 
donated by Mary Garden, as head 
• t the Cliioago Grand Opera, which 
has the Ii«jU!^:e for its annual sea- 



If Mr. Hays Is going to accomplish anything in the f^lm business, he 
must sooner or later establish satisfactory relations with tho exhibitors. 
He does not take hpld until March G, but in the meantime it would seem 
to be wisdom to pave tho way for amicable relations with all branches 
of the trade instead of strengthening the animosities and suspicions that 
already exist between the showmen and the producers. And that is what 
the policy so far pursued has done. Not only have the two branches of 
the business been further alienated, but the producing and distributing 
element has not been cemented to any degree. 

It is a fact that none of the producing company heads except those 
of the group wluch carried out the Hays "coup" knew a thing of the 
Union League conference on Monday except what they read in the Tues- 
day morning papers. There still remain half a dozen important pro- 
ducing and distributing ronrorns who have no part in the jfroposed 
Hays association. The principals in the Zukor group want the others in. 
At least they say so. But these concerns are not consulted in the making 
of important arrangements which they will presently be invited to sub- 
scribe, to. And finally, are all these heavy Union League and Delmonico 
meetings by way of business or heavy social diversion? The exhibitors 
in Omaha and way points would like to know. 



ONE-NIGHT STAND VAUDEVILLE 



The one-night stands for years 
overlooked by vaudeville as a source 
of revenue have come into their 
own during the past two years with 
the variety typ* of entertainment. 
Vaudeville j^ayed one or two days 
a week* has become firmly estab- 
lished In the email towns, largely 
duo to the increased number of 
picture theatres which have stages. 
The owners of these houses have 
found that a straight picture policy 
throughout the week does not bring 
forth the desired results. 

Vaudeville to a large extent has 
been the solution of their problem. 
This Is particularly true of suburban 
towns. It Is there one-night vaude- 
ville gets its strongest play and Is 
tfie most practical for the theatre 
owner. 

It Is essential for a town to bo 
located near a large city, which can 
furnish booking connections through 
independent agencies, to have Its 
theatre a one-day vaudeville stand. 
The present booking system for 
these houses has each booked Inde- 
pendently wi*h lie acts coming di- 
rectly from the booking point and 
returning there without playing any 
of the neighboring towns. 

This policy tends to Increase the 
costs of tho one-night bills, the 
transportation being an Important 
factor. In many Instances the thea- 
tre pays transportation both ways, 
with tho cost of the bills arranged 
accordingly. 

Long Island Is important In the 
one-night vaudcvillo Held. Practi- 
cally every town with a theatre 
plays vaudeville at least one day 
weekly, with several of the summer 
colonies securing additional vaude- 
ville In the warm months. During 
last Thanksgiving week one inde- 
pendent agency booked 235 acts in 
the Ivong Island towns. In most In- 
stances where the towns play 
vaudeville two days a week a differ- 
ent bill is I scd each day, with one 
or two days of straight pictures 



sandwiched In between the vaude- 
ville dates. 

Four to Six Acts 

The average on^-day vaudeville 
bill consists of between four and six 
acts, tho house playing a fetiture 
film in conjunction with the vaude- 
ville. An increased charge of ad- 
mission is made on all vaudeville 
days, which. In most Instances, are 
the most profitable for- the house 
owners during the week. The cost 
of the vaudeville bills at tho present 
time ranges from $60 to $100 a day, 
with the majority of the houses 
keeping as close as possible to the 
former figure, which Is a reduction 
from the wartime prices paid for 
bills, when the $100 salary limit was 
adhered to by practically all. 

Scenery is an important factor In 
one-day vaudeville. Most houses 
have but one man on the stage, 

leaving the handling of special sets 
and drops to the members of the 
acts. In some contracts issued for 
these houses a clause Is Included 
which states that a'cts needing extra 
men on the stage to handle the 
properties and scenery must stand 
all additional expense. This has 
proved important with new acts 
trying to get a break-in by way of 
the one-nlghters. Big acts breaking 
In have been often greatly in ar- 
rears after playing a few of these 
houses without having figured the 
salary of the players. 

Tho high cost of feature pictures 
Is largely responsible for the num- 
ber of small town thf^rcs installing 
vaudeville when possible. The pic- 
ture concerns have been making de- 
mands upon the theatre owners to 
use tho bigger features four or five 
days if they are to be secured at a 
price within their means. This -has 
prompted many to drop the costly 
picfures to use vaudeville and 
caeaper films. 

The vaudeville bills and pictures 
combined have done business where 
straight pictures have not, wkh the 
vaudeville programs becoming more 
important to the small town theatre 
as ilnoe goes on. Hart. 



ARTISTS' FORUM 

Letters to tlic Fontm should not exceed one-hundred and fifii/ icords. 
They must le signed hy the icriter and not duplicated for any other paper. 



New York, Jan. 2S. 
Editor of Variety: 

An item appearing In this week's 
Issue states that Eleanor Boardman 
has adjusted her $1950 salary claim 
against Laurence Schwab, producer 
of the Eddie Buzzell act. It also 
stated Miss Boardman claims sho^ 
was dismissed unjustly. 

Miss Boardman was engaged and 
sent to open with the act on the 
Orpheum Circuit, and tho manager 
o^ the theatre at which the act 
opened telegraphed the New York 
office stating her performance was 
unacceptable. Even then, we hoped 
she would improve and tried to 



keep her In the part. By the end 
of the week we were obliged, %t 
our expense, to bring her back to 
New York and send another artist 
to replace her. 

Miss Boardman called with Sam- 
uel W. Tannenbaum, her lawyer 
and we offered to give her $150* 
figuring, as we explained to he/ 
that although we considered her 
claim unjust, tho lawyer fees would 
amount to that. Miss Boardman, 
on the advice of her counsel, re- 
fused. We turned the matter over 
to our attorneys, Kendler & Gold- 
stein, and they settled Immediately 
for $100. Laurence Schunh. ' 



PICTURES AND POLITICS 



The political possibilities In mo- 
tion pictures are so enormous they 
cannot be measured, they cannot be 
Imagined, a possible limit cannot bo 
set upon them. Long understood or 
at least suspected by the relatively 
few, tho idea has come home to 
roost uncomfortably in the minds of 
Amerlcj^n politicians who arc busy 
now devising limits to harness this 
monster that might well if properly 
driven by them be of great use. 

The chief mentality of national 
standing that has so far shed light 
upon this question publicly Is one 
Senator Myers from Montana, or 
some such legislative light famed in 
the backwoods. He proposes to for- 
bid the use of picture theatres and 
the pictures shown in thdm for tho 
political benefit of those who manu- 
facture them. As tho worthy Sen- 
ator points out, unrestricted free- 
dom in using pictures for the bene- 
fit of a particular class might well 
put that class in a position where 
they could dictate national policies, 
a succession to power he views with 
considerable alarm if not with genu- 
ine panic. 

Thus proceeds apace the attempt 
to continue the present arrange- 
ments under which we are gov- 
erned, to harness us still more 
restrlctedly In the political swad- 
dling clothes that reformers, 
women's clubs, forward lookers. 
right thinkers, blue Sabbatarianlsts 
and others against everything hu- 
man and pleasant on Sunday or any 
other day have devised for us. With 
deliverance whispering seductive 
encouragements in our very ear wo 
stand idle while the attempt to 
cripple it be^ns. 

It Is allowed to proceed probably 
because the same forces work 
against one another within the con- 
fines of the f)icture industry as were 
busy preventing or disrupting united 
action when censorship appeared 
suddenly in New York State In full 
armor and attorneys of full mpntal 
growth were called In to do what 
they could, and did it, but too late. 
Thanks to hesitancy, inaction, Inde- 
cision, they had been called upon 
when the battle was all but won by 
the other side. 

The Same Mistake? 

Is the same mistake to be re- 
peated now when by the use of tho 
picture screen tho industry Itself 
and a vast public besides can win 
through to a certain measure of tho 
old-time freedom that obtained In 
the days before we embarked upon 
a great war to set tho world free? 

It Is hoped not, and it looks as If 
the hope were Justified, for those who 
should have acted before aro now 
busying themselves at tho task of 
doing something constructive, at tho 
job of the Ironing out the petty dif- 
ferences for the sake of a great ob- 
ject. Aro we to ride our self-ap- 
pointed moral guardians around on 
our backs like a dead weight for 
ye»rs because Jim Brown in OsUa- 
loo.sa, or sonic such place, feels that 



Fasnous or First National is extort« 
Ing $10 a picture too much from 
him? Is this joy ride for the bilious 
few to continue because the industry 
as collectively represented is divided 
In two parts, with exhibitors scream'* 
Ing murder and producers nursing a 
sour silence? 

Tho brain power In tho Industry 
has decided "no," probably on the 
theory discovered long since by 
Judge Gary in his direction of the 
affairs of the United States Steel 
Corporation that it is cheaper to 
settle than go to law. But how to 
adjust these differences and unite 
the whole of them in one song-sing-* 
ing session of sweetness and light 
has been for these many moons dis« 
cussed. Possibly it was the outcome 
of tho squabblo In organized base^ 
ball that suggestc'' a solution. At 
any rate the decision was reached 
to call In as chief arbitrator and di« 
rector an outsider. Wisely, tlfef 
outsider chosen is a politician with 
many friends and considerable ca« 
paclty, but will he see the advantage! 
of using the screen itself to push 
right up Into the public mind the 
idea that the reason they get less 
interesting pictures than they would 
otherwise get is that censorship 
has cast a pall over everything, 
choked off creative work for the 
entertainment of everyone by the 
constant fear of costly mistakes. 
The Blue Sundaylsts are now direct- 
ing pictures, and the time to tell 
people this is now, before they be* 
gin quitting picture theatres In such 
crowds that even Interpolated vaude- 
ville won't coax them back. 

Losing Sight of the Issue 
In the scrap for profit, the maini 
issue is lost^ight of. It is far more 
important to get together and se4 

people get good pictures than to 
spend a lot of time fighting who next 
on Cohen's list Is giving the exhib* 
iter the worst of it. The exhibitor 
will get 'the worst of it, and so will 
Famous, First National, and the 
others, and within a relatively short 
space of time if the full issue is not 
joined at once. 

Tho place to join It Is on the 
screen. Tell tho facts about the 
politicians and scare them'to death. 
The censors will certainly try to stop 
this, and when they do. leaving pic- 
ture people with a sufficiently good 
cause, they can go to court and pre- 
sent a case for free speech and the 
immemorial right of Americans to 
fight their political battles in any 
and all effective terms. 

With this done tho newspapers 
will take up tho case In full force, 
and the battle, If the lines of it have 
been well laid down, Is practically 
won. 

It Is won, that Is, If the handling 
of it If ^n capablo hand.s. The ccn- 
8or.«:h!p attlo that raged In New 
York showed in what careless hands 
this matter had been placed. Con- 
trol was too late switched from those 
who had bungled to the more experi- 
enced direction of national pleaders 
of the first eminence. In the new 
fight they should bo first In control 
with a united Industry behird them. 



.con. Fr;nik Kintzirj? managed tho 
affiiir, with George h'amis in charge 
of the .show which was supplied by 
tho Keith office. Therre were 17,000 
tickets sold for the benefit, but oily 
about 25 prr cent, of the purchasers 
attended. This Is tho second benefit 
f*)r the slain detectivcp. Recently 
a' morning benefit performance at 
the HarUm opera hou<^e and Al- 
hambra netted $11,000. 



Tho Knights of Columbus at E'iza- 
b^il), X. J., will hoT an indoor elr- 
( us wiileh opens f.t the iirnv.'ry to- 



nipht (Friday) an<'. continue:! lor 
eiglit days. The proceeds are for 
the K. of C. hut to bo built in Eliza-, 
beth. In the show are S^jdora, the 
Tasmanian."', Virginia .Sisters, Cot- 
trell Powells, Carl Wright, Stafford .-. 
Animals and a number of clov.n.^. 



The Strattcn, Mid«]l. town, N. Y.. 
playing pictures, anncunoes a now 
.'^plit week policy of four vau«Vvi]le 
acts booked by Billy Delan»-*y of tho 
Keith office. The cp« ra lioose at 
.Sunbury, I'a., dark for several 
month.«, opened this \vt«k v.i»h pi.p 



vaudovillo, four acts on a split week, 
booked by the Keith agency. 



The Loew ba.^kei'ball teinn de- 
feat^d the Central Jewish Institute 
five at the la tier's hom«' court Tues- 
day (Jan. 1'4), 28 to IC. 

Edward Wachtcr, Jr., <>f Tioy. 
coach of the Harvard t.ask< tbnll 
t'ani, ha.s ju.^t received an additional 
appointment an .^culling foaih at 
the Ci inison university. SouUing 

iipso 



known as a l.asketball player, but 
ho .s an oarsman of no nioan 
aV)ility. 

Al Bridwell, former shortstop en 
tlio <.;iojUs-, h.js been named man- 
ager of the (Jnronta, N. V.. t'-nni 
fi»r ihe c«)niing 'fca.'^on. IJiid ell 
piloted tho Charleston team in * 



s(uth«rn leacuo last year. 



Kd 






is to be taken u 
of ^t-mc tim< . 



there aft» r .i 
Wachler is 



bcKt 



Walsh, tho obi Wliite Sox tvirler, 
WIS in i'!i.'"!rg»^ of iho Onet»nta »»"* 
]r.:-t surt^mer. r..u\ .'ohnson I'oent- 
ly appointed AValsh nn umpire in the 
.\m»TitMn Lf;iL:.iio. 



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Friday, February 3, 1922 



LEGITIMATE 



13 



IK) ^IflKI" CUT RATE 
UNDER BOX OFFICE RATE 

Special Party Monday Night 

**Jumps" to Brokers— Just 

How It Happened 

'^There was a thrill along Broad- 
way Tuesday when It was reported 
scats for the biggest non- musical 
Ut In town, "Kiki," wore offered at 
cut-rates Monday night. Investi- 
gation showed there were really 80 
seats offered over the cut rate 
counter, but not at a price that 
was a cut under the regular box 
office scale of $2.75 for the attrac- 
tion. 

The performance at the Belasco 
Monday night was sold by the man- 
agement to a charity which in turn 
placed a box oilice value of $6.60 on 
the' seats. During the afternoon 
those in charge of the affair for the 
gale of the seats other than at th^ 
theatre got cold feet and "dumped ' 
to the agencies at $5.50. The 
a^ncies secured the seats so late 
they were unable t^ dispose of them 
and In turn "dumped" to the Le- 
Blang a«fency at $2 flat. The Le- 
Blang agency, taking advantage of 
the $6.60 price stamped on the 
tickets, put them over the counter 
at $3.30, on a half-price basis. 

"SCANDALS'" GOOD WEEK 



$22,000 



in Pittsburgh — Diiling 
Against "Follies" 



Pittsburgh, Feb. 1. 

George "White's "»S^ndals" gros.sed 
$22,000 here last week. Similar to 
advertising In.serted In Cincinnati 
the White revuo used the line. 
"Overshadows Zlcfrfeld's Follle-j." 
That is fnside stuff, being a retort 
toZlegfeld's advertising about "imi- 
tjdtofs." Zlegfeld's "Midnight 

frolic," with Will Rogers, Is cur- 
rent this week. The management of 
t^8 White show claims It never 
charged more than $3.50 since leav- 
Inf New York, and that the only 
losing weeks were the last three at 
the end of the Chicago run. 

Lester Allen, reported ill with or- 
ganic trouble, was out of the cast 
last weelcT White stepped Into his 
comedy roles and teamed well with 
George Le Malre. Allen's absence 
was not announced until near the 
close of the show. Allen was slated 
to rejoin the cast In Detroit this 
week. , 

' White is out for a big cast revue 
for next season and intends opening 
in New York Juno 1. The current 
"Scandals" is not expected to close 
•arly, having most of the eastern 
stands to play. It Is claimed he will 
use the Ziegfeld lino in the New 
Tork billing next summer. 



ENCOURAGED BY TURN IN BUSINESS 
TIDE, PRODUCERS RUSH NEW PLAYS 



Shuberts Speed Up Four Attractions— Brady Will 
Have Three Shows on B'way — Addition to Harris > 
List — Testing Stability of Box Office Improvement 



Indications now point against the 
probability of any extensive dark- 
ening of Broadway theatres until 
spring. The half a dozen houses 
unlighted have been assigned at- 
tractions and at least two will re- 
open this week. There has been a 
perceptable Increase in production 
activity since New Year's, yet show- 
men believe there cannot be enough 
succe.^.ses put on the boarjjs between 
now and the end of the season to 
make up the void that appears to 
impend for next season. That con- 
dition is claimed the impelling mo- 
tive behind the Erlanger-Shuberts 
combination booking scheme. 

Whether tho business spurt of 
mid-January was the sign of a 
permanent betterment or a. 'flash 
in the pan" cannot y^t be deter- 
mined. Weather conditions last 
week particularly affected the Mid- 
dle Atlantic section and held down 
attendance in all q^ses of thfa- 
tres. Washington and Baltimore 
were badly hit by the blizzard of 
Friday and Saturday. In Baltimore 
the storm killed Saturday night 
trade, one show being reported hav- 
ing $1,500 lopped from Its gross 
through cancellations and necessary 
refunds. In Washington the col- 
lapse of the Knickerbocker, a pic- 
ture house, with the loss of over 
100 lives, had a depressing effect 
throughout the east. Along Broad- 
way early this week weakness In 
box oflflce ^rade was partly blamed 
on the Capital dl.saster. The show 
of Saturday did not affect the mati- 



nees, but night attendance was off 
to the tune of $500 and~npw;ird for 
all attractions except the hits sold 
out In adv.anro. 

That the feeling of encourage- 
ment in managerial circles had 
some basis may be seen from the 
out of town reports for the third 
week in January. One of the major 
oflices checked up and found that 
only one attraction out of the en- 
tire list showed a loss. Tms week 
tho Shubefts ordered four new at- 
tractions rushed to production. 
They are "Make It Snappy," the 
Eddie Cantor revue, "Little Miss 
Raffles," tried out some weeks ago 
and taken ofT for repairs; "Rose of 
Stamboul, • asain listed for the 
Century, and "Mood of the Moon," 
a dramatic piece tried out of town 
a season or so ago. George M. 
Cohan, in addition to the No. 2 
"O'Brien Girl," will start a comedy 
Into rehearsal next week and an- 
other production looks sure to fol- 
low. William A. Brady will have 
three attractions on Broadway by 
next week, his "The Nest" opening 
this week at the 48th Street and 
"The Law Breaker" taking the 
Booth Monday (ho already has 
"Drifting" ^t tho Playhouse).* By 
February 15 It Is likely the list will 
be patched up again, William Har- 
ris, Jr., presenting "Madame Ticrre," 
the new title for the Brieux piece 
(first labelled "Les Hannetons ') at 
the Hltz at that time. 

In addition to the "Law Breaker" 
next week, "The .Blushing Bride" ' 



LARGE BOND ISSUE 
ON JOLSON THEATRE 



will enter at tho Astor, succeeding 
'The Squaw Man," a revival flop. 
I<Vank Fay's "Fables," listed for 
premiere this week, has been set 
back until Monday, at that time re- 
lighting tho Park. "The Married 
Woman" will vamp Saturday from 
tho Princess, that house going dark 
for a week before reopening with 
"Desert Sands." On or about the 
.same date tho National will relight 
with "The Cat and tho Canary." 

"Tho Chocolate Soldier" at the 
Century has three or four weeks 
more. It has made a better record 
than any of tho late fall revivals. 
Right now it in the most popular 
cut-rate buy on tlio list. Reports 
are that around 2,5100 tickets were 
pold last Srf^^urday In the cut rates 
for "Soldier," that probably con- 
stituting a record of its kind. The 
gross was less than IndlcAtcd by the 
bulk of patronage, reaching about 
$14,600. 

Something of an admission price 
record will be set by the Chicago 
Grand Opera Association for its 
Saturday night performance, de- 
voted to the beneflt of the Devas- 
tated France movement. Because 
of that the committee has priced 
the scale at $12, with the boxes said 
to be getting fabulous prices. The 
attraction will be "Salome," the 
opera which Chicago recently voted 
"thumbs down." The Chicago oper- 
atic invasion this season is drawing 
fairly big business, though a certain 
loss is again Indicated. That the 
Windy City organizatjon will lose 
dess is also true because of the re- 
duced operating expenses, made 
possible the withdrawal of several 
.•^tars. The admisfiion scale regu- 
larly Is $7.70, as at tho Metropol- 
itan. 

Marie Lohr led off with the week's 
premieres, bowing in Monday with 
• (Continued on page 14) 



$500,000 1st Mortgage 7/ 

Bonds Ready for Public 

Sale at 100 



o 



MANAGER'S Z SHOWS 
OPPOSE EACH OTHER 



Wm. Harris, Jr/s, "Lincoln" 
and ''Bad Man" in Balti- 
more This Week 



Baltimore, Feb. 1. 
Two William Harris, Jr., attrac- 
tions opposed each other here last 
week, when "Abraham Lincoln" was 



EDNA" MAY ALL RIGHT . 

Mother Writes Sister in Syracuse, 

Denying Poverty Reports — Checks 

for Xmas Presents 



offered at Ford's and "The Bad published reports in a letter to her 



PETROVA NOT MANAGING " 

Olga Petrova denies she has any- 
thing to do with the management 
of "The W^hite Peacock," in which 
Mme. Petrova Is starring at the 
Comedy, New York. Mme. Petrova 
wrote the drama, which the Sel- 
wyns produced. The managers con- 
tinue to control the show, reported 
to have been taken over by Mme. 
Petrova. 

Though not getting big money, 
"Peacock" is said to bp bettering 
an even break and Is due to run 
until Easter. 



HOSENFIELD'S "FORBIDDEN" 

Sydney Kosenlleld emerges from a 
two year submergence with a new 
comedy he calls "Forbidden" and 
describes as a "play of mirth and 
sentiment." The piece will yee pro- 
tluptlon befc^ro i:a.ner. 

Rosen field's last author's bow wa.^ 
with "The Love Drive' which made 
Broadway history by popping up 
under the title of "Under Pressure" 
Jjn<Jer Hosi^nQeld's direction after 
Marc Klaw had dropped It under its 
original monicker, tho history be- 
ing^ com pri.-od In two ^ll()^t Broad- 
way runs of the same failure under 
<»»fterent n.imcs. 



Man" showed at the Auditorium 

The reason lay In tho fact that 
the attractions, though under the 
same managemen^t, are booked out 
of different ofllcea. "Lincoln" was 
handled out of the K. & E. office 
and "Bad Mao." booked by the Shu- 
bcrts. The latter show beat out 
"Lincoln," which was a repeat date 
and it is known the producer did 
not want to play it, particularly 
when It was found his BBttractions 
were opposing each other. 



Syracuse, Feb. 1. 

Edna May, who left the stage to 
become the wife of Oscar Lewisohn, 
is not suffering in dire poverty, de- 
spite published stories to that effect. 

Definite denial of the stories was 
made here on the written authority 
of Mrs. Lewlsohn's mother, Mrs. 
Edgar C. Pettle, now with her 
daughter In Lo'ndoif. 

Directing the refutation of* the 



PHILLY WEEK-END 
AT REDUCED RATES 



Quaker City Becoming a Fiye- 
Day Town 



sister, Mrs. M. Moreland, of Syra 
cuse. Mrs. Pcttie also said: "It 
does not look much likA penury 
When Edna gave as Christmas pres- 
ents to each of her sisters. Jane 
and Marguerite, checks for |500." 



Philadelphia, Feb. 1. 

Philadelphia Is becoming known 

as a "five-day town." Visitors are 

going away to other points every 

Friday, apparently considering the 

* Quaker burg too "dead." 

A proof of the exodus is indicated 
by the fact that one of the biggest 
hotels is now offering reduced rates 
for the week-end. 



Iliram F. Harris & Co., Inc., 
dealers in investment securities, are 
about to announce an issue of $500,- 
000 of first mortgage bonds on the 
Jolson 59th Street Theatre building, 
serial gold bonds bearing 7 per cent. 
Interest. As secutity for the Invest- 
ment there ia offered the 61 -year 

lease of the property, valued at 
$200,000. and the building, per con- 
struction figures plus addltion.^N set 
at $928,000. 

The estimated rentals from tho 
stores and apartments, exclusive of 
the theatre, Is claimed to be twice 
the total interest charges, and the 
retHrns from the theatre, now 
leased, are placed at $85,000, with 
the normal federal Income tax paid 
by the borrower. 

In addition to the 1 - per cent, 
equity In the property and figures 
showing earnings four times more 
than the annual charge on the bond 
issue, the Investment is still further 
backed up by the personal guaran- 
tee of Lee Shubert. 

The public offering price will bj 
100 and Interest, less 3 per cent, to 
dealers. Out of the selling commis- 
sion one-half of 1 per cent, may be 
reallowed to flnancia! institutions 
and insurance companies. 



REINE DAVIES' $12,500 

Injured Automobilitt Recovers 
Judgment Against Two Defendants 



STAMFORD OUT AS *BREAK-IN* 

The Stamford, Stamford, Conn., 



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^ I. HOUSE SUMMER LEGIT 

Tile Ihintiiif^ton, L. I. is being 
'onovated and will play a legitimate 
Pohcy, beginning in tlio .spring. Tlic 
nouse is owned by Whltostone & 
^old.stcin and has been playing in- 
'J^Penflcnt vaudovillo and pictures. 

Last summer William Faversham, 
^no is a resident of Huntington, 
^sed th*. house as a tryout for "The 
Sllv.T Fox." Tho success of this 
J'onture convinced tlio owners that 
the lopit policy for the summer 
"months would bo a profitable ex- 
l^efiment, hence tho renovations 



PAID $400 TO MRS. L. HOYT 

The revival of "The Squaw Man," 
with William Faversham, which 
closes at the Astor, New York, Sat- 
urday, to take the road will not 
include Mrs. Lydig Iloyt. the society 
matron, in the cast out of town. 

•drs. Iloyt is reported as not 
wishing to leave New York, with 
the Shuberts equally satisfied with 
her leaving the comi)any, owing to 
Ihe $400 salary paid her. duo to the 
social prestige in New York. 



P. M. A. MEETING ADJOURNED 

A meeting of the Producing Man- 
agers- Association called for Tues- discontinue 

day was adjourned w thout official ^ ^^^^^ ^^^^ 

business being possible because of 
no quorum. 

It Is said Illness kept several 
members from attending. The mat- 
ter of stage censorship was to have 
been considered. 

Monday, In a statement. to a dally, 
W. A. Brady accused the P. M. A. 
of having side-stepped the censor- 
ship Issue. He failed to put In an 
appearance at tho meeting. 



GARDEN CUTTING EXPENSES 

Willie Connor?. local theatre 
treasurer and assistant treasurer at 
Madison Square CJarch^n, has re 
signed. Mr. Connors 
tiikct sale for tho Deni] 
ii^'ht at Toledo and also for several 
other chami)ionshlp events. 

An effort to reduce salaries and 
«>.\pens«'S at the (Jardcn wa?* allcj^ed 
to be Connors' reason for re.igning. 



"-^ ■ r eorunr 

handled tlicj c^tarred 
l.acv-Will.udi^.,^,,.,^ 



CO-STARRING ARTHUR BYRON 

I^dmund IJrcese is to leave * liluo- 

bcard's Eighth Wife" when the 

. company concludes playing tho 

Sul)way time about X*\v York, llo 

will be ropJ'iced by Arthur Byron, 

who will make his dc^mt with tlie 

company at the Carrlck, Chicago. 

Fehruary 20. i:yron Is to be co- 

^vith Ina Clairo for 

run. . 



under the management of Mrs. 
Emily Wakeman Hartley, a break- 
In house for Broadway attractions. 

its legitimate 
policy after this week, due to the 
scarcity of productions. 

A dramatic stock company Is to 
be installed Monday under the 
management of Mrs. Hartley. 



The Jury before Judge Finch in . 
the Supreme Court, New York, 
Mojpday, gave Relne Davles a ver- 
dict for $12,500 against the two de- 
fendants In her action for injurlen 
received June 18, 1919. The Justice 
charged the Jury' Monday morning, 
following the summing up last 
Friday by the counsel In the throe- 
sided suit. 

Miss Davles claimed she had been 
estopped from further appearances 
upon tho fitage as a result of the 
accident, which caused her tem- 
porary spells of blindness and 
fainting. 

The defendants were the owners 
of the cars in collision, the Brlar- 
cllflC Manor Association, of Briar- 
cliff Manor, 1^. Y., and Slme Silver- 
man of Variety. Miss Davlcs v/.js 
in Mr. Silverman's car when the 
accident occurred. Her trial attor- 
ney explajned Silverman had been 
coupled as a defendant In order 
that the exact fault of the acci- 
dent could be determined. 

Three disinterested business m^^-n 
who were passengers In the Briar - 
cliff nuto* bound for the railroad 
station at the time, teatifled th<' 
driver of th«» BriarclifC car made a 
sudden turn on the Albany Post 
road, moving directly In the path 
of the oncoming auto, and at that 
moment looked south Instead of 
north, from which direction the 
other car was approaching. Tho 
three witnesses agreed the Silver- 
man car was moving at the rate of 
between 25 and 30 miles an h'»ur, 
while the Briarcliff car was going 
at about 10 miles an hour. 



"O'BRIEN GIRL" CHORISTER 



EEVATED TO TITLE ROLE 



tlio 



M. King Ordered to Support Child 
Milton Ki!ig, formerly willi Ihe 
"Wandering Jew" appeared before 
.Judge CJibbs last week, charged by 
his wife. May King, with abandon- 
ment of his three y( ar old child 
King pleaded guilty and was ordered 
to pay $10 a week for one year for 
the child's support. On this condi- 
tion Judge Glbbs suspended son- 
toncc 



LEDERER, LECTURER 

(Jeorgo AV. Lodcrer Is among a 
number of Broadway authorities 
.schedided f'»r addrc.:*-e3 to tht- 
.-.ci-narlo classes t>f Cidunibia Kni- 
ven.ity. ' Tlie Pyycholocry of Ciii- 
oma Censorsliip' Ij tlio Lcderf.r 
assignment. 



Equity Meeting on Coast 

San Francisco, l-'eb. 1. 
An Equity meeting Is being 
planned for the coast, with the de- 
tjUifl to be settled when Frank GII- 



Helen Mann Joined Cohan Show for Chorua — Be- 
> came Undcrsludy — Now Goes Out in Road Shew 
in Name Part 



Ilolon M.itm, who joined "Tho 
(> T.rien Hirl ' ch <riis in Boston when 
most of the choristers withdrew 
during the Eniity agit.ition last 
sMnirncr. has l»cen cng.igcd for the 
n «m«' r(dc in road company of "Tho 
(>'Bri<'n (Jill" which is to oj>en tills 
mf)tith. Miss .M.uin has been under- 
study to 101izal>eth lline.><. .'^♦•vcral 
weeks ago she stepped Into tho load 
upon Mis.T llinf's' illness. (J»v>rge 
M. Cohan ^-emalned thront^FT tli<' 
entire performance to uatcli thf 
new principal. 

Miss Mann will have 1jo( n tho 



more arrives hero Friday, it Ic Bald, aecond "find" for "The O'Brien UlrL" [tcrpolated Dumbers. 



Miss IliJif^s drew aM<tition while 
ajipoaring in ' liovo Bird.s ' List 
spring and left tliat show to j'dn 
tho Coiian piece, thon preparing to 
open In Bo.«>ton./ It is said Miss 
Mann has had a little vaudevilll^ 
exporioneo. 



"Spanish Nightingale" Preparing 

Leo Falls "Spanish Nightingale" 
is hiring iirt'p.ared for Ar'iorican i»re* 
scntation by the Shuborta. 

Hnrold Atteridge Is adapting the 
hook. Fdward Winston and Adon- 
jon Otvos are writing several in^ 



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The.alltgod attimi>t« .1 hold-up laftt Thursday night at Jolson's thratro. 
Kew York, rosultou in an exotlUnt press story which landed for ft 
banked head on the first pnpo of the dailios. The yarns stated the collec- 
tion motor car had sonn thin;? like ITT). 000 in cash, picked up at the 
various Shubert box oinces. As a matter of fact, there was little or 
no cash in the car, which Is used m<»stly to pick up the ticket boxes 
from the houses, tlK^ count-up aitiially hoiiip: done in the morning in one 
of the Shubert otMces. The collector dois lalvC the cash from the Jolson 
because of .the distance from that house to the bank, but the reports 
that $15,000 was In the collector's pocket were exaggerated. All other 
theatre managers take caiT of their own receipts, banking the money at 
various nigiit depositories. Hen Mall.mi, manager of the Jolson, stepped in 
as the hero. He went to the entrance with Schaeffer. the collector, where 
» yegg tlasJied a gun. Mallam pulled the collector back into the lobby, 
whereupon the stick-up men fled. Mallam touched off the burglar alarm. 
Al Jolson was on at the time and, sensing something wrong when house 
employes dashed to the front, spoke louder than usual and diiitractcd 
the attention of the audience. 



3?okel answered, I regulate traffic. *• •'Do you arrest epeederg?" he was 
asked. 'Xaw, I never arrest them for epeediiip. I get 'cm for reckless 
driving," he replied. Queried as what he load done ishen he caw the lady 
at bis feet, the constable answered he bad taken his badge out of 
his pocket and pinned it on his coat. When pressed to teJI which driver 
ho thought responsible, he eaid the colored chauffeur had said he was. 
Asked why he had not arrested the colored driver for reckless driving, 
the constable answijred he never thought of it, . v 



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, Selling out has Its disadvantages, though admittedly they are excep- 
tions. Inability to "spot' ilie "wrong" lu)ld( is of ticktts is %ne, meaninjj 
that with all seats sold switches from one part of the hou«e to another 
cannot be made. It happened that twice Negroes gained entrance to the 
Music Box by holding tickets for good locations downstairs. Both 
times the tickets were st,icured througli agencies. Karly in the run the 
porter of a hotel club bought four tickets from a broker wno at the 
time was getting $8. SO per ticket ($3 premium). The broker thought 
the tickets were for a club member and paid no attention to the porters', 
squawk about the price. The management had many things to say 
to the agency wliich replied the doorman should have made a fewitoh. 
Soon afterwards patrons in the front of the house complained to the 
management that colored folks were ensconced In choice seats and the 
objectors refused tp remain. It was found out the tickets had come 
from the same agency. But that time the broker ^-howed it was not 
his fault. Several seats were sold to another agency and when the latter 
was put on the carpet declared the sale was made to a white man in 
good faith. 



"Picking plays is l^e tagging the ponies," eays J. Km Adams, stage 
director turne<l play broker. "Judgment isn't of it In anything like the per- 
centage that obtains in any other profession. An architect, a chemist, 
an Inventor, even, can with some approximation forecast the result of 
his own or another's labors. No oife can safely predict the fortune of a 
play. The elements entering into successful selection l)affle anaylsis. 
Augustin Daly In the good old days could fairly anticipate what would 
happen with any one of the native or foreign pieces he offered durlnff^hls 
brilliant regime. Then the demand mobbed the country's limited play 
supply. Today's crowded lists of going attractions and crowded shelves 
of pieces begging for production make the fate of any ono of the works 
that see the light a wondrously problematic substance. No one knows 
ia advance siu'ely what's what. Gambling with dice eccentrics in the 
dark and with the hands tied isn't too extravagant a parallel In an essay 
to describe the situation. 

•'Captain Applejack Is shoved, pushed "and jacked on and scores.. 
Other plays are fought for tooth and nail and fail. A dozen experts 
of the fheatre declare fervidly such and such a play submitted stands 
an 80 to 20. chance for success, and another 20 to 80. The dark horse 
wins as often as the favorite. New York's prodigality of riches makes 

criterions difficult here. Three productions tlffit held New Yorjc stages ing, was on his way to the office of 4 
for brief runs recently to indifferent business are now doing a turnaway real estate dealer, whei-e the pur« 

business in Philadelphia, a city set down the f\rat cf the year as show ' 

bound, blown down and anemic to the nth degree. 

"The very worst judges of what makes for box office pabulum are the 
expert critics. Only here and there does the public trail the expert 
info. 'A Bill of Divorcement' ic5 a pre'sent piece distinguishing this rule." 



RANDS 0. H., TROY, 
DESTROYED BY FIRE 

Playhouse Built in 1872-^ 
About to tiave Been Trans- 
ferred as Alarm Sounded 

Troy, N. Y., Feb. 1. 
Rand's Opera house was totally 
destroyed and several business con* 
cerns suffered heavy losses Tuesday 
from a spectacular fire which broke 
out at 11 a. m. There was no one In 
the place at the time except a clean* 
Ing woman, who had no dilficultf hi 
making an exit. 

The roof and walls of the theatre 
fell and the smoldering timbers set 
fire to the adjoining property. 

The property was to have change^ 
hands at virtually the moment the 
lire was discovered. The agent for 
the Rand estate, owner of the baild* 



The mystery why a number of theatre ticket agencies buy and feell 
liberty bonds has a comparatively simple explanation. It furnishes a 
plausible alibi for the broker to display no signs in the window save the 
strip mentioning the bond offer. One broker explained he had so many 
requests to place cards of attractions in his window that it would be 
entirely cluttered up, but that the libprty bond scheme keeps the space 
entirely clear and neat. The revenue from the bonds Is comparativly 
nil, BO far as the agency is concerned, netting aboht |50 per month. 
'Bonds are bought and sold according to the daily quotations in the 
papers, a charge of one per cent, being made for service. 



•'Gold Diggers" Is now a "legitimate" term in the musical comedy cir- 
cles. The phrase when used as a show title caused much comment ^en 
on Broadway, and that goes now for the road. But dramatic agents in 
submitting lists to producers have one group tabbed as "gold diggers," 
the term now classifying the show girl type of chorister. 



Arthur Hopkins and A. H. Woods closed the season of Marjorie Ram 
beau in "Daddy Goes A-Huntfng" in Chicago last week, and then had 
the opportunity to secure next week In the Bronx. Hopkins notified the 
company he would play the Bronx date if they would agree to hold to- 
gether, to which they acquiesced. 



Norman Trevor has abandoned his scheme of producing a series of 
plays at the Princess, having had "sufficient" with the failure of "The 
Married Woman," which closes there Saturday. He will appear in 
•'Desert Sands," which opens at that house next week, but is not con- 
nected with the manag* nvnt. 



A. 1j. Krlanger and David Bclasco are reported to have lo.'-t $S5,000 on 
their American production of "The Wandering Jew." 



The Fiske Producing Corporation, organized In 1918 by Harrison Grey 
Fiske, was officially dissolved this week, Dittenhoefer & Fishel filing 
the dissolution papers this week with the Secretary of State. The attor- 
neys advi.^x other inactive theatrical corporations to take this step even 
ct the cost of attorneys' fees, to eliminate annual tax fees that pop up at 
most Inconvenient times, and which must be paid if the corporation is 
etill actually existent though inactive. 

Jack Pickford is reported to have confided to a friend in New York 
that he and Murillyn Miller were recently married. 



Sam IT. Harris and Arch Selwyn, accompanied by their wives, arq 
Bailing for llavima tnnicrrow. Thf>y will be the guests of John J. 
McGraw, the manager of the New Vork Giants, who is heavily interested 
In the race track there, and the visitors will probably put up at the 
ciub house at Oriental Park, sfvoral miles outside the Cuban capital. 
wh« re the track Is located. The party will return by rail, stopping off 
at Long Key for a week of fishincr, th»'n malting the Florida resorts. 



In the trial of the damage action instituted by Relno Davies, which 
consumed all of last week before Justice Finch in the New York Supreme 
<:ourt. Miss Davies was on the witness stand for about a day ftnd a half. 
Her manner of testimony and bearing in the witness chair attracted the 
Idle lawyers around the big court house, until Judge Finch's courtroom 
was drawing standing room. The lawyers remarked Miss Davies' testi- 
mony as a whole and' her skillful i)arrying of the severe cros.-; -examina- 
tion by Herbert Smythe, accounted as one of New York's leading legal 
e\aminers, although he failed to tangle iip the young woman before him. 
lint the lawyers w'^ro paral\zed, or seemed to be, at her un''xpe<te<l 
explanation toward the conelu*«ion of Miss Davies' examination, wh'^n 
Mr. Smythe produced a newspaper clipping of 1915 vhich stated Reine 
l>avies had been In an accident at a Fort I^eo studio whil«3 making a 
j)icture and had suffered .i fracture of tvvo ribs. Previously ^liss Da\ ies 
.had informed Mr. .'^m\ I'ne she pever had had a serious accident prior 
Co the collision of tiie two automobile.s at Briarcliff iManor on June 18. 
1919. 

Miss Davies denied the T'ovt T.ee aeeident. "ITow do you account for 
this printed story?" asked Mr. Smythe. "That must have been mv press 
a;ent or the press agt nt of tne cejiip-'ny, * repli*^d Miss Davies, aftei* 
reading the notice. The lawyer couMnt see it that way. "But don't 
you know," naively remarked Mis.-j Davies, "that th • notice reads Just 
a^ i)res3 agents write that kind of matt«r? It says 'it was thonghi' and 
'it was sai<r all through it." "I read nothing of tho kind," answered 
Sinythe, testily. "Then i)ltaso read it over again and ^iloud," answeie<l 
tlie girl on the stand. Smytiie started to r'^ad from the cli.»ping: "It was 
said yesterday at Fort Lee," etc., arxl a few lin's later, ''It was thOAight 
je.^tfrday Miss Davies might have suJfcred two fricluied ribs." Mr. 
kmythe thereupon dropped the lort Leo questinuing. 

One of the witnesses for tlio defense crei^tcd amusement by his tale. 
Mo said he was the town eonstable of Ossinfng ( "re-elected three time's 
straight") and that he had be' n leadin;? a cow as the crash happened. 
*I heard a zipp and a bang," said the constable, "and then I looked back 
and saw a lady right at my feet." (Miss Davies had been thrown 20 feet 
r«l /Wlica (kukeiX what hUi duties were a« constable, the 



The theatre ticket concession In one of New York's newest hotels is 
said to have been secured by a prominent theatrical firm and given over 
to a youthful relative. The hotel hasn't been a Vhale of a success and 
naturally the ticket stand has not been making money In light of the 
$7,500 rental paid. A guest asked for tickets for a current hit, which has 
a top price of $2.75 (with tax). Th ) answer was that no tickets were on 
hand, but "might" be obtained — ai $7.fo eacli, Th'd guest continues a 
patron of a Broadway agency. 



Margot Asquith's one woman show at the New Amsterdam Tuesday 
afternoon drew a trifie more than $0,000. The wife of the foi^ner British 
Premier comes back next week for q, repeat. The draw was attributed 
mainly to the curiosity if the social Inner innera to view close-up the 
writer of one of the decade's most frank diaries. The same curiosity may 
pile up profitable attendance elsewhere. The impression created by this 
single from London, who reads from her recorded experiences, is approxi- 
mated by an audible remonstrant at the New Amsterdam premier, who 
shouted somewhere near the end of the reading: "Good night, I've paid 
my money for nothing l* 

The atmosphere of the preliminaries of the American tour 'routed for 
the titled reader is ajch ingeniousness triply distilled. Granting an ^iter- 
view to New York writers Monday night, for publication the morning 
of her opening day, Mrs. Asquith proved the season's prize ingenue. 
Quizzed for copy by the reporters, she didn't know our Jane Addaifts 
even by hearsay, t^iought iazz meant slang, and the colloquial term yellow 
an adjective solely qualifying the advertised peril of the Far East. An 
informed promoter of caviare divertissements for th(f socially elect who 
attended Tuesday's reading and had noted the newspaper reactions to the 
advance interview blamed the lady's advisers for failure to rehearse both 
the initii^l press chat and the substance that compounded the premier 
reading. 



chase was to bo closed, when the 
alarm was sounded. The purchas- 
ers, Harry P. Hull, James F. Brear- 
ton and Miss A.^1. Woodward, had 
drawn up plans for extensive reno- 
vations to tho building and the the- 
at re proper. 

The theatre Is a total wreck. It 
had a valuation without furnishings 
of $115,000, and the loss is covered.' 
Rand's Opera house was one of the 
oldest and best known theatres in 
tho country. It was opened to the 
publl? Nov. 11, 1872, by tho late 
Gardner Rand. Mrs. Scott Siddoas, 
a noted reader, waq the ope?»ing at- 
traction. It was reconstructed and 
alterations were made again a few 
years ago. •* 

Harry Hall has been conducting 
it as a picture theatre for some time. 
A fire on July 9 last closed the 
house for several months. The loss 
then did not elc^ccd $2,000. • 



LEGIT ITEMS 



"Bulldog Drummond," the Charlie Chaplin melodrama of the genera- 
tion, continires to crowd the Knickerbocker theatre upstairs and down, 
matinees and nights, with everyone who professed to know anything 
about New York's show favor guessing themselves out of air to solv: 
the riddle. Not a single native connected with the show, front or bick, 
believed It would endure a single week. Immediately following it.-? up- 
roarious opening in New Yorlc, when its mock tense speeches and perfervid 
climaxes brought Its initial audience to its feet In good humored derision, 
anyone might have had the production for the cost of carting away the 
scenory. 

The guesses at solving the cause for rts crowded business hit many 
conclusions. The Judgment backed by most of the guessers is that what 
is known as the better class of theatregoers find In the play something 
of the sensation of slumming. ^>roadway has never had so raw a speci- 
men of underworld stuff, these protagonists reason, and getting a chance 
to .see just what kind of lurid melodrama the other half enjoys is a lure. 

A numerous contingent believe the newspaper critici.sms had much to 
do with stimulating curiosity. So bad a melodrama thafe^ as a mirth 
provoker It was good, represented the critfclsms In the main. That 
Charles Dillingham had missed his own guess about severa' pieces spon- 
sored by him earlier this season is a factor declared to be the k^y to the 
generally good humored reviews. Grouchy adherents of the principle that 
the drama may only be advanced by sticking strictly lo tho practice of 
unequivocally damning all bad plays and hailing only good ones see the 
playwrighting of the country plunged back a quarter of a cen*vir. by the 
example the English thriller is setting. Believing the favor accorded 
"Drummond" to be an insight Into the present state of the world's 
playgoing mind, canny drama doctors are digging up entombed hair- 
raisers of the American stage of the past and furnishing then for early 
opening.s. Among pieces being lenscd by speculating managers for pos- 
sible overhauling and r^^charging are "The Fatal Wedding," "Convict 
999,' "The Unknown" and the series that iised to make tho old Bowery 
theatre rock with the applause >and hisses excited by "The Ticket ot' 
Leave Man." and not excepting the lurid crop that used to mako nolf^' 
the auditorium of the old H. R. Jacobs "lUmi" tlwvfjre on Tliird ayenu*'. 
when "The Riddle isrother.s" and other howlers held th: stage. 

BROADWAY STORY 



"For Ooodnesa Sake," the Fred 
Jacksoa musical show produced by 
Alex Aarons, which opened out of 
town last week^ will be seat Into 
Boston for a run prior to opening 
on Broadway. The piece had been 
tentatively booked for the Aator, 
New .York, wYien the Shu*erts de- 
cided to put their own production, 
"Tho Blushing Bride," In that house. 

A company Is being organized by 
the Shuberts for a revised version 
of the musical piece, "Little Miss 
Raffles." The original company* 
had a short out-of-town fun, but 
never reached Broadway. 

Mrs. Templeton Is believed to be 
the daughter of Byrne by his lirst 
wife. 

William Clifton of Clifton A- Ren- > 
nio state.^ "ThoRaJnbow Girl' has 
not closed and Is continuing Its 
route. 



(Contiaued fn'm pap:e 1.") 
"The Voice from tho Minaret.'* The 
ICiiglisIi st.'ir was aecorde;! line men- 
tion, though tho play itself is n >t 
hi^;iily regai-dcd. Tuesday <>venin^' 
Doris Keanc witii "Tho Czarina' at 
tiio Knipire dr^w a wealth of favor- 
able comment. Tlio Wednesday 
ojienings were "Pins and Ne^Mlles" 
at th<^ Shubert aiid "The Ne.-;t' at 
tiio 4StIi .Street. Tlie import«(l Rus- 
sian company "Chauve-Somis, ' wa.s 
delayed in arrival and will not open 
until Friday. It is annoMnc«^d as a 
limited engagement of live woel-is. 
After a long dark period tho Green- 
wich Village theatre wa.s listrd to 
rfopen Thursday wi^li a revival of 
"The Pig«;on." 

There is little change In the 
Kt.onding of the hits. "Music Box 
Revut" and "Good Morning, Dearie," 



are the musi. al leaders, with "Sally" 
ruiuiing vejy close to the pair in 
money gross; "Bombo" rAl Jol.son) 
and "Tho Blue Kitten" are also in 
the big money division. "Kiki" and 
"Captain Applejack' arc the dra- 
njatic top .score.**, but "Bulldog 
Drummond"' is now riglit with the 
leaders in total business. Last 
wcrk it had its biggcs't gross, 
around $1C,700, but the house is of 
l.irgo capacity, and some of Its bal- 
cony is handled through cut rat«s. 
"Tho Dover Road." while not 
t(»unted vvith the le.iders. is getting 
about all the limited Bijou will hold. 
The Buyc and Cuts 
While the b»iys on the week In- 
creased the attraction-* that were 
offered at cut rates decreased. This 
latter fact duo to the attractions 
that slipped out last week, The 



total In the buy list numbered 25 
while tho cut rates dropiied from 20 
listed shows last week to 15 for 
the current period. 

Two of the new attractions this, 
week Were accorded bu>s by the 
agencies. They were I>oris Keane 
in "The Czarina," at tho Kmpire, 
and Mario Lohr, the Knglish actress, 
who opened at the Hudson-in "The 
Voice from tho Minaret." There 
were 250 seats a night taken for 
both attractions?, with the usual rc- 
tuin. 

The compl<>te list of buys now 
running include "r.lo.-^som Time" 
(Ambas.sador). "Kiki" (Helasco), 
"The Dover Road" (Bijou), "Marjo- 
lalne" (Broadhurst), "Tangerine" 
(Casino). "Chocolate Soldier" (Cen- 
tury), 'Terfect Fool" fColiaoJ, 
"Captain Applejack" (Cort), "The 
CzaiMna" (Fmpire), "Fp in the 
Clouds" (44th Street), "Kl.sle Janis 
and Ga.ig" (Gaiety), "Gocul Morn- 
ing Dearie" (Globe), "Six Cylinder 
Love" (Harris), "The National An- 
them" (Miller), "Tho Xowo from 
the Minaret'' (Tludsdu), "B«>inbo" 
(Jolsons), "Bulldog Drummond" 
(Knickerbocker), "The O'Brien Girl" 
(Libirty), "The Grand I >uke'| • 
a.yceinn), "Music Box Ii(vue" 
(Mu.sic r.ox), "Sally" (New Anister- 
dani), "Lawful Larceny" ' Kepub- 
lic), "Tho Blue Kitten" < Selwyn), 
and "Bill of Divorcemen' ' (Times 
.Square). 

At cut rates It was iiossible 
secure stat.s for "The Squaw Man 
(Astor). "The S. S. Tcnacity^^ 
(Belmont), "The Chocolate Soldicr|| 
(<'ent\uy>, "Tha Whito Peacock" 
(Comedy), "Duley" (Frazee), "The 
Circle" (Fulton), "Lilies of the 
Fi<ld" (Klaw), "Bulldog: Drununoiur 
(Knirkerbocker). "The Ginnd Duke^ 
(Lyceum), "Tho Mountain Man' 
(Klliott), "Just Married* (Fayn), 
"Drifting" (I'layhouse), "The Mar- 
ried Woman" ( I'rincc.^s), "SlnifflJJ 
Along" rfi.lrd Street), and 'Danger 
(39th Street). 



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SPARES MRS. LYDICS PRESTIGE 



BOOZE HIMINC HOUND 
GnSSTUNGFORTWENTY 



Shubertft Wanted to Close Revival at Attor, but 
Continued on Co-operative Plan — 25 in Cast — 
Deficit One Week 



Tl»e William Faversham revival 
of •The Squaw Man" has been play- 
ing the last two weeks at the Aator 
on the commonwealth plan. The 
revival was presented under the 
management of Lee Shubert, who 
wanted to close the company two 
weeks ago, at the time Mr. Faver- 
sham was taken ill. On the reu; "n 
of the star the manager v.as p:. - 
sanded to permit a continuance ( ' 
the run. with the players agree. 13 
to anp<^'"'^' on the coa^rnonvoi , 
bus's. 

Tli^To are 25 .sp-aking; roles i;i 
the cast and Mr.^ Philio L\dij; 
(Julia lloyt) is pluyinj: one of thv 
principal roles in tlic production. 
The society matrons j laje debii: 
has caused something of a stir ro- 
cially and the society papers h:ivc 
made considerable comment re- 
garding her :4i>pea ranee behind t!\e 
footliglits. A closing after a brief 
run of a fortnight would have been 
a terrlHc thrust at the sta^e rftjpira- 
tions of the social star, and it is 
intimated that she was largely in- 
strumental in bringing about the 
commonwealth arrangement. 

Those in the cast oi' 'The Squaw 
Man' comprise members of both 
Equity and Fidelity. Those W'.o 
are members of the latter organiza- 
tion do not need the sanction of 
their organization to make what- 
ever arrangement they see fit with 
any management a'3 to the terms 
on which they play, but the Equity 
membership are compelled to ob- 
tain permission from the union be- 
fore they can play on a common- 
wealth or co-operative basis. The 
continuance of the run for two 
additional weeks after Mr. Shubert 
wished to close indicates that that 
union's sanction to the plan was 
forthcoming. 

During the first week that the 
company was operating on the plan 
a deficit in the bqjc office occu. red, 
with a number of seats "out*' for 
one performance. Tlii« matter was 
later adjusted. 



B'WAY RESTAURANT 
GOING AHER "NAMES" 



New York Press Agent With 

Decided Thirst Is Gypped 

in Montreal 



FOREIGN ACTORS USURP JOBS 
OF AMERICANS, EQUTTY VIEW 



Knickerbocker Griil Unsuc 

cessfully Seeks Elsie Janis 

—May Get Edith Kelly 

Gould 

.Foe l*aiil. nianagei- of the Knlek- 

erboc'kor (Irill, New York, made a 

tentative offer this week to Elsie 

Janis to open as a special attrac- j 

tion at the Grill to succeed Irene 

Caatle, v.ho is to leave in two i 

« 
v.celcs. Miss Janis turned dow,h the 1 

cal^aret ofLcr, notwithstanding^ the 
restaurant man asked her to set 
lier own salary and but one appear- 
ance a night was called for. -~ 

Early this week it was reported 1 
that Edith Kelly Gould had been j 
.selected to succeed Mrs. Castle at I 
the Grill, she also appearing in 
'•Pin.T and Needles" at the Shubert, 



Aborn With Costuming Firm 
Sargeant Aborn, the theatrical 
manager, has been appointed gen- 
eral manager of Tarns, the costum- 
ing concern. Arthur Tarns the head 
ct the company is retiring from 
active business and has given 
▲born an interest in the firm. 



10 RO WS LOST 

San Carlo Co. Loses Throug!i Box > 
Office Oversight 



San Francisco, Feb. 1. 

The San Carlo Opera Company, 
which opened at the Century thea- 
tre recently, did a turn -away busi- 
ness at the first performance, but 
after the curtain rang up some ten 
rows in the liouse were discovered 
to be empty. Inquiry at the box 
office disclosed that all the scats 
were absent from the ticket rack. 
Failure on the part of the manage- 
ment to understand the empty seats 
led to a further search, and this 
brought to light the missing tickets, 
which In some unaccountable man- 
ner had become lost. 

The Irony of the situation devel- 
oped when It was learned that hun- 
dreds of opera lovers who came 
seeking seats were turned away and 
told that the house was sold out. 
After they had departed much dis- 
appointed, the missing tickets 
turned up. 



CHORUS OF SOCIETY'S DEBS 
INVADING MUSICAL COMEDY 



Society People Wrote and Are Sponsoring **Just 
Because" — Oscar Eagle and Bert French Re- 
hearsing Production 



Society Is Invading professional 
musical comedy on a gigantic scale. 
"Just Because," a new musical 
comedy In rehearsal under Oscar 
Eagle and Bert French's direction. 
Is solely the work and sponsoring 
of society people. Anne Wynn 
ORyan, a sister of General O'Ryan, 
and Mrs. Lewis B. Woodruff col- 
laborated on the book and lyrics. 
Madelyn Sheppard dit. the score. 

The cast will include a "chorus 
of debutantes" composed strictly of 
society debs. The professional cast 
supporting them are Frank Mul- 
lane, Olin Ilowland, Jane Richard- 
son. Queeiiie Smith. Charles Trow- 
bridge, Jean Merode, Nellie (;raham 
l>nt, Ruth Williamson and Edgar 
Xelson. 

The show opens in Stamford. 
<^onn., I'eb. 2I». booked l>y K. & \:. 
^- L). ).erg is the general manager 
of the pro'luotion, and .Major C. 
Anderson Wiiglu ihe publicity 
ninn. 

Tlie anfhois previously v/rote 
"Hooray for the Glils." a cli.jrity 
production which played at the 
I'-^yes i.ist year. 

Tht» jM'oducers have ported a 
JlO.OOO bond -itii K<juiiy to irsuie 
tlie cnst'y returi\ fave^ c'c 



5-FOOT DEPOSIT 

(Continued from page 1) 
numVci- of ordinary slips together 
to detail the numerous chcciis. 

Most of the mail reque.«its are for 
balcony seats. Jill orders will be 
filled, the agency buy being for the 
lower floor . Imost entirely. The 
management i."* requesting patrons 
to send in orders by mail with 
checks accomi)anied. stated that the 
balcony seats are dispensed to the 
public and mnnot very well fall 
into the hands of ticket speculators, 
who are clia>rging as much premium 
for the upper floor scats as the reg- 
ular broker.s are getting for the 
orchc.>'tra seats. This method also 
prevents "dirrgirs" ^'t the box f.nice. 
viitually nil tiie balar.'.\ ticlccfs 
bc»ing sold far in advance. 

The .scale f»»r the Music }U>x will 
he lowered to ?t.lO top Kla:tiii« Ma\ 
14. tliat ol»tai!iini? into ar.d t!iroii£;h 
the Mii.nner. Tlie pr -sent as^'iiev 
l)iiy (xtcnds iirlil Maicii 11. and ihr 
brokers havt- n'reaJy ar:anf;«'d to 
<.'Xl«i!d the buy ai-ollier ciKht weeU^ 
at the regular $:. .'0 top. Tiiat faUe- 
th«* shov.- un to M:iy 1-'. A furtli. 1 
biiv at til-' ?l.<0 scale I. 



Montreal, Feb. 1. 

Behold, there journeyeth to our 

burg last week a gentleman of vast 
intelligence — a man wise in the in- 
iquitous ways and vicissitudes of 
this. mortal sphere. 

With the hauteur of a Cae.sar, the 
f.ang froid of a French poilu, and 
the pugnacious look of a Dempsey, 
this wise bird hopped off the New 
York train at our own and much 
revered Windsor depot, and, grip- 
ping with all the affection of a 
mother a bankroll of generous pro- 
portions, hit the trail for the nearest 
thirst -asf;uaging emporium, known 
to the common people as Quebec 
Lifiuor Commission Depots. 

Be it known, one and all, by these 
presents, that the thirsty one in 
que:;tinn directs the publicity for a 
mighty theatrical circuit from mil- 
lionalrlvh offices in the Great City. 
Thus doubly establishing the fact 
that he was wise. 

Safely running the gauntlet of a 
number of seedy gentlemen of un- 
certain and unlisted professions, 
from those who would dispose of 
tlu> time-worn gold brick to pro- 
moters who could sell him the roy- 
alty rights on all trains entering 
and leaving the depot, the wise one 
kept to the path and did not change 
gears until he was safely within the 
portals of one of a few hundred 
liquor depots. 

And there, amidst liquid plenty, 
with the back drop composed of 
cases of 'Extra Special Scotch," 
piled one on top of the other, and 
the "tormentors" (rightly named) 
consisting of fantastically labeled 
bottles, each containing an effect 
equivalent to T. N. T., a little com- 
edy-drama was enacted. The drama 
was produced with a cast of three 
— the v/isc one from New York and 
two males supporting. 

As a fitting prolog, the law in this 
province provides that one bottle 
only of firewater shall be purchased 
in any one store in one day. That 
bottle can be multiplied a hundred 
fold by visiting all the liquor depots. 

The New I'ork gentleman couldn't 
soe one bottle at all. He wanted 
many bottles, and wanted 'em with- 
out paying out a considerable por- 
tion of his kale In taxis. 

Wise One (brightly and blithely, 
to amiable looking clerk) — Two bot- 
tles of Dewar's Special, a coupla bot- 
tles of Gordon Dry, and a 

Clerk (equally , as bright and 
blithe)— Nothing doing, brother. 
Only one bottle's all. 

Wise One (registering chagrin, 
disgust !!x !?:-xx?-?)— How come, 
only one bottle? 

Clerk (with decided air of finality) 

(Continued on page 17) 



PHILLY'S FUND BENEFIT 



Annual Performance at Garrick 
Friday 



Philadelphia, Feb. 1. 

The annual Actors' Benefit Fund 
performance Is held here Friday 
(Feb. 3) at tlie Garrick theatre. 
Among the orferings sent over from 
New I'ork are "The Other Mrs. 
Bellis," "The Sign of the Hour," 
"Lovers" and "The Triangle." Billle 
Burke, Jane Grey, Irene Franklin 
and Ted Lewis, John Charles 
Thomas, Frank Mclntyre and other 
artists now playing at local theatres 
will appear in sketches and novel- 
ties. Following in the plan of last 
year's "Ports of the World," a pag- 
eant called "Sports of the World," 
in which Philadelphia society girls 
taj<e part. lAs been arranged. 

The orchestra will be conducted by 
Richard Schmidt. The stage will 
be under the direction of Fred G. 
Nixon -Nirdlinger, Hairy T. Jordan 
and Alexander Leftwich. 



COLLISON'S OWN 

Wilson Collison's "Desert Sands" 
will be the next attraction at the 
Princess. "The Married Woman" 
closes there Saturday, the house 
being dark one week and "Sands", 
opening Feb. 13. 

It will be Collison's first drama, 
he i.a\ ing devoted himself to farce 
wrifi.ig hrrctofore. Tlie author is 
prodMcln.:; t!ie new play on h;3 own. 



"The P.lnshin - Bride" lo«?t :t« .Mon- 
(i;i:.- n.;*!!* perr(»rniunee at the Play- 
house, Wilmington. r»ei.. liirough 
d«-iay in soener> arriving. It opened 
Tuesday night. 



Emerson Said to Be Agitating to Have Managers 
Give Preference to Native Players — Many Eng- 
lish Plays Current 



JULIA SANDERSON, ILL, 
UNDERSTUDY BALKS 



"Tangerine" in Confusion 
Tuesday Night When Aud- 
rey Maple Disobeys 

JuKa Sanderson was out of "Tan- 
gerine" at the Casino, beginning 
last Tuesday night, because of ill- 
ness. Audrey Maple, who has bee.: 
with the company for over 10 weeks 
for the purpose of covering the role 
played by Miss Sanderson, refused 
to go on at the last minute. A hur- 
ried rearrang' ment of the cast was 
necessary, with a general switching 

of understudies. 

"Tangerine" celebrated Its 200th 
performance Monday night. Carle 
Carlton returned to the role of band 
leader and directed the orchestra 
for the anniversary performance of 
his own production. He was sched- 
uled to leave for Palm Beach on 
Tuesday evening, but was compelled 
to forego the trip because of Miss 
Sanderson's illness. 

The attitude assumed by Miss 
Maple in refusing to assume tlic 
principal role of the production 
which she had been engaged to un- 
derstudy was stated by the manager 
to have been caused by pique be- 
cause they did not give her the role 
and drop Miss Sanderson from the 
cast. Cariton stated Wednesday 
night he would refuse admittance 
to the theatre to Miss Maple when 
she appeared for the night perform- 
ance. 



REDUCED ALIMONY 

John Steel Earning Lost Now- 
$250 Weekly for Wife Too Much 



The examination of John Steel to 
determine his alleged financial In- 
ability to pay his wife, Lidonie B. 
Steel, $250 weekly alimcny under 
a separation agreement has been 
set by Justice Guy for Monday 
afternoon, J'cb. 6. when Steel is ex- 
pected back In town to fulfil a 
vaudeville date. Steel Is asking for 
an alimony reduction on the ground 
he It earning only $610 weekly 
against the |1,500 he wa3 making 
at the time Justice Was.<^-.ervogel 
^granted Mrs. Steel's separation. 

Mrs. Steel sued on grounds of 
cruelty, alleging the tenor stated 
a wife was an obstacle to his pro- 
fessional career. They were mar- 
ried Nov. 22. 1919, and have one 
son. 



Contradictory views were ex- 
pressed this week regarding Eng- 
lish actors here supposedly by of- 
ficials of Equity. John Emerson, 
according to a stoYy In a daily, was 
scheduled to confer with Samuel 
Gompers, president of the American 
Federation of Labor, with the sup- 
posed object of influencing man- 
agers to engage American players 
in preference to foreign artists. 
This meeting was slated for 
Wednesday. 

A statement credited to Frank 
Gillmore, who started for the coast 
last week, explained the affiliation 
agreement between Equity and the 
English Actors' Association wai 
definite. According to Gillmore, 
members of one association when 
entering the jurisdiction of the other 
automatically become members and 
"must from that moment start pay- 
ing dues," although excused from 
payi.ig Initiation fees. That is, an 
English player when coming here 
and playing must pay dues to 
Equity, and American players, if 
appearing in England, would like- 
wise be called on to pay dues to the 
British association. 

If the Equity's opinion that Eng- 
lish actors are keeping American 
players out of engagements is au- 
thentic, it is surprising in light of 
the number of English professionals 
counted as Equity leaders. 

That there are any greater num- 
ber of English actors here than in 
other seasons Is not apparent. It 
is true that more English plays are 
current In New York than at any 
time for years. The acceptance of 
those offerings by the public Is the 
reason, and but for them several 
Broadway houses would be without 
attractions. However, of tike Eng- 
lish plays only two are all-English 
in cast. "Pins and Needles," at the 
Shubert, was imported In total, or 
rather brought over here under 
contract by De Cour\ille. "The 
Voice from the Minaret," which, 
with Marie Lohr, opened at th« 
Hudson, is al.so an all-English cast. 
Similarly, however, that Is an im- 
ported production, having been 
brought over for a tour of Canada 
and with no origipal intention of 
American bookings. Most of the 
cast of "Bulldog Drummond," at 
the Knickerbocker, may be English 
players, but have been here for 
several seasons. There are only 
two or three English players In "A 
Bill of Divorcement," while other 
pieces of English authorship now 
current are virtually all given by 
American players. 



PERMIT H. P. PKRCE 
TO MARRY AQRESS 



ANOTHER "BAT"? 

"Superttition** to Rehearte — Held 
Back Last Year— Conflict Feared 



''Superstition," a mystery play, 
will be placed la rehearsal this 
month, Joint production of L. Law- 
rence Weber and Lee Morrison. 
The drama Is the idea of J. E. 
Brady, scenarist for Metro, but the 
dramatization has been made by 
Edward Rose. "Superstition" Is 
said to call for a number of stage 
tricks and is reported having been 
held from production last season 
because of possible conflict with 
"The Bat." 



LIGHT OPERA ENGAGED 

Light opera at Forrest Park, St. 
Loui.«i, under the auspices of the 
Municipal Association of St. liOUls, 
will open this year. June 6, with 
"The Highwayman." 

Among tlie principals engaged 
are Sophie Brandt, James Stevens. 
Frank Moulan, Arihur CJoary, 
Jerome Daly, Doone Jackson, Eva 
l-'allon. Jay Smith. TliC nuisic.'«l 
(lircctoi will be Ch-irles Pievin. 
with I'rank Painger .mage director. 
Tiie season is for eight weeks. 

Before opening in St. Loulv. Matt 
cwrui will tnke t!ie or.^ani'/alioa to 
Havana f »." six wecl.5i. 



First Marriage Annuled by 
Court and Vatican 

Syracuse, N. T., Feb. 1. 

Harold Spaulding Pierce, of New 
York, son of tho Ir.te William Kas- 
son Pierce, one of the founders of 
the old Pierce, Butler & Pierce Co., 
of this city, whose first wife caused 
annulment of her marriage on the 
ground he was incapable of physi- 
cally entering the married state, is 
preparing to wed Marguerite 
Wheeler, actress. In New York. 

To enable Pierce to secure a mar- 
riage license there a copy of the 
I9ir> annulment decree here has been 
forwarded to him. Supreme Court 
Justice Leonard C. Crouch signed 
an order on motion of his counsel 
permitting the opening of the sealed 
records in the case to enable a certi- 
fied copy thereof to bo sent to New 
York. 

Will m K. Pierce, father of tl.e 
yountr rnan. commiited .*^uicido when 
the old IMirce. Butler & Pierce Co. 
went to the wall. Pierce's mother 
nins the Brazilian Coffee House Itt 
Xew V«»ik. 

Tlie first wife of tho young man 
i« r.ow Mrs. Ralph Chatilion. of this 
v'Av. h\ adilitior to the civil action 
luouglit here to di.ssolvo h'^r mar- 
r a^e to Pierce, 'is first wife carried 
iur rase to the \'utican. and the ec- 
rlesiastlcal courts hHd for ^er as 
v.cll. 



16 



LEGITIMATE 



Friday, February 3, 1922 



AND 



Figures estimated and comment point to some attractions being 
successful, while the same gross accredited to others might suggest 
mediocrity or loss. The variance is explained in the difference in 
house capacities, with ths varying overhead. Also the size of show 
castf with consequent difference in necessary gross for a profit. 
Variance in business necessary for musical attraction at against 
dramatic attractions is also to be considered. 

These matters are included and considered when comment below 
points toward success or failure. 



•Anna Christie," Vanderbilt U^th 
week). Holdingr on to very satis- 
factory business, takings last 
week went over $9,100; profit 
for house and attraction, which 
has Hmall cast. 
••Bill of Divorcement," Times Square 
(17th week). While this English 
drama which made sensational 
spurt after premiere Is now under 
leaders in gross, but still making 
money. Last week over $10,500. 
*Blos«om Time," Ambassador (19th 
week). Off little middle of last 
week. Later days found fine sup- 
port. Nearly $18,000 claimed last 
week. Leading operetta of sea- 
son. 
"Blue Kitten," Selwyn (4ih week). 
Advanced spark last week, bal- 
t cony seats selling more freely and 
I gross going well over $20,300. 
f Newest musical entrant to draw 
big money. 
*Bombo,'* Jolson (18th week). Star 
(Al Jolson) real draw and putting 
ii. new house on map, as originally 
i Intended. Playing to paying busi- 
I ness, with gross lately around 
f- $23,000. 

•Bull Dog Drummond," Knicker- 
bo.^ker (6th week). English meller 
climbing steadily, with agencies 
doing business. Some balcony 
seats In cut rates, but gross for 
last week $16,700, which placed 
figure with^best of non-musicals. 
"Captain Applejack/' Cort (6th 
week). This English comedy 
drama Is nearest to •'Kikl" in de- 
mand among dramas now and ^in 
groM, It pulling between $15,500 
and $16,000 weekly. 
^'Chocolate Soldier/' Century (9th 
week). Cut rates and two for one 
tickets drawing big crowds. Gross 
f, last week about $14,500. probably 
even break In big house. Listed 
to remain four weeks more. 
"Chauve-Souris," 49th Street (Ist 
week). Russian specialty com- 
pany originally of Bat theatre, 
Moscow. Has been playing Lon- 
don and Paris. Press showing 
Friday, with regular opening Sat- 
urday night. 
■Ciarina/' Empire (1st week). Doris 
Koane starring in new drama 
opened Tuesday night. She suc- 
; oeeded William Gillette in "The 
^ Dream Maker," now on tour. 
■Danger/' 39th Street (7th week). 
Last week ahead of previous week 
up to Saturday, when storm hurt 
iiiRht trade. Drew about same 
cross of $7,400. 
•Demi-Virgin," Eltlnge (16th we*^k). 
Woods farce that drew limelight 
because of alleged immorality 
during fall still gaited to protU- 
ablo business and management 
expects continuance through win- 
ter. Over $14,000 claimed last 
>vctk. 
■Drifting/' Playhouse (4th week). 
W. A. Brady's newest dramatic 
try playing to fairly good busi- 
ness. Was unfortunate in being 
forced to close for week upon 
Alice Brady's Illness. Some cut- 
rotG aid. 
"Dulcy," Frareo (25th week). Cut 
rates providing strong attendance, 
through gross under fall p.ice. Said 
to ho still turning profit. Gros.s 
'nst week $6,800. 
E c Janis and "Her Gang," Gaiety 
{'.\d week). Miss JanU will re- 
I main three weeks more. Broad - 
I way engagement limited to six 
weeks. Drew $10,600 last week, 
that gives show comfortable profit 
margin. 
••Fay's Fables," Park. Revue to 
have been produced list summer. 
Will be presented by Harry Cort 
and interests. Premiere set back 
from Thursday until next Monday. 
"The Wild Cat" sent to road. 
•First Year," Little (67th week). 
Little change here. Some balcony 
seats not disposed of, but steady 
draw of around $10,000 means con- 
tinuance through sea.son. House 
smill and gross profitable. 
•Get Together," Hippodrome (23d 
tweek). Big house getting around 
$30,U00 weekly lately, approxi- 
mately $10,000 under fall. Novel- 
ties to bo introduced soon may 
bolster business. 
•Gccd Morning Dearie," Globe (14th 
.vve<'k). Typical Globo f^mash, but 
running far ahead of pr^Mlerossors 
at $4 top. R*!ache.-^ over $29,000 
weekly, grosp running $300 and 
upward of (hat mark, ,\vhi»jh 
me uis sell out. 
Crand Duke," Lyceum (14th we«>k). 
Cuitry play has three more weck.s 
to nn, !«how then takes to road, 
ini.^inesa subi^tantlal, around $11,- 
roo. 
•flc W»io Gets Slapped," GarrlH: 
(4il) 'veek). N<nv dr.iniatl** sni.ish, 
iRftfing \oy;ue for An«li(>y<.v dtu.s- 
Hi.iii; jthiys. Getting:? about all it 
ran nt (Jariiok. which has $!».000 
•iilKuity. After next >veik niove.'^ 
to Ki.iron, with Theatre (Juild do- 
in-r ■I'.a k to Methuselah"' n«'xt. 
•Just Married," N.na Jiavfs (41st 
wc'k) Ono of haMiur "two fori 
one' attraction.*!, reduced type of 



tickets drawing nearly all house 
can hold, $7,000 to $8,000, which 
makes money for roof theatre and 
attraction; not large cast. 

"Kiki," Belasco (10th week>. Be- 
lasco's "kick" contribution to 
dramas of season, biggest draw 
house ever liad. Capacity at $16,- 
500 claimed weekly, with agencies 
reporting demand a.s solid aa ever. 

"Lawful Larceny," Republic (5th 
week). Went past $10,000 again, 
showing steady demand now. I^st 
week's figure would have mate- 
rially bettertd, but bu.sine.ss hurt 
through storm Saturday, also true 
of others. 

"Lilies of the Field," Klaw (17th 
week). Adroit advertising for ex- 
tra space in dailies is successfully 
keeping up enough interest for 
better than even break. (Jot $8,100 
last week which is profitable. 

"Marjotaine/' Broadhurst (2d week). 
Got $13,000 in seven performances 
last week (opened Tuesday). De- 
mand in agencies good and new 
musical piece has gooi\ chance to 
land with winners. 

"Music Box Revue," Music Box 
(20th week). Turnaway revue, 
matching '(iood Morning Dearie" 
in money drawn and as Mg or 
bigger than anything on list in 
demand. Like Globe attraction, 
its weekly gross is not much un- 
der $30,000 and standees in at 
every performance. 

"National Anthem/' Henry Miller 
(2d week). New Hartley Manners 
drama, starring Laurette Taylor. 
"IVhile difference of opinion in re- 
views, started off to real business, 
selling out downstairs first week 
for about $11,700 gross. 

"Pint and Needles," Shubert (Ist 
week). First English revue offered 
here. Production presented by Al- 
bert de Courville, Opened on 
Wednesday night. 

"Sally," New Amsterdam (59th 
week). Ziegf eld's smash of last 
season is turning neat profit every 
week and holding own with this 
season's musical hits. Went to 
$28,000 or^ little more last week. 
Extra Kpaco used at times in 
dailjf'S'. 

"Shuffle Along," 63d St. (37th week). 
All-colored rovuc contlnjog week- 
ly winner and llgured until spring. 
Showmen dodged idea last spring, 
no one wanting to buy in. 

"Six Cylinder Love," Sam Harris 
(24th week). Winner from start, 
yet going for sell out only latter 
half of week. Takin;?3 ai'ound 
$14,000 last week, smart grcs.s for 
comedy. 

"S. S. Tenacity," Belmont (5th 
week). "The Monkey's I'aw " sup- 
planted 'Critics" as curtain raiser 
-londay. Business laM week 
promising, around $6,000 or over 
again drawn. Figure In small 
house should turn a profit. 

"Squaw Man," Astor (6th week). 
Final week; going to road. "The 
Blushing Bride," musical, next, 
due to open Monday. 

"Tangerine/' Casino (26th week). 
No doubt about this $2.50 musical 
show lasting out season. Last 
week around $19,500; little affect- 
ed by storm of Saturday, with 
most of night feats sold in ad- 
vance. Advance sale for successes 
prevented them feeling effects of 
weather. 

"Thank- U," Longacre (18th week). 
Theatre parties figure In business 
right along. Last week gross went 
to nearly $9,000. Storm hurt Sat- 
urday night's house to extent of 
$500. 

"The Bat," Morosco (76th week). 
Box office betting run leader will 
last out season, even running un- 
til June. Still money maker, with 
last week between $11,000 to 
$12,000. 

"The Circle," Fulton (21st week). 
Another week to go, then takes to 
ixjad for long tour mapped out for 
two years. "He Who (Jets Slapped" 
moves up from Garrick. 

"The Deluge," I'lymouth (2d week). 
Started Friday, last week; favor- 
able comment aroused. Originally 
put on during summer, four years 
ago. hut taken off after two weeks. 

"The Dover Road/' Bijou (7lh week). 
It('I)orted getting all hou.se will 
hold, gross alxMit $10,300. Listed 
with plays of Enprlish origin that 
Iki.'o hucceeded on Broadway this 
si'H.son. 

"The Green Goddess," Booth (54th 
W(m1<>. Fimii wc^k. lU)Hton n^'Xt 
^Monday, with heavy advarx'e r«'- 
IK<rt«'<;. (Jot $1(».0<)0 la.st wc-tk and 
should rtac h (:l')se to cajiaeity for 
Jinalo. "Til" Law J'.rc.iUrr." n* w 
W. A. Ih.idy attraction, .'^U'mm* <l:; 
n« .\L v.«<k. 

"The Married Woman," Prin' < sj 
(7th w«i'l<). Final week for t}:is 
comedy, which drow around Jl.ooo 
w«»kly. House dark ii«xt Wt'«k, 
with "Desert Sands' du«! l\h. ^^. 

"The Mountain Man/' Maxiiie VJli- 
ulL (Mil wet.'k). Claimed to liavc 



CHICAGO AUTO WEEK 
STIMULATES BUSINESS 



Takinqs Show Upward Tend- 
ency from Monday On— » 
Three Changes 



Chicago, Feb. 1. 

With the influx for the automobile 
.show early last week the box-offlces 
of the local houses were greatly 
assisted. The week started off a 
bit poorly on Monday, but Tuesday 
.saw it on the up grade and for the 
mid-week days the gross was still 
climbing. Weather conditions have 
been favorable, with the matinees 
bringing good returns. 

There were three changes In the 
legitimate houses during the week; 
"The Rose Girl" replaced "Daddy's 
Gone a Hunting," at the La Salle, 
but from business Indications and 
daily notices has not gone over on 
"high." It probably will stay along 
for four weeks. Harry Lauder 
stepped into the Great Northern for 
his annual engagement of one week, 
replacing Sothern and Marlows. 
Lauder as usual turned them away. 
This r on Tuesday D. W. Grif- 

fith's \./iphans of the Storm" be- 
gan an engagement at the Great 
Northern, with Griffith and the Gish 
girls appearing at the opening per- 
formance. Robert Mantell opened 
with his Shakespearean repertoire 
for three weeks . at the Olympic 
Sunday. 

The general belief In town has 
been that the price of theatre tickets 
had been stabilized. However, form 
has been reversed with the an- 
nouncement that the scale at Gar- 
rick where Shubert's "Last Waltz" 
is the current attraction has been 
raised from $3 to $3.50 for the lower 
floor. Whether this advance is to 
be just for the current automobile 
week or will be permanent has not 
been announced. All the theatres 
expect to do the biggest business of 
the season this week, but none has 
rearranged admission scale except 
the Garrick. 

"Mr. Pirn Pastes By" (Powers 2nd 
week). Business building up here 
with show getting endorsement of 
patrons, $13,400. 

"Robert Mantall" (Olympic, Ist 
week). Following on the heels of 
Sothern and Marlowe. Mantell comes 
here with his repertoire. His bills 
.change each performance. On his 
first week $9,500. 

"Ths Last Waltz" (Garrick, 3rd 
week). Is in for a minimum of 
eight weeks. With $3 top reached 
around $24,000. 

"Connecticut Yankee" (Woods, 
6th week). Business a bit freakish. 
One week It drops and the follow- 
ing week it mount.s. Using lot of 
.special publicity stimts in daily 
papers. Hit over $11,000. 

"Follies" (Colonial, 6th week). 
As usual playing to practical ca- 
pacity. Week nights the balcony and 
gallery are shy a few cash custom- 
ers, but the lower floor is always 
sold several days in advance. 

"Nice People" (Cort. 14th week). 
Folks here never grow tired of 
Francine Larrlmore. Show playing 
lo a lot of repeat patrons. Busi- 
ness holding up big. 

"Little Old New York" (Cohan's 
Grand. 4th week). This quaint play 
talk of town, with the elite patron- 
izing it heavily. Close to $16,000. 

"Woman of Bronze" (13th week). 
Margaret Anglin Is leaving in 
triumph at the end of this week. 
Bu.siness at this theatre, which Is 
located In far corner of "Loop/' has 
held up marvelously. Skirted 
$11,500. Lionel Barrymore opens In 
"The Claw" on Sunday. 

"The Hindu" (Schub#rt-Central, 
3rd week). Walker Whiteside's 
acting in this mystery play of India 

run ahead until Saturday night, 
when storm hurt box office to tune 
of $500. Gross was around $6,500 
again. 

"The Nest." 48th Street (Ist week). 
Listed to open last Saturday, but 
premiere put over until Wednes- 
day, this week. 

"The O'Brien Girl/' Liberty (18th 
week). Getting flne business right 
along and could stay until Ea.ster. 
Routed out Feb. 18 because of 
booking conditions and will open 
at Garrick. Philadelphia. Feb. 20. 
"To the Ladles" will succeed. 
"Girl" got $17,000 last week. 

"Thw Perfect Fool," Cohan (15th- 
week). Storm probably counted 
here, as with many attractions. 
With $17,000 in or little over, busi- 
ness entirely satisfactory. 

"The Whit© Peacock," Comedy (6th 
week). This drama has feminine 
ilraw, with matinee trade .^trong. 
Claimed profit at $5,000; show list- 
ed to remain until Ea.ster. 

"U,- in the Clouds," 44th Street r5th 
we»'k). J^witeh from Lyric did not 
hurt and \veek-«iid trade big. 
Cirossed nearly $14,000 again, 
ma' »ig a j)roflt. 

"Voice From the f/Iinaret," Hudson 
<l.st week). .Star.*; .M.uio Lohr. 
lln^H.-^Ii, "Voice" b^ing fir.st of 
rfr)frtory to \,(: i)r( scntcd. Ojjfnfd 
.Mond.iy niuht, ."sucrof ,|inpj "The 
Varyilig Sliorc," whi<.h went to 
ro;i'l. 

"Orphans of the Storm," .\pollo (5th 
Wf'k). Around fJL'.OOO la.ni week 
lor Gnintli Tilm. 

"Foolish Wiviet," Centjiry (4th 
wrf'k). l.'nivfiHal frntuie r« poi led 
running uiidor « xpectatlon.M. 



haa caught the town. Half page 
ads are appearing In dalles three 
and four times a week, with box 
office getting benefit to the extent 
of $12,500 this week. This figure ex- 
ceeds any gross in this bouse during 
current season. 

"Sfr Harry Lauder" (Great North- 
ern, 1st week). On his annual pil- 
grimage here with his vaudeville 
company. Performances have been 
capacity with 100 camp chairs be- 
ing placed on stage at $2 a copy. 
Is said to have exceeded any pre- 
vious Chicago business. Griffith's 
"Orphans of the Storm" opened 
Tuesday. 

"Mary Rose" (Illinois, 2nd week). 
Ruth Chatterton's present vehicle 
does not seem to hit the likening 
of local theatregoers. Returns at 
box office far below expectations. 

"Under the Bamboo Tree" (Stude- 
baker, 7th week). Folks did not 
throng to this Lakeside playhouse 
In previous weeks. A little over 
$13,500. Show probablly good for 
at least three more weeks. 

"The Night Cap" (Playhouse, 4th 
week). Looks as though this 
mystery play will overshadow "The 
Bat." Has caught on in great 
fashion and with limited capacity 
here totalled $11,000. 

"Liflhtnin'" (Blackstone, 21st 
week). Seats selling more than a 
month In advance, with hardly any- 
thing obtainable at box office for 
current performances. Even though 
business was bit off in "loop" Mon- 
day this attraction had 'he "S. O." 
sign up early in the evening. 
Grossed over $21,000. 

"Tha Rosa Girl" (La Salle. 1st 
week). Notices in the dalles were 
mild and did not stiumlate business. 
Show is short cast. Business fair 
on opening weeki 

PHILADELPHIA IN 
rrS WINTER STRIDE 



General Level of Business 

Above the Expected 

—Walnut Picks Up 



Philadelphia, Feb. 1. 

The mid-winter grind is on here, 
with the general level of business 
above the expected, and some cases 
of yery excellent attendance. 

This week's opening was "Wel- 
come Stranger," with George Sidney 
at the Garrick. Without opposition. 
it had K neat opening night despite 
the heavy snow which kept some 
of the suburbanites away. It was 
formerly intended to bring this 
show in Jan. 9 for a six weeks run 
but a sudden switch brought the 
Ziegfeld Frolic instead, and now 
"Welcome Stranger" has only three 
weeks. 

Brady's determination to keep 
"The Skin Game" in at the Walnut 
for two more weeks, ending Feb. 
11 was the result of excelle.it bus- 
iness which began soon after the 
opening and held all through last 
week. Present indications are that 
with an inexpensive -show, rather 
cheaply set, and without expensive 
stars. "The Skin Game" ought to 
realize a tidy sum here. Incidentally, 
the Walnut is picking up a class 
clientele, second only to the Broad. 
As was pointed out at the beginning 
of the year, this house needs the 
more serious, thought-provoking at- 
tractions, and is not a musical 
comedy house. "Main Street" is 
booked for Feb. 13. 

Griffith's "Orphans of the Storm" 
had scant houses nearly every nigl.t 
last week. It is said they are losing 
money on the film here, although 
$12,000 is claimed for the preceding 
week. It is booked to stay until 
March 1, but at present Indications, 
its money-making ability looks 
limited unless something unusual 
happens. The Syndicate would 
probably be glad to put In a musical 
show as soon as possible as at 
present they have no house avail- 
able for such shows. 

The Broad is still In the con.Mlstent 
money-making class. "Bill of 
Divorcement," their lirst show of 
the year, did little, but that was 
mainly due to the fact that It 
opened before the society people 
were hack from vacations. Skinner 
and Ethel Barrymore did exception- 
ally well, and "O .ly 38." partially 
due to their success, .slipped through 
to a tidy profit. Now, "The ntimate 
Stranger" is cleanini: up nicely al- 
though some of the critics knocked 
the show. "The White Headed 15oy" 
whleh comes in next is being 
watched carefully. It i.s predicted 
by some that the Irish IMayers will 
do as well, if not better, here than 
they have anywhere on the circuit. 

"Ladles' Night" dropped from ita 
'^arly sell-out standard, but is Htill 
doing nicely. It will probably eom- 
plote five weeks, and \VII1 then make 
way for "The Squaw Man" with 
William Faversham. 

This is the linal week of "The 
Bat" which goes to Wilmington 
and thru to Atlantic (Mty, for short 
engngenHnts, and then jirobably 
cloHing. although a lioston run la a 
j)os.sibility. "l>og Love" comes in 
Monday. 

Tlu> Slmlxrt is doing sp!indi<lly 
with "The (JKM'invicli \ill.im.' i-'ol"- 
lies* whleh will .stay four weeks 
•iiid niaUo way for I'.rt William.s in 
'Tnd. r tlio r.arnl'oo Tree." 

"The Intimate Strangers" I Broad, 
second w««k), IWIMe IJurko has don.- 
vrry well .so far, de.s|)iio ^ bad 
WiathfT. .Show was n srll-out, or 
approximately, opening nl«hf, and 



COLD WAVE IN BOSTON 
HURT AHENDANCE 

Better Theatrical Business 

Started with Monday of 

This Week 



Boston. Feb. 1. 

A cold wave which lasted for more 
than three days, and during which 
time the mercury dangled down near 
the zero mark, put a crimp In the 
business of the theatres all over the 
city, the legitimate as well as the 
other lines. The conditions were all 
against the playhouses, and as a 
result business was way off every* 
where. At the first of this week it 
appeared as though it had recov- 
ered somewhat from the effects of 
the cold wave, and Monday night 
fair business was reported all over 
town. 

There was but one change In the 
b.okings at the legitimate houses, 
at the Hollls Street, dark for a 
week, which reopened Monday with 
William Gillette In "The Dream 
Maker." He is In for an engage- 
ment of two weeks only, and at the 
opening, with very little paper dis- 
tributed, the house was capacity-— 
sold out several minutes before the 
curtain went up. It is estimated 
there was close to $1,400 In the house 
Monday night, and it is predicted 
that he will do big" business during 
his limited stay. It Is claimed by 
those who claim to know that Gil- 
lette's name, together with the fact 
that he is displaying what is known 
to be the old hokum melodrama, 
will draw them in, and that it has 
never failed to do so here, the city 
that is supposed to be the last word 
in things intellectual. 

Some changes are booked for the 
Shubert houses the coming week. 
"Red Pepper," which is now playing 
the Wilbur, will be sent across the 
street to the Shubert when "Irene" 
departs after a long stay, and 
"Liliom" is due to open at the for- 
mer house. "Dog Love," the Hodge 
show, will leave the Plymouth and 
into that house will come George 
Arliss In "The Green Goddess." This 
show should prove to be one of the 
best runners up of the season, for 
at the same house a few seasons ago 
Arliss came very near hanging up a 
record for business. 

Estimates for Last Week 
"Tip Top" (Colonial, 9th week)— 
For first time since here this show 
indicated a weakness last week 
when business dropped to $27,000. 
Has been running in the neighbor- 
hood of $33,000. Believed cojd wave 
responsible. Supposed to remain 
here 15 we»k8. having six more, and 
was thought to possess the staying 
power for that period. 

"The Dream Maker" (Hollls, 1st 
week) — Had one of the big openings 
characterizing shows at this Iiouko 
so far this season. Capacity audi- 
enco for the opening with the per- 
sonnel on par with those who have 
attended other plays booked into 
this house this season. In for two 
weeks only, when It will go out to 
make room for Billle Burke in her 
new play, also booked in for a two 
weeks' stay. 

"Orphans of the Storm" (Tre:nont 
6th week)— While'cold weather may 
have been responsible for som«.' of 
slump In business, still It could not 
entirely excuse figures of past week, 
when It Is estimated film playe<l to 
about $9,000. This compares with 
business of $15,000 Griffith's picturo 
was doing about three weeks aero. 
and indicates It Is In rut and may 
play to Just fair business from now 
until end of scheduled stay. It was 
in for 10 week.s, and the Griltltli peo- 
ple had a lease of the Tremoht for 
that period. 

"Red Pepper" (Wilbur, 4ih week) 
— Holding on to business that it had 
opening week and Justified action u. 
those behind production in shifting 
It to Shubert when previous book- 
ing took Wilbur. Believed it will 
not lose anything by shift. Last 
week it did $14,800, nnd Monday 
night this week had one of biggest 
houses in town. 

"Irene" (Shubert, 6th week)— 
Gross of $13,700 last week and will 
probably close there this week very 
strong, according to the way it 
started Monday night of this week. 
Has proven to be one of best re- 
peat shows here for some time, ex- 
celled only by "Two Little (llrls in 
Blue," at Colonial, some week.s ago. 

"Doo Love" (Plymouth, 6th week) 
— Slipped badly last week, doing 
only $8,000. Probably will not p~ick 
up much if any this week, and evi- 
dently stayed on bit too long. Ad- 
vance .sale for "The Green GoddcM.s." 
In whi(?h Arliss comes here, biggest 
any Shubert house has had h^re f<»r 
some time. Monday, when s»lo 
started. $2,200 taken In at box ollh**. 
This should prove to be banner en- 
gagement for Plymouth. 



cleaned nearly $1.1.000 for w<>ek. 
"White Headed Boy" in JSIonday. 
"Gold I)iK«« rs' VvU. 20 

"The Greenwich Village Follies" 
(Shulurt, s(T(»nd week). Will I'loli- 
ably beat l;ist year's shews iicord. 
Highly spokf-n of by crltirs. ami 
ww'athcred bad snow storm with no 
alatmiiig ilropi Al)0\it $2:"). (mm). » 

"The Orphans of the Storm" ( Kui - 
rost, fourth week). Matiamnu nt 
•jlainis nioii. y, but hon.st.' v.an \My 
(Continue*! on page 1T> 



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Friday, February 3, 1022 



LEGITIMATE 



17 



aASKS ON THE HIPS OF BOYS 
AND GIRLS ROUSE UPSTATERS 



Eight Indictments Returned — Sensational Disclosure 
of Newark Conditions by Newspaper — Investiga- 
tions Inaugurated to Oust Vice from Syracuse 



BAD WEATHER SOITTH 
KEEPS DOWN GROSS 



Syracuse. Feb. 1. 
' A swooplnff investigation aa a 
resiiU of numerous complaints and 
affidavits from young girls, aided 
by the Syracuse "Journal," has 
prompted the local authorities to 
inaugurate a campaign to oust vice 
and begin a general clean -up of 
dance halls throughout Central 
New York. 

Eight indictments were returned 
against thrert Syracu^je dance hall 
proprietors *by the January grand 
jur>' for permitting youths under 
If to enter their establi.shments. 
Among ether cities up-state re- 
ported to have started similar cam- 
paigns include Oswego and Auburn. 

i)aia furnished the Syracuse 
"Journal ' for publication by Mrs. 
Mar>' F. Tormey, Deputy Sher ff. re- 
yeals that 50 nameless children 
were born last year; al.'^;) that Loys 
and girls under 16 appear m\ dince 
halls with flasks on their hipi;. 



Newark. Feb. 1, 
The Newark I..edger has created 
a trcinendoiis sensation in Newark 
by an oxlviustive expose of tlie 
vicious resorts of the city, 
a dYectiiess of speech nldom 
equaled in newspaper a»inab!. the 
Ledger has opened an attack on 
the ni^ht life cf tho city. Thi- 
paper has given some 150 names and 



addresses and that there may be 
no mistake in publishing photo- 
graphs of the alleged notorious 
resorts from day to day. In the 
daily story are given details of 
what goes on in these places that 
leave nothing of Importance for the 
imagination to work upon. 

The Ledger's expose carries a 
bitter attack on City Commissioner 
William J. Brennan, the Director of 
Public Safely, who is in somewhat 
t'f a dilemma. If he cleans the city 
up he'll have to admit the Ledger 
was correct, and if he doesn't he'll 
be recalled! The general impres- 
sion is that he will be forced to 
clean house. Several spectacular 
raids have already occurred; pre- 
sumably more will foUow. ^ 

Cabaret performers would do well 
to investigate conditions before ac- 
cepting engagements in Newark 
and other members of the profes- 
sion should be very ciutlous about 
the places they visit or reside in 
while in that city. Practically all 
the well-known hotels, except the 
Uobeit Treat and St. Francis have 
been mentioned In the stories and 
With! many Newarkers have been sur- 
prised to find the Bei'vvick. Lucerne, 
and Nankin Clarden referred to by 
the Lt'dgei*. Even if no raids oc- 
cur, it shou'd be rememlifred thai 
the Ledger does not spare names. 



"Orphans of the Storm," 
Light— ^-Three Wise Fools," 
on Repeat, May do $5,000 



Xt'W Orleans, Feb. 1. 

Stormy wealber the fust part of 
the week sent a crimp into local 
show business. 

At the Sluibert-St. Charles the 
Grifnth film, "Orphans of the 
Storm," failed to arouse undue at- 
tention. It may draw |7,000 there 
for its first week. 

"Three Wise Fools," a return 
date with John W. Ransome now in 
a principal role, opened pitifully 
small at the Tulane. About $5,000 
will be the limit for it this week. 
The booking was through bcarcity 
of legit attractions. 



LEGIT BOOKING COMBINE 



THE FRENCH DOLL 

Melanlo l.aur;i l^of»sl«'i 

Barone!»s Muzulicr. . Adrlcnne P' Atnbrlcourt 

Baron M.izuMer Eflpuartl Duratjd 

Ueorglne Mazulier Ir«n'> Hnrdoni 

Jackson Will L>ern1ng 

T. Wellltigtcii Wick Thurston liail 

Xmtly Mortdfi Edna Hitiburd 

Philip StauKhton lX>:i Hurroughs 

James Allen William Williamfi 

Rene Mazulier Paul Martin 



i 



Montreal, Feb. 1. 

If the sustaining of. plot lnf?trest 
to the final moment before the cur- 
tain, consistently arawn characters, 
lines that sparkle and effervesce 
with trenchant wit and pungent 
philosophy, a cast In which it ia 
hard to detect a weak spot, and a 
star possessing youth, beauty, per- 
sonality, chic and an exceptional 
gift of expressing feminine tem- 
perament and feeling (not to men- 
tion resplendent but tasteful setting 
and dressing) can in combination 
assirre the success of a new comedy, 
then "The French Doll," given its 
first presentation on any stage at 
His Majesty's Monday night with 
Irene Bordonl In the title role, is 
off for a long and prosperous run. 

Even the first night conditions, 
Which resulted in prolonging the 
performance until a quarter of an 
hour of midnight, had no adverse 
effect upon the ungrudging appre- 
ciation of the audience and caused 
no flagging of the absorption with 
which the action was followed. The 
undue length of the rendition was 
partly attributed by the manage- 
»ent to the fact that t4»e audience 
tound more laughs in the lines than 
the rehearsals had revealed, surely 
not a bad fault In a comedy after 
the performance ha.? been c<»m- 
pres.scd within the regulation time 
limits. Such a proccj-s will bo the 
first toncern of the producer 
his staff. Those who wltiu'ss 
play durii.g the remainder of 
week .should find this minor 
only complaint eradicattMl, 

Mljjs Jiordonl's talents as 
' actress in hor nativo tonixut* 
*8 a singer were, not unknown to 
many Monlrealers.'but Monday was 
the nrs» opportunity given to judi^e 
of hrr work in lOuKlisli. She cain«* 
through the test with Hying colors. 
Crayoly and cliarm marl<»»l the 
lightir portions of hfr role as 
Oeorgint' Maxuller. genuine drpth 
of f('( lijijr tf^,, more intcnsp i^as- 
Ji^g's. .nul s^'celness and .'-ympathy 
the mojutMits in which she hovered 
netncrn the opposite roles of fmo- 
^^^y. Xo» tlu> 1 ast delightful part 
of li«r p«>rl'orniante wa:» that in 
Whltli !Nh • Hang two luitnbrjs. a 
tuneful Knn.-h ballad and a ditty. 
'I>o !• Again.' in w'.ricli srntim;nt 
^nd huinoi- are nlcrly M.-ndiMl. 

A c.r^iit.'ijly e:;«v-ut.'d s-tud.N' of 
^hai;; t» r is that don? by IMouard 
I->ur;i!pi j'.M thr n\<<ouric.'Ml .ar'.d -rrr- 
Pres.^il.).. r.jrj'n Ma:'.iii:«T. ;• -heniin'^ 
'o ni.iiv*- a rich marraue fi>r his 
Prrtrv rr.nir.hur. In Mi. Daraiul d 
^*^Hf;i! liand.s th.i- p jrt 1- • mtu • a 
'•^al , ;■ atjop^ r.';M'ra!;;a')".i' a.< hu- 
'nan in cvcrv line inn .if nnl ut- 
torau:,. Tliiir, ton 11 ill a., tli" 
KaiK.;;,. niiiiionair.'., T. W.-Minr.'^a 
^>i<l<. nK.-t.M the^ dcm.ind » cf the 
•"Oh- t'ofh pii.sica.Iy and histr'on- 
ai!(l iii at all times eompletely 



in i'b.aracter. Will I>eming's intui- 
tive rt»medy sense enables him to 
give a convincing representation of 
an exaggerated but not impossible 
type, and Edna Hibbard* brings out 
dii<tinciively the salient points of 
the role of Emil; Morrow. Don 
Burroughs acts witli effective 
naturalneHS and vigor as I'hilip 
Stoughton. 

The two settings supplied for the 
three acts are striking in their de- 
sign and completeness of di-tail, 
while Miss Bordonis half alozen 
costumes are a succession of ex- 
quisite sartorial surprises. 

i.iardincr. 



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the 
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SARGENT SCHOOL 

Cc^rge Pillatt Maurice McRac 

Morrla Fawcctt Ernest Woodward 

(k>odrlch Edwin Kaspor 

Elllman John Osteratock 

Webber ....J. Andrew Johnaon 

Kate Rolling I^ls Franklin 

Maiffie Glow Sara Agnes Farrar 

UC Rolling & Co.. Millcra and 
Costumers 

Miss Rla^jf. .. I... Consuclo Wonders 

Miss Tracy Alice Duchanan 

Lady tJinlth-Carr-Smith Diane Seamon 

Polly Virginia Udloriio 

"Partnership," by Elizabeth Baker, 
was presented by Sargent School 
pupils at the Lyceum Jan. 27, their 
second matiiiee of the season. It 
was the first performance in this 
country of the play, and, let us 
hope, the last. Even Broadway's 
best could hardly have given it life 
and a cast made up of pupils failed, 
and failed dismally. Talent was 
conspicuous by its absence. 

The play shows the struggb^ be- 
tween the appeal of love and the 
demands of busness In Kate Boil- 
ing, youthful dressmaker. Love 
wins, of course, but wit, movement 
and su.^ipcnsc arc pretty well absent 
from the development. 

Of the players, I.om Franklin 
lacks stage appt\»ranti'. and Sara 
Agnes Farrar, whih- she has ap- 
pLaranot", lias a long way to go to 
i»ai h musical comtdy. wluro she 
belongs. ICrnost Woodward had 
poisf and mic^l't gf^t sojnvwlu'rc in 
time, but the wholo was di.- appoint- 
ing to the professionals in at- 
tendance. l.iCil. 



FRISCO BUSINESS 

Sin l-'raTK-iseo. Vv.h. 1. 
Business with Sail Carlo Opera 
Co. at the Ceiitniy theatre has not 
l>een a.M good as last season, the rea- 
son beiin,' that the (ompany <loes 
not measure up to the slantlard set 
l.y organi/.ati<»n tli.it w;is here last 

year. 

.Ma\- Kehsnn stnrriiiL' i:i "If ra\s 
toSriiile." at the Colun\hia theatre 
(lid $r.,»)0 > hei- oprnin.fr week r.nd 
mate: iall.v i»iekc-d up in tt..- s cond. 
Iler p'ay reeeiyed go jil iiotie- : iroin 
all thi' ititlca . 

Kiilh i';- Dill \.It!i t!;eir u' .v :!>•.'. 
•11. ve .aiul Tal:e." wiin- n fi^r lhi-:Ti 
; ]);>ciall.v by Aarfni lloiTman .-. d 
wllieh i.< !U*h«' Iu!ed t.) o;.( n at the 
Cer.tjiiry tiieatte m :;t v.. -U fur a .sjx 
\. eeks en!Aa,",enH«nt are isaaUi.ig ia 
the fhow on tli- < n'--night:rs and 
sma.vhing .all of the previous :rcord-\ 
In Sant.a fin- a. Ko!l> Hi 1>:!I jda:etf 
to ?•_•.»:;•; in oa" n:';!)t. 



IN WINTER STRIDE 

(Continued from page 16) 

much off last week, especially down- 
stairs. Lucky if they did $10,000. 

"Welcome Stranger" (Garrick. 
first week>. In for three weeks, 
with "The O'Brien Girl" next. 
Sndney show has no opposition at 
opening, and should do well as 
house has had successes recently. 
"Zlegfeld Frolic" did about $24,000 
last week. 

"The Skin Game" (Walnut, third 
week>. Galsworthy drama is doing 
well, with class patronage right 
along, not much hit by weather. 
Brady decided to cancel engagement 
of "The Man Who Came Back" and 
keep "Skin Game ' for four instead 
of two weeks. Has been lauded to 
the skies by critics. 

'•Ladiea' Night" (Lyric, fourth 
week). Turkish bath farce has 
fallen somewhat, but is still in 
decided hit class. Formerly Jntended 
to k(ep it hpre five weeks, but may 
go bevond that now; $11,500. 

"The Bat" (Adelphl, 19th week). 
Finale of i)opular mystery i)lay 
uhirii rlafms to have beaten long 
run <lramatie record here, but of 
which ther»> is some doubt. IIod.?o 
in "Dog Love' to follow: $9,000. 



BOOZE HUNTER STUNG 

(Continued form page 15) 
— One. and one's all. * Get me'.* 
\VhatlI y'u have'.' 

Wise One (resigned to fate, but 
registering murder) — Give me a bot- 
tle of Scotch. 

(Business of getting parcel, pay- 
ing dough and turning away.) 

At this juncture, the second man 
made his appearance In suijport of 
the star. i. e.. the Wise One. 

"Don't let that guy put it over on 
you bo. You can only buy one bot- 
tle; but me, I can buy another. An' 
me friend here can buy another, 
see? Says how'? 

"You're on," promptly responded 
the Wise One, visions of a Volstead 
thirst accelerating his action con- 
siderably. "Whafll I do?" 

"Slip me ten," retorted the bene- 
factor. "An* yuh kin slip me pal 
ten, too. Den we'll git de booze fer 
yuh, see?" 



(Continued from page 1) 
make for the most i)owerfal thea- 
trical organization yet known. Yet 

the two showmen have stated that 
such a goal is farthest from their 
aim. One of the heads laid the 
cards on the table by explaining 
the plans to one of his, office's chief 
allies among the producers. He 
paid that they (Krlanger and Shu- 
bert) had laid aside all personal 
feelings and surveyed the outlook 
as calm business men. The result 
was that they believe if both at- 
tempted to operate all the theatres 
under their control outside the me- 
tropolis next season, even though 
they do not c :»po8e each other with 
the .same type of shows, either one 
or both would go broke. 

Carrying Charges 

That the carrying charges of the 
houses under lease or ownership are 
more than the profits to date this 
fceason, explains the gloomy view 
Kii the leaders. Their plan is to 
take in all the stands of anj' impor- 
tance. If there are two theatres, 
one only ijs to be given attractions, 
while the other is to be either kept 
dark or turned over to pictures or 
vaudeville. They declare that with 
too few shows In sight, one or the 
other house will go dark anyhow. 
But by assigning one house for at- 
tractions from either office, profits 
are virtually assured. Of course 
the takings will be pooled, as stated 
last week, that too applying to the 
theatre or t'<eatres which may be 
operating with another policy. 

The harvest of failures this season 
on Broadway and off is the direct 
cause of the trupposed fusing of 
the two oflices for bookings and 
pooling. The new shows fllvved in 
greater number than ever before 
and some of the apparent Broad- 
way successes of last season went 
into the storehouses soon after the 
start of this season. Every fall- 
iirf on Broadway removed at least 
one and i>otentlally several road 
companies for the succeeding 
season. That there are too few at- 
tractions on the boards in other de- 
I>artmenLs of the profession is the 
reliable report, and It Is declared 
salaries In the legitimate ranks are 
rapidly sliding back to the pre-war 
lasis. 

Operating Costs 

While the reduction in salaries 
may be the fact In some cases, the 
f»perating costs have not materially 
gone down. Fixed charges, such as 
rent and transportation, are not 
subject to fluctuation. The elimi- 
nation of the mediocre shows will 
be made by the two big ofllces 
agreed in bookings. Such elimina- 
tion Is claimed to be necessary. They 
say that the attraction getting $7,000 
gross on the week might make a 
profit of $1,000 to the nianager, but 
the theatre loses $1,800. If there is 
a way of fltopj)ing that the big 
ofTlces will do it. And by pooling 



too 

that 

tho 

in 



And it came to pas.s, there and __ _ . _ , 

then, that the Wise One peeled off the bookings only the real money 



two ten spots from his New York 
roll and enriched his two friends in 
need. Then, with a triumphant 
glance in tho general direction of 
the amiable looking clerk, he 
waited. 

And he's still waiting— for the 
twenty. For be it known that this 
particular liquor depot had two 
doors — the one by which tho Wise 
One came In and the one by 
which the two wise ones went out — 
twenty bucks to the good. 

This town boasts of a theatre on 
the circuit press -handled by the 
Wise One. To the manager of this 
house did he repair, with his tale 
of woe and sadness. 

And into the man.igerial ear, with 
eloquence and fervor tn^known ev.n 
to oar greatest thespians, the Wise 
One i>oured bis story. 

But tho ear was unsympatlief i<\ 
for the manager langhed. And the 
otllro ^,:rl laughed. And the assist - 
;int ni.inager laughed. For lo! How 
tho mighty had f.illen! 

Our tale is ended 



(ate)) 



tia 



Perhaps it will 
t ye (.f P. certain gentle- 
man as he sits in is palatial olliee 
on Broadway. And perhaps he will 
reflect on the iniquities of Montreal. 

Quien s;ihe? 

:,If)KAL Boll Nour own and save 
twenty. 



MADGE KENNEDY'S PLANS 

M.id 



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clef, d 

r.er« il,' 
W. Va 



i- I\.<'nn('dy is to return to the 
during the sununer. Sl.v 
h •;• engagement In ''Cor- 
.'^-iiurda.v. at I'duefleld: , 
and jetuiiied to New V(»rk. 
'I'iie formation ot' her personal <»r- 
r::. nidation f«»r th» productif>?> • ' pi •- 
t.:r ;•< i' ii'iv,- in i.rogresJ-. Th*- star 
plan •■ Tfi mai;e iwo srreen juodur- 
tiwiis during the svmimer mor.th; 
ahd appear on the spe.aking stage 



draws will be retained on the books. 
There are at least three important 
managers who are allied with the 
major offlces under special agree- 
ments. It Is known that A. II. 
Woods and the Selwyns have agree- 
ments with the Shubcrts calling 
for "first choice" in bookings. On 
the Krlanger side Sam II. Hafris is 
^aid to havo a similar arrangement 
and there may be other producers | profitable 
with like afTiliations. The rub will 1 houscls. 



come if < (Mid it ions are made 
rigorous for sueh maiuigers, 
heing entirely posHible with 
Shuhorts and l^clanger working 
unison. 

The question of fir.-t chojf^e of 
bookings will also po^xihly jigure. 
It is because of that that explana- 
tions have iM'on made to the effect 
the new combination is vital to 
the life of eitlior major olliee. 

Opposition May Result 
Some mai\agers who have beard 
of the lOrlanger-Shubert reported 
combine state that if the clamp Is 
put upon tho individual producers, 
an opposition booking circuit will 
be the result. It is claimed thore 
are enough houses obtainable on 
the shortest kind of notice, even 
besides those which may be dropped 
upon the combining of the bi|; 
offices. Offers arc known to have 
b^en received by one active pro- 
ducer, who is also a house owner, 
to throw In well located houses in 
important stands. Some of the8« 
houses are showing pictures, but 
it is said the stages are in such 
condition that they can It con- 
verted for attraction Ut>u.go al a 
cost of I'Ss than $10,000 each. 

If tho legitimate field ia forced 
to grips through the Erlanger- 
Shubert deal, a three-way combina- 
tion might result on tho outside. 
That would take In Sam II. Harris, 
the Selwyns and A. H. Woods. That 
trio has its own houses in the bijf 
cities and It is said would be satis- 
fied with them, if It camo down to 
unprofitable pressure from the bif; 
ofllces. Last season the Messrs. 
Harris, Selwyns and Arthur Hop- 
kins loomed up as the "third com- 
bination," those managers statins 
they were proteeting themselves ia 
the matter of bookings. Hopkinn 
would doubtless swing along with 
the others, though he controls but 
one theatre. Th.at the individual 
producers are not to be lightly re- 
garded, despite the holdings of th« 
big office. Is pertinent. One show- 
man said the manat.'ers had learned 
too much in the lai^t 15 years to b« 
.squeeze'' by "syndlcnte" methods. 

It is not believed the plan of th« 
big offices Is to aotoiilly fuse their 
booking machines. ]loth will be 
retained as separate units for the 
New York bookings and the smaller 
stands. That would b*^ necessary 
because of the diversified interests 
of the two offices. 

The original understanding of the 
Krlanger-Shubert deal was for 
booking attractions with care that 
the shows did not oppose each other. 
That is the "Follies" and Winter 
Garden attractions would not be 
booked against each other except In 
Chicago and possibly other cities. 
But regardless, the total takings 
both Shubcrt and K. & K. houses 
would form u pool in the Important 
stands, the division being in the 
ratio of the number of houses con- 
trolled by each. The booking and 
pooling plan made unnecessary 
further building of theaf es, and yet 
the utmost In gross busnless would 
be attained. 

The new angle of the combination 
differs from the original In that 
some houses will be unused, the 
Idea being for ^Intensive booking 
and pooling because of the predicted 
shortage of attractions or an In- 
sufficient number counted on to bo 
for the operation of all 



To 



^'FRECKLES'' TOUR 

Appear All Over United States 
Where "Penrod" Is Screened 



Loa Angeles, Feb. 1. 

Wesley "Frcfkle.s" Barry, M;ii- 
rhall Neilan's boy star, left Los An- 
geles "*. 'ednosday for Chicago, where 
h" will make his Inlti.il persona! .ip- 
jiearance at the .weriH-u jtremiere «if 
' I'enrod," adapted from the tainous 
Booth Tarkington story. 

Following tiie A'hieago 
'Freckles" will tour th.- l 
.States ami Canada, making per.sonal 
ai)pfarance.s a^ all First Natlon.il 
theatres. He is .aeeomp.inl^Hl bf (J. 
I'. .Smith. Marshall Neilan'.s puh- 
lieity director, and " tutor. The 
Mayor and city olTleials of this city 
v.i'-.hed '•Freckles" good luck on hi.-^ 
il-pai t tire. 

eieh season after they are com- 
pleted. 

Mi'j< Kennedy has derided on a 
p'.t.\- for Iie.'.t : ••.'t.^:r,n. but llM e(n- 

tr.Kt with the Savage manaj^envetii 



LOWER WAGE, MORE MONEY 



N. 



Y. State Average Earnings 
crease from Nev. to Dec. 



has 

lier 
nud 
perf 
tlie 



run out. and it is ]>ossihU» that 
next stage production may be 
•r a duTerenr manag^m<^nt. or 



^tps .'lie niay de''id" !•> a 
r.t^le of .actress -manager. 



Aveiago earning.^ ln< rensed 59 
rents a week in New York State 
Ix'twcen November and December, 
although workmen accepted reduced 
wage scales In many Instances, ac- 
cording to a rei)ort' from the Stato 
I>ei)artment of Labor of l,64}i far- 
V'"'^ I torioH. The difference was more 
mtcd (iian made ui) by Increased employ- 
ment, "duo partly to seasonal 
activity and partly to Improved bus- 
iness activity," in the language of 
the survey. ^ 

The report declares average wages 
declined lU iier cent, from l)c» em- 
ber, 11120 to J»ecember, J021 and, 
tho cost of li\'ing deflitud exactly 
the s.ame in that period, necurding 
to the ligurcK (»f the I'. S. I'.ureau of 
f^'ibor .statistics. Workmen's lo.'-MeH 
were due mofe to Unemployment 
tjiu. to r«(luc«'d wage scales. On** 
of tin; elements in the itna* ased 
ejirnlngs in the wood manufactures 
Indus' ries was the reopening of 
piano factori»'S on an enlarged 
vo!!;i!ig basis. A (b^crcase was I'c- 
lM>rf<;d in the auio indu.sMy 



'u'n- 



BROADWiHh REVIEWS 



THE 9ZARINA 



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A Bta who rr»nr« ^.'•« i» 
ri»*»r«'| Wfll mftor*i t*i\' 

. ■« ■* J«.:'"«»f - '•r at 

>• r niillMNi-ilollar hit. 
t ^l«y ^rrpt in*o Thia 



illary of stage attempt anJ frui'ion. 
.Mi*«< K<anf |»io«'lalnm herself far 
from »M inK .i 'ont'-iKirf' artlut© and 
HtatxU piovtn a atar of fttt'iitnti 
jrU!i-«'«'i»oe. K«l\var«l f»h<^l«lon, the 
author of In r •lUinianfo," ^ ho 
a<lapi<>«l thi* play for hft u«cm in 
I:ltK^^h, iB aeainahuwn a viaattr. 

A?>v- . vitio mho la po thoroughly 
Infa I with hia powcf at to 

pi«'li VkBl^tm Aa«*a in thin preaenta- 
tiun nhwiM ^ OHtrarlaed. It ta an 
nearly lnii|ilre«l aa any human effoi : 



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on a atage may well be. 



THE DELUGE 

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waa worth probably at mu< h aa_the 

boat that brouKht It. and iiolxjtiy* 

tvcn atopped yawning. 

But it was dJff»rri»t Tu»'»day 
Bight, when a typi« al rruhman- 
JCeane-Empire audience of amnit 
and aophistioated premiere- pa troni* 
rubbed their eyes and miia»ked 
tbair hands aa there waa unfohUd 
before them a romantic comedy - 
melodrama that acems destined to 
become hlatoric. It Is referred to 
here as a melodrama only b*'<Musi> 
it has royalty: it ia very difficult to 
accept csarinas aa outstandintc elc- 
inenta of the calm, everyday drama. 

But "The Czarina" ia primarily a 
lovc-atory that will sweep all the 
women who want to love like a 
caarina but don't dare, and all the 
men who would lov*^ «^aarina«i but 
can't sat 'am, off their feet for 
inonths. 

Tba Frohmana present 
able triumph, and Gilbert 
credited aa Its producer. 
Miller must go a laurel wreath for 
l>erfectlng and realiring the mcxt 
diflicult of all things in these days 
of theatrical fada and arbitrary 
deadlines, a ''costume play." 

Very few In the audience, at tlp- 
'top «« It WP-s. had ever seen a czar- 
ina, and certaiiily r?t>nA had ever 
aeen that particular czanna. I?'.!t 
the truth need not be comparative; 
one recognizes it and feola it — it is. 
or It lant. This is. Not only did 
all the many-colored moods of the 
star reflect and register imperial 
highness, but the surroundings, the 
tone, the true quality of it all made 
royalty real and reality royal. 

One magnificert setting stands 
through the play. It cannot bo 
adequately portrayed in woril.s. lUit 
the Frohraan organization lias en- 
terrd Into the spirit of artlatiy aail 
understanding and majesty in k«y 
"With the other unit.s of this unique 
accomplishment. Warren Dahlor 
designed the superb scene, and 
K. W. Borgmann painted it. A tcs- 
celated floor is built on the stage. 

The first act, portraying the inner 
diplomacy of the clas.sic court of 
Catharine, Its follies. Us .caprice.s, 
Its epochal Importance, its passion- 
ate amours and its cruel""intrlgues, 
worked up to one of the most 
,. transcendent love scenes of all stage 
memory, with the czarina in the 
arms of the young soldier whom she 
ia to demoralize and warp and tin- 
Hlly execute. Miss Keano ^^as 
rofjrul, female and glorious. Rome 
sixteen curtain calls paid for it. I 
the second act, rtvealinR the w^- 
oe.ss of showing a younj^ ;i!ul ^od- 
looking JackapanoH what it mrans 
to love a czarina. Miss Keane had 
less high-strung moments until to- 
ward the end, when for a spoil she 
thinks she, herself is to die; at this 
period she chose to employ poise 
rather than power. The effect was 
terrific, and the curtain, dropping 
on the arrest pf the lover, was 
crash inir. 

The third act saw l»er further In 
that marvelously interwoven cha- 
meleon duality of monarch and 
woman. In a tragic scene she sen- 
tenced her paramour to die. then 
turned coquettishly to a J^'ench 
dandy and had him at her feet, kiss- 
ing the hem of her robes, as the 
llnal curtain closed the first Broad- 
way pcrforinanco of a brilliant and 
important play. 

In the support Fredorifk Kerr, as 
the chancellor, stood forth. His 
success was magnificeiiL and will 
become famous; yet he was unc- 
tuous, repressed, nev«r stiident. 
Basil Rathbone as the lOvor gave a 
rather straightaway ver.sion, and 
Ian Keith, in the French jjnibasaa- 
dor, was delightful. Lois Merfdith 
as a lady in waiting, was a charm- 
ing surprise, returning to the 
speaking stage in full measure ©f 
mellowed yet youthful graces after 
a long absence in pictures and 

, abroad. , , ^ 

This season has not brought jin 
f inbarrassment of enihusiasm for 
• ntertalnment, nor has moht of 
the entertainment, lut^klesslv; de- 
Horved prodigal downpour of manna. 
I'.ut "The Czarina" in evfry par- 
1 n;\Tr r«Oe*nT< .1 prent '1' ' *'nt 



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showinff avery Friday a%eiau« for 
tba balance of earli « aak. 
r.olcm" la heavily hH^4 11 ih0 __^ 
aa not a motion pictur-, alttoavn 
the Idea of this la not aniAa t^ 
Taraniount produrtlon wb»ill 
•uch lonu ruu at the CrlK rUm 
montha ago. 

Alber* Koreaal fa ere llteJ ff^ 
authorahlp, translated liit« YWdlab 
by Mark l*rhweid. the Uttri n(mU«m 
t^ M&id to be a ii ii xr of ba \kd- 
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The Ntw York daily dramatte 
t-ntl 'fl b« aan a uT...nimotia choruv of 
prais(>. Now that Mr. Hopkins has 
revived it at the I'lymouth, begin- 
ning Jan. 1*6, these same critics are 
not so aur ' of their pr*nious judg- 
mei;t. A» a matt«r of fact, the play 
is A solid pioce of drama tit* writing, 
but in this wearii^ot of seasons ic 
has lefs chance than ever for popu- 
lar aucce««». There is no lifting, 
dramatic driv*. to it. It is character 
study, planed do^^n to acientillc 
lin»'S. Furthermore, it ia neither ao 
noil acted nor directed aa it 
might be. 

The cast, aa given above. Indi- 
cates larg#»ly the nature of the ptr- 
aons appearing. Sadie ia a girl of 
the streets: but the men all — if the 
truth be told, and it is — have ma 
much, if not more, against th«m, 
though ostensibly they are "re- 
iiIM><<tHM*." m» mbf rs of •M>«Mety. Sm<1- 
denly to every intent and purpose 
a flood maroons them in Strattons 
Halo .1. Shut off from the world 
• first the telephone, then the ticker, 
then the lights fail), fear grips 
them. KiU'h in his way is on his 
knees before the Judgment aeat of 
mystery. Brotherly love becomes 
the burdeli of each man's son^;. love 
of Sadie. Kven young Adams, if 
«av*id. vows he would do the "riKht 
thint by Spdl*». foregoing a wealthy 
and advantageous maniac^' 

Sudd* nly they dis«'ov« r they are 
not maroorx <! or cut off at all, an«l 
each reverts to his natural chara«'- 
teristlc. Adams mak^s a gesture 
but, as women will, Sadie seei 
through to the reality and lets him 
go. going auay her.self. .Stratton 
colhcts his bill. Human instincts 
of thu pack a-huiiliiig gone re* 
manifest themselves .nnd the rortntu 
ialis oil a set of human beings un- 
affecte<l by their p» rilous adventur** 
into tho valley of thu shadow of 
death. 

All this H Imaginative re?-, r n 
of a high order. I'erfec^tlv .4*1 
directed. It would bo < ^omD^T«.ivf 
successful as anythMi; of U^ft nort 
». in V but it 1«» n» iili^^ppcTfoctly 
cast nor fundnm* nr^jj^^f^^.^.j) diri-et- 
cd. Some d'xy It \irtil occur to some 
manager tiiat t^i^ primary essential 
of any Maee^ffoduction is that it be 
heard, aiuj/lhat manager will have 
ariivejivf the starting point toward 
su<Tt 5^ While preserving an er- 
o and appealing attitude 
oughout, Kathlene MaoDonell let 
If her lines get lost in the foot- 
lights.* Lester Lonergan, too, had 
the manner, but mumbled. "Both 
presented a marked contrast to 
Robert McWade's clear enunciation, 
but effective stage chai-acterizations 
were managed in particular by 
Kobcrt K. O'Connor and James 
Spottswood. 

There was a convincing stage 
setting by Itobort Edmund Jones. 

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THE GOLEM 

(IN YIDDISH) 

The Go>m \fax Ci.ihr: 

Rabbi Levi Bar liczilcl, Rabtaj of 

I'raf^ue I'ltfr «;raff 

Miriam, hjs (laughter J^-nnie «Joldst« in 

David Pincus Jacob SharKd 

Ksther, m relation to the Rabbi • 

Frances Sincoff 

Shimon, a rich stiaient Wlliiam Epsfin 

.Nachorrj, a poor student. .^VIlllam Schwartz 

King Rudolph II Jacob llochgtoin 

Pih.-i liraha Jncnb (.5olrt«t*'in 

Kapilun I'hilip Rlelcher 

^hachphacli. an ol<l gyp-sy Mr. Hunlus 

Vafti, his dauRhter Henrietta Jacobin 

Tanift, a gypHy HinRer Miss Alt mvn 

Midana. a »ryp«y dancer Mi.ss Guzikoff 

The R^-ar (in gypsy dance)... Mr. CJoIdBtein 

Naomi EBther «Jol<l 

Iladansa, a flowf-r girl Viola Grunoff 

I'a.^ha Amidal. a tobacco vendor 

Buster Kaufman 

l\rau«»», Shemon's servant Mr. firuber 

l-'irst Tin-mith Mr. Welnridge 

•Jfcond Tinsmith Mr. St'-inbfTK 

\ MfHt Dtal'-r Abraham Novik 

K Mirror r)»-aler Sam Oontchartjf 

Itunnah, an old fortune teli^r 

• Olga ){uh»nf*''?n 
ThA Hflti* Watrher lAldio Kay 

WaiMhi'TM, well-Kills. Iiuyrs, m«T'.hanf«i 
(!n »ho rnarkr-t plnrt), prison guardn. tonh 
carriers, J^'ws In the (Jh»llo, solOiCrs, et'.*. 

f\Hr*> i,t Act inn: I'raffue. 

Time: The Blxfeinh centurj'. 



tbut mill be tfvva Ml* wte^ tli* 1^ 

•t»»r\ fiauJcrr. nn- l»«fr« •* • »•» 
fit««d of •totmlly pii t iiwii«a 'tw 
phMii.^al mi««ion to pr*i#^t 'h^ 
downfiillcn kinsman of tlio ylie'lo 
from the Iro of Ktng Riii«l» l l IL 
asnuming emotions of tiM iM^rt tm4 
head that am eontrarHri«» !• bi* 
creator'M mil'. Thun whr« tlir raWt 
wills that his daugbtrr MiriaM 'in- 
come the bride of a certain vea llijr 
and favored auitor. th^ <:o)e«i 1 rtey 
image), because of hi* tM-nwaal !«*el- 
ings for the girl. refu»»>« tc* f :!lin 
his master's command. 

Or\ top of that, ever andi s«ofi. 
without rhyme or rr««<»n. a mttr^Wai 
number or an amateut l»hly « »• • iite4 
dance is draffgeil in by sheer t^wrr 
\ good deal of th« c<Miv»r»iktlon 
f^eemed to be sung n lAtbe ilNbert 
and iJulIivan style of eM»le »*m. 
the singers displaying fair • »*<'^#. 
particular Miss Jt>nnl«' «;«.um'Ui 
(co-star with Mr. *\vih*\ ii. «lu» pro- 
duction) and Wi:!um H>huar.s. 
The latter makes a truly iUshInc 
appearance and pos s es»e< a revivnaM 
voice that were it fortltlrd I v Mm 
necessary qualifications. cvHtWI ••') 
sometblnc for him on tiM Am'.Tk>Mm 
stage. 

One wonders what success a i 
Jfwlsh musical show rovM *»< 
were it staged and proitir* I » 
as rnreful an eye towards »•• * 
and the chorograpby a* 
with a Broadway sh*« 
of this type can pO' 
.*<tirt : !A tb«» dottf-s a * 
nigiit somctbinn ••• 
complish? It kaa*t* • 
• «I>tinir. one is ct« 
for certain m 
II< brew Act«r% > ^mw 
to insist tlK*' '^^ar •M 
womin is .» ^^Ci ty|M for 
Tl»» ^f*^ Jmmf fb«« -'ot*. 

nion« v lur etftbt wrecks 
if««*lf. \\ h« tl)« I tht-re are 
usit al shows exr.it« . or luive 
previously prmluctd. of a 
rd topping this Is H»t to be 
:corded by this reporter who con- 
fe.*'ses this to be his first «'xperienee 
- tho word Is aptly em »loye<l- in 
revi* wing this typo of entertain- 
nunt. Thus far the accepted ideal 
In Yiddish theatrrdom is the Yid- 
dish Art Group on Madison Ave. and 
27 th St. — and tbers too, much xs 
lacking. 

Max Gabel persom^ting the 
legendary titular character !s mad** 
up much like the scr«'en image and 
looks imposing enough for tht* part, 
f'peaking his lines in a billing, gut- 
tural fashion that st'-nied to im- 
press. Miss Coldst«>ln looks nice 
from the front of the house although 
her flowing robe in the first a«H in- 
t*>rior is too devoid of iiny lines to 
lend It grace. 

A cast of about 40 Is employed. 
many just for "show" .tnd might 
have been doubling m brass from 
the stage crew for that matter, lle- 
for»^ the action comint-nrcs, this 
douhl*». score garbed in sort of Itip 
Van AVink'e get-up chants a dirg»' 
in the olio and march^'S acros.s the 
rosti'um. The acti.n starts in the 
• hambers of the Chief lUibbi of 
Prague. 

The footlights arc fortified by a 
row of five baby spots in the trench 
which play on the scene throughout. 
The lighting effects al.so were'crude. 

As with all Yiddish music, the 
brasses seem to predominate to 
carry the melody. Why the dulcet 
strings and reeds are not tjsed .some 
tfme.M, even If it wore only for the 
novelty and as a precedent, is an- 
other puzzler. Friedsels music is 
intelligently composed for the major 
portion- of tho action, carrying with 
it an ever recurrent tendency to 
swing Into a sprightly Anglicized 
tempo and Just when hope springs 
eternal on tho aural organs, it 
reeiines into the same even chant. 



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<tii I f '.'. Ti»« •• "» • 

I ItvlfHT I •Mm. Wm^f worn in s 
ut*. •■ i •««/ emiMSe«». A •* ' - \ tmtn 
strides trio room. rulU o, >\«r. 

fliMMts woman, then man. .'«.i<Ntt«r 
walks o\«r to fallen bo«i •-. turns 
Vm over, murmurs "My liini. I'm^ln 
the wrong flat." Curttiin. It mad«> 
a cot king «*loser tho first h.iSf. Thf 
•players w*»r« Georgia L»^e Hall. 
Fri-derick Carr and llobert Vaughn. 

The second half was opened by a 
dramatic Rk'-tin, "The .N'ottuine."' by 
A. 1». Wharton, the cast including 
Olive Wyndh.im. Hi-len Jud^on. 
Miri.im Kiliott. Rexford K< ndrick 
and L.;irk Taylor. Mis* W\ndham 
did notably fine work, playing a 
neurotic, disagreeable, sfx-starved 
woman, one who has never had a 
sw<-«'theart and whose life has been 
devoted to teaching, it takt-s con- 
siderable heroism for any comely 
actress to make up as a homely 
woman, but .Miss Wyndham did ju«it 
that, giving a performance that rang 
vividly true. The entire cast m-as 
likewise of the highest standard, 
Miri.'.nt, KUiott, an Australian a^- 
trr-ps, making ht-r debut in New 
York Sunday nlKht. playini; .1 •wf^f t. 
•^linKing type of girl that madv for 
exactly the right contra*.? l.«t\v«*t» 
the two rh«ract«'r>«. II»*!» n .lohnnon 
had an Irish ch:ira«'ter role and 
made it stand out. n«xf<>rd Ken- 
drltk and Lark Taylor, the two men 
also handl»nl the purt.s with th«> sure 
touch that denotes experienf-. The 
piece has a dream intrrludo. which 
introduces a niee aside of ronian.*e. 
Condensed a bit the ski.t»"h would 
make excellent vaudeville m.'ioria). 

Caryl Hon^ol. coneort sopr.^no of- 
fering four numbers, a.ssisted tiv 
.John Duanc at the piano, Mr. an<l 
Mrs. Coburn .in their vauibvillc sp*'- 
cialty, Robinson Newbold in comedy 
songs, and Frank Marion and Doro- 
thy Mngjia in a dancing and singing 
act, completed the program, lirll. 



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FIDELITY CONCERT 

The third of the serl^i of roncrrts 
givMi under the auspices Dt tho Ac- 
tors* Fidelity League Uaa pro.sented 
at tho Henry Miller Sunday night. 
The bill was tho best by far that the 
T'^irir'J'y hns *fsg^d. P?d v.r.-, rh'^!* 



VOICE FROM THE MINARET 

Andrew I^abian llerberj Marshall 

Selim C Jlajft-n-t'ouRenti 

Father Klsworthy •:. M. llnllard 

K\»l>n <*ar>ll Marie lx>hr 

A Mu«-z/.ln Jarqucn •'hapin 

Airs. Fiibian Viin*» F«*ath«T»ton 

Mi'^ Ilfdd Cont»iit ral«H>U>guc 

A Waiter Kvan Hnldwin 

.Kir I.f'Biie rarjll Kdmund •;wenn 

AMiey E. JUison-<Joaii<:Da 

Marie Lohr, one of London's best 
known stars, presented Jan. 30, at 
the Hudson, by arrangements with 

A. H. \\'i'- >•, • a ; '..y \ y IT.bfrt 



miflstTlifwl t« 

mil tHe p* 

iir mi t sMii <^ 

'fit •'i^' 

id (>»^n A 

Miy »^ Ira. 

'much ii ;wvs. 

ho « • V ntt^ 4li« 

man .t Is tiM 

Jitln« fb* |»byf|. 

lis |»rot« •ns ilifti 

K«fl>t« *■*' ^t9m ber 

%iia marry lier. sbe feels 

ilways lMi%<' !«• <^«mbat i1m 

iA bAm. a. i.»4» Amy alia 

4im fii'.lwiit >«s b« ■ ig abll 

iiiU lier. 

y<Hir« later W Kjs 
tt|» bM mm4 tliat b- 
|H*ni<^ himastt •« iHf veaial 
Hen fibe su r t m«>re makes 
i.iw'e. The i»MI k»\r Is 
hut shs mm ret«inie4 ts 
r4. 4etefm t he4 imt IS 
the « lertfyman's life, tie 
nmkes h^r p ram l ee elm Wtll graht 
bim «'t ii»t« r%tt>w at Her hatel the 
IMltfWinc mm-ninf. hw« their pUns 
9« mrwcm »b«ii ihs hushaM mits 
In an app'aranre. estrarts nrsm 
them the truth of their fiTrvlmis re* 
Utmns and khrtattns to •«« her for 
divorce. 

third S'^t bears a strong re* 
f%f^ TO a Kremrh p^mjf pro* 
tn N* w Vorc SMSS }ears s#S 
^was it at tho iM>lf.aams lludass 
theatre*) a»»e4 •Tho Duel.* with 
th*' two f»t M.-ip.-.l male role^ ew-» t« 

i«r ami • : .^.an4« 
tie 'u.iie Mil ;ati«m 
iigbting ft*r lbs 
n mn^ the 4Mher 
this cas* th** \vtO'^ 
ks to mx** tbs 
an old«^r •-i«-rg>-* 
.^iit r» •• •»•»• wW»i 
m • '■ '-^^ «lth 
hm^ As 1:1 fa* i'' {« 

fails with th** siftii..... ..^•'4% 

♦ ma ry hhl 'rmmphant. And. iiks 
The Ih**-'.* this Is rh** -ot 

in ths tfranM. The dr»..- <. ■. ;ne 
|tart of moat of our audien;:*«a Is 
tliat true !ov«rs shall not !>• 'd 

— love mu«»t triumph ov*^r ... oh- 
»tacl«}<, guch as husbuuda or re* 
ligion. 

When the younf clerg^'man t.iket 
the woman away, the husltand says 
to the >(Ming cltTg^man: "S'»e'a 
done with >ou, but 1 haven t." Ths 
fourth aot is laid In the apartment 
in London of the huHband. who has 
sent for his wife and the >oung 
clergyman, saying ho Is very ill* 
Ho knows the lovers have not com- 
municated with e.T.'h othtr, for he 
has bad them i\'ateh*Ml. lie in- 
forms them -ho has but a f«'w \v» oks 
to live— h'art trouble or so»n«vhing. 
— and that before he dits he will 
start divoroo proceedings to be- 
smirch them, dragging the young 
clergj-man from his pulpit and the 
woman Into the mire. T»» hi< 
chagrin, he finds th« y \\\\\ neither 
»»f theri deny the allegations nor 
dvf«nd *h"ni«elves, and. as the min- 
'istrr puts It: "Uc'iitr b" duu»:nd by 
truth than saved by li«'s." iV-i'^'i 
in his Machlavellnn vt-ngeanc. the 
husband conveniently drops d«'ad, 
just us you fflt sure )»•• would im- 
mediately the act openfd. and it 
was so carefully planned he Indn't 
long to liv«', 

Vhe scenic atmosphere and s'age 
direction arc ailmirabl*'. and a very 
ftne company gav«' « viilenco they 
had played thf pi«'c»» a lonj; time 
before eoming into New York with 
it. Miss Lohr's gorg»'Otis .ontr.ilto 
voice and thoroush familiarity with 
the technique of acting showed her 
TO good advantage dfspite th»' un- 
satisfactory role with wiii'li she 
chose to make her American debtit. 
Herbert Marshall gave a suf!l«i< nt 
)y lugubrious characterization 
the unhappy lover who is torn be- 
tween love and duty, while Kd- 
mund nw( nn as the villainoiis hus- 
Iwnd quite dominated the pie«^e 
with his virile portrayal "of a role 
designed to be despicable. Tlio re- 
mainder of the supporting play«rs 
were equal to the demaiuls pin 
upon them. 

But we still Insist on havinp our 
lovers "live happily ever after" as 
a steady stage diet, and when you 
run counter to this essential you 
are multiplying your percentage 
gamble many -fold. •'f'*^- 



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BED^ CHATS 

BT NELLIE BEYELL 



STOCKS 



{H0tl*0 ••f^^i' **■• ^^^ ^^ ntarly thrc« y«ars confintd to h«r room 
'"^ •J^Jf If? •*'Jf.'?**'**'» "•»P**«'» ••vtnth avonu* and Twelfth ttroat 
l^ltw V»fji C»t/. Without having movad from ena position within tho past 

i«i« ••■!?• ^ •''•" ^•^'"« *<»^ **»• "•• o' har apina; aha haa writtan 

•^Mttterf t^oaa waakly articlas for WMritty, at tha sama tima h«vina 
i«r.o«aly •ofHri»utod to othor pariodicala. Miaa Ravali has baan catlad 
m» irai^ost wmmn in tha world by many. Othara hava indoraad it. 
mmm9 that %tn49r tha circumstaneas sha it also tha most chaarful.) 

W^itr Wii d cU. who nwlnftn a witty W.itormirr. \n i.lwavn j?oo.l for a 
IMgk and f^r ♦ hum big thitif^ have boen predl* iml. iMai* hi4 column 
itHiMr: 

I wii>li I h.i'l tho pr«ntl«i> of Don Murkee! 
I • i»h I liuti llie clory of -ItuBS" liaer! 
I lon^ to swint n i»omil like i;ide Dudley. 

Ifav Moultou or iVrce llarnmond (on Iht* »«|ijirr). 
I wlai I had the Kit of Keliy Allen. 

• Hi ." PhllUpn, lloywood or Medbury! 
If I |His»e!«H«*d the \er\e ur»d di»«U of Kaufmna 

loi poaitivt Id out write K. C. B.I 
I wi^li I had th^H^jiiU of tlf^ l"udero, 

Incl'-Untc Ka^^^^^^nri Tommy aray: 
If I^. • hW>^^^^^^^^aii\t my dear 

A. 



Cbarlutta Walker wOl opaa a 
f<*ur wcvka' enracement a« leadlnv 
woman with tha Proctor Playora at 
llarmanus lilcccker liaU. Albany. 
N. Y, next woek. au'^r^Minif Clara 
Joel, who, with her huaband. Will- 
lain Hoyd, closes a 14 -week engage- 
inont thl9 week. 

Mi.Hs Walker will be seen la the 
leading rolea of plays in which ahe 
has appeared auccesafully during 
New York runs, opening with "Tril- 
by.** in wblch aho starred la a re- 
vival this acabon at tha National 
Thftatre, New York. Other plays 
include "The Trail of the Lonesome 
Pino- for tha week of Feb. 11 and 
•Call Uie Doctor** for Feb. 20. The 
play fur her final week boa not been 
announced. 

Miss Walker wilj establish a prer. 
edtnt in Albany theatricals, aa it 
will be the first time In the history 
of the city that a 12 star has ap- 
ponred at popular prices. 

.No loading man has been eri;air*'4l 
tn Mi.'rrr^^ ^j^. K^,^ J. it .^ plunned 
;ive the leadlni; ma!* parts to 



M».r« of the company. 



TOMMY'S TATTLES 

By THOMAS J. CRAY 



<.!!!... I... f .. 1 ... Los Anselo*. Jan. 21. 

S..IJior bon.M U to be paid by tax on 100 selected artlclea Wouldn't 
be surprlHcd to bc« a committee of Conprossmen appointed to anoop 
around thcitr©:* and see what thoy tlilnic the theatre cannot ko without 
and tax It Lel>i hope they start in by taxing the bored and insuUinc 
look on most of the theatre ticket takcr:«. ^ 



A t.ix on poUtonos* wliown by most stage crows would not cet tl 
holdi.'r boy* a cent. * 



On the other hand, a tax on the IndlfTerenee shown by orrhostra loadora 
would almost pay for anything. vu^r. 

House manas r» who only 'tlo back to talk to the actors when they 

have to • or to quote the word« of a manager of an important theatre In 

he we.t: The least I see of the outfit the better I like It/* should bo 

taxed for the bad work they are doing on the road against the good work 

that u being done In New York. 



The theatre ii botin'l to ♦.o liii: it always Is. ao let's hopa the lax 
.. lae laht place. Those boys in Waahinglon think theatrical 
peup.c are only giKnl to play bcneiU4. 

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ld««» • - tl^ prn of >• . !.• 

Id Niurl- rutit t- l.ave mti writing liilly til III «.• 

i • «■ ' !V ff^'f I »»r th«-> tell iiiv \he ..<<.n»' . i mii* >• u » 

I 1. . • r it »».» u. *' th« r.. 



Jack Onternitn >«|»ent an lujur v. tth m«> and told a gcod story on his 
YMedo uncle. An iuK uan'-.' ajcat called on him and sold him 8<nn«.- lire 
laiittrance. 

, 'Sow what you wunt |i« n*nn*t '•N'-!'»ne insurance." yad the agont. 
' *Mow do >ou start a cyUwhe*;"' u.fk«d Jack's uncle. 



J. J. Ropenthal tell« tills one on Clarence Jacobs<*n who now sells 
tMiets for Sam It. H:i'-ri«. C!ar<;iuH> once took a xpurt as an advance 
It a few'>'ears a40. lie came int<« Pittsburgh ahead of his hhow and 
long other thiitg^t Ma.kiger Hrown of the Nixon theatre demanded 40 



soon do >oii wart th^m'.'" asl*»-U Clarence. 
•In an hour," replied B ownr 

Clarence came bacir in I'O minut«*s ^ith tluee volumes of ":<n.ippy 
•lories." 



Herb Ward, the high nogul of the Law studio, came in to see me. 
Herb in one 'of the be^^t customers the Astor Hotel dining room has 
•a Ita list. He entertained a near moving picture producer at luncheon. 
of tha kind always looking for non-royalty plays. He told 
he had one of Shakespeare's best plays called *'Ten Nights in a 
*oom.** 

lUiakeypenre did not write "Ten Nights in a Barroom.' You mean 
•Twelfth Night.' •• replied Herb. 
* What diftorciuo does two nights make?" said the embryo M. P. P. 



Noir come the melancholy days when Christmas decorations are all 
down, the presents pocked away, eaten (or drunk), the lid is on again, 
aad It la once uxore open season for carrots, apinach and **titring beans," 
•^itamlnes,- "calories," "iron," "carbo-hydrates." I've had enough iron fed 
to build a bridge across the Hadson to Jersey v. hcie Joiin I'ullock 
'« f4w.u — every morning — tliat is. If he went home th« night before. 



•"•utgccn sued for operating on wrong foot,** was the headline of a 
frant page atory fn :!.; * Tribune" last week. 1 am glad I have but one 
back ij give my surgeoo. 

Wc'l. If "man N the engine" and "woman Is but the track. ' a* th^ lady 
tr. Cli.vago stale*. I nupitose an "atfluity is a side track" and "a divorcee a 
swit'. h.- 



•Nurse In Fvracu«o breaks a vertebrae while combing her hair" — 
iMadlina in dillies. That's a nifty. c;ive her credit. Wish I had tliought 
•< that ona. It beats tiie exca.>«o I» h avo for mine being brok- n. And 
•ay. girls. Isn't it a peach of .An argument in favor of bobbed hair? 



made the.r Uebut lMf.>re Lymm 
(Xa««.t !< .itregoers Monday. The 
organijkwi. •?» S« f-*r»^*^ by Jeanne 
Devtrcaux and ^> tu;«.3t Naught«M. 
OTij.r members are Mabel tirimu.. 
William l;iake, llul MunnU, Mary 
Hart. Owin Coll. May B. Hurst. 
Ilalph l>ean, director, and Kenneth 
Flemliit?, assistant director. Until 
this week the theatre haa been 
closed since early winter owing to 
labor .troubles. The opening play 
was 'The Storm." The theatre has 
bi'rn leased by Casey d: Ilayden. 
who n!so have stock companies in 
Brockton, Mass.. and Duluth. Minn. 






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• the Pullm*!;* on tha ►- 41 
•>»tfi vui> much. They treat roost «•# 



Stm^' d.iv ii«»ni«>lM>dy .la going to writ© a song without the 
Mummy ' in the itila and it s going to create a lot of excitement 



word 



onie t.nie rewnpafvr earioooUts >.av« been accused of taking 
jokiv*. ^:^m It i« rumon^d one is accused of Uking •« M^twr'tf 



actor.-" 

hf«v Thib oiM'n» up 



a new liiiv. 



PreH4 agent of ctreus In winter quarters gave an "AniUiA. (^tnaer" 
to the press. (Siiejia the kiddies will miss some of their favorite |»er- 
form»rs next hcayon. 



S^w a whole pace story last Sunday about a man who let the doctors 
trjin!«plant a beef nb In his spine. Hope lliey ga\e him the right steer. 



Those of you who are privileged to have good health and are around 
.whera you hear the latest of everything possibly never lieard of "Hospital 
Blues." The old hackneyed blue Monday has been somewhat modilled 
here by changing of the day. Operations for the removal of tonsils are 
scheduled for TueMay of each week, and most of the cases are children 
who begin to cry before they 'reach, tliruiigh tho freight elevator, the 
operating room, which Is on the same floor that I am on. I can hear 
their hysterfcal, yet pitiful, moana and have named tliera 'Hospital 
Blue*." 



Lillian Russell hax been appolntel by Mr. Harclinsr to find out while 
•he is in Kurope why they send us hO many iindc'^irable Immigrants. 
Probably bccaurc tho desirable one<? would rather istay over there than 
como here and submit to the-indignities to which they aro subjected at 
Ellis i>land. A.<k Bert Clark about his exi>orience l.indins liere and being 
sent to Kllis Island because his infant son was born in Australia. 



The warden of S^int? Sine: announces that he is goinq; to have a motion 
picture rui^ofC for condemned men just before they are clt-ctrocuted so 
they will go U> the chair .with u smile. Are the pictures getting so 
l>ad that dealli seems a relief? •■• 



FOREIGN REVIEWS 



Grand Guignol 

Palis, Jan. 24. 
I^ticouiaged b.v the forntcr success 
*>f t!io CIrind Guignol tlie Theatre- 
dea I»eu.v Masques, a small hmise in 
t'le Rue Fontaine. Is presonlint,' a 
similar policy of horror for (ho;^ 
^^ho seek Fuch form of emotion ;is 
^n evening'H atnusenient. Per.«<>u- 
ally puoh folks Cii\ have my Mnre, 
;uia if they want such stufi' then let 
thorn have It. The nrtin it"m«» .'ir.' 
'«o .«'o-ca}|eil tlrnnrr-; fnnrlwi'lv'i 
hot'ACeii thre*' .<-' ml l.irces, ^^f wiu<h 
th'^ro is llttlv tu be said btyoiHi Ht»'. 
hiouUly odor. ' I.u Tete." aii 'a^r l»v 
Manol liivu. i.-^ the grc.iter ««hocl;«';. 
I'trjiy the story of c\ youtlu'ul crimi- 
i'-l iiuillolincd. ilie body l»<.ing s :•' 



to tlie medical f.ifulty f(»r the use 
»»i tlie students. TIjo mother arriv- 
ing from the country," has applied at 
tho prisoji to see her son, being un- 
aware of the execution* and she Is 
directed by an Ignorant olllcial to 
the ho'-'pital. uliere phe under.stind.s 
h«r boy is being treated. Oit her 

yri\Ml. by .a, coiuciiKiK'*', tiio fir.'Jt 
ling she se»'H is th«"» Ik. id of tlie 
pri.xoner in the h.tnds of a doctor, 
ulio is makijig lii.^ e.x iminutitm. 

\»i'l intnr.'illy the .vjtrlst in of a na- 
ture to cauvo tlie women to di* (>f 
fiislir. Afr<r .vucli a d.'Mur.'fti' I 
feiTi'.i Kill tlit'H- i-' a l»ro;u1 <(un»Hi\. 

Lt I'.it .rd." of tlie old I'.ilm.-! 
r.»\..| ^tvic, JiU'l tlien .4 le.siirui'ti *M 
,,r*!,i,.o.i and liiunder with ' i«k j 



After running continuously alnce 
September tha Wilkea Theatre, Salt 
l^ke, closed Saturday night, Jan. 
'2i. It will reopen on February 4 
on a co-operative policy, tha mem- 
bers of tha atock company taking 
charge of tha theatra. Joha M. 
Cooke, who has been here aa man- 
ager for Thomas Wilkes, will be re- 
tained as manager of the new com- 
pany. Misa Iva Shepard will con- 
tinue on as leading lady and Brady 
Kline, who cama here two weeks 
Ago from Sacramento, will be lead- 
ing man. « 



With the withdrawal of the Or- 
phcum, Jr., vaudeville from the 
Grand theatre^ Evansville, Ind., a 
dramatic atock policy has been in- 
augurated In Ita atcad. Robert 
Sherman haa placed a well known 
group of stock actors In tha house, 
and beginning this week la praaent- 
ing pl^ys of first class calibre. 
Sherman announced that ha Intends 
proauctn; only current auccassea of 
the past three aeasoaa. 



JOBS SOMEONE MAY GET: 

l»r. Cook denies he haa been approached by the Ice Sk.iter^ UnioM 
to btf their 'Judge l^ndiH " 

Mark Sqilth. of Trad«^ and Mark Smith, the cough drop makers, Js con- 
hidering an off«-r from the "Theatre Coughera" to take charge of tha 
entire body. 



Harry IloudinI has been (iffered a position by tha Mutual Welfare 
Leamie to nhow nil the boys Just how tha escapa thing really works. 
Mr. Houdini would have to settia all disputes between prisonera and 

Jail.-r.s. 



IMdie I..eonard 
JJow Takers. 



Is being considered aa the "High Court" of aB tha 



rireat chance now for a popular aong with a title aomethlflf Nka thia? 
1 II I!e Your Judge Landia If You Don't Hula Ma Off." 



Singing Into radio Instruments Is now becoming a popular fad. Tou 
c.in hoar your f ivorlte singer no matter how far out at aaa you may !>*• 
Tills will probably discourage sea tripx. 



Stork In tlie "Puttee and Dlack Moustache Trust" must be selling at a 
\vij high figure, judging from the streets of Hollywood. 



There heems to me more "Assistants'* to "AsHlstants*' In the plctur^ 
business than any other business in the world. This takes in tha Army 
and Xavy. 



Notice that mo -t of our big battleships go to rehearse off the coast of 
Cuba. Of course tlie fact that Cuba never heard of Volstead cannot hav»» 
anything to do with it. 



After being away from Salt Lake 
two years, llalph Cloninger of Lioa 
Angelea is returning here Feb. f aa 
leading man with hij own atock 
company, opening at the Ilippo- 
drome. Cloninger developed Into a 
real matinee idol while here before. 
The opening vehicle will be **Tbe 
Prince Ciiap." 

h " - -^ 

The Century Play Co. haa pur- 
chased the stock rlghta to *'Bxperl- 
enco" and la having the piece con- 
densed for Block use. The Forbes 
Players at the Warburton, Yonkers, 
will use the play next week, being 



the fir.st stock organization to use it. 
Levy's Orphcum Theatre In Seat- 
tle announces that It Is to play 
dramatic stock under the direction 
of O. D. Woodward who has a stock 
company In Spokane. The Orpheum 
formerly housed musical stock. 



Notice the new Irish Covernm!*nt has already sent a delegation to Paris 
to taiK ub'»«'» h<>rnethlng. It doe.-n't take these young governments !o»if. 
to know where to sen«2 t*'*lr delcg.it ions. 

The second gue«««i men who pickid January to Um !*»• "pick -up" month 
for i-how builn^v* a|re now playing Manh and AprlL Neit Octou^r ^ ••ill 
not be a bad bet. 

The n<^publican.s have Announced Uiat the eountry la g«tiiBg nioro 
pro^prrous. Now everything can go right aiiead. 



Th<^y were lh«» Kame fellows who were going to keep tho plots of our 
governmcnl'a i*lays free from anything connected with ilurope. Well! 
Well: 



The Prince of W'alea is still good copy for the American Sunday paper;* 
and the Knglish news weeklies. Things are going to be awfully hIow 
wh<^n the Prince decides to settle down and slay homai 



It'M almost three days since any minister attacked motion pictures. 



:Managcr Balnbridge, of ^hubert 
stock, Minneapolis, declares be will 
present "Tho Hero" on local etage 
next week as ttxo first atock pres- 
entation of this New York produc- 
tion. 



Pour" (The Fright), two acta, by 
I\t1<iu. This drama concerns a 
lodging liouso keeper with his wife, 
who havo murdered an Englishman 
to retain his property. They bury 
the body In tho garden and then live 
in f'vir of a revelation. As a matter 
of lai t, their cx-tenant was not 
properly interred, for he or his ghost 
.'ippcara to resume his place in the 
home, lie dominates tho couple to 
liis heirt's content, until Iti de.spair 
tfiev ?>ut nn end to their own mis- 
• T.ilih lives. The fallow ha^ received 
< friirly good press, und on the 
whole it i.s ns good ns the CJiand 
(luljriol bill.'j at prt-Hcni. 

JTcfidf < ic. 



Tl»ere will be I'-ss of that In February: it's a shorter month. 



LEGIT ITEMS 



O. F. Wee Is organizing a com- 
pany of "The Trail of tho Lonesome 
I'ino" for the one-night stands. The 
cant of tho piece has been cut to 
five i»eoplo» for the proposed road 
tour. 

I'erry Bradford, music publisher 
and composer of tlie "Put and Take' 
show, ]h Fending out a revised ver- 
sion of the show the middle of this 
month. It will play through the 
middle west. ' 

With the closing of the Boston 
"Ircn«;" la.st week, Jo.seph De Milt, 
general manager for the Vanderbllt 
l^rodu* ing Co., joined tho coast- 
bouii'i company at St. Louis this 
wet'U. TliO show has eight weoks 
on \\f r oa.*<t. Al Hi rmnn has been 
ha- k with the show. The two ad- 
xjiu'c .'igeiits reniain. TTcniy T'enny- 
|i.i! !i«'r Ijcing two week.s ahe.'id and 
Willi.'! fii llullen one week in aJ- 
v;i ti'-f. 

'ill.* New Vol !v Tim^5, ^[onllay. 
c'irrit'd an adverri .'in'-nt asking the 
I i\vy( r w li'» di'-w !h<' will f»r llif luM- 
ti; I o 1*.' I 'to IV. 'he to coniniUiu 



/ 



cato with Mr.«i. A. Tcmpleton. U»7 
West 80th street. New York. tii:u" 
Belasco Byrne was the dlvorccii 
wife of Fred Belasco. a brother of 
David Belasco. Fred died on tlo* 
coast some years ago. She after- 
ward married Charles Alfred Byrne, 
a well-known author and newspaper 
man, who died about four or live 
years ago. Mrs. Byrne died Dec. 4, 
1921. 

•"The Silver Fox," the former 
William Faver.sham starring ve- 
hicle, reopened Monday In Cl**veland 
minus tho star. The piece will piny 
week stands Into Chicago, tho man- 
agement having been taken over by 
U.-< author, Cosmo Hamilton. 

Tho Shuhert protluction of *'T\\t* 
Ivoso of Stamboul'' will siicceed 
"Tlie Chocolate Soldier" at tho 
Centtiry, New York. Tc^.^a Ko.Mt.T, 
at present with "Tho ('hocolate 
Soldier," will have tho leading rob? 
in tlie new production. 

The second company 
Bat" which has been pi 
|:nge fistfin <iiies cIo;*lj i> ilurday 
in i'hiludelphia. 



of "Tl > 
lying thi> 



NEW ACTS THIS WEEK 



Friday, February 3, 1922 




AMONG THE WOMEN 

By THE SKIRT 



ALL-COLORED REVUE 
IN B'WAY CABARET 



•nd BELLE 



Fo'oes Bergere Closed for 

Necessary Repairs — $2 

Cover Charge 



Tf it u»r# n..t for lililo Anna Propp. as she W nro;?rnmmc«1. th*» riiU> 
iX'atson ^! ow at th«» CnluniHa ihi« wt«k wnuhl l».? fiatl. Miiui Tropp rar- 
ncs the l.unl.-n of the .show, an.l -pon.is movi ,»f tho time changinR co.«. ^r^^ v^ii— Tj^-n-^-^ «k«^k ^i«=n.i 

rrtcn .Htin vva« .dgcl m .vhito mar. beau. a. alM. uas a Mlvor drcn. ht.n^ ;7"^f fJ'/fr^ renovated into a 
with-r.,1 t...MN. White frinse and a .ilvrr todlce competed another ^'^'^^^^^o" ^'^J l^vee icene for readi 
A H'.jsMan dnmc was exciiiltd in A rod vclwt <»lKtd with grry fur. 

N< II V#»rnoM, n blondo nitli a doep voice, wore ^ovrral dii'SHei*, norr 
•ut «.f tht» f.nlinary. Thr\v n» re all i)jo filmy ri. t nuMMa ma.lo w) h 
fHiitiiii*. Lillian JIaivry appiartd only a iVw timt!«, but d»f»«d ur 
»ongs w«ll. IVirpfe velvet, made cloi.c Jittintf, aijd a larfre bat to m fob 
^ns one dr#'^«*, %\hil^ »till aM.thtr poi d lookHij; rojctume wan bhuk vel- 
\.t .nibroid.nd dom n the fit-nt m stttl, nhich had monkey fur 'or a 
band at t!.e h» m. 



Thr^ thonia ft,r the mot p;' t were in tiKhts. 

T»«.> o|K-nin|f had the girU. in diffen ni ?'l>le9 of ^h•<1»»^n. Short ch. .>k» d 
•kirt and jackets in blaok and nM»e looked v. ry R«H»d, Worn with jock^v 
CK»K#» nttlnjr black v«lv«t drevveii had >tlluw nidtw. 



tai'*. 



Tor piituQi;c nunibor the yivls \»tre in purpl«- tights and velv • uirncs 

Marv Va h. at the C.loM'al in h»r «lan.i.'v -k,!, :i. ],,..krd well n a liiKht 

T 




.i"i r>ik)ta!> < i-i'.ti*. 



. I. A h». and 
* ).• , .ijie fui'l :\ pi . \ 
4U« i44« < .or liuil p*M>ia tn« VMjIin in yi-llour chiffon rn«*rui*li;d in 
vr^'wtals at. I a wide silver n:\ck. Itlinche Evans (with Jim McLaughlin) 
■Mke« a cu kid In a red IVter Thompson dre«s. 

J<n»»Ie Riuorn and Effle Wenton in a dancins act appear first dressed 
ahke in full lda:'k skirts lined in %hite. A gyp^y num> er as done by 
Miffs We.«ton was done in gold trunks hunj; with strands of colored 
chiffon. MiMS Weston dressed an Indian number in a goid robe. 

Ilelin Bill )l4^8h at the piano wore yellow taffeta, the skirt oddly 
akfrti^h^-d out in blue sequin squarrn. Her partner, Mibel Burke, was 
r.i"^t ?r a ciUfToi fr<'Oh of many oolors. She • hangtd \o a mauve lafifla 
m;ide With a lacc irunt «nd extended iiidi.s. 



ness Feb. 15, when an all-colored 
revue will open there. •Tho show 
will Inoludc Chappelle and Stinette, 
Edith Wilson and her Jazz Hounds 
(Columbia phonograph record - 
makers), Mazie and George and a 
"highbrow" colored sextet. J. Rus- 
fio\ Robinson, Roy Turk and Perry 
Bradford arc writing the special 
material. 

The alterations which the Salvins 
are m^^king represent a big item of 
pxpcnse, including Its Mississippi 
Itiver production set. A special 
"waffle" counte" will be a feature 
of the new restaurant. The Shu- 
berts are Mild to be interested in the 
^ show through their proprietary in- 
^'^'*"^^r^t: in the Folies Bergere real 
estate. 

The new club will be "exclusive," 
that being the aim of the manage- 
ment. A 12 cover charge will be 
added to the check. 



you can't afford to nii"'^ 
•jstrongheart," as the doj; 



If^ lover of d» c*. es|>r ially police dop^ 
rrh^ Fibnt Call" at the Capitol thi« w»«k. 
is called, is a g«>rget iis brute. But one girl appeir.-* in the picture. Kath- 
r> n Mc'Iuln. She %;oar8 a black riding habit and a night gown covered 
by a (lowrrtd kimono. 



Mu*t a prrson be In scit-nfe to put up with the Palace orchestra? 
A« a w.«man remarked in the ladie.s' room Monday iiiatinee, 'Only acicac" 
ini«d«> Sylvia Clarke endure that orchestra thi.s afternoon." 

It w<»uld take more th.tn an orchej*tra to dampen Miss Clarke's aidov. 
Sh#» has pep plus. Miss Clarke's one dress was of silver cloth covered 
with lace spoiled by an ai-rangenunt of hi^flily colored flowers. 

l>e Lyle Alda in a well put together act appeared first as a .stre<l 
lirthin. Thru a white pleated skirt had a box coat of green velvet. A 
Hhowy cape ccaisisted of feathers ranging from pink to the deepest 
scarlet. Dorothy liuckley with an atiooious speaking voice looked well in 
a short black costume draped one side in silver. A yellow dress with the 
same shade of fur made ^vi^h a full skirt and narrow girdle was espo- 
eially good looking. A pre- n brocade dress followed havinp: ruflled 
f!'T:. V . of itaihers. AlihouErh the theatre h«ld many of Miss De AUlas 
friends, flowers were consj)louous by their abs»nco. 

Mabel Cameron (in tho John Cumberland sketch) was in brick colore«l 
cbiiYon with liat to match. A pale green negligee of chiffon and lace was 
pa jama in effect. 

kl!a Retford lor her last week in America wore a white chiffon cvit in 
pC'ints. ■. ■' •'; 

' William Rock's girls, >'an<^y "Welford and llelyen Eby, wore dro-ses 
of Wiiitp chiffon elaV>orately trimmed in white fox. A shoit soiilnet 
dr*'S9 wirod at llie hem was cf blue broca<le wiili a pink girdle. An 
Orango and yellow ciiiffon dancing dress was mo.st effective. 



CABARET 

Johnny Black is conducting an 
After Theatre Club in the Rose 
Room of the Beaux Arts on West 
40th street Al Herman, the agent, 
Is financially Interested in the ven- 
ture. Black, who is a song writ»^r. 
and a Jazz band, furnish the at- 
tractions at the club. 



Joseph Hahn, of the St. Regis 
Hotel, New York, and one of the 
best known hotel men In the me- 
tropblls, has confided to friends his 
plunge into matrimony. 



Billy Gates is now leading the or- 
chestra at the Piccadilly, lirooklyii. 



mike bernard 
connolCy 

Piano and Songs 
15 Mint.; One 
City 

Mike Bernard has a new girl 

partner In Belle Connolly, whose 

forte is comedy lyrics. She is an 
acceptable comedienne, doing pub- 
lished numbers In a loose -limbered, 
abandoned fashion that gets to *em. 
Bernard is at the baby grand 
throughout accompanying, soloing 
once with "Echoes of France" 
(which he says he made for the 
Columbia records). The "echoes" 
is a hybrid affair including "Yankee 
Doodle" and "Stars and Stripes' In 
what the title suggests Is a Frencn 
theme. 

Miss Connolly comes bade In ec- 
centric make-up for another num- 
ber, followinr which Bernard first 
takes the bows and then his partner. 
The frame-up is good for the three- 
a-day houses. Altel^ 



Emil Gans, manager of Free- 
man's, Broadway's theatrical res- 
taurant, has sailed for a six weeks' 
vacation in Europe. 



A revue under the direction of 
Will Roehm opens Feb. 7, at Healy's, 
New York. The cast includes Eddie 
ORourke, Eunice Vernillo, Helen 
llardick, Virginia Roche, Alice 
Boulden, Millie Ward. Ray Midgiey 
is staging the piece with the lyrics 
by Tommy Malie and music by Jim 
Shea. 



r.ebe l")aniels* new picture, "Nancy From Nowhere," at the Rialto, Is 
a silly oM thing, but you must hand it lo Miss Daniels; when she does a 
picture she does things, but not like most of these baby doll stars who 
register the different emoiirins without turning? a hair. 

Most of the picture has the star in rags. Later two pretty dresses are 
worn, a short black velvet evening froek made with embroidered panels, 
and .nnotlier that seemed to be entirely of Irish lace. 



INSIDE STUFF 



ON VAUDEVILLE 



The re)»nrt this week the Shuberts had pla«"ed Nat Nazarro, Jr., under 
a contract for five j ears, for production ni.iinly, recalls the cir.um- 
stances under which the joung mati ])eeanio a Shubert vaudeville act. 
Young Nazrirro has bc^n skjifully directed in vauileville by his mother, 
Queenie Nazarro. He's a ver'satlle youth of personality and good stage 
bearing, all of which was c.Jpitalized by Miss Nizarro until Nat, Jr., 
evoluted. by himself, into a performer of class and ability. This con- 
sumed Bonio timo, naturally, but meanwhile tlie Nazarro act always 
I)rogresscd. Whatever the youth did was well done. It finally result. <l in 
tho present Nat Nazarro, Jr.'s, tm-n on tho .Shubert vaudcvilhj lime. 
Nazarro, a you!);? wMuan and a jazz band, it opened in a Koiih New 
York house and made a most excellent showing, but salary terms could 
jiot bo ininif.(.liatfly arrived at. Th^ report at that time was Nazarro 
asked the big timo ofllce.s $1,S00 a week without receiving action. 

Jenio Jacobs must have heard about tlio bi;? time delay In setliing the 
Nazarro salary, D* fore a chance was given the Keith or Oriih'nun 
circuits to revise tlieir salars- ligiiro, Naz.irro had a Shubert co!Uract 
given lihn Thursday, and ho oj>ened tho foll«:v>ving Monday at tiie 
Shuberts' Winter flard. ii. New York. Th< ro ]i€ came under, the personal 
observation of tho Shul>« rts, who iii:mt diately liked the boy (for ho is 
only tliat, about in or !.''•) and tli' y follow d his reports over lh< ir 
vaudevillv' 'Ijain. (;)iit of all the Mreun.J*tan<eH came the five-year 
contract with young Nazurro to niak<' his lir.-'t i)roduetion appearance 
in the Shubfrts' next "Passing Show" that vvll open in a Shul>«rl N«w 
York ho\iso early in tlie s-minKr. Mi^s .Ta«-p'n. al-o arra?ir,'« d the loi.g 
Ogre'-no nt. Us not at all imp'o'oai.le ilie s;j'i))<''rts believe tl«< y ran 
muUe Na::iirro and tied liim ui» for liv< i v. i'li that in view. 

Ma.v Ratki-aid^. u'^i » KniU on tlie "A'lUittVnla," Feb. 2^, lo vi>e:i a*. i 
P.il le.', Liudoii, will ilnd liim.'»)f workini? f<»r bis- fojiner piano jil.i;*'. 
MelviU • riidi 'I'ho iatt4^ri a mrsieal e(»ni»'<ly eonipover, now (oniiols 

th»» Pala<>»', fiiiUierly ui)d<r Sir ATroiJ Tluifi^ direeijon. in i»aitn< r.-hin witii 
tli:i«> <fh' r.j, Al )^lrkh.•lnl^^' last Lotidfin ai»j>« ; laaee at the I'.''"' 
liiUcon w^i.'i piano i;ccunipiiiii*l ty liitj .slng^*:. 



Blanche Wood, formerly at the 
Wmter Garden, Chicago, has been 
added to the group of entertainers 
at Rainbow Gardens. 



Pilcer and Gould, who opened 
Wednesday in Albert De Courville's 
new production, "Pins and Needles,'' 
have been engaged by the Club 
Maurice. The engagement of Irene 
BordonI for the club did not go 
through. 



The evening of Jan. 31, 1922, when 
Tholma Harvey, dancer at, and 
Morton Saxe, manager of, the Club 
Dansant, were released In $500 bail 
each on the alleged presentation 
of an Indecent performance, the 
cabaret arranged a special per- 
formance for editorial representa- 
tives from the metropolitan dailies. 
The dance to which the police took 
offense, as performed by Miss Har- 
vey In an abbreviated beaded cos- 
tume, was performed, although in 
moderation. Judge Hatting sitting 
In the Seventh District Magistrates" 
Court held Miss Harvey and Saxe 
for trial In tho Court of Special 
.Sesions. The defendants, through 
H. S. Hechheimer, conten<led that 
Miss Harvey's dance was the same 
type of performance indulged in 
by Evan Burrowes Fontaine, Doral- 
dina and Gilda Grey. They offered 
to let the dancer demonsti-atc to 
the coujrt, but Judge Hatting terse- 
ly objected that his court was not 
a cabaret. The costimie in,, (luestion 
was produced as -part of tiie evi- 
dence. 



ALMA BRADLEY and CO. (3) 

''Virginia Rye" (Comedy) 

16 Mine.; One and Full Stage 

(House set) 
American Roof . « 

"\*irginia Rye" la current, writ- 
ten by Lawrence G rat tan .and de- 
scribed as a satire. It's of prohi- 
bition, that life-saver to so many 
vaudevlllians since poisoi.oua liquor 
became the national beverage. 

But on small time cannot be ex- 
pected a group of players capable 
of playing satire as satire, or any- 
thing else in a sketch as It should 
be played. Mr. Grattan ^ppeaca to 
have turned out a breezy bit of pro- 
hibition fun. It often sounds that 
way, though It is never played that 
way by the Bradley company, start- 
ing with Miss Bradley and including 
all of her support, one no better 
than the other. Still, it will bring 
laughs on tho small time just a;^ it 
Is, and that ifi Just why it is en the 
.small time. The small time looks 
for more valu^ in acts for their 
audiences than does the big time, 
and the sm^ 11 time gets more at 
loss money. 

"Virginia Rye" is a relic cf a de- 
l^-irted husband, hidden for long 
years in a trunk. It is in one bottle 
and has been transferred to the 
otlice of a picture making company,' 
composed of two partners, man and 
woman, with nothing between them 
and the street excepting $25 owed 
the landlord for rent. The land- 
lord wants his rent and the" picture 
people are embarrassed. WMiereupon 
the woman thinks of the bottle of 
rye, offers to sell It for $25 cash, 
can't get the ca.sh and finally phones 
the landlord, who says he will forget 
the rent for the booze. There is 
some incidental business and dialog, 
all lost as played; also a good rube 
comedy character that got nothing. 

.Sj inc. 



KANE and GRANT 

Songi and Dances 

15 Min.; One 

23d St. I 

Impel sonatlons provide the fuund-- 
atioa upon which this youthful 
couple have developed an act. The 
'male member le a dancer, doing an- 
nounced impersonation of George 
Primro.se, Frisco and others. The 
girl imitates Frances White singing 
"Youngest In the Family," which Is 
her lone effort In the imper.sonatlng 
line. Tho opening consists of a 
Bowery nlmber well worked up by 
the girl and topped off by the cus- 
tomary tough dance. 

It starts the turn at a good clip 
with the Impersonations, other 
vocal work which follows having 
fair value. This couple possesses 
the ability, but are on the wrong 
track with the impersonation idea. 
What I? attempted In this lino has 
been done timo and again. With 
original material they ohould de- 
velop into a standard turn. The 
present act should work, but it can- 
not be expected to elevate them to 
the position they should hold on 
their natural ability. Hart, 



CORNELL, LEONA and ZIPPY 
Songs and Dances 
10 Mins.; One (Special drop) 
23rd St. 

A danchig couple employing a 
trained dog to put the finishing' 
touch'^s on thc*act. Tho oi»rnini,' 
consists of a recitative number, fol- 
lowed by dancing of variou.s styles. 
The boy displays ability with thf 
•••j'O »nd )op dancing with his 
I.iiinrr, showing t( nd' mjes to- 
wards contortionlstic work. The 
<to^' is pulled in at the linish for :\ 
U \\ trlflcB vhl'h ]>Mt.s th^ sm.ill- 
♦im" ^tamp upon the turn th»n .and 
iJi'.rt, JIuit. 



HARRY BERESFORD and CO. (4) 

Sketch 

17 Mins.; Full Stage (Special) 

5th Ave. 

Harry Beresford is showing an- 
other sketch of a rural '.ocale, and 

having to do with a husband and 
wife adopting an orphan on the 
night before Christmas, with the 
woman opposed to the idea until the 
foster father "frames" with the 
orphanage attendant, sent to take 
back the child, to insist on the re- 
turn so that the wife will decide to 
keep the foundling. 

Albert Cowles and Mann Pago 
are the co-authors, and have pro- 
vided .1 suitable vehicle for P.eres- 
ford as the terider-he;uttd husband. 
Tho act reaches otit for pathos ami 
comedy, through means of the child 
and the ruling power of the wife, to 
total Kutllcient entertainment. The 
cast Is ade(iuate, calling for no ex- 
ceptional emotion or acting. 

Beresford predotninato.; and c.ir- 
ri(s the burden on.hla own shoul- 
'lers to a result that should make 
thf! act acceptable for the family 
and Intermediate houses. fikii;. 



CORTEZ SISTERS 
Sitter Act 
14 Mins.; One 
58th St. 

Picture nareen Is lowered and 
title announces "Scencb of spots 
visited by tho Cortez Sisters in 
their world ts>urs," Follows mis- 
cellaneous colored slides of 
Shanghai, South Africa, etc., such 
aa may be bought In any quantity. 
Nothing to Indicate it Isn't done as 
serious parade. It might be a jofh 
on the girls oi* the audicnc. 

The pRlr appear and go into a 
wrangle as tt which shall make a 
speech in Spanish dialect. Finally 
one goes 6ff in a huff n'^ " the other 
makes the s jech with mftnj^^ in- 
terruption.". By the time they get 
down to their first number the girls 
have wasted exactly six minutes. 
When the act does begin it Isn't 
half^bad. They make numerous 
quick changes and deliver severiid 
numbers (one of this la "StrtJt, Miss 
Lizzy" In French, but with a de- 
cided Pittsburgh dialect), the last 
change to Chinese dress done in 
sight of the audience through the 
parting of the split drop which 
opens up a dressing cabinet. 

If the pair would drop the early 
stalling and get down to a spe« 
clalty without loss of time, they 
would do nicely enough. A.s the 
turn now stands, they never are 
able to overcome the handicap they 
have imposed on themse". .'es at the 
beginning. The comedy is all wrong 
in matter and manner of delivery. 



MAHONEY and AUBURN 
Club Jugglers 
7 Mins.; One 
State 

One of the te.'im manijiulatrs the 
(lulls alojie at tho start, this chap 
chattering away as ho works. His 
partner, e<iually talkative, sot^n eft- 
tend for double work. Tho id« a of 
the runnin^ cotnmrnt was to >)re;ik 
away from .strai^'lit chili manipula- 
tion and perhaps served Its purpose 
th.it f;ir. TIp' r*air showed usual 
skill and thonrh r« vejiling nothing 
ex<'e|>t lonal, filled the nuuib*!- two 
piA^iliou. ihtf. 



MANNING and GOULD. 

Talk and Songs 

16 Mins.; One 

American Roof ' 

Two boys who sing and talk. One 
is a ^ Dutch comedian w ithout 
whiskers and nearly withotit com- 
edy. The other does straight when 
not singing ballads. Their talk runs 
to this ^ready or home-made biand, 
such as "Who was Moses* mother?* 
with quite some struggle t« 
straighten tl.at out toward the 
point, which comes when the con** 
edian replies, "Why, old lady Moses, 
of course." 

Tho singing Is about the same,' 
though the selected songs arc belter 
than the voice.s. •These youih.s will 
have to remain on the small time a 
long time with the stuff they now 
have, but there Is a small time that 
will laugh at them. For experience, 
the Dutch comedian might try bur- 
lesque and perhaps lose his Dutch 
idea with the dialect. r\it in any 
event IG minutes for an act of this 
sort is a long while— anywhere. 



VIOLA and LEE LEWIS 

"Sister Act" 

12 Mins; One y 

American 

Just a sister act. The larger of 
j.he pair has a good 'ide.a of "bhies" 
delivery and her jazz songs were the 
best of tho turn. Tho smaller girl 
does a "nut" laboriously, but do'^sn't 
go far In spontaneous humor. "Sis- 
ter" teams that don't dance have to 
deliver something substantial in the 
musical or comedy way to stand out, 
and this pair liaven't either in si»I- 
ficient degree. JiuaU, 



SIDNEY TAYLOR and Co. (2) 

Comedy Sketch 

15 Mins.; Full Stage 

23rd St. 

An olll'-o boy sketeh enip'oii''- 
thne i>eoi>le. imlmling two men an"! 
a young woman. T-iyl*^!* liarMlW-J 
the office V>oy role. 

The action is ridi. ulous in 



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entire* V with the act below J'Hf *'* 



the three-a-day hou^ 



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Friday, February 3, 1922 



NEW ACTS THIS WEEK 



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PAY MILLER'S BAND and CLIFF 

EDWARDS 
IMutic and Sinfllng 
20 Mint.; Full SUg« 
>Vint«r Gardan 

Ray Mlller'B nlne-plec« orchestra 
tave been playln* the Cafe de 
j>arl9. They are makiner their first 
vaudeville appearance at the Win- 
ter Garden thla week assisted by 
"Ukelele Ike" Edwards. 

The act opens full stage with the 
nine muslclana consisting: of trom- 
bone, piano, violin, banjo, trap 
drum clarinet and three sax- 
ophones playing a popular number. 
The boys are attired in Tuexedo and 
land solidly with the first offer- 
ing. An obllgato by the violinist ac- 
companies the opening medley. "The 
Sheik" follows and is handled in 
masterly fashion with two of sax- 
ophonists switching to baby saxes 
lor a minor obligato. 

Edwards makes his first entrance 
In blackface, following and ties up 
the act with a popular song to the 
^chestra's accompaniment and his 
own clarinet imitation. The band 
plays an Introduction for "Granny," 
which "Ike" coos in a manner rem- 
iniscent of prc-Volstead days when 
they sprinklfjd sawdust on the 
floors and Rupert's was a nickel a 
copy. Ho Chicagos his way to solid 
rouad.s and follows with a moan 
"blU'\s" and a saxophone imitation" 
and "cake" dance, aided and abetted 
by tho musicians. 

Sevtral curtain calls followed 
with "Casey Jones" by the band 
and Edwards as an encore. They 
have an unuoual arrangement for 
the old fi'and by allowing ono of the 
niusiciunK to work in a clarinet 
Imitation followed by Edwards' 
sax Imitation and dance. 

The act was one of the hits of the 
bill at Una house ^nd can repeat 
anywhere. The men are accom- 
plishoil musicians and have an ace 
in EcUvanlH that gets them away 
from tho straight musical offerings. 
It's an asset for any bill. Con. 



OLIVE BAYES 
Comedy, Singing 
17 Mins.; One 
American 

The billing and frame up are a 
mystery. The girl's name alone is 
uaed, while the principal of tho turn 
is a man. The girl walks out cold 
and seats herself at the piano. When 
•he Is half way through a ballad a 
man In an orchestra seat interrupts 
in Hebrew dialect although he is 
Btraight in attire and makeup. 

There Is the usual wrangle be- 
tween stage and audience disturber: 
man climbs to stage and there Is the 
familiar conversational Jab and get- 
back until he Is revealed as a tenor 
balladlst. The rest of the turn is 
tenor song and conversational ex- 
change, the finish being a "Mamrijy" 
ballad. Man has excellent sympa- 
thetic tenor for the purpose and his 
•olos were enthusiastically applaud- 
ed. The girl is just an accompanist 
for the substance of the offering, 
which is the tenor's voice. That 
being the case the arrangement of 
the act is doubly curious. Why not 
a simple, straightaway appeal on the 
tinging? Rush, 



RAY HUGHES and PA\ 
Songs and Dances 
16 Mint.; One (Special Drop) 
23rd 3t. 

Ray Hughes Is the comedian of 
the former two man team of Hughes 
and Nerrett. His present partner 
la a shapely miss employing a flashy 
wardrobe. As in tho former act 
Hughes relics almost entirely upon 
falls for comedy. In this lino le 
shows ability, but the act Is lacking 
In Its other comedy branches. The 
couple are badly in need of material, 
a bit of original chatter being sure 
to bring the desired resultr. The 
young woman In addition to acting 
as a foil for her partner handles 
the vocal end of the turn, displaying 
Bufflclent ability to register with 
popular numbers. 

T" .3 couple can expect little bet- 
ter than the pop 1 ouses with thoir 
present turn which, however, dis- 
plays a certain amount of raw ma- 
terial which If developed properly 
■hould land IhAn higher. Hart. 



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BURRELL BROTHERS 

Acrobatic 

7 Mins.; Three (Parlor Set) 

City 

The two men may ho father an^l 
"On, tlu' topmounter helng a well 
appoariiip young man. The nvMi 
fnter the |)arl«)r sot in golf olothon. 
The lifts an<l hand to hand .'^tutT 
*s neat, though not .Mpeotaoular. 
They ijni^h wiih tlu; younj; m-*v 
aotinp rj.; .nnohor .siisi>on«lo<l hoa<l 
dowin.vanlH fron the ohainlolior, tlo^ 
^'•ler man ^o.nors.aulfing from the 
^""r to an ankle catch to liaml 
•" Abrl. 



STANLEY BROTHERS (2) 
Acrobatic <- 

9 Mint.; Threa 
Rivertida. 

Thta team bills Itself as "two 
Danish phlegmatlcs." That's quite 
a jaw-breaker for an acrobatic 
team, but the Funkandwagnalls 
tella us that "phlegmatic" means 
"cool, calm, composed, indifferent." 
Which about describes the duo's 
style of working. Very calmly and 
nonchalantly they run through a 
lift and acrobatic routine that is 
worthy of booking into anybody s 
theatre for the most severe audi- 
ences' gaze. The hand to hand 
stuff Includes a marvellous lift, the 
understander's hands being behind 
his body. Both men are built al- 
most the same as far as weight is 
concerned, although that lighter- 
haired understandcr is a wiz for 
muscular strength. Other lifts em- 
ploy the cranium and knees for tho 
fulcrums, with the hands of the 
bottom man twisted back of his 
body. A prop billiard table is em- 
ployed, one 'of the men reclining on 
it and reading, his partner balancing 
on the other's extended limbs. 

The setting is lent the" "club"' at- 
mosphere. A phone rings and while 
the under.stander makes a pretext 
of answering, he extends his leg 
back nonchalantly, upon which tho 
topmounter handstand.s, employing 
the limb for a horizontal bar. The 
routine hat; been developed along 
different lines, scoring very nicely, 
opening th..s show. For the finish 
they don their hats and coal.s and 
just walk off in the usual good 
fellow fashion. Ahcl 



DANCE DIVERTISSEMENT 

Songa and Dances 

18 Mins.; Full Stage (Special) 

City 

Mixed dancing team, woman 
vocalist and male pianist. Vocalist 
starts act with prolog, introductory 
of numbers to follow. Dancing team 
offer adagio dance next. Usual lifts, 
postures and toe work of Italian 
ballet school. Vocalist solos number 
in Chinese costume, pleasing voice, 
with high register disclosing well 
controlled and tuneful top tones. 
Dancing team on again for another 
double, also in Chinese garb. Pianist 
solos while others change. Woman 
dancer singles (toe dance). Vocal- 
ist has another inning with likeable 
w^altz song. Male dancer back in 
Pierrot costume, doubling a dance 
number with partner, vocalist sing- 
ing meanwhile. 

Attractively costumed and pro- 
duced singing and dancing turn of 
the conventional type, obviously 
built for the pop bills, into which it 
nts satisfactorily. Belt. 



REED and BLAKE 
Ventroloquism, Singing, Dancing 
15 Mins.; Ono 
State (Jan. 27) 

Opening as a straight ventrilo- 
quial act. a male carries out a 
dummy for some knee, cro.ssfire. 
The dummy Is dressed in tuxedo and 
derby hat. An argument develop.^ 
'vith the dummy refusing to talk, 
whereupon the intt-rlocutor remarks 
that he will get the dummy's big 
brother to finish the act. 

He leads out hl.s human partner 
dressed similar to the dummy for a 
ventrilofiuial travesty similar to 
Felix Adier's. This breaks up in an 
argument which Is followed by a 
double jazz song in whicli an Imi- 
tation of a musical instrument is 
worked In. 

One solo Is a buck dance featur- 
ing Russian and "wing" steps with 
a one-handed handspring for the 
finish. The other follows with a 
ballad which Is parodied by his 
partner In a comedy effort that fails 
due to weakness of the lyrics. 

Donning high hats and goatees, 
the pair do a French song and 
dance, getting a fair share of laughs 
with the ludicrous dance that fol- 
lows. The turn Is a credible effort 
at novelty for the three-a- bills and 
should find a ready market In that 
field. Con, 



RUSSELL and HAYES 

Talk and Acrobatics 
14 Mins.; One 
State (Jan. 27) 

Two men open with "silent" song 
double a la Lloyd and Christie. 
They are attired in tuxedoes. Fol- 
lowing the opening a bit of cross- 
fire is followed by a good routine of 
hand to hand acrobatics. The top 
mounter keeps up a flow of con- 
versation throughout the offering. 
The unders^nder had an occasional 
catch line, "Let's sing!" which failed 
to elicit any laughs. As acrobats 
the duo arc up to tho average estab- 
lished by the best of this type of 
act. The talk Is superfluous. A 
good series of finishing tricks were 
some diving head to head stands 
from a sec -saw springboard. A 
couple of somer.saults from a two- 
high stan«l also pulled applause. 

A good act for the intermodiato 
bills. ^^on. 



HARRY ROYE and Co. (5) 

Dancing 

18 Mint.; Full Stage (Special) 

American 

Harry Roye formerly did a two- 
act with Dorothy Rudac. Now he 
has added two other girls and a mau 
piano accompanist and elaborated 
the specialty. Royt* opens with one 
of those introductory lyrics, deliv- 
ered in recitative fashion, setting 
f<jrth that *'there are two girls for 
every boy and I want mine." This 
leads to the introduction of the four 
girls as fox trot girl, soft shoe girl, 
v.altz and one-step girl, each doing 
a sample of the kind of stepping. 

Roye Is a whale of a dancer of the 
long-legged, high-kicking kind, and 
the girls arc exceedingly good step- 
pers as well, particularly the tall 
thiii member who matches Roye in 
figure and style. He has another 
number handled in the talking way 
which has to do with the vogue for 
Imiiating noted hooferH, and this 
leaves tho way for a quartet of im- 
personations by the girls. Two of 
the girls later do a "i*oor Butterfly" 
I song (weakly sung) and dance, and 
one of the girls does a bit of toe 
dancing. 

For the finish the feminine quartet 
engage in a "strut" contest, Roye 
acting as judge and agreeing to 
dance with the winner. The contest 
is called a four-cornered tie ancf 
they all go into an ensemble dance, 
Roye and the girls all doing whirl- 
wind stepping and "splits." 

The girls display a quantity of 
ornate costumes, all of them pretty, 
and all wear half hose and bare 
knees. The models run to abbre- 
viated garb, and the display of 
feminine curves is generous and 
sightly. The turn has splendid 
speed, with five people, the stage is 
always alive. Here is one case 
where an accompanist is superflu- 
ous. Usually the member at the 
keyboard fills in Intervals, but this 
one has nary a solo. The stage set- 
ting and the co^lumii.g give a touch 
of flash and the quintet are all fine 
dancers. Excellent dancing number 
for any grade bill. Rush* 



THELMA and MARJORIE WHITE 
Songs and Dancing 
14 Mins.; One 
5th Ave. 

Two young misses in kid get up 
and l(»oi;ing the part for thoir open- 
ing number thence going into two 
changes of costume while f>ff"rlng 
tho r( mainder of thuir s('h( <lulo c<>r\- 
Histiii;; of a tri»i of soJigs and .some 
(Iruioing. 

The Hmallor moniber of tlu- duo 
gives pr.imise of d.-x f!«>pin^ i^he 
connect* d it r th.- major p-Mtioa of 
the .'substantial riitplau:<o, Tlu- ;;irls 
harmoni/A- nicely, and with tlio 
eonudy .supi)Iiod l-.v- the >m:ill'r on'- 
;ire offoriim a s'.^t-r a'-t tint should 
nioet with ap|»roval throuphout the 
intermodiato houses with tin* pos- 
i^iblhty of their g-.ln:,' hi-lior as th.";- 
develop by exiu'rienoe. HkifJ. 



MARINO and MARTIN 
Songs and Talk 
15 Mins.; One 
5th Ave. 

An average male two -act, a 
satorial rave In appearance and de- 
livering In Italian dialect. The 
routine Is composed of melodies to 
the number of four, witli the usual 
conversational argument sandwiched 
between the warbling. 

The argumentative exchange can 
stand brightening up In matter as 
well as the distinctness of pro- 
nounciation. At times the patter is 
al)Solutely lostVupon those out front. 
Roth men pos.sess agreeable voices. 
The "red fire" lyric used for an en- 
core seems unnecessary. 

]:.\hibltlng an emphatic tendency 
to stall at the finish they were able 
to return for the extra ni:mbor 
though failing to build up above the 
maik generally set for an early spot 
on tho ^'maller bills. **<Ai.'/. 



McCarthy and STENARD and 
CO. (1) 

*'The Divorce Court" (Comedy) 
13 Mins.; Three (Special) 
Broadway • 

McCarthy and Slenard fornvrly 
l)resentcd a family s<iual»bIo played 
in twin bod.s. .\ow tlx y have added 
a third party tr» tlwir act In 'ho 
gui.'o of a .iudi,'e in a divorce court 
and are iitiljzir.g prartlrally all 
(.f their foinier r-;u ine before lilm. 
hi reality tb<' li'lk is sfioiijJ:I> 
r«mlr.:scent of tho old Mc.Mahon and 
rhapple 'Mossfire in tlu'ir 'Why 
Ifubbv .Missed 1 he Traiju" 
Tlii : present off< ritip is sma!' Jiro'-. 

l'ic<d. 



GILBERT WELLS 
Songs, Talk and Dancing 
13 Mins.; Ona 
5th Ave. 

Formerly of Lloyd and Wells and 
now doing a "single," Wells [a not 
loathe in informing those present as 
to Just who ho is, what he's been 
doing and that which he Intends to 
do while holding tho stage — all done 
In ver.se set to different melodies of 
the "blue" variety. It's egotistical 
to an extreme and provides not the 
best of openings for an act that im- 
presses as being In dire need of 
strengthening. 

Wells' appearance Is above board, 
in Knglish cutaway attire which at 
present seems to be close to his 
main asset. Pertaining, mo.stly, to a 
negro dialect the routine calls for a 
couple of stories, three songs, one 
of which is a jazzed up edition of a 
poem and some stepping. The whole 
fails to call forth any imdue en- 
thusiasm. Flagrant hesitation per- 
mitted of an encore which was of- 
fered in the form of a "pop" selec- 
tion played on a clarinet. Wells' 
verl)al material needs revamping 
while some attention should be given 
he footwork as it was with the step- 
ping that ho gained what recognition 
was allotted to him. Skig. 



FRANK WILCOX and CO. (4) 
"Hurry Up, Jack" (Farce) 
22 Min3.; Full Stage 
58th St. 

Vincent Lawrence, who has sup- 
plied Frank Wilcox with several 
playlets before, is progi .ned as 
author of this new piece, which de- 
pends almost entirely upon the 
likeable personality of the princlp.d 
player, who does an energetic young 
wooer, wlio carries off the girl 
against the opposition of her father 
and an older suitor favored by the 
old man. It's a breezy, rollicking 
affair which puts over an extra- 
ordinary number of laughs and a 
surprisingly complete story in a 
shorr Pi>aoe of time. However, the 
sketch has the common f .ult of its 
kind— it is exceedingly diffloult to 
sustain polite comedy at high speed 
In a .'-how which Is prlnclp.ally made 
up of rough and boisterous low 
comedy, and a type of audience that 
likes fun liberally besprini^led with 
knockabout. 

Coming aCter the middle of a 
good popular-priced show on Third 
avenue oucjht to make a pretty 
thorough test of the act's comedy 
strength, and it should go on the 
record that It was enthusiastically 
received Tuesday evening. In a 
politer nelcrhborhood, say the River- 
side, it will go even better. 

Tho retting is a pretty parlor. 
Tho elderly suitor, acting on t'le 
advice of the father, tries cave-maii 
love on the girl and she laughs him 
away, but promises to consider his 
suit. The young lover crashes past 
the servants, after his rival has de- 
parted and makes whirlwind love 
in spite of the girl's protests, and 
maneuvers to hold him at a dis- 
tance. It's all briRht, quick give- 
and-take of dialog without any sus- 
picion of labored gagging, but 
rather In a smooth, suave way that 
is Wilcox's forte. The favored 
lover returns at an inopportune mo- 
ment and there Is an amusing 
cla.sh between the two men, the 
younger winning out li» a neatly 
managed surprise finish with a 
nicely balanced bit of sentiment. 

Bright bit of polite comedy 
writing and playing. Ru»h 



WAY DOWN EAST QUARTET 

Songs 

11 Mins.; Three (Special) 

58th Street 

When "Way Down East" was n 
standard .meller, its companies In- 
cluded a quartet, its members prob- 
ably having parts in the cast too. 
When D. W. Grifflth filmed the show 
the quartet atmosphere was re- 
tained, though the .''Ingors were used 
behind the screen. Several quartets 
were formed when tho film was 
more generally shown. 

The i)eHt of tho .sinclng toura was 
headed by Sandy .Mcl'hor.-.on, whose 
well nKxlulatc-d bass voice was .a 
feature, A I5roadway picture palace 
played the 'Way I)(»wn Ka.st Quar- 
tet" as a vocal feature for several 
weeks ou the ,^frent;th cf the men's 
al)ilit\'. l)(Uibtl"SH it waw Merhei - 
.^;on's fruM'. \\lT.i<h is the pre:<ent turn. 

Simp'*.' rural settlnKs are used, tho 
men appf .'Win;: as rubes. A prop 
v>'ell collecls about It tin- sruigsters 
who opf II with "Old Oaken liueket." 
\'irlual!y all the nunibr-i-M are th» 
old stand.ird fou^H, the <'XcepfioM 
iK-in;-: ii medley in "one" ftffered an 
encore. Tli«' voltes are nlor ly blend- 
ed arwi llu quariei'ri suette.-is in «et- 
tmc: ple.'isint,' luirtnony nt»tfv. eurns 
fiiU'ittion. It i'.i not .1 pun h t:irn 
but f-erx'^-.s fn- a ft-aturi- for llu* <- a 
d.i\*, with an e.<rl.\ sp t -n ib< b.-troi' \ 
U<rM*ri> likt'Iy. ibn'. 



BILLY DALE CO. (3) 
Talk, Song and Dancing 
19 Mins.; 0ns (SpscisI) 
5th Ave, 

Mure or less of a comedy sketch 
placed in "one" that has its location 
in rai id with tho theme of the son 
attempting to persuade his father to 
lay off cha.Mlng the gals. Dale is 
the old roue with the two other 
members cast as the son and the 
girl. 

The appearance of the trio Is Im- 
maculate in evening dress, with the 
comedy being taken care of by r>ale 
in the conversation which ensues. 
An adequate finish hao been sup* 
plied through the working, out of an 
old gag that cleans up tho turn with 
tho wallop. 

It's entertainment all the way 
that has the verbalizing broken up 
by means of a chorus delivered by 
the "son" and a short dance that 
the miss delivers. Placed In the 
middle of the running order the act 
was well received and should be 
able to repeat continuously and 
regularly for that specification. 

Bkiff. 



ALLMAN and WOODS 
Blackface Comedy 
14 Mins.; One (Special Drop) 
58th St. 

Man and woman In cork, he dolnir 
the lazy, guud-for-nothing darkey 
an I she, the "provldln* " but quar- 
relsome wife. He has fo' bits, col- 
lected for wanhing and she wants It. 
She gets It and he makes love to re- 
trieve it, becoming haughty when It 
Is again in his possession. Out of 
this seemingly trivial situation th^y 
derive a lot of capital fun In the 
swift exchange of rough language. 

At the opening a drou.Jn one is 
disclosed showing a row of shanties 
in an alley, with ridiculous signs 
painted on the front, such as 
"African Qolf Parlor" and the like. 
Darkey shuffles on humming, "I 
ain't got no razor, aint got no gyn— 
ain't got no woman and ah don't 
want none." Then the roughhous* 
starts. Man Interrupts twice with 
solo, once with a topical song called 
"Funnyablllties" with endless puns 
and once at tho finish with another 
number out of the character. He 
has an agreeable voice and might 
better use numbers entirely In th« 
blackface character. 

First rate turn for the neighbor- 
hood type of house. Ruah. 



KELL and BROWER BROS 
Songs and Musical 
16 Mins.; Two (Special) 
State • 

Marie Kell and the Drower 
Brothers have framed a musical 
routine that skips lightly from the 
operatic to jazz. 

At the opening Miss Kell ap- 
peared as a street singer, with an 
aria to her prelude. The brothers, 
looking especially small In this big 
house, joined her, ono with violin 
and the other with saxophone. That 
is a cue for Miss Kell to strip to a 
Jet frock and she joins the boys 
vocally in tho jazz number. 

Momo pretty trio music wa j 
played with the girl at the plan > 
and both boys working saxes, Mis.i 
Kell then singled with a semi- 
classic, and one of the brother.^ 
sent over "Silver Lining" with the 
fiddle. For the "finish the original 
musical arraiigement, first had MIfs 
Kell doing an old-fashioned num- 
b^ and then all switching to jazr.. 

The trio delivered In spite of tho 
opening spot assignment, which, 
however, Is not material in this 
house. Jbcc, 



"APPLE BLOSSOM TIME** 
Whistling jind Imitations 
18 Mins.; Full Stage (Special) 
American 

Here's another case whore two 
first rate specialists are spoiling a 
capital light offering with an entire- 
ly lumecessary talking sketch ve- 
hicle. Man, in country boy getup, 
opens, walking on whistling a popu- 
lar number. Cirl as rural lass joins 
him and they go Into exchange of 
talk, swapping old gags and dealin:^ 
comic conundrums. The audience 
was getting restless at this staR*' 
when the day was saved by the girl 
walking down front and putting over 
a capital imi'ation of a lullabye oji 
a violin, a notably melodious per- 
form a nee. 

There l.«< more talk, then a ro:'o9 
of bird calls by the man, imitations 
of a train, a buzzing bee and ihu 
like. A ne;it firiish made a good g< t- 
a\\a:\'. .Man whl'<tle.s a cijrrent m 1- 
ody in .vvvei t lliite-like notes and Ihi? 
wAil apparently aceompanies him en 
atj cearln.'J, until It Is revealed thai 
the "..\v»er pot.ito" l.«! ju.'^t a prop 
ami the i.otes c(*mo from her lips. 
Neat Hpei-lully for the intermediate 
hfUf.-oM. that Avould be improve«1 by 
th' e!iini!»;.i=on of the talk. The 
riinie.s of the principals are not r - 



S2 



NEW SHOWS THIS WEEK 



Friday, Fcbruiry 



V^, l'sJ..2 



BROADWAY 

It rcmainoil for ono of the los^^cr 
featured act;, to clean up for the 
Broadway bill this week. The turn 
was the Wells, Virprinia an ' AVost 
trio that formerly played the small 
time around New York. On the 
strength of their showing Tuesday 
night, when they completely stopped 
the show, in the spot just ahead of 
Ames and Winthrop, the headlincrs. 
they should be handed a route as 
long as an arm and developed into 
an act worthy of being featured. The 
present routine, outside of the danc- 
ing, does not show a lot of clasf, but 
the basic material for a real com- 
edy act with a dance wallop Is there. 
As a matter of fact, the headlined 
offering had to be satisfied with third 
placj honors as far as tho favor of 
the audience was bestowed. Okla- 
homa Bob Albright, who recently 
returned to New York after having 
spent several years in Los Angeles 
conducting a stock tab, got the sec- 
ond honors of the evening in ap- 
plause, although he was the second 
male singing single of the bill. 

Grant and Wallace opened the 
show with their combination of sax- 
ophone playing, acrobatics and danc- 
ing. The boys just about managed 
to get by. Their saxophone playing 
and talk are really stall stufC for 
the acrobatics. Joe Doherty, with 
songs and Irish stories, passed fairly 
well in the deuce spot, although he 
was no riot. McCarthy and Stenard 
(New Acts) presented a version of 
their former twin beds act that was 
a little different. 

Well."?, Virginia and West came 
along next and tore the show to 
pieces after a slow start. True 
enough, they had no opposition from 
anything that preceded them, but 
the fact remains that they emerged 
as the hit of the evening. The boy 
of the act Is practically a Dooley in 
his work and has a little more than 
some of the Dooleys have, and there 
is bound to be a scramble for him 
for one of the summer revues. 

"Alice InBIunderland," presented 
by Ames and Winthrop, had a hard 
time getting under way after the act 
that preceded it. However, when the 
Russian travesty came along there 
was an awakening of Interest and 
the final number managed to gain 
gome applause for the team. 

Five vocal numbers and some 
stories were tho contribution of Al- 
bright. His numbers were put over 
very well, but as far as his stories 
were concerned, they were all old 
boys and slightly tinged. It was on 
the strength of his singing that he 
really scored. 

Closing the vaudeville section, the 
Dancers Supreme drew applause 
with fast whirls and gome Russian 
floor stuff. 

Also on the bill, but not seen at 
the night show, were Jean Southern 
and Emmet Gilfoyle and Elsie 
Lange. • 

The screen wan utilized for the 
showing of an Aesop's Fable release, 
Pathe News and the seven -reel feat- 
ure "White Hands," with Hobart 
Bosworth starred. 

Business around 8 o'clock Tues- 
day night showed about two-thirds 
of a house, but by 9 o'clock there 
was capacity on the lower floor. 

Fred. 



JEFFERSON 



principals "Bits and Pieces" In- 
cludes Annabelle Marks, Vera Pres- 
iiail, Marion Wjllijinis, Betty Coburn 
and iJalsy London. 

Jiin Doufeherty, doubling from the 
Broadway, jumped into No. 6 in 
order that- the bill might have Its 
full iiuota of eight acts as adver- 
tis«'d. Dougherty was at a disad- 
vantago, due to his hurried trip, 
but gained sulllcient returns with 
his vocal work and chatter. Harry 
Tiglie and the Crance Sisters next 
to closing experienced little ditti- 
eulty. Tighe is not exactly the type 
of comedian who can easily be 
grasped by the 14th streeters, uui 
the returns were worked up In good 
style. His two girl partners appear 
to advantage and bubbly over. The 
Lorraine Sisters with a dancing 
turn closed the show. The- girls 
display marked ability In the kick- 
ing line and gave the show a satis- 
fying final flash. 

Manager Burns O'Sullivan has 
had the Jefferson redecorated inside 
and out, the work being done with- 
out the house closing for a day. 

JJart. 



The Jefferson had the top busl- 
^ ness of the 14th street neighbor- 
^k hood houses Monday evening, gained 
■ by an eight-act vaudeville bill with 
V a feature picture, sold at a top 
^ figure of 50 cents for the night show. 
It is with this policy the big 14th 
street house has been developed into 
one of the strongest spokes in the 
local Keith-Moss wheel. For sev- 
eral years after the Jefferson had 
opened with vaudeville difhcuKy 
was experienced in filling tho big 
auditorium. This has been over- 
>■' come with the h^avy vaudeville bill 
which weekly Includes two or three 
feature acts of the higher scaled 
houses with the low admission scale 
drawing in the neighborhood folks. 
The first half bill was slightly 
disarranged Monday, due to the 
failure of Enos Frazcre to locate his 
trunk, lost in transit, which necessi- 
tated Marcelle Fallett stepping iruo 
>Hhe opening position. This young 
woman went through her musical 
routine on tlie violin manfully and 
gave the show an unexpected good 
start. RoUand and Kelly witn a 
fast talking turn carried it along. 
The comedy division of a Jefferson 
bill is one of Its strongest points 
with any of the shows sure of re- 
sults If sufllciently worth-while 
<'omedy, even If it be of the hokum 
variety, is offered In an early spot 
io get the audience on the alert. 
The Rolland and Kelly vehicle hit 
the right spot and it was easy saw- 
ing for the following turns. 

A solid hit was scored No, 4 by 
Eddie Swartz and Julia Cliffor*!. 
.Swartz Is a Hebrew comedian with 
a fast, clear delivery. He puts over 
his points In rapid-lire order, nr-vrr 
letting one go astray. Miss Clifford 
is an attractive blonde, who adds to 
the picture and cart bo relied upon 
for returns with her vocal work. 

Harry Jolson, assisted by a young 
woman and a male plant, expf-rJ- 
♦ nced little difficulty with i»ublished 
numbers. Jolson milks his audienc"- 
for applause to a largo degree, with 
the Mth street crowd only too ^lad 
to get all they could for their nion« y. 
The flash of tho bill was offerei' 
hy Jack ration and Loretla Mark/ 
In "Bita and Pieces," a product ir 



81st ST. 

The most prominent feature of 
the show was that it pleased. It did 
that, though getting away to a 
somewhat tardy beginning. The 
final trio of acts picked the per- 
formance up with enough velocity 
to have the assemblage place their 
o. k. on it. Business Monday night 
was nothing exceptional, but good. 
The main draw, labeled in lights, 
was a Wally Reid picture scheduled 
to take up the last half of the pro- 
gram. The early portion of the eve- 
ning was also entirely surrounded 
by film. It had a weekly and the 
"Topics'* on the opening end, with 
tho Aesop Fable reel terminating. 
Not a bad entertainment for the 
prices — six acts and eight or nine 
reels for the screen. 

Hackctt and Delmar with their 
new revue sponsored for the real 
initial uplift in enthusiasm, A quar- 
tet of girls and a sister team, all 
well dressed to suit the purpose, 
backed ' by a suflicient setting for 
the occasion, the acts run along 
nicely to allow both "names'* to fea- 
ture by means of their solo dancing. 
Miss Hackett drew a substantial 
re.'^ponse following her Orieulal in- 
terpretation, while Delmar con- 
nected with his eccentric footwork. 
The fast finish served to put the 
entire company across for a number 
of bows. 

Jack ^IcLallen. working In "two** 
and next to closing, skated and 
talked his way through to a well 
A corking quiet come- 
boy, with a routine on 
that can stand up in any 
company and is augmented by the 
conversation. McLallen has added 
enough new material to keep the 
verbalizing fresh, while his easy de- 
livery will always hold attention. 
Miss Carson was off the skates 
Monday night, and whether a per- 
manent change or not, it fails to be 
a vital issue, as her "straight" Is 
just as well done off the ball bear- 
ings as on and doesn't detract from 
the nr ck swing at the finale. 

"An Artistic Treat " closed. It's a 
posing turn, stands among the best 
and was well liked. 

Miller and Capman took care of 
the deuce spot, gaining little head- 
way until the latter stepped forth 
alone to maneuver a couple of flex- 
ible 2nkles and thrreby gain some 
semblance of recognition. The boys 
dre.'=:s neatly, but despite their pro- 
gram billing of "Just a little differ- 
ent" are working along too conven- 
tional lines to cause any excitement 
that hints of being on outburst. 
Faber and McGowan talked their 
way along, No. 3, to pleasing re- 
sults. Various portions of the 
ciossfire revealed spots where 
brightening up would be of assist- 
ance, while at least one gag savour- 



sized total, 
dian. this 
the rollers 



od being of elderly 
should be traded In. 
(Hill and Sanders) 
show, working alone. 



vintage and 
Arthur Hill 
opened the 

Skir;. 



won the first real applause of the 
evening. He could have remained 
longtr than the allotted 12 minutes, 
for the returns continued even after 
tho cards for the n'^xt offering were 
placed. Berrens Is more tnan a 
passing pianist. He po.ssesses a dis- 
tinctive touch, and that brought the 
house instrument to attention. It's 
as fine -toned a grand as ever heard 
In a vaudeville theatre. Berrens 
wisely "lays off" tho highbrow, ana 
his routine Is really one of songs. 
His "Woman Is a Puzzle" sounded 
exclusive and it tickled. He got 
even more with "Ain't Nature 
Grand?" For the finale he an- 
nounced old Oriental melodies. 
What he really played with the oi- 
ohestra was mostly Hebrew ca- 
dences, the strain of "Eli Eli" being 
plainly discerned, but not men- 
tioned. 

Billy Swede Hall and Co. wiin 
"Hilda" took the grade No. 4 and 
went over easily. Half way back 
in the big auditorium there was mo 
trouble hearing the dialog, and the 
returns proved most of the house 
missed nothing. 

Cardo and Noll went through for 
the evening's hit, next to closing. 
This operatic duo came In when 
many offerings of the kind had bet-ii 
presented, but now it figures as one 
of the longest In service. The "wop " 
opening served as such. The 
woman's change to evening frock 
and her warbling certainly scored. 
She achieved several vocal tricks, 
which faintly trickled to the reai 
of the State, but distance appeared 
to lend enchantment. She carried 
most of the aria from the "Travl- 
ata" bit, duetted for the finale. The 
number was described In some de- 
tail; also attention was called to 
the technical feature of the singing. 
Nevertheless, It was accorded a big 
hand and the couple scored with ai. 
Irish number. 

The Joe De Koe Troupe showea 
up excellently In the last position, 
with no acrobatics ahead, making it 
better for the workers. The "bell- 
hop** Is a somersaulting demon, 
one of the best in any act. The 
smaller of the two leapers, prob- 
ably once tabbed as a midgut, Is 
equally spectacular. The graceful 
manner of his reaching out in ef- 
fecting the hand-to-hand foats 
makes them more noticeable than 
usual. Ibcc. 



flash at the 
is no wonder 



i. 



STATE 

After getting a good 
leading Loew house, it 
It is such a big draw. To those who 
attend regularly there is no secret 
at all. The answer is that there is 
no class theatre in the Times S<iuare 
district that has a 55-cent lower 
floor admission, and that takes in 
the major picture houses, which 
charge 50 per cent, more, and there 
is no doubt about the State being 
the class of the throc-a-day houses 
hereabouts. There's a whole lot of 
show — three hours and a half- 
nothing thrilling about the perform- 
ance, but satisfactory all around. 
At 7:;}0 Monday night indications 
were that the supper show had 
pull<Ml to half capacity. But the 
time the excollently projected feat- 
ure film, "Two Kinds of Woman," 
was half ground out there was a 
fringp of standees waiting to be as- 
signed scats. 

After a Mack Sennott comody. the 
news lllri rc( 1 and the increasingly 
popular combination of nnJmat*»d 
<-arfo«)n and acted 111m ("IJiUwell" 
sfrir^), Marie Kell and the Browcr 
Brothers (New Acts) served capi- 
tally to tiprn the vaudeville section. 
It is a niusiral and song turn, there 
being two other song acts in tne 
six-act show, which was lu Id down 
in talk and was minus dancing. 
Mahoney and Auburn (New Acts) 
wrnt on s'^eond, C. and M. Huber 
being out c^ the last performance. 

aji Ber'ons In the No. 3 spot 



23RD ST. 

The 23rd Street experienced Its 
best early week business in some 
time with the Marion Davies fea- 
ture, "The Bride's Play," proving 
the draw. The Tuesday evening 
attendance was near capacity with 
the picture only to bo credited, the 
vaudeville falling below the average 
for the house. 

The vaudeville layout for the first 
half was spotty. It displayed value 
at times and at other.«» fell off woe- 
fully. Cornell, Leona and Zippy 
(New Acts) opened after the cus- 
tomary news reel, with Sidney 
Taylor and Co. (New Acts) in a 
comedy sketch No. 2. The latter 
spot was bad for an act of this na- 
ture with the turn no better than 
the position. 

A ray of light appeared with 
Murdock and Kennedy, No, 3. The 
real class of the bill was developed 
111 this couple. Murdock is a long 
loose-limbed dancer with a bagful 
of eccentric steps. His partner is 
a diminutive miss of the peppery 
order well schooled in the stepping 
line. If wa<» not imtil this team 
appeared that the bill got under 
waj'. William Weston and Co. with 
a novelty musical turn garnered re- 
turns. The early portion of the 
turn Is wasted with some unpro- 
ductive comedy, the only value of 
the act being In tho musical 
division. 

Ray Hughes and Pam (New- 
Acts), next to closing, helped the 
comedy end with the knockdown 
style of work meeting with ap- 
proval. Mile. Theo and Her Dandies 
elosed the show\ Hughes appeared 
during the closing turn for some 
kidding that made them howl. His 
main laughs were gathered in the 
balloon work over the audience. 
The Mile. Theo turn still retains 
value as a clo.sing offering for 
neighborhood houses. JIart. 



as 
no 

routine, the 

Ireland," Btill 

to date, and 

-k^" number 



called 
Girls, 
kick, 
are In 



ologist, who formerly appeared 
Charles Bartholomew. There is 
great change to the 
"Top of the Morning, 
being in, brought up 
the I^ashwood "Latch 
that has such a remarkable -melody, 
with Mr. Doyle about the only one 
of the many who have used it cred- 
iting Mr. La.shwood. Doyle's Irish 
and Scotch stories and Irish songs 
did all right. ' 

The Four Brownie Girls were 
No. 3. When first breaking in they 
themselves the Four Brown 
Maybe Tom Brown made a 
He could have. The quartet 
blackface and can hold onto 
the small time where they will get 
over, for on No. 3 says the price 
must be right. 

Just before them. No. 2, were 
Manning and Gould (New Acts), 
the usual No. 2 here, maybe not so 
much so, and Golden and Ward 
opened the show. The Fantasy 
Dancers closed the first half, good 
enough. 

Opening after Intermission was 
Rhoda Bernard with songs and a 
pianiste, then Alma Bradley and 
Co. of three In a sketch superior 
to its players (New Acts). After 
Doyle th© Four Eugene Boys, acro- 
bats, closed. 

Playing three daily in the Amer- 
ican with the Roof performance in- 
cluded makes the second and third 
shows on tire day run into each 
other for some acts. The Bradley 
sketch appeared downstairs at 
about 9.10 and upstairs around 10, 
while the acrobats were on below 
at 9.30 and again above at 10.15. 

Sime, 




AMERICAN ROOF 

Average American bill tho first 
half, nine acts with a Norma Tal- 
madge feature, sending the Roof 
show along to about 11.45. 

Somewhat light attendance Mon- 
day night, credited to the Wash- 
ington disaster, with all residential 
theatres reporting a drop in night 
business since that occurred. It 
seemed peculiar, as matinee busi- 
ness held up. In the Broadway 
picture houses, Variety's reviewers 
noticed that about three-quarters 
of all newcomers into the theatres 
instinctively .seemed to look at the 
roof (or ceiling). 

Nothing stood out on the progiam 
other than the handsome cloak and 
gown of Cliarlotto Meyers (Bernard 
and Meyers). It's doubtful if the 
American evor held a better looking 
clothes outfit and that goes for the 
house from the time Bill Moiris 
had it. That act as well was about 
tho only re^jular laugh maker of the 
show, through Bernard's \.Grk. 
while Mi<?s Mr vers s.ang as uircly 
as she looked. They were No. 4 
and the first half here played better 
than Jake usually -lays them out, 
for J. H. as a rule sends all of the 
strength Into the second par^ 

The second part, held next to 
closing Bart Doyle, a singing mon- 



CITY 

V/illiam Fox is observing anni- 
versary week at all his theatres. 
The exterior of the City is deco- 
rated with flags and bunting, as is 
the Academy < pictures), across the 
way on 14th street. The Anniver- 
sary Festival on view the first half 
of the week shapes upon only so-so. 

Leo Edwards is toplining with 
the act he showed at Keith's Jef- 
fer.son, a block away, two weeks 
ago. Edwards* turn now runs a 
little smoother and clicks much 
better. - A new prima has been 
added and Is better than the pre- 
vious woman, looking better and 
singing ditto. 

Burrell Brothers (Ne\V Acts), 
opening, were followed by Arthur 
Geary, well composed and easy ap- 
pearing, in formal evening clothes, 
possessing a pleasant sounding 
voice and tip-top s'lowmanship. In 
fact Geary owes much to his show- 
manly delivery for the manner in 
which he scored, even though 
spotted for the deuce. Geary opens 
with an announced revival of "Peg 
O' My Heart" which sounded as 
good as ever. An operatic pot- 
pourri pianologued was also a fea- 
ture of his routine. 

Middleton, Spellmeyer and Co. 
held down the sketch spot nicely 
with a western mellerette, two men 
and a woman comprising the cast. 
It's the eternal triangle all over 
again transplanted to the plains. 
Tho woman looks at-tractive and 
lends the comedy touch to the 
heavy dramatics which wind up 
with a bang-bang shooting spree in 
the dark. Mike Bernard and Belle 
Connolly (New Acts). 

Frank Shepard, formerly known 
as Frank Juhaz, has a neat card 
tiick routine choicely sprinkled 
with telling small talk. The comedy 
is taken care of by an obese simp 
assistant whos©. periodical grunt 
made for much' low comedy. An 
audience shill ia also emi)loyed, 
Juhaz getting away strong after he 
produces hundreds of cards from 
the youngster's clothes, pockets, 
collar, etc., winding up with the 
discovery of a live rabbit on his 
person. 

Leo Edwards and Co. followed 
with their "bits" act, as the juv- 
enile explained It. The girl doing 
the Bayes, Brico and Howard Is a 
clever mime and scored individually. 

Barnes and Worsley were spotted 
for the "ace" position and cleaned 
up with their comedy. This two- 
man combination is familiar at tho 
City, but they scored as strong as 
over. Barnes is the tailor who was 
entrusted by Worsley with the duty 
of pressing the latter'a pant.s. His 
belated appearance necessitates 
Worsley's appearance In bathrobe 
before the footlights for an audi- 
ence apology. Enter Barnes for 
.some crossfire in which he employs 
a nasal accent. The straight man 
does two vocal numbers capably, 
Barnes parodying on the latter for 
the getaway. 

Three Rianos closed 
clever acrobatic act in 
setting. The two men 
as chimpanzees, the 
straight. It's a corker 
and action. The act is 
of the old Five Rianos offering. 

A mediocre western feature film 
closed. Ahrl. 



with their 

the jungle 

r.vv dressed 

girl doing 

for novelty 

an offshoot 



58TH ST, 



A typical small-time beginning 
grows up to a first-rate vatideviju. 
show from midway tu finish— a show 
that is far above the ."iO cents 
charged at the box ofllce. There are 
!^c\on turps be.^jides the feature 
"Tho Bride's 7'lay," and the nev, s 
weekly. Third avenue customers 
have no kick on the higli cost of 
entertainment. Comedy values are 
present in strong arrny and the P,. A. 
Rolfn Revue p.ive the whole l.nout 
a fla^h of "cjas.V worthy of the l^jj- 
ace, where the Rolfe -*Unft^ which 



really Is a Maddock production, was 
a feature not so long ago. ronsiu- 
erlng tho price shows like this are 
calculated to giv« so-called "big- 
time" bills a run. A Palace show 
at $1,50 couldn't compete with bills 
of this kind if they were opposing 
in the same neighborhood. 

Nora Jane and Co., plain man and 
woman dancing affair, opened the 
show to a packed 'nouse Tuesday 
night at 8 o'clock. The turn is pret- 
tily staged with drapes and attract- 
ive costuming, but the pair do noth- 
ing that an ordinary ballroom couple 
couldn't do with a week's practice. 
The woman is awkward In the sim- 
plest steps, but gets by on her 
blonde beauty. At the performance 
witnessed the man came near drop- 
l)ing his partner several times, and 
following tho spins that make the 
"whirlwind" finish the girl nearly 
staggered into the orchestra pit. 
Just a time filler. 

Allman and Woods, mixed black- 
face turn (New Acts) won a high 
score In laughs with their talk and 
singing, and proved the value of a 
lively number In the second spot. 
Its efi'ect was felt for the rest of ihp 
evening. Getting an audience'' In 
good humor at the outset is really 
Important, although some bookers 
still go on picking the act for the 
spot on a basis of small .salary. 
Cortez Sisters (New ^cts) dropped 
the pace considerably with a trivial 
opening that occupied six minuses 
and buried them before they got 
jitarted. 

Marino and Martin picked it up 
again. This pair have made a fat 
comedy vehicle out of the familiar 
types of excitable Italian disputers, 
working up the laughing situation 
with absurd display of anger and 
making it up again In an instant 
with an equally passionate recon- 
ciliation. This portion wns the best 
of their 14 minutes and might be 
extended. It Is good character 
comedy and Infinitely superior to 
some of the labored gagging that 
precedes and follows. The turn has 
excellent musieal features, one of 
the men playing the piano and the 
other singing several operatic num- 
bers acceptably. 

Frank Wilcox and Co. (New Acts) 
in a new sketch proved more than 
usually entertaining for the class of 
offering, the ordinary small-time 
polite comedy being a thing to avoid, 
although Wilcox cannot be classified 
as a small -timer in the series of 
playlets he has given to vaudeville. 
Weber and Elliott picked up the 
comedy running nicely. Their 
frameup of the singing straight man 
and the "sap" who interrupts from 
the audience Is well supplied with 
fun. The warbling straight Is a 
first-rate feeder and the <^omedian 
has a good Idea of low Acomedy, 
playing a Hebrew with exaggerated 
dialect. The 58th Street audience 
laughed Itself out on this turn, which 
put the comedy climax to the even- 
ing. 

Then came the Rolfe Revue, as 
neat and expert a bit of specialty 
production as could be. Thev get 
right down to business at the rise of 
the curtain and put over In 22 min- 
utes^as clean-cut a dancing, singing 
and*^usical offering as could be 
packed In that time. There are no 
halts, no uncertainties and no drag- 
ging in of immaterial material. It 
is just a group of clever people who 
do what they cin do best and attend 
strictly to business. At the start 
the stage reveals a capi)ed and 
aproned maid dusting the room and 
a knlckerbockered butler looking on. 
Without a word they go into a 
sprightly dance, the girl displaying 
more than average knowledge of 
stepping. There is no pau.se. A 
party is on and the guests arrive 
promptly. No conversation. When 
the seven people are assembled they 
are suddenly found to hold bras« 
instruments and go Immediately 
Into a number. When they finish 
it they disappear, and almost before 
you have noticed their departure a 
young man in tuxedo Is at the piano 
and is started on a pretty melodv, 
"LIndy," in which an especially 
pretty and graceful blonde girl 
(notable because her h.tlr is NOT 
bobbed) presently takes part. Toward 
the end of the double song the pair 
do a short dance. The featured cor- 
netlst has a spectacular solo, with 
all sorts of double-tonguelng trim- 
mings, accompanied by a trio of in- 
struments, Including , the piano. The 
likeable young man who had sung 
"Lindy" earlier goes Into an Oriental 
number and the dancing maid of 
the opening does a sightly Oriental 
temple dance as an Incidental. She 
also makes .a pretty picture in ex- 
treme of undress and bare legs, and 
makes tho dance a particularly 
graceful performance. The finish is 
a big septet of cornets, trombones 
and bass horn In a "chimes" num- 
ber that is more mel(filious than you'd 
think so much blaring brass music 
could be. It's a specialty produc- 
tion, with the specialty, for once, 
not snowed under by the pioduction. 



5TH AVE. 

An e!;^li(-nct show tliat pl^''*''^ 
in its running f.j-<l"r without < aus- 
ing any undue interniption«. Bii^^i- 
ness was exeeliont all ovtr the 
house. 

Cahill and Pomaine. No 4 re- 
eeiv»'d the iniiiat re-.iM»nsc M))i<h 
didn't ciiH for tho ]i:unl>er of lionr« 
nor the second encor«\ The Maek- 
facn half brought attenTl«'U with hi'' 
fiiI>»'!(M warlding while ili*' P'^r';- '-'^ 



(Continued on 



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P Friday, February 3, 1922 



NEW SHOWS THIS WEEK 



23 



PALACE 

The ralace this week Is a place 
to invito th*- soul to the dazed 
contemplation of a pagentry . of 
draperies, but you have to watt lonp. 
Oh so long! for the laughs*. The 
■tage decorations pass in be wilder- 
Jig array of opalescent orgies and 
iSethystine splendors, running 
thence through the entire -Bpectrurn 
including the pastel variations and 
^the' spring color chart of the Na- 
tional Aniline Trust; there are 
wonderful gowns d.ono In tints and 
fabrics for which tliero probably 
isn't a name and the men make a 
procession of claw hammer coats 
and Beau Nash trimmings. Lord-ie! 
What a grand lady vaudeville has 
grown up to be. 

Polite entertainment had it all 
its own way right up to the last 
number on the program. The crowd 
liked it all. It was so sipai t. P.ut 
at exactly 11.10, when vaudeville 
audiences usually begin to ihn>k or 
tbell-^S accommodation, on^ Johnny 
Burke w.alked on done up in a 
Wow«y copy of the A. K. V. dough - 
|)oy ui.'form and harnhnl them an 
•arful of the grand old hokum and 
they rolled over and over. If you 
were heated anywhere midway 
between the aisles aft( r he 11nisln<d 
at 11.30, jou had to wait uiUil tht-y 
stopped trying to got him to come 
ba(?k and make 'em laugh romo 
more. This was at 11.30. knind you. 
And they .still go bn makfng vaude- 
ville more and mOre polite niid 
•"classy." When the Monday niglit 
audience fo.ced Rurke to three bows 
at 11.30 they said a mouthful to thf 
variety impresarios ami what they 
said was substantially "the pretty- 
pretty is all right in Its v.ay, but 
please make us laugh." 

It was a record bill for length. 
They must have started the over- 
ture* late in the afternoon, for the 
early comers just got a glimpse of 
Carradini's Animals going off nt 
1.10. The bulk of the visitors came 
in the middle of Jed Dooleys talk- 
iniT and lariat throwing turn. It 
bothered Jed. but he made the most 
of it by.tuwrting it into funny cracks 
and got his reward in a friendly 
recfeptiyn from a half settled 
audience. Most comedians wotUil 
have been broken up and stranded. 

Harriet and Marie McConnell were 
the first act to address a composed 
theatre. The sisters'^ billing tells 
the story. "Trills and Frills" they 
call their song cycle. They have the 
pipes to deliver the seml-otesslcal 
numbers in a way thnt impresses 
and back of them they have the 
most gorgeous collection of cloth of 
gdld and saMn drops that has ever 
been concentrated in "two," not to 
apeak of the sartorial splash that 
goes with the heavy background. 

^he show is now nearly an hour 
old and except for the mild amuse- 
ment at Dooley's quiet funniments 
nothing has happened to raise a 
ripple. John Cumberland, record 
holder in the bedroom farce non- 
stop endurance run, delivered more 
of the polished comedy in the play- 
let "The Fall of Eve" which was 
credited to Arthur Kckersley and 
Gordon Bostock, but got its inspira- 
tion from Avery Ilopwood. One line 
will be suHlcient to fix and classify 
the sketch. The young woman who 
has fainted in the bachelor's apart- 
ment and falls victim to aphasia, 
wakes up in hia bedroom off-stage 
-In a suit of crepe de chine pajamas. 
She emerges into the living room 
and then goes back to the bedroom 
for more rest, turning at the door to 
coo, "Don't be long, darling." And 
they wont let them say "hot dog" 
on the polite vaudeville stage! 
J Perhaps it's all in the \Tay you look 
-it it. r 

Sylvia Clark stirred things up 
somewhat by the sheer energy with 
which fche worked. She has a 
capital robust comedy method and 
Ooes particularly well with those 
story lyrics with a character twist. 
The number dealing with the 
uespondent cabaret girl who found 
U hard to shimmy when there was 
murder in her heart was an amus- 
Jng bit of song recital. She calls 
her offering "artistic buffoonery," 
tut she had the least self conscious 
effort toward the "artistic" and the 
moat genuineness of that portion of 
the evening. 

De f^yie Alda and company 
Drought another half hour or more 
of refined comedy, in which the 
laughter was almost nil, but the 
singing, (.lancing and production dis- 
play wixH ample compensation for 
the lack of fun. The sketch struc- 
ture of '.^adie" doosn't Ret anywhere 
except to fiu-nish a scaffold upon 
Which to hang the sublimated danc- 
*"g of two young men named 
t'dward Tit'rney and James Don- 
nelly who are stepping marvels in 

* great v.iriety of talmt and tl\e 
TkS' ^'^"»«'<'able sluRing of Miss AKl.i. 
Tnf rest is eye-commanding stage 
Plctuits. Mi.ss Alda'H frock for the 
*ast sci'ne of the threi'-act piece is 
a bafflinEj confection of sparkit? and 
^feth. 1 1, a show that was nnt al- 
ready ovtr-burch-ned with "proilnc- 
^on Hash," MisH Alda's off-ring 
Would havo create<l talk, but in this 
^«'tVs 1 'a lace outlay it only gaw 

S^,^ '^'•u.s«- of opprt'ssion. 

i^Mii Ui-tfitnl was uiiliai)i>il>' placed 
J*r>oiiiim i/ii.-1-miv.Hion ]>y rcas. ;i of 
|np rrtiicment of Carl Kandall. out 
tnroiJuJi iiitiLss. It was difli.-nlt loi- 

* •'^iiiKlr sini;ing woman to wuiU 
ygaMist thf upio.ar of the returning 
lobby ei>;;irette r.ouiKlM. but her 
powerful voice, th;jt clearness of 
^IJtioii tl)at .«aeems to be the special 
Rut «.f Kn;rijj<|^ l>lay(rs and her 
pl>nst st>le of liandliiii; a song 
^^^I'Slil her in a vicloi agaiiu^t the 



handicap of a shifting audi* nee. r.v 
the tune she got to her new .scene 
from the first act of "Kiki" the hou«<e 
was attentive and wiih n.Uo i;al;er 
for the linish she was "in. * 

Billy Hock with his now nlds 
Aancy Welford and Helven Eby' 
was next to closing. More costumV 
and sci-nic eruptions in koUI and 
navy blue this time, instead of pold 
and Alice blue, and frocks to go 
with it in prnnt of elaborate display 
And in addition, a.s a special pro- 
duction feature, the headdress of 
Miss Kby which mak.^?; her look like 
an imi)rts.sio/iist .slo idi of a Paris 
manne<juin done for \'o;nie. The idea 
Is to plaster down the thatch of a 
Itobbcd head until it IdoI.s as iliDu^h 
the hair were only pain led on and 
the effect is a combination of Joan 
of Arc and Arthur Trince the Fnpj- 
lish ventrilo(|uist who vi.sited bore 
some years aj'o and wlio Had the 
slickest patent leather h«ad in all 
civilix.aiion. The kU\ is tall, with 
finely eiii.sj.licd feature.^ and kIk^ 
maltes a groat picture with the fad. 
foolisli as it sounds. The Hock act 
is built on the lines mrub* fainili.ar 
by thtit vot«'ran in general outline, 
but with some details chinked. One 
of the l.e.st incidents is a tough [lair 
in a fast and laughable ciuarrel 
scene, followed by one of lIo» k's 
charactei istii' dances, n sidendid bit. 
The A. K. bit remain.s, • r.lt o the 
Chinese miml)er aiul dance. The 
Palace welcomed Itoclc back with 
open arms and n>ade him and his 
girlH clown around ad lib in "one" 
after the act was over 4ov aa i.J- 
ditional l."> minuter?. AVhen they ask 
this at the I'alace as the clock is 
getting; around to 11. the act belongs 
to the elect, although Hock long las 
been a charter memTjer around the 
47th street location. 

Johnny P.urke used up 20 minutes 
with his talk and the piano and 
oKche-Hiri bit. taking three l)ows at 
the lini.<h at 11.30. "Which bare 
recital is aufiicient cotnment. 



COLONIAL 



The audience here makes and 
breaks acts. It made a couple and 
almost broke all the rest. There 
was no rowdjism. but' collective 
clapping in .«:pots, laughter where it 
wasn't inte!ule«l, and silence whore 
applause -and laughter both might 
be reasonably expected in other 
locales, contributed the Colonial 
crowd's portion of the entertain- 
ment. 

The principal suflferer was 
Florence Nash. In a deft little 
sketch, "A Breath of Fresh Air." by 
Edgar Allen Woolf, she had hard 
and thankless going — that is, hard 
and thankless for such a favorite 
and such an artiste in such a pat 
vehicle. The sketch, on first 
thought, would seem byilt for just 
such a gathering as a Colonial 
audience; it shows up bucolic hypoc- 
risies, it sizzles with slang, it has a 
bit of melo, and it lEflorilles a pug 
as against a "gentleman." Miss 
Nash, immortal as Aggie Lynch in 
"Within the Law," the greatest of 
all patois parts is a masterly slinger 
of slang. She has beauty and per- 
sonality and knows her stage bus- 
iness from A to at least X. Yet the 
ColonialUes let most of the nifties 
evaporate. And it was clearly their 
fault. A few got every laugh, but 
the main bunch iiMiffed most of the 
fly flings. 

The turn didn't do badly. It took 
five or six curtains. But it was 

deplorable tliat a perfect comedienne 
in a wholesome, apt and right 
comedy, with punch and moral and 
satire, should go against flatheads 

"Who don't even know the language 
of their own town or the humor of 
their own times, and who can't see 
the point when they're getting the 
best of it. They howled at Mc- 
Laughlin and Evans, though, in "On 
a Little Side Street," which was 
typical Tenth Avenue, and neigh- 
borhood stuff. It wouldn't hurt a 
few of this outfit to walk east and 
south a few blocks i?ow and then, 
and learn something. 

The two-act earned Its ovation. 
There is no grudging their success 
because they chanced to play it right 
on its own home grounds. It should 
hit anywhere. But, so slioi^d Miss 
Xash's. 

McLaughlin and Tlvans work 
somewhat like Hyan and Lee, and 
for their materi.il that goes ditto. 
In place of hats and shoe;; they use 
bakers' rolls and they are before a 
tenement house drop. The girl has 
s(»nie \er\' .'itnusing intonations, bur- 
lesfiuinj; the dialect of New York 
shabby 4.<»<U).000. Some of the \slt 
is deep and all ("f it is bro.ad. The 
talk is pleasant and never hurtful. 
There are many wows from the 
start. The pirl has a strong voice 
and it is used in harnioni/.int; 
"Annie Ho(>ney" with her partner 
and a single of "l-'r.inres." finishing' 
with a two-danc«^ Tlu re is nothing 
to the d.ince. The rest is great. 
The dance should be pla :d a little 
earlier or s(»njcil)iiig shiuild l)e adtled 
to follow it. Though flu- turn went 
tremendous, it still lacked a liiiish. 
P.iulcc and liusii «oL by on .Miss 
Ihnkcs v;<n'<i voici-. The song 
routine A\a- weak .and \er,v mis- 
/;uidi'dly |»ii l<« d .and .issoited. I'or 
the finish Miss jSurkc s.nig a baliail 
witli nio\iiiij slides, or a ni(»vin:: 
l»ieture variation of tiic oM ^Iid•• 
ide.i. and a boy phiuu-'r in a box 
mess, d it up soiu. . Pad '■howrnan- 
ship all III' wa\ thuMiuli. hutting 
tw«» nirls \Nitli coi,sideral»h' talent. 
They vht.uld lilt ih'-ir chiMish effort 
nt Ilanchig. I'.rowii ar.d We'ton, 



Tucker at the piano went heavy for 
talk: it soun4led as though it. lyrics 
included, had been written by the 
janiior. Tlie girls went pretty well. 
two accidents while doing her steps 
taking some of the edge oft Miss 
Westoir.-* usual finished per- 
formance. 

Elmer El Cleve, xylophonlst. 
opened in "one." He has a sen«e 
of comedy, not too thickly applied, 
good looks and an abundance of 
reiiiied hokum, the combination 
getting him more attention 'than W 
per cent of the acta in the spot or 
{»ny early pot^aion. His ballad is 
far too slow. Otherwise be keeps 
lip a snappy program of numbers. 
Harry ^Valson. for the n'th time, did 
liis phone booth bit aiul his Young 
Kid Battling Doogan, and got 
laughs, closing the first half. 

Hae Eleanor Ball and brother, the 
best and classiest and most solidly 
entertaining and impressive Instru- 
mental act in show business, started 
Uie second half delightfully and took 
all the aj)preciatio4j they cared to 
acknowledge, with no attempt at 
dragging out the applause: co^jld 
have stopped the show if they hadn't 
better taste and manners. Heal 
artists don't need boisterous dis- 
turbances: in this instance no act 
on the bill outdid them, despite their 
thorough legitmacy and dignil'ied, 
courteous, proper singe behavior. 

Pressler nnd Klaiss repeated their 
many local knockouts in the next- 
lo-shut division. Miss Klaiss is 
growing .»^omewliat noisy, and works 
too hartl. Presslers funny legs and 
coni'ulsing piano stuff, though, ring 
all the bells for screams and 
* hands." Snell and Verbon washed 
it up, holding in about the usual 
contingent for the foot-catch tricks. 

Lait. 



WINTER GARDEN 

Nora Bayes is the topliner at the 
Winter Garden, a return there, and 
is credited with the drawing of 
about four-fifths of the capacity of 
the house on Monday night. The 
upper shelf was off, but the lower 
floor loolted comfortably "filled at 
ring-up tin^e. 

The bill held but two comedy acts 
in Armstrong and Jame%, second, 
and much too early to mean any- 
thing, and Fred Allen, next to clos- 
ing, following all the Bayes bowing, 
speeching, kidding and encoring,' 
about 10 minutes of whiah was 
overdone, judging from the demand. 
Miss Bayes went nicely, ably as- 
sisted by George Rasley, the tenor 
find. Alan Edwards and Dudley 
Wilkinson at the piano. The en- 
cores were built up and strung out, 
nevertheless, which seems to be the 
prerogative of headliners this 
season. 

In marked contrast was tho goon 
judgment of Carl McCullough. 
fourth, who left them vociferously 
demanding more without the usual 
"oil" speech. McCullough «ang and 
talked his way to nice returns and 
was smart enough not to overdo it. 

When Allen followed all • the 
Bayes bag of tricks ho whammed 
those who waited with his wise- 
cracking ad libbing stuff. Allen has 
to rev. rite his act about every two 
weeks, for his material is very pop- 
ular among the ad libbing gentry. 
The first pair of walks elicfled a 
remark from Allen "that there must 
be an ark outside, for they're leav- 
ing In pair.s." He scored his usual 
hit In a most difficult spot, even ex- 
acting tribute from the musicians, 
who laughed at him along with the 
audience, and who c«n conceive a 
greater tribute than that! 

Hegal and Moore gave the second 
half of the show a fast start wim 
theif acrobatics, travesty and 
variety stunts. Maurice Black as 
the "ballyhoo" and introducer con- 
tributed. The jump to an ankle 
lock with one hanging feet down- 
ward from two wrist loops remains 
one of the flashiest tricks of its 
kind. They liked the turn here, and 
they spotted about right. 

Alfred Naess and Co. opened with 
Ice skating. An unprogrammed 
member contributed a corking bit 
of acrobatic skating with some 
funny falls in an "inebriated" bit. 

Armstrong and James made a 
bravo fight of it in the deuce sjjor, 
doing as well as could be expected. 
The black and^brownf.arc pair cro.ss- 
lired with great rapidity and dinn t 
linger on the laughs, evidently de- 
termined to d^^ a full act regard- 
less. 

Libby and Sparrow, a sh«)wv 
d.mcing pair, held third position 
and really started the show. Libby's 
imitations stamped him an excellent 
and \i'rsafi!e hoofer. Miss Sparrow 
maile a graceful, good-looking ami 
talented opjiosile. An encore inii- 
t.ition dance wa<' iimisually wen 
done. Libby introdmos this a nit 
j)i'c;maf urely in an announcement in- 
forming the hotise that the dance 
will be done if they dem.and it at 
thr* end of the act. It would be in 
better taste to cut the announce- 
ment and h-t Miss S[)arrows smig 
Introduce the dance as a legitimate 
encore. 

Joe l^.oganny'.-? "Lunatic B.ikers" 
tumbled .about to n depleting house, 
getting on about 11 p. m. 

Hay .Mill.r'.- B.ii»d .an. I Cliff IM- 
uard rlos.-d the first half and took 
ore (f the f\eiilng's hits. Con. 



RIVERSIDE 



luaiii I'Ao 



;n 



is, folluucd. 



Tom 



.\!tii<»ugh iiie ]ohl»y ar»»uud .'T.ow 
time looked like a cou\ erit jou. the 
attendance was only fair, the nelgh- 
bi'us v\idontiy uU coming at the luii 



moment, the bad weather presum- ! dissolubly linked 

ably keeping them off the streets for ( tuaUeH the tie 

any advance sale. CJertrude HoiT- 

man soloed in the niarcpiee lights, 

topping a show that contained two 

other features, Aileen Stanley and 

Walter C. Kelly. 

The Stanley Brothers (New Acts) 
opened. Fred Bernard Jind Sid 
(Jarry twiced with a pop song rou- 
tine and Leonard-Jolson-Cantor 
imitations that despite the boys' 
capable handling and personality 
did not click as well as heretofore. 
It may be that audiences tire of 
that impersonation stuff, being fed 
so often on it an<l in such large pro- 
portions, and the fact the team has 
shown tlie same stuff for some time 
mikes it not inadvLsablo to switch 
the routine. The way the duo reels 
it otf it sounds too mechanically set 
and perfect to impress. 

Meehan's Canines thriced with 
their Interesting dog f«*ats, making 
for a spectacular finish when It 
came to the leaping greyhounds 
flash, hurdling a graduated height 
from an elevated jumping-off ped- 
estal. 

Walter C. Kelly, "the Virginia 
Judge," was heartily welcomed back 
after some absence at this house. 
Kelly has been making Victor rec- 
ords i>f late, he being tlie first phon- 
ograi)h record maker on the bill, in- 
(Identally. although not billed as 
such. Kelly^ introduced his court- 
room impressions with a few well 
seleeted stories, each of which hit 
the mark for a i)erfect score. I'nc- 
luous, pleasant, clear-voiced, Kelly 
is a capital story-teller, enhancing 
his Tad yarns, which were much to 
the fore Monday evening, with a 
perfect brogue. 

Gertrude Hoffman and her Amer- 
ican Ballet closed the first section, 
presenting her variegated, splendlf- 
erously mounted dance production 
to strict attention. The act is now 
programed aa to numbers and solos, 
which adds much toward clarify- 
ing the action. Michel -Foklne, ac- 
cording to the program. Is credited 
for the creation and arrangemnet of 
three of the star's four double num- 
bers, the closing mazurka being so 
much like the great Hussian danc- 
ing master as to require no pro- 
graming almost. Opening with the 
captive girl dance, a spirited terpsl- 
chorean plea for mercy at the hands 
of her captor who is threateningly 
wielding the lash after disrobing 
her as much as propriety will per- 
mit, the act establishes itself as. the 
acme of vaudeville ballet produc- 
tions, always high grade but never 
above the popular appeal. Mixed 
spicily with the ensembles and 
valses 9«d tangoes is plain, ordi- 
nary low-down jazz and shimmy 
shaking by a couple of bewitching 
girls that should .satisfy any disciple 
of the wicked hoof. 

Elizabeth Kennedy and Xlillon 
Berle reopened Intermission with a 
neatly arranged skit, "Broadway 
Bound," V. hich serves as an ade- 
quate vehicle to dispkiy the young- 
ster's talents, little Miss Kennedy 
(about 11 years of age), acting as 
sedate foil for Berle's knockabout 
comedy antics that have a tendency 
toward travesty and burlesque. 
This precocious aflfectfition in the 
boy proved productive of results, 
wovying 'em with an Eddie Cantor 
impersonation. Berle last year an- 
nounced he wdtild talk the nijmber 
because of the juvenile laws against 
singing. He sings it now, which 
leads one to suspect the youth Is 
somewhat over the legal 14-year age 
limit, although he looks a couple of 
years younger. 

Aileen Stanley, " the phonograph 
girl," who has been making quite a 
rep of late on many records, next to 
shut this eight-act bill. This is Miss 
Stanley's initial appearance at the 
uptown house, although booked 
there twice before but cancelling 
through illness. She was a revela- 
tion to the regulars, who took to her 
blues and rags like a duck to aqua 
pura. Oodles of natural personality 
of the "warm'' kind, built on show- 
girl lines, and wearing her simple 
frock becomingly and una.ssumlngly. 
Miss Stanley Is the type of singer 
who foregoes physical gyrations, 
comedy antics , and syncopated 
shakes to sell her songs. Her pop 
Cycle%ls up to the second In timeli- 
ness, one or two hot off the manu- 
script or not even published yet. 
For the closing number, Miss Stan- 
ley sang a little medley of some of 
the songs she made for the records 
receufly, mentioning the various 
brands, lorced to a little speech 
for the far«'well. she exf>laine»l about 
this being her first appearance lo- 
<-illy. bowing off and still leaving 
'em hungry. 

Hoy Hice nnd M.iry Werner, with 
their comedy classic. "On the .Scaf- 
fold." closed the show without los- 
ing .a customer. Those that became 
restless on cfmsiiltln,^ their pro- 
gi.ims and audibly deciding it was 
jio Use waiting for the acrobats, just 
settled right back again and wtited 
throughout e .act. Which i.s in it- 
self .another plea for "why is a clf»s- 
ing act." If bookers would arrange 
the bill.M with the st«»Ilar ailraction 
taglining. it will educate fans very 
.sluutly that the ,nnnun<;iator for 'he 
last »urji is not tlie rue for a geror.il 

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with % bond t! at 
which held the 
Siamese Twins together look like 
a straii.l of Wet ti.><sue paper. By a 
lli^ht..of mental acrohaticM one niigbt 
conjure up a vision of IMinch with- 
out Judy, Mutt minus Jeff, Adam 
.•^ans I'.ve. CIeop.\tr.a lier^ft of 
Anthony. Ifeiuz without !)ickles. 
Hockef«'llcr ami no kale, P.rooklyn 
of buck dancer.s, baby carriages, 
hicks aii'l trolleys, or even th© 
famous Mr. Tom, of itre-prohibi- 
tlon days, without the equally celo- 
brat(<l Mr. .Terry— ])ut the Crescent 
without a party — it can't be done. 

• It was an organization of 20-year 
furt'incn .Monday night— and it 
sw«'lled the aitcnd.'ineo to within 
hailing distance of capacity. And 
just ti» gi\e it the right .itmospliere, 
the Firemen's Quartet, four st.ilwart 
fire fighteiH were put in as an added 
feature. No j^rofesslonal harmoniz- 
ing four has aT>ythlng on these lads 
when it comes to warbling. Allow- 
ing It was their own bunch out front 
that may have accounted partly for 
the way they goaled 'em«M6nday 
night. It's an even bet the four could 
do just as well with any audience. 

The show held eight acts, splitting 
i')0-.50 on repeaters. Taflan 



CRESCENT 



Tl 
aud 
and 
Into 



\e .Sh'iberfs' Crescent, P.M>oklyr!. 
.a, theatre jtirty — mention oije 
the fu!r*>r itumediatfly rta.>^he.- 
the i'icluie. The pair s'j.'tu in- 



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and 
Newell, Ismily Ann Wellmiin. Con- 
nolly and Wenrlch, and Clayton and 
Lennle having played the |ioU.se 
since it started this season. The 
first half ran very quietly. Taflan 
and Newell opened with a mixture 
of music, acrobatics and talk, with 
Mossman and Vance, another' two- 
man combination, deucing It' with 
dancing. Clayton and Lennle, 
fourth, were the third two man 
combination for the first half. ' The 
pair kept 'em laughing throughout 
their allotment, with H\efty wows 
frequently punctuating the routine, 
but although the house laughed It- 
self silly over the "Green Ora«s" 
closing song, they secured but pass- 
able returns at the flnkih. Both 
handle their present material 
splendidly, but It's getting pretty 
familiar around the metropolis 
through repetition. They're about 
due for a new roujine, and partic- 
ularly something more modern than 
the "Grass" ditty. 

Alleeti Eronson wan third, ajtd 
held 'em nicely with her convinclnif 
kid characterization. Helen Hem- 
ingway is the teacher now, dolngr " 
straight in "Late Again" the Andy 
Hice skit, constructed frankly to 
exploit Miss Bronson's precocious 
school girl character. The conver- 
sational exchanges are bright and 
entertaining, the laughs ripplinir 
right alongr consecutively. Mi^s 
Bronson by deft shading and a well 
developed technique that embraces 
all there is to know concerning' 
vaudeville values, bringing out th# 
high lights perfectly, 

Emily Ann Wellman and Richard 
Gordofi closed the first half with 
"The Actor's Wife." The lighting 
Is unusual and the playlat itself a 
commendable effort to get away 
from the commonplace in sketches. 
For an act so well produced In al- 
most every detail* however, it is a 
bit jarring to notice palm trees In 
what api)ear3 to be Central Park. 
New York. At least mention is of 
86th street, one of the entrances of 
Central Park, and that imturally 
gives the audience the impression 
that Central is the park in whidh 
the scenv containing the palm trees 
takes place. Another jarring note 
is struck In the mixing of fact and 
fiction toward the finish, leaving the 
spectator in doubt as to what it's 
all about. A staircase scene for 
example is supposedly part of the 
play which is contained within ^he 
playlet itself. Still the same stair- 
case is in view in the final &cene, 
when the audience Is informed via 
the dialog that the company are la 
the home of one of the players. 

The Wellman-Gordon sketch held 
the house In a vise throughout its^ 
swiftly varying change of scene, 
until the final bit of action, when it 
dropped slightly, the audience evi- 
dently losing their grip on the thread 
of Interest they had so closely fol- 
lowed previously, and becoming con- 
fused to the why .and wherefore of~ 
the complications lending up to the 
explanatory dialog which marks the 
finish. 

The presence of three acts. Aileen . 
Bronson. Clayton and lAMinie, and 
the Wellman-<^lordon Co. runnin<» 
consecutively In the first half with 
dialog constituting the better part 
of each, made that section far top 
l.ilky for smooth running vau<leV. 
ville. Ihe secontl half jilayed much 
ketter. i'alo and Palet, a pair of 
musical downs starting it with a 
burst of .sjieed, ami cai)furing the 
hit of the .'^how. The clown garb 
worn by the two men means nothing 
any other kind of costume would 
do .IS well. They run the gamut of 
brass, reed and wood wind, playing 
an unusually long list of instru- 
ments. The doubles whi<*h are fe.i- 
luied ivith a kaleidoscopic r hange 
of instruments. Include duels on ac- 
cf>rdions, s.'ixo])hori(» and aceiu'dioti, 
sax nnd Ilute, oboe aiid b.irilone, 
elaririet, piccolo cortief, likewise with 
b.iriton»», tronjbone .and accordion, 
and oth«.-r cf»mhiti,'itfon-. 

I)<»lly Connolly and Percy AN'^-n- 
rich next to closing with their 
faniiii.ii' ."-iiiging and piano turn did 
nicely, drawing down suhstanti.il rc- 
niru'; Utr all f>C thnp numbers. 

Jehnny l>oo|ey, assisfed by Mad- 
ison Sisters, (fcorge Burggiaf and 
Pa I»oo|cv. Ji.'ld up the Jihow In 
groat sli ij»e in the get away .».put. 
The travesty hif«» were made t.i 
omI. r for the Monday night bunch, 
and they just let thepiselves out 
atid \e|U'd. sticking to the final bit 
of clowniiii;. Bell. 



TARIETT 



Friday, February 3, 1924|B 



FAMOUS PLAYERS 

(Continued from page 3) 

share for share, and tho syndicate 
h.as been carrying it for mortt than 
two years. "While the com^ Jiy was 
in tho market as a purchaser of 
the 1921 allotment of about 3,500 
shares, tho syndicate was willing 
enough to leave the prlco around 
&3, but once the accumulation had 
been accomplis^ied they ran the 
])rice up to a top of 99 and during 
the advance beyond 93 disposed of 
a considerable amount, according to 
the story in circulation. 

The operation In the preferred In- 
volved a parallel bull campaign in 
the common. When the maneuver 
in the senior issue was over the un- 
derwriters lost interest in the other 
security. It was at this point the 
new pool was framed, the report re- 
lates, and the next move was for 
the old pool to liquidate into its 
euccesjsdl^s hands. There is nothing 
official upon which to base a veri- 
fication of the tale, but the ticker 
goes a long way to substantiate the 
gossip. Unless there was some kind 
of understanding between buyers 
and sellers, such as might happen 
tinder a tacit agreement between 
Wall Street operators and company 
interest, for the transfer of large 
blocks of stock on the floor, it does 
not seem probable that nearly 
200,000 shares of stock could change 
hands without disturbing the price 
level more than I_8 been the case 
since the flr^t of the year. 

Look for New Advance 

The range In the last fortnight 
bas been comparatively narrow, 
84^ top and 76^ bottom — this in 
transactions Involving almost as 
much common st ck as there is 
outstanding (about 215,000 shares). 
During these spectacular dealings 
the preferred has eased from 99 to 
91 and a fraction (including the 
subtraction of a |2 quarter^ divi- 
dend), but dealings have been on 
BO small a scale as to lose sig-' 
Dificanceii 

Among those who have examined 
the stories afloat the opinion ap- 
pears to be unanimous that if a 
new pool has come into the issue, 
the plan must be to run the price 
higher. Wednesday prices were In 
narrow range between 76 V& and 78, 
under moderate dealingai The 
stock has held closely within about 
that rang, for several weeks. The 
present decline from 84 is inter- 
preted as a momentary dip desigrned 
to shake out speculative holdings. 
The annual statement now due is 
expected to be very favorable^ 

Orpheum and Loew Down 

Easing prices in the amusement 
leader had its effect on the allied 
Issues of the group. Orpheum was 
back at its previous low level, 
touching 12Vi Wednesday. Loew 
also was in new low ground at 11 
flat. Partisans of both these stocks 
express the belief that selling pres- 
sure comes from discouraged small 
holders. Since the collapse of Loew 
in June, holders have been encour- 
aged to think that by spring some- 
thing would come out. indicating a 
betterment of sufficient substance to 
forecast the early resumption of 
dividends. Jn this they have been 
dinappointed so fa**, although it is 
r -nerally understood in trade 
circles that the co pany is in much 
better i>08ition. 

The selling is reported as scat- 
tered and desultory In character 
with no Indications that any of the 
inside holdings are being released. 
£ven the purchases made around 14 
by insiders late in the fall are said 
to be carried in strong and confl- 
dent hands. However, the better 
half of the theatrical year has gone 
without any assurance that dividend 
disbursements wiil be made again in 
the immediate future and the quiet 
half of the year is now In prospect 
with its diminished possibilities of 
profits. It is fair to presume that 
speculators prefer to take a loss an^ 
release funds rather than continue 
to wait The passing of recent 
quarterly dividends by two Canadian 
Loew companies (indppcndent) may 
have had its effect upon email 
holders. 

Orpheum Is stiil a mystery. Trad- 
ing is at a minimum and has ceased 
altogether in Chicago and Boston, 
but goes along' at a relatively high 
r.ate on the New York Consolidated 
where lots of 10 are dealt In. The 
stock touched 12% earlier in the 
month, but later rallied to better 
than 14. Now it has lapsed back 
to the bottom and no niaikvt 
pfoi'hct Is bold enough to forecast 
its future. Tho annual statement 
which camo out January 28 last 
year, is now overdue, but will bo in 
tho public's hands -within a few 
days. No line on what it will dis- 
doso has been obtaJnabl**. La55t 
y«.ar it i?howcd about $4.2i piolits 
p<r fcharc of common. 

TraUirg v.ay dull on the Curb, 



. JFRC)1VI 



30th 



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1922 



As a Song Writer with a Record of Hits Which Has A 

"I NEVER HAD A BETTER BUNCH OF SONGS 



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An Over-Night Sensational Hit 






A Better Song Than ''Wait Till the Sun Shine's Nellie 



The Most Beautiful ^^Mammy** Song on the Market 



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Wonderful Obligato by Ed. Smalle 



If You Want a Mammy Song, Send for This Onr — Bountiful Qiiarttt ,\u(\ Duet Ai i .vnj^eiuMit ^ 

A Good Mannny Song Will Alwa\s Go — The Public Los*- III*- 



The Best Descriptive Ballad on the Market 





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If you are looking for this kind of a Ballad, do not go any further 



A Be«\vitiful Sure-Fire Poem 






The Only Real Irish Ballad Hit Since ''Mother Macree" 

THAT OLD IRISH MOTHER OF MINE 

A Song T hat Will Live Forever — Learn It for St. Patrick's Week 



ivEw HARRY VON TIL7 



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with Goldwyn tn small volume at 
and Just under S 

Thf numrrarr of transa<^ti'-'r.« J»r. 2€ tc 

F«bruar> ] .nclu»i\e are aa follows. 

STOCK EXCHANGE 

Thursday— Salts. High. Low. I^st. Chp. 

Fam. P1ay.-L.. 15.500 81% 79 W^ -;- '4 

Do. pf i(M> If.', b5 Wi T ^ 

lioew. Inc B.WK) 12^i 1 1'4 12 — 'S. 

Orph.um lOo 13li 13^;!i I3>i -+■ U 

t>lday — 

Fam. I'lHy.-L. . C.7no SOU 78'i Tf-'i -1% 

Do. T'f....". .. 1<H» «.T^ M':; ltV-2 - J'v 

Ixjevr. Inc 2 fMH) 12«4 ^^^4 11'k — S 

OrpJi«uin 31)0 l.'JU iS'* 13';« - '* 

Satui'lay — 

Fam. riay.-r... O^O 7h', 7« T*;'!- — \ 

Do. pf T<M» UH !»1': t»Pt — - 

r^>e\v, }i.>: Aim vs\ U"v i::'; » •{, 

Urpfifcuin 40i> J3'a 13'* 13'i -r »h 

MonJav— 

Fitni. I'Ir.y.-L.. F,'.«-0 :>■-,; 77'^ 77'i, — l**; 

Do. l-f :'«H> !C' UJ U2 ■:■ >a 

Ix)ew. In- r, iMio 11", 11'* 1\ 'j — »4 

Urph'un 'J*Ai J3 , 13',, 13'» — •„ 

Tuesday— 

Fam. I')ay.-T,..'!Or,00 77*4 7rn 77'i 

liorw, Jn-.- l'.4««» !!'>, Jl n — '; 

OrpJiruni 3W i3't 13 13 

\V\ijii''<^<hiy— 

Fata. l':ay.-r,.. r.<50O 7S^4 70'. 7S1; .]■: 

Do. rf WK) fc h'j U2 

T.o^w. rr.c I.'-'"'' ii:; 11 '» n'« -, \ 

Orrhturn 300 l.T^ ia»i 13 



Thursday—* 
Goldwyn .... 

Friday— 
Goldwyn .... 

Aronday-" 
Goldwyn ... 

Tuesday — 
Goltlwyn ... 


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IN LONDON 

(Continued from page 2) 

wliUh Viola Tree produced at tnc 
lioyalty on Jan. IC, ^\ ill -not add to 
th«' painty of London or to our thc- 
aui" al prosperity, it is .v drama of 
improbabilities, highly colored and 
u n ill t'^Te.'- ting. A family disowns a 
(laujil)ter for KoiiiK «'»> ti»'' ^ilag^^an^l 
her very exlhtenoo is kept Reeret 
even fn»m her own ^istei's lianoe. 
This fj.st<r, while iislnyr uinb.r puri- 
taiiiral e.-^iJionaK**, rontrives to inour 
a lot of KainblinR d« btw. To fl« ar 
•hcni off sl:e '^almJy pi\<s lj»)>. if to 
rnt- of her credjloia. V> hen h^'r 



lapse from virtue is discovered she 
prctend.s that the sister actress is 
the fellow's mistress, for, being an 
actres.s, a little thing like that 
doesn't mattrr. In the end, how- 
ever, tho truth comes out, and the 
wicked girl has to face the r^onsc- 
queneos of her 8hame while the 
actre.««8 goes up on*^. The acting is 
far superior to the play. 



HENRY LEWIS 

Hei.ry Lewis, ago 31, who was 
famous in vaudeville as tiie "►Sfiuigc- 
lum" comrdian, died on Jan. 31, fol- 
lowing an illiKss of two yertrs-'. 
Lewi.s for a iiumbrr of years ap- 
ptarrd in buiUsquo, and was later 
»b\« N'ped for tlio vaudeville >^tage 
by L'-wis fc. Gordon and i^aron 
llofinian. AVlien l.ik' n ill around 
two jf.irs ;iKo uith .a nervous 
breakdown the" comedian had 
reai 1h(1 to Iwiglits of .stardom in 
musical eoiu'dy and headlined in 
vaudeville. Ho i.s f;nr\ ivcd by bis 
widow DiToOiy apd a ^ on Albert, P 
J vars of age. 



20 WEEKS— 21 SHOWS 

(Continued from page ID 
the season started includo "llarum 
Koarum," "Puss Puss," "Sweet 
Sweeties," "Whirl of Girls.' Whirl 
of Gayety," "All Jazz Review," 
"Cabaret Girls" and "Tingalin^" 
The defection of Tom Sullivan's 
"Monte Carles'' next week and B<i 
Sullivans "Mls:r;i!ef Makers," sched- 
uled to bave tho American the week 
following, makes a total of 10 that 
started the season on tho American 
route, but hnvo either closed or 
jumped to the I?. P. O. circuit, a 
direct outcropping of the CuiUnib.a- 
American war. 

About throe months ago, wben 
Varitty made mention of a Colum- 
bia-Amoii.an "war," a C^luml'ia 
exoeutivc said the story was ridicu- 
b.us. Tho denial of a war, nnd 
ridii uling of any possibiliijvs of one 
nppcarrd in sevoral trade pa»>^rs. 
Tho d«iii.tl was i>v»r Fcnt ta Va- 
riety. 



Friday, February 8, 1W8 



VARIETY 



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NY ONE TIME THAN I HAVE RIGHT NOW" 

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Did You Sing "Home Again Blues"? Well! 



1922 



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a better sontj. Wc have many of the biggest acts in vaudeville who just put it on and it's a knockout. 
nt till you hear the orchestration. It's a pip. If you are looking for a closing number, this song will 
n the trick. And look who wrote it— JACK YELLON and MILTON ACER— Wonderful patter with 
.sor.g that can't miss. 



Going Bigger Than Ever 



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The Prettiest Harmony Number on the Market 

Nov^ Is the rime to Put This ^ong On if You Want a Hit 



Another ''Last Night Was the End of the World' 



uSitPmvuwtfmm 



vc had a thousand roquebts for a soni,' of this type. Here it is. .\ beautiful thought — a beautiful melody 

— <\ wonderful rlimax — a sure-fire hit tor hi(,'h class singers. 



A Real CoTued\ Song Hit 

HUMPTY DUMPTY 



Lots of Extra Comedy Choruses 



MUSIC PUB. CO. 



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•Prof. Mgr. 

HERMAN SCHENCK 



NEW 
ADDRESS 



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SEVERAL NEW CITIES 

(Continued from page G) 
from the Shubert oflflce say, but 
I^e Shubert declared the house had 
not been eelccted. The Masonic, 
formerly a burlesque house, will be 
the Louisville stand. 

If Cincinnati is added, It is pri>b- 
*bly the result of a settlement be- 
tween the Shubcrts and Jo.scph L. 
Rhinook, who is heavily interested 
in their legitimate ventures. Mr. 
I^hinock is also intorostod to a con- 
sitl<:r;ible extent with the Keith 
housr-3 In the fioutlnve.st. It was 
stated early in* the fall that Rhinock 
lefusod to oppose him.self by con- 
Renting to Shubert vaudeville in 
Cincinnati. 

The use of ono or more K. ^ K. 
Ijousfs in the middle west is al.so 
b'Miovid to llpino In tho Shubert 
Mjjus for vaudcviilr, by rea.-on of 
the booking agrorm<nt between A. 
L- Eilangor and the ►Shiil>» rts. Kc- 
Carilloss f)f the Khipock asr'"^mcnt, 



the use of the Erlanger houses re- 
main a possibility for Shubert 
vaudeville through the "intensive" 
booking agreement reported framed. 

Several eastern stands are alto 
listed for Shubert vaudovillo. The 
Majestic, Providence, takes In the 
new policy next week. It is under- 
stood vaudeville for that house is 
temporary through some open ^le 
in the legitimate bookings. M<ax 
Spiegel's Grand at Hartford has also 
been swung to Shubejt vaudeville 
under an arrangement rolling for a 
trial of five wetks. 

The Apollo, Atlanti'" Citr, con- 
trolled by Erlanger interests and 
recently opened with Shubert 
vaudeville, Is rcpoitcd pl.^ying to 
exeoUeiit bu.-^iness. That town hnn 
nut had vaudevillo during the win- 
ter for .several sea.sons. 

KEITH-FOX 

(Continued from page '5) 
nr^t was to the ^ffet that the 



Keith office bad informed agents 
not to consent their acts should 
In any theatre not Keith- 
If there were a Keith- 
theatre In the same town, 
Indppcndent houses. That 
excepted the Loew Circuit 



appear 
booked 
booked 
nor in 
order 



houses with no explanation offered 
of the exception. Tho .second report 
in Variety was last week, when the 
story mentioned the Keith restric- 
tion against non - Keith - booked 
theatres had b»»en withdrawn as 
against tho "William Fox houses. 
Ko vcrifiontlon rcr denial c- cither 
story could be scoured from either 
the Keith or Fox office, each taking 
th.) position that Vrrlcty printed 
tho j^torics as reports without giv- 
iii;^ tho Bouroc of information and 
ihi.t they called for no comment, 
le.'cvlnsr th*^ infertrv'o the Keith 
f.fTl.e, while not linthorlzlng tho 
lir. t Vaiiety Ktoiy, did not regret 
its p'iljlicatlon, with the same In- 
ft T' noe left by the I'ox people on 
the second ctcry. 



Within the past 10 days consid- 
erable switching of Keith acts In 
and out of Foxs metropolitan 
houses to Keith houses have been 
noted. The Patton and Marks act 
went from the Audubon (Fox) last 
week into the Jefferson (Keith's) 
tho first half of this week, and Is 
due at ftn< ther Fox bouse for the 
last half of thii week. The Con- 
nellys, sketch, played tho Slst 
Street ^Keiths) last wck and then 
moved Into the Audubon. Renard 
and Wi'St playeil tho Audubon and 
then moved to tho Coliseum 
(K» ith'. ). (Coliseum and Audubon 
h.-xve been looked upon as close op- 
position theatres through both be- 
ing located in tho tiame Kectlon on 
Upper Broadway.) liilly Dalo and 
Co. were booked out Af a Fox thea- 
tre Into the Hamilton rKeith's). 
Ijovcnbej-ff .'-••isfers ar.'l >.''\' ry, h 
well known Keith cc, »s at tlj« 
Audubon the first half of this v.cck, 
making it concliisivo the K'. ith aet^ 
named amontf other.s would ) Kii 




have appeared In a Fox house un- 
less It was known to them the 
Keith office expressed no di.-ap- 
pioval when informed. 

In connection It is also noted the 
Fox comedy film, Clyde Cook in 
"Tho Toreador,' wa.s playing tho 
first half of this week at both the 
Coliseum and Audubon, wbilo in 
the downtown Bcction, with aa 
clo^5ely opposed theatres. City (Fox) 
and Jefforaon, the same picture 
likewise played both theatres. 

It is assumed that whatever avm 
rangement waa reached by th» 
Keith and Fox groups carried & 
Keith picture playing nnderstand- 
ing for certain Foxe films. 

Without any authority quoted for 
the report, it has been said durlnif 
the week that since the interchange- 
able bookings have commenced 
between tho Keith and Fox offlce% 
the Fox booking men at their 46tli 
street offices expect to move to an- 
other location. Whother In oflflcea 
of their own or in the Keith Palace 
building suites Is not named. 

It Is clainied that with the book- 
ing of Keith acts into Fox houses 
that Fox will Increase the cost of 
Its weekly vaudeville bills between 
$500 and $600. 

Those vaudevlllians who claim td( 
have some knowledge of the exact 
status of the Keith and Fox book- 
ing understanding, say If there la 
anything tangible in connection It 
will shortly develop, but also say 
that unless the Fox bookers move 
into the Keith offices it is unlikely 
either circuit will make an olficial 
announcement. 

Some months ago Fox was on tha 
verge of aligning his circuit with 
the Shuberts. Several tUnes the 
Shubert-Fox deal was close/to con- 
summation but never closed. Re« 
porta after that deal died away 
were that Fox had been looked to 
to invest 1300,000 la Shubeit vaude* 
ville and take a commanding part 
in Ito operaUon, but Fox had balked 
at the amount of investment ex-1 
pected* 

6TH AVENUE ^ '^^ 

(Continued from page 22) 

main contribution revolved aroualf ? 
a Cliff Gordon political monolotf' 
narrated In a "WopT dialect. Pre- 
ceding waa placed the "Ix)ve ShoxT . 
tab, having Harry Vogt and tna 
eight girls ita only medium of reg- 
istering. The Ingenue now with tha 
act ia making It difficult for h«n- 
self to score through ualng a de- 
cidedly high piping voice • when 
speaking, with addltlonlU aquealfl ' 
that lead to the expectation of hear* 
ing her break loose into baby-talk 
at any minute. It's more harmful 
than anything else and should ba 
done away with. The act waa work- 
ing on a grade all the way. but 
managed to close out to a mediocra 
reception. j^ 

Downey and Claridge gave th# 
performance ita atart, being fol- 
lowed by Ed HUI, who deuced it ' 
nicely with hla cartooning. Mullen 
and Francia, next to closing, walke<l 
off with the comedy honors. The 
conversation remains about tha 
same, with two or three new linaa • 
coming to the front here and therew 

Brennan and Rule preceded, hav*- 
ing been added to the bill to ra- 
place McFarlan and Palace, doin^ 
well enough by means of their Bong 
recital which Included a Quintet 
of melodies. The two men landed 
solidly enough to permit of an 
earned encore that took shape in the ' 

, form of a medley of pieces having 
been written ^jy Brennan in con- 
Junction with Ernie Ball. Thri 
songa were recognized and received 
duo appreciation. 

Lilian Conroy and Brother (N'ew 
Acts) closed with Harry Berosford 
and Co. (New Acts) in a sketch, 
having shown No. 6. Skia^ i 



SHUBERT ACT 

(Continued from page 3) 
and tends to disprove the rumorg 
that managers belonging to the aa- , 
Eociation would not play Shubert 
arts. 

The first batch of Shubert con- 
tracts were issued September 1^ 
when the first eight housea opened* 
These contracta, most of which 
called for '20 weeka to be played ia 
24, are expiring or have «xpired 
with the latter acts being booked 
from week to week aa desired. The 
current ia tho Shuberts' 20th week ; 
of vaudeville. 

By staying out of a booking arw 
langemcnt with tho Shubcrts, J'.in-- 
tages is in a position to dicker, with' 
tho acts that have worked out Their 
first Shubert ^-outing.", as the Shu- 
berts are rot ifcsulng any mort long* 
l^rm contracta at pre.sent. Tho 
present method is to play the acta 
that have completed one tou'- of 
the circuit from week to week and 
to offer the new ones five weeks of 
con.-.ecutlve Shubert worlc This la 
«^.\plain'"d a.«5 nee pyary by the f^bu- 
l»< rts, to avoid too many repeati^. 

Moran and Wiser were book, d on 
tho Pantogea Circuit through the 
(lias. J. Irremnn agency. 






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26 



VARIETY 



Friday, February 3. 1922 



BILLS NEXT WEEK (FEB. 6) 



open 



IN VAUDEVII.I.E THEATRES 
for the woik with Monlay matli ee, 

according to bookinf omcca supplied 



are grouped in divisions. 



fAll housf^a 
lodtca'tod ) 

Tho l)illb l.cl-jw 
from. 

The manner In whUh these bllla nre printed 
importance of tita nor their profrum pusitiona. 

• bof. re name denotra act Is dolnfc n.^w turn, or 
from Vituilevillo, or appcuring in tuy whtro listed for 



whon not otherwise 



does nut denote the relative 



roapi)earlnff after absence 
ttiH tiiHt tune. 



KEITH CIRCUIT 



KE\V VOKK CITY 
Keith's ralace 

Harry ^\ at. son t'o 
Florence Nash Co 
Ikllllcr t"t l';ij»inau 
Aileon Kr:in!fy 
The Slanl.-ya 
<OlUers tii till) 

Keith'H Kivcniide 

Jlelle Buk. r 
Ilyains & Mclntyre 
Hampton & Ulake 
Ted I.orruirio t'o 
^VlllIan^9 .v Taylor 

Jack OstfriM.ia 
J^U5ter Unm 
tOno to fiil) 
Kelth'i* Hoynl 

Williams fi. Wwlfua 
tylvia Clark 
^\heei>-r Uros 
Hoy & Arrhur 
Ifcf urray Girls 
^Ime Beeson jTo 
Kewhofr & rholps 
<T\vo to till) 

Keith's rulonlal 

Hargarpt I'arlula 
•Kar Laur.-H Co 
Itfosconi Tiros 
"Wllsoh Bros 
COthers to nil) 

Keith '■ Alhambni 
t> D H? 

AI Herman 
t>07lP & Cavanaugh 
Slabel Burke 
Bulger Bros 
lleehan's Animal* 
*Poegy Hope 
•Marvel 
Bae E Ball . 

Moss* Itroadvraj 

Eddie Miller Co 
HcLaughiin & B 



Z 



id half (0 12) 
Fields Sc Evans 
SnydiT tV N.-.!ino 
Cornell l.voua &: 
(Other-- I., lllp 

Prortor'H IWih St. 

i;il half (.'-:.> 
Maudo I'caliy Co 
Ilea ley & Cross 
C & M P unbar 
Thoo &■ Dfirtdies 
Eintna (»'.\'il 
The Secbai k.s 

1st half («^' 
SylwsUr & Nance 
Mc Kar lane & 1' 
\'ir(;inia ItMuanco 
Nevins it (Juhl 
Will Stanton ro 
(Othfrs to till* 

2d half Ct-lC) 
llfnry * I.izzle 
I.amont Z 
Bestoft & ^fanion 
Mullen & ^ancis 
(Others to rill> 

rrortor'H 5K(h St. 

W'clla VirKiiia * W 
Snyder & Melino 
Courtney & Irwin 
Bob Ferns Co 
Lewis & IdeyorS 
Honia : 
Helen Morettl 
2d half 
Rudell & DuTiigan 
Ethel McPonougn * 
Murphy & Laohm'r 
Royal Gascoignes 
(Others to fill) 

rro<>t4ir*s 6tli ATe. 

2d half (2-^> 
PeVoe & Hosford 
Welch Mealy & M 
Rudell & Dunigar 
Diamond A Bros n 
W d: H Bro*n 



. K. IIESIMENDINGEB. Inc. 

PLATINUMf)! A W|-||k||<|Q REMOUHTI. 3 

JEWELHY LfiJ\m%JnUO REMOOCLINa 

VeLtTlJohn. 45 JOHN 8T^ N. ¥. CITY. 



Rice 4 Werner 
Ifarcelle Fallett 
Homer Sis 
Werner Amoroa S 
'KpT Hamlin &, K 

Mom' Colisenm 

A Friedland Co 
Ames & Winthrop 
£1 Glevo 
Breen Family 
,<Two to fill) 
2d half 
^ybll Vane Cm 
Beth Beri Co 
J & B Morgan 
Aust Woodohoppers 
<Two to fill) 

Kelth'M Fordhnm 

Bophie Tu< KtT Co 
J E Bornard Co 
lifargaret I'adula 
Ed Hill 

Byan & Ryan 
(One to nil) 

2d half 
A Friedland Co 
Ames & Winthrop 
El Ray Si.<< 
Cahill & Romalne 
EI Cleve 
(One to nil) 

Mofls* Franklin 

•Joe Laurie Jr 
Berlo Sis 
liittle Billy 
Henard & West 
Furman & Nash 
Aust Woodchoppeas 
Z^ads & T.a.<;sics 
> (One to fill) 
2d half 
Harry Jolson 
Wehllngcr K- M 
Gillette & Kokia 
Dalton & Craig 
Byan & Ryan 
(Others io fill) 

Keith's Ifrtmllton 

"Marry M«' 
Buth Ro.\e 
Jean Sothern 
(Others to flll) 

' Keith's .IpflTerHoa 
Bingera Midi^els 
■Bob Albrltrht 
Frank C.al.y 
Bay Hughes Co 
Btevons & Bruucll 
(Others to till) 



*l Lunatic Chinks 
(One to fill) 

Ist half <6-ll> 
Bert Fitxgibbon 
Peggy Parker Co 
Walmsley & Kting 
Payton & Ward 
•one on the Aisle" 
Hartley & Joe 
(Two to nil) 

2d half (9-12) 
Joe Laurie Jr 
Shelia Terry Cm 
Bevan & Flint 
Janis & Chaplow 
Joe Parsons 
The Seebarka 
(Two to fill) 
Proctor's 23d St. 
• 2d half (2 r.) 
Renee Roberts Co 
Joe Laurie Jr Co 
"Sunshine Girls" 
King & I>ano 
Nell OConnell ' 
•Le Kohlmar C» 
(Others to fill ► 

Ist half (6-S) 
ITal Johnson C» 
John McGowan 
R*bison & Pierce 
Lewis & Harry 
(Others to fill' 

2d half 0-12) 
Vera Sabina Co 
Charlotte Worth 
MeFarlane & P 
(Others to fill) 

TAB ROCK AWAY 

Columbia 

John B Hymer Co 
Moore & Jayne 
McConneli Sis 
Renard & West 
3 Dcnols S;s 

BROOKLYN 

Keith'H Bushwiek 

FranH Stafford Co 
};illy Glason 
Travers & Douglas 
G Hoffman <"o 
I.eon* Varvara 
Slegel X: Irwin 
'l"halerd'«« Cirf^us 
I'roBHler & KlaisS 
(One to fill) 

.<*i(h'N Orpheiiin 

1 Kat'.da;i Co 



Kc 

1 Carl 



brintrinir 
Town?" 



"Say. Sam. when are you 
'Feather Your Nest' in 
••Wwk of February 13." 

"Where?" "McVickier's. Chlcatro 
"tJood; I \%-ant to see that art." 



2a half 
6lnger'3 M)d»rets 
Ford &■ Cunintjham 
Ed Hill 

Furrnan * Nash 
(Others to fill) 

AIoSH* Regent 

Harry Jnl.son 
Honor Thy CU'dr'n 
Cliff Green 
Fl Ray Sis 
(Two to fill) 
2d hiilf 
Bi'bt T Unties Co 

ob Aibriirlit 
Little Billy 
(Others to fill) 

Keith's HiHt St. 
Habtl Ford Rev 
Leo Beers 
Peggy Carhart 
Ifoward & Smith 
Powers & Wallace 
Van H.MM &. Ines" 

KHtfi's H. O. ir. 

2d half C.'-S) 
MeFarlane Ac P 
•Dunedin .t riay 
I.oa & CratjMton 
•n.ay Hijj;lieH Co 
Lada <t Lassies 
(Others to fill) 

iPt h.i!f (fi-S> 
I.owii" Ji: I»ody 
F A M J •;''.. 
Murphy .«■ Lang 
Heraa * Willi 
(OiUcrs to fill) 



Rule & C'Riien 
Davis & Darnell 
Kano gc Herman 
Watson Sis 
Gr(>at Leon 
Walter C Kelly 
."■^nell v^ Vernou 
(One to fill> 

AIohh' FlHlbush 

Rae Samuels 
".■^I'rlngtiiMi" 
.T duuiy Iturkn 
Maruo WaldrAn Co 
R'-ddim:ton & Gr't 
(One to fill) 

Keitli'K (•r«'eii(H>iii( 

2d half (--:,» 
Itert Fii/.«jbb(m 
•Curio fi.-An<el,. Co 
Hartley AL tiee 
"Dancinix Shoe.v'' 
(Othern to rHU 

1st half (0^> 
Edward.s X- Wa'.t -r;- 
The Se(d)nck5 
(Others to fiil> 

2d half O 1.,. 
R(d)isnii X- Pier.''' 
Nask.'tti .<- WilliH 
Neviris it C.uhi 
r»owney & cia ridge 
(Others to fill ) •" 

Keitir** Pros|MMt 

2d half {2 :■) 
G.'o Jc.sr.eJI C.> 
DoneR.in .<- Allen 
Cah;!l * R<»i(H«in» 
P. -van il rilnl 



f;race HiifT Co 
I'owiuy K: Claridge 

Jst half iG-S) 
li'-n Smith 
.Mull.>ri & Francis 
<'oJiibi» <C- Nevins 
Cornell Leona & Z 

I'd half Cj-12) 
l'.»>ton it NN'ard 
"< 'no on the Aisle" 
(Others to nil) 

Sloss' Ri\I<'ra 

•Dalton S: Craig 
Beth Berri Cq 
MeConnell Sis 
Ills & Clark 
Moore & Jayne 
3 l>v.'noiH Sis 
2d half 
Frank Gnby 
llerlo Sis 
Lu*ls & Lassies 
(Others to till) 

ALBANY 

rroitur'e 

.laek Hnnlev 
r»i.vi'» Hamilton 
Farr.-ll TH\lor :: 
Danders Ac Millls 
Bradley A- Ardine 
(One to till) 
2d half 
Josephine A H'rity 
Wilson Aubrey i 
T'alsy Nellis 
Ben Baker 
Martha Pryor Co 
Saw Thru Woman 

ALLEXTOWX, PA. 

Orpbeaas 

Prl! A; Gl:--3 
Walsh Reed St W 
Maker St Redford 
Fin'.ay & HUl 
Black*: one 

Id hA:f 

Wlson Sc Mc.Vtoj 

Pinkie 

McCoy St Walton 

6 Bctfords 

(One to fill) 

ALTOONA, P\. 

Orpheom 

Sargent & Marvin 
Piait A r»ors«y Sia 
(One to fill) 
2d half 
The Faynes 
Marie Osborne 
(One to fill) 

ATL.ANTA 

I.yric 

(Birmingham split) 

Ist half 
Chong & Moey 
Fred Bowers Rer 
^y H Arjnatrong Co 
Wright & Dietrich 
Nifty 3 



CHESTER. PA. 

Adgemrnt 

Oold.-n Gate 3 
Kaufman ^ Lillian 
7 Honey Boys 
(<-»ne to n'lD 

2d half 

Maxine & Bobby 
Clifton & Jyc Rex 
Eim City 4 
Donovan & Lee 

CINdNXATI 
B. F. Keith's 

Nl.d.e 

Vincent O'Donnell 
Owen MctJiveney 
W i<- J MandeJl • 
•Dress Rehearsall" 



Carlisle ft Lamal 
Ulchurd Keane 
Weaver & Weaver 
L ft O Archer 
Veniia Gould 

JACKSONVILLE 

]*u1are 

(Savannah split) 
1st half 
The Ladellas 
Edna 1 >roon 
Nola St Claire Co 
LK>yd i<- Christy 
F ft E Carmen 

JERSEY CITY 

B. F. Keith'* 

Id half (2-5) 
Wm \\eston Co 
Moore & Jiiyne 
Combe & Nevins 
Wm Norris Co 
Griffin & Dobson 
The Harringtons 
(Two lo fill) 

1st half (C-8) 

r.loyd Garrett Co 
Janis ft Chaplow 
Henry ft Lizzie 
F«>r<l ft I'unlnRham 
(Others to fill) 

2d half (9-12) 
Sylve.-ster ft- Vance 
'Sunshine Girls" 



Lane ft Harper 
JotkSt One > 



(J «<a ISC 
Jotki 



NEWARK, N. J. 

I'ror tor's 

2d half (2-S) 
•Tempest ft Wati'n 
Ed L Wrothe Co 
A ft E Pritchard 
Frank MuUane 
•Peggy Hope Co 
Shields & Kane 
Selbinl ft- Grovinl- 

1st half (C-S) 
•Mildred Harris Co 
Eva Shirlev Co 
Bevan ft Flint 
Mra Eva F'ay 
•Phonograph City 4 
I M Chad wick Co 
(One to fill) 

2d half (9-12) 
Eva .Shirlev Co 
Mrs Eva Fay 
Co m*b9 ft- Nevins 
(Other* to fill) 

NEW ORLEANS 

Pa hi re 

(Mobile split) 
l«t half 
Gordon ft- Ric% 
The LeC.ro hs 
Newell & Most 
Norworth Co 
e Johns 



I" New 
Ned 
Lltt 



RICHBIOND 

I.yrlo 

(Norfolk split) 
let half 
Arthur Whltelaw 
Gllfoyle ft Lang 
Sabhptt ft Brooks 
CaitS Bros 
Selbinl ft Grivlnl 

BOCURSTKB 

Tempts 

The Bnliota 
Sharkey Roth ft W 
Shadowland 
l<'ritzi srhelf 
I'aul'NoIan 
Jas Thompson ^o 
Duval ft Symonds 
Bobby Bernard Co 

SAVANNAH 

BIJoa 

(Jacksonville split) 

Ist half 
Walton Duo 
Straml 3 " 

Hunting ft- Francis 
Gertrude Barnes 
Th»» Veronicas 

SCHENECTADY 
Pro<' tor's 

McCart ft ilarrowe 



li!):t IIKOABWW TELEPHONE BRY.INT 811-843 

ED. DAVIDOW and RUFUS LeMAIRE 

PRESENT 

TOM EDYTHE ADELAIDE & ALBERT 

LEWIS BAKER GLORIA; 

in 'THE BLUSHING BRIDE"— Astor Theatre 



CI^V£I^\ND 

Hippodrome 

Reek ft Rector 
,El«i? ft Paulsen 
'Gallagher ft Shesn 
Bobbe ft Nelson 
CiiBion ft Rooney 
Olcott ft Mary Ann 

lOSthSft. 

Vans Cello ft Mary". 
Sh:reen 
Dolly Kay 
Frank* Browne 
Ona Munson Co 
Stephens ft Blister 

COLUMBUS, O. 

B. F. Keith's 

Perez ft Margu'rite 
Orren & Drew 
ChlcSa»« 
Herbert & Dare 
B ft B Wheeler 

DETROIT 

Tempi* 

S Lordens 
Ker«ny ft Hollls 
Pletro 

Raymond Bond 
Riggs ft Witchle 
Vokes ft Don 
Marion Harris 
P J Sidney Co 
Herman Timberc 



HUGH HERBERT 

Address: 229 West 4^th St.. N. T. City. 



BALTIMORE 

Ma r>- land 

Brent Hayes 
l)ummies 
Dooley ft Sale 
Olsen ft Johnson 
F Mclntyre ft Co 

BIR>1INC.H.\M 

Lyrlo 

(Atlanta split) 
1st half 
Jo<* DeLlcr 
Francos Arms 
Wm Edmonds 
Stan Stanley Co 
Minetti ft- Sidelli 

- BOSTON 

B. F. Keith's 

V,'.- be r Girls 
Quixey Four 
Flivertons 
Vaughn Comfort 
Swor Bros 
Dessie Clayton 
Wayne ft Warren 

BUFFALO 

Sliea's 

Cl.ira Howard 
Bryan ft Broderlck 
Burns ft- Freda 
Henry Sanfrey Co 
H ft A Seymour 
Krami r ft Zorcll 

CHARLESTON 

Victory 

T.nrd ft Fuller 
Eddi-s Huinfi Co 
Coidvrt ft: (batman 
Black .^- While 

2d'half 

Afr ft Mis Darrow 
Hen Sisters 
Harry Hayd-^n Co 
^fonarch Comedy 4 
McRae & Ciegg 

CHARLOTTE 

Lyric 

(Grcen.xborc) split) 

Isf half 
War(T ft- Dooley 
Lowry .t Prints 
n.ul Hill Co 
<irace I >oro 
(i Delmar Band 

tli\TTVNOO(;A 

Riiillo 

McTCet^ iSL- Clare Sis 
Mei-,.nniek ft- I 
W.'-KS ,»c Barron 
.loh'ii.^on ft Mack 
Dufly ft Keller 

2d half 
Pollard 

Joe Reg.'in Co 
Hans Itoberts Co 
Tracer I'lltoer ft T 
Berru 1; ft Hart 



EA8TON, PA. 

Able O. U. 

Wilson ft McAvoy 

Pinkie 

McCoy ft Walton 

6 Belfords 

(One to fill) 

2d half 
Dell ft Glisa 
Walsh Reed ft W 
Maker ft Redford 
Finlay ft Hill 
Blackstone 

ERIE, r.\. 

Colonial 

Reckless ft Arley 
'Two Little Pals" 
.1 J Morton 
Du For Boya 

GRAND RAPIDS 

FmprcNS 
Mazle Lunette Co 
Transfleld Sis 
Billy Miller C* 
Joe Darcey 
G , & M LaFcvre 

GRE'NSBORO, N.C. 

Grand 

(Charlotte split) 
1st half 
Jpan ft Val Jean 
Ben MerofT 
Mack ft Holly 
liert Kenny 

UARRISBURG 

Majestic 

The Faynes 
f'arnival nf Venice 
Marie Osborne 
(Two to fill) 
2<1 half 
Whitfield ft Ireland 
Nancy lioy.-r <'o 
SarU'iit iV- Marvin 
(Two to fill) 

HAMILTON 

Lyric 

Ilaig ft J.av re 
C ft- F Isher 
Wylie ft- Hat I man 
Steed's Septet 

HAZLETON, PA. 

Fcelcj •» 

>fon'le 

Brooks ft Morgan 
tJeo Webb Co 
(One to fill> 

2d half 
Kelley ft- Brown 

I>ixie 4 

Mt Donald Tl 

(«)ne to fill) 

INDMN .POMS 
B. F. Keith'4 

n-d, \- Tip 

4 Mellos 



BOB NELSON 

IN POLITE VAUDEVILLE 
HERBIE HEWSON, at the Piano 



at r 4t 



I-cwis ft Dody 
Heras ft Wills 
(Others to fill) 

L.%NCASTER, PA. 

ColoniiU 

Frank Markley 
Arthur Ostill Co 
Conn ft Albert 
(One to fill) 
2d half 
Sherman & Ros^ 
Platte ft Dors^y Sis 
Hall ft Shapiro 
(One to fiM) 

LOUIS^TLLE. KY. 

Mary Anderson 

Willie Rolls 
Miller Girls 
Gene Greene *^ 

Ivan BankofF Co 
Signor Friscoe 

Keith's National 

(Nashville split) 
1st half 
Martin ft Jaryl 
Cornell ft St John 
Barber of Seville 
Allen ft Canfleia 
▲donls ft Dog 

LOWELL 

B. F. Keith's 
Seed ft Austin 
Jack Benny 
Valda Co 
Arena Bros 
Kane ft Grant 
Anderson & Burt 
Barrett ft Cunneen 



(N. 



MOBILE 
Lyrle 



Orleans split) 
lathalf 
Bergman McK ft N 
Annette 

Earl Cavanagh Co 
Edwin George 
Autumn Trio 

MT.VERNON, K.Y. 

Proctor's 

2d halC (2-S> 
White Sia 
Harry Breen 
Ford ft C'ningham 
The Castillians 
Heras ft Wills 
•Peggy Parker Co 



NORFOLK 
Academy 

(Richmond spilt) 

1st half 
Ca'.lcn ft Mnthhewa 
Frances K>*nnedy . 
Jack Nortoh Co 
Laura Devine 
Sheldon Thos ft B 

PHILADELPHIA 

B. F. Keith's 

Musical Hunters 
Spencer ft Willims 
Vernon Stiles 
Singer's Midgets 
Janet of France 
Wrothe ft- Martin 
Grace Huff Co 
Singer'a Midgets 
Lightner ft Alex 
Russell ft Devltt 
Lola ft Senia 

Keystone 

Casting Campbells 
Florence Brady 
Baroness DeHollub 
Keene ft Wllllama 
•^Juvenility" 

Wm. Penn 

Maxine ft- Bobby 
CofTman ft Carroll 
Elm City 4 
Donovan ft Los 
(Ons to fill) 
2d half 
Golden Gate S 
Kaufman ft Lillian 
Harry Cooper 
7 Honey Boys 
(One to fill) 

PITTSBURGH 

Davis 

The Joannya 
B ft E Gorman 
Dillon ft Parker 
Joe Towie 
Victor Moor* Co 
Page Hack ft M 

PORTLAND. ME. 

'B. F. Keith's 

Hanry's Six 
Walter Fenner Co 
The Cromwells 
Glenn ft Jenkins 
Norton A Nobis 
Willie Solar 



CHAS. J. 




OFFICES 

BOOKING WITH ALL 

INDEPENDENT CIRCUIITS 

Suite 417, Romax BIdg. 

24SI West 47th Street 

NEW YORK 

PHONE: BRYANT 8917 



J.^t 
Shelia 
Cahill 
Lee ft 



half (<5-») 
Terry Co 
ft Roma i no 
Cranston 



(Others to fill) 

2d half (L> 12) 
Mildred Harris Co 
Walm-ley ^- Kting 
Lloyd CJarrett Co 
(Olh-rs to fili) 

MONTRE\L 

Prinrchd 

(Sunday opening) 
The Morok .si«ti-rs 
Elinoro ft \N iUiama 
Kaufman Bros 
Edith Taliaferr.) Co 
Daphii..' J'ollard 
I'niisiial Duo 

NASII\||.LE 

Priitocss 

(LouisvlIlA l^plit) 
Is', lialf 
T.aRue ft Dupres 
Stagpooi X: Spir.> 
De vey ft- R.>g»ra 



FROVIDENCE 
F. F. A I bee 

Eno.H Frazere 
Mother Goose 
Doris Duncan 
Arnaut Bros 
Fenton ft- Fields 
Aeroplane Girls 

QUEBEC, CAN. 

Auditorium 

The NorveiiH 
Hobson ft Beatfie 
B*'eman ft Grace 

READING. PA. 

Maje-tir 
Sherman Af Kose 
Ar.gei .<■ I'uller 
M A J Chast) 
t laude ft Marion 
' S'.ars R"cord' 
2d half 

S'ibrrs ft- North 

Tr.t\ afo 

( Ihr-e to fill) 



Singer Girls 
Little Jim 
Boyle ft Bennett 
Wm Hallen 
La Gracisca 

2d half 
Koroli Bros 
Victoria Goodwin 
Robt Reilly Co 
Polly ft Or. 
Bradlne & Ardine 
(One to fill) 

SHENANDOAn 

Stmnd 

Kelley ft Brown 
Dixie 4 
McDonald S 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Monde 

Brooks ft Morgan 
(Jeo Webb Co 
(One to filD 

SYRACUSE 

B. F. Keith's 

W Ha4e ft- Bro 
Foley ft LaTure 
Vakorie Bergere Co 
Eddie Leonard Co 

Proctor's 

Dancing Kennedys 
Victoria Goodwin 
Koroli Broa 
Tom Kelly 



Welch Mealy Jk M 
'Love Bungalow" 

TOLEDO, O. 

B. F. Keith** 

Beasie Clifford 
Alf Ijoyal'a Dogs 
Rome ft Gsttt 
Patrieola * 

JackXaVere 

TROT 

Proctor's 

Wilson Aubrey S 
Dai.sy Nellie 
Bert Baiter Co 
Martha Pryor C* 
Saw Thru Wloman 

2 half 
Jack Hanley 
Dixie Hamilton 
Farrell Taylor S 
Handera ft Millls 
La Gracisca 
(One to fill) 

TORONTO 

IHppodrom* 

Jane ft Miller 
Jewell ft Raymond 
dAo Cody . , 

Eric Zardo 
Follett's Monkeys 

Sliea's 

..Valda Co 

Betty Washington 

Four Acea 

Mr ft- Mrs J Barry 

Creole Fashion PI 

Harry -I.angdon Co 

Tom Smith Co 

Reynolds ft D'n'g'n 

I Tit A, N. Y. 

Culoiiial 

Binns ft Grill 
l^yron ft- Haitf 
(Three to fill) 

2d half 
K Francis Co 
William Hallen 
Clown Seal 
(Two to fill) 

WASHINGTON 

B. F. Keith's 

Pierce ft Goff 
Bernard ft- Garry 
Flanigun ft M'rlson 
Stella Mayhew 
John Cumberland 
Courtney Sis 
George Jeasel 
Sewall Sis 

YONKER.S. N. T. 

Prortor's 

Fra7,er ft It u nee 
Ruddell ft Dunigan 
Royal Gascoignes 
(Others to fill) 

2d half 
Courtney ft Irwln 
(Others to fill) 

YORK. PA. 

Opera HoQRe 

Whitfield ft- Ireland 
Nancy Boycr Co 
TrovHto 
(Two to fill> 
2d half 
Angel ft Fuller 
H & J Chuite 
Claude ft Marjpn 
"Stars Record'^ 
(One to mr) 
YOUNG8TOWN 
Hippodrome 



MAY and HILL 

68TH CONSECUTIVE WEEK 
WHAT IS THE ANSWER? 



Kitty Francis Cs 

2d half 
^rarle ft Marrows 
Singer Girls 
Byron ft Half 



Techow". Cats 

Zlska 

I>ot8on 

Gus Edwarda 

Connor Twins 



Rev 



pou's ciKcurr 



BRIDGEPORT 

Poll's 
P Bremen ft Brs 
Dave Roth 
Sylvester Family 
Polly Moran 
20th Century Rev 

2d half 
The Herberts # 
4 Entertainers 
Bob Ferns Co 
Morton ft Glass 
Chas Ahearn Ce 

Plaza 

Selbinl ft Royer 
Cesar Rivoli 
Swartz ft Clifford 
Sherlock Sis ft C 

2d halt 
Ecko ft Kyo 
Ruth Davis 
I)ewltt ft King 
Plnney Jarrett Co 

HARTFORD 

Capitol 

Mary Lawlor Cs 
N ft O Verga 
Emma Carus 
I'rlnceton ft Wats'n 
Five Tamakia 
2d half 
FoTiIni 
Comebacks 
Grace Nelson 
(Two to fill) 

Pulucs . 

Fay ft Ross 
C ft J Lewis 
Billy Kelly Co 
Morton ft Glass 
Green's Harmotilsts 
Lew CoOl)er 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Wilbur ft Adams 
Joe B Htirl 
Pearls of Pekln 
Green ft Burnet 
•tlr.ny ft old Rose" 
Rowland ft Meehan 

NEW HAVEN 

Bijou 
Ruth Davis 
Piiuvy Jarrett Co 
Dcwitt ft King 
(Two to fill) 
2d half 
Mankitj 
Sherlocl; Sis .<- 



Jitii ft- F;.. 15. 
Mimic Worhl 
(One to fill) 



r 

gard 



Palace 

Wilbur ft Adams 
Joe B Hurl 
"Gray ft Old Ross" 
Beban ft Mack 
"Nobody Horns" 
Grace Nelson 
Chas Ahearn Ci* 

2d half 
P Breman ft Bre 
N ft O Verga 
Laurel Lee Co 
Princeton ft Wats'n 
Conlln ft Glass 
Dave Roth 
7 Uassens 

BCRANTON 

Poll's 
Ryan Wet>cr & R 
Larry Comer 
Seven Dominoes 
North ft ^olllday 
Josie Flynn Cs 

2d hair 
Violet ft Lois 
Burke Walsh ft N 
Roland Kelly Co 
Paramo 
Ford Dancers 

SPR'GF'LD, MASS. 

Palace 

/iCko ft Kyo 
Murray ft Gerrlsh 
Conlln ft Glass 
Fred Elliott 
Comebacks 

2d half 
Marino ft- Martin 
Hall Ermine ft B 
Lew Cooper 
Mary Lawlor Co 
(One to fill) 

WATERBURY 

I'alace 

.'^ix Hafsens 
Cunningham ft B 
li.-.urel Lee Co 
Rowland ft M-eUan 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Fay ft- Ross 
Murray ft- Gerrlsh 
Sylvester Family 
Swartz ft Clifford 
liOlh Century Rov 

WII^KES-BARRE 

Poll 

Violf't ft Lois 
FtiirKe \\alsh ft N 
ltt>|find K<'liy ( o 
I'araiiio 



Walter Newman 

ill ••PHOFITEERING" 

Iv>Ilh IVwrld's Bent VHiulevWIe 

l»ircciiun W. S. ili-:NNl>sY 



Ford Dancers 
2d half 
Ryan Weber ft R 
I^arry Comer 
Seven Dominoes 
North ft Uoiifdar 
Jsals Flynn C^o 

WORCF^TEB 

PoU's 

Mankis 

Marino & Margin 
Hall Ermine & B 
Frozlnl 
Mimic World 
2d half 
Green's Harmonists 



Cunningham ft » 
"Nobody Homr* 
Fred Elliott 
Flvs Tamakle 
FIus« 

Ths Horbcrta 
Al Carpe 
"Pearla of Peklrf» 
J ft F Bo/ifard 
International x^ 

2d half 
Salblnl ft Uoy»r 
C A J Lewis 
Cesar RivuH . 
Hickman Bros 
Billy Kelly C* 









BOSTON— B. F. KEITH 



BOSTON 

Boston 

Lowe Feeley ft 8 
Geo Yeoman 
Brennan ft Winnie 
Redmond ft We^ls 
U S Jazz Band 

Gordon's Olympta 

(Soollny Sq.) 
Jessie Millar 
Anger ft Packer 
J Velle ft- Girls 
(Two to fill) 

(•ordon's Olympla 

(Wuahlntjton St.) 
J a Da Trio 
Brown ft Wc.ston 
Conroy ft Yates 
(Two to fill) 

Buwdoln Sq. 

Chas Keating Co 
(Two to fill) 

Howard 

Tuck ft- t'tnre 
Maek ft- La Rue 
(One to fill) 

. BANGOR. ME. 

Bijou 

McGee ft- Anita 
Patrice ft Sullivan 
Dunhm ft OMalley 
<> Musical Nosaes 
(Two to flin 
2d half 
Millicent Mower 
Valentine Vox 
Worih-Wayten 4 



Ormsbee 
(Two to 



Uenlf 

I) 



lIAVEHIiilX 

Colonial 

Vornon 
M ft A Clark 
Babcock H: Dolly 
The KItaroH 
(One to fill) 

• 2d half 

The Stenards 
"Tanjfo Shoes" 
Bobby Randall 
Vlctfiria ft Dupres 
(One to fill) 

LAWRENCE 

< Empire 

Johnson Baker ft J 
Itessie Reinpel Co 
Bobby Randall 
KMvanautih ft B 
(One to fill) 
I'd half 
Spoor ft- I'ar.Hons 
•Not Vet Marie" 
M ft- A Clark 
Great Koban Co 

LEWISTON. ME. 
BIuhIc Hall 

Millicent Mower 
Valentine Vox 
Worth Wayten ^4 
(Two to fill) 

2d half 
Patrice ft Sullivan 



Bead 4 Fabric Bait Resairetf. Mall Orders Fill«4« 





lis West 4Gth Street. New York City 



(Three to fill) 

BR'CKTON. MASS. 

Strand 

"Not Yet Marie" 
(Others to fill) 

2x1 half 
Lew^ Dockstuder 
Polly Mitoran 
Babcock ft Dolly 
Johnson Baker ft J 

CAMBRIDGE 

Gordon's Cent. Sq. 

Van ft Tyson 
Hal Springford 
t^ew Dockstader 
Howard ft Sadler 
Hayataka Bros 

2d half 
Kate ft Wiley 
Green ft La Fell 
Jarrow 

Kavanaugh ft B 
(One to fill) 

FALL RIVER 

Empire 

Penn ft Roma 
Rucker ft Winfred 
Alma Neilson Co 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Van & Tyson 
Stephens ft B'rd'x 
Howard ft Sadler 
Wm O'Clare Co 

FITCHB'G, M.\SS. 

Lyrlo 
Green ft La Fell 
Spoor ft Parsons 
Jarrow 
Great Koban 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Penn ft Roma j 

Bessie Rempel Co < 



Dunh'm ft OMalley 
The Kitaros 
(Two to rtiu 

LYNN, MASS. 

Olympla 

Kate ft Wiley 
Jarvis ft Harrison 
"Trip to Hitland" 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Maxon ft Morris 
Emma Carus 
International 7 
(One to fill) 

MANCHESTER 

Palace 

Victoria ft Dupres 
Worden ft "Burke 
Kernan Cripps Co 
Ormsbee ft Renig 
"Tango Shoes" 

2d half 
Vernon 

Millard ft MarlTn 
Kernan Cripps Co 
Black ft O'Donnell 
Hayataka Bros 

NEW BEDFORD 

Olympla 

2d half 
Annabelle 
"Trip to Hitland"/ 
(Two to fill) C^ 

NEWPORT, B. L 

Colonial 

Maxon ft Morris 
Stephens ft Bord'S 
Annabelle 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Hal Springford 
Jarvis ft Harrison 
Rucker ft Winfrs4 
Alms Neilson C* 



CHICAGO— KEITH CIRCUIT 
o. 



CUILIJCOTUE, 

Majestio 

D ft E Elliott 
3 Hamcl Girls 



DETROIT 

Tm Salle Gardei 

Joyncr ft Foster 
Charles Frink 



THE STANLEY AGENCY 

INSURANCE 



Room 



MRS. FRANK G. STANLEY 

h. trowbridge hakkis 
<;ektkude cT HKKEV 

508. TIMES BLOC Tel. BRYANT 



4AS. 



CINCINNATI 

Pulace 

Irene Meyers 
Keno Key»'H ft- M 
Coley ft Jaxon 
Maxwell Five 
Egyptian Fantasy 

DAN» ILLE. ILL. 

Terrace 

Maurice A- Girlie 

Smith ft Fisher 

Roberts ft- Clark 

Ferry ft Hwthorne 

Theima 

L'oabow'a ^fidgets 

Id half 
\al.lo M ft- Valdo 
McMahon Sisters 
Marion Gibney 
Chas BurUhardt Co 
Rose g: SchafTfier 
Han i<: Francis 

DWTON 

B. F. Keith's 

Flying Nelsons 



Hank 

.Iidin 
rii ir|. 

"•Flirt 



Itrown 
T Ray 
■s Irwin 
uion" 

Ld half 



r'upularlfy 
Marry Fox 

itfilly Doss 
Soi Del (IS 



Queens 
Co 



Howard ft Whits 
6 Little Darlings 

2d halt 
The Russela 
Harry Haw ft- Sis 
Eldridge B'lw ft ■ 
itoyle ft- Patsy 
Gordon ft Day 

Tuxedo 
McMahon Si.'tcrs 
Harris ft- (;il»»ert 
M'llyer ft Haiuiltoa 
Rose Garden 
Yodelers 

2d half 
Charles Frink 
Jnyner ft Foster 
Howard ft WlutS 
tJreat Lester 
6 Little liarlinfjs 

FLINT, Midi. 

Palace 

Shaltucks 
Hill ft Crc^t 
Arthur ft- Pcfrgr 
Tr.iyant ft Vincent 
(One to fill) 
2d half 
Knnul Duo 
I'airman iV Patrick 
Warner ft Col-s 
J C Nu«ent 
Cliff Buil-y I'u" 

FT. W 

We^t 
l:,-;,e 



i WNF. 


I NO. 


I'u'hcc 

•V \ 1 n 
ft Scha 


51 
nne»' 




jrricsy, February J, 1^5^2 



VARIETY 



27 



«{.« Vlarvln 



(OB* 



to nil) 

2a half 
5^ jb Conrad 

Jos* to fill) 

Ji^KTOTON, IN1>. 

Hiuitiuston 

itarrlD* *-" 
XaVtln & Dclan^'y 

^X'M'ZOO, MICH. 

finish OoKlln.. 
^rh Johnson 

i.tle & Patsy 

J; Winter & Rose 

jlTAlETTE. IND. 

»w Mars 

irf»t & "^'»" ^ 

rrr & H wthorne 
li^jfld & Noblette 

Joiiow Midgets 



Knapp A Corn«-!'a 
L'G'NSPOKT, IND. 

C^olouml 

Falmeros 

Taylor Macy ft H 

MIDDI^TON, O. 

dor don 

7-ew Jlofrni.nn 
Clevf).Tn«l &, D'wn'y 
De Lyto & Marmoii 
iSdnmn & Ouhl 
(One to All) 
Sn half 
Toune &. Francla 
Mae Marvin 
Hank Brown 
Smith & Fleher 
Fred Lew la 

RICHMOND, IN1>. 

Marruy 

ralernios 

Bingham A Myera 
InfM'ia St NoblPtle 
Tilyou & Hogera 

2*1 half 
Rose Krt'BH Duo 
A<li:in9 Si Guhl 



McCarthy and Sternard 

In "THE DIVORCE COUIIT" 
Dlrpction: FRANK EVANS 



DKS MOINES 

Ori>hruni 

Silvia i^oycl 
Jack Joyce 
ilrji G'-ne ^ugbea 
Wni Seabury 
Green &. Parker 
Bitter t Knapre 
Sophie Ivassnilr 



OAKI^^ND, CAL. 

Orpheum 

Kat N'axarro Co 
Win (iaxtun 
Fianuern Ht Butler 
Cameron Sis 
Claudius & Scarlet 
Al "Wohlman 
b Avaloiis 



JACK HEISLER 

ECCENTRIC DANCER 

r*Wilh B. A. ROLFB A CO. 



Tilyou & Rogers 
lEXINtlTON. RY. 

Ben All 

-Popularity Qu'ns" 

Haro t'O'^ C<* 
Billy Pops 
sol Berua 
Toung &■ Franc. a 

2(1 half 
•Tllrtation" 
John T Ray Co 
Flying NVlsona 
George F UcA\ 
i Harmony Queens 



D « E Kil.ott 
Brown's Revue 

SACilNAW, MICH. 

Strand 

Kanui Duo 
Kairiiian A: Pali 
\Vnrn»r & Cole 
J C Nugfnt 

2(1 half 

RhPttuoli* 
Niiio & Rizso 



u- 



:,Ve 



Bnlph Sejibury 

SHUBERT CIRCUIT 
This Week (Jan. 30) 



HEW YORK ( ITY 
ll'intfr tinrden 

Armstr ng ^z James 
Nora Bny^s 
Alfred Naess Co 
Llbby & Sparrow 
Ctrl McCullough 
Boganny Troupe 
Regal & Moore 
Fred Allen 
Bay 'Miller Co 

BBOOKIA'N 

Crescent . J 

T*(l«n & NeweM 
llouman & Vance 

Aleen Bronson 
Clayton & Lennle 
Brolly A AVellman 
Palo L Palet 
Dolly., ConnoMy 
Johnny Dooley 

ATL.%NT1C CITY 

Apollo 

Georgie Prj<^e 
*ln Arcentina" 
Fay Mar be 
Olympia Desvali 
Lucy Gillette 
Kranz & WliUe 
leymour ii J'nctte 

BALTIMORE 

Academy 

James W.itls 
Georgia O Ramey 
Da Callon 
Mllo 

Ciccolinl 
Xremka Bros 
Adele Oswald 
Maria Ja> 
"Broken Mirror" 

BOSTON 

MaJrNtlo 

Islma Hraatz 

Rome & Culletl 

Joa JacUson 

-Rally. Irene *■ M" 

•"Bridal Rwftf 

Eddie Bowling 

Blue Devila 

Dtiro 

Dickinson &■ Peag'n 

BIFFALO 

Teek 

Nonet te 

Geo M Rosener 
A Robins 
Leona La Mar 
Billy McDcrmott 
The Plckfords 
Bosical Johnstons 
-Go Get Em" R'grs 
Irnest Evans Co 

CinCAGO 

Apollo 

(Sunday opening) 



Ford A- Truly 
The Fiemmys 
Hyan /I- Lee 
MarKuor»ti> Farreil 
\Va!t«r Hrowrs 
•Ak'Xiiini r carr Co 

TORO 

Fordo a Rice 
DETROIT 
DetrvU O. If. 

"Whirl of N T" 

Xaj x'y Gibb3 
TTorence Shubert 
Kyra 

I'urof'lla Bros 
Clarence Harvey 
Dolly Hackett 
Bard & Pearl 



HARTFORD. CNN. 
(irand 

Arthur Terry 
Beck & .Stone 
Frances Renault 
M'C'nn'll & Siinps'n 
Tvftte 
Lew^FIe'ids Co 

NEWARK 

Rialto 

Horton & La Triska 
M'C'rMjack & Regay 
Moran fc Wist r 
Marie Stoddard 
Lucille rhalfant 
Buddy Doyle 
Jimmy JHussey 
Horllck &. Saramra 

pmLADELPHIA 

Clir^tiint 

.Tohn Chaj? Thomas 
"Chuck Irs" 
White ^Way Tr!o 
Rial & Lindstrom 
Musical Spil'.ers 
Mullen & CorcUI 
Ethfl Davis 

riTTSBl RC.H 
Daquesno 

.Tohnny Jon'S 
Harper fi Blanks 
Bfrnardl 
r.all'rini Sisters 
Masters fc Kraft Co 
Rath Bros 
Bernard fc Townes 
Jam'^s- Barton Co 
Pedcrson Bros' 

TORONTO 

Royal Alexandra 

Hetty Klnpr 
rallah.-in & Blisa 
Equini Bros 
General I'isano Co 
Ern»'stine Myrs 
Mr & Mrs :m Burn?" 
Jack Strouse 
Mile Cod'^e 



DLLtTII 

Orplieuns 

Raymond Wilbcrt 
Lola Bennett 
Mrs Sidney Drew 
Bill Genevieve & W 
Buckridge fc Caeey 
Van Hovon 
R A B Dean 
Weston'a Mod« Is 

EDMONTON, CAN. 

Orphenm 

(6-8) 
(Same bill plays 

CttlKary 9-12) 
Ann Gray 
Nnsh & O'Donne'l 
Shrlnf-r & F's'mons 
Pat Rooney »,'o 
Crawford & Bd'rk 
Davis fc Pelle 

FRESNO. CAL. 

Orplieom 

M".-8) 
(.Same bill plays 
SacramfTito 9-12) 

riarl; fc Bergman 

Rasso 

Morris fc <'ampbell 

Lillian Shnw 

B*»Mtr:fe Sweeney 

I'inli's Mules 

KANSAS CITY 

Main St. 

Margjiret Taylor 
Sully fc Thomas 
T^linttrtrl Monarchs 
Frank I>obson 
Maurice I'lamond 
Tw^j Ruzcilas 
Toney fc George 

Orplienm 

Giiletti s Monks 
Mootly f- Dunran 
Suliy fc- Houjjhton 
.1 R Johnson 
Jos^-pli'iie Victor 
Jimmy I-ucas 
T fc K O'McJira 

IJNCOT.:«r NEB. 

Orphenni 

.•^am Mann 
I>ugan fc Rayn^ond 
Lvons fc Yosko 
May Wirth 
Claude Golden 
.TosefBon's Icel'dtrs 
Jordon CJirls 

IX>S ANCiEIXS 



oil All A, 



NEB. 

Onthriim 
F fc M lir;tton 
Ed Ford 
M Montgomery 
A fc F Stedman 
Santos-Hayes Rev 
Joe Roll«-y 
Sampson fc Delila 

rORTlAND, ORE. 

Orpheom 

Dave HarriH 
"Dreps Rehearsal* 
Ward Bros 
Ben Bi rnie 
Nathan Bros 
PalHnb«-rg's Beiirs 
Ada!;is & Barnett 

ST. l.Ol IS 

Orpliconi 

Florence Reed 
V fc E Stanton 
.J^an Granefie 
.Tack Wilson 
• lautjer's loyshop 
Burt fc Rosedale 
The Creightons 
Monroe & Grant 

Rialto 

Carlyle BlackwcH 



AI Shavne 
(One to fill) 

2d half 

Whecifr fc "Wheeler 
Stono & AI*»ycra 
t Harlequins 
Ward & Wilson 
Homr r .Sister Co 
J fc B Page 
Barnm & Wora'.cy 
tfwo to fill) 
Victoria 

The Braminos 
Davis fc McCoy 
Brava Barra fc T 

Jean Thornton 
Choy Ling Foo Tr 

:d half 

J fc B Aitkeo 
Makarenko 2 
t'ar!'» & Iner 
Jas Thornton 
Melody F"si;val 

IJncoln Sq. 

Montumbo & Nan 
Klmberley & P.-^e 
Morlpy fc Cheskigh 
F fc M Hughes 
(One to fill) 

•:a half 
The Braminos 
4 Brown Girls 
Bur'i'.»» fc- Tooh'^y 
Tavlor & Francis 
4 Eugene Boys 

lirceley Sq. 

Morley *r Mack 
J fc B Page 
Senator Murphy 
J & B Aitknn 
(One to nil) 

:d half 

CAM Huber 
Davis i,: McCoy 
Hurry Brooks Co 
Dfm.'ircut fc Wms 
Choy Ling Foo Tr 



Ita Diaz Monka 

Warwick 

Topics & Tunea 
Tabor fc Green 
(Three to fill) 

Id half 
Gold!© .t Ward 
Phil Davis 
Criterion 4 
(.Two to fill) 

Gatea 

i Haripquina 
Chas (jibba 
Let's Go 

Lane fc Fr*^eman 
Plot* Bros fc Sia 

2d half 
3 Martells 
Herman Berrens 
Zeck fc Randolph 
Elsie White 
Phina Co 

ATLANTA 

Grand 

Fred's Pigs 
• 'urry fc Graham 
"Hon'-ymoon Inn" 
Monte fc Lyons 
Fautusy Dancera 

2d half 
Harvard & Bruce 
Manning fc Hall 
Gay lord fc- L'ngdon 
Driscoll Long fc II 
Tsigane Tr 

BALTIMORE 

Hippodrome 

Obala fc Adrienne 
Melvill*' fc Stetson 
In Wrong 

Han Wagner & E 
Jonia's Hawaiians 

BIRMINGHAM 

Bijou 

Dennis Bros 
Re»^d & Blake 
Joseiyn fc Turner 



LA MAZE TRIO 

Direction: EDWARD S. KELLAR 



UOBOKEN. K. J. 

I^ew 

Zleglf r Duo 
Bennett fc- Lee 
4 Brown Girla 
Olive Bayea 
Brower 3 

£d half 
Matthews & Alvia 
Gilmore Dancers 
Tabor & Greene 
Sterling Rose 2 
(One to All) 

nOLYOKE. MASS. 

Peters fc LeBuff 

ILirry Syl;»'B 
Eddie Clark Co 
Ashley fc Dorney 
Stevers & Lovejoy 
(One to fill) 

:d half 
Bend*^r fc Herr 
4 Harvpstrrs 
G A E Parks 
Rpnee Notl y^o 
Barron fc Burt 
Dance Follies 

HOI STON. TEX, 

Ma Jest io 

Frank Mansflpld 
Ferguson & Sd'rl'd 
Martha Russell Co 
C & T Harvey 
Casslar fc- Beasley 2 

2d half 
Ella- LaVall 
Davis & Bradner 
••Mary s Day Out" 
Babe LaTour 




ONOHAN and CO. 

SUPERIOR SKATING NOVELTY 

Ofieiied Orpheum Time Jan. 30, Orpheum, Winnipeg 



Direction WM. JACOBS AGENCY 



Orpheom 

Sallio Fish'-r 
Muldoon Fki'n 
Tarzan 



fc R 



Bail* y fc ""owen 
Brown fc O Donnell 
Al Abbott 
Lulu I oats Co 
Riaito & La Mont 

ST. I'AVL 

Orplieum 

Sealo 

Jim •'uDen 

Adolphus 

Toney fc Norman 

Jae guon Tai 

Van fc- Corbet t 

Espe fc Button 

SALT LAKE 

Orpheum 

Ed Janis Rev 
Moss fc Frye 



ROSS WYSE and CO. 

Juftt FIjiif>he«l Paotages Tour, 
iiooked Balance of Sea*«oD. 



EAST: 
ALF T. WILTON 



WEST 
WILLIAM 



JACOBS 



DALEY, MAC and ^ALEY 

remedy and Snectacnlar Roller Skaters. 

«OtT»:D OVER THE KEITH t IRC I IT 

Direction: MAX HAYES 



Kings Syncopation 
•Alice Lloyd 
Charles Howard 
Kajiyama 
Orlff 

Sailor Rfiiiy 
Hann^ford Family 
Rood^ ^ Frances 
'our Paldrena 

CLEVELAND 

Ohio 

(Sunday opening) 
Bert Sh» phf rd 



Chaa T Aldri<h 
WASHINGTON 

Shobert-Belnaco 

Torino 

Harris fc Santley 
Bert Melrose 
Bob Nelson 
Fran-'es Whit* 
Clark fc Arcaro 
Three Chums 
Nevelle Bros 
Joveddah 



Rodr-ro A Marconi 

Nihla 

B Sherwood A Bro 

Eddie Foy Co 

MEMPHIS 

Orpheuofi 

Grnrt Mit-iull 
Adler fc Ross 
Bekefl Dancera 
Mary Haynes 
Wan^ fc Hawley 
The Cell is 
The Rios 

MlIAVAl'KEE 

Majetitio 

Tom Wife 
4 Mortons 
Joe Cook 
Harry Delf 
Anna Eva Fay 
Alex Bros fc- Eve 
.Tack George 
Ollie Young A ▲ 

ralnoe 

Corinne Tilton Rev 
M«'r.iii & Mack 
Clifford fc Johnson 
Hanson fc Burtons 
Ed Morton 
La Fran. *> Bros 

MINNEAPOUS 

Hennepin 

Hail & Df^xter 
Briscoo & Rauh 
Wm Ebs 
Blo!fson\ Seeipy 
D Humphries Co 
T>alnty Marie 
Wilfffd DuBols 

Orpheum 

Mattyl"" Liiipard 
Rice fc WernfT 
J nil. in El lingo 
Pinto fc Boyle 
Thp Buttons 

KEW ORLE\NS 

Orphenni 

Bushj-.ian fc B.nyno 
Billy Arlington 
York fc King 
Andrlef Trio 
Wilton Sis 

Lelpzitr 
Burns Hre? 



ORPHEUM CIRCUIT 

Statc-l4tke 



CHICAGO 

Mnjestio 

ft'y r>oner 
^Vhiting fc Burt 
Joe Browning 
Bob Hall 
Alan Itogors 
Ken 1!. y. r 
RobhP j.a Salle 
AnUrrson & Y\el 

Palace 
^Toudii.i 

fc Boyle 

Leo 

Bros 
O Nell 
N'wp't fc 

Wiird fc 



Kranu r 
Sammy 
Rinaldo 
Avcy Ac 

Pearmr.n 
Taylor If. 



[Robbie Gordone 



T 



Pearl R^'gay Co 
Frnnklyn Ardell 
Ruih Bud<l 
Gautif-r's Br'kl'y'rs 
Four V amerons 
Leedum fc (;;irdn'r 
Fred lluj;h'^H 
Tenn'ysce 'ien 

DEN\ER 

Orpheum 

Howard fc r'ark 
Harry Hoinian 
no<>kw<ll fc- Fon 
R.iym'nd fc- Srhram 
T.uras fc Inf/. 
D'mnrr«t .(. «'«:;ette 
Worden Bros i 



Ruth Howell 2 
Kellam fc- ODare 
Fred Lindsay 
Frank Farron 
DeHaven & Nfte 

SAN FRANCISCO 

Orpheum 
4 Marx Bros 
Lang i- Vornoa 
Lydia Harry 
Innis Bros 
La Pilarica S 
Gar.lnttti Broa 
Lydf 11 fc Macy 
Lane fc Hondriokp 

SEATTLE 

Orpheum 

La Bernioi.a 
Patricola fc- Delroy 
Boyce Combe 
L'^o Zarrell 
Howards Pon!'<8 
Kcane & Whitney 

glOlX CITY, lA. 

Orpheum 

Dezo fc Rf-tter 
« has ILirrison 
Black fc Dunlap 
Kitty Gordon 
Lynn Smythe 
Connolly fc Francis 
B'^rk fc Saun 
4 Ortons 
Sandy Shaw- 
Young Amf^rioa 
Adelaide Bell 
Chabot & TortonI 

TANCOrVER, B.C. 

Orpheum 

'*The Storm • 
••ped'Ptrianism" 
Llbonati 
Bill Robinson 
Keegan fc ORo'rke 
Gordon fc Ford 
Rcdford fc W'ch't'r 

WINNIPKCJ 

Orpheum 

KIrzo 

Daniel" fc W.ilt'-rs 
Harry Kjihne 
Ruby Norton 
Hal Skrlly 
Miller * Mack 
Rostof Iv's School 



Delnneey St. 
iMarvel fc Fa ye 
Ma];arejiivO Duo 
Tayior fc Francis 
Jack Powfll 5 
Hejm fc Lock woods 
Waily F.rraro fc W 

2d half 
Frank Shields 
Mori* y fc Mack 
'Bernard' fc- Meyers 
Fox fc Britt 
Valentine fc Bell 

National 

Frank Shields 
Rhodu Bernard Co 
Marie Russell <'o 
Weston &• Eline 
Joe D'Koe Tr 

2d half 
Hullngs Sf^als 
Margar^^^t Merle 
Lot's Go 
Cooper fc Lane 
Brava Barr.v fc T 

Orpheum 

Kennedy fc- Kramer 
HerniJiii Bt rrons 
Zeke fc Randolph 
Elsie White 
Phina <;o 

2d half 
Wally Ferraro A Vi' 
Beimel t fc Leo 
Carl Nixon Rer 
Weston fc- Ellne 
F fc M Hughea 
(One to fill) 

Boulerard 
Hullng's Seals 
Wahl fc Francis 
Cooper fc Lane 
Regal fc M.ick 
Bernard fc .Meyers 



Billy Barlowe 
McKay's Scotch Co 

2d half 
Fred's P-gs 
Curry fc <.:raham 
IToneymoon Jnn 
Monte fc Lyons 

BOSTON 
Orpheum 

Flying Ilutviirds 
A fc I* Barlow 
Roberts fc- Boyne 
Cardo fc Noll 
Hazel Green Co 

2d half 
Ed Gingras Co 
Mack fc- J^ee 
Golden Bird 
Basil fc Allen 
Downing & Bunins 

Bl FFALO 

Slate 

Chas R»edfr 
Goetz fc Duffy 
Around the riock 
Worth fc Willing 
Kerville Faniily 

CHICAGO 

McVicker'a 

Wilbur Ai G:r!ie 
Morton Bros 
Willing fc Jordan 
Jimmy Lyons 
Fred LaReine Co 

CLEVELAND 

Liberty 

Alvln fc- Kon;iy 
LaRos" fc- Adams 
Rilla Willard Co 
Riv»-rside Trio 
Kermis fc Co 

:a half 



HOLMES and LeVERE 

"THEMSELVES" 

Far .niul .lAvay the ai>T44»use hit of 
thf rveninp (Monday) were Holmo.s 
and La Vere, with their comedy skit. 
••Thcnisvlvcs." 

—Jolo» VARIETY, Jan. 27. 



3 Musical Peaches 
KANSAS CITY 

IjOtXV 

Turner Bros 

Mammy 

The Chattel 

Reilly Foeney A R 

Elizabeth Saltl Co 

2d half 
Foley & Spartan 
rils fc- Clark 
Hodge A Lowell 
Josephine Harmon 
"Getting It Over" 

L'G BEACH, CAL. 

State 

H fc T, Stevens 
J fc C Nathan 
Gru«^t Krani'-r A G 
Jim Reynolds 



Waidron & Winsl'w 

OTTAWA, CAN. 

l/oew 

Australian Delsos 
W« iser fc Reiser 
Dorothy Burton Co 
Friend fc Downing 
St Clair 2 

riTTSBlRGH 

Lyceum 

O Ayr«-8 fc- Bro 
Geo H«'ather 
Tid Bits 

L W Gilbert Co 
Hubert Dyer Co 

PORTLAND, ORE. 

Ilippoilrome 

Ha Shi fc Oasl 
Iklack A Castleton 
Douglas Flint Co 
Maley A O'Brien 
Kalaiuhi's H'wii'ns 

2d half 
Harry Bentell 
Murphy A Kline 
Byron Totten Co 
Race A Edge 
Francea Ross A D 

PROVIDENCE 

Emery 

Ed Gingras Co 
Mack & Lee 
4 Harvesters 
Gold»-n Bird 
Basil A Allen 
Downing A Bunins 

2d half 
Flying Howards 
A A L Barlow 
Roberts fc Boyne 
(^ardo A Noll 
Haiel Green Co 
(One to fill) 

SACRAMENTO 

State 

Pesrl Duo 
Adams & Gerhue 
Mack A Co • 
Lambert A Fish 
Kee Tom 4 

2d half 
Stanley A Blva 
FIske & Falloa 
Al Lester Co ' 

Eddie Cassidy 
"One Two Three" 

BT. Loris 

AlVln & Alvln 
Mann fc Mallory 
Hom^r Miles Co 
Burns fc Klein 
Songs fc Rcenea 

2d half 
Turner Broa 
Mammy 
The Chattel 
Reilly Feeney A R 
Elizabeth Saltl Co 

SALT LAKE CITY 

State 

Kennedy fc Nelson 



Boyd A Kinr 
'Innocent Eve"* 
HoJdun & Herrca 
Stra.sijlc's Scala 

SP'triLD, MASS. 

Ix>ew 

Bender fc Herr 
G A E Parks 
Renee Noel Co 
Barron & Burt 
Dance Follies 
2d half 
Peters & I^eBufC 
Harry Syk«'s 
Eddlo Clark Co 
Ashley & Dorney 
Htevcrs A Lovejoy 

STOCKTON, CAL. 

State 

3 Raymonds 
H fc- K Sutton 
Bentley Banks A G 



Lew Hawkins 
"Playmatea" 
2d half 
Pes^^l Duo 
Adnm.s & Gerhue 
Mack fc Co 
Lambf-rt A Flab 
Kee Tom 4 

TORONTO 

Loew 

3 Cliffords 
DuTiel & Covey 
Gulllani Trio 
Lubin & Lewis 
"Odditlca of l>2i* 

WASHINGTON 

Strand 

Forrest A Church 
Jei n Boydell 
M Taliaferro ۥ 
Murray Voelk 
Franchinl Broa 



GUS SUN CIRCUIT 



ALBANY 

Majeatio 

Zelda A Taylor 



ۥ 



Don Valerio 
(Two to fill) 

INDIANAPOLIS 



JOHN J. KEMP 
Theatrical Ingurance 

M JOHN 8TRKBT. NEW YORK COt 

Phone: Bowliog Green tlOf 



Harry H. Coleman 

INVENTOR and ORIGINATOR 

OF THE WALKING DOLL 
Touring I'ANTAGES CIRCIIT 



NEW 



VOKK 

State 

4 Eiig' ne Boys 
AI Burton »o 
T)emar'Kt fc Wms 
Cirl" fc In^/. 
Hughie iMiirk 
DcWoif Girls 

2d half 

Plotz 

Cotirf r 



LOEW CIRCUIT 

CITY 



Br« s 

.r. 



fc Sis 
lto\ no 



Lane fc Fr»emnn 
DeWo'.f Girls 
(One to fill) 

Anierienii 

Yo!«(tn fc Co 
C. fc M Hubrr 
Anita DiJiz Plonks 
I'onnor"? fc Boyne 

C>);M"i!" fc ^'' '1^'*'' 
llarv<x /. l»(»wiio 
lliirry Brooks 



OfflolMl Dentlaf to the N. V. A. 

DR. JULIAN SIEGEL 

14J»;i B'nny iPolnani Hide.) N. Y. 



Jack Wal«h Co 

2d half 
LaFlcur & Portia 
Fein fc Tennyson 
Marie Russell Co 
The Crisis 
Al Shayn.> 
Topifs fc Tunea 

Avenue B 

B'-nton Bros 
Ward & Wilson 
Holiday In Dixie 
(Two to fill) 
2d half 
Yoslto fc *'o 
Sos.sman & Sloane 
Betty Bond 
Dance Evolution 
(On" to fill) 
BROOK I-TN 

Hetropolitnii 

Valentine A Bell 
Marrrartt Merle 
The rrisin 
Burke fc Toohey 
Hom^r Sis Co 
2d half 
Joe D' Koe Tr 
Rhoda B"rnard Co 
Rpgal fc Mack 
Scnatrr Murphy 

Palace 
Goldie fc Ward 
I'hil Davis 
Sopsman fc Slo.nn*» 
Barn«B fc- WorFley 
Everett's Monkeys 

2d half 
I^ntnn r>ros 
riia«« Gibbs 
"1 M ;ir I»o< tor" 
Anthonv fc Arnold 
y I o ^^ ' 1* T r o 

Fulton 
T.ar'.'ur fc I'.'rt'n 
T''nti> J" n 
fc Britt 
V J{ond 

i i:iiinore Co 
2d half 
>Tont.'>Tiibo fc Nap 
It.xld fc <:old 
K'nib' rlev fc Ppg" 
Hf'n: A Lo'Uwco'iis 



fV'in fc 

v.'\ ; 
Eth- 



King Bros 
King fc Ro««e 
Martin fc Courtney 
Huilson & Jonea 
B LaBar & Beaux 

Metropolitan 

Mllo A Blum 
Robln.von McCabe 3 
Lester Bernard Co 
Bayes fc- Fields 
Royal Harmony I 

DAYTON 

Dayton 

King Bros 
King fc Rcse 
MaMin fc Courtney 
Hudson fc Jones 
B LaBar fc- Beaux 

2d half 
Alvln fc Alvin 
Mann fc Mallory 
Homrr Mik'S Co 
Burns fc Klein 
Songs fc Scnes 

DETROIT 

Colonial 
Sinclair fc Gray 
(joforth fc Br'ckw'y 
Ada Jaff'- Co 
Arthur Lloyd 
Dancing Surprife 

FRESNO. ( AL. 
Hippodrome 

DeLyoiiH Duo 
T fc D Lane 
P fc G Hall 

Collins kK- I'illard 
Song fc l)an«'»o i:«-v 

.'d half 
>Tu>iI«-.Tl Roweliys 
Pit/,«r fc l»;'y 
CTt%ff^T\t City 4 
Fr d W* \>i r 
Tin.' iy Revlie 

HAMILTON. CAN. 
l,Of w 

D'Pi'rr' 'ir.'"! 
Harvard A Brown 
Arhur f>^V.>y Co 
Smiling B M;^^...n 
Tal.rnun R#vue 



Hoiiaiid D'ckrill Co 

2d half 
DeLyons Duo 
r A D Lane 
P fc G Hall 
Collins fc Pillard 
Song A Dance Rev 

LONDON. CAN, 
I/oew 

Dura fc Feeley 
Philbrirk fc I>eVoe 
Leila Shaw Co 

2d half 
McMahon fc A'lalde 
Hilton Sis 
Berry fc Nickrrson 

MEMPHIS 

liOCW 

M Francoln Co 
A fc L Wilson 
"Betty Wake Up" 
McCormack fc W 
LaFollette Co 
2d half 
Dennis Bros 
Reed A Blake 
Joseiyn A Turner 
Billy Barlown 
M'Kay'a Scotch Rev 

MONTREAL 

Ix>ew 

The Haynoffs 
Maldie DeLonj 
Hayes A Lloyd 
Moore A Fields 
Freda Gray I 

NEWARK, N. J. 

State 

Dobhs Clark fc D 
Gordon fc Healy 
Frank Hurst Co 
Doraldina 
(One to fill) 

NEW ORLEANS 

Crehcent 

Ella LaVall 
Davis A Bradnfr 
'Mary's Day Out" 
Babe LaTour 
6 Mufiiial IVaches 

2d half 
Margot fc Francois 
A fc L Wilson 
"Betty Wake Fp* 
>T<(*oroiark fc W 
LaFollette Co 

OAKLAND 

State 

>fU«ICBl RoW<,li>i 

Pjfz^r fc Day 
r'rf«i-»nt City 4 • 
Irod Webf r 
Timciy R'vue 
2d half 
T'y da Jups 
I "ana fc Lorhr 
O H.intl««\v.(r'h Co 
r.'ivi? Thuifby 



non 



Dugal A Leary 
Rawles A Von K 
Mills A Smith 
La Sova A Gilmore 

2d half 
Little Yashi Co 
Laing & Green 
Warden A D'court 
Harry White 
Dancing Whirl 

SAN ANTONIO 

Princess 

Hanlon fc Clifton 
Jack <.'ane 

To'nsond Wilbur Co 
Hennhaw fc Avery 
Toyian.l Frolics 

2d half 
Frank Mansfield 
Ferguson & Sd'rl'd 
Martha Russ»^ll Co 
(! fc T Harvey 
Casvlar & Beasley 2 

SAN FRANCISCO 

Hippodromo 

Fab'^r Bros 
Bernice Barlow 
Fox A Kelly 
Fox A Evans 
E Stanisloff Co 

2d half 
3 Raymonds 
H A K Sutton 
Bentloy Banks A O 
Lew Hawkins 
"Playmates" 

Wigwam 
Preston A Ysobel 
Johnny DtA'C 
VAC Avery 
Barkrr fc Dunn 
Bobby Jarvis Co 

2d half 
FabT Bros 
Bernico Barlow 
Fox A K*>llv 
Fox fc F:vans 
B Stani.vloff Co 

SAN ,)OSE, CAL. 
Hippodrome 

l'y»«la Japs 
Dana fc- Loehr 
O Handsworth Co 
^^s^\•v Tliursby 
Waldron fc Winsl'w 

2d half 
Preston fc-. Ysobel 
.lohnny Dove 
V fc C Avery 
Barl'r fc Dunn 
Bobby Jarvis Co 

SEATTLE 

Hippodrome 

M.Try B' nl' 11 
Murphy fc Kl!ne 
Byron Tott< n Co 
f!.i. »■ fc KdK" 
Fran' ' s Ro«s fc D 

:d half 
J.' • ?> Iv.'iS 



CAIlllIC 



Cantwell A Mack 

Campbell Trio 

Sonya 

Laypo A Benjamin 

:d half 
Mayo A Glenn 
Rubo Tripp 
Sherwood Sis A B 
Leander A Kearns 
(One to mi) 

CLINTON, IND, 

Clinton 
Daley A Burcb 
Mile Rhea Co 

2d half 
Gertrude Taylor Co 
Mack A Dale 

COLCMBrS 

Orpheum 

Eral A Mullen 
Ryan A Moore 
Freddy Sylvera A P 
"According to Law" 
Anger A Adelon 
Esther Trio 

DETROIT 

ColombI* 

Ardo 

McKee A Shaffer 
Stanley Doyle A R 
(One to nil) 

EV'NSYILLE, IND. 

Victory 

Stone A Hallo 
Miller A Rock 

2d half 
The Savages 
Pantzer A Sylva 

H*TINOT*N, W.VA. 

Hippodrome 

Weston A Younf 
Howe A Fay 



Lyrlo 

The Mlllettes 
OAK King 
Whynott A Brady 
"All Aboard" 
Frank Bush 
Charming Revno 
Kitamura Japs 

KOCHESTEB 

Victory 

Owen Twins 
"Whirl of Mirth'* 

2d half 
The Palmera 
Albert Blckards 

T. HAUTE, IND, 

Ubertj 

The Savages 
Pantzer A 8ylT« 

2d half 
Stone A Hallo \ 
Miller A Bock 

TOLEDO 

BItoII 

Chaa Henry'a Fata 
Rice A Francis 
The Bangarda \/ 
Weir A Wayne *. 
Gosler A Luaby \ 
Ben Harney Co i| 
Slayman All Tr 

WTERT'WN, K. T, 

Avon 

Doria A Lyons Sla 
The Palmers 
Albert Rlckards 
"Linen Hlgh'ym'n* 

2d halt 
Owen Twlna ' 

Class A Jaia ReT 
Kennedy A Burt 
"Whirl of Mirth" 



«tm 



WESTERN VAUDEVILLE 



AUSTIN and ALLEN 

"BROADWAY- TO TilK OKIKX r'»* 



ALTON, ILL. 
Hippodrome 

Wintergarden Pour 
Kenny Mason A 8 

2d half 
Kennedy A Davis 
The Wlntona 

BLOOM'GTN, ILI.. 

Majeatio 
Fisher A Lloyd 
BAB Conrad 
(One to fill) 
2d half 
Ross A Foss 
McGrath A Deeds 
Roberts A Clark Co 

C'D'R RAPIDS, lA. 

Mnjestio 

Loshe fc Sterling 
Stein ft ?!mitll 
Dancfl Flashes 
Joe Bennett 
Chas Harrison Co 

CENTRALIA, IIX. 

Grand 

Cook A Valdare 
Kennedy A Davis 
T.utfs Bros 
Fred Hagen Co 
Fields fc H'rrlngfn 

2d half 
Gardner A Aubrey 
MM Kleo 
Kinkaid Kilties 
(Two to fill) 

CHAMPAIGN, ILL. 

Orpheum 

Austin A Cole 
Mack A Stanton 
Hanako Japa 



Kedsto 

Three Melvln Brot 
Corbln A Wood 
Hall A West 
"Modern Cocktail*^ 
Ernest Hiatt 
"Dreams" 

2d half * 

"Little Cottage" 
4 Flyinr Valentino* 
(Four to fill) 

Lincoln Hip 
Wayne M'shall A O 
"A Night in Dixie" 
(Four to fill) 

DAVENPORT, lA* 

Columbin 

Margaret Ford 
Hollldny A Will'te 
4 Flying Valcntinos 
(Three to fill) 
2d half 
Noel Lester 
Charles Harrison 
H fc E Sharrock 
Joe Bennett 
Capt Bett's Seals 
(One to All) 

DEC.ITDR, ILL. 

Empress 

Henry fc Moore 
Chas Burkhardt Os 
Bert Howard 
Wlnton Broa 
(Two to All) 
2d half 
Trixfe Frlganz» 
(Five to fill) 

DtntQCE. LA. 

M»Je«tle 

C A A Glocker 



Phone BRYANT 6377 

DR. M. HERBST 



1482 



DENTIST 

XllAV DIAGNOSIS 
BROADWAY, Suite 4(M, Cor. ISd 0«. 
NEW YORK 



Jack Rose Co 
"Savi-lng a Woman" 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
'One on the Alale" 
E A B Conrad 
Ernest Hiatt 
"Sawing a Woman" 
(Two to Oil) 

rmcAGO 

American 

Ray Fern A Mario 
Bowers W'lters A C 
(Four to fill) 
2d half 
•^leveland fc Cfney 
Wayne M'shall A C 
(Four to fill) 

Empress 

Ross fc Foss 
Millard Bros 
Kildie Vine Co 
BMts S''hIs 
I.« WIS A; Rof^rs 
Dan Sin rman Co 

2d half 

PTshing 
Fiddi'-r fc Prrry 
Rita Gould 
"Drrams" 
(Two to fill) 



Larry Harking Co 
Watts A Ringgold 
"Wonder Girl' 

E. ST. LOriS, ILL, 

Erbers 

Max Bloom Co 
McGrath A Deeds 
Johnnie Conlon 

2d half 
Wintergarden Four 
Fields A Harr'gton 
(One to All) 

ELGIN, ILL. 

Rialto 

Monroe Bros 
"Storybook RcTUe" 
(One fo fill) 

2d half 
•less fc Dell 
K fc K Kyhn 
Dan Shfrnian Co 

FT. SMITH, ARK. 

Joie 
Trior fc St rialre 
RIn'hart A Duff 
S«^anlon Denno A 9 
GALE8RI RG. ILI* 

Orpheum 

Georgia Howard 
K'Itn«r A lUai.t/ 



(Contlnuec! on Tagc ?8) 



.j!^9 



28 



VARIETY 



Friday, February 3, H 



BILLS NEXT WEEK 



I 



r«- ) 



(Continued from Page 27) 



Ross & Wysc c« 

Ul halC 
Alf Rtpua 
••Summer Evo" 
(Oae to till) 

€m'D island, neb. 

Majrttio 

Poitcr Sc rcsST 
Marshall & Conner 
Uite Reflow Co 

JOLIET, ILL. 

Orpheam 

lat half 
Nop! Lester Co 
Sion» Sc Hayet 
(une to All) 

KANSAS nxr 

Globs 

Gordon & Gordon 
Manning & M'nette 
Tom nrown's Co 
Lawrence Johnson 

2d half 
Ford & Packard 
Chamberl'n £ Karl 
J'ap'hine Worth Co 
Barr & La Marr 
Tile A Ti^ 

I4NCOLN, NEB. 

Liberty 

Ford & Packard 
Ben Nee One 
Adelaide Bell Co 
Chamberrn Sc Earl 
(One to flll> 
2d half 
Bennington & Scott 
McCarthy & Galo 

EVrlyn Phiiitt^>» Co 

Mellon & Rcnn 
••Smiles" 

HADISON. WIS. 

Orphenm 

Marlow A Thurst'n 
Warren A O'Brien 
Carl Emmy's I'cts 
(Three to fill) 
2d half 
.T:.n Fulton Co 
Gibson & Bcttjr 
Cecil Grey 
"Rubeville" 
Clay Crouch 
(One to nil) 

OKLAHOMA CITY 

Orplieum 

Bally Hoo Trio 
Coscia A Verdi 
"Our Ffre Home" 
Barry & Whitlidge 

2d half 
Hughes Musical 2 
••Taxie" 

Wanzor A Palmer 
•'Gr'nwich ViU'g'rs' 

OKMnXiEE, OK. 

Orplieum 

TTugh O'Donnell Co 
Adams & Thomas 
£lUott-Johns'n Rev 

Sd half 
Ford A Price 
Chas Seamon 
<One to fill) 

OMAHA. NEB. 

EmpreKS 

Foster & Pesriry 
Evelyn Phillipa Co 
Mellon A Kena 
••Smiles" 

2d half 
Frlsh Rector A T 
J's'phine Worth Co 
Frank & Gerite Fay 
(One to fill) 

PEORIA. ILU 

Orplieum 

Tho KharrocUs 
Trixie Frigunza 
Jaclc Iledley Trio 
(Three to fill) 
2d half 
Fisher & Lloyd 
Dave Schooler Co 
Bloom A Sher 
Ilanako Japs 

QIINCY, ILL. 

Orplieum 

Alf Ripon 
"Summer Evo" 
(One to fill) 
Sd half 



' Cioorgia Howard 
KitiuT & Hoan<-y 
Uos3 A W'yjo «.o 

KACINE. WIS. 

llialto 

"rrodictlon" 
Nada Norrine 
*A Night 111 Dlxio" 
Corbin & Wood 
Jack Hedley Trio 

ItO(KFOKn. ILL. 

Palace 

Gibson & Betty 
Cecil Grey 
"Hubeville" 
Clay Crouch 
Jim Fulton Co 
(une to fill) 

2d half 
Kf.-irlow A Thurston 
\\'arr«'n A OHrlin 
Carl Emmy'8 I'ets 
(Three to fill* 

SlOrX F'LS, 8. I». 

Orplieum 

Marshall A Conn'rs 
F'rish Rector A T 
Chabot A Tortoni 
(One to nil) 
2d half 
Watta A Ringgold 
Dance Flashci^ 
Raines A Avey 
J & J GibKon 

ST. JOiSEPH. 3iO. 

Elertrlc 

Rose Ellis A Rose 
Frank * Gertie Fay 

2d half 
Ben Noe One 
Morris Folllfs 

ST. LOUS, MO. 

Columbia 

Geo La Tour Co 
Gartlner & Aubrey 
"One on tho Aisic" 
Fid Low is 
"District School" 

2d half 
Florenze Duo 
Fred Ha gen Co 
(Three to fill) 



SPR'GFIELB. ILL. 

Majestic 

'Doll Frolics" 
Rita Gould 
K a ra 

(Three to fill) 
2d half 
Austin & Cole 
Bert Howard 
Anderson A Graves 
Stone & Hayes 
John Coulon 
(One to fill) 

T'RE HA'TE, IND. 

Hippodrome 
Taylor Macy & H 
Anderson A Graves 
Hope Eden & F 
(Three to fill) 
2d half 
Harbette 
Mack & Stanton 
Henry & Moore 
Stuart Girls' Band 
Jack Rose Co 
Kara 

TOPEKA. KAN. 

Novelty 

Kitty Thoma.i 
llfnninpTton A- Scott 
J s phlne Worth Co 
Marr A La Marr 
Tile & Tide 

2d half 
Gordon A Gordon 
Manning A M'n'tte 
Tom Brown's Co 
Lawrence Johnston 
(One to nil) 

TILSA, OKLA. 

Orplieum 

Hughes Musical 2 

•Taxie" 

Wanzor A Palmer 

"Gr'nwich ^■i!^g•rs ' 

2d half 
Bally Hoo Trio 
Cosoia A Ver"*!! 
"Our F'tre Hume" 
Darry A Whitledge 



PANTAGES CIRCUIT 

WINNIPEG 



Pant ages 

SkcUy A licit Rev 
Foley A O'Neil 
Walter Hastings 
O W Johnson C© 
3 Ambler Bros 

CALGARY, CAN. 

Pantagea 

"Cupid's Cloacups" 



Borsini Troupe 
"Melody (;ard.«n" 
Harry J{. rry K- Sis 
Koiiic A Wiig'^r 

<*'T F'l.LS. MONT. 

Panlngeg 

(7-S» 

(Same bill i-lays 

Heloiia 9) 
Four Burds 



IElizab'th Nelson Co Haydcn G'dwln A R 
llixz'A Morgsn | Fields * Sheldon 

Slhern Harjuony 4 
J A 1 M:irliti 
Ward A Goii 

lllTTK. MONT. 

Piiiitages 
(4-7) 

(Same bill plays 

Anaconda 8, 

Mieaoula !> t 
' Kyes (.f Buddha" 
•••;d Night Nurst." 
Kluss A Brilant 
U;son City Four 

8POKANE 

Puntagea 

Pasquali Bros 
Jai» Sayden 
Hall & ynydor 
Jack Hullen 
Kins A Irwin 

SEATTLE 

Punt aces 

Different Rev 
Adama Snilors A R 
Liurtta «S: U I'.son 
Llllie J FauiUuer 

VANCOl VFR. B.C. 

Pantagrs 

Act Difierent 
Lnngtoii Smith A L 
Fi\-.* I'atrijwars 
A'Mial Uoone^s 
Viol"! L>on« 
K <JL E Adair 
Mile Bunoll 

PORT LA NO, ORE. 

Puntaffps 

Gladys Webb 
(.)klahoma City 4 
Holland A Olsen 
Meredith & Sn':tcr 
(One to nil) 

Ti-avel 

(Open v.eeU) 
Swan /i Swan 
El Cota 

Larry T.eiUy Co 
Dunbar A Turner 

(< u\c to nil) 

SAN FRANCISCO 

PantugeM 

(Sunday openins) 
FuU-)n & Burt 
Eva Tanijuay 
7 Tumbliii;? Demons 
T\ bello Sisters 
Hall & Francs 
Chic Supreme 

OAliLANU, CAL. 

Puiitages 

(Sunday opening) 
Smith's Animals 
Craig & I'ato 
Bensee A Baird 
Lunatic Bakers 
Sampsel A L'hardt 
Ferris Hartman Co 

LOS ANGELES 

PaiitugeH 

Class Manning & C 



Dr Pauline 
Pantheon Singers 

(»AN DIEGO 

SttToy 

Pcdrick & Devcra 
tilai<gow Maids 
F A T Hayden 
I^hakawa Mro» 
Harry Lamore 
Mrs Ray Gardner 

I.'ii BEACH. CAL. 

Pan (ages 

La Toy'u Modela 
Violet Carlson 
Melodies & Steps 
•Night Boat' 
Foster & Ray 
Six Tip Tops 

SALT LAKE 

Pan t ages 

Jack Tralnor Co 
Harry Van Fossen 
Johnny Small Co 
\\* A (5 Ahearti 
M A M Humphrey 
Noodles Fag in 

OGDEN. I TAH 

Pnntages 

(0-11 ) 
Jack I>emp«ey 
I^gana 
I'huck Rinner 
Terminal Four 
Broadway Rev 
P Conchas Jr Co 



TO AND FBOM THE COAST 

Joseph Engol, treasurer of Metro, 
Is due in New York the latter pait 
of the week. 

Felix Feist, general manager for 
Jo.veph M. Schenck'a film enter- 
prises, left New York for the coast 
thid"^veck. 

Ifarry Garson who has been In 
New York securing material for 
several new Clara Kimball Young 
features is leaving for Los Angeles 
sometime tomorrow. 

Milton Hoffman who has been 
production manager nt the Metro 
Los Angeles studios arrived this 
week and expects to stay for an- 
other few days returning to the 
coast about Feb. 20. The resump- 
tion of production at Metro will not 
take place until late in the Spring, 
the studio having turned out the 
entire product needed with the ex- 
ception of one production up to 
Sept. 1. 



DENVER 

Paiilages 

Three Alfxs 
Ucrnard A Ferris 
Paisley Noon Co 
I.ee Morse 
Arir.ona Joe Co 
Byal A Early 

KANSAS CITV 

Pnntages 

Mile Paula 
Kolland & Hay 
Scheftel's Revue 
Nell McKiniey 
House I>avld Band 
Creole Fashion PI 

ST. LOUS 
Empress 

Lar-'to 

<'uba Quartet 
Harry Antrim 
"Ves My Dear" 
r.ardwell Mayo A R 

-MEMPHIS 

Pant ages 

Jones & Sylvester 
Genevieve May Co 
•Dixieland" 

CINCINNATI 

Pantages 

Chas Gerard ^'o 
Doral Blair Co 
t'Uung Hwa Four 
(arl Hosiiii Co 
(Two lo fiU) 



TEAHKS EXPRESSED 
(Continued from pa^e S) 
stood by the men In "grey," and has 
at all times offered Its assistance to 
help make life behind the walls a 
wee bit more himiane and pleasant. 
Life In prison at best is a rather 
drab and monotonous existence, and 
these acts which we have here on 
Friday evenings help to keep up the 
courage of the men and make them 
feel that they have not been for- 
gotten by the world at large be- 
cause of their past mistakes 

We have made our mistakes and 
are paying our debt to society. 
These occasional shows make us feel 
that we still have friends, and 
lend us encouragement to make 
good upon our release from prison. 
The theatrical profession con- 
tinues to live up to its established 
reputation as being the most lib- 
oral and charitable profession in ex- 
istence. The artists have at all 
times willingly appeared ut this In- 
stitution to entertain the men, and 
it is to fhem as well as to Variety 
that these words of appreciation are 
addressed. 

\Vc sincerely hope that Variety 
will continue to 6t:.nd by us and 
print our letters of appreciation to 
the artists who appear hero. "With 
the sincere thanks and the undy- 
ing gratitude of the 1,100 men here, 
we beg to remain, 

Edirard Ijynvh. 
Mutual Wolfaro League Entertain- 
ment Committee. 



Censorship Commission to consider, 
as has been reported. 



INTERSTATE CIRCUIT 



DALLAS. TE\. 

Majestic 

Jucfgling Nelsons 
• '.•irleton A Ballew 
"High Low Brow" 
Sampson & Do'glas 
Neul Abe! 
McKay A Ardine 
Sawing & Woman 

FT. WORTH. TEX. 

MaJeHtic 

riifford Wayne S 

Xelaya 

Columbia A Vjetor 

Di>oley Ac Storey 

Helen Keller 

Zuhn & Dreis 

Schictra Manikins 

Ci'LVESTON, TEX. 

Majestic 

(•J-S) 
(Si.ime bill plnys 
Austin 9-11) 
n n^'galH 
Follls Sis 

Sarah Padden Co 
Carson & ^\'ill^rd 
The Cansinos 
riaudia Coleman 
Lady Alice's I'ets 

IIOrSTON. TEX. 

Majestic 

Miehon Rros 
r.rrone A Oliver 
V. A M Ernie 
risl.A A Lloyd 
J A K Lee 
(:<'>ri:t» Mortiin 
It Chap! us 



LITTLE ROCK 

Slajestic 

Tyler A St Clair 
Sc'nion Dennoij A S 
Wilbur Maek Co 
Cella Wes<lon Co 
Tour Lamys 

2d half 
Helen Staples 
.i>an Barrios 
Wright Dancers 

OKLAHOMA CITY 

Majestic 

(Tulsa split) 
Ist half 
Rallyhoo Three 
Coscia A Verdi 
"Our F't're Home" 
Barry & Whitledge 
(One to fill) 

S. ANTONIO. TEX. 

Mnjetitic 

I'rank Wilson 
Mack A Maybcl'.e 
IMw'd Esmonde Co 
"The Volunteer.^" 
Bronson &.- Baldwin 
Edith Clifford 
Wm Brack Co 

TILSA. OKLA. 

Majestic 

(Okla. City split) 
1st half 

Rio A Itolmar 

Triitrhes Musical 2 

"Taxie" 

Wander it Palmer 

"Crnwich VH'g'rs" 



THEATRE INSPECTION 

Albany, Feb. 1. 
The construction and safety cf 
theatres throughout New York will 
receive the attention of Governor 
Miller as a result of the Washing- 
ton catastrophe. Governor Miller 
announced he \vill confer with Henry 
1). Sayci. State Industrial Commis- 
sioner, on the matter. The confer- 
ence will take place the latter part 
of the week. 

j Wh 'n asked if tho State Industrial 
Commissioner could act in the mat- 

I ter, the Governor replied: "The In- 

■ d'dstrial Commissioner has the in- 
j rpectlon of factories and m*^rran- 

■ tile buildings, but I do not think its 
j inspection extends to theatre buIUl- 
I ings." At the same time the Chief 

i Executive stated that it was not a Throtiprh the courtesy of Messrs. 
I subject for the State Motion Picture | iJriggs and O'Neill, of the Victoria 

Theatre (0:'sinirg) and the artists, 
the inmates of SinK Sing prison were 
given a splendid four-act vaudeville 
.show Friday evening. Jan. 27. 

The r.rut act was Ilarrj^Meehan. 
blackface comedian. Mr. Meehan 
has a very plear>ing voice and was 
roundly applauded, as was his spe- 
cial song number. 

The second number was Rogers 
and Page. Stanley Rogers as the 
female impersonafor made a hit. 
They presented a line singing and 
talking act. The next act was Dora 
Hilton, who sang a few good num- 
bers. The men all fell under th3 in- 
fluence of her bcautifi:l voice and 
magnetic personality. 

The fourth and last act was 
Thomas and Frederick Sisters in a 
singing and dancing novelty act. 
This act was unable to bring along 
all their costumes and drop, but 
nevertheless made up in singing and 
dancing for their costumes. Mr. 
Thomas' eccentric dancing took the 
hou*e Ly storm, and they were re- 
peatedly compelled to take encores. 



ENTORCE BUILDING LAWS 

Albany, Feb. 1. 

Acting under orders from Mayor 
William S. Hackett, Albany's lirst 
Democratic executive in 22 years. 
oHlcials of the police an 1 fire de- 
partments have been ciuietly making 
an investigation of the construction 
of all theatres in Albany since Jan- 
uary 1, when the new nayor as- 
sumed ofTlce. 

At tho same time, Mayor Hackett 
disclosed, for the first time, that 
orders have been given to the man- 
agement of one Albany theatre to 
make certain changes tj comply 
with tho fire laws and building 
code within ten days. 

The attendance in all theatres 
here fell off noticeably the first 
part of the week. Theatre owners 
attributed the slump in patronage 
to the Washington disaster. 



COLUMBIA BLAMED 

(Continued from pa^e 11) 

three works in a row. Next season 
the producers Mere informed the 
shows will be routed in such man- 
ner as to prevo/it two or more ec- 
centric or "Dutch, • "Hebrew," 
*'blackfaco" or any like type of 
comic appearing with a show con- 
secutively. The producers are to 
co-operate in tho non-repetition of 
comic-tyne plans, 

A plan was also 1;ild onf. it i.s 
said, to prevent any C^olumbia pro- 
ducer from doing business with an 
actor under contract to aiu)th( r Co- 
lumbia producer. It is iindtrstood 
than an arrangement will be efferteil 
wherob.v any Columbia prcduct-r 
wlio transgrcisscs this rule will be 
penalized for an amount of mon' y 
to be determined, the fine to bo suf- 
ficiently largo to olimlnat • the prac- 
tice of "copping" actors frtmi cacli 
oihor. 



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STORY ABOUT BACK STAGE 

Kansas Cit.v, Feb. 1. 
The Kaiif«'ii City "Journal" i-.in a 
feature story Sundiiv, tl'-'sciibirr^ ' 



things behind the riutain in a bur- 
les(iiie theatre. Tho article was ac- 
companied by a full page of illus- 
trations in the photogravure sec- 
tion. 

The pictuirs wore taken on tho 
stage and in the dtosslng rooms of 
tho Century, American Wheel, and 
had the princljials and chorus of 
"Beauty Revue." 



COLUMBIA JUST UNDER $8,000 

Dave' Marion's Show at tne Co- 
lumbia. New York, last week did 
sligl lly loss than " i.OOO. 



PAULINE STARK MAY WED 

Los Angeles, Feb. 1. 

A romance which had Its incep- 
tion in this city three years ago 
culminated Sunday when Jules 
White, film editor of the Hamilton- 
White Comedies Production com- 
pany, married Margaret Davis of 
Chicago. 

It was only last week that re- 
ports were going the rounds that 
Jack White, managing director for 
the Hamilton-White Company, was 
engaged to marry PauUne Stark, 
film star. Jack denied being en- 
gaged, but admitted he hoped to be 
the husband of the star. It Is 
expected this couple will announce 
their engagement before many days 
have passed. 



If 

You 

Don't 

Advertise 



in 



VAIL MANAGING IN PHILLY 

I'iily \'ail, who operated the 
".^v.0( tirb" on the American wheel | 
this srason. and several previously, 
has boon nppoitited nianag'-r of the ' 
IV'Oph.'s, Philadelphia. 

The "Sweet Sweet ios*' show Is 
playing the newly formed Riirlesf|U« 
I looking romi>any cireult, organized 
with tiio Star. Gayety, P.rooklyn; 
C.ii)ifol, "Washington, and Gayety. 
naltitTUUO. and Ilijou, I'liiladelphla, 
<':;-.\m< li'an houses, as a niulrus. 



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PICKETING DECLARED 

(Continued from page 3) 
restraining labor unions from pick- 
eting the Wonderland theatre and 
placing it on the "unfair* list in 
the^ local official labor organ. 

This decision lines the Minnesota 
courts up with recent decisions of 
the United States Supreme Court, 
and for the first time defines clearly 
the rights and limitations of action 
ill theatre labor disputes. Injunc- 
tion against picketing have been 
sustained in past under the common 

law, but this decision applies to 
tho Anti-Trust section of the Min- 
nesota statutes, holding that it 
covers boycotts and that injunc- 
tvpns may be issued under it to 
prevent "irreparable injury to prop- 
erty for which there is no adequate 
remedy at law." 

The decision Is tho culmination of 
a battle that has lasted five years, 
.r. J. Campbell, proprietor of tho 
Wonderland theatre, originally 
brought an action to enjoin the mo- 
tion picture operators union from 
pieketing the theat>o. Until Feb- 
ruary. 1917. ho employed union men 
as machine operators. During that 
month he decided to reduce operat- 
ing expenses and informed the 
operators he was going to run tho 
machines hinff^lf, but was willing 
to retain one union operator as 
relief. Tho local unioti rejeeled tho 
l)roposal. Union nion t.heti began 
piclcofing tho theatre an»P pl.n-ing it 
on the unfair li<t. Suits in e<iuity 
were hied in .May. 1017. to restrain 
the Motion Pioturc Machino Optra- 
tors Union, Xo. 210. Trades and 
Labor Asseinljly of Minno.'ip )lls. 
and other defendants from con- 
s|)iring to In.luro the business of 
the Wonderland theatre cas-o canio 
before Judg(> P.ardwell, who grantc 1 



£XF£CT DEVEL0PMEHT8 

(Continued from page j) 
Circuit stockholders through the 
cent vaaaing of tho Orphcua dl 
idend. 

Prominent among the Middkli 
Western contingent of reported dirl' 
gruntled stockholders are aaia tobi 
Marcus Helman, of Finn & Hei 
man; Mrs. Charles K. Kohl, and thi 
Cellas, of St. Louis. Each piacJ 
their theatres Into tho Orphewm 
Circuit when the company reorgaj^ 
Ized and capitalized, the theatrs 
owners receiving Orpheum stock for 
their theatrical holdings. 

At a previous meeting In Chicago 
of the Orpheum's stockholders, » 
v.arm discussion Is reported to have 
taken place with Heiman leadin* 
an opposing faction to the present 
administration. 

While the Orpheum has 550.001 
shares of common stock outstand. 
ing. It has been said that to date 
there has been no meeting with over 
150,000 shares represented. 

It Is claimed that Reck can swing 
the banking interests to his side, 
which, with his own holdings and 
leagued interest.*) with him, might 
give him control. It is also claimed 
that Finn & Heiman can also In- 
fluence sufl". 'ent Orpheum inter- 
ests, including the Chicago banking 
connections, to give the opposition 
a close and wari.i battle, if the dif- 
ferences rei>orted get down to a 
question ef stock control by vote. 

It has been a eubjc t of very 
much inside talk by those inter- 
ested in the Orpheum Circuit for 
some weeki< past. Storier. of the 
possible upheaval in Orpheum In- 
ternjil affairs have been strenuously 
denied by the Beck coterie. 



A report within tho week in New 
York has .said that the attorney 
for the Orpheum Circuit, IkM.'inriin 
Cahanne. formally notified Orpheum 
Circuit employes in the New York 
headquarters, that they would no 
longer participate In tho profits of 
the collection agency. The agency 
operates within the Orpheum Cir- 
cuit, as the collection agency to se- 
cure commission due agents booking 
through the Orpheum. This agency 
is said to have derived a net profit 
of $100,000 annually from its deal- 
ings. It withheld one-half of the 
agents' commission of five per cent, 
for booking acts. Since it was or- 
ganized, the collection agencya 
profits were divided, according to the 
story, among Orpheum employes, 
who received percentages ranging 
from the highest, 35 per cent, of the 
net profit, to the lowest, 5 per cent, 
divided amongst tho Orpheum book- 
ing men as well as one or two 
of Its executives. 

While it 'had been rumored since 
the last meeting of the Orpheum 
stockholders that the matter of the 
collection agency profit had come 
up, through tho passing of the divi- 
dend. It was not expected by the 
beneficiaries of the collectio'n agency 
It would be retroactive. They ex- 
pected the notification of discon- 
tinuance of that particular profit, 
but believed it would date from 
day of notice only. 

The story said at the time that 
one of the principal middle western 
Orpheum stockholders, believed to 
be Marcus Heiman, asked at a meet- 
ing if the Orpheum had to pass 
dividends becau.se of lighter busi- 
ness than looked for, why should 
not the profit of tho collection 
agency be turned Into Orpheum's 
treasury instead of divided among 
Orpheum employes who were on 
salary. Frank Vincent, the Or- 
pheum's general booker in New 
York, receives a salary of $18,000 
yearly and holds a contract with the 
circuit for five years. It Is reported 
his share In the collection gcncy 
fund was 20 per cent, of the net. 
Vincent's stock holdings when Or- 
pheum was quoted on the market 
at about 36, were estimated in value 
to be $500,000. Wednesday, Orpheum 
was quoted at around 13. (leorgo 
Gottlieb, Karl Saunders and Kay 
Meyers are the other principal Or- 
pheum bookers In New York. 

Mort Singer, general manager of 
tho Orpheum, and clo:^e to Martin 
lieck in a friendly, as well an busi- 
ness way. lately emphatic.illy denied 
any friction In Orpheum Circuit 
diiection or an insurgent move- 
ment against its present ollirers. 
Mr. lU'ck, whon returning from his 
last trip to the Coast, about two 
works ago. also denied any friction. 
Hocks denial was occasioned 
through N'ariety wiring its San 
I'rancisco representative to secure, 
if p(»:-:;iblp, con(iii7iaf ion »if sioiios 
current hor*- of impiiiding conil'h* 
oat ions. Mr. Hock left Frisco short- 
ly befnro the wire was roooivod out 
there, but tliat N'aridv's Frisco c"»'- . 
respondent was making inu"'''^''' 
reached the oars of tho Orpheum' 



injunction. ^ Defendants then ap 

nealed to Supreme Court, who up- coast men. who wired P.ock .n .Now 

iiold Hard well's decision. York, 



1 



■UHI'.U»^i^L».U.v' 



^day, February 3, 1922 



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As an Important Factor Is ECONQMY in Buy- 
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. TJuU Pata'tm EXACTLY to 



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Which Affords Artists the BEST Medium and 
the Only One That Engages the Attention of 
the Entire Show Business 

IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE Via This Plan. Which 
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Friday,. February 3. l[ 



NEWS OF THE DAILIES 



tli* of Chic.i^ro'rt oM<>st theatres, 
located la "the loop" district are 
to be torn down and r«placod by 
jiew structures. McVicker'a Grand 
opera house, Power's and the 
Olympic are the quartet. McViclcer*tf 
;b« Grand and tlie Olympic will be 

placed with new theatres but 
■jPower'B will make way for an ad- 

tlon to the Hotel Sherman. 



Iklanager Earl G. Finney of the 
Uaytoouse, at Wilmington, Del., an- 
nounced in the dallies of that city 
It those who were unable to at- 
tend the Saturday matinee and 
evening performances because of the 
llszard could have their tickets rp- 
jmed at the box ollice if prcsentoa 
ithln three days. 



The Bat theatre of Moscow, or the 
.eatre de la Chauve Sorls, con- 
Itrtlnjr of 85 members headed by 
,ta Balieffo arrived in New York 
esday and will open at the 40th 
treet theatre Saturday night under 
»lhe management of Comstock i>i: 
jOest, 

I ' 

TVHiat Bhould give the "nicht- 
fcawk" taxi drivers fluently sprinkled 
around New York considerable op- 
position is a taxicab company that 
^has announced a 20 per cent cut in 
^Rttea. The slicing in price* to be- 
>come effective tlirough the com- 
,pany'8' selling fares in coupon form, 
P$10 books for $8, with tickets to be 
^accepted by all drivers of that par- 
||tjlculajr prganlza-tion's cabs. The 
^company operates 1.600 taxis. 



lyn. Especially will old theatres 
tiiat have been remodeled be thor- 
oughly investigated. Charles Brady, 
superintendent of buildings. is 
quoted as saying. "Few New York 
theatre roofs are flat, with all being 
required to Btand a strain of at 
least 3.000 pounds to the square 
foot, which would make them safe 
with 12 feet of snow covering 
them." There are 270 theatres in 
New York. 



^frs. Emma Ilammcrstein, widow 
of Oscar Hammerstein, has been 
evicted from her three-room apart- 
ment in the Manhattan opera house. 
New York, and states that she will 
send the death mask of her hus- 
band to the lawyer who acted In the 
suit for her stepdaughters, "as a 
symbol of the dirty work done to 
liound mo out of my house." 



Actors In Berlin have threatened 
to strike under a demand of a mini- 
mum wage of $15 monthly with 70 
per cent, additional as a high cost 
of livin.'^ allowance. The managers 
say such a strike would ruin Berlin 
thtatres. as business id now in a 
bad way. 



<?♦ 



» In the Supreme Court under ex- 

[amlnation in supplementary pro- 

fceedings on a $5,000 judgment ob- 

italned by Mrs. Nellie Roche, Pau- 

jUne Lord testified she had not 

**0WTied an automobile ^nce 1915, had 

no jewelry and for Ave years had 

not had a bank account. Mrs. Roche 

'6btained the Judgment against Miss 

Lord in California in 1915, In an 

taction for alieiiation of the affection 

of her husband. Billy Roche, the 

referee^ having had the Judgment 

transferred to New York. The case 

has arisen through the attorneys of 

,Mra Roche seeking to have the 

^falary of the actress garnisheed. 



"U'llliam A. Brady has accepted 
the challenge of Dr. Jdlin R. Straton 
to meet him in a debate on the sub- 
ject of "Sensational Preachers vs. 
tiie Stage." Each will choose three 
referees and the six to pick one 
more. Brady's choice is announced 
as Mayor Hylan, AVilllam Muldoon 
and Commissioner Enright. and he 
further stipulates that should he 
win the clergyman is to apologise 
to the theatrical profession and 
cease attacking it. 



The" National Newspapers, Inc.. 
has been formed by 17 of the largest 
'newspapers in the counrty for the 
sale and distribution of national ad- 
vertising. Each paper has a cir- 
culation of over 4.000.000. Col C. B. 
Blethen of the Seattle "Times" ig 
president of the organization, who's 
charter members are: the New York 
^'World," Chicago "Tribune." St. 
lliOUis *T08t-Dispatch." Boston 
•••Post,". Fort Worth "Star-Tele- 
jgram," Minneapoli.^ "Journal," 
Detroit *'News," Now Orleans 
"Item," Philado+phia "Inquirer." 
)San Francisco "Clironicle.'*- Cin- 
irinnatl "Enquirer," Cleveland "Plain 
Dealer," Seattle "Times," Atlant i 



Mrs. Burr ^Iclntosh, wife of the 
actor and author, has obtained a 
Paris divorce from her husband. 
Mr. Mcintosh was Informed in New 
York of the decree having been 
granted. The couple had been mar- 
ried six years. 



points out that with such promi- 
nent and reliable aponsora for the 
plan it is not understandable why a 
"gentlemen** aipreement" of aufll- 
clent force la not drawn np to make 
outttlde censorship by Jury unneoe*- 
sary. 

The New Tork Tribune in com- 
menting on the late theatre catas- 
trophe at Washington also pub- 
lished a list of the great theatre 
horrors of the last century .which 
mentions the year, theatre and 
number of persons killed in each 

1876— Conway theatre, Brooklyn, 

293. 

I'SSI— Ring theatre, Vienna. 700. 

18S7 — Opera Comlquc. Paris. 200. 

1887— Exeter theatre, England, 
200. 

1887~Temple' theatre, Philadel- 
phia, 10$. 

1891— Central theatre, Philadel- 
phia, 100. 

1893 — Pike's opera house, Cincin- 
nati. 80. 

1903 — Iroquls theatre, Chicago, 
617. 

1907~Barnsley theatre, England. 

167. 

fc ■ 

Agnes Mack, who was one of the 
high diving girls at the Hippodrome, 
has entered a convent to devote the 
remainder of her life to ministering 
to the blind. Miss Mack sj)ent sev- 
eral months In a hospital due to the 
almost total loss of her sight as a 
result of her high plunging into the 
tank. 



SPORTS 



Opening of "Pins and Needle^." 
Allmrt de Courville's show, which 
he wrought over from England, was 
postponed for the second time from 
Monday until Wednesday because of 
the scenery not having yet arrived. 



Preparations to house and feed 
230.000 visitors to the Passion Play 
are under way in the Bavarian vil- 
l.Tge of Oberamm^rgau. in Germany. 
It is estimated that 60,000 Ameri- 
cans will be present. 



A campaign to do away with vice 
from Central New York has bcQii 
opened at Syracuse by means of 
eight indictments having been re- 
turned against three dance hall pro- 
prietors, charging the admission of 
girls under 16 years of age. 



William Faversham will open his 
road tour In "The Squaw Man" at 
Hartford, Conn., because of difficul- 
ties he had with the child labor law 
of Massachusetts last year. The cast 
includes a six-year-old boy. 



Another theatre Is to go up In 
Greenwich Village, a contract hav- 
ing been let to the O'Day Construc- 
tion Co. for a coat of $150,000, witlv 
the building to be located at the 
''orner of Macdougal and West 
Houston streets. 



A radio telephone ha.s been In 
stalled.back stage at the Music Box 



As reading matter a New York 
daily published a better than a 
column article on the passing of 
the "stage door John," designating 
the high cost of entertaining, higher 
salaries of the girls and prohibition 
as the reasons for the decllne-ln the 
back stacre attendance of the former 
lay members. 

Mary Moore, who suffered a 
broken spine and three fractures of 
the skull due to an automobile acci- 
dent last November, has been re- 
moved to her home from the Broad 
Street hospitaL At the time of the 
accident the surgeons held small 
hope of her recovery. It was said 
that her recovery is so complete 
that she will be able to return to 
tlie stage In a year. She is 23 years 
old. 



The revival of i<o skating, which 
appears to be growing stronger each 
winter, brings an echo of th^ break- 
ing of two speed records 24 years 
ago, the records still standing un- 
touched to the credit of a vaude- 
villlan—Earle Reynolds (Rt»ynolds, 
Donegan Co.). Tor vaudeville Earlo 
specialized on rollers but in his 
youth wa^ a flash on tha steel run- 
ners. While playing at the Temple, 
Detroit, recently, Reynolds pdt 
forth his claim of holding the 100 
yards and half mile records and 
won a $100 wager when a committee 
verified the A. P. anfl' United Press 
reports of the matches printed in 
the dallies at the time. 

In 1898 Reynolds skated the 100 
yards at the A. A. U. champtonshlps 
held in Detroit, traveling the dis- 
tance in 8 4-5 seconds, making tlie 
time twice during the afternoon, 
with no wind blowing and from a 
standing start. The races were 
started with a pistol. ' Press reports 
at the time show the course to have 
been surveyed, as provided by the 
A. U. U., for record events, an ' that 
the timers were well known in ama- 
teur sporting circles. Reynolds also 
won the 100 yards title in 1807. In. 
the same year Reynolds, then rep- 
resenting Chicago, won the national 
mile championship at Silver Lake, 
N. Y., and then copped the half mile 
in the world record* time of 1 min. 
14 4-0 seconds. For false starting 
Reynolds had been put back three 
times, he really getting off nine 
yards boiiind the field, b.ut he~Ueat 
the gun and won handily. The"^ its doors 
course was surveyed by Seirk and 
Elliott; engineers and timers In- 
cluded Adolph Siahl, chief of the 
dockers in A. A. I', ranks. In IbOS 
Reynolds also established a world 
mark for the quarter mile, making 
it in 37 2-5 seconds in the 'A. A. V. 
championships. The time was later 
beat by Howard Mosher In a trial. 
but it is claimed Reynolds' mark 
still stands for a national event. 



other place In New York City, pi^y 
in* practically every night aai 
traveling a good share of the d*v' 
they were not, of course. In proper 
condition to put forth their best 
efforts. And when games In twa 
leagues conflicted, one had to Jbe 
missed. The thing grew so ^ 
that a rule was finally passed pro* 
hlbiting a man, on pain of black* 
list, from perfo^ing in more than 
one league at a time. 

Disinterested spectators say that 
professional basketball U sufterlo* 
from an overdose of commercialiia, 
tlon and they predict disaster far 
the s:)ort, unless there is a cleanup 
from within. Already the breath of 
scandal has touched it. In one caie 
known to insiders, a famous sttr 
charges that an equally famous fel* 
low star "threw" a game in -an lai« 
portant series. Tlie player makiaj 
the accusation, declares that ' o was 
offered a large sum of money to turn 
the trick, but he refused, only to, 
have a companion performer do the 
Jackson. 



Troy, X. Y., is to have boxing 
within a few weeks, t tr Collar City 
AthletitJ Club having been granted a 
license to conduct exhibitions by the 
State Athletic Commission. Ntil 
McGrath, manager of the Troy team 
in the New York State Baskctljall 
League,. is president of the new fight 
club and Moe flyers is secretary 
and matchmaker. The • .y has'hot 
enjoyed bouts f-ince la^^t spring v.'hea 
Jack Bestle's Eyceum A. C. c!oS*J 



•Constitution," Buffalo "Courier," and a similar outfit is to be placed 
Oakland "Tribune" and the Pitts- in the Sam Harris theatre. • 
,V»urgh "Post." Only one newsp.-tiM-i- 
in an incorporated city is to be ad- 
mitted to membersbii». 



Mattie Adele Parker, profession 



Sarah Bernhardt is suffering from 
nn attack of influenza, with grave 
concern being manifested because 
of her age, which Is now 77. A spe- 
cial performance by the great art- 
ist In connection with the Moliere 
celebration In Paris was postponed 
because of her illness. 



Considerablf* new.spaper space in 
\\\o Sunday editions was allotted to 
I'lfic Ellslcr, appearing In the New 
Yorlc company of "The Bat," for 



ally known as I'eggy Parker, was i having carried on and gone through 



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married on Tuesday to Abraham 
Olman a song writer. Miss Parker 
is 25 and was recently divorced 
irom L«oring Smith in Chicago. 
Olman is a residenc or Cincinnati 
fuid is Z2 years old. 



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Harry Schulman, founder of the 
National Chlldrep's Service Club, 
inc., was held for tho Court of Gen- 
eral Sessions on a charge of violat- 
ing section 45 of the Penal Law in 
permitting children to sing and 
dance on a public stage witljout ob- 

. taining a permit from the Mayor. 
The complaint is that on Jan. 22. 
at the Lexington theatre, Shulman 
allowed a 12 year old boy to appear 
on the stage in an "international 

^peace pageant." Tlie affair was said 
to be a benefit performance, the 
proceeds to have gone to the Shoos 
and Stocking Fund of the New York 
Dally News, with t he prosecution 
having been begun by the New York 
Society for Prevention of Cruelty 
to Children. "The News" has 
denied all connection v.ith the affair 
outside of being f.ie intended 
beneficiary, 

A public hearing ha.«? been granted 
In Albany. Feb. 14. for a hearini,' 
on a bill to repeal tlio law creating 
a moving picture censorship' com- 
mission. 

William A. Brady secured a 
inotlccable amount of i)ublicity on 
.the front and sporting pages of the 
New York dallies through his offer 
to promote a Dempsey-AVilU en- 
counter for $200,000. 

The Russian Ballet will be ^.\\{rn 
to Genoa by M. de Diaghiloff for 
the duration of the expected con- 
ference between th6 European 
diplomatists to be held there. 

The general npprel.onslon whirh 
has been manifested following the 
theatre catastrophe in Washington 
•has taken form throughout New 
York by a general investigation of 
the structure of all puWic buiKling.-j. 
Bituatod in the liv.* iorougiis, with 
peciul intci'fsl h«'i..»; allotted to 
oatres ia ManhalTau and B;uuk- 



the evening performance following 
the death of her husband, Frank 
Weston, the same day. The couple 
had been married 30 j-ears. Mr. 
\\ eston gave up the .<;tage about .«;ix 
yens ago to become a Christian 
.*^'cience practitioner and was 72 
years old at the time of his death. 
Mr.<=?. Weston Is cast as 'Miss Van 
C order" in the play. 



As a result of a complaint made 
to the police Jan, 21 Thelma Har- 
vey and Arthur Sachs, dancer and 
manager of the Club Dansant on 
r)2<l street, were arrested, charged 
with performing and permitting an 
improper dance respectively. Both 
deposited $500 In bail before they 
were allowed to go previou.«i to the 
hiarinff of the case, which is to 
titke pliif-e in the Wc-t Side Court 
before Magistrate Hatting. 



The Ministry of National Finance 
In Greece has drawn up a bill per- 
mitting the establishing of a trio of 
gambling casinos similar to that of 
Monte Carlo at certain Greek Spas. 
The government will give the sites 
free, also exempting the building 
materials and furniture from Cus- 
toms duty. It Is planned to levy a 
tax of 10 per cent, on the gross 
profits of the gambling casinos, with 
their minimum building value to be 
$150,000 and the construction prob- 
ably taking place at Corfu, Lou- 
trakls and Aldypsoa. 



Flo Zlegfeld Is reported as get- 
ting ready the plans for the con- 
struction of a theatre to be donated 
to his wife, Billle Burke. 



Sir Harry Laudor Ins been 
termed a "sham S^^ot" and his s.ongs 
severely critici.-ed by the Rev. Boyd 
Scott of Glasgow. Tiio clergyman 
states that Lauder's melodios aiul 
lyrics aro not typical of Scotland's 
best and that he bears a grudge 
toward tlie comedian for having led 
outside people.*? to believe "Hojimin' 
in the Gloamin' " is a genuine Scot- 
tish song, going on to say that "If 
people want Uie true Scotch flavor 
they shouM turn to Burns and leave 
Lauder out." 



I Following the attempted holdup 
of the Jolson theatre, Thursday 
night, and the taking of $000 from 
an otlico in the Gaiety building. Fri- 
day night, Police Headquarters 
issued an order assigning a police- 
man to duty at or near every tlica- 
ire in the Broadway district. 



Oliver ^forosco liaa added threr> 
more theatres to the chain of the 
Morosco Hohling Co., the new nddi- 
tion.s being the Diam(»nd at Bowl- 
ing Green, Ky.; Pasadena. Pasa- 
dcrja. Cal.. rmd .a recf-ntly built 
housf» In Hollywood. Call. All three 
will bo known as ISIorosco tlieatrea 
and will pl;«y iogititnat<f productions 
and pictures. 



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Tn response to the self ^ensorshii) 
pl.in. proposed by the manaKcrs, 
producers, authors and actors, nn 
e litorial in a New York ilaUy takerj 
to task the idea nnd Ray.«< that the 
n medy for vulgarity and lnd»»ccnoy 
on (h«» St ape lies with the producer. 
who. the arti'le states, Khouid "de- 
velop ethics iu hi:i profcasiya,' and 



According to« a Montreal paper, 
show girls have become mixed up in 
what is known as tiie "drug ring" 
up that way, with It being alleged 
that the girls are carrying grips of 
the drugs and shipping trunks 
stocked with liquor across the line. 
Agents of this country, along with 
the narcotic squad of the Royal 
Canadian Mounted Police, are worlc- 
Ing to eliminate the "ring." 



Genevieve Reynolds died at th«» 
American hospital, Chicago, Jan, 25, 
of pn-^umonla. Miss Rcynold.s was 
on the st^gc for nearly f»0 years. 13 
of which were spent with Kobert B. 
Man tell. 



The Frederick theatr*^ at lies^'nu. 
Germany, was destroy»'d by lire 
^4•ith Mme. Horking. a :*inger, 
perishing in the flumes. 



Joseph Urban, the peenic Tirttst, 
has announced his lntr>nii<»n of 
opening a shop on I'iftli avenue 
which will be ready during ICaster 
week. 

.Tack Jolinson, while plaj'ln,^' iit a 
thc-atre In N6wAH:' wa.H'Vinc.' Tn«^re 
arrested on the charg" of vio'rin^ 
the iralUc regulatloni. 



If not boxing, why basketball in 
the armories? This is the \ estion 
a certain group are now propound- 
ing. They point to. Governor Mil- 
ler's declaration that the armories 
are meant to train soldiers, not 
boxers, and they ask why this 
should not apply with equal force 
to baske^tball players. A prominent 
ofllcial in discussing the subject, de- 
clared the use of armories for bas- 
ketball had been badly abused. 
Originally teams playing in the 
armories represented military com- 
panies; all the performers were 
bona fide members of the National 
Guard, and the profits, or a large 
bhare of them, went to company 
funds. Later the armories in a num- 
ber ofL cities were leased to outside 
promoters, but the players were 
supposed to be members of the 
Guard, and are said to have been 
theoretically and technically, if not 
actually. Now no attempt is made 
to conceal the fact that many of the 
teams are composed entirely of non- 
giiardsmen, nnd, in more than one 
instance, of non-residents. It is 
claimed that at present the players 
are the only ones making any real 
money, their salaries absorbing all 
the profits. 

Basketball Jias become Immensely 
popular in New York, Massachu- 
setts, New Jersey and Pennsylvania 
the last three or four years, and all 
the cities are represented by fives. 
In their desire to have good teams 
the managers bid against one an- 
other for the services of stars. The 
latter play one team against another 
and appear with the aggregation out 
of which they can shake the most? 
money. A better-thrm -average court 
performer is said to receive from 
$33 to $100 a game and expenses; 
in ."^ome ini^tances a particularly 
well-known star receives a fixed 
amount per game, plus a share of 
the receipts or profits. Tiie demand 
<£)r the services of stars lias re- 
.Alted in grave abuses and Injus- 
tices to fans and managers alike, 
and will prove detrimental to bas- 
ketball, if it has not already done 
so. 

Frequently a st;\r is sclvduled lo 
appear v\lth a team and is so ad- 
vertlse<l, only to remain away be- 
cause ho has l>een offered more 
monoy to r»lay elsewhere llic sanu* 
evening. I'he f.ms who go to s«'e 
him pvrfoim arc .«^lung, of course. 
Last year a majority of the good 
players iierformed witli ♦oam.ai in 
two or three dilTn-nt U-agU'S. and 
it was not unu.sual to .' ec men pla> - 
ing together on a team ii\ a leaqin- 
one ni«ht nnd the m^.Kt night pl.i.\ - 
ing against each oth'-r la unotlu'i- 
circjLiit. In addition to plsVylng si.v 
uight.'i a week, Mome.oC tUK ^tktio 
p.irticipated in two Sun«lav gaUK's 
at Madison ^>qMire Gard»»n or somy 



TiiP di<t;(Htaf'il notori^'ty Riveti 
Tex Rit'kard, charged with contriy- 
uting to tlie delinquency of a mlnoB*,' 
is still brewing. A 13 -year-old girl 
made the charges against the sports 
promoter, alleging she became 
friendly with Rickard at the Mad- 
ison Square Garden swimming liool 
last summer. The girl reiterated 
her charges last week In the mag- 
Istrate's court. Since then the dis- 
trict attorney s office has asked for 
postponement of further hearings 
until Investigations can be made, - 



It is charged that too many pre* 
ferred location ticket^ for the MncU 
ison Squai-e Garden boxing bouts 
are reaching the hands of gyp ticket 
speculators. One agency mun said • 
the boxing commission made a 
strong protest to Tex Rickard early 
In the season. The result was that 
reputable agencies were advised 
they could have carte blanche to 
the ticket racks. Recently it is said 
the old practice has been resorted to. 
The Benny Leonard -Rocky Kansas ; 
bout scheduled for this month will 
show if the Garden's managenunt 
is sincere In holding down the gyps. 



Articles wore signed in Pari- Ia5t 
week by Francois Doscamps f'»r 
Georges Carpcnlitr for a match with 
Kid Ted Le;\i3, the Anglo-Amer- 
ican veteran, for the world's light- 
hoavTwoight Championship. Lewis 
is three years younger than Carpen- 
tier. The bout will be staged at 
the Ol^mpia, London, la April. 



Mile. Fanny Held/, a lyrical ar- 
liste, has been refused a Jockey'i 
license by the French racing author- 
ities. Thi!? is the third would-be 
lady professional Jockey who ha« 
been turned down because of her 
sex. 



Mike McTlgue's defeat last week 
up state by **Young'' Fisher has 
muddled the middleweight situation 
some more. I^IcTigue went through 
with the bout against the advice of 
his physician. He has been under- 
going treatment for neuritis and had 
cuncolled the P'i;3h.cr cngagcnent 
twice before. The up-state othclals 
tlireatcned lo go before the Boxing 
Commis.Mion if tlie Irishman didn't 
appear at the last date. I'isher.a 
rough tough slugger, who has been 
standifig off most of tlie top-notch- 
ers for several year.s up state, piled 
in on McTigue and he was nearly 
out in the first round from right 
crosses to the jaw, I'arlj' in the 
second ] i.^ner hit McTip:ue on lh« 
bad shoulder, putt in*; the arm out Of 
hu.-^iness. The local representative* 
for the B(»xing Commisidon \ i.«ited 
-M«1Mgui''s corrcr three tiin'\« dur- 
in,:.r tlie l»out to Inqulio if M* Tigp* 
was "carryins" Fi.'-lu'r. Afl'-r the 
.';.Mond rtnind M -Tign*^ made a onO- 
hand'.'i lli^iit of It and lost ti^e de- 
ci.sion. Tli'-s h.ivo been r«-m.it«-he<l 
\'ov a d.H.- in I'Vbruary. proVahly ^t 
M idison Square C»artb"n. 

'ilioXo'-w and Keit'.i oPAy bi.^^tcet- 
iKiJi tituiu« will ho«#t% up ill Ali.aru7 
bra Hall. iU{\\ .street ai d Tlh "i^'^* 
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VARIETY 




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and Among the Managers 



EVERYWHERE 

Have Made Possible Many of the Lad's 

SUCCESSES 

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PHILADELPHIA "RECORD'* 

*Tlie danting act oft'erctl l»y Mnrgo Wal- 
dron deserves more than ordinary prais?. 
Miss Waldron Is of extraordinary dancinsT 
ability, and her toe work was marvoloiiy in 
detail. A picturesque tetting and jfowns t=fi 
off to advantage the beauties of fiKui*' and 
face." 

PROVIDENCE "NEWS- 

*Tliought8 of Pavlowa steal into the mind 
as one watches the artistry of Marga Wal- 
dron, premier danseuse, who heads the bill 
in the Albee Theatre this week in an olYerin-; 
oJ classic dancing of high ordq;-." 



VARIETY' 

"Surrounded by an especially attractive 
sot, Marga Waldron made her initial entrance 
— delivering a particularly pretty dancing 
turn. It built U{i as It went along, closing 
with substantial returns that labeled it as 
bein.'^ 'in'." • 

WASHINGTON "HERALD" 

"Marga Waldron is well — ravissante. Slio 
Oanccs like a I'ay and is vivacity personilitd. 
Hor Oriental number exhibited a fine tech- 
nique." 

BROOKLYN DAILY "TIMES" 

"Miss Marga Waldron presented n numbor 
if difTlcult interpretations of classic dancinr: 
combined with raro poist* and grace with er:- 
t.iii.sit'.' beauty." 



."DRAMATIC MIRROR'* 

"Marga Waldron brings to vaudeville a 
dance act of such rare calibre and of such 
quality that it will be difllcult for many of 
our so-called premier danseuse now appear- 
ing: in vaudeville to equal her." 

BOSTON "GLOBE" 

"Marga Waldron wears gown.s beautifully. 
Of an attractive personality, she is besidoM 
a dancer of the flnlshevj type. Her entry is 
impressive, and in 'The Sacrifice' she unfold;* 
the dramatic side of her art." 

NEW YORK CITY "NEWS" 

"Miss Waldron is pionounced the 'find of 
til > year' in ^aluloville." 



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This Week (Jan. 30) 
KEITH'S HAMILTON. NEW YORK 



Next Week (Feb. 6) 
B. S. MOSS' FLATBUSH, BROOKLYN 



Week Feb. 13 
KEITH'S RIVERSIDE, NEW YORK 



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CORRESPONDENCE 



The cities under Correspondence 
as follows, and on pages: 

ATLANTA 36 

BOSTON 39 

BUFFALO,^.^^.^.^.^^.^^... 32 

CLEVELAND 36 

DES MOINES 32 

DETROIT 35 

INDIANAPOLIS *. 36 

KANSAS CITY 32 

MEMPHIS, TENN 41 



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NEW ORLEANS 

PHILADELPHIA 


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PITTSBURGH 

ROCHESTER 


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41 


PORTLAND, ORE 

SYRACUSE 


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37 


TORONTO 


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WASHINGTON 


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BUFFALO 



By SIDNEY BURTON 

Vau(Jeville competition is still 
holding the center of interest. Busi- 
ness collapsed sharply for Shuberts 
at the Took last week, due to weak- 
ness of their own bill and to the 
strength and number of opposim; 
attractions. Shea's, with the heavi- 
est card in months, drew 'em in like 
a whirlpool. Kreislor. Elks' ball. 
Moose cireus and "dold Diggers' 
drained patronage away from Shu- 



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berts, even though the show was 
well spokiMi of by tlu* dailies. The 
w*w vaudeville will draw here only 
so long as the heavy feature head- 
lin< rs are in the lights. 



The New Lafayette will open Feb. 
20. IMetuiis in connectit»u with 
Sun boc>k«Ml vnudevllU'. Thv Olym- 
ple will i-evert to a straight ]>lcture 
policy on the opening of the new 
liouse. 

"When "P'oolish Wives" opens at 
the Criterion, Feb. 6, there will be 
no electric display signs outside the 
house. Shea completes his lease on 
Feb, 4 and will immediately dis- 
mantle the exterior electrical signs, 
all of which bear the Shea name. 
Fnivorsal has leased the theatre? for 
the run on a percentage basis iioifj 
H«'rk & Spiegel. Sol Meyers han- 
dling the house end during the en- 
gagement. \\'hat will become of the 



At the last moment this weeic's 
Shubert bill at the Teck \%ns 
switched. Leona Le Mar was held 
over from last week anJl run up into 
headline position, substituting for 
Hetty King. Taylor Holmes was 
also cancelled, and Nonette and 
ticorge Kosener spotted in his place. 
The change was made after the au- 
vertising was out, necessitating 
killing all stands and cards and 
covering the entire territory twice. 

The suit for $100,000 'jrought by 
Frank 1*. Spellman. showman and 
promoter, of Batavia, against Jacjc 
Dompsey and Jack Kearns to re- 
cover his alleged share of the profits 
of "Dare-Devil Jack" was settlea 
out of court this week, ju--. as the 
case was about to be tried for a 
third time. Two previous trials re- 
sulted in jury disagreements. 'i(\^ 
agreement was made by Kearns and 
Spellman without their lawyers ki 
New York. 





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THIS WEEK (JAN. 30) MARYLAND, SALTIMORE 

What ihe Critics Said in Washington, D. C, Last Week 



w.\siiinc;ton post 

Billy c;!anon !.<» an rntortuininff n** 

Vvf-r. ThJ.-^ is F,»yini|f a pi«'at rl.'itl. for 

he i« one of tht^ l'»»»«t iinMifiliiijiMtH on 

:h'' Ht;iK»' t<)tl:t\. Ife lik'-wist- rclains 

Uis alulity to sine. 

W.\SIIIN<iTON IIKIC\I.I» 

All of th<» KirlH that ISilly ClaJicin 
»uf»'(n «rf a(Tli<'t(<fl \vlih c-iilifi- tliw 
or ffullopinK c orihUiMption. 
run. • That's '••in.' *'/'>>« 
biriKs '^a mimik or Iwo t-r 
R "kk-k * in «'V(ry lin^. 



' »C>ii»nii«*s" 
"But and 
nilly, na-l 
three uith 



\^.\SHIN<iTON TIMKS 

Hilly Ulnnon talKfd about hiM truu- 
hle.M with the pirl.s whom ho inot, 
and Bantf several t<»plcal sonf^R that 
wt^re wfll rocoive.l. His Binxlnf; wa« 
gdod a tut hia nionoloK was hrer/.y ami 
witty. 

U \MilN<.T(>\ KVF: STAR 

iJiliy <ila«(in Iwpt the amli'-nri' 
ri.iir II.,' fi.r tuifi'y nunut'S with his 

ll II I I •; I ,u -; I-i;ii:. liv -^ 



The Moose circus at the Audito- 
rium is drawing largely upon the 
theatregoing public. The show is a 
winter edition of the Barnum-Ring- 
ling outfit, practically all of the acts 
being recruited from that Bhow. 
Samuel McCrackin, formerly man- 
ager for Barnum. has charge of the 
circus. Frank Cook, present gen- 
eral manager for the Rlnglings, was 
in town during the week looking 
over the show. 



DES MOINES 

By DON CLARK 

The Berchel's withdrawal from 
the Columbia burlesque circuit to 
limit all further engagements to 
legitimate proved successful last 
week, the first since the change, 
when Fanchon & ^Tarco's 'Sun 
Kist" did a splendid business the 
four days usually devoted to bur- 
lesque. "If conditions get righted in 
fho buibs«iii<' mirk't and exi)t'nses 
come down we'll play burlesque 
again next .«e;»son." dccl.ired P.. l\ 
i:il>.-i t. of Klbcjl it CcK licU, owners 
of the Uerchel. 



Ktliel riarrymore iji "Deolassee" jit 
Uerchel tllis Wts-U. Next, ".\ngel 
Face. • 

"The Love of Su Shong" in slock 
:»( I'rinccs.«. 



Films: ".lackio l!l;ur," at Dos 
•Moines; "Mi.ss IajMi Bett." at 
Strand; "Camille." at Shermtin. 



I'.ig businf'ss, witli sonjc fiiin 



aways. was the ru'.e at the Shubert 
last week, with Comstock «& Ciest's 
"Mecca." Columns of advance pub- 
licity had been given the attra-- 
tion, but the Sunday night opening 
was a disappointment, the house 
not being soltl out. However, busi- 
ness picked up. Sothern and M u- 
lowe. Jan. 30, house soUl before the 
arrival of the company. 



"The tJat," which did an immense 
business at the Shubert a few weeks 
ago, comes foV a return date Feb. 5. 
While it is a return date for the 
piece it is not for the company, as 
the first corppany to reach here was 
headed by Lizzie Evans and Wil- 
liam L. Thorne, and the one coming 
in has been playing in Chicago for 
the last year. 



The seat sale for the McCormack 
concert at Convention hall Feb. 1 
indicates one of the largest audi- 
ences ever in the hall for a musical 
attractitxn. 



The Century theatre. American 
burlesque circuit, is offering two- 
for-one tickets for the "Chick- 
Chick" show there this week. It is 
the first time the double-header 
ticket has been used by ii bui'lesque 
here for a long time. 



Althougli "Cutting a Woman in 
Two" is not a novelty here, having 
been offered in a number of 
ville, plcttire and burlesque 
it was strongly played up 



vaude 
houses, 
by the 



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CARL NIESSE 

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A< t.M an<l Materia! Written to Or.lt r 

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Phono Webster 2»;2.> 



"(Ireat Kermiss" 
den last week. 



at Loew's Car- 



Grant T'emborton, manager of the 
Pantages, who has been ill sevora,! 
months, is back on the .lob. 



Kitty Gordon is the headllnr r at 
the Orpheum week of Jan. 2;>. and 
the local papers have been giving 
much space to the story sent from 
Des Moines regarding her engage- 
ment to Ralph l^nlet of New York. 



Kansas City has a repertory the- 
atre. Initial i>erformance was Feb. 
2. and the bill BJornsoo's "Love and 
Geography." The company is com- 
po.sed of local talent, headed and 
under the direction of Erville Alder- 
son. He has been here for a num- 
ber of months promoting the un- 
dertaking, which has been worked 
out on the subscription plan. It 
has the support of the Kan.sas City 
Star. The opening performance 
was given at the Conservatory the- 
atre, in the residence district. 



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MUSIC MEN 



ter a l>r!ef existence aa an In- 
irated music publisher, Bob 
former recording manager 
ne Columbia Oraphophone Co., 
decided to quit the publishing 
0680 Ho states he has a big- 
oroposition in view concerning 
Xflif with the rocordlnfir end of it. 
S JJli- has turned his catalog of 
I !11 Bongs over to Harms and re- 
i Imcd the other numberq. to the 
• rlters, _ 

_j - Witwark returned last week 

«i an extended western trip re- 

mSii« good business conditions In 

; ^industry especially as far as the 

1 moArk Black and White Series' 

J ^of i« concerned. 



otto Jordan of the Harms execu- 
ivJ staff Is on a western trip. 



Bdward Somers (Berlin staff) has 
>J!ed the Pat Rooney act as mus- 
il director. 

Carroll White has been trans- 
irt^ from the Boston office to 
, ^ Fisher's New York profes- 
V; oBAl staff. 

Leo Friedman Is no longer general 
w lanager for the Robert Norton 
] luBic Co., havirti: resigned. 

Chester Carpenter is now con- 
ected in Detroit with the Jack 
lyder Music Co, 

'■ 

Rose OoUlburg, of the Fred Fisher 
ofessional wiaff, has resigned to 
epare for her forthcoming mar- 
je to Bert FranK^ Hart, non- 
ofessional. 

Andy Boyle Is with the Jack 
Inyder professional staff. 



Len Dolg is back with the Charles 
I Harris professional staff. 



Bob I-«Page has been switched 
Detroit to Chicago represent - 
the Triangle Music Co. 



Hort Nathan, in charge of Wit- 

rk ft Sons' office in Los Angeles, 

in Ban Francisco last week to 

ige the personnel of the local 

lee. Jack Hurley has been en- 

to succeed Barney Hagan. 



The music publishers have about 

e up their minds the 50-cent 

ord is here to stay judging from 

popularity. One authority avers* 

t one Saturday the Macy depart - 

ent store sold 12,000 disks of the 

al brand, priced 50 cents al- 

hough sale-priced at 46 cents. The 

blUhers' only objections to some 

these new record makes is that 

heir financial stability is so uncer- 

In fts far ns royalty payment Is 

ncerned although those that are 

business to stay certainly are .1 

elconae source of increased revenue 

royalty returns. 



Since Paul Whiteman made his 
ecorU version of a fox -trot arrange - 

ent of Rimsky-Koraakow's "Songo 
ndoue," at least four publishers 
ave issuetl *'Song of India" num- 
•ers adapted from the same melody 
zcepting for different lyrics. 

hirmcr has one, Marks is pub- 

*hing another and so are Foist and 

[herman-Ciay. The expired copy- 

' ht pn the melody may account 

this. 



[Sammy Smith has given tip the 
tenting business and has ron- 
icted with the E. B. Marks profen- 
onal staff as "act" man. 



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Sherman, Clay & Co.. of Sun 

'nncisco, are publishing a new 

\g, entitled "You Won't Be Sorry." 

Itten by Earl Burtnett and Harry 

Kerr, which is proving a big nir. 

hese writers composed "Do You 

'er Think of Me?" also published 

Sherman, Clay & Co., and which 

I Little, manager of the publish- 

r^ department, says the Arm sold 

^ore than a million^copies. "Whis- 

«ring,'' another publication of this 

Mini scored a record of 900,000 

teles during the year of 1921. Sev- 

ral eastern publishers made flat- 

^nng offers to Burtnett and Kerr 

i>r the rights to "You Won't Be 

orry," but the song was secured 

»y Llttlo for his concern. 



The "moohanical" sittiation Is the 
I Important topic In the music pub- 
wing Held at prosont, the phono- 
"^Ph oompaniea taking too much 
r granted under tho Copyright 
'w of 1909. Although the royalty 
itements are due monthly under 

* law, some of tho record lirms 

* tardy to the extent of from 
tJ^T ^^ ^^^ months. The 10 per 
;*,;, discount for "breakage"' is 
5J^inng to be a big Item al.so. AVhen 
ne law was passed, this conccs- 

liift ^^''^ made one year later in 
'»i» when a very fragile disk was 
^WK *' that does not <«omp;u<' 
tr\ ii ^'•••sent finality. There is 
r^oticaiiy ,io breakage at present 
jiihouRii tht» disk makers take ad- 
ranUiKc of this conrrssiun. 

iho mechanical angle is now a 
11 I ^"^nf>rt'int adjunct to the 
J'"^i<-' J»iil)lishing business. A big 
POiJrro of revenue lies in that en«l 
lih f '"<^"s<'y. If any reconl Jirm 
rnat . „mes into existence overnight 



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is granted permission to make 
mechanical reproduction of a song 
and thus cut into the standard and 
established firms* sales, it is apt to 
undermine tho whole phonograph 
and roll business. These new com- 
panies accumulate bad debts al- 
though the way It looks some of the 
50 cent record manufacturers are in 
business to stay. They can manu- 
facture a disk at from 21 to L'4 cents 
and there is enough profit to re- 
tail It at 50 cents. 



Violinsky was featured in a full 
page spread last week in tho Hing- 
hamton. N. Y., "Sun and lU'coid" in 
n story in connection with his recent 
song hits. 

Krnie llughe^? is now \\l\h the 
DruMswicU I'honograph Co. 



Harold Pvossiter, who for ilie ])aHt 
five yars has been a i>artn'r in the 
Ted Krown Music Co., Chicago., has 
dispos( tl of his interests in the coji- 
• •<rn to lirown. and in the future will 
devote his entire time to the Harold 
J{ossitrr Music Co. there. 



JUDGMENTS 

The following judgments have 
been filed in tho County Clerk's of- 
fice. The first name is that of the 
judgment debtor; creditor and 
amount follow: 

Equality Photoplay Corp.; J. 
Lasky; $26.''..20. 

Melvin H. Dalberg; I. Krrncr; 
$317.22. 

Bklyn. Music House, Inc. and 
Julius Ullman; Kicca & Son; 
1114.74. 

Rozelle Galland; Shubert Theat- 
rical Co.; fl.823.r.O. 

Chas. Douglas; L. Maratsky; 
$9.1 20. 

Imperator Film Co.; City of N*. Y.; 
$277. :;•>•. 

Inter. Church Film Corp.; I.. 
Deah: $.">4ri.T2. 

Same: X V. T.I. Co.; $2:.1.:.0. 

Salient Films, Inc.: Cftnsolid.ited 
i:imr;ivini? Co : .<11 1. 10. 

B. A. Rolfo Photoplays, Inc.; Ciiy 
of X. Y.: $.127,.''/). 



Blanding Sloan; X'. Y. T« 1, Co; 

$.". I.IM. 

Boris Thomasbcfsky ; .T. T.evenson; 
$.')7s :•(! 

Volk Film Co., Inc.; I'nited Klec. 
Light & Power <.*o.; $24.47. 



Irwin Rot«n; Z. Covington et al.; 
$1,125.20. 

Wilner Romberg Corp.; II. Sears; 
$2ri9.24. 

European Feature Film Corp.; 
City of N. Y.; $14r,..',s. 

Efficiency Film Service, Inc.; 
.same; same. 
Wisdom Amus. Corp.; .same; same. 

Carl I. Hotstein; Ku.'-.'-ian .Sym- 
phony Soc, Inc.; $205.20. 

BANKRUPTCY PETITION (Volun- 
tary) 

Frederic L. Ferguson, advertising 
and pictures, ].'i7 West 47th street; 
lia!)iiities, $.".967; assei«, $l»,.'i28. 

SATISFIED JUDGMENTS 
Embee Dist. Co., Inc.; Carey Ptg. 

Co.. inc.: $)>.-.-,().}; .Inn. ir,. 1!*l'2. 

Arthur N. Smallwood; K. II. Thil- 
li]jpi; ?),:;t5 CO; .Tan. 20, ]f»2I. 



SPORTS 

ijCoptinueJ irom i>.»ge JO) 



nU^, iKXt Wedn'sday evening (Feb. 
8.). Uoth teams are eonfulint of 
vietojy nud have <J'.»1 a Ix.na lide 
list of players who are ♦ligihle ^o 
participate. Sid i."ilvcjni •.) of Va- 



riety was accepted aa a Keith 
player by tho Loew bunch, whilo 
the Keith team accepted Alex Han- 
lons brother, first objected to as a 
professional, 

Eill Wellman, Marty Herman and 
Matty Zimmerman are the promot- 
ers who will try to put wrestling 
back on its feet locally. They will 
promote the big wrestling carnival 
to be staged at Madison .S(iuare 
Garden in a few weeks. Karl Crad- 
dock and Stanylous Zyblseo will 
headline a strong card. 



MISS CASITOLirS OWN UNIT 

Dohnes Ca.sinelli Is to have I. r 
own prodii. ing unit. Tom Terri« is 
♦o dirirt ihn star, and woik on the 
picture is to begin within tho next 
t^vo vv tln'ee W<^'ek.<!. A releasing 

nufliiim i'? under di!«»cu.ssi«tn, but h.is 
iM't been f lM.<-r«l f(,r yet. MUo. Cix-i- 
ncJIi jilans to maKu at ^a.-t four 
produf tions a year. 



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LONDON PANTOMIMES 



By IVAN PATRICK GORE 



Pantomime, the class of show 
most favored by thousands, we have 
in plenty, although up to a little 
while ago it seemed as though this 
typically British class of production 
would not be well represented. As 
It is we have four big productions 
In the West Central zone, and any 
amount of them in the suburbs, 
these latter being mostly traveling 
shows getting a London kick-off. 
Having exhausted pantomime the 
pleasure-seeking world can take its 
pick from Shakespearean revivals, 
melodrama of the* "thick ear" type, 
drama, light opera, musical comedy, 
revue^ vaudeville, nigger minstrels, 
"movies," circuses, and Christmas 
fairs. All are of the best of their 
kind. Unfortunately the boom, in 
business that was anticipated has 
not materialized universally, the 
takings dropping oflf woefully at 
some theatres after the first two 
or three days of strenuous holiday 
making. 

Cochran's '"Babes" 
Foremost among the pantomimes 
comes the C. B. Cochran production 
of "Babes in the Wood" at the New 
Oxford, the first show of its kind to 
be staged at this historic house. It 
is a show carrying the "A. I." brand 
throughout Beautifully and elab- 
orately staged it is pticked with good 
clean fun throughout, and there is 
not a dull moment in it It is a real 
children's pantomime, always re- 
membering that at Christmas time 
childhood is not measured by age. 
The story is carefully adhered to 
and intermingled, as has become the 
system with "The Babes," with the 
love affairs of Robin Hood, a scoun- 
drel second only in our hearts to 
Dick Turpin, and his winsome 



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sweetheart maid. Marian. These 
two romantic peojilo of long ago are 
the cliief impediments to the vil- 
lainies of the Bold Bad Baron and 
the very Wicked Robbers. The 
Babes are played by the Dolly Sis- 
ters, who are as popular as ever and 
manage to get a deal of originality 
into their reading of the parts. 
George Hasscll and Tubby Edlin are 
the robbers, Charlie Chaplin and 
"The Kid," and provide much of the 
humor of the sliow. Albert Bruno 
does much with the part of the 
"Wicked Uncle. A. \V. Baskcomb. as 
Louisa, the Babes' governess, plays 
the part with an originality quite 
new to pantomime. Nellie Taylor is 
a fine Robin Hood, and Joyce Bar- 
bour a dainty Maid Marian. Among 
the best scenes is the one "Where 
the Toys Come From." In this the 
Fratellinis do fme work, as they do 
in other scenes, with impersonations 
of a series of weird animals. Among 
other good scenes the locale closely 
following all "Babes'* productions, 
are the village school, the baron's 
bedroom, which gives Bruno one of 
his best chances as a nightmare- 
haunted villain, and Maid Marian's 
cottage. The final "palace scene" 
is an exceptionally fine example of 
the scenic artists' art. 

At tho Lyceum 

The Lyceum pantomime Is always 
looked forward to as giving prom- 
ise of the best pantomime for pure, 
unadulterated fun in London, and 
the Brothers Melville have in no 
way let down traditions in their 
present show, "Cinderella." This is 
the true, old-fashioned Christmas 
show, without a suspicion of revue 
and opening in time-honored fashion 
with a scene where the representa- 
tives of vice and virtue declare bat- 
tle. The cast is exceptionally 
strong, without including any really 
big names. Dainty Doris is the 
"Cinderella," and Ruby Kimberley 
the Dandini. The p rinciple come- 
dians are George Jackley as the 
Baron Pas de Largent, Billy Dan- 
vers as the Buttons, and Fred Re- 
gent and Minnie Pine as the Ugly 
Sisters. Without permitting spec- 
tacle to interfere with fun the pro- 
ducers stage several very beautiful 
scones, among them the Forest 
Glade, the Fairyland of Beautiful 
Flowers, and the wedding reception. 
The whole show concludes with the 
true, old-fashioned harlequinade. 

Has Best Opening 

The Hippodrome's "Jack and the 
Beanstalk" is more remarkable for 
a strong cast and scenic beauty 
than it is for fun, although there is 
a good deal of the latter ingredient. 
It Is an exceedingly line scenic pro- 
duction. Among the best of its 
many scenes are the opening in the 
village of Arcadee, the cattle fair, a 
fine scene peopled by the inhabitants 
of Noah's Ark; a wonderful scene 
in which Dame Trot'a backyard 



WESTON'S MODELS D'ART 

OPENING 

For a Tour of the Orpheam Circuit 
ORPHEUM, MINNEAPOUS,THIS WEEK (Jan. 29) 

Booked Solid Till June, 1922 

EaaUrn Repratentative, ALF. T. WILTON 

Western Representative, CHARLES C. CROWL 



changes to the Beanstalk, with a 
distant view of the giant's castle; 
the Giant's Library, in which the 
volumes open to allow the heroes 
and heroines of fairy lore to emerge, 
and the Liind of Good Cheer, George 
Robey is the Dame Trot and is very 
much the Robey we have known for 
years, but goes extremely well. 
Clarice Muyne sings and dances well 
as Jack; she can also act, which is 
something of a novelty for a prin- 
cipal boy. Jay Laurier. another 
West End vautleville favorite, makes 
a big hit ns Miffins, a bucolic sort 
of yokel. The really big success of 
the show, however, was obtained by 
Kiddy Kennedy, a diminutive actress, 
who scored very heavily as Sarah 
Jane. Madge Saunders is the prin- 
cess, and Tom Walls the king. Ger- 
ald XXX. A variety of giants are 
played by the Penden Troupe. Some 
members of this troupe also appear 
as a cow, which is one of the chief 
things in the panto^ — it can betray 
emotion, and even weeps bitterly at 
parting from Jack. The giant "Fee- 
Fo-Fum" is in the hands of Walter 
Hubert. The chorus is exceptionally 
fine, and the music excellent. Gus 
Sohlke stages the show, which was 
produced by Julian Wylie. 

Matinees of "Aladdin" 

For "matinees only" Ernest C. 
Rolls produced "Aladdin" at the 
Palladium. This is in fifteen s:ene.s 
and the show's premiere showed 
signs of haste and a certain unpre- 
paredness. The second half went 
wrong, and some of the scenes pro- 
grammed were conspicuous by their 
absence. In any case, fifteen scenes, 
some of them very heavy, are too 
much for a matinee show, and the 
story could have been equally well 
told in less. Beyond this the show 
is a capital one, the music is good^ 
the fun fast and furious, and the 
scenery and costumes everything 
that scenery and costumes should 
be in the West End. The cast is 
exceptional, and is headed by Charles 
Austin as the Dame, whom he 
makes a Cockney lady of uncertain 
age. He keeps the house in a roar 
whenever he is on. Will Evans is 
the Abanazar, and gets much out 
of the part by his quiet methods. 
Jennie Benson is the principal boy, 
Aladdin, and scores heavily in sev- 
eral numbers, including the inevi- 
table "Mammy." Toots Pounds is 
the Princess and Lorna Pounds 
Wishee Washee. Winston's Sea 
Lions and Diving Belles make a 
highly popular specialty. The prin- 
cipal scenes are the Magic Cave, 
Aladdin's Palace and the usual 
"Palace" scenes. A strong, well- 
trained chorus is greatly assisted 
by the Royal Welsh Choir. In re- 
plying to a call Ernest C. Rolls ex- 
pressed his pleasure at being back 
again as a theatrical producer. 

In the Suburbs 

Among the best of the suburban 
pantomimes are "Dick Whittington" 
at the Grand, Croydon; "The Babes 
in the Wood" at the Borough, Strat- 
ford; "Dick Whittington" at the 
Brixton and "Mother Goose" at the 
Surrey. This last production is 
notable for the return of the old 
theatre to a form of entertainment 
for which It was famous under the 
management of the Conquests and 
also for the rcappearaiice of George 
Conquest, Jr. The Surrey was one 
of the most popular houses "across" 
the bridges and many well known 
players were once members of its 
stock company, but easy facilities 
for getting "Up West" and "the 
pictures" changed its fortunes, and 
it has never recovered, although not 
a few managers have tried to bring 
it back to its old prosperity. 

"Alice in Wonderland", at the 
Garrlck (matinees only), with a fine 
cast including C. Haydn Coflln as 
the Mad Hatter and Phyllis Griffiths 
as Alice,' had as a feature a series 
of tea parties given by the manage- 
ment to meet Alice and her weird 
companion in the flesh. On Its 
eleventh year, "Where the Rainbow 



Ends" was the matinee attraction at 
the Apollo. .Although p:itr:otic 
propaganda camouflaged in fairy 
lore and the story of St. George and 
the Dragon it is capital ontoriain- 
ment. Two new productions of 
children's plays for matinees may 
easily become as popular a# the 
others. One is the "Windmill Man," 
which Bert Coote produced at the 
Victoria Palace, with Oswald Waller 
in the title role. This is a well pro- 
duced, cleverly conceived, well acted 
fairy play. "The Great Big World ' 
at the Court is of a more ambitious 
nature and is something in the 
shape* of a juvenile morality play. 
It tells the story of several chil- 
dren, who after a happy childhood 
have to face the world and encoun- 
ter all sorts of people, good, bad 
and indifferent. This production 
had to be postponed from Dec. "- 
to the Boxing Day matinee. 

Maskelyne's Theatre of Mystery, as 
much a national institution almost 
as the Tower of London and as lit- 
tle advertised, has a fine bill of en- 
tertainers, conjurors and entertain- 
ers generally headed by Oswald 
Williams. Serge DiaghliefC's sea- 
son with the Leon Bakst production 
of "The Sleeping Beauty" is making 
the Alhambra look like ita old self, 
while "The Minstrels of 192'J" are 
having a fair share of the good 
things of life 'at the Philharmonic. 
The Bertram Mills International 
Circus at Olympia is living up to 
expectations, and the Crystal Pal- 
ace Circus is al.so exceptionally 
strong this year. The World's Fair 
at Islington is the same as it has 
been for ages past. 

Of the three outlying theatres 
which have some call on West End 
audiences the Lyric, Hammersmith, 
Is still packed at each show with 
"The Beggar's Opera"; the Kings, 
Hammersmith, is staging a fine re- 
vival of "The Blue Bird." and the 
Everyman, Hempstead, is staging 
the Irish Players Repertory in the 
evening, with matinees of "Pru- 
nella." Despite the boom .which 
Christmas should have brought 
things do not seem much better for 
the minor player, London is still 
crowded with well nigh hopeless 
men and women seeking employ- 
ment, and for most of them an oc- 
casional day at some picture studio 
seems to be the only hope of salva- 
tion they have left to cling to. May 
1922 bring a cliange for the better 
and a return to something like the 
old days when the small actor was 
more or less certain of a long run. 
the good old days of the bad melo- 
drama which during the war was 
ousted by the cheap revue. 



Gorman. Probably the text will hi 
changed. 



"Fretillon," lyrical comedy of Al. 
bert Carre, mu&ic by Claude Ter- 
rasse, is to be produced at thi 
Gaite. with Marguerite Carri. 
Madame Simone will create Henry 
Bernsteins new play, "Judith." at 
the Gyniiiase. 



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Loon Voltcrra will revive "MU 
quelle et sa Mere" at the Eden, 
when the run of the "Girl in thi 
Taxi" (Chaste Suzanne) ends. 



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An operetta by the popular com- 
poser, Maurice Yvain, will form ths 
next .show at the new Theatre 
Daunou. The Ipads will be held bf 
Victor Boucher, Guyon Fils. Gabin," 
Mary Hett and Jeanne Cheirel. 

So-called international celebra- 
tions were held for the tri-cenie- 
nary of Moliere at the Opera and ih» 
Comedie Francaise, but, curiously, 
the prominent Anglo-American the* 
airical pre«»s was not invited. 



ILL AND INJURED 



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Mrs. Gertrude Samoyoa under* 
went a serious operation at St. 
Vincent's Hospital, Cleveland, 0, 
Jan. 10, and is now convalescing. 

Irene Albasca has been forced X% 
cancel her vaudeville bookings dw 
to an attack of pneumonia. 

Annie Morris is confined to her 
home with an attack of fiu. 

Lawrence Goldle and Mart 
Murphy, his assistant. In booking 
the New York Proctor and Keith 
pop time houses In the Keith offlct 
both suffered attacks of grip thii 
week. Bill Quaid, manager of tht 
Fifth Avenue, New York, Is han- 
dling the Goldie bookings pending 
the recovery of the two bookers. 

Bart McHugh is convalescing 
after a ten days' illness. The Keith 
agent has been confined to hit 
home In Philadelphia with grippe. 

Foster Lardner, manager of th« 
Albee, Providence, R. I., fracture4 
his right arm at the elbow through 
the sudden closing of a heavy door 
in the theatre. 



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PARIS 



P. Merle Forest, chief stage man- 
ager of the Paris Opera, will not i •- 
new his contract and is retiring at 
the end ofthis year. He will prob- 
ably be replaced by Pierre Cheraii, 
now producer at the Monnaie. Brus- 
sels, who will direct the stage of the 
opera from January 1, 1920. 



Hertz and Coquelin have the In- 
tention of reviving "Les Anges 
Gardiens," by J. Frappa and Des- 
puy-Maz'iyl. at the Ambigu this 
season. T'.iis comedy was created 
at the Marigny before the war as 
a warning to French parents 
against employing foreign gover- 
nesses, particularly English and 



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than we are displaying could not 
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As manufacturers soiling furt 
only, we can offer you tremen- 
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you buy. 

Special discount to the Pro- 
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SOCIETY NOTE 



MISS MARIE SABBOrr 

li l»t»:c.g f>r {\u Sjuth m-it week where »'.ie expecu t» ii«ru.i-n ..tifll .<r Pr lUe IxwUn H^tton 



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By JACOB SMITH. 
"The Whirl of New Tork" at the 
fihubert-Detroit this week Is un- 
•: <|lie8tlonab1y the greatest entertain- 
ment value ever offered at the price. 
f Jhroof the public know entertainment 

»> values is indicated by the tromon* 
ious sale of seats for all perform- 
ances this w«ek. The bill opens 
:' irith'the usual news weekly; the 
•how starts with Florence Shubert 
and Colleens; Purcella Brothers fol- 
• low; Keno and Gi'oen are next in 
. order, with Kyra doing her dancing 
next; Bard and Pearl get the house; 
^ Kanoy Gibbs renders several song 
numbers exceptionally well, and Roy 
Cummings, assisted by Billie Hhaw, 



id another knockout for laughs. All 
of the principals work in the boiled - 
down version of "The Whirl," which 
is full of pep, song numbers and 
comedy. 



For new and oriflnal 



LAUGHS 

faihioned into moncyloBuet, acts !n "one". sk«tches. 
••■#«. imtrt patter, etc., ree JAMES MADISON, 
•ne has returned from Cali-4N-Yah and It once 
*or« dippinf tht pen of wit In the ink of in- 
Miration at 1493 Broadway, N. Y. 



Dave Xcderlander, of the Shubert - 
Detroit, who was in New York last 
week to see the Shuberts, announces 
that this house will continue with 
vaudeville right through the sum- 
mer. 



"Beautiful Liar," Madison; 
jury,'' Washington. 



Ter- 



"Conquering Power," Indefinite 
run at Adams. 



The Woodward Players In "Com- 
mon Clay" this week, Majestic. No 
Sunday performances at this house 



"Silver Fox," C.arrlck. Next, Fay 
Cainter in "East Is West." 



White's "Scandals ' opened big at 
New Detroit at |3 top. Next. Elsie 
Ferguson in "Varying Shores." 



"Unloved Wife" at the Shubert - 
Michigan. Next, Walter Hampden. 



Harry Morey and Grace Valentine 
are appearin in person this week at 
the New Capitol in connection with 
"A Man's Home," in which they 
have the stellar roles. This house 
has enjoyed tremendous business 
since it opened, but has hit some of 
the other flrst-run theatres. 



The Regent and Miles i\t^ back to 
one-week stands each. Some talk 
of a complete change In policy at 
the Miles, but this is unofficial. 



est cabarets here, Is under police 
supervision, followlnj^r charges of 
alleged whiskey selling. Backers 
of the place blame it all on political 
animosity. 



Will Rogers, In the "Zlegfeld 
Frolic," is holding forlh at the 
Nixon. Capacity llrst two nights, 
with Indirations of near sell-out on 
week. "Wild Cat" next. 



"Back Pay," Broadway-Strand; 




Factory Prices! 



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PITTSBURGH 

By COLEMAN HARRISON 

Pirtm: 3— Olympic, "Three l^ive 
r'.hosts"; . Grand and I^iberty. 
"Beautiful I^lar'; Regent and 
Blackstone, "Lane That Had No 
Turning"; Cameraphono and Ly- 
ceum. "F'ightin* Mad"; Savoy, 
"Devil Within": Kenyon, "(Jet- 
Rich-Qulok Wallingford"; Alham- 
hra, "Alias Lady Fingers"; Aldine, 
"Whnt Xo Man Knows"; IMtt, "Or- 
phans of the Storm (third week). 

"Main Street," with Alma Toll 
and McKay Morris; fair attendance 
at Alvin. "Silver Fox" next. 

The committee in charge of radio 
concerts nightly is now engaging 
varioim st;irs who are in the city 
each weok to give a short mono- 
log, lecture or song ov(r the wire- 
less appar;itu.=!, flus Kdwards, Will 
Rogrrs and Alma Tell arg doing the 
entortaitiing tiiis wiek. 

Tlip Little Club has been stnrtcd 
by I'V^d Sandrr-. wlio lins operated 
a cal);ir('t ro.'ulhoiiHf iDtermitttntly 
hf-rc for several sea.«ons. 

.Tf)1m P. IIarri.«. head of various 
lheatri<al enterprise's here, got un- 
rxpfcted publicity flirongh a «h;iri- 
tnble act. The hf-ad of tho Tolish 
K«'lief Committee, friendly to Mr. 
H;irriy. ask^d hip aid in s^iidinu 
sonie .'JO nfugee rhildr* ii ba<k to 
th«'ir homeland, tiu-y having come 
<»v»T Ik'H- doling \\ar pc-r.^c culion 
.ibro.'id, Mr. Hnriis fltipiu'i. d tk<« s- 
s.iry funds, and r.rxt diy .»-.»\v nn- 
]')ok<'d-for puldicjty in nil th^ 
(lailicSj, 

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V \T'I»K\ II.I.K acts rrinly anJ written to 
oi ill r. Wnto 

REGINA WIND 

NiMo Garden, l«OtJi St., 3d Ave., N. T. 

City. 



Davis (Keith's) 

Almost solid attendance raw a 
fine sliow Monday. Gus Edwards was 
ail over the show, taking about 5.'> 
minutes for his revue, while two of 
his proteges filled earlier spots. 

Mme, Bradna changed places with 
the Three Falcons and made a good 
opener. "Sandy," one of Kdward.s* 
finds, was a corking Scotchman In 
the deucer and walloped over a solid 
hit. Wilfred Clarke in a farce took 
four curtains next, and Herman 
Timherg, the other, had the throng 
with him all the time. Edith Cla.'-per 
and boys, artistic dancing act. col- 
lected three curtains, and the Swor 
Rrothers had an easy time, pulling 
the bulk of the laughs. Kdwards* re- 
vue Is eubstantlally the same as 
seen hero last year, every one of hia 
kids possessing unusual talent. The 
Three Falcons opened the closer to 
a moving throng, but held a goodly 
portion in. 



Duquesne (Shubert) 
Shubort vaudeville started the 
week off. Monday afternoon saw 
about 200 up and down. Lnst work 
went a little over the desired mark, 
but strong opposition j re.«agcd 



tough sledding, and when Jamea 
Barton withdrew from top billing, 
to be supplanted by Mason and 
Keeler, who have been seen here 
three or four times In their "Mar- 
ried," the diagnosis is simplp. 

Peder.son Brothers opened quietly 
and Harper and Blanks did just as 
well in No. 2. Bwnardi did S5 char- 
acters In three aoenes and desorvrd 
the trio of bows. GallarinI Sisters 
worked up Interest, collecting a 
couple of recalLs, ami Mason and 
Keeler closed flrtt half. Rath Broth- 
ers were well appreciated In their 
first appearance here in a Img tlme^ 
and Ma.>^tcrs and Kraft, the fourth 
repeater so far, drew three curtains. 
Bernard and Townen.-iiTiext to finish 
on this visit, worked hard and mer- 
ited the spot, registering th* 
s|ppngest hit. Jolly Johnny Jones, 
with a girl assistant, had a hard job 
trying to maintain Interest. 



The Sheridan Square, playing pop 
vaudeville In East Liberty, was 
robbed of Jl.600 Sunday morning 
when bandits broke into the theatre 
while women were denning the 
house and forced them Into .i room. 



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An act that will gain popularity. 

WILLIAM ROCK AND GIRLS is the act that we msarv 

It's brand new and has never been seen. * 

MR. ROCK is a vaudcvillian of old, 

And says EDDIE MACK clothes "are worth their 

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Representatives— PAT CASEY OFFICE, East 



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CLEVELAND 

By J. WILSON ROY 

HANN A— "Orphans of the Storm'' 
jMth week). Next, "The Woman in 
3**onze." 

OPERA HOUSE— "Lightnin* " (2t\ 
:ireek). 

SHUBERT - COLONIAL — Cleve- 
land Oi)era Co. 

STAR— "Peek-a-Boo/* 

; EMPIRE— "Passing Revue.- 

MELES — Georlralls Trio, .Cody and 
^ot Jennings, Blondell and BIIks, 
.Wilson and Larsen, Throe Kana- 
vawa Boys, and pictures. 

PRISCILLA — "Tropical Maids," 
Franchili, Galloway, and pictures. 

GORDON SQUARE— "Seven Lit- 
tle Sweethearts," Lockhart and 
X«addie, Rose Garden, and pictures. 
' FILMS- Allen, "Pilgrims of th« 
Kight"; Circle, ^Little Miss Hawk- 
■haw"; Lorain-Fulton, "Don't Get 
Personal"; Standard, "The Scrap* 
per"; Orpheum, "Riding with 
Death"; Capitol, "Molly O"; 
heights, •'The Conquering Power"-, 
Strand. *'A Dangerous Pastime"; 
Monarch, ILush Money"; Rialto, 
i^Man, Woman, ^Marriage"; Euclid, 
JDempsey-Carpentier fight. 



Monte Blue'is appearing here per- 
'. ieonally this week. 

Four safe crackers bound and 

^sarried the night watchman to the 

t>a8ement of Loew's Park theater 

{Sunday morning and got away with 



Keith's Hip 

Femininity, freedom and fun are 
fbe outstanding features of the cur- 
rent bill at this house, and the big 
audience at Monday's matinee as- 
sisted at one of the season's best 
shows. Harry Carroll and his girls 
are responsible for the femininity 



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Actresses .*:?;j;^r'* 

McK & R Albolenc not only re- 
inoveB grease-paint in a jiffy* bull 
It leaves the skin aa soft and 
■nooth as a baby's. 
' In I and 2 ounce tuhei for tht 
tnake-up box,and half-pound and 
pound cans for the dressinp tabls. 

Insist on McK ft R Albotrne at 
your clrugKist'B or dealer's, 

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part of the propjram, Houdini de- 
livers the fiooilom item, while 
humor is spread liberally. 

Holmes and Jiavere rcnred heav- 
ily with their comedy skit. Holmes 
has a lot of ricxer material and se- 
cures »)ebt results, while Miss Lavere 
has some snappy song."} and rapid - 
lire patter. 

Another hit was recorded by Gene 
Greene, whose songs were poppy, his 
stcrles ripped off to big laughs, and 
his entire turn smart and cheerful. 

Loney Haskell — substituting for 
Will Mahoney (ill) — got to them 
with his first sentence, lield tljcm 
tight, and with his hokum and 
yarns waa a scream throughout. 

The Joannys opened with one of 
thp bei»t shndowgrnph acts seen 
here in some lime and earned high 
praise, while Madelon and Paula 
Miller — a smart pair of youngsters 
— irut over the second spot with 
flying colors, with clever singing, 
dancing, piano and violin playing. 

Tho Ramsdells and Deyo offer a 
classy dancing turn in the closing 
spot, in which grace, talent and 
beautiful costumes abound. 



straw hat bit, going over to big 
plaudits. 

Walter Brower registered with his 
amusing nionolog; cheerfulness and 
mirth mark the entire act. 

Togo, with some juggling and 
tight rope walking and slide, made 
an effective close. 




Ohio (Shubert) 

As a successor to the big victory 
achieved last week by the "Whirl," 
the current bill at this house meas- 
ures up quite strong. The pace set 
last week whetted patrons' appe- 
tites for another feast of topliners; 
still the good audience at Sunday's 
matinee gave abundant evidence of 
satisfaction. 

Leading all other acts — and right 
worthily, too — is Alexander Carr 
and two capable a.ssistants in a re- 
vival of Carr's former suocess, "Tob- 
blitsky." In tho role of Levy, the 
shrewd, world -wise but hero-wor- 
shipping Jew, Carr Injected a subtle 
comedy that brought thunderous 
applause. He played with a mas- 
tery that brought realism, his stage- 
craft was splendid and the offering 
easily carried off the honors of the 
day. 

Hal Forde and Gitz Rice got over 
with song and comedy. Jial was 
some time in connecting, but he 
gave them some of his best tricks 
and held them to the close. Rice 
manipulated the Ivories effectively 
and gave "Dear Old Pal of Mine" 
as an encore. 

Burt Shepard repeated his whip 
cracking act ci editably as an opener, 
and Ford with his dog had a cordial 
reception. 

The Flemings had an attractive 
statuary posing turn that pleased, 
finishing with esome clever hand bal- 
ancing. 

Marguerite Farrell cut loose with 
f;ome catchy rongs to gox)d results, a 
novelty being offered in moving pic- 
tures portraying her dressing room 
between her numbers. Miss Farrell 
id a good character singer and her 
costumes are a feature. 

Ryan and Lee again demonstrated 
their ability to amuse, their dancing 
and smart patter, as well as their 






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Keiths* 105th St. 

There was a good audience Mon- 
day night and the entertainment 
was well up to the standard. 

McWattcrs and Tyson scored for 
their offering, "Nothing New Be- 
neath the Sun." Comedy, tragedy 
and burlesque were injected Into the 
number, which Iiad an enthusiastic 
reception. Grace Tyson is a real 
comedienne, while McWatters is a 
showman of big repute. They 
worked hard for their liberal re- 
wards. Loney Haskell iield his audi- 
ence from the start. 

Teschow's Cats were in the open- 
ing spot. Orren and Drew have a 
plea.sing turn. 

Niobe offered a clever aquatic 
session; her work is effective and 
she scores well. 

Rolfe's Revue has class to the 
entire turn. Norwood and Hall re- 
peat their comedy bit, but Norwood 
still retains his weak delivery. The 
act is good and patrons deserve to 
bear it. 

Fun is rampant with the gymnas- 
tic number offered by James and 
^tta Mitchell in the closing spot. 



MONTREAL 

By JOHN M. GARDINER 

HIS MAJESTY'S— Irene Bordoni 
In "The French Doll." Next week, 
Walter Scanlan in "Irish Eyes." 

PRINCESS — Daphne Pollard, 
Pietro, Hobson and Beatty, Bert 
Baker and Co., Seed and Austin, 
Louis Leo, Casino Bros, and Wil- 
kins, the Norvelles. 

ORPHEUM— Orpheum stock In 
"The Storm." 

GAYETY — Lew Kelly show. 

LOEW'S— St. Clair Twins and 
Co., Friend and Downing, Mason 
and Bailey, Dorothy Burton and Co., 
Australian Dclsos. 

CAPITOL — Capitol Opera Co. In 
"Les Cloches de Corneville"; feat- 
ure, "Tlie Conquering Power." 

ALLEN— Allen Concert Co.; feat- 
ures, "Her Mad Bargain" and "From 
the Ground Up." 

IMPERTAT. — Cfr*^f^k Evans, bari- 
tone: feature, "God's Crucible." 

CANADIEN-FRANCAIS— Boyer's 
Stock (French). 



Following the failure of American 
Wheel burlesque in this city, Haroia 
Hevia, lessee of the Orpheum, has 
returned to stock. Edna Preston is 
leading woman and Dave Herbun 
leading man. Tho latter is not 
known here, but Miss Preston some 
years ago was quite a favorite as a 
stock Ingenue, "'he recently closed 
in stock in Halifax. 



A theatrical engagement of out- 
standing interest to Montreal has 
been made by Charles Holdstock, 
manager of His Majesty's. He an- 
nounces "The ^lerry Widow" lor 
week of Feb. 27. 




The management of Loew's Court 
is pulling good business by the in- 
troduction of dancing contests, baby 
competitions and amateur nights. 

A now play by W. A. Tremayne. 
well-known local dramatist, will bo 
presented here shortly. It is a com- 
edy drama called 'The Luck of tho 
d'Arcys." Harvey Hays, late of the 
Orpheum Players, is staging the 
production. 



continues to feature Grayce 
Brewer's Ladles' Jazz Band, and 
Bustanoby & Cjvstellani are adver- 
tising *Mlle. X" from New York very 
heavily. It is anticipated that the 
matter of liquid refreshment will 
be greatly simplified for these en- 
terprises after the provincial poli- 
ticians have finished monkeying 
with the liquor bill this session. 



Bill a bit long, but had worth whllt 
moments. 



PHILADELPHIA 

By ARTHUR B. WATERS 

^ulos Mastbaum, head of the 
Stanley Co., has announced the pur- 
chase of the BlJou, Eighth street 
near Vine, and will er^ct, according 
to present Intentions, an apartment 
house and theaetrc, the latter to be 
devot<*f[ to pop vaudeville. This 
property, owned at present by 
Keith's, Is in a run-down locality, 
but is near the bridgehead of the 
bridge to Camden, on which work 
has been started. It is said that 

work on the vaudeville house on the 
site of the old Bingham Hotel will 
start in the very near future, and 
the structure will be completed by 
1923. 



The Aldine, under the manage- 
ment of the Felt brothers, which 
opened with "The Three Musket- 
eers" and has had United Artists' 
films exclusively so fa^ breaks that 
rule next week by running "Molly 
O," a First National relea.se. They 
announce as coming attractions 
"Foolish Wives," "The Doll's House" 
and "J'Accuse." The Fairbanks film 
ran four weeks at this house; i ick- 
ford in "Fauntleroy," three; "Dis- 
raeli" with Arllss, two; "Way Down 
East" (second engagement here), 
two, and Beach's "Iron Trail," one. 
Creatore Is guest conductor with 
last named film this week. ^ 



At downtown film houses this 
week: "Rent Free," Stanley; "Law 
and the Woman," Karlton (second 
week); "Four Horsemen of the 
Ap- . \lypse," Stanton (second week) ; 
"Iron Trail," Aldine; "Call of the 
North," Arcadia. 



B. F. Keith's— Frank Mclntyre's 
comedy sketch, "Wednesday at the 
Rit7.," seemed, from the standpoint 
of the first night audience, to be the 
comedy hit of the bill, which was 
well above the average aU the wav 
through. Irene Castle showed much 
of her old power to charm and an- 
other high spot was the act of Pow- 
ers and Wallace. Rest of bill varied 
and Interesting. 



Harry Stevenson, manager of 
Fa,y's Knickerbocker pop vaudeville^ 
was made president of the Motion 
I'icturo Theatre Owners' Associa- 
tion, which met' last week. 



INDIANAPOLIS 

By VOLNEY B. FOWLER 

Murat dark the first half; "Mist 
Lulu Bett." last half. "Two Little 
Girl's In Blual' at English's first, and 
"The Easiest Way" last half. 



Rev. W. S. Fleming, the Chicago 
agitator, was in town last week try-' 
ing to incite tho Methodist minis- 
ers to start a fight for Sunday clos- 
ing. Fleming said he understood 
the battle was to have begun a year 
ago and wanted to know why the 
ministers didn't do as he told them. 
The ministers decided to wait a 
while. 



A. C. Zarlng has been elected 
president of the Motion Picture 
Theatre Owners of Indianapoll.c; 
S. W. Neall, vice-president, and 
Louis R. Maskun, secretary- 
treasurer. 



Frank Colfax, personal represent- 
ative for Mr. Sot hern was in the 
city trying to find a suitable private 
home he could rent for Mr. and Mrs.'^ 
Sothern during their engagement 
here beginning Feb. 13. 



ATLANTA 

A T L A N T A.— AU week Neil 
O'Brien's minstrels. Good business, 
inclement weather. Has an liy^ova- 
tlon in olio that seems to-tako wnell. 
Bell and Arllss, two girls, one with 
an exceptional baritone voice, sing 
duets In high brown make-up with 
black wigs. At the finish they re- 
move their wigs, disclosing the fact 
tjjat they are both verv blond. 

Howard, "Peacock Alley"; Metro- 
politan, "Love's Redeiaptlon": Tu- 
dor, "The Wakefield Case"; Rialto, 
"The Way of a Maid"; Forsyth, 
"Over the Hill"; Strand, "You Can't 
Believe Everything"; Criterion, 
"The Song of Life"; Alamo, "The 
Night Horseman"; Alpha, "The 
County Fair." 



Shubert Vaudeville — .Tohn Charles 
Thomas, last f;een here In the fliv- 
verlng "Love Letter," which, was an 
utter frost at the Forrest at the 
opening of the season, was success- 
ful In this week's headliner. While 
his personality did not warm the 
regular.^, they appreciated (and 
showed It) hlH high grade singing. 
"Chuckles of 1921" came back to a 
hilarious welcome. Opinion here la 
that this Is. taken by and large, the 
bcdt bill now playing Shubert time. 



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Friday, February 3, 1882 



VARIETY 



ALBERT VOK TILZER and NEVILLE FLEESON 



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SOMETHING NEW IN SONGS 



(That You Made Me Cry) 

Great Double Versions 

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K9IBROADWW NEWHtMRKCITY 



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An Indian <'Oh By Jingo' 
Extra Topical Verses 

By 

ALBERT VON TILZER 
NEVILLE FLEESON 

and 
EDWARD LASKA 



SYRACUSE, N. Y. 

By CHESTER B. BAHN 

TVIBTING.— First half. "The Hap- 
py. Cavalier.** Fisko 0'Har€U Runs 
tru« to O'Hara form, but voice 
marred by cold. Time-worn plot. 
On', fair cast. Next week, last half, 
"Emperor Jones." 

BASTABLE .—First half. Sam 
Howe's "New Show." Average bur- 
lesque. Last half, dark. Next week, 
first half. "Follies of the Day." Only 
burlesqye with a live press agrent. 
Rttnilt — stuff In local papers whether 
fuls appear or not.. 

STRAND.— All week, Alms, "Sailor 
Mad Man" and "Pope Benedict 
Canonizing Joan of Arc." 

EMPIRE.— First half, "No Woman 



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Knows"; last half, "Love, Hate and 
a Woman." 

ROBmNS-ECKEL.— "Back Pay." 

SAVOY.— "Morals." 

CRESCENT.— "Indiscretion" 



A. O. Delamater of New York, 
who was quick to demand that local 
papers retract that he was manager 
of the ill-fated "I^assie". company 
that hit the rocks at the Wieting 
h3re, and who averred that he only 
booked a route for the piece, has a 
poor memory. A little sleuthing by 
the newspaper boys here, who were 
objects of a tirade by Delamater, 
disclosed some information. Dela- 
mater signed a financial statement 
at the Wieting as manager of the 
company. He signed an order on 
the Wieting box ofllce as "acting 
manager" and he further sent tele- 
grams here which directed the 
Wieting's newspaper advertlsin;? for 
the piece. Incidentally. Delamatrr 
was the subject of rather uncompli- 
mentary wires received here by a 
local theatrical union from a New 
York union. 



nincss of his mother delayed the 



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Trice 12.50 delivered. Catalogue free. 
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departure of Karyl Norman from 
this city Monday, and aa a result of 
a miss out on train connections Nor- 
man had an unpleasant morning. He 
sought to get a special train, but 
couldn't impress the railroad officials. 
Then he tried to charter a plane, but 
there was no aviator in the vicinity. 
Finally he made a getaway on a reg- 
ular passenger train at 12.50, arriv- 
\r\fi in Buffalo at 6.10. The audience 
thfTA was held 30 minutes to permit i 
Norman to make his scheduled ap- 
pearance, n 



Frank J. Garrett, of this city, 
again.st Mrs. Bessie Sperbeck Gar- 
rett, theatre orchestra musician. 



The Lyceum, Ithaca, starts again 
Feb. 6 with "The Famous Mrs. 
Fair." Mrs. FIske, Feb. 11; Feb. 21, 
"The Gold Diggers.* 



The Chemung County Grand Jury, 
in session this week at Elmira, will 
hear the murder caso of John 
Shiggrq, colored, accused of shooting 
Harry Wallace, New York theatrical 
producer. 



Another vaudeville act to bo up 
nuainst a transportation problem 
was the Ching Ling Foo troupe, ap- 
])oarlng at the Avon, Watertown, 
la.-t week. The act was due in New 
York Monday matinee, but there 
was no night train out of this dity 
after the act finished its last Avon 
turn. The troupe loaded its baggage 
on a motor truck and then perched 
Oil top of the. load for a race through 
the icy cold to Syracuse. 



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"When Mrs. Elizabeth Ilightower 
of Wafcrbury, Conn., found herself 
stranded here she dashed off a letter 
to her brother, James Washington, 
actor, aJvisin^ that she was thrcat- 
• iK.d with death here and begging 
iDr transportation. Brother turned 
th'^ letter over to the police. The 
: yracu.so coppers found the woman 
.!jid litr husband in a rooming hou.se 
.^^M\ the death threats faded. Thrn 
Waj-hington came through with 
fiiiids. 



The Keith circuit Is to get an- 
other Syracuse youngster. Fifteen - 
year-old Marian Blake, "find" of 
the Drama League here, la slated 
for vaudeville. 



The Syrcauso Opera As.sociation 
will produce "The Bohemian Giil" 
at the Wieting, April 17-19. 



Out of the Majestic; Elmira, oper- 
ated by William Berinstein, of Al- 
bany, with his sons as the active 
managers, due to salary differences, 
the Majestic theatre orchestra has 
organized as the Majestic Dance 
Orchestra, and will play independ- 
ently in this city and vicinity. Josef 
Samuels, who for 12 years 'directed 
the orchestra at the ^fajestic, con- 
tinues as its leader. 



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Failure of the supporters of thtf 
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opera house to rally to a mass meet* 
ing, called by the Chamber of Com« 
merce committee, delayed action 
upon the three plans aubmittetf by 
Owner Jasper Gigllo. A ceeond 
meeting will be held later. Giglic. 
if his offers fail of acceptance, will 
transform the theatre into an apart* 
ment house. 



Devoted entirely to pictureSr wltH 
a 10-cent admission charge, th« 
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Friday, February 3. 11 




LIBBY and SPARROW 

Shubert's Winter Garden, New York, This Week (Jan. 30) 






Direction JENIE JACOBS 



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ST. LOUIS "TIMES" 

The real dance feature of the show I3 thra.t of George 
Libby and Ma May Sparrow, The former's imitations of 
Clt'ovRe yi. ''nhaii and Fred Stone were cntliusiastically re- 
ceived, but the liouse wont wild over the representation of 
J.C(»n Krrol at.d Marilyh Miller with Miss Sparrow assistinif. 
Quite their best offcrinjx. however, was the dance travesty, 
'Tlio Captains Kid," really clever fun, es]>ecially in its bur- 
lfS(iiio (»t* I'i,'yplian dances. Miss Sparrow is truly distinc- 
tive in her light dance offiTings, juid lier pirate costume was 
stuiunng. 



BROOKLYN "EAGLE'* 

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Registering a close second to the revue was the novel 
dancing sketch presented, by Qcorge Libby and Ida, May 
Sparrow. Both of these dancers are graceful as well as ex- 
ceedingly clever with their feet, and took the house by 
storm. They were forced by the pleased audience to give 
several encores. 



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(Feb. 6— Feb. 13) 

"Baby Dear>>" 6 Majestic Scrari- 
ton. 

•llathinff Beauties" 9-11 Plaza 
Springfield. 

'}. 'Beauty llovue'' C Park Indianap- 
olis. 

"Big Jamboree" C Gaycty Detroit 
13 Gayety Toronto. 

"Big Wonder Show" 6 Lyric 
Dayton 13 Olympic Cincinnati. 

"Bits of Broadway" 6 Gayety 
Toronto 13 Gayety Montreal. 

"Bon T .n Girls" 6 Gayety Pitts- 
burgh 13 L O. 

"Bowery Burlesquers'' 6 Hyperion 
New Haven 13 Hurtig &, Seamon's 
New York. 

"Broadway Scandals" 6 Lyric 
Kewark. 

"Chick Chick" 6 Gaycty Minne- 
apolis. 

"Cuddle Up" « Columbia New 
York 13 Empire Brooklyn. 

"Flashlights of 1921" 6 Gayety 
Bochr.ter 13-15 Bastable Syracuse 
16-18 Grand Utica. 

"Follies of DaV" 6-8 Bastable 
Syracuse 9-11 Grand Utica 13 Em- 
pire Albany. 

"Follies of New York" 6 Century 
Kansas City. 

"Folly Town" 6 Majestic Jersey 
City 13 Empire Providence. 

"French Frolics" 6-8 Cohen's 
Kewburgh 9-11 Cohen's Poughkeep- 
»ie. « 

"Garden Frolics" 6 Gayety Boston 
13 L O. 

"Girls de Looks" L O 13 Hy- 
perion New Haven. 

"Gh-ls from Joyland" 6 Olympic 
Kew York. 

"Golden Crook" 6 Gayety Kansas 
City 13 L O. 

''Greenwich Village Revue" C L O 
13 Gayety Omaha. 

"Harvest Time" 6 Star & Garter 
Chicago 13 Gayety Detroit. 

.'Tiello 1922" C Palace Baltimore 
13 Gaycty Washington. ♦ 
_ Howe Sam 6 Empire Albany 13 
Gayety Boston. 

"Jazz Babies" 6 Gayety Louls- 

WllG. 

"Jingle Jingle" 6 Olympic Cin- 
cinnati 13 Columbia Chicago. 

"Kandy Kids" 6 Garrlck St Louis. 

"Keep Smiling" 6 L O 13 Palace 
Baltimore. *• 

Kelly Lew 6 Gayety Buffalo 13 
Gayety Rochester. 

**KnIck Knacks" 6 Casino Phila- 



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Fall Hiver. 

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•I»ace Makers" G Gayety Balti- 
more. ' ' 

'Parisian Flirts" C Empire Cleve- 
land. 

•Passing Review" C Penn Circuit. 

"Peek a Boo ' 6 Empire Toledo 13 
Lyric Dayton. 

"Pell Bell" 6 Howard Boston. 

Reeves Al G Star Cleveland 13 
Empire Toledo. 

'•Record Breakers" 6 Howard 
Boston. • 

Reynolds Abe 6 Miner's Bronx 
New York 13 Casino Brooklyn. 

Singer Jack 6 Casino Boston 13 
Columbii New Yorok. 

"Social Follies' 6 Gayety Mil- 
waukee. 

"Some Show" 6 Allentown 7 Eas- 
ton 8 Reading 9 Long Branch 11 
Trenton. 

"Sporting Widows" 6 L O 13 Ca- 
sino Boston. 

"Step Lively Girls" « Gayety 
Montreal 13 Gayety Buffalo. 

Finney Frank G Gayetay St Louis 
13 Star and Garter Chicago. 

"Tit for Ta^" 6 L O 13 Star Cleve- 
land. 

"Town Scandals" C Empire Brook-. 
Tyn 13 L O. 

"Twinkle Toes" 6 Columbia Chi- 
cago 13 L O. 

Watson Billy 6 L O 13 Gayety St 
Louis. 

Willinm Mollle 6 Hurtig Sc Sea- 
mon's New Y'ork 13 Orpheum Pat- 
erson. 

"World of Frolics" 6 Casino Brook- 
lyn 13 P^mpire Newark. 



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NEW ORLEANS 

, ByO. M. SAMU£L 

TT'LANR— "Three Wise Foo:s " 
SHUBERT ST. CHARLES— Or- 
phans of the Storm.'' 

LYRIC— Bennett's Colored Carnl- 
va!. 

STRAND— Pictures. 



Cornelius Meehan. assistant man- 
ager of the Palace, is ill with pneu- 
monia. 



"Orphans of the Storm" mar run 
at the Shubert St. Charles three 
weeks. 



Nance O'Neill at the TuRlne next 
week in "The Passion Flower." 
"Dear Me" next. 



in "oat'^ 



Ing element. The fini.-h 
seemed superfluous. 

Ernest Ball, a favorite here, work., 
ing in his best manner, stopped the* 
show with the best framed vehicle 
he nas yet disclosed. Nicely placed 
was a whale prohib song called 
"Saloon/' and as suavely pointed hy^v^ 
Ball was a gem that swept the audi--'* 
ence. 

"Click Click" proved the prize flop . 4 
of the year. The act is a jowel in 
point of production and costumiiif, 
but the interpreters other than MiM 
Millership are very bad 

Mel Klee was in the wrong pew 
when* facing a crowd, most of whom 
remembered Al Herman. iiw 
method and material and the line 
about tho bubble song from Lux ^ 
old in the small-t^ers now. as wet. 
as that about the thin girl sitting 
on- a dime. Klee brought out Ball, 
who had scored tremeiulousiv. to 
prop himself, but his efforts "were 
fruitless. Bronson and Edwards.* 
who are paying royalty for the for-, 
mer Collins and Hart act. <lid ex- 
cellently In the closing position, the 
old foolery .«?triking a.^ of yort. 



The members of "The Right Girl" 
company, which closed here last 
week, returned to New York Sunday 
morning. 



Viola T>ana appeared In person at 
Loew's Sunday, the theatre holding 
enormous crowds as a consequence. 
Hanlon and Clifton begairt^xthe 
vaudeville .section aptly in their fa- 
miliar acrobatic work. Jack Case 
employed Jolsonian methods 

throughout. A good small-timer for 
the second spot, Case is hurting 
himself some by forcing matters. 
Townsend and "Wilbur begot laughs 
galore with the old hokum idea of 
the young swain and his sweetie 
and the boy's hesitancy in a.sking 
father for the girl's hand. They 
reached out with anything, ad lib- 
bing with lines used thousands of 
times in countless w^ays, only to 
have the mob come up for more. A 
wow for the proletariat. 

Ilenshaw and Avery breezed 
easily, resurrecting the surest of 
the sure-fires and studding them 
with mastery. They were the ap- 
plause hit, with something to spare. 
Brockman, Howard and Co. dis- 
closed a neat little singing and 
dancing interlude that was retarded 
in part by its slow tempo. The 
opening is especially remiss in tliis 
particular. The crowd liked the 
toy soldier and rag doll bit best. 



Although the weather was Inclem- 
ent Tuesday evening the Palace had 
its usual caparity. The house was 
running to its present form of hav- 
i. J a bad show the tirst half follow- 
ing an excellent last half program. 
The bill was ragged. 

Martin and Jahrl, accordionists, 
followed their predecessors closely, 
even to having their names on the 
inrtruments, and the crowd, fed up 
on turns of the kind, remained 
stolid. 

Connell jjnd St. John betrayed in* 
experience, the man telegrai.hing his 
gestures while the girl mouthed her 
songs. The only show of apprecia- 
tion occiuared when Connell sent over 
a sob ballad. Just an old-style bench 
act by an unskilled, untutored duo. 

Murray KIssen did not get as 
much as expected. The Liugha were 
not as frequent as u>ual. More could 
have been derived from broad com- 
edy that might happen in a barber 
shop. 

Allen and Canfield tried hard, get- 
ting response. At times thor matter 
was quite thin, minus an idea other 
than the spillin?? of light raillery, 
after which the pair went intu their 
dance. 

Joe Stonge concluded manfully, 
his confreres displaying athletic 
prowess of a type. Speeding would 
aid materially and livelier incidental 
music might help also. 



The Orpheum show this week Is 
a weak sister witli one outstanding 
act. Rating folic clocked them Mon- 
day night, and failed to hang up 
their numbers. Tlie Millership 
r.erard art ("Click Clicl^") is h aw 
typed, with Ernest R. Ball bottom- 
ing. 

Bennett Sisters did not accom- 
plish much at the beginning. Their 
endeavor is badly strung together, 
falling flat at the end. The girls 
need a producer. Reinhnrt and 
Duff, another bran<» of girls, suf- 
fered even more, very pianissimo, 
this one, with soft lights, quiet 
numbers and a quieter audience. 
Conley and Kay were Qrst to receive 
any trace of recognition. The set- 
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Sec'y, Treas. and Counsel 
S. LAZ LANSBURGH 
Associate Counsel 
JOHN POLLOCK, 

Press Department 



O. R. McMAHON, 

Manager Auditing Department 

GENERAL OFFICES 

PALACE THEATRE BLDG., NEW YORK CITY 



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ERT LEVEY CIRCUITS 
VAUDEVILLE THEATRES 

aCAZAR THEATRE BUILDING, SAN FRANCISCO 

PAUL GOUORON 

EASTERN RErRESENTATIVB, WOODS THeT. BT.DO., CIIICAQO 



BOSTON 



By LEN LIBBEY 
Keith's 

An evenly balanced bill, which 
Dclades everything that goes to 
lake a good vaudeville show, and 
ihich lost nothing by presentation, 
ru unfolded at the Monday mati- 
we to a slim house, held attentive 
luring the performance, and which, 
irlth the Rae Samuels act, awoke 
juddenly and threatened to put a 
itop to the show, something that 
lasn't happened on a Monday 
iftemoon for some weeks. 

The bill Includes nine acts, and 
tome are quite lengthy. It was run 
broi:j;h with such^spccd the house 
'as on the way out by 4:40, and as 
\ result the closing act, a magician, 
lid not play to a stream of backs, 
^ was tho case with the closing 
wt of a week ago. 

Hiss Samuels Is easily tho head- 
liner. Although she hasn't played 
wre for two years, there were 
Wough in the audience familiar 
fclth her work and her reputation 
gIve her a fine greeting when 
p« appeared. 

Williams and Wolfus, with their 
amedy act; the Arnaut Brothers, 
fith their comedy pantomime stuft, 
nd John Hyama and Leila Mcln- 
yre, besides Miss Samuels, came 
n for the biggest applause at the 
natinee. 

Mankin opened the show with 
en minutes of a contortion act 
nat was over from the start. Mur- 
*y and Gerrish have been here 
Ijyeral times with this same act. 
'«tlt always has a charm because It 
■Well put together and they were 
*{f all tho time. 

The Six Hassens were on for five 
H^ea in No. 3. This act Is quite 
Jranar in construction to the Blue 
J«nu)n, and as a result did not score 
JO heavy, although everything they 
•d^was good. 

Ca^\?^ and Fields In blackface 
JJ.^ne house eating out of their 
anas with their snappy humor and 
rn« ,«^ually comic steps. The 
^rnaut Brothers act is one of the 
iHit, ^^^ ^'"^ "<5^v in existence, 
f™»scont of the time when the 
Irn. u brothers were able to go 
jrough a whole evening without 
Jjaucing much more comedy stuff 
;an this pair do in the 15 minutes 
*«y are on. 

iiM?l^^^ and Mclntyrc, in "Honey - 
io-» ' "^^® J<^"S Jjccn familiar to 
'oston vaudeville, and with their 

'h*, ^^' ^^^y ^^^^ ^^^^ nothing. 
LMm ^"^ ^' ^^'^^ without a blemish. 
*"»ams and Wolfus found thcm- 
='ves in a spot that would have 
?jn rathor dilllcult for a pair that 
,J» not have the .stuff they have, 
"say they got away with It easv 
M'""thcr stirred the house after 
..™,!^''Out ri.sen to the top notch 
♦«r Aiiss Samuels is suthcicnt. The 



act ran about a half hour and In 
this time not one soft spot was 
located. 

Leon and Co., a magician act, a 
norelty for the local house, as was 
the opener, the contortionist, closed 
tho show, holding the Interest sus- 
tained. 



Majestic 
The subway and "L." posters billed 
Joe Jackson and Deiro in small type 
on a bill that carried 30 people, and 
the way the bill ran rather justified 
It. 

The bill was mainly Eddie Dowl- 
Ing, and the principal subject on the 
grill in the lobby was how long 
Dowling could "stand such an ardu- 
ous tab and single twice a day seven 
days a week without caving. 

The tab "Sally, Irene and Mary" 
featured Mabel Withee and subordi- 
nated Dowling, Its author. In the 
billing, In order not to kill him as a 
single. It closed a sad first half 
with a crash, aad scored one of the 
biggest clean-ups since the Shuberts 
decided to play in Keith's Boston 
backyard. Dowling dominated the 
tab, and, as he commented, "I was 
born in South Boston and I guess 
tho Irish turned out tonight as a 
friendly demonstration." He played 
himself ragged, and when he ambled 
on next to closing his voice was 
gone and it took him several min- 
utes to get his stride. But he went 
across finally as though the house 
had never seen him before, and be- 
fore he wound up with his foreign 
exchange window series of charac- 
ter impersonations he had the house 
begging for more. 

Selma Braatz, juggling, opened to 
a light house, which was well seated 
before Rome and Cullen, In second 
place, were off. The house showed 
a strong gain over the first two 
lean weeks of the season, the boxes 
being well filled and only the last 
two rows of the floor empty. 

Rome and Cullen simply could not 
wake them, Rome even trying to 
arouse a bit of enthusiasm by lusti- 
ly applaudin^g from right 1 on an 
exit, regardless of tho fact that he 
was visible from the left side of the 
orchestra for a dozen row back. 
Cullen is the man who Jack Dona- 
hue says is a dead ringer in ap- 
pearance for "The Boston Program 
Man," the wealthy sporting man 
known only to Donahue and who 
for the past lo years has enlivened 
things back stage all over the IJnit- 
ed Slates by sending cnustlc but 
constructive critici-^^ms all over tho 
hou,«!e procrram to the act on tlie bill 
ho thought was best, knowing thus- 
ly that the program would be .shown 
to the rest of the bill. 

Joe .la(k^;on played hl.q "rep'^at" 
too rloso. aroint? rolntiv«^]v pooily. 



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John J. Nash, Business Manager. Thomas J. Carmody, Booking Manager 

5th Floor State-Lake Theatre Bldg., CHICAGO, ILL. 



although relatively for Jackson in 
Boston still means rolling them out 
of their seats. He even had City 
Censor Casey laughing, and Casey 
has seen him 27 times by count. 

Dickinson and Deagon In next to 
closing first half went big despite 
Dickinson, who was In caustic form. 
Dickinson didn't like the noise of the 
setting of "Sally, Irene ami Mary," 
and said so. He didn't like the way 
the piano came out, and said so. 
Some of his nifties flopped, and ho 
commented on It. Ho announced 
that his partner was so dumb she 
didn't know that John Charles 
Thomas was no longer In "May- 
time," and when nobody seemed in- 
terested he turned to the house and 
added, "And I don't think you know 
It, either." Most of tho house didn't, 
as a matter of fact, nor did they 
care. But they didn't enthuse over 
being told about it. Dickinson also 
again tried the Avon Comedy Four, 
announcing that four men In a box 
looked like the litigated quartet, this 
not raising even a snicker. 

Deiro opened after slashed pic- 
tures, with a plug for Columbia rec- 
ords on tho progrram, and got the 
house witn difTlculty, although clos- 
ing strong. George Mayo in "The 
Bridal Sweet" ran smoothly, the 
pep, girls and comedy keeping It 
held up well despite its long running 
time. 

Dowling in next to closing on a 
late bill informed the house that h^ 
would not be offended if they walked 
out. In fact, he dared them to go 
out and miss a good monolog. which 
they would have done had they 
stirred. But they didn't, and he held 
them solid for the ".Seven Blue 
Devils," which closed, the Arabs 



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running only about six minutes and 
closing cleverly ahead of the walk- 
out. There were only three repeats 
on the bill, a marked improvement 
over the past thr^e weeks. 

WASHINGTON, D. C. 

By HARDIE MEAKIN 
Belasco (Shubert) 

Frances White alone is compensa- 
tion enough for any one to faco the 
after effects of the worst blizzard 
Washington has seen In many years, 
but when Bob Nelson Is also on the 
bill they really should have no com- 
plaint. Not only did they repay you 
for facing tho elements outsido but 
tho six repeats on the bill inside, 
one of those repeats being Mr. 
Nelson himself. 

The bill is a good one but so fresh 
In memory are the various acts that 
this considerably detracts from the 
value as a whole. The show Is 
opened by Torino, an exceptionally 
good juggler. Harris and Santley, 
repeat number two, and doing little. 

The Three Chums did farily well 
and were followed, by Bert Melrose, 
repeat number three. Clark and 




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Arcado, another repeat, but going 
over. 

Joveddah de Rajah followed In- 
termission with one of the best 
handled acts of Its kind presented. 
After a stage wait to permit the 
full stage to be used again for 
Frances W^hlte, she came and con- 
quered. 

Some fear was felt for, Nelson 
who followed but Miss White 
brought him back, introducing him 
and then closed with him. Nelson 
has changed his songs and that he 
also was a repeat was forgotten. 

Novelle Bros, still another repeat 
closed at 11.25 and held the larger 
portion of the house, not up to pre- 
vious Sunday nights through the 
storm and accident. 



Keith'a 

Dorothy Jardon In splendid voice, 
her program having great appeal. 
The fun honors went to Dooley and 
Sales. The show wag opened by 
Thalero's Circus, which earned much 
applause. Frank Ward, No. 2, with 
dancing dolls, was fallowed by North 
and Halllday. The two men put the 
skit over in fine shape. 

Frankie Heath's recitative man- 
ner of delivery and merit of num- 
bers made her another bright spot. 
Crane Wilbur and Martha Mansfield 
have act by Samuel Shipman and 
Clara Lipman. They also scored, 
closing the first part. Miss Jardon 
followed intermission, then Dooley 
and Sales, while Maryon Vadle and 
Ota Oygl, this year assisted by the 
Portia Mansfleld dancers, closed the 
show. 



Poll's has Marjorie Rambeau in 
"Daddy Oof'.s a-Huntlng"; National, 
Elsie Ferguson In "The Varying 
Shore"; Oarrick, return "Man Who 
Came Back." 



nayety, "Bon Ton Girls"; Capitol, 
"Harum Scarum." Pictures — Pal- 
ace, "Lane That Had No Turning"; 
Columbia, "Peacock Alley"; Rialto, 
"Virgin Paradise," while all of the 
Crandall houses are remaining 
closed as a mark of respect felt for 
the many killed and Injured In the 
Knickerbocker tragedy. 

That tho extension requested by 
the motion picture film exchange 
managers before the installation of 
the sprinkler systems as set down 
by the District Commissioners will 
not be granted is the belief ex- 
pressed by Fire Chief Watson. The 
chief stated the film men had al-^ 
ready had a year to comply with tho 
new regulations and ho could see no 
reason for any additional time. 

When the announcement was 
made that the new systems must be 
installed by March 3 the film ex- 
change men requested an additional 
six months, setting forth that they 
were considering tho construction of 
their own building and did not 
desire to go to the expense at this 
time of making the norossary 
changes in tho Mather Building on 
G street, where most of these stor- 
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PORTLAND, ORE. 

ORPHEUM. — The Four Marx 
Brothers. 

BAKFR.— Baker Stock Co. in 
"Jim's r.irl." 

LYRIC— Lyric Mui^ical ComcUy 
Co. iu "Tlie Two Thieves." 



berfs first star picture. Jack, son 
of the Baker director, and himself 
a former member of the cast, ar- 
rived in stardom* with his role In 
"Siiame," under the William Fox 
banner. 



Orders from lils ph\sifians will 
Fend Selmur Jafkson, IradiuK man 
with the Baker .stock oornpany. into 
temporary retreat after the produc- 
tion of ".jim'.s ClirT' this wook wliih' 
lie recovers from an attack of stom- 
acli trouble. Jackson expects to 
rrst for a fortnight. In Ifie interim 
Ileury Hall, who has just closed in 
l>oa Angeles, will play one or two 
I'MdinRT roles. Hall formerly headed 
tlie Bakor company. He wil appear 
opposite Leona Bowers, who nturn.s 
to Kadlng fomininn roh-s after a 
yrar'H al)sencc, replacing Frances 
Woodbury. 

Walter B. Gilbert, fctape director, 
and members of the Bril<er stock 
company were guests of Ijonor at a 
special matinee showing of 'Shame" 
at the Blue Mouse theatre Tuesday 
<Jan. SI). The, event was the th>t 
appeaiance in Portland of Jack Clil- 



The Gooding, Ida.. College dra- 
matic club is offering a series of 
cash prize.s to Northwestern high 
school pupils for one -act plays. 
Contest closes April 1. 

The former Vitagraph exchange, 
at Ninth and Davis streets, will be 
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TORONTO 

Pi UXCHSS.— Henry Miller and 
P.lanohe Bates in •'Tlte Famous 
Mrs. Fair." Next. Irene Bordoni in 
"The French Doll." 

ROYAL ALKXANDRA. — Hetty 
Kino; and ShuberL vaudeville. Nckt, 



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"Miss Lulu Bett," with Carol 
McComaa. 

GRAND OPERA HOUSE.--Wal- 
ter Scanlan in "Irish Eyes." 

SHEA'S.— Edith Taliaferro and 
Co.; Ben Welch, and other high- 
class vaudeville acts. 

PAXTAGES.— Dorothy Sherman's 
"Cameo Revue" and fmir other 
vaudeville acts. Film feature, 
"Three Live Ghosts." 

LOEWS.— Film feature. "Good 
Women." Personal appearance of 
Smiling Billy Mason, screen come- 
dian, and other vaudeville acts 

LOEWS WINTER GARDEN — 
Film feature. Charles Dickens' novel 
picturized. "Our Mutual Friends." 

SHEAS HIPPODROME, — 
"Sirens" and five other vaudpville 
acts. Film. William Russell in 
"Desert Blossoms." 

UPTOWN. — Vaughan Glaser 
Players in "The Two Orphans." 



EVELYN 



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C. M. 



1193 RROAnWAY, NEW VOHK CITY 

SEE U.S FOR Birj TIME RE.«?TRICTFJD 
MATERT.XL. ACTS REWRITTEN'. RH- 
HEARSED ana OPENINGa ARRAXCIED 

P. S— Real Comedy Acts New in the 
East — Cuaatiuiiicute. 



REGENT.— Film feature, ' Satur- 
day Night." 

ALLEN. — 
T^eave Home.' 



Film. "Why Girls 



With good shows and bills every- 
where in town, business was not 
nearly so good as last week. Nora 
Bayes. heading a first-class vaude- 
ville bill at the Shubert Royal Alex- 
andra, got a great reception but 
only filled the house the last two 
days. Shea's, with Daphne Pollard, 
did good business. Bert Baker and 
Co. are always a good draw here, 
as are also Florence Hobson and 
Eileen Beatty. Frank Dobson's 
"Sirens" helped the Hippodrome 
business. The Irish Players in "The 
White-headed Boy" did a fair busi- 
ness*at the Princess, and the com- 
pany would do better on return, as 




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Nora Bayes. heading the Shubert 
bill here, took the ll.4r> aa far as 
Hamilton Saturday, then had her 
car switched cnto a special train, 
which took her and her company 
to Suspension Bridge, where they 
made connection with the kew 
York train, on which th. arrived 
Sunday In time to take pnrt in th« 
Lambs' Frolic, It cost Ali;:?:^ Baye« 
over $500 to make the trip In time. 
Miss Bayea made many friends ta 
Toronto by her general good nature 
and ,lier liindly act.s off t-rase. 



Performers j;lioii:d bt-:ir In mini 
that the American cu.<toms offl. 
cers ari- through examining: out- 
goin?: bagsage at tiiis* port at ll.ll 
Saturday nights, and unless bag- 
gage arrives at the t^taiion and if 
examined at that hour, it v.ill havi" 
ti be examined on the train Sun- 
day between Hamilton and BufTala 
The offlcers here are courteous and 
^treteh a point, but there ir; .such a 
last minute ruth it is inrpossible to 
get through it all. 



With all the experience r>rofes- 
sionjils have, they still forget that 
a special delivery letter is special 
at the destination and should bear 
the stamps for carriage of the 
country in which It Is mailed, and 
10 cents in stamps of the country 
in which It is to be specially de- 
livered; otherwise it goes as or- 
dinary mall and 10 cents and a lot 
of time is wasted. To Canada an 
American 2-cent stamp and a Ca- 
nadian special; to United States, a 
3-cent Canadian stamp and an 
American special. 



Several secret conferences Lave 
been held between the police de-, 
partment and the legal adviser for 
Mr. Ambrose SrftaH's sisters. Mr. 
Small is the millionaire theatrical 
magnate who disappeared somo 
time ago and has not been heard of 
since, although a $50,000 reward 
was offered. 



A local daily newspaper has In- 
augurated free concerts in order to 
carry good music to the people all 
over the city. The first concert by 
capable artists was given at tho 
Oakwood Collegiate Hall last week 
and proved very successful in every 
particular. 

Commencing Monday, Feb. $, 
Pantages will inaugurate their road 
show vaudeville plan here, and each 
week will bring in complete billf 
that have been touring the South 
and \Vest. 



The uncovering of the drug rinf 
in Montreal and their activity In 
sending drugs Into New York and 
other American cities has caused 
show people leaving Montreal lately 
to undergo a very rigid customs 
examination, and offlcials do not 
overlook one spot where liquor or 
drugs might be concealed. 



HOLZWASSER & CO. 

1421.23 Third Ave. 

NKAH 80th STftEET 

NEW YORK 

FUMITURE 

For the Profession 

America's finest design* 
for dining room, bedroontf 
library and living room. 

CASH or CREDIT 



BEAUMONT 

NEW YORK 

CHICAGO . 
LOS ANGELES 



AFTKR A SlRVF.l OF HIS INTKRHST.S IN THE WKST, MR. nEtlMONT 
HAS RFTIRNFI) TO \KU YORK .\M> TAKKX PFItMONAI. < H \IU.F OK 
THK .\FU \OKlv IIRANCH. UITH THE IDEA OF MVIMi HIS P\TIU>N^ 
OM> AM> NEW, THAT INTIMATE ATTENTION SO NK ESSARY FOR 
THE PltOIU ( TION OF SATlsFAf TORY ST ACiE SETTINCiS. IF YOl HAVE 
ANY TKOl HLES TO AIUI.hT OR ARE t ONTEMPEATINC; ANVTIIINt. IN 
Ol R LINE. DROP IN FOR A I.ITTIE CHAT. WE HAVE II)E\S AN1» 
1 K.t RES WE ARE iJllTE ( ERTAIN WIEE INTEKEnT VOL 

STUDIOS 230 W. 46lh ST., OPP. N. V. A., NEW YORK 



BEAUMONT 

NEW YORK 

CHICAGO 

LOS ANGE!.ES 

STUDIOS 



^tday, February 3, 1923 



iCK IN THE KENNELS 



ton THE WINTER 
My folks wlH 

hST* to go to 

work now. 



Oswald 



W OODSIDE KENNELS 

LITTLE 

PIP I FAX 

-g£ rjXNlf MTTLE SAILOR CLOUN 

,; A»(«»«ted by 

Kiss Elsie and Eddy PANLO 

"FIN AT THE BKACII" 
— PANTA<JES 1 IKCIJT — 




w* 




BERNHARDT INVITED 

Itudio Notables Ask 6arah to Pre- 
ttdt at Anniversary Fate in U. 8. 



'^^' Jj03 Angflea, Feb. 1. 

Los Angeles will be the scone of 
an extraordinary birtbday celebra- 
tion this spring -.vhen the tenth an- 
niversary of the film industry will 
be celebrated. Madame Sarah Born- 
bardt, famous French actress, ha 
\tttn invited by cablegram to make 
this special trip tc Los Angeles by 

William de Mille. who head.s the re- 
cfjiticn committee. 

The date of the celebration Is 
based upon the time the llrst fea- 
ture picture was made ten years ago, 
accepted by produce; . as marking 
the commencement of what is now 
the fourth industry. 

The invitation to Mme. Bernhardt 
reads as follows: 

"We as representatives of Amer- 
ican motion picture art invito you 
to visit America to »-o the lionor 
fuest In a nation-wide celebration 
of the tenth birthday of feat me mo- 
tion pictures. This Invitation is in 
recognition of the fact that you 
were the first, as you hax^j been the 
greatest artintt, to lend your genius 
to establish motion pictures as an 
art Your i>eiformanco teiT years 
ago as "Quoen Klizaborh" was an 
Inspiration to motion pictures, as 
your appearance on the ttpeaking 
•tage always has been an inspira- 
tion to drama. 

""William do Mille. Rex Ingram. 
Wallace Keid. Mary Plekford, Gloria 
Swanson, Anita Stewart, George 
Melford, Douglas Fairbanks, Agnes 
Ayres, Guy Bates Post, William S. 
Hart, Penrhyn Stanlaws, Maurice 
Tourneur, ^linor Glyn. Butty 
Compson. Norma Talmadtv', Dor- 
othy Dalton. William D. Taylor. 
Constance Talmadge, Jack Holt. 
Theodore Kosloff, Douglas Mac- 
lean, Clayton Hamilton, Mary Miles 
Winter, Clara Berangor. Tiebo Dan- 
Jcla, Buster Keaton, May McAvoy, 
Constance Binney, Pauline Fred- 
erick, Theodore Boberts, John M. 
Btahl, Thomas Meighan, Charles 
g»aplin, Rudolph Valentino. Richard 
Wanton Tully, June Mathi.s." 



KRAMER^S CHANCES 

Mother-ln-Law Involved in Shoot 
ing— Wife Bein^ Investigated 



VARIETY 



41 



TRIXIE 

FRIGANZA 



IN 



Peoria and Decatur, HI. 
Next week (Feb. 6) 



TOM HANDERS 

and 
DAVE THUR8BY announcei 

Room and Bath. . . .$18 to $26 Week 
Room and Shower, $14 to $17 Wk. 
Suites $18 to $40 Week 

HOTEL JOYCE 

31 West 71»t Street 

CENTRAL PARK WEST 



Lyceum has gone west for eeveral 
weeks in iho interest of Lasker 
Bros. 



\[ 



<^>^^^^^^^^^V^ ^ ^ 



Vlalo Dana and 

photoplay stars, 
I'antugca and I.oeu'a Sstatc. 



Robert Molvim. 
are hero &t 



The Chamber of Commrron h>n'o 
is Jiguring with Ralph Dunbar ol 
Dunbar Opera Co.. for a season of 
oi^ht weeks summer opera to bt 
giVL-n In one of tlie city parks. 

Pavlowa is due h»re Feb. 16 at 
tlu' Lytic thtatre, already sold out 
at $4 top, while iho same Kt.ir is 



playing Jackson. Tenn., at $3 top. 
The papers are l<i(king on account 
of the sma'l tuuns KCtting McCor- 
mack and I'avlowa at amaller 
prices. 



"Sawing a Wi.niun in Half" was 
prt.'.srnlid .it Ihrvv ilifrriini hnuses, 
Orphoum, Loew's .*-;fate and Lyceum 
during the .*-amo wrolc. 

Viuco Carlluo is now acting nian- 
agt'r vC the L^ tm. 



Laskrn Pros, of Prnumont. Tex., 
have Re«'ur»'(l aw adilitional ihroe 
y«>ar Ica.^o cifi \\\o house lor Pete 
i*ates Musical Slock. 



JACK l^ORTON X CO. 

in "RECUPERATION," by HUGH HERBERT 

Direction: CHAS. MORRISON 



NEW YORK THEATRES 



HENRY MILLER'S 



A REAL VAUDEVILLE NOVELTY 

PAUL FETCHING 

"THE MUSICAL FLOWER GARDEN" 

Permanent Address, 16 Packard Ave., Lymansville, R. I. 



ROCHESTER, N. Y. 

By L. B. SKEFFINGTON 

LYCKUM— "Gold DJIgers," first 
half; Fiske O'Hara, second half. 

FAYS— Epositlon Four, Flying 
lUissells, Marks and Wilson, -Loyal 
Trio, Kennedy and Burt, Jean 
Aubrey, "The Devil Within," film. 
• UAYKTY— "Follies of the Day." 

FAMILY — Stock; also Davenport 
Troupe. 

IMctures: "A Connecticut Yankee," 
Star, second week; ''Saturday 
Night," Regent. 



Paul Fenny vessey, manager of the 
Strand, is being KUt-d for $5,000 by 
two members of Troop F, National 
(Juard, who were injured when his 
auto ran into the troop during a 
storm lapt year. 



More than 50 newspaper men ana 
scores of others attended the funeral 
services on Friday for Jesse C. 
Humelljaugh, a former vaudeville 
actor, and his mother, Clara, both 
of whom died on Wednesday at the 
Highland Hospital of pneumonia. 
"Hummio" was a dwarf, about four 
and a half feet high, 32 years old. 



We Want Performers 

To send for FREE catalogues of all 
Boarding School* for children, in- 
Kttaa of carrying on Jumps. 

AMKKICAN SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION 

l.'>16 Masonic Temple, CHICAGO: or 
1U>2 Times Building, NEW YORK. 

and a lew yeiara ago retired from 
the stage to be near his parents 
here. As a newspaper man ho had 
few peers in the city, and his mental 
ability seemed to more than make 
up for his small etature. A few 
years ago when a newspaper work- 
ers' union was formed he was elect- 
ed president, and at the last Roast- 
fest in 1018 he was the roastmastef. 



MEMPHIS, TENN. 

By WALTER D. BOTTO 

OHI'lI EUM— Vaudeville. 

J'ANTAriES— Vaudeville. , 

LOEW S STATE— Vaudeville. 

LYCEUM— Petes Musical Stock 
Co. 

LYRIC— Fritz Lieber. Feb. 6 week. 

STRAND— "Birth of a Nation." 
Good bu.siness at |1 top. 



THEATRE! 
124 W. 43d StTMt I 

CVE.S. i:20. WATKLES T11LU3. A SAT. 2;20. 



imim TAYLOR 

in .1. HARTLEY MANNER'S New PUy, 

"THE NATIONAL ANTHEM" 



REPUBLIC 



in 



THKATRB. W. 42*1 Strert. 
Eves. 8:30. Mat a. Wed. & Sat 

A. n. WOODS rr«aenta 

MARGARET LAWRENCE 

LOWELL SHERMAN 

ALLAN DINEHART 

"LAWFUL LARCENY" 

A New Play by SA)i smfUAN 



TUE.V. W. 42d St. Ets. 8:30. 
lata. Wed. and Sat, 2 30. 



ELTINGE ]i 

-THE MOST FAMOUS PLAY IN NEW YORK— 



THE 
DEMI-VIRGIN 

By AVERY HOPWOOD 



SAM H. HARRIS Attractions 

.^ — 4 

\r'f\I>'V Wr)=l48thSf. Eves.. t\\ 

\\^\Jm\ 1 Mats. Wed. A. Sat at 2:15. 

WALLACE ^ MARY 
lEDDINGER »»«' NASH 

in "CAPTAIN APPLEJACK 



HOROSCO 



i.VtS,650 MATiMa 



THE BAT 



NEWAMSTEEDAM gi"*,.?l- 

%IATINEES WKDNESDAT ft 8ATURDAT 

50c to $2.50 -NO HIGHER 
a-.«.A'^®''^*-D TRIUMPH 
MARILYN MILLER, LEON ERROL 

SALLY 



Wett 44th St Fwa. 9:l\ 
Mats. Tburs. & Sat SilSi. 
DAVIO BELASCO PrMMU 



BELASCO 

DAVIO 

LENOREULRIC 

« K/KI 

A Naw Character Study by AKDftS PICARD. 



LfCEUM 



"WE.ST 
4:»th St. 



Kvfl. 1:30, Mati- 
Thura. and BaU 



-ooo- 



Sam H.Harris VTr^,^;.!'^l 



Raleigli Dent, manager of the 



AMERICA'S FOREMOST THEATRES AND HITS — Dirrrtton. LEE and J. J. SHUBERT 



TITKATHE, 621 ST. and 
CKNTU.VL fARli. Wc t. 



Wed 



id Bit. at 2:30. 



CENTURY 

THE CHOCOLATE 
SOLDIER 

WITH 

Donald Brian— Tessa Kosta 

A.M> A TRULY cnKAT CAST 

JOLSON*S 59th ST. i.|,o,')o:' 'inle'sosi! 

Evtiiings 8:20. Mat?. Wed. aiid Sat at 2:20. 

AL JOLSON 

"BOMBO" 



^^TER GARDEN ^JTwT"*i.uN^- 
SHUBERT VAUDEVILLE 

^\ EKK OF FERRL ARY 6 

BESSIE McCOY DAVIS 

RAY MILLETS ORCHESTRA with 
CLIFF EDWARDS. 

— 8 OTHER STAR ACTS — 



in 



*'Mh Pt.. nr. B'«ay. 
Phone: Circle 87j:i. 



AMBASSADOR 

E^eninps 8.30. Mats. Wednesday ft Satardar 

The Musical Sensation 

BLOSSOM TIME 



Los Anireles, Feb. 1. 
Paul Kramer'.4 chances fct^, rooov- 
*ry fiom the effects of fpnr' bullets 
orea ill hif, head by an unknown 
•ssnil.'Mit Jannary 1'2 on the streets 
W Hollywood, for a loiii? time luii'j? 
« the balance. The ho.^pital hiir- 
•*^on.s u.sod every known means to 
'©movo.tho bullets fn.m his head 
rjlthout causint? comi>li«ations. 
Kramer wa.s employed at iluj United 
•tiidios as cameraman. 

Meanwhile Mrs. .Alattio Ifannan 
Kramers mother-in-law is beini? 
^'<1 by i.oli.'c while elToris a)-e 
^injs made to gain more knowledge 
Of tho winmded man's .«tatem«'nr 
Jnat Mr^-. Ha una n 
Airs. \\\ 

^*^^. is awaitiiiij further iuvjsti- 

jatKjii. She stands between two 

y<'\ with lur motlier on the on*- 

■We and her hnsi.and on tlie titljer 

^ i^ on hrr testiniMiiy the polic*; 

f^l'*' !j nni'jivol the sh.Kj.i.ig niy;;- 
tery. 

Kr.invr wf's ejitrrins; a:! .-nirnnio- 
/^*^*- it ihy i;.,i,. ,,;« ii,„ |i^in;,^ ji. 
■^n^ ahont tt> seav; Ji f >r h^ 
I^J'h Whom he 



/\ABarnV 41st St. nr. n'wny. Etp<«. 8:2f>. 
UUMCU I pop. Mats. Tbura. ft Sat. 2.o0. 

MME 

In 
PERSON 
In , 

THE WHITE PEACOCK" 

Ky M.MH. ri:rit()VA <- 

•Many people in New York enjoy 'Tha White 



AAfh ST THEATRE, nr. B'way. Era. 8 2". 
HH:^ w»«. Matiucca Wed. aoJ Sat., 2.£0. 



Evei. 8:20. 



Mat). Wed. and Sat. at 2:20. 



I Six Cylinder Love 

A New Coniody by Wra, Anthony Mi-^^nlre 

with ERNEST TRUEX 



-OCiO- 



MUSIC BOX 



W.St 43th Strppt. 
Tel.: Itryaitt ItTO. 

lAPS. 8 I'. M.U«. *Wo(t. and Sat. at SlTi. 

"Beit Mutical Show Ever Made ia America." 

— <a(tl'.K. 

IRVINGBbRLIN'S 

MUSIC BOX REVUE 

— With a Cast of Metropolitan Favorites — 



KLAW 



TTIKA.. W. A'oth ST. Tvn R 10. 
llat.s. AVcd. and Sat. 2:30. 



UP 1 CLOUDS 



IN 
THE 

"CORKING tOOO FUN."— World. 



BOOTH 



Weat 45tb Street. Erps. at 8:30. 
Matineea Wed. ft Sat. 2:30. 

I1L:<. INNING MONDAY, FEBRL.ARY 6. 



MME. 

PETROVA 



<( 



Peacock. 



.\\iKi.l>i.tt, l"iii;f-.s. 



V'tiK nr. Ify. Kr<«. 8:r,n. 
.Mai-. Wr.l.Sal . i.'M). 



Maxine Elliott's 

CLARE KUMMER'S New Play 

TUF 

MOUNTAIN MAN 

• Trckh. dflicioul and un.ipproachable." ' 



fired the .<hofs. 
inifrt'd Kramer, pretty yrnnm 



'riM.i. 



4ii;i s» . \v. <r 

11. Ml.-. W'-.l S.it. 



Nora Bayes 

THE FUNNIEST FARCE OF TWO SEASONS 

JUST MAERIED 

With VIVIAN MARTIN and 
LYNNE OVERMAN 



WIU W COURTENAY 

IN 

THE LAW BREAKER 

Ilj Jl LES TA^KKBT GOODMAN 

0/\TrU CT* Thea., nr. B'way. Evea. 8 .lo. 
XM I ri O I • Mata. Wed. and Sak. S JU. 

H. B. WARNER 

(IN PERSON) 

in "DANGER" 

TIMELY SEX PROBLEM 
A CAflton Produrilon 

I MDIl^Vl UaU. Wed. ft SaU, ,: ..'J. 

A Carlton Production 

JULIA SANDERSON 

I.\ A MlSirxL COMEftT SATIRE 

TANGERINE 



MARIE DORO 



DAVID BELASCO rrcaenta 

UONEL ATWILL 

In "THE GRAND DUKE" 



N 3W — NOW — NOW ~ NOW 

TIMES SO TM^ATRE. W. 424 Street. 
* *"**-"^ •^V* Man. Thur. (Pap) 4 SatI 

ALLAN POLLOCK 

lo "THE GREATEST PLAY OF THE YEAR" 

— **A Bill of DivoTcemenC--i 

With JANET BEECHER 



n'nay ft 40fh Sf. Rv^p, § i.n, 
Hatlntea Wed. ft Sat, 2:15* 



EMPIRE 

DORIS KEANE 

IN HER NEW PLAY 

# 

"THE CZARINA" 



"LILIES Of the FIELD" 
Frederick Perry 



Ilurlt/ut 



AST* SMARTEST 
CAST JN TOW.N 



GAIETY ^^"y * ^* 

UMIC I I Mats. ^Vtd. 



6 St. Eva. at 8:15. 
and Sat. at 2:1&. 



Elsie Janis 



AND HER GANG IN 

"HAME GANG" — 



A NEW SHOW 



T KNICKERBOCKER Theatre 

HI B'way, 3fjih St. Ev*»». 1.30. 
Matintca Bat. and lloa. 

R CIIAHLES DILLINGHAM Presents 

' "Bulldog Dnimmond" 

ft Real Mi^rodrama, by "Sapper," 
irith A. E. »I\TIIEUS 



LIBERTY P'^*' r^- ^^ «'*• Ev. 8:20. 
""•■""•^ * * Mats. Wed. & Sat, 2:20, 

LAHT TWO M EEKS 

GEORGE M. COHAN'S 

UnOLESO.ME BIISICAL COMEDY 

"THE O'BRIEN GIRL" 



GLOBE— 



L 
L 
S 



BROADWAY, 

and Forty-sixth St. 

Bvenlnga 8:30. Mata. Wed. and Sat. 2:30 
CllARLES DILLINGHAM Present* 

*GOOD MORNING 
DEARIE' 



with 
N. Y. 



a CaAt of 
Favorite* 



I 



Cri lA/VM ^^'est 42.1 St. F»»s. '♦I'. 

ouLWTIM Mjt'. Will. & s,M.. a:i:. 

AltTHli; IIAM.MLK.STLl.N rrtsiiits 
JOSCPH LILLIAN 

CAWTHORN and LORRAINE 

in "THE BLUE KIHEN" 

TiiF rcnssK fAii: (»k mi su'al .miows 

\Mril A rHolU.s OK :'0 PUSSIES 



ASTOR 

lti;<.INMN<. 

CECIL 
LEAN 



BIJCU 



, lu.'vn.'i: 

I. . - S '. 






\\ 



r »! 



s.it. 



hn«l <iiiaii« ]«J 



\\ in. 





2> 



L». 



I'.y A. A. WILWE "i:* 






Thfatrf. 4'.fh ft H'vray Trs « ^>'>. 
AlutiiJica \NeO. auJ i*-^U, 2 '.o. 

MONDAY, rEBRlAKV C. 

and CLEO 

MAYFIELD 

r^ ' ; " *."rw Mu*;cnl < i)m"ly 

The Blushing Bride 

OMIinCDT Th..v 4'4th <V 1^ r.jr. F.r. « "" 

' ?tNS and NEEDLES" 



JOHN r.ornrN attkactions 



S(ujf«-d by UIN<IIKLL SMITH 

LONGACRE ^:;.^r^^vl'•"■ «:;, 

Ihank You 



To KcHdera of VARIETY— 

Wre RECO.M.ME.N'D 
ril\RLE.S DII.LLNGIIAM'S 

Sixth AnnanI Wonder Show 

GET TOGETHER 

vHh FOKINE iind F4»KIN.\. < IIAR- 
LOTTK and many other Intrrnational 

'■rT„?' HIPPODROME 'K.V.r 



GEO 
M. 



COHAN IZ ""'" 

Eves. 8:15. 



adw.iT »u<l 4..J Slr./it 

Mats. Wed. and Sat. 



ED WYNN 

"The Perfect Fool" 

HIS NEW MUSICAL RIOT 






unit 

and EDITH 



I ; • r r V r : i c r. r 



KELLY f.Ou..r 



_ — — A>D 

LITTLE ;i:. 

rThe 1st Ycpy 

ny It J U.tii THANK CPAVtN 



s 



— M \rtK — 

R A 



N 



D 



\ NiitioMul fntithiillon" 
! I»ir. • )ii>n 



-ll'wuy Hf IZ St. 
•foseph Mii:,Lrt| 

HOPE HAMPTON 



"STAR DUST" 



n 



■vL < 



v:i. 



f 1 C T U K E S 



I'Wl ■.". . " 



Friday, February 3. 19$^ 



I' 



FUN REVIEWS 



A CERTAIN RICH MAN 

Mol'jr Culpeppor Clalrt A-Jama 

John Uuritlon Robert M Kim 

I toljnel Culpepper.,, J. J. Dowling 

lienry llolm«a Joha GaDi»«v\ort 



TM« la the nim Ben and Bill h-i^ 
words about — hursh, bitter words — 

• If memory isn't playing one of its 
trlckP, aa it sometimes does where 

j the doings of Ben and the sayings of 
Bill are concerned. Ben, as you 

• may have guessed, is Ben B. llarap- 
I too, onee a hound on the trail of 
, advertising contracts, later a maga- 
zine publisher, till Standard Oil took 

' exception to a few remarks contrib- 
( uted by our esteemed critical co- 
worker, William A^ Johnston, and 
more recently a maker of pictures 
and an uplifter of the acreen. Bill, 
[ aa you probably have not guessed, 
' being Interested In life and the 
show business, not In the movement 
to get more middle westerners to 
quoting Browning, Is William Allen 
White. In the days before Sinclair 
Lewis slipped us the low-tlown on 
Main street, Mr. White had that 
same Main street saying a lot of 
high-faltuin' things In collegiate 
language about "a Balzaclan novel - 
ization of profound truths' called 
••A Certain Rich Man." "A Certain 
Rich Man" was Bills bigg^t. All 
Kansas cheered, and then ifito his 
paradise of praise entered Ben B. 
Hampton with a soft and steaUhy 
tread. 

Ben persuaded Bill (though doubt- 
lesa coin played a part in the argu- 
ment) ta entrust the filming of this 
Balzaclan commentary upon life as 
It la out west to "Ben B. Hamptoji 
and his co-workers," as the screen 
describes them. Bill fell. Sincere- 
lease the force of his impact can be 
measured by his words of denunci- 
ation. Hot words, sent broadcast. 

One Cfljinot blame him much. If 
the "movies" are to be hoisted into 
the empyrean of perfection we can 
only hope Will Hays won't let Ben 
Hampton undertake that task, with 
the assistance of William Allen 
White, for the fault, if the Emporia 
editor will butH?e at pains to see it, 
Ilea with him, not with Mr. Hamp- 
ton, an earnest eouI and one hep to 
picture neQeasitles. These same 
necessities muat have prodded him 
continually while he was at the task 
of transferring Mr. White's ideas to 
~ th* screen when they belonged 
properly In the library. 

Mr. White—who wrote "What Is 
the Matter with Kansas?" for his 
£mporia Gazette and attracted na- 
.tlonal attention — Is an ext^ellent 
newspaper man, but when it comes 
to writing a novel the virtues of his 
craft pursue him ns relenilessly as 
they do Sanauel Hopkins Adams. 
He hasn't the artist's instinct, the 
trick of condensation, tl'.e ability to 
. seize upon moments of drama that 
6um up centuries of inheritance and 
environment, and no for drumaiic 
purposes, as Mr. Hampton now 
doubtless realizes, are next to no 
good at all. This in obvious from 
this Ilodkinson-reUased film, which 
takes almost (J. 000 fL-et to wmh its 
drama, and tlien is over with as 
ridiculous a pi^e of sontlnitntal 
nonsense as was ever fed the Amer- 
ican i)ublic. 

To make him.«5elf rich the loading 
character almost gef.-i all his 
friends into prison and forces a 
young girl into a loveles.s marriage. 
Years and some 4,500 feet Intervene. 
and then because his wife is ill 
from unboiled water this .«ame mil- 
lionaire gives all his money to the 
poor and everyone is upliftel, saved 
and happy. The happiest of all 
must have been Mr. McICim aiKl 
Mis.'^ Adams, wlio did a? well as 
could bo hoped for, tliough admir- 
ably photographed. The art inserts 
were pood, but such trimjuing.s Uo 
not pell a program to an audicMice. 

Unentertainlng, tiresome stuff 



itf^:*- 



I.rcd. 



TWO KINDS OF WOMEN 

^ Jackson Gregory's "Judith of I'.Iue 
liQke Rancli" Is the novel from 
which Robertson-Cole imve suppne«i 
;the latest film for Pauline Frederick 
■featuring, It appearing under the 
title of "Two Kinds of Women," 
Bhown at Loew's State for the lirst 
half of the week. 

It's a "western," but not the west- 
ern of the old type, that of the roll- 
ing plains, the dead-shot sheriff and 
the types of the wild and wooiiy. 
It Is Bet in the Sierras, with some 
picturesque lo!icr - shots here and 
there and one lake scone that is a 
BclntlllatIng exci'ption. That foot- 
. age is a night .«^ceue, the luko sur- 
face being so softly pictured that it 
resembled glowing white satin. 

Judith Sanford (Miss FrtHU'rick") 
iRrrivcs at Blue Lake H.-iru-h. whirli 
la devoted to horse' bnMdinyr. some 
time after the death of her father. 
Sho has traveled far and wide an 
Burcease to lier grief. But getting 
down to business, she has a inetty 
cood Idea that Bayne Trcvor.H. the 
ranch ffianager. Is not on th«» level. 
F?he believes with pood proof that he 
Jias been .selling colts to a favored 
company for a nonjinal price, fco 
it'a curtains for Trevors when she 
takes the reins. Some of the camp 
l)unch vamp N\ilh the manager, but 
I'ud liCe, the hor.se foreman, a col- 
lege man by the way, sticks with 
■-tl^* regular^* 

Not beinp nn old type v.i'^tern. 
thlf ranch hou-v*.- has most <.f the 



convenlencea of a country show 
place. Judlth'a long residence in 
San Francisco makes it natural that 
Bhe hold a dance, with gueets from 
the coast cities. The ranoh boys 
are invited, which permlta a telling 
bit of comedy to be introduced. One 
of them writca to Bears-Roebuck 
for a mess of "evening dresses for 
men — assorted sizes — ages UO to 5i>, 
everything complete from tail to 
horn." 

There are three fight episodes 
through the five reels. One has 
Judith and Bud Lee hunting down 
some of the ex-ranch men, turnea 
bandits at Trevors' orders. The 
payroll had been taken that, ac- 
cording to the story, la all -Impor- 
tant to Judith, whose men would 
walk out if not paid off on the six 
o'clock bell. Money is secured from 
the bank in the meantime. The 
battle with the bandits takes the 
couple up and down rocky crags, 
with a successful but not especially 
tlirilling action. 

The second scrap la one in which 
Judith battles against a bestial 
guard, after having been d^coyeu 
and hidden away by the Trevors 
pang. The third has Bud Lee hand- 
ing the villainous Trevors a lacing 
and extracting the promise of leav- 
ing th« country. Judith resting at 
the ranch house after the terrify- 
ing ordeal In a shack under guard 
is waiting — for Bud and happiness. 

Kmotionally, Miss Frederick's lire 
is not given the opportunity of some 
of her other roles. Her Judith is 
a somewhat tired girl, even though 
there is undeniable determination 
in the character. The early scenes 
between her and Bud show the tUnt 
of bkopticism on both sides. He 
tells her there are two* kinds of 
women. She answers "Some that 
can and some that can't." Thomas 
Santschi builds a strong Bud, but a 
rather solemn one. That In a wil^- 
matches Miss Frederick's direqt 
manner. Charles Clary as Trevors 
is smooth, but always working in 
thft background, as called for in tne 
story. 

"Two Kinds of Women" is a dif- 
ferent kind of western anU Interest- 
ing. Colin Campbell has directed 
well. There are no lagging mo- 
ments. Apparently the picture was 
retitled plentifully, some of the 
titles only being illuminated and 
holding the R-C seal. Ibce. 



NANCY FROM NOWHERE 

^Ar\cy Bebe Daniels 

Jack HuUiday Edward Sutherland 

Mrs. Kolly Vera Lewis 

Mr. Kelly w^»,, James Gurdou 

.Mrs. H;illlday Myrtle Stedman 

M:irtl..i t AltxTta I.ee 

Kli;:i»> til l>oane Helen Hollv 

Mi-. Da.u.c Dorothy llageii 



For those who, claim the screen l.s 
badly in need of stories let it be 
said that they wont have to go 
much farther than this one to se- 
cure a glaring ^ulji^tantiation of the 
rlaim. Reilart. responsible for 
"Nancy." has .'-upplied Bt'be iJanicls 
with an e.Ktremcly weak vehicle at 
a time whon her film prestige •Is 
none too strong and wiiich fact can 
be traced back to the continuous 
cause of her stories not holding suf- 
ficient merit. 

It's been a considerable period 
since IVliss Danifl.s ha.s been the sub- 
ject of a favorable scenario, and siie 
is woefully in need of one. AN hether 
some other feminine "name" could 
have accomplished anything with 
"Xancy" is doubtful, as the tale is 
far from convincing, lacks holding 
power and it's simply a matter of 
.•fitting there, watching the reels un- 
foJd with the audience not caring 
much one way or the other what 
becomes of the p.irentless waif. 

At her best when handling light 
comedy roles Miss Daniels has been 
given a sequence of events to follow 
by Douglas Doty, who did the screen 
version of the original story by 
Grace Drew nnd Kathrene Pinker- 
ton, which falls far short of provid- 
ing mirth. They give evidence at 
times the wish of the director wa.s 
that the theme be taken .seriously. 
Tlie picture is one of those betwixt 
and between affalr.s that ramble.^ on 
without making notice;ib!e lieadway. 
It flounders into a finale fnd«»oiit 
that labels it as 'one of those 
thing.-;." 

The story d«'als with Xancy, an 
orphan, dragging ihroush an exist- 
ence by mians of doing the house- 
work ond chores for the Kollys. .1 
ne'er-do-well husband and wife. 
The woman Is continually b<^ati!ig 
X;incy and the man is casting long- 
ing eye.s In her direction. She runs 
away to Join the young .so- iety city 
rhap she has accidently met. The 
young man gets himself into trouble 
thiough a would-be fiancee of liis 
discovering N^ancy in the i>alfttial 
home. She wires the boy'.s fatluT 
/iikI sister to come home, which 
Io.mIs It) the country girl's exit, back 
to-t+ve dilapidated farm, there*'to be 
.'itt.ukr'd by K'elly nnd saved 
tliiouuh the young lover having 
fol'owed h»r. 

Clu>t<>r M. I''r.iiiKlin; who diirrtfd, 
has either all(»\vrd a subJiH I incom- 
plett* as to detail tof bo r«'h»asod over 
his n.une or tin* fault lies in the cut- 
ting the picture has reci-ived. From 
either angle it's h.ird to see how the 
film slipped by ti>e piojeclion room 
in its present state. 

Outside of Mi.ss Dnniels. who sim- 
ply wplkm through the entiro tih'n 
auil gcla a chance to appear at hor 



best when dressed In th« "sister's^ 
clothes. Jameg Gordon as old mao 
Kelly predominates* and for actual 
work takas the paUn away from the 
feminine star. 

That someone had a pretty tough 
time arranginir th« continuity of 
"Nancys and fared badly at it seems 
evident from two of the namse of 
characters appearing on the pro- 
gram (Mrs. Halllday and Mrs. 
Doane) failing to show on the screen 
at all. while the boy's father. Mr. 
Halllday, takes up an average 
amount of footage but Tails to be 
Included on the programed cast. 

The picture does not impress. 
Wherever shown It will hurt Real- 
art, Miss Daniels and Franklin com- 
bined. Hkiff. 



ONE GLORIOUS DAY 



SHOULD WIFE WORK? 

••Should a Wife Work?" featuring 
Edith Stockton, is a story by Lois 
Zellner, directed by Horace A. 
Plimpton, distributed by J. W. Film 
Corp. The title and idea were de- 
signed for sensational purposes but 
teach nothing, arrive at no conclu- 
sion and are not fair examples of 
life as It really is. 

Two girls are about to graduate 
from a boarding school. One has 
visions of "a career," while the other 
pictures herself as a wife and 
mother. The one wHh a yearning 
for a career marries' a struggling 



Ezra Botts....M Will Rofera 

Mully Mclntyr* «..»... .L<11» !/•« 

Ben Wadler Alan Hai« 

"Ek" « John Fojc 

Pat Currun...,««,.»»..,..^. George* Nichols 

Mrs. Mctntyr* « Brallf Rait 

]i«rt Saeaid. •••••••••*••• ••Clar*QO« Burton 

» m 

Her» Is a distinct screen achieve- 
ment, a story of whimsical humor 
and fanciful design, translated by 
the picture medium with a delicacy 
of treatment that would be possible 
In no other way. It couldn't be 
made into a play at all, and no writ- 
ten version could possibly convey It 
with anything like the vividness 
that is accomplished in the picture. 
The picture art can claim "One 
Glorious Day" as its own. It was 
written by Walter Wc*ds and A. B. 
Baringer as an original work for 
the film theatre, and It has to ac- 
knowledge no source In novel or 
stage original. 

The photoplay Is a distinct nov- 
elty. In its way It has sometliing of 
the flavor of Irving's quaint phan- 
tasy such as he crystallized In "Rip 
Van Winkle." There is a lot of the 
spirit of "I^lp" in this dramatiza- 
tion with Will Rogerv? as its star, a 
kind of modern fairy tale done in a 
fveln of gentle and reflective, fan- 
ta'stic humor. 

•The title lead discloses James 
Cruze as the director and Arthur 
Woods as the maker of the scenario, 



lecturing to a circle of friend* . 
daring that at 10 o'clock the foi'iJ 
Ing nJght he will appear ^Z 
them In spirit while hia bodv 
asleep at home. ^ 

In the^meanwhlle, the scene nht 
to the abode of spirits not yet hA. 
which is the "second turnin/r to 
right beyond the Milky Way** w_ 
we are introduced to the clfln *b?1 
a restless sprite, who is determlnli 
to gee himself born into the worw 
d an outlet for hJ 
, ^, gies. While thi 
powers of the spirit world relax it 
tentlon. he slips away and his tiiihl 
.through the universe Is graphlc/iu 
pictured in the Jolllcst kind ofdl 
tall. Including a visit to the moon 

He arrives at Ezra's home In tlmi 
to see Ezra's spirit leave his uncon 
sclous body to make good his prom 
ise. "Ek" forthwith takes pb 
slon of the ^ ' 



lawyer, has a child, the child dies 
and she Is offered a position in a 
musical comedy at $150 per week, hut the Rivoll program does not In- 



In order 
bubbling 



to find 
en en 



1 



^1 
'^1 



dicate who deserves credit for £>ome 
of the best camera trick manipula- 
tion that has come out in .a long 
time. The old device of the double 
exposure isJiere employed for some 
delightful W)medy effects, the film 
magic being used with surprisfipg 
exactness for a lot of amusing sur- 
pris<^. Commonplace society in. a 
small town Is used as the back- 
ground for the curious fairy tale. 

Ezra l?otts Is an absent -minded, 
timid student of .spiritualism and 
the modest shrinking butt of the 
town's humorists. The dishonest 
political boss names him as candi- 
date for iklayor on the theory that 

Ezra has been 



although she has never been on the 
stage. Her husband objects and it 
means the breaking up of Iut home. 
The other says to her: "Think what 
you are doing, Nina. You have a lot 
to be thankful for, and good men are 
hard to find.'*" But Nina la firm, 
leaves hubby and moves to a River- 
side Drive apartment. 

The other marries a poor Inventor 
and when he is pressed for fund.s 
she accepts an engagement to sing 
in church at $100 a month. The in- 
ventor also objects to his wife work- 
ing, she, however, persLstirlg, ac- 
cepting engagements to sing at the 
homes of the wealthy, and through 
it is enabled secretly to finance his i ''^ ^^'^11 ob>A' orders. 

Invention, whereupon he falls at herl 

feet and kisses the hem of her dress,' ' 

at which the audience at the Circle 
laughed derisively Tuesday evening. 

At this stage Nina sends for her 
girl friend and weeps that she Is 
out of work and cannot secure an- 
other engagement unless she sub- 
mits to the advances of the theatri- 
cal agent. So the other brings lier 
back to her husband for a reconcili- 
ation. 

There Is a subtitle at the opening 
propounding the query, "Has a wife 
the right to a career of her own?" 
The struggles of the two young 
wives are then visualized and you 
are left to figure it out for yourself. 
The two women enact their respect- 
ive roles neatly, and the whole 
makes for a cheap program release. 

Julo. 



sion or the/ vacant tenement thi 
developmorits being enacted 
means of the double exposure "With 
Its new spiritual tenant, Ezra's bodt 
Is animated with a demon of ag- 
gressive enterprise and willful mis. 
chief. The apologetic Ezra invadei 
a barroom, beats up the schetninr 
politicians, goes oa to a cabaret 
dance and fascinates all the girls 
He finally rescues the girl whom 
Ezra really loves, although he Is tea 
timid to declare himself, and win? 
i her In time to vacate P:zra'8 body 
and return it to him, enriched with 
a new reputation as a lighting fool 
and a publloi benefactor. 

Picking Will Rogers for the part 
of Ezra was an inspiration. The 
role was made to order for his style 
of quiet, simple fun. Lila Lee, with 
her dark beauty, was splendid as the 
heroine of the sympathetic httle 
romance that underlay the plot, and 
the half dozen other principal play- 
ers were appropriately Interpreted 
by an exceptionally even cast. 

The picture represents screen* 
comedy in its highest manifostation. 
It will make talk and it will amuse 
every type of audience; the higher 
grade the audience, the better th« 
story will be recoIve(S Hush. 



THE GUTTERSNIPE 



>Ta7|<» OPny Clndyii W.iU' n 

r>oiuu3 c»T>ay / Waiter I'crry 

Mrs. t)l>ay Kate Prlco 

Turn (lilroy..,, Jack Pcnln 

Sam Itai^en Sy<liicy Kraiiklin 

Jja(}y t^lariasa Carmen Phillips 

T,ni 1 riart R.I Cecil 

AtiRUS Hu^^h S.ix >n 

K'd Cialvin Seymour Zelirf 

Cl.ir«nce Phillips.., Eueeni* Corey 

Sally I.->rrain*» Wolh^V 

UiOgori' Christian J. Frank 



"The Guttersnipe" Is a Universal 
production In a scant five reels, 
story by Percival Wilde, scenario 
hy Wallace Clifton, directed by 
Dallas Fitzgerald, photography by 
Milton Moure, featuring Gladys 
Walton. 

It is a travesty on romantic melo- 
drama a;* imagined by a slum girl, 
who pictures life as revealed In the 
pages of "Sloppy St<J!"ie.s." a maga- 
zine to which she is addicted. 

The girl rescues a.j:fiiui*».<nan In 
evening dress from a street fight 
and visualizes him as the hero of 
one of the "Sloppy" tale.s, seeing in 



him a strong resemblance to "Lord 
Lytton," of whom she reads. He 
turns out to be a clerk at a soda 
fountain. Seated on a park benoh, 
they read the hectic magazine, and, 
with the aid of flashbacks, Imagine 
themselves the players in the ^tory. 
Her hero is arrested for passing 
counterfeit silver; she goes on the 
trail and finds he has been "framed" 
by his employer: she earns a re- 
ward for unearthing the band of 
counterfeiters, and the pair are thus 
enabled to take a honeymoon trip 
with the proceeds. It gets by 
neatly. Jolo. 



BILLY JIM 



"Dilly .Tim" is an Andrew J. Calla- 
han production starring Fred Stone. 
It was directed by Frank Borzage. 
story by Jackson Gregory, scenario 
by Frank Howard Clark— a Robert- 
son-Colo release. 

One more attempt to make a pic- 
ture actor of the musical comedy 
star. It will meet with no more suc- 
cess than the previous efforts. Stone 
doesn't photograph well. He has no 
magnetism before the camera, and 
the only thing that can possibly be 
attempted Is to make of him a char- 
acter performer. 

In this Instance he Is revealed as 
a cowpunchcr of the happy-go-lucky 
sort who loses his money with a 
smile, gets "lickered up" and goes 
about making the night hideous with 
ribald song. He falls in love at first 
sight with the rich mine owner's 
daughter, saves hsr father's prop- 
erty from being confiscated by a 
band of claim Jumpers and goes 
through the usual bag of tricks with 
obvious, unoriginal and ponderous 
comedy. After making a general 
nuisance of himself, somebody asks 
(meaning the apparent cowpunchcr). 



"Who Is that man?" And the reply 
comes ."He is the biggest cattleman 
in the West." So he wins the girl, 
and so on. 

Millicent FIsheT enacts the hero- 
ine and is scarcely more attractive 
on the screen than the star. Mostly 
exterior scenes, the production IS 
lacking in class and will barely pass 
as an ordinary program feature. 

Jolor 

« ■ ' 

WHITE HANDS 

Hurricane Hardy Hobart Bosworth 

l.iK)n Pot ho Robert iloKlm 

Halpb Al.len Fre^mnn Wool 

<irouch *Iur|ihy ai Kaufman 

I'eroxlilo Baby AlurJel Frances Dana 

Helen MaitlanJ Elinor Fair 



WHY ANNOUNCE YOUR MARRIAGE 



.\i.!in» Miyfalr... 
.limmy ^\'l;ith^op. 
I».TVi«l M.i\falr... 
T»-.My Filbert..,. 
Ilolil)/ KhiK^I.'y. . 
Nfrs. Ciu.<»tiini|f . 
.Mra. J>roni»}. . 
.Vtr. WaliMH... 

tilail>3 JvIUlllC 



• . . . . 



. . . . . 



niaino ITannm"rj«t«»!n 

Nilps Welch 

I-'rank Currior 

...Arthur IfouM-ni.in 

.Tam«'ij jr.Trrison 

. . .I'ioreiiot? Ijillliigs 

Miirjft Burkp 

Hui.l^-y Cordon 

. Iili;:.i0oi!i W oodinore 



This Is one of tliose exceptional 
jtlctures that hit you, nnd hit y(»u 
ri>iht. every once in a bUie moon. 
.Solznick producod it nnd put renl 
money on his bet. The story — and 
it's a very import.) nt part of this 
picture — is by Lewis Allen lirowne 
and Alnn Crosland. Crosland also 
directed, handling his actors and ar- 
rangements with finesse and ability. 
He would probal)ly have h'rjd a 
better picture If he hnd let the farce 
out of his final sequ» m i-. but evt-n 
so It is class entertainment of the 
best so!t. The obj<ctimi is moroly 
for, arti.'rtic reasons. As a mnttir 
of fact, Crosland here achi«'ves 
'orncdy most of tlie \v.i\- wlioie the 
.•^tage grip on the sam--' kI'M has al- 
ways beeiij^too tight, iiuuriably pro- 
ducing farre. 

Arline, an .'trtist. Mnd .Timfn\ 
Winthrop decide to keep their m ir- 
riago a secret and so avoid the 
troubles of marri.ige, but tlwir at- 
tempts to be together lead to mis- 
understandings and mail* ious gos- 
sip. From the speclaiori' sUuiJ- 



polnt. of course, there Is lots of 
comedy In all this, but It ends with 
the two routed from their bed by a 
burglar and ex|)0sed before a whole 
hotel, when out comes the truth and 
no harm <lone. 

To the fun Arthur Tlousomnn con- 
tributed In no small fashion. No 
such hit fis hia has be^n noted in 
many a d;ty. He was npplaudtd as 
he left the screen nnd as he canif 
on, a thing almost unheard of in 
picture theatres. Without upini; 
Chnplin. he achieved results as sure 
and final. It may be snid without 
exaggeration that in the dillicult 
liold of n'm comedy he has achieved 
In tills picture a success as dis- 
UnRuished as it is clover. It would 
have been ca.^y to be .slmplv an 
idiotic drunk. Mr. Ilousrni.ni inan- 
aged far, far more ll-.an ihal. If,- 
was a scream and an artiNt at one 
and Iho same time. Klain.' Il;«ni- 
nuTstein. the star. v..»s h.-r nsu.il 
well brt'd self. A wlioi.'some. lovel> 
girl, sho is nhv.iys an asset, anil 
Niles Welch (with hi.n h.;ir fin led 1 
gives her able supp<irr. In Tin l. the 
cast N\as exceptional. When you s.-ei 
Huntley (iordon u^cd oiil\ f..r a hit 
you know what to expect. 

In short, this Is the be.-;t romed\ 
bet of the sea.«<on, a clem, high- 
class, disfinguishod and w»'ll 
ifuagit.cd film offering. Lrcd. 



This is a typical C. Gardner Sulli- 
van tale, and although laid In th« 
African desert country, ha.« all th« 
thrills that were In his Klondike 
tales screened several years aga 
Sullivan seems to have tho screed 
angle first and foremost, nnd hll 
manner of working out a tale of thll 
kind cannot be improved on. 

The production was made by Mnx 
Graf, with Lambert Hlllyer directin(f 
and with Hobart Bosworth as the 
star. In the supporting company 
wore an additional couple of name.s, 
Including that of Robert McKim. 
The real star of the picture, how- 
over, is Baby Muriel Frances Pana, 
who seems just a little more than 
three yearj old on the screen, but 
who troupes with all the skill and 
expression of a veteran campaigner 
In front of the camera. Here Is tb? 
kid find for the last two years. She 
Is better even than Jackie Coogan, 
although in this picture she has not 
ns much to do aa he had in "Tic 
Kid." 

Made on the Inco lot at Culvor 
City, the picture does not look to 
represent more than a IHO.OOO outlay, 
hut It has all the flash of a produc- 
tion that would have cost more than 
double that under ordinary circum- 
stances. 

As a production It ha<? been judged 
strong enough to ^et 00 days in the 
Keith, Proctor, Moss combination 
booking around New York. 

The story opens In Africa. wUl» 
the heroine lost with her escort 1" 
the desert. She l^ the daughter of 
a missionary v. ho has died, and thf 
blacks are trying to take her to tlio 
coast, so that she may get a boat t<^ 
lako her to civilization. The pnrt.v 
is found by Hurricane Hardy (Ho- 
bart r.osworth), a rough and read.v 
sailorman who is the master of a 
schooner trading In Africnn waters. 
He Is a hard customer, feared alil<^ 
by Mack nnd white. He covet? tli^' 
girl that ho has' f.tiin<1 in the sand'' 
and takes her to the point where hi- 
vess.-i is moored. At the little dive 
of .'I hotel there is a >oun«: Ameri- 
can. l)rou,.;ht ther<> through di>^'ll>'«' 
lion Tlio pirl and he f.ill f**i:^i^''li 
othir-. ;tud in the inc.inlinie llarri- 
cane and (he owner of the »liv<\ 
Itlayed ly IJohert MiK'im. boiit are 
I'l -uiin'^ to win her. Im the eo I ilje 
r.'^;i'neration of Hurricane i'' 
brought about tloonuh the m 'Ti'm 
f'l" tlie littlr. bab.\- who was ni (l'« 
di\e, having'been biought theie at; 
ter .1 wreck on the roust. sJie hoit " 
(he .«^^ole 8urvi\or. He, the bal>y a' 
the boy nnd girl all .«!all f"r .t hap' 
pier land. I'rcd. 



ak^ 



Friday, February 3, 1920 



PICTURES 



mmm 
48 



NEWS OF THE FILMS 



The engagement of "My Wander- «'The Cat That Walked Alone" iin 



Boy" at the CJriterion, New 
is limited to three weeks. 
Thr'Erncst LubltscH feature, "The 
, 'yea of Pharaoh," originally called 
Hrbe Wife of Pharaoh," is being 
^vertised to open there Feb. 19. 

' Goldwyn'9 screen adaptation of 
Henning Merger's drama, "The Sin 
Siood," will be shown in New York 
ihile'the stage adaptation produced 
Zv Arthur Hopkins at the Plymouth 
under the title of "The Deluge" Is 
eurrent. "The Sin Flood" has been 
*een 1" ^ '®^ special pre-release 
showings in the country, but its 
first New York screening will take 
place at the Capitol in the near 
future. 

The Film Underwriters Mutual 
Fire Insurance Co. of Rusk, Tex., 
has been organized with E. G. 
Weldon and F. M. Priest as presi- 
dent and secretary, respectively. 
The company will insure films both 
in and out of the operating room 
allowing for a clause that is not 
carried by any other fire insurance 
company. 

The Oasis Photo Co. an organiza- 
tion formed at Burkburnett, Tex., 
for making local scenes and'featur- 
ing "Shorty" Hamilton has begun 
operations for 26 two-reel comedies. 
The organization is a stock com- 
pany having W. A. Abbott, a local 
citizen, as president, and E. A. 
Lewellen as vice-presl4lent and gen- 
eral manager. A studio has been 
arranged for and the company, ac- 
cording to announcement, will use 
local talent. 



Asa precaution against the small- 
pox epidemic, now prevalent in 
Oklahoma, the health officers of 
HcAlester have ordered that before 
any person is admitted to a publio 
gathering, picture show or school a 
certificate of successful vaccination 
must be presented. 



der the direction of Ueorge Melford 
for Paramount. Dorothy Dalton 
and Milton VAWa have the leading 
roles. The story is by John Colton, 
adapted by Will M. Ritchey. Ex- 
teriors are to be taken in and 
around San Francisco, after which 
the company will return to make 
interiors at the local Lasky studios. 



case of the State of Nevada against 
Mary Pickford. Attomey-Gcneiai 
1j. C. Fowler has attacked the Moore - 
lUekford divorce, charging fraud and 
collusion and that Judge Langan, 
who granted the divorce, had no 
jurisdiction, as the parties were 
residents of I-k)s Angeles. The court 
has three months to make a decision 
unless the case la resubmitted be- 
fore that time. 



Mary O'Connor, author at the 
Lasky scenario department, was 
confined to her bed last week with 
an attack of bronchitis. 



Harold IJoyd, Mildred Davis, his 
leading woman, and Hal E. Roach 
arrived home from New York last 
week. Lloyd is to make four pic- 
tures for Pathe in 1922. 



Si Rubens and Morris Ranch well 
known in the local film colony have 
opened the State Dance Palace at 
Long Beach. Flores heads the 
orchestra. 



The Wampus an organization of 
screen publicity men were hosts last 
week to a number of the fair sex 
from various .studios whom they 
designated as "The Stars of Tomor- 
row." Joe Jackson of Goldwyn, 
Arch Reeve of Famous Playerw- 
Lasky and Adam H. Shirk provided 
the entertainment. 



C. S. Jensen, president of the 
Jonsen-Von Herberg. Inc., theatrical 
syndicate of the northwest is visit- 
ing this week with First National 
officials. 



Col. Arthur Woods has denied the 
pubyshed report that he was to be- 
come first assistant to Will H. Hays 
in the motion picture Industry. The 
colonel states he has no thought of 
entering the picture business. The 
report read that Col. Woods was to 
receive a salary of $50,000 yearly. 

FRENCH NOTES 

Paris. Jan. 20. 

Dr. Dcslotes, of the Department 

of Health of the Province of Quebec, 

and Charles Lalumlere, formerly 

manao'er of the Pathe Exchange at 

Montreal, founders of the Europa 

Film Co., were In Paris last week. 

They made a selection of French 
films for Canada. 



SAN FRANCISCO NEWS 



San Frar.clsco, Feb. 1. 
Dorothy Dalton, the picture star, 
received a great deal of publicity 
last week when the local papers 
carried big stories about her re- 
fusing to be vaccinated when so 
•ordered by Dr. William C. Hasslcr, 
the city health officer. According 
to the .stories, W. M. Dickie; secre- 
tary of the btate board of health, 
wired Dr. Hassler that Miss Dalton 
had been exposed to a case of 
smallpox while on location in Los 
Angeles and had left the southern 
city for San Francisco. When Miss 
Dalton arrived here Dr. Has.''ler 
made it his business to see that 
she wouhl have to comi>ly with the 
city health ordinance by getting 
herself vaccinated. This the pic- 
ture star flatly refused to do and 
Hassler threatened her with the 
majesty of the law. 



Berthe Dagmar, film artiste, was 
the victim of an accident at Nice 
while playing for a picture being 
j)roduced by hr husband. Jean 
Durand, being sei**ously bitten by a 
panther. 



press recently by causing the ar- 
rest of her husband. William F. 
Mooney, on a charge of bigamy, as- 
serting that he had illegally mar- 
ried a seventeen-year-old shop girl 
last we(':, sought the limelight of 
the public prints by Joining with 
wife No. 2 in asking that her al- 
leged erring husband be saved from 
the penitentiary. 

Miss Riley indited a long letter 
to Superior Judge Ward here, plead- 
ing that Mooney be "given another 
chance " Her letter further ex- 
plained that Mooney had "been out 
on a jamboree and had married the 
girl I • save her honor." 

At the time of first placing the 
charge against Mooney the movie 
actress stated that he had wrecked 
two of her automobiles, had flonted 
some worthless checks and spent 
several thousand dollars of her 
money. 



The suit between Frank P. Spell - 
roan and Jack Dempsey, brought by 
the former for a share in the profits 
of a picture in which Dempsey was 
featured, has been settled out of 
court for the understood sum of 
$20,000. The suit was originally for 
the amount of $100,000. 



Goldwyn has purchased "Women 
Love Diamonds" from Carey Wil- 
son, New York author, who arrived 
here last week to join the perman- 
ent Goldwyn scenario stalT. 



Algiers wag without movies for 
tlij new year, the managers having 
closed their halls as a protest at the 
new municipal tax of 6 per cent, (in 
addition to war tax and other con- 
tributions) on all receipts. 

Alme Simon Glrard, -who played 

D'Artagnan in the French picture, 

*Les Troia Mousquetaires," is 

booked by Gaumont for a serial to 

be produced by L. Feuillade. 



Constance Talmadge Is soon 
start work on a new picture. 



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A reproduction of the interior of 
the British House of I'arliament has 
been erected at the United studios 
for "The Masquerader" with Guy 
Bates Post. 



The extreme popularity of the 
Prince of Wa'es amongst the public 
in England is evidenced by the 
eagerness which has been mani- 
fested to see the ofilcial films of the 
Prince's tour through India. The 
fllms will be shown in 13 install- 
ments, each to be 1,000 feet in 
length, beginning early in Februarj'. 
Five camera men have been desig- 
nated to accompany the Prince 
throughout the entire trip. 



"Patsy" Ruth Miller, of Goldwyn, 
is busy telling the world she isn't 
married. A Ruth Miller's recent 
marriage in Los Angeles is causing 
inquiries at the young star's home. 
♦ - ■ ' - 

Mary D. Cannon has been added 
to the Jackie Coogan publicity staft 
at United studios. 



Gordon Craig, manager of the 
Regent Film Co. of London, has 
been in Paris looking for films suit- 
able for England. 



Plans were discussed last week 
at a meeting of the Motion Picture 
Theatre Owner.s of America of the 
Northern California Division and 
the educational and civic organiza- 
tions* representatives for the ex- 
hibition on Saturday mornings of 
appropriate educational films for 
school children. Managing Director 
Van Osten of the as.sociation spoke 
of the plans worked out and he was 
followed by I'rofessor Edward 
Mayer of the University of Califor- 
nia. 

Helen Butler, a member of the 
Lasky company, on location here 
"shooting" "The Cat That Walked 
Alone," was thrown from a horse 
while returning from the filming 
of a hunt scene and suffered a 
badly sprained ankle. 



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Jean Riley, a movie actress from 
Hollywood, who iJurst into the local 



CHEAT" COST $19,000 

Paris, Feb. 1. 
Cecil B. de Millo was interviewed 
by a local Journalist through the 
intermediary of his friend Paul 
Iribe. The American producer 
stated he considered the movies 
still in their infancy and only the 
future will show what they are 
1 capable of doing. He thought there 
is a big intellectual movement and 
the best talents are now recruited 
for the screen work. Money is not 
the only item for good films, and a 
good picture can be produced for a 
moderately small amount. Beauty 
is not a slave to riches, he con- 
tended. "The Cheat," he confessed, 
cost only $19,000. but naturally to- 
day would require four or Ave times 
that amount. However, large sums 
are needed to equip studios. 




Art Hickman and Ben Black, his 
first lieutenant, are preparing the 
music for Thomas H. Ince's "Hot- 
tentot." 



Prohibition Commissioner Haynes 
ef Federal headquarters has de- 
clared his desire to have aU pre- 
Volstead scenes eliminated from be- 
ing flashed on a screen. 



Richard Barthelmpss is at work 
en his next film production and is 
•hooting some outdoor scenes for it 
along the Hudson. It Is to be en- 
titled "Sonny Boy." 



Headed by Whitman Bennett and 
Director Kenneth Webb, the company 
making the next Rex Beach photo- 
play are in New Orleans, where the 
exterior scenes will be shot. The 
title has not yet been decided upon. 
In the party are Betty Blytho, 
Thurston Hall. Robert Elliott, 
Gladys Hulette. Florence Auer, 
llacey Harlam, Walter James. 



United Artists is opening a new 
exchange at Omaha, managed by 
Samuel Vorsimer, w^ho was a film 
salesman in that territory for three 
years. 



"Golden Dreams," another story 
by Zane Grey, this time dealing with 
Mexico, is the latest feature to be 
started by Benjamin B. Hampton 
for Goldwyn. Jean Hersholdt, Gus 
Peterson^and Dick Rush are direct- 
ing under Hampton's supervision. 
"Wildfire," the first Hampton pro- 
duction for Goldwyn, has just been 
shipped to New York. 

Penrhyn Stanlaws Is making 
proggress in "Over the Border" at 
Truckec. Betty Compson and Tom 
Moore head the cast. 



Hiram Abrams, presivlent of the 
United Artists' Corporation, has an- 
nounced that Charles Ray is now 
affiliated with the "Big Four," con- 
sisting of Mary Pickford, Douglas 
Falrbank.<?. Charlie Chaplin and D. 
W. Griffith. Ray's productions will 
from now on be released through 
' United Artists, but he will continue 
to be an independent producer un- 
der his arrangements with A. S. 
Kane. 



The Cosmo Theatro? Corporation 
hag taken over the proportv of the 
Hora-o Building Corp. at' 376-180 
East ll6Lh street. 



It Is probable that work on 
"Bought and Paid For" will be com- 
pleted by William De Mille this 
week. Agnes Ayres and Jack Holt 
have tho leading roles in this pic- 
ture, which Clara Beranger adapted 
from George Broadhurst's stage 
play. 

Constance Binney and May Mc- 
Avoy of Paramount left last week 
for a vacation trip to New York. 
They will l.e gone six weeks. Miss 
Binney's latest picture is "The 
Sleepwalker," while Miss Mc.\voy 
has completed "Through the Glass 
Window." 



Bebe Daniels is resting here prior 
to starting on the "Val of Paradisr." 
in which she will be co-starred wjtii 
Jack Holt. 



Three hundred girls from two of 
C. B. Dillinph.'im's productions. 
"<;oo«: Morning ' )oarie" and "Get 
Together," assomblod on the stage 
of the Hippodrome Wednesday 
morning to take tests before a cam- 
era lliat will ev«'ntually lead to a 
year's contract with Pathe. The ob- 
jfct of the te.'.ts is to secure a piil 

1 to I'lav opposite Chnrh'S Hutrhiii- 

Heorgo. Lane, inventor of a pat- j son Inu forthcoming 52-episode fc- 
''nted process for "jirodiu ing ^ rial, 
legends in black on motion i)ictiir* 



Jegativos." is suing tho Craftsmen 
Film Laboratories in the I'Vdrral 
District Court for an accounting and 
an injunction for alleged violation 
yf his patents. Lane stalO'? that the 
I'nivrr.sal i.-? using his pru<»\ss, but 
not exclusively, among others, and 
the (.'raftsmen's unauthorized tine 
of it has damaged him considerably. 



COAST FILM NEWS 



Los Anpeles. Fib. 1. 
'Til.. Woman He .Married. " Anita 
Stewart'.s latest ))i»ture. has b' . ji 
coniiiU-ttU lor First National. 



The dailies gave conslderante 
space Wednesday to a story cinMi- 
lating to tho effect that several mov- 
ing picture producers, heade<l by 
Will Hays, are j»ropar:.tg to build 
another iiolhuood studio center oti 
Long Island. The story was not 
credited nor did it generally in)- 
press along "the street," thcui^'Ii 
there was some speculati<in as to 
I whether possibly Zukor w.ts behind I 
, th. d.al bciausi' of his studio, which 
has been almost a total liiiancial 
l.i.-y, being sitjjattd on the i.sland. 

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What ** American" Offers 
The Independent Producer: 

1, InteWgerux! 

2« ^B^ ^(o ^0 better and the bc$t theatree. 

3^ The respect, confidence «nd pttronv^e of 
exhibitors. 

4, An accurate and thorough Imowled^e of 
vhat materiaU should be produced* 

^^ Rapidity in makhig caeh lettlemetitA with 
the owners of pictures* 

5« No unfair and dishonest charget made 
f^ainst Producer reycnucif 

7« Capability and enthusiasoi behind jov 
pictures. 

^ The best adverttsing and exploitatioa erer 
known in this industry. 

9« An organization of manaeers and salesmen Sn 
the field with power and personal standing. 

10^ The oldest orcanization in thift Industry 
from the standpoint of an association of 
capable men with each other. New office*, 
yes— but a trained, tried, tested sales 
machine that can always loiik its customers 
squarely in the eyes without flinching. 

We are ready to announce a score of com- 
pleted productions of high calibre and sure 
appeal— all from independent producer 
sources. 



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PICTUR 



Friday* February 3, 1922 



SPRING PRODUCTION REVIVAL 
FORECAST IN COAST STUDIOS 



LOW ADMISSION SCALES 
DOBIG BUSINESS 



Famous Players Program Most Extensive in Several 
Years — Metro Plant Reopens This Month — 
Goldwyn Has Several Making — R-C Busy 



Los Angelos, Fob. 1. 

Despite the recent reports pointing: 
to an exceptional poor season for 
the larger producing companies and 
predictions that general activities 
would be at a practical standstill, 
Famous IMaycrs-Lasky is going 
ahead with a production program 
that eclipses those of the past few 
years. The closing of the Long Is- 
jand studios which was immediately 
followed by an announcement that 
the London studios would be closed 
for an indeanite period is explained 
by Jesse L. Lasky, vice prPbident, 
as a matter of economy. It is the 
general opinion of producers here 
that the new economy campaign 
has taken effect at all of tne Holly- 
wood studioM an well as in the per- 
sonnel of the various companies at 
this time, but production is on the 
increase. 

Metro remains closed with no 
new announcements forthcoming, 
although the reopening is scheduled 
for February. At Goldwyn several 
new productions are scheduled. Fa- 
mous Players-Lasky have been 
keeping several companies busy 
with the number of pictures to be 
started during the coming months 
holding up to the average. With 
the renaming of the Realart studios 
to the Wilshire -Paramount Ktudio 
Famous Players-Lasky will have a 
much heavier production output by 
spring as several important direct- 
ors from the London and Long 
Island studios are to commence 
work here at that time. At Univer- 
sal more than a dozen pictures arc 
in the making. Fox, likewise, is ac- 
tive at this time both on the feature 
end and with the Sunshine come- 
dies. 

Robertson-Cole are cutting sev- 
eral pictures, having just completed 
two and are shooting. At the United 
studios (formerly Brunton's) half a 
dozen companies, including Richard 
Walton Tully's and the Talmadge 
sisters, are busy, although there 
promises to be more doing here in 
a couple of months. Mary Pickford 
and Douglas Fairbanks, having pur- 
chased their own studios, will prob- 
ably commence shooting upon their 
return from New York. 

A trio of picturt-a is under wuy j 



Fowler, care of owners, architects. 
Location. Way no Bt.. $1.L'50,000. 

Hartford, Conn. — Park Street In- 
vostmont Co., 274 I'ark St., same 
city. K, T. Wiley. 75 Pratt »t . taxme 
city, architect. Location, Park St., 
1175.000. 

Indianapolis/— M. T. Petty. Sprink 
Arms Hotel, same city. Vonnent, 
Bohn & Muller, 610 Indianapolis 
Tru.st BuildinK, same city, archi- 
tects. Location, Fall CrooU Boule- 
vard. $350,000. 

Indianapolis. — Stegemeir Bro.**.. 
Occidental Building, uanio cliy. 
Vonnocut, Bohn & Mueller. GIO Ii- 
dianapolis Tru t Buildintf. sumo 
citv, architects. Location. North 
Illinois St.. $175 000. 

Leominster, Mass. <^em Theatre. 
Location. Main bt. and Meriam ave. 
Comt 1150.000. 

Michigan City, Ind.—Mlchigan 
Theatre Co.. sama city. H. L. New- 
house. 4C20 Prairie ave., Chicago. Ill- 
architect. Location, Franklin st. 
$150,000. 

Norwich, Conn.— 11. S. Goldfadden. 
388 W. Main 8t., pnme city. Loca- 
tion. Broadway. $150,000. 

Philadelphia.— S. R. Blocksom. 667 
N. Broad St., same city. J^ B. Roth- 
child, 1225 Sansom st. same city, ar- 
chitect. Location. Juniper and Lo- 
cust Rts. $175,000. 

Philadelphia.— A. Felts. 140 S. 52d 
St.. same citv. Location, Broad and 
Girard sts. $250,000. 

Philadelphia. — Willard Theitr.- 
Co.. care of C. OUchlagor. 1615 
Walnut St.. .«anio city, architect. 
I^ocation, 40th and Market st.s. 
$150,000. 

St. Louis.— Aul.ort Photo Play Co.. 
Title (Juarantv Building, same city. 
P. KlinKen.-*ohmidt. 5036 Wells ave.. 
same city, architect. Location. Au- 
bert and Kastou aves. $250,000. 

Washinoton, O. C— Hotel and 
Roof Garden. F. H. Smith Co.. 815 
15th St.. same city. J. H. De Sibour. 
Hlbbs Building, same city, architect, 
and W Wotmore. 16 W. 47th Ht.. New 
York, assooiatid architect. llitz 
Carlton Hotel Co.. 40th st. and Mad- 
ison ave., New York, lessee. 

Wilkes- Barre, Pa^-Studio. A. O. 
Kuehn Motion Picture Co.. Inc.. 
same city. H. (J. Cook. Jr.. 716 
Miners Bank Building, same city, 
architect. $750,000. 



"Way Down East" at 50-35c. 

in Kansas City— Flopped 

as Special at $2 



Kansas City, Feb. 1. ' 
Kansas City lilra funs like good 
pictures, but will not pay $1.50 and 
$2.00 to see them. This was dem- 
onstrated last week when "Way 
Down East" was presented at the 
Newman. With the prices 50 cents 
for any seat except the boxes, 
where 75 cents was charged, the 
house did a capacity all week and 
could have held the picture over. 
Instead It will be presented at the 
Roj-al, another Newman house, a 
block away, this week with the 
prices still lower, 35 cent?;, with 
children 10 cents. Firly in the 
season of 1920-21 the picture was 
held at the Shubert theatre, at reg- 
ular Iiouse prices for lour weeks, 
but the business was only fair in 
spite of the extra advertising and 
the continued announcements the 
picture would not be shown at any 
other house at lowe^ prices. 



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4 HOBSEMEN" IF LOEWS 

The* "Four Horsemen of tlie 
Apocalypse" will play the Greater 
New York Loew houses brglnning 
early in March. The feature will 
play a week In each hou.^e. 



ROWLAND'S NEW CIRCUIT 

Plans Maturing for Territorial Rt* 
leasing System 

Richard A. Rowland, former head 
of Metro, is understood in the trade 
to have practically completed plans 
for the lining up of a new co-oper- 
ative releasing system modeled 
somewhat along the general lines of 
the First National when it was first 
conceived, und before Its elabora- 
tion Into the present producer-dis- 
tributor machine with a central or- 
ganization for sub-franchise hold- 
ers. 

It is declared Rowland already 
has framed the major part of his 
chain, bringing In exchanges already 
established In the state's-rlght field 
und completing the organization 
with important exhlbito/ interests 
who have centrally located theatres 
as a foundation for an exchange. 

Trade statisticians have calcu- 
lated that there are probably a 
score of independent territorial 
operators In most of the "key" points 
ot the country, and probably six of 
(them on an average have been built 
up to a point of commercial stabil- 
ity. It has been Rowland's purpose 
to weld a chain covering the whole 
country out of these scattered units, 
and the lineup is declared to be vir- 
tually completed. 

No one associated with Mr. Row- 
land wjuld comment upon the mat- 
ttr this week. 



't)RPIIANSV' WORLD 
FILM RIGHTS Te UP 

Fox Secured Copywright of 

Play, Protected in 

Europe 



at Tenth avenue and 5uth street. 



FOX M0RT6AOE 

A first mortgage of $1,300,000 was 
placed this week on the Fox studios! situation of his production abroad 



D. W. Griffith cannot dispose oi 
the world rights to "Orphans of the 
Storm" nor exhibit the film produc- 
tion of that name in Europe until 
a settlement has been made with 
William Fox, who owns the film 
rights of France and of all coun- 
tries in the treaty convention with 
the French Republic. 

Fox is said to have acquired thi^ 
film rights by purchase from the 
DEnnery estate. When the facts 
were brought to GrlfHth's attention 
last week he had already made ar- 
rangements for the British rights 
of the property. He immediately 
entered into negotiations with Fox 
and It is understood that progress 
had been made by Tuesday toward 
a basis of cash settlement, reported 
at $20,000. 

The play. '^The Two Orphans, 
which Clritnth credits as the source 
of "Orphans of the Storm." was not 
protected in the United States, due 
to the fact that under the treaty 
covering such legal relations a gen- 
eration ago French copyright did 
not extend to the States except 
where the author took legal steps. 
Griffith was not acquainted with the 



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until too late. 



THEATRES OPEN 

Wayne, W. Va., Feb. 1. 
The Fairvlcw theatre has reopened 
here for the fir.^t time since the 



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ONE GLORIOUS PICTURE ! " 



"Y^T'ITHOUT exception, all of the critics on 
"* praised **One Glorious Day'* to the skies. 
demnator>' or even a luke-warm remark in any of 
unanimity is unparalleled in motion picture history. 



the New York dailies 

There was not a con- 

the criticisms. Such 



burning of the courthouse. Since 
at'the incrsrudio3.^"warnerBroth''-l then the room In the I. O. O. F 
ers are busy with a jungle serial was used for the showing of 



busy with a jungle 
and a Monte Banks comedy. With 
Harold Lloyd's return from the east, 
some new work may be expected 
at the Hal E. Roach studios. A 
number of Independent companies 
arc shooting, although several are 
: idle and do not intend to go-ahead 
L with any work until the summer. 
■ Looking into the future, it ap- 
Vpears conditions wfll take a de- 
W cided step forward In spring. IIow- 
' ever, the "wise ' ones can easily see 
the diflference in production of to- 
day and yesterday. 



NEW THEATRES 

. Bath, N. Y.— S. Carver, Empire 
theatre, 168 Pearl st., BulTalo, N. 
Y. M. 2UUcr, SO W. Genessee St., 
]Juffalo, N. Y., architect Location, 
Liberty et.. $200,000. 

Brooklyn, N. Y. — Stransberg & 
liiender. 491' DeKalb ave., same bor- 
ough. 11. T. Short, 370 Macon st., 
same borough, architect. Location, 
Broadway and Kosciusko st., $250,- 
000. 

Chicago. — M. F. Schiavone and 
General Realty Co., care of Whitney 
& Williams, 110 South Michigan 
ave., architects. Location, Howard 
Bt. and Man.sfield road, $3,000,000. 

Chicago. — C. W. Ferguson, care of 
Newhouso & Bernham, 4630 Prairie 
ave., same city, arehitocts. Location, 
Howard St.. $1.'(K).000. 

Clinton, la. — Amii.-^fment U The- 
atre Co., 326 Iowa liuildin^',. A. H. 
Blank, president, .s.inio city. Loca- 
tion, 4th 6t., $150,000. 

Dsyton, O.— National Casli Rocrls- 
tcr Co., Mainland K sts, Conv»rt- 
ing school Into theatre. If. K. l^'er- 
Kusonf 6523 Euclid ave., Cleveland, 
.'irchltoet. Location, South Main st., 
$500,000. 

Dayton, O. — Marruis. Loew, In*^., 
1540 Broadway, New York. T. W. 
Lamb, 644 EiRhth ave., New York, 
architect, $.^()(»,000. 

Flushing, Long Island, N. Y. — Ar- 
eola Realty Co., care of H. CJ. Wise- 
man, 25 W. 4:u\ i^t.. New Y(»rk, archi- 
tect. LocatiorK Main bt.. $150,000. j 

Ft. Wayne, Ind. — (N»n.»<()lldatod I 
Realty atx! Thealrt; Corporation, 401 j 
Pin .Mici;in.« Defenso Building, name 
city. J. E. I'ridemore and F. E. ^ 



hall 
pic- 
tures while the theatre served as a 
temporary courthouse by a procla- 
mation of Governor Morgan. The 
completion of the Wayne Motor 
Company's garage enabled the court 
to vacate the Odd B'ellow hall. 

Hancock, Md., Feb. 1.— The new 
theatre erected by Mrs. Charles H. 
Corbett on Main street was thrown 
open to the public January 31. 

Dennlson. O., Feb. 1.— Dover 
Lodge, Knights of Pythias, .will 
break ground April 1 for a four- 
story building, which will include 
a theatre with 600-seat capacity. 
George A. Eberling. of Cleveland.; 
O., is the architect. The estimated 
cost is $125,000. 

South Charleston. W. Va., Feb. 1. 
— The new Kangiwha, theatre has 
been opened here. It has a seating 
capacity of 500. 

Charleston, W. Va., Feb. 1 — 
Charleston's latest show-hou.se. the 
"Ferguson theatre' for colored 
people, has been opened to the pub- 
lic. The tliratie if* niodeiii in every 
detail, with a battery of I'owers 
latest type cameragraph. Raven 
half-tone screen, good seats, $6,000 
organ and modern lifihtin;:: arran.cre- 
ments. The new Ferguson theatre 
at 1004 Washington .street, was also 
opened and will offer continuous 
performances from 2 until lip. m. 
The building Is owned by Captain 
G. E. Ferguson, overseas veteran. 
and the rest of the buildinir, when 
completed, will bo a hotel. The 
theatre, which has been hurried to 
completion for the opening, will l)e 
managed by C. L. Andrews, who is 
known in local theatrical circles. 



Here Are a Few Excerpts: 

N. y. Amcncaii — Alan Dale: 

'Here is a picture that is a triumph of imagination— a scintillant example of 
adroit Intelligence. It does what the stage can never do. It gets away from what 
we call 'movie stuff.' It would make r. movie fan of the screen's bitterest foes. 
You MUST see it. It is so well done, it is such good fun. it i.s so clever. An over- 
whelmingly excellent story. Don't miss it. Take my tip. It is an achievement. 
It is a colossal surprise." 



N. K. Sun : ' ' 

•'It stands in a class by itself. 



In an original vein. Excellent entertainment." 



N, Y, Journal: * 

"Broadway never before saw anything quite like 'One 01ori6us Day.* As comedy, 
as romance and as an example of what the screen can do for real entertainment 
it is illuminating." • 

N, Y. Telegram : . ^ 

"As a comedy it deserves to rank as one of tlie finest ever made."* 

N, Y. Ei'enlng Post: 

*' 'One Glorious Day* l«»n ves one with a chuckle in one's throat and new respect for 
the producer. It is whimsically conceived, finely photographed, and chock full of 
humor which leaves memories of a highly entertaining character. It is an event 
of no little importance." 



It Is 'On© 
A skillful 



N, Y. Times: 

"Can anything imaginative come out of Hollywood? It can. It has. 
Glorious Day.' Full of {i|)irited comedy, the w hole story moves briskly, 
and ingenious piece of work." 

N, Y, Tribune: 

"Whimsical and altogether delightful. Something that has never before been don© 
on the acreen.'' 

N. Y. Telearaph : 

"'One Glorious Day' is oi ■• Rlorions picture. Tt is more fun (ban anv picture wo 
have ever been, with perhaps one exception. i:x<iui.-!itely made." 



N. Y, Ifcrahi : 

"A deli-litt\;I .'^kylark. 



Oin- vt the uiiitiue pictures of ilv seasorr " 



''One 



Jesse L. Lasky presents 

Glorious 



Day" 



PICTURES IN OLD UNION SQ. 

The Union Sniiare theatre, on 14lh 

street, one of the theatrical land- 
marks of New York, will he reopened 
as a .'^traiKlil i»i<tMr ho Sv known 
as the Acme. Only the .^h oC the 
former hou.-^e has been retain'*'. Its 
interior ha.'J b<'n entirely remodolc.l 
and modernized. 



with 

Will Rogers and Lila Lee 

By Walter Woods and A. 3. Barringcr. Scenario by Waiter 

Woods. Directed by James Cruze. 



* 

a Q^aramount Qiclure 




FAMOUS PLAYERS-LASKY CORPORATION 

AOOimt tUHOM Mw J(*Ml.l>»K> «..».. CCClL • or MALI *.«•■: 






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j^iaay, February 8, 1922 



PICTURES 



45 



MiG JAIL TERMS 
FOR FILM THIEYES 

Master Mind" and Accom- 
plice Sentenced in 
Buffalo^ 



3=* 



INSIDE STUFF 



1 



"JUTLAND" UNOFnCIAL 

Navy 



ON PICTURES 



What is probably the bigc -.st 
„. ««nvictior> occuriInK in 



niin 
conviction occuriinK in this 
liry took place In Buffalo, Jan. 
when William Pearson of Chl- 
ond Morris Taitus of Buffalo, 
sentenced respectively to from 
^ to seven and four to ten years' 
ionment in Auburn, N. Y., lor 
ipatlon In what has proved to 
r national film piracy ring. One 
rg of Pittsburgh was also 3en- 
to six months. H was only 
-mor tool In a plot aimed at the 
it«d Artists* Corporation produc- 
wtolch have been stolen from 
Buffalo exchange and exported 
Japan and South America. This 
ly ring centered in Pittsburgh, 
to, Cblcflgo and San Francisco, 
n was looked upon as the 
iter mind." 
^tus was an employe In tlie 
A. Buffalo exchange. Burns' de- 
■tlvea averring he Is an old hand 
tb« game. Upon his resignation 
the job it was disco. ered that 
different reels were stolen from 
vaults, and upon hlrf arrest he 
jed guilty, implicating Pearson, 
also confessed, was Indicted and 
led under 125.000 l>ail after 
living extradition from Chicago. 
This intensive campaign by the 
|0lted Artists became necersary 
they found that their films 
imed to be i>artlcular attractions 
the pirates. Douglas Fairbanks' 
snorting histrionics for one thing 
: these pictures extremely valu- 
ile for the Latin -American and 
tal countrie.s. At present Jo- 
Kubey and Frank Sara, alias 
are out under $20,000 bail on 
coast on charges of participat- 
in the Japanese angle of the 
Iter. Meantime th • Japanese 
lul is taking up the matter 
•ugh the State Department to 
er the stolen films which have 
lund their way id Toklo and Yoko- 

la. 

Because of no reciprocal copyright 
cement existing between South 
icrlcan countries and the I'nitod 
tatea, the U. A. ha : no rcdro.-s evi- 
intly, one of the recipients of the 
itolen films In L.itin -America. Ku- 
ell *-Co., refusing to return ihom, 
ting that under the Argentine 
Republic rules, the first posses.sor of 
film has a right to commercialize 
To offset anybody else in such 
itter, the U. A. has .sent two men 
lown there to open exchanges. 



The New York •'WoiM" has mado the discovery film production In 
this country is at its lowest ebb since pictures became one of the 
Important industrie.s. It prints figures showing that the volume of 
photoplays being made at present is but one-third of what it was in 
June, 1920, which Is regarded as a normal period. According to the 
•World'.s" statistics there were 131 companies working in the well known 
studios IS months ago, whereas there are now but 44. Certain pro- 
ducers, not named, says the "World," declare the cause may be traced 
largely to the Importation of German-nriade pictures, with no figures on 
this contention to back up the assertion. Regarding the so-called 
•influx" of Ocrman-made pictures, there are not more than half a 
dozen or so features from Germany at present being shown in America. 
Whether any enormous percentage of our total exhibitions will be of 
foreign orIg|n In the future would seem to depend entirely on the quality 
of the Importations. The public doesn't seem to care where their enter 
talnment comes from so long as it plea.sts them. Up to date the Germans 
have not succeeded any too well with their film productions. The few 
German-made ones that have scored big successes here were the cream 
of thousajids of photoplays made In Europe in the past half dozen years. 



Department Denies 
Picture Is Authentic 



British 



The Indications are that the suit Instituted by B. P. Schulbcrg against 
Hiram Abram.s, claiming a partnership in the United Artists distribution 
contract, will be settled out of court. Saturday, Abrams, Schulberg, 
J. G. Bachman (partner of Schulberg), Judge Ransome and Henry Herz- 
brun (the last two being counsel for Schulberg) sat around a table at the 
Hotel Astor. They were brought together by Walter K. (ireen, who 
acted as a friend of both sides. Schulberg came east a fortnight ago 
and returned to the coast last Sunday. 



Washington, Feb. 1. 
Captain Heller, aid to the Secre- 
tary of the Navy, stated today that 
tlio Bri^ish-mado film called "The 
liattle of Jutland" .v:ih offered hcrt> 
by a private company which re- 
quested the opportunity to sho^ it 
to officials. This was granted, as 
has been done on practically all 
films pertaining to subjects of in- 
terest to navy men. Hence, the 
showings at Annapolis and the Na- 
val War College at Newport of 
which Rear Admfral William S. 
Sims is president. 

Captain Heller stat«^d emphatical- 
ly that no official approval had b«»en 
placed on the film nor does the Navy 
Department consider it authentic as 
to the progress of the battle. 



ADAPT OLD REALART 
STUDIO TO NEW USE 



Famous Players Will Make It 

the Biggest Laboratory 

in Field 



FEDERAL CENSORSHIP 

Columbus Woman Recommenda 
Ohio as Geographical Centra 



IVIetro's filmlzation of "Turn to the Right." put on as a big special at 
the Byric. is not drawing paying audiences. Metro had to pay over to 
the Shuberts a check to make good the house rental for last week, the 
pictures not taking in enough to cover. 



The picturlzatlon of "Sherlock Holmes." with John Barryr.iore, which 
Is being made at the studio in the former New Amsterdam Hall on West 
44th street, is already i\ve and a half weeks behind the scheduled time for 
its completion. As a consequence the Mae Murray company has been 
shifted to the old Biograph studio uptown. Albert Parker is directing 
the Barrymore picture. 



Arthur S. Kane and other ofilicials connected with Associated exhibit- 
ors. Inc., which releases through Pathe, are negotiating to take over the 
Pathe Kxchange, Inc., which Is the American corporation operating the 
Pathe exchanges throughout the United States and Canada. 



The negotiations between Al. Lichtman and First National for Licht- 
man to become general manager of distribution are definitely off. They 
were unable to agree on terms. LIchtman declined to modify his terms, 
which the first National officials finally decided were prohibitive. He 
will probably leave for the coast shortly. 

An epidemic of free passes for admittance to the newly opened Gotham, 
138th street and Broadway, New York, has started opposition among 
competitors. Within the area between 135th street and Broadway to 
16l8t street there are half a dozen straight film houses, together with 
half as many pop vaudeville theatres. 



open 

Among the films stolen were "The 

ree Musketeers." "Way Down 

"Down on the Farm," "The 

ark of Zorro," "Di.sracli" and 

thers. Pearson, when he was ar- 

ted and confessed, turned over a 

Iched print of "W^ay Down East" 

the authorities. 

Laurence L, Cassidy. of OBrien, 
(alevinsky & Discoll, who con- 
ucted the sleuth for the United 
rthts, has also lecured an indict- 
ment against Richard Baron, doing 
uslness aa the Progressive Motion 
Icture Supply Co., of 727 Seventh 
venue. New York, charged wiili 
ecelving a copy of Fairbanks' "The 
fut" Baron has been tipped, off on 
h« Indictment and skipped town, 
although a warrant is out again.st 
him. 

The film exchange buildings on 
Jfoadway alone are known to liar- 
»r several of these pirates, and thi.s 
Btemlve campaign by the United, 
coupled with the N. A. M. P. I's 
Pcent clean -lip, it is considcre«l by 
he trade, will act . sufflcienlly dc- 
errent for the others. 

Becauso of Its experiences with 
im pirates, the I'niled 'SrXrtists has 
'eclded to open -film exchajigcs in 
he Orient and In the .southern oi»n- 
Inent. Norrl.s Wilcox has been 
otnmissiunrd win, a power of at- 
orney to establish a bran-Mi f«)r the 
Jnitefl In FUjenos Aires and in Rio 
e Janiero. An ar.slstant has gone i «' 
pown with him. ' ^" ^ 

The r. A. will also e lablish .an 
•JchanKe in the Orient with Tokio 
*' the central location. 



"Federal censorship will bo among leavening elements attracted to 
films before the current screen season end.-." George W. Lederer, a 
former film producer when not a purveyor of musical comedy, made 
this declaration. "National supervision of films Is the industry's only 
protection from the growing evils of meddling State boards. With the 
hue and cry for cheaper admission rates from exhibitors extending, con- 
ditions everywhere are shaping to make the producer of pictures super- 
specialize in ways and means to duck part or all of the excess overhead 
that the country's censor boards .«?addle on each reel distributed. 

•Federal censorship would literally annul State censorship, despite the 
fact that each State is a principality empowered to govern its own condi- 
tions. Films arc a world of themselves. Classed in the same strata as 



Cincinnati, Feb. 1. 

The Ikod-about Federal censor- 
ship board for pictures should make 
its headquarters in Ohio, according 
to Mrs. Evelyn France Snow, of 
Columbus, who delivered an address 
yesterday l/efore the Cincinnati 
Council for Better Motion Pictures. 

Ohio, said the speaker, is the 
geographical centre of the United 
Stales, and should be advc ..ted by 
reason of that. 

Mrs. Snow is a Republican and 
well thought of by President Hard- 
ing. 



LOEWS FIRST CUT 

8cala Reduced at th« Circla, Naw 
York 



Los Angeles, Feb. 1. 
Coincident with the renaming of 
the itealart studio to the Wllshiro- 
Para.nount studio, Famous Players- 
Lasky will make several chang(>s in 
its personnel, and also prepare for 
the construction of what Is expected 
to be the largest laboratory owned 
by any direct producing company 
in the business. 

Victor H. Clarke, former general 
manager of the Long Island studio, 
bi&comea general manager of the 
Wilshlre-Paramount studio. Frank 
E. Garbutt, former manager of the 
Realart- studio, is now special tech- 
nical advisor to the entire produc- 
tion department of the Famous 
Players-Lasky Corporation. Hia 
first work unde. the new position 
will be aa supervisor of the con- 
struction of tho new laboratory. 

George Fitzmaurice and John S. 
Robertson will come to Hollywood 
from the I^ndon studios shortly. 
Robertson will direct Rudolph Val- 
entino in "Blood and Sand" aa hia 
initial homecoming production. 

Work On the new laboratory is to 
commence i» the spring. When 
completed it will be able to handle 
1,500,000 feet of film during a it- 
hour week, a new mark for direct 
production companies. At present 
there are twe laboratories of smaller 
capacity on the Famous Players- 
La.sky lots. For the purpose of 
gaining new ideas as to the type of 
laboratory needed Garbutt leaves 
here this week for an inspectioA 
tour of eastern film stations. 



The Circle, at 59th street, one of 
the local Loew picture houses, re- 
duced its admission scale Feb. 1. The 
new prices are 10-20 cents In the 



afternoon, reduced from 15- 



25. 



and 



20-30cents at night, reduced from 
25-35 cents, the new prices including 
war tax. 

The Circle is the first of the local 
Loew houses to Install a reduced 
scale of admisison. 



SCREEN ICAXES TUgAT^CTH 

Kansas City. Jan. n. 

Does the showing of a picture 
based on a story from a well-known 
book stimulate the readingr of Um 
boo'..? 

Thd oflOcials in the local libraries 
say that when they know in ad- 
vance that the picture play of a 
standard book is coming they order 
extra copies of the book in order to 
meet the demand. ^ 



and will exhibit. Certain shrewd sharpshooters among film producers 
have been watciiing the growth of the exhibitors* pools with clear eyes 
since Sam Trigger and S. M. Neflf, of the good old days, first essayed 
to combine in one exhibitors' buying ma9hine something of what's come 
off since through the activities of Trlggers-Neff heirs. The film pro- 
ducers who hired Hays propose to see that at no time through any power 
of combination shall the exhibitors become a trust in the legal meaning 
of the term," the man concluded his explanation with. 



Flops of big special feature pictures occupying legitimate Broadway 




the many times higher charge of worth-while fiction. 

"The novel 'Main Street.' for Instance, costs $2 retail, while the picture 
of the same subject may be viewed at admission rate running as low as 
00 (^(^nts. . 

"Personally, I desire to see Federal censorship, worn threadbare as 
the subject of cen.sorship is. I am with the extremists who demand 
pictures' moral editing before submission to publics whose Juvenile 
elastic minds are certain of corruption when addressed by the Invariably 
loose moral tones of the Irresponsible majority of directors, authors, dis- 
tributors, producers combined In their output." ,;,,,, 

Mr Lederer says he believes a national editing bureau would bloc)c 
crafting lobbying politicians and other propagandises whose agitations 
fnr pay against films have made the film business a national scandal. 

Kn Pxnerlment In film adventures Is on the tapis by a producer for 
a 'public look-in soon. A scenario peddler last November brought to 
one of the big producing firms a suggestion for a promotion of Georgia 
O Ramey as a film comic a la Charlie Chaplin or Harold L oyd. The 
promoter pointed out that films were almost barren of feminine comics 
while drugged with emotional leads. The ORamey suggestion took 
insJant fire, and presto! a deal wao on, with the facile Georgia delegated 

for irrnominc as a celhiioid .scream. 

for grooming u-^ ^^_^^ o'Ramey rehearsed blithely and everything 

Then something happened. The usual 

One of the voting beads of the firm vetoed the 

Women were never funny on the 9,vrf^cn, h- said. Tradition 

had nroved it. The i»roponents pointed to Bebe Daniels. The antagonist 

lointed to the Daniel evolntion to the semi-sentimental .screen f^eld. 

-r.e proponents pointed to .Mabel Normand. The antagonist brought up 

Hie '^anfo semT-senliment il artillery. . ^ ,. 

Tlie O'Ramov deal fell through with thi.s firm, but the come.l.enne, 

what Inolced like a big oprnin,:,'. nmt ahead with promotion 

aiMOiint. Slic un.««'rambled money enough to 

under less auspiiious conditions than would 

ni iKe her comic screen bow a la 

tlie autunit). j| 



Scenarios came easy, 
was set for a first picture 
butter-in appeared 
)»roposition 



speakle box office tariffs are notoriously cultivating extra dark audi- 
toriums to smoke screen the theatres' emptiness not always confined to 
matinees. 

One of the last to bid for New York patronage at the |2 scale spent 
more for its preliminary newspaper advertising than it can possibly gross 
in two months if it remains on the street that long. Something is spe- 
cially wrong with this one, for its projectors hang around tho cash box 
and grab the take from show to show. Adjudged a flivver at its opening. 
Its promoters have lost their voices trying to find someone in Manhat- 
tan's financial belts whose hearing hasn't gone bad since Filmdom's 
slump became\i byword. 

The promoters of a second of the sensationally heralded current pro- 
ductions, impressed by the indifference New York can evince toward 
something that doesn't excite it, have started in to cancel gobs of time 
chalked off for It in outlying cities. Another picture now running here 
and in Boston. Pittsburgh and other high spots is trying to sell part of 
time it reserved. 

Amusement conditions have nothing to do with the slumps referred to. 
for In the cities where the special pictures are doing poor business, legiti- 
mate theatrical attractions of a parallel class at higher box office prices 
are drawing big grosses. 



liretl now by 
f tho i<lea on her own 
her projecif .a Ptart 
! liave j.i-evailed (»riglnal!y. an.l exiucts t. 
l<.w «-onirdy sans sentiment l>efor. 



of tlie first of stage feminln* s 



SUES VERNON DINT 

I..OS Ange'.ej, F< b 



iMldlv eniMJKh Miss O ilatney was one 
to appear in tilms. A ^ood .^ta«e part took h- r from celluloid at an hour 
vhei if *^he had remannd >\U' mi^-ht have beeonic. aeeor.liuK' lo < onn.; 
Charlotte Cliai.lin or Joan Bunny "f herjilm decade. 



The film news weeklies have been squabbling again — this time over the 
first showing of pictures of the late Pop^. Tho only authentic pictures 
of His Holiness in this country were controlled by the Catholic Art 
Association, and upon the Pope's death an arrangement was made by 
International Film News Service for the rights to them. Pathe Exchange 
was just too late with an offer of |6,onO for the rights, but the Fox 
Weekly came out with what is alleged to have been a similar film as held 
l»y International. The Fox concern Is said to have stated It secured 
the film in France, but eventually withdrew the similar picture. 



1>« nf, diret'tor, 
nv' .a suit Tor 
hi'le Last V.er-li 1. 



1. 
is made 
d;vttr«e 
■ Minnie 



Vernon 

<'«?fen(l;ini 
«fait((i 

• r^«*nt, non-i)rofe: sional. P nt has 
^<*n ord. red to pay 11; wile $i:» a 

feU 1,,,. )j,.j. .sup >orl. 'ili<' wife 
'^'CrR h :; salary is %1'*0 a v.c k. She 
nari;».s mental suffering throu?;h 
^'' b'l' )i;:n,]-j^ actions wi.li o li'i 

cmcn 



e.\i^«rts, the ^ 

and S'TefMi exi)ibitor?j* 

. nritrl:=ed. perhaps, to leai ii !h-it 
til.. JMd* ral authoriti's for tiio i-.tst 

,.f .meH.f !!.■ St..tes hc.l lUT.i^vn^<Ald4:'-' i>^ ;'M'»^1^«- 
l»ufler iMtv.-eca tlnni ilJi'l PoliUcians, the 

' pi-, dukcrs who 

Cn. lal liis wapr. wai.t him to have a 



bo«lies will 



by 
id 



Tlie country's l;l:n t!.< :t:!' . ..,:., 

to leu n !hit tl)- y have la«n under Jh\e>t igat juii 

.>;x months." .said the presiding li 
letectivr ,.lge!ule.s. * IJcsides Wanting 

hTno big pieture 

lI;i\S a.'? a lUlIIer neiv.ie.i inn.. ...... ,.>-■-.. ,"": V. • , . 

pvdu.ers who ci.ntr.l.Mie-t.v the kitty givin;; tlie f^.rm.r I'ostmasl.i 

I du<*-rs i- pulled by tlie e.xiiil.itois, 



A Chicago bank is carrying a lot of "paper" for an Important film dis- 
tributing organization. Recently a renewal was asked, and tho accom- 
modation was granted, but a condition was exacted. The same bank 
hehl a mortgage on the negative of a film production for $90,000, which 
the producer was unable to lift. The bank "requested" the distributing 
oiganization to liaiKlle llie picture and advance the $90,000, r,o it could 
get out. 



l id's ai^liiuis 



of the 
M.d Klick-up niean.ng usitvi 



,,,,.,,,„,.. ,.„,!,,, „i,.u-up '^' ^^;; J^-- ;^ ,,;,d.;s in oi.;^ smme amalga-|ehased in France by 



One of the n«'W film stars, backed l>y bankinrj officials, Is likly to come 
II -cropper if he doesn't pull himself togetli.r. In associaliun willi his 
director ho liris been "hitting It up" of late, and as a consequence the 
director is confined to his bed .ind the coinp.iny laj ing off. 'J'ho star's 
wife has threatened to leave him and is t,'i\it;g him another "cl;anco." 

M<trotj foreign purchase of "L'Atlantido" is not to b»» r^^leased as a 
special, but will h'^ put "U its regular program. The picture was pur- 



R. 



ji.ati.'ii to K 11 producers wlmt they 



will a:.»l won't i ay, \\hat lli!-:. won't an ultimate full purcha: 



A. Itowland. who paid an advance of l-'j.OOO on 
e of $7.'., 000 for the American rights. 



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PICTURES 



GERMAN DIRECTOR, LUBITSCH, 
REGARDED UNKINDLY, HE SAYS 



Friday, February 3, 192j 



Sails Back Home Despite Persuasion — Unpleasant 
Notices and Phone Calls — Intended to Stage 
Screen Spectacle Over Here 



Tollowliif? a long conference 
Hmong Famous Players officials and 
his friends, Ernest Lubitsch, the 
German director of "Passion," 
''Deception" and other foreign film 
■pectacles, sailed for home, givihg 
as his reason he was regarded h€^e 
as an unfriendly person and an 
enemy of the American actor. 

It Is stated that letters unpleas- 
ant, if not threatening, played a 
part in the young Gerrian's de- 
cision. When urged to stick to liis 
original plan to go to Hollywood 
and there direct a spectacle that 
would give cmploj-mcnt to thou- 
sands, Lubitsch directed attention 
to the statement of Equity officials 
and newspaper notices which ap- 
parently had been mailed to him. 

F. P. officials are understood to 
have made it a point to assure the 
director that only agitators were 
stirring up this trouble, and that 
he would be blessed by the average 
American actor If he went to the 
coast and staged a spectacle as 
planned, giving work to thousands. 
Intimations conveyed to the Ger- 
man by strange phone calls and 
other means, however, made him 
persist in his intention to reCUrn 
home. 

His decision again brought to 
light the situation as . to German 
films here and the very slight effect 
they have had on American condi- 
tions. Bookings of "The Cabinet of 
* Dr. Caligari" have been only $78,000 
up to last week, and the compar- 
; ativo flop of "Passion," "Deception," 
*'The Golem" and others has been 
commented on. 

Lubitsch's 'latest, "The Loves of 
Pharaoh," has been given a happy 
ending by the simple expedient of 
leaving off the epilog. 



"STILL" DAMAGES 

Post Co. Sues New York "Timet' 
For $100,000 



Because the New York "Times" 
is alleged to have syndicated a 
"still" from the Post Pictures Cor- 
poration's "Western Ways" produc- 
tion wiiliout authority and correct 
credit lines, the "Times" is de- 
fendant in a $100,000 Federal Court 
damage, injunction and accounting 
suit. 

The "still" concerns a shot of 
"Trumps," a fox terrior dog fea- 
tured in the picture which the Post 
Pictures Corporation in its bill in 
equity alleges it released to the 
newspaper on the understanding a 
certain caption was to go with it and 
was not to be f«yndicated or sold to 
any other newspaper. The plaintiff 
alleges that upwards of 500 news- 
papers throughout the country' 
printed it, with a credit line to the 
Xew York "Times." 

This undue publicity the com- 
plainant continues has proved dam- 
aging. 



HAS LARGEST WAllDROBE 

Los Angeles, Feb. 1. 
Purchase of the old Griffith 
studios by the Fine Arts Studios, 
Inc., of California, from the Triangle 
Film Corporation of New York ;was 
announced here Monday. The new 
company p'ans to lease the lots. It 
has been incorporated fur $100,000 
with Nat Dcverich at the head of 
the firm. Andrew D. W. Reld is 
vice-president and John Rickleman 
secretary and treasurer. It is re- 
ported that the studio contains one 
of the largest wardrobes of any film 
company in the state. 



START 'MASaUERADER 

Los Angeles, Feb. 1. 
Work on "The Masquerader," 
Richard Walton Tully's first pro- 
duction for the screen, with Guy 
Bates Post star, is in its third week 
at the United Studios. Assisting 
director James Young are Wilfred 
Buckland, art director, and George 
Benoit, chief cameraman. Mr. 
TuUy lias opened general offlcos in 
the United Studios administration 
Vuildiftg. 

Guy Bates Post is credited with 
rever having missed a performance 
during six years as the star in "The 
Masquerader." His box office 
record during the closing tour was 
made at Tulsa, Oaklahoma, where 
he played to $4,301, for a one night 
stand at $3 top. 



PICKFORD-FAIRBANKS BUY 

Los Angeles, Feb. 1. 

The Jesse Hampton studios of 
Santa Monica boulevard and Le 
Brea avenue in the heart of the film 
area was purchased last week by 
Mary Pickford and Douglas Fair- 
banks. The purchase price is given 
as $150,000. Jesse D. Hampton 
owner of the lots made the deal. 

Associated with Fairbanks as 
principal stockholders are his 
brothers Robert and John. :Mrs. 
Charlotte Smith Pickford. Miss 
Pickford's mother is associated with 
her in the new deal. 

Ten acres of ground are included 
In the property. 



DANCE HALL IN THEATRE 

Salt Lake City, Feb. 1. 
The American theatre here, 
which, when it was opened, was the 
largest film palace in the United 
States, is to open its big dance hall 
and tea gardens this month. Wil- 
liam H. Swanson, the owner, is 
spending some $300,000 on improve- 
ments, and the dansante is to be 
one of the most beautiful In the 
country. The theatre, when the 
new improvements are completed, 
will undoubtedly be the finest in 
the West and will vie for honors 
with any from coast to coast. 



FRISCO WATERFRONT HOUSE 

San Francisco, Feb. 1. 
Aaron Goldberg, who owns the 
Central and Peerless motion picture 
houses, is building a new film house 
on the waterfront near Mission 
street. 



MRS. BEN HAMPTON DIES 

Los Angeles, Feb. 1. 
Mrs. Maria Hampton, wife of 
Benjamin B. Hampton, motion pic- 
ture producer of this city and for- 
merly editor of Hampton's Maga- 
zine in New Y'ork City, died here 
last Wednesday, following her 
failure to rally from the effects 
of an operation performed two 
weeks ago. Besides her husband 
she is survived by five children. 



ELLIS NOW ACTING 

Los Angees, Feb. 1. 
Robert Ellis formerly a director 
for Selznick arrived in Los Angeles 
last week to play the leading male 
role In Dorothy Phillips next Allan 
Holubar production th^ "Soul Seek- 
ers." Work on the picture com- 
menced ot the United Studios Fri- 



NEW METRO CHARTER 

Charleston, W. Va., Feb. 1. 
A charter was issued to the 
Metro Pictures Corporation of West 
Virginia, 1540 Broadway, New York; 
$5,000; J. Robert Rubin, Nelson 
Ruttenberg, Norbert Ruttenberg, 
Minnie Sidel, New York; Pauline D. 
Perster, Rahway, N. J. 



MISS COHAN DUE 

London, Feb. 1. 
Elsie Cohan, pioneer film journal- 
ist, sails on the Olympic February 
8 on behalf of the Granger Blnger 
Films, for whom she will negotiate 
American showings. 



DavicJ Powell Back from Abriad 

David Powell has returned from 
England, where he appeared in a 
picture directed by John S. Robert- 
son. He leaves shortly for the 
coast to become leading man for 
Gloria Swanson. 



"ABOLISH CENSORS," 
CONCLAVE'S APPEAL 

Theatre Owners to Convene 
Feb. 14-16 in Albany- 
Meeting's Program ' 

The New York State organization 
of the Theatre Owners of America 
will hold its annual convention in 
Albany, February 14-16. inclusive. 
Among the topics that -re sched- 
uled for discussion will be a uniform 
contract with distributors and a 
move will be made to tie up the 
exchr.nges to a proposition of in- 
suring small town exhibitors the 
preference in bookings over 
churches and schools. 

Headquarters will be at the Ten 
Eyck hotel, where the session will 
open at noon Tuesday, February 14. 
Wednesday evening th^re will be a 
grand ball at the State Armory at 
which many film stars appearing in 
the East will be present. 

From an authoVitative source, it 
has been learned that the convention 
will adopt a resolution urging that 
the State Film Censorship Law, en- 
acted last yeAr, be repealed. 

The big event of the convention — 
the movie ball — will take place in 
the evening at the State Armory in 
Washington avenue, next to Har- 
manus Bleecker Hall. The ball is 
being advertised extensively 

throughout the State. Stickers have 
been sent to all film exchanges in 
the State to be put on films, plac- 
ards have been distributed all over 
Albany, Troy, Schenectady and 
other Capital District cities, and all 
film houses in this vicinity are car- 
rying announcements of the ball on 
their screens at every performance. 

Elaborate arrangements are be- 
ing made for the decorations at the 
Armory. It is planned to hang 2,500 
electric lights in the huge drill shed, 
by far the largest number ever in- 
stalled in the armory for any ex- 
hibition, even surpassing the Auto 
Show, whose big feature is the elec- 
trical display. Two orchestras will 
furnish continuous music for the 
ball and as each screen star makes 
his or her appearance at the Armory 
a special announcement will be 
made from the balcony. The com- 
mittee in charge has the positive 
promises of eleven famous stars that 
they will attend the ball. Among 
them, it is said, are Dorothy and 
Lilian Gish. Mae Murray, Harry 
Carey, Bert Lytell, Mary Alden and 
Viola Dana. 

Sydney A. Marks assistant man- 
ager of the Century Theatre, New 
i'ork, who was here yesterday, in 
connection with an executive meet- 
ing of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, 
of which he is an aide-de-camp, 
told Variety's correspondent that he 
is coming to Albany for the movie 
ball witU Norma Talmadge, her 
husband, Joseph M. Schenck, Shel- 
don Lewis and his wife, Virginia 
Pearson. The latter two are now in 
vaudeville. Miss Pearson . has not 
worked in pictures for several sea- 
sons. 

Business sessions will be held 
Thursday, Feb. 15, and at the af- 
ternoon gathering, officials for the 
ensuing year will be elected. The 
convention will formerly come to a 
close with a monster banquet at the 
Ten EyT'k in the evening. Senator 
James J. Walker, Democratic minor- 
ity leader of the Upper House, will 
preside as toastmaster, and the 
speakers will include Senator J. 
Henry Walters, who served as Re- 
publican majority leader in the 
Senate, and who is counsel for the 
Keith Vaudeville Circuit; former 
Senator George L. Thompson, of 
Niagara Falls, one of the dry lead- 
ers during his service in the Senate; 
Supreme Court Justice Almet F. 
Jenks, of Brooklyn and Marcus 
Loew, of New York City. All State 
officials and legislators will be In- 
vited to the banquet and also to the 
ball. 

Chris Brown Is handling the pub- 
licity for the convention. 



Pickford-Wilksnning Case Due 

Los Angeles, Feb. 1. 

Mary Pickford and Douglas Fair- 
banks are awaiting a call from their 
attorneys O'Brien, Malevinsky & 
DriscoU in New York for a trip 
east. 

They are to leave either late this 
week or next to be on hand for the 
retrial of tlie Cora Wllkein\ing com- 
mission suit. 



BRUNTONS PART 

Los Angeles, Feb. 1. 
Lulu Maxime, film actress. In 
private life Mrs. William Brunton, 
and William Brunton, also of the 
screen, were divorced here last 
week. 

Although Mr?. Brunton had filed 
the original suit on allegations of 
cruelty, the decree went to the 
husband on the ground of deser- 
tion f()ll(nvi:.g the wife's failure to 
appear in court, She alleged she 
had worked steadily in the |)ictures 
for a number of years while her 
husband's activities at the studios 
ran in spurts. 



PICTDRE GUARANTEES STRAND 
$25,000, SHARES All 0' 



'^School Days" Under Unusual Terms — Produ< 
Take Risk for Chance at Profits — Drop at L! 
and Criterion 



•'School Days" is in at the Strand 
this week under an unusual ar- 
rangement. The Wawier Bros., 
producers of the picture, are guar- 
anteeing the house management a 
gross of >25,000 on the week, with 
the producers paying all the adver- 
tising expense.* After the guarantee 
for the Iiouse has been reached, the 
producers take the next |5,000 and 
all above that is split on a percent- 
age basis. 

This is one of the first times that 
an arrangement of this sort has been 
played in a straight film house on 
Broadway, the only other instance 
somewhat similar was the engage- 
ment of "Passion" at the Capitol, 
when the First National picture 
played there. 

"Turn to the Right" at the Lyric, 
where the Metro is guaranteeing 
$4,500 a week to the Shuberts. failed 
to attract sufficient business to 
meet the rental. A check for a lit- 
tle less than $2,000 was necessary 
from Metro to cover the deficit in 
the amount guaranteed. 

The Criterion, which is under a 



rental to Joseph M. Schenck, pi^ 
sented the Emerson and Loos '*rt|, 
Hot Romance" for two weeks % 
frightful business. The pictii' 
will be withdrawn tomorrow, ag 
C. C. Burr takes over the housed 
a rental for an additional week JU 
show "My Wandering Boy" theic 
After that the Famous PIay«i 
again take possession and "Thf 
Loves of Pharaoh," a late Germat. 
made Lubitsch production, will |[ 
presented. ■} 
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Bartlett Cutting and Titling 
Randolph Bartlett, advertiilM 
manager for Selznick Pictures, rfh 
sigped this week to assume charp 
of cutting and titling for FamoM 
Players over in Long Island. I^ 
successor is Waddell Parker. 



Ray's Films Through United 
An agreement was consummatt 
last week between Charles Ray ai 
United Artists, whereby the fll 
star will release through the di| 
tributing organization three pictui 
a year. 



The BIG SHOW 

WEEK'S COMING! 




Join the Grand 
Nationcd Exhibit- 
tion by playing 
a solid week of 
First Nationals 

* 

Here's a List 

Hope Hampton ia 
"Stardust" 

Mack Sennett'f 

"MoUy O" 

with Mabel Normand 

Richard Barthelmess in 
"The Seventh Day" 



Norma Tahnadgc in 
"Smilin' Tbrouph" 

Constance Talmadge in 
"Polly of the Follies'* 

John M. Stahrs 
"The Song of Life" 

Jackie Coogan in 
"Mv Bov" 

Selig-Rork's 
"The Rosary" 

T. L. Frothingliaivrs 
••Shattered Idols" 

Marshall Nellan's 

"Pciirod" 

\\itli I'Vccklcs l»:m V 



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John Emerson- 
Anita Loos* 
"Red Hot Romance" 

Katherine MacDonald 
in "Woman's Side" 

Anita Stewart in 
A Question of Honor 

Buster Keaton in 
The Paleface' 



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.Scnnett-Turpin comedy 
"Bright Eyes" 

1 f chart Bosworth in 
"The Sea Lion" 

Thomas H. Incc's 
"Hail the Woman" 



There'll Be a Franchise Everywhere 



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Friday. February 8, 1922 



MOTION PICTURE DEPARTMENT— Pages 42 to 47 

PICTURES 



47 



HEATRE COLLAPSE 





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ICKERBOCKEE BOUGHT 

jjoT buelT by CRANDALL 

The Knickerbocker theatre la 
brick construction and con- 
Jfts a number of stores. The 
itrance is on 18th street. It 
Tone of the theatrPH operated 
by the Hart-y M. Crandall 
ipany, the others boinjx the 
letropoiitan and Crandall's 
the downtown district, while 
1 neighborhood houses con- 
^5it of the Avenue, Grand, the 
'ipoUo, the Savoy and the York. 
■This house was opened Oct. 
t|« 1916, was originally built 
[f^ the Knickerbocker Theatre 
^Company, conslstlnpr of three 
local men, Tucker K. Sands, 
ed Swindell and J. A. Mueh- 
?Wi«n, and about sixty days 
^Ifter completion Harry M. 
^Cmndall was called into tho^ 
^llrm to conduct the theatre. 
gSbrtly thereafter Mr. Cran- 
dall bought these men out and 
oenducted the theatre through 
fj^ own company. R. W. 
irge, a local architect with 
„ces in the Woodward build - 
Jg, designed the theatre and 
[,^'^rlntt'nded itfl construction. 
k'None of the Candall houst-a 
_ as yet been opened, al- 
Dugh paf^sed as safe last Sun- 
_y, Mr. Crandall having kept 
them closed as a mark of re- 
ipiOCt for the dead and injured, 
other local picture houses 
ined Sunday night, after 
Jjplng their doors closed un- 
^the snow had been removed 
the roofs of same. The 
leville houses missed no 
romancer, although t h e 
ir<^ of the street car service 
to the terrific storm seri 
ly affected their business. 



Disaster Occurred January 28 Following Snowfall — 95 Dead, Many Injured — 
House in Capital's Fashionable District — Smash Followed Snowfall — Flags 
at Half Mast — Social Events Postponed — Investigations Ordered — Owner 
Crandall's Statement— Bought, Did Not Build, House— Closes Other Thea- 
tres as Mark of Mourning — Theatre Bought by Crandall After Built — 
President Harding Makes Statement 



AVashington, Feb. 1. 
The roof of Crandall s Knicker- 
ker theatre collapse^l Saturday 
^st as the secuiul show was 
encinR and after over 45 
^ of unremitting search the 
ce have set the final deatli toll 
persons and at this writing. 
y, there still remain in the 
(MVit^s 62 persons of the 133 in- 
rij^ Of these it is expected that 
will die. The death toll had 
n reported as high as 107. 

list of dead Include men and 
omeii from every walk of life. The 
•use is located at 18th and Colum- 
Roa'd, in the best residential 
let, and the tragedy locally Is 
•re appalling because of the faet 
t most of the victims were res- 
ents of Washington. 
The house had just been emptied 
ter the first show, the picture 
ing "Get Rich Quick Walling- 
rd," when the survivors state 
y heard a sort of whistle sound 
that of a bullet, and then the 
I dropped first to the balcony, 
ing that with it and precipitat- 
an avalanche of stone, steel, 
ter, concrete and snow upon 
e seated In tho theatre. 
The stories of rescues and death 
e heartrending and the heroism 
played by those more anxious 
their beloved ones than thorn - 
Ives were inspiring. The Chris- 
ian Science church, within a block 
' the theatre, was utilized .is a 
emporary morgue, and a large 
timber of bodies were carried there 
knd held until final identification. 
*ie scenes enacted at the church 
ill live vividly In the memories 
'f the citizens of this city. 
The entire city is plunged in 
ief. The district buildings are 
Jlaying their flags at half mast. 
Parations are being made to 
^»'y the mangled forms of the 
a^* Every church in the city Is 
Iding special services to honor 
« dead. 

**any distinguished nanioa appear 

ong those kilkd and injured, the 

ond assistant post!nast«M* gme- 

• Cdloi.j Kdward 'W. Shangh- 

^»y is at the point of d»ath. al- 

"ough the phyt-lcians this niorning 

a- little more hopeful for liis 

^♦'•■y. due to a slight rally 

videm.d during the night. His 

"'fe an<l 10-yeaf-olil.daught.'r arc 

^ feiiously injured. Another 

min< lit man to mevt his d«atli 

*• former Representative Rarch- 

of rennsylvanla. The list also 

clud.:^ Virginia Fcraud, of the 



family of Oscar G. Kanston, with 
the exception of their small son, 
the family consisting of Mr. Kans- 
ton, wife and two daughters; L. W. 
Strayer, a prominent newspaper 
correspondent, and many others. 

Of the orchestra, six died as they 
played. Only 11 members of the 
usual 18 had succeeded in reaching 
the jLheatre because of the severe 
storm and the six that were killed 
include the leader, Ernest Natielle, 
who was instantly killed, his 
brother, Oresto, had his right arm 
torn off. and pleaded in his delirium 
that his arm not be taken off," as it 
was all he had to make his living 
with. The body of the conductor 
will be shipped to Louisville for 
hurial. The ' wife of the director 
was in the audience. She was 
buried under the wreckage, and 
when rescued insisted on being 
taken to the hospital, where first 
reports had it that her husband 
was^nly Injured. Upon arriving 
there she found him dead and her 
brother-in-law seriously injured. 
Mrs. Jeon' Mirskcy was killed at 
the piano In the orchestra. 'Her 
husband, Nicholas Mirskey, directs 
the orchestra at another of the 
Crandall houses, the Metropolitan. 

The death of J. W. Real, first 
violinist of the orchestra, brings 
forth one of the most heart-rending 
stories of the tragedy. He w^as 
married but last Tuesday proceed- 



ing the collapse of the theatre and 
his young bride is prostrated. The 
father, who himself was a musician 
prior to the time he lost his arm 
In an accident, had given young 
Real a musical education that, 
coupled with the natural ability of 
the artist, promised a brilliant 
career for him. 

D. F. O'Donnell and his wife were 
included among the victims and 
leave a son to mourn them. Mr. 
O'Donnell was prominent in the film 
Industry both here and In Xew 
York, being vice president of the 
Exchange Exhibitors. 

President's Statement 

President Harding Issued the fol- 
lowing statement on the disaster: 
"I have experienced the same 
astounding shock and the same 
inexpressible sorrow which has 
come to all of Washington and 
which will be sympathetically felt 
throughout the land.* If I knew 
aught to say to soften the sorrow 
of hundreds w^ho are (suddenly be- 
reaved. If I could say a word to 
cheer the maimed and suffering, I 
wjpuld gladly do It. The terrible 
tragedy, staged in the midst of the 
great storm, has deeply depressed 
all of us and I^ft us wondering 
about the revolving fates.' 

The President cancelled a recep- 
tion to be tendered him Monday 
night by the Ohio Society, as a 
mark of respect due to the tragedy. 



/ 



All other functions have been post- 
poned for the week. 

Secretary of State Hughes la the 
recipient of the expressions of sor- 
row from other nations, the diplo- 
mats of France, Japan and Den- 
mark voicing their sympathy 
with the sorrowing city. Albert 
Sarriut, head of the French Arms 
Conference delegation, conveyed the 
grief of his country, while Ambassa- 
dor Shidehara carried to Secretary 
Hughes the message from Japan, 
and M. Constantino Rrun, minister 
from Denmark, extended the con- 
dolences of the Danish government. 

Three probes of the accident are 
leing conducted by the district com- 
missioners, the federal grand jury 
and Coroner J. Ramsey Nevill, and 
It is expected that the Senate will 
approve Senator apper'a request 
for an investigation by the Senate 
district committee, while Repre- 
sentative Ryan of New York, in the 
House, has requested a like action 
on the part of that body. He said 
that he believed the accident was 
duo to faulty construction. 

Dr. Nevill has impaneled his cur- 
oner's jury, and has requested the 
War Department to furnish en- 
gineers to probe the tragedy, wliile 
Col. Charles Keller, engineer com- 
missioner of the district, states that 
he believes the collapse was due to 
defects In material at some point 
of the roof's construction. The 
commisslojicr issued this statement 



AHACHMENT BRINGS 
SUrr AGAINST POWERS 



Film Development's Claim Is 
$25,000 Damages 



Claiming $25,000 damages, the 
Film Development Corporation Is 
suing the Powers Film Products, 
Inc., in the Supreme Court*because 
the latter had previously levied an 
attachment against the plaintiff in 
a 13,008 claim. The Film Develop- 
ment sets forth that it does busi- 
ness solely on credif and that the 
attachment was secured to Injure 
the plaintiff. Powers alleging them 
to be a foreign corporation (Xew 
Jersey) when In reality they are 
Incorporated under New York State 
laws. The attachment was levied 
on an $8,202.02 indebtedness due the 
plaintiff from Select Pictures Cor- 
poration. 

The specific damage Incurred 
concerned Itself with the plaintiff's 
efforts to negotiate business Joans 
which could not be completed be- 
cause of Powers' premature legal 
proceedings. 



FILM REPEAL UP 



Cul 



liver Censor Bill to Have Pub- 
lio Hearing Feb. 14 



Albany, Feb. ll 
The proposal of Assemblyman 
Louis A- CuviUier, Democrat, of New 
York, to repeal the State Film Cen- 
sorship Commission, introduced In 
the Lower House at the opening of 
the present legislative session four 
weeks ago, is scheduled for a pub- 
lic hearing before the Assembly 
Ways and Means Committee at the 
State Capitol Feb. 14, the date on 
which the convention of the State 
Motion Picture Owners opens in 
Albany, 

Assemblyman Cuvillier announced 
that he had received many letters 
from organizations and Individuals 
extending their sunport. 

The New York legislator Is con- 
fident enough votes can be lined up 
to report the measure. The "re- 
form" lobby" is already very active, 
it is reported, In an effort to have 
the bill die in committee. 



BILL WOULD FORBID 
ALL SUNDAY PICTURES 



Amends Law Under . Which 

Cities Have Home Rule 

on Shows 



Elmer Harris Writing Scenarios 

Elmer Harris, former supervising 
director for Realart, is now writ- 
ing scenarios for Gloria Swanson. 



WITH WITNESS' AND EXPERTS' AID 
ARBUCKLE'S ACQUITTAL PREDICTED 

San Franeisto, Feb. 1. 

Tlie second Arbuekle trial has practically been an exact duplicate of 
the first trial e.xcept that Zey Prevost, whom the prosecution looked upon 
as its chief witnes.s, became an uncertain witness, stating that she dors 
not remember whetlier or not the Rar»pe girl remarked "He hurt me." 
Mis3| Prevost claims she was coerced and threatened by the prosecution. 
The prosecution is endeavoring to have her declared a hostile wltn^Ks .so 
they can impeach her tcj^timony, whieh is the feature of the present trial 
and has swung public sentiment in Arbockle's favor. 

Another featiue is the testimony .f 



»»f thuni'> exptrts that marks on the 
door were not marks of tlie limrers 
of Arbui klc and .Miss Rapp*-. 
. Inttrest languish* s. the payif rs 
cirryiriK only a l.rirf outline of the 
seeond trial, rarely more than a 
half column in inconspiriious posl- 
firtn, wh«r«- former tri ' testimony 
was cjuoted verV>alini 

Def<'n«c brought numerous new- 
witnesses to P'/ovc that Miss Rappe 
ronduettd h'iself In similar man 



Unialan i-gation. ' the entire | ner when previously under infiu- (predicted he wiU b« acduiU^d. 



ence of liquor. ArBumf»nt on n^es- 
tion of permitting prosecution to 
a Hack Miss Prevost's tehtlniony 
was resumed when court recon- 
vened \Veclr)esday, the jarj bein*^ 
excij'^ed during argument. 

Gavin McNab for defen^^r" reit-. 
cratfd his th.nrge that tlio dihirid 
attorat y liad f<.ri ed Mi.'-s I'r- vost to 
testify along certain lines. With in- 
terest petering out and sjmi'^'hy 
strongly with Arbuekle. it is fi€_l> 



Albany, N. Y.. Feb. 1. 

Tire bill In the Assembly whicli 
would stop all Sunday exhibitions 
of plctur -J In the State, was intro- 
duced by Assemblyman Hausner, 
and Is designed to amend the Penal 
Law by striking out the part of 
Section 2154, which gives cities, 
towns and villages the right to reg- 
ulate Sunday film shows by local 
ordinance, and adding this sweep- 
ing provision In its place: 

"The exhibition of a motion pic- 
ture or pictures on the first day of 
the week. If a fee be charged for 
witnessing such exhibition, is for- 
bidden. Every pen:on aiding In such 
exhibition by advertising, posting 
or otherwise, and any owner or 
lessee of any garden, building or 
room, place or structure, who leases 
or lets the same for the purpose of 
any such exhibition, or who assents 
to the use of the same, for any su<h 
person, if It be so used, Is guilty of 
a ml.sdcmeanor. In addition thereto;' 
every such exhibition of itself an- 
nuls any license whlfh may have 
been previously o]»t. lined by the 
manager, superinlendeht, ag'^nt, 
owner or lessee, using or letting 
such building, garden, room or oth^'r 
structaro or con-icntiJig to such ex- 
hjiiition." 

Assemblyman W. W. Cam, it'll has 
another bill p'jruling, now in the 
wa>s and nirans comrniltre, amend- 
ing the censorship law by making 
mandatory instead of permissive the 
i.sf^uanco of a permit for films in- 
tended f.ob ly for eduration.'il, ehari- 
tabl': or religious jruposes. 



Laying Off at Half Salary 

Henry Kli^g. who has b«pn direi t- 
liic» Hchard Il.irthelmrss iu "Sonny 
r.o>,* Is confined to his rooms in 
the Ciimnmdoro hotel -vith pneu- 
monia and th'3 company has b'« n 
laid off, some at half aalary. 



SUPERVISING ENGINEERS 
TO WATCH CONTRACTORS 

''Supervising engineers 
should watch the contractors 
%y4^ry step ^f the way when a 
building is going up. Only thus 
can owners bo sure proper 
materials are be'ng used and 
^\^T^ spetificaticn met. With 
200 buildings on his list, the 
building inspector, however 
honest, is too overworked to 
do this." 

With this statement L. A. 
Walsh, treasurer of Russell B. 
Smith Co., engineers, builders 
of the Rivoli, Rialto, Town 
Hall, New York, and the new 
Eastma.1 theatre, Rochester, 
put his finger on the reason for 
such accidents as occurred 
this week in Washington. ^ 

"E>^erything else is covered," 
Mr. Walsh went on, "for by 
the time the plans have passed 
owner, architect and authori- 
ties, you may be sure the 
plans are right. But who sees 
to it no.v that contractors for 
the average building uses the 
proper proportiens of sand and 
cement and Mw rivets^ called 
for. They ti'y to save expense 
by dodging the specifications. 
And there if no one to watch 
them and prevent it. The av- 
erage owner doesn't know hew 
to prevent it, the work is so 
specialized." 

Commenting on the disaster, 
8. L. Rothafel, of the Capitol, 
pointed out that house had 
been built so another theatre, 
when the time came, could be 
superimposed on It. It was 
constantly inspected, he caid. 
The same statement was made 
regarding the. Strand. 



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after a personal survey of the build- 
ing, the walls of which he has or- 
dered demolished to avoid further 
danger. 

Huilding Inspector Healey stated 
that the roof was of tho "truss type*J 
and that practically every theatri 
in Washington was buttt in such a 
manner. Ho added that it was tho 
.safest method of construction In tho 
world, and that he had never be- 
fore heard of one collapsing. 

Two unofllcial Investigations are 
being started with the permission of 
tho engineer commls.*?loner, ono by 
the American Association of Kn- 
gineers and the New York Kn- 
gine^rs, these two bodies to work 
independently to endeavor to asi'cr- 
taln the cause of the accident. 

Rumors have been most persist- 
ent as to tho various ly^asons for the 
roof's falling, and this morning 
Harry M. Crandall, oWncr of the 
theatre, issued the following state- 
ment: "My attention has been 
called to the published rumor 
that statements were made by 
Robert^ Etris, man. ger of the 
Knickerbocker theatre, and by Jo- 
seph P. Morgan, gcneral^manrfger 
of the Crandall theatres, at the 
scene of Saturday night's horrildo 
catastrophe, to the erf<( t that tho 
matter of removing buow frrtni tho 
Knickerbocker roof was decided 
against by tho company executives. 
Mr. M^or^an and Mr. Ktris both as- 
sure mo that neither made such a 
statement, and such decision was 
not made in effect by the executlvej 
of tlie company. In this connection 
it seems fitting to remind our 
patrons and tho general public that 
even in cases where we do not tako 
over a theatre ready built and in 
operation, as wag done with tho 
Knlekerliocker, but give out the con- 
tract for construction, our partici- 
pation in tho construction work is 
limited solely to tho bearin,": Kj>i tho 
costs of material and lahnr. Wc 
take the structures over from tho 
builders in their flnislw d .'^tate 
ready ff>r op'^i'ation aftwr the iiee<s- 
.«ary ofilfiril impfctityns and t^sts 
have indicated them io 'e satisfa'c- 
tory In every i'>«pert undtr tho law. 
This ^^fat-mont is made to tli.-.ih'.ise 
tho , .iMic mind of any possible ini-'^- 
concepti(.>^i of Ihi; facts that the er- 
ron<'ons*rei)ort mi^ht ereate." 

In ti";s, (;onne«t Ion "it l«as l.^en 
.st;if»d hy a competent legr»l author- 
ity^ th.it it is hia belitf that tho 
rr.andall company cannot bo held 
for dainaf^»'S, duo to th^ fact thai tho 
tiieatr*' had been olficJ^akiy i'.isyectcd 
a.ud p%B«04l aA sixifi. 



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rOL. LXV. No. 12 



NEW YORK CITY, FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 10, 1922 



40 PAGES 





NEW POLICY 



ImiSHERS WANT ROYETIES ON 
music BY WIRELESS" CONCERTS 



jPopularized by Newspapers and Westinghouse Elec- 
tric Co., They Become the Rage — May Lessen 
Record Sales to Marked Extent 



j^ The wireless telephony "concerts" 
B^^hlch have become the national 
HHpiTtt the past few months under the 
K izploltatlon of the Westinghouse 
Electric Co. have progressed to the 
•tate where the music publishers 
•re Investigating the matter on the 
theory the corporation Is conduct- 
ing public performances for profit 
•nd performing copyrighted music 
I for similar purposes. The M. P. 
, P. A. and the American Society of 
Composers, Authors and Publish- 
•r«, have taken the matter up with 
Charles B. Popinoe, superintendent 
of the radio division of the Western 
Electric. 

The radio sets which sell from 
ISO to $150 require nothing else than 
a radiator or a steam pipe for a 
terminal to listen In on these wire- 
leu concerts under a 100-mile dis- 
- tanco, or a 50-foot antenna (aerial) 
for a greater miK'.ige a\viiy from the 
central location. The Westinghouse 
Electric maintains four "canned 
concert" ceutros. f>r plying the 
^ 4.ole country. The Newark, N. 1., 
■ending station .las been heard as 

(Continued on page 5) 



DETROIT THEATRE'S SITE 
INCREASED IN VALUE 



SS WEEKS OF 

VAODEVILLE 

NEXT SEASON 



All Shows Combination En- 
tertainment — Traveling 
in Units and Rotating — 
Acts and Reviews at $1 
Top — Shuberts' Original 
Plan . 



A. H. WOODS' THEATRE 
SEHLED IN BOSTON 



Adjoining Shubert and Oppo- 
site Wilbur— To Seat 1,800 
— Producer Buys Site 



Boston, Feb. 8. 

A thv:ttrc will bo built by A. 

" Voods on a site purchased by 
him for $275,000. Its 1< lijn ad- 
joins the Shubert theatre on Tre- 
inont t and Is opposite the 

'W'iihur. 

The house will seat I.SOO and the 
*- mntod cost of con:^truetion l.s 
|4r.0.000. 



Garrick Property Bought by 

E. D. Stair for $250,000 

Now Worth $2,000,000 

Detroit, Fefcf. 8. 

E. D. Stair is contemplating the 
building of two legitimate theatres 
here, but Is holding back on a final 
decision because of the unsettled 
conditions in the theatrical world. 
Mr. Stair has determined the Gar- 
rick must go. its site being too val- 
uable for theatre purposes alone. 
The Garrick has been the most con- 
slstant draw of the legitimate 
houses. It Is understood the Garrick 
site has been leased for a long term 
of years at $112,000 annual ground 
rent, an office building to bo erected 
there within the ne> . two years. 

Stair was fcicccr to buy the Gar- 
rick some years ago to protect his 
lease. The purchase price the.* was 
$250,000. The property :iow is 
valued at $2,000,000. The magnate 
owns an entire block nearby and it 
Is likely that both new theatres will 
be built there, erected in twin 
fashion. It Is believed the Lyceum 
will al.^o pass within a year or two. 
with the new Stair houses filling 
the booking accomodations for this 
city. 



LEE SHUBERT CONFIRMS 



The Shuberta have adopted a plan 
for 86 weeka, at least, of vaudeville 
for next season, opening around 
Labor Day. It is a slight variation 
of their present vaudeville policy, 
and more along: he line of the Shu- 
berts original scheme of rets and 
an afterpiece or miniature review. 

Loe Shubert confirmed a skeleton 
of the idea, aa sketched out to him 
by a Variety representative, accord- 
ing to repoi'ts that had been around 
for a couple of weeks past. 

"That is Bubstantlally correct," 

(Continued on page 15) 



BANNER SEASON FOR '^TEWa" 
ASSERTS IRENE FRANKLIN 



Suggests Reformers Go Behind Footlights and Look 
Out at Audiences — Shudders at Thought of 
Possibilities of Fanatical 'Turitanism'' 



$805,000 IN DAIMGES 
SOUGHT BY AUTHOR 



THREE NEW UNITS 
START OFF NEXT WEEK 



Each Carry Shubert Produc- 
tion Act— Lew Fields' 
Unit at Providence 



A. ri. \ :.,ods has two ^atres In 
Now York (Kltingo and Rfpubllc) 
and two 'n Chicago (Woods' and 
ApfOlo): nlao one in Atlantic City. 



^'YOUR WOMAN AND MINE" 

The Shtiberts have hit upon tho 
title of 'Vour "Woman and ISIine" 
f r r a drama now in rehearsal. Tlie 
piece ia by Cleaves Kinkaiil. the 
Harvard graduate who wrote "L'om- 
mon Clay." 

It was tried out on the road .^ome 
time ago under the nam^ of "The 
Mood of the Moon." 

The cast of the new 'Woman" 
play will Include llepinald parlowe. 
Byron Baaaley and Minnie' Duprec. 



Three new units will start a tour 
of the Fhubert vaudeville circuit 
next week. The new entries will 
bo constructed similarly to the 
"Whirl of New Vork." now con- 
ceded to bo one of the Shuberts' 
best money getters in their vaude- 
ville houses. 

The new entries will be Hedtni's 
"Spangl*s" at the Kialto, Newark, 
N. J., with Hedinl and Cuckoo Jack 
Strouse and Martha Throop pre- 
eedifig in the olio. At Boston the 
"Midnight Bounders" with Jimmy 
llu.ssey, Kthel Davis, O'lL nfon and 
ZambinI and Biirns and Foran In 
Iho olio. "The lVomen:i''cra'' will 
open at Shuberts' Crescent, Brook- 
lyn, wilh Green and lilyer, Sam 
Ilearn, Harry Hines and the "Cleve- 
land Bri)iiber Ballet." « 



Sues ''Evening Journal" for 

Publication of "Walling- 

ford" Story 

George Randolph Chester, author 
of 'Get Rich Quick Wallingford," 
has filed a Federal Court suit 
against the Star Co*, publishers of 
the New York "Evening Journal," 
asking for $805,000 damages on 23 
counts. Chester complains that the 
novelized version published in the 
daily newspaper from October SI to 
November 26, last, of the Cosmo- 
politan production - Paramount re- 
lea.sed "^Get Rich Quick Walling- 
ford" picture is a duplication, copy 
and Imitation of Chester's book and 
novel of the same name. The "Jour- 
nal," in its adapted version by Jane 
McLean from the picture, quoted 
the item, "'Get Rich Quick "Wal- 
lingford' is a Cosmopolitan Produc- 
tion based on some of the famous 
Wallingford 8torl<»8 and the famous 
play by George M. Cohan, directed 
by Frank Borzage and released as 
a Paramount picture." 

Chester, who Is scenario editor 
for "Vltngraph at present, says ho 
disposed of the stage rights to 
Cohan & Harris for a limited time 
only, and the producers had no 
license to di-'^joso of any ilm rights. 

Under the law, Chester is al- 
lowed $.1,000 maximum damages for 
each infringement. At the rate of 
seven editions a day, which the 
"Journ.il ' lr>sues, ho was damaged 
$3', COO daily for 23 days, during 
whirh period the story ran. 

Vitrjf';raph * recently rr^leapied a 
picture, "The Son of Wallingford," 
written by Mr. and Mrs. Client er. 



Philadelphia, Feb. 8. 
Editor Variety: 

While a few reformers and others 
are busily panning show folks for 
human weaknesses, I wish they 
could stand on the other side of the 
foots with me a few nights and see 
what I see — of the laity. 

This year has been marked by 
more *'stew»" than any other in 
my long experience in the theatre. 
And they are not gallery rowdies: 
they are mostly seatholders in the 
better and more expensive rows 
downstairs, and youngsters at tliaU 

During the run at the Shubert 
(New York) I was horrified night 
after night at the young blood'? and 
the flappers, leering drunkenly up 
at the company, talking boLsierous- 
ly, misbehaving in almost every 
way conceivable. They arrived 
late, entered noisily, spooned shame- 
lessly, laughed raucously, offended 
older and better behaved per.^ons 
about them, and showed as little 
respect for their neighbors or th^ 
institution In which serious men 
and women try to do decent work, 
as they dldi for themselves and each 
other. 

Prattlers against "the morals of 
the stage" always sit outside look • 
ing in, don't they? I wish they'd 
come In now and then, and look 
out. The reformers might then 
contemplate the result of their own 
fondest endeavor and accomplish- 
ment — prohibition. 

I have a d.aughter of my own and 
I shudder to think of the environ- 
ment that fanatical "puritaniam" 
has created for the youth of this 
generation. Irene Franklin. 



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EDITH KELLY GOULD 
and HARRY PILCER 



Eggs and Chickens for Ad.'Dicsion 

I..OS Angeli'S, !»>. 8. \ 

The Snowflako theatre, llolbruok, ! 

Arizon.'i, maii.'igemont in acci i>tlng I 

for admi.^^sion eggs, chickerj;i,v.toma- j 

toes or other food. 



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VARIETY'S LONDON OFFICE 



CABLES 



26 HANWAY ST., OXFORD ST., W. I. ^ 

Friday, February 10, 1922 



TWO PLAYS OUT OF THREE 
SCORE SUCCESS IN LONDON 



"The Wheel" Excellent Triangle, Bringing Out 
Phyllis Ncilson Terry — "Money Doesn't Matter" 
Likely— "My Son" Called Bad Play 



DEPORT STURGESS 

Kershaw Pursuer Held in Room 
Until Steamship Sailing Date 



T^onJon, Feb. 8. 

•The TVheol," produced at the 
Apollo, Feb. 1, Is an excellent tri- 
angle play with tin original plot, an 
Indian setting and jierfcctly acted. 
It ehowa Phyllis Neilson Terry as 
an actress of genius. 

It was given a fine reception. 

"Money Doesn't Matter," pro- 
duced nt the Aldwych, Jan. 31. is 
« comedy of foil»Ies. It i< the story 
of a young couple who lose every- 
thing through the wife's foolish- 
ness and have to go to work. Then 
tho wife's would-bo beti"ayer Is 
kicked out and the couple find true 
happine.s.s. 

The thrme is somewhat artifi- 
cial, but tlie piece is well written 
and was accorded a pood reception. 
It Is a likely success. 

"My Son," pret^ented . . the Am- 
bassador, Feb. 2, is a bad play, im- 
probable, with transpax'ent situa- 
tions. There are but three charac- 
ters In the cast. 

A woman marries and discovers 
her hu.«:band is a successful burg- 
lar. They separate, and he roars 
their son to follow his vocation. The 
boy burgles his mothers liouse, is 
caught and forglvert! I^ater the 
father Is also forgiven, with every- 
body happy. 

The piece was given a polite re- 
ception, but success Is impos.sible. 



V. A. F. REJECTS 

Run Gulliver's 



Doesn't 



Want to 

Halls 



I-ondon, Feb. 8. 
The Variety Artistes Federation 
has dol...itely tu... vl down Charles 
Gulliver's proposal to run the vari- 
ety halls he announced he would 
c:^ • thi^^ summer. 



Ijondon, Feb. 8. 

Frank Slurgess, who d* J^cribcd 
himself as an American composer, 
who regi.stered at the Savoy Ht)tel, 
Jan. 29, and arraigned In the We>?t- 
I minster Folice Court, charged with 
being In AVilktto Kershaw's apart- 
ment for an unlawful purpose, and 
remanded fpr a week, was ordered 
kept In his hotel room until time to 
take the boat train connecting with 
the sailing of the Olym: Ij today 
(Feb. 8), then returned to America. 
This lenient course was adopted on 
the request of the complainant. 

Miss Kershaw's couns. stated In 
court last week that his client had 
received word from America that 
the defendant was on his way to 
London to do hor bodily harm. 
Mlfis Kor.shaw is appearing in "The 
Bird of raradi.<^e" at the Garrick. 



EQUITY'S "BOYCOTT NOT TAKEN 
SERIOUSLY BY ENGLISHMEN 



GAIETY GmjL^DUCHESS 

Succeeds to Title Througli Marriage 
and Death of Duke 



London, Feb. 8. 
M(iy Etherfdge, former Gaiety 
girl, became the Ducho-^ • of Leln- 
ster on the death of the Duke. She 
married Lord Edward Fitzgerald in 
1913. . 



NOT SO GOOD AS •'BLUEBEARD" 

Paris, Feb. 8. 
"Blanco," by Alfred Savolr, 
opened well Feb, 2 at the Potiniere 
with Jules Berry, Andre Lefaur and 
Charlotte Lysea. It Is amusing, but 
not the equal of the same author's 
••Blueboard'3 Eighth Wife" The 
plot tells how Charlotte divorces 
Count Alexandre, inveterate gam- 
bler, and marries Iledate Baron. 

The Count now reforms, becoming 
a famous aviator. An automobile 
acuident lays him up at the Barons' 
country place, whore he promptly 
bei;ina to persecute his former 
wife, even firing a haystack to get 
the husband away. Tho wife then 
proposes a game of cards, staking 
herself against the Count's going 
away. 

He loses, but is so grief-stricken 
•he consents to an elopmenU* 



PARIS ALHAMBRA SHOW 

Paris, Feb. 8. 
The new program of the Variety 
Treatres Controlling Co. at the 
Paris house compris«»3 Walker's 
eight Academy girl.*', with Violet 
Warland; three Huxier Bros., Robe 
Epingle, Mljares and Bros., Apollo 
trio, two AVandas, Takeo and Koma 
Namba, Bell's animals, Val A. "Wal- 
ker, Dormonds (cyclists). Mile. 
NlttO'-Jo, four Kadcx, Rupert-Inga- 
leee. 



BERNARDS 'MY LOVE" 

Pari.s, Feb. 8. 

Following the successful run of 
"Peg o' My Heart' at the Marigny, 
"My Love," by Tristan Bernard, 
did only fairly. According to the 
plot, Renaud inherits a fortune If 
he marrits his uncle's adopted 
daughter "Jenny." Two other 
nephews, de.siring to prevent the 
marriage, persuade a sporting friend 
to kidnap Jenny and compromise 
her, but he recants, substituting 
his own mistress. 



Britons Say Small Part Players Intruded — A. A. 
Doesn't Believe Its Members Included — English 
Actors Come to New York to Keep Theatres Open 



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JIMMY TATE DIES 

English Composer and Husban^i of 
Clarice Mayne 



London, Feb. 8. 
James W. ("Jimn.y") Tate died 
Feb. 6, aged *>, of he rt failure, 
following an attack of influenza and 
pnL' :n!)na He was l: ct F ....wn 
here as a composer of light musical 
works and was the husband of 
Clarice Mayne, with whom he ap- 
peared In vaudeville under tho bill- 
ing of "Clarice Mayne and That." 
His sister ia Maggie Teyte, the 
grand opera prima donna. 

At the iigQ of 21 Tat3 was mu- 
sical director of tho Carl Rosa Op- 
era Companj', and for the past half 
dozen years was a produi r of tour- 
ing revues in association with 
Julian "W'ylie. 



Curel Revival 

Paris, Feb. 8. 
Francois de Curd's "L'Ame en 
Folic" was revived Feb. 3 by Henry 
Bernstein at the Gymnase, with 
Chambreuil, Worms and Jane 
Provost. 



MME. RASmi'S REVUE 

Paris, Feb. 8. 

A new show was mounted by 
Mme. R. Raslml at her Ba-Ta-Clan, 
under the title of "De Toutes les 
Couleurs," by CJeorge DoUey and 
Roger Ferreol, produced by L. 
Massart, music arranged by R. 
Guttinguer. 

It Is all colors, with chic cos- 
tumes worn more or less by Ger- 
maine Lambdell. Lily Scott, Renee 
Dyane, Jenny Corail, Louise Pa- 
dowa, and a bevy of girls. Galan, 
Frank-Mauris, Robert Darthez, 
Simon Malatzoff, Maurice Lambert 
and Guy are among the men sup- 
porting the new winter revue. 



Mr, Tate was in New York 
about three months ago making his 
New York headquarters in the offlco 
of William Morris. While here 
Mrs. Morris Informed Tate of her 
efforts In behalf of a children's day 
nursery In the Adirondack.?, where- 
upon Tate removed a handsome pin 
from his necktie, handing It to Mrs. 
Morris for tho benefit of the fund. 
It is being raffled off, and will yield 
about $1,000. 

Tate and Mi.^'s Mayne, his wife, 
appeared in vaudeville over here 
some years ago, when Mr. Tate, at 
the piano, was billed as "That." 



London, Feb. 8. 

The attempt to boyco.. English ^ 
artists by the Actors' Equity As80« 
elation in America is n^ in y 

tho profession gene here tm 

aimed at vaudeville, chorus and 
small-part people. 

The Green Room members ar* 
amused and exhibit iJerenc© 

over the report, confident that It 
does not affect recognize artists. 

Inquiry by Variety's correspon- 
dent at the Actv rs' Association re- 
sulted 1" the fitateiT.ent **ie * ycott 
has not been ofTlcially received 
here, and it is regarded an in no 
way affecting members c* the Act- 
ors' Association, which i affiliated 
wit! the Actors' Equity Association 
in America. It Is presumably di- 
rected against British non-union- 
ists. 

A leading .een )om member 
stated English actors ^ nly go to 
America to keep the ITew York 
theatres open. 

There Is a very general depression 
here In the profession, due to un- 
employment. 



C 3 Over on Olympic 

Loui. n. Feb. 8. 
Colin Kemper and wife, and Mrs. 
Gilbi rt Miller, sail on the Olympic, 
Feb. 8. 



. EIOARGH^'G OLYMPIA 

London, Feb. 8. 
Olympla Is to be greatly enlarged. 
Its present capacity enables it to 
comforia*"^ seat 20,000 for a box- 
ing contest. 



London, Jan. 27. 
From now on the West End of 
London will only be catered for by 
two vaudeville houses, the Holborn 
and the Coliseum. The Palladium 
will be run as a twice dally theatre. 
The pantomime, "Aladdin," which 
has up to now only been playing 
matinees, goes into the evening bill 
and the vaudevillians who should 
have appeared have '^een trans- 
ferrer, elsewhere. At the end of the 
pantomime's run a series of super 
revues will be produced with star 
casts. The cast of the first will in- 
clude Charles Austin and Lorna 
nad Toots Pounds. 



WHITE CITY'S AWARD 

London, Feb. 8. 

The Whito City management was 
awarded £360,000, Instead of 
£1,260,000, claimed as damages for 
converting the park Into a training 
grounds during tho war. 

The pla^'e is being prepared for a 
big show. 



SAILINGS 



Feb. 7 (New York for London, 
Milton Hnys (Aquiiania). 

Feb. 28 (New York for London), 
William Morris. William MorrKs. Jr., 
Joe J^we (Variety), (Aquitania). 

Feb. 7 (New York to London), 
Jack Terry, Peggy Hopkins (Aqui- 
tania). 

Feb. 7 (New York to London), 

Peggy Hopkinp, W. Passpart (Aqui- 
tania). 

Feb. 28 (Now York to London), 
Laurence J. Anhalt (Baltic). 



TADDY' LEAVES FOR 'SARAH' 

London, Feb. 8. 
"Paddy the Next Best Thing" 
flnishos at tho Savoy Feb. 18, owing 
to Robert Courtneidge being undor 
contract to i-roduce Douglas Mur- 
ray's * Sarah of Solio." 



There seems to be no improve- 
ment in conditions, although every- 
body looked forward optimistically 
to a return to something like pros- 
perity in the new year. In London 
and the provinces the "two houses 
nightly" system seems doomed. As 
far as London Is concerned, the 
djfllculty in getting back after the 
show has much to do with the bad 
second house business, for, like the 
theatres, tho vaudeville houses rely 
greatly on tho suburbs for their 
patron.*!. The underground rail- 
ways began to run late trains for 



IN LONDON 



the benefit of theatregoer.", but they 
quickly canceled the service owing 
to the small number of travelers. 
The recently tried experiment of 
"parking" buses was also a failure. 
London is becoming a city of dread- 
ful nights. The only people who 
can afford "afte* the show" amu.sc- 
ment are the rich, and they have 
little except dubious night clubs of 
varying degrees of respectability to 
choose from. * 



comedian !s row absolutely the 
same as he was 20 years ago, 
whether he be playing in panto- 
mime, revue or appearing as a 
single turn. His sonrs may be new 
or nearly so, but hi.s business and 
methr j are the same with which 
he first made London laugh. 



DELYSIA FOR OXl'ORD 

Paris, Feb. 8. 
There Is authoritative information 
here that C. B. Cochran has booked 
Alice Dclysia for the Oxford Revue, 
tinguett Is not going to London to 
due to open In London Feb. 27. Mis- 
appear in it. 



AMERICANS IN EUROPE 

Maxine Elliott, accompanied by 
her sister. Lady Forbes Robertson, 
has left London for Paris. 

Virginia Na.sh, after toi^^alt^ly. 
Is visiting Paris before JJr'o^iedlng 
to Brussels, and will afterward sail 
home from England. 



GAIETY REOPENING 



for 



Probably the great reason for the 
decadence of the music halls is the 
"stars" themselves. "Stardom" In 
vaudeville here seems almost a 
monopoly. The monopolists have 
held their positions, most of them, 
for years, during which time they 
have made little difference in their 
act.s, using the same material visit 
after visit until the audiences know 
the busines.*!, spatter and songs al- 
most as well as the artists do. Oc- 
casionally they will become sufil- 
clently interested in their profes- 
.sion to study a new song, but hav- 
ing studied it their efforts cease. 
It Is invariably put on with the 
.same mak'^-up and the .same man- 
nerisms which have been used for 
ages past. One very highly paid 




The London Common Counch 
has succeeded In clo.sing up the 
Hotel Metropole cabaret show, de- 
signed by George Gros.smlth with 
the philanthropic doairo to brighten 
London t<~ those who could afford 
to pay for the extra brightness. 
The Council has thrown .something 
like 80 people out of work. The 
m. agement i«, however, carrying 
on with the company of eight or so 
allowed them by tho municipal 
de.spotp, these being drawn from 
among the stars of revue and 
musical comedy. . It Is doubtful 
whether the Kill Joys will appre- 
ciate the present entertainment any 
more than they dirt tho original. 
Incidentally, busine.*:s does not 
seem too great. 



London, I ;b. 
The Gaiety remains closed 
some weeks and will reopen with * 
production by Austin Hurgon— « 
probably an old success revised. 



DELYSU IN OXFORD REVUE 

Lonoun, P'eb. 8. 
Alice Delysia Is to be starred ia 
the new Oxford revue to be called 
"Mayfair to Montmartre. * 



DILLINGHAM TAKES TWO 

London, Feb. 8. 
Charles Dillingham has secured 
tho American production rights to 
"Old Zig and Me" and "My Diary.* 



.NIE ERBER'S DEAREST PAL 



Wilette 



KERSHAW 

GARRICK THEATRE 

LONDON 



DIRECT 

FROM 

ORPHEDM 

CIRCUIT 



FRANK 
VM HOffiN 




Sir Osw;ld Stoll i.s busy with the 
plans for the erect ioji of a new 
super-kinoma, this time In Liver- 
pool. The auditorium will hold 
3.000. a restaurant will be run un- 
der The kinema proper, and there 
will bo a roof garden for dancing, 
etc. The site is at pre.-?ent occu- 
r" d by hotels and shojvg. tho 
demolition of which \s .srhodulod to 
commence in a few months' time. 



PEOPLE 



IMIDeETS 



lOTIIR 
ACTS 



Max Cardiff, better known as 
"Fordwy^'h of Aldwych," died at 
Brighton Jan. IH from double pneu- 
monia following infiuen/.a. A 
clever writer, ho wns r( sjionsiblo 
for many of tlie best numbers in 
West End musical f;howM, and was 
a partner of tho late II. PellsMler, 
tho founder of tho "Follies." His 
last work was for tho "Co-Opti- 
mists" nt tho Pal.' xe. for whom le 
wroto the pick of tho ntmibers in 
their -second edition. 



PRINCE'S REFUSES £140,000 

Lond«>!), Feb, 8. 
James White has offered £140,00# 
for Prince's, which was reUiscd. 



PANTO FORCED OUT 

London, Feb. 8. - 
The Lyceum pantomime "Cin- 
derella' finishes Feb. IS owing to 
the complicated Melville; lltigaiion. 
A sale of tho theatre is probablew 



1 



Joseph Michatl Daly,' you lucky dog. Just whon I'm leaving Dulutli. 
I nearly cried. Feb. 12, St. Paul; Feb. 19. Winnipeg; iher. on to the coast. 

FRANK VAN HOVEN 



For the produetion of "Jr nny" at 
tho Emj)lro, tho dato of whiiih is 
not yet definit -ly settled, J. L. 
Sack:i has engaged ,1 chorus of 
glanto.cpos, their heiglits ranging 
from 5 fef»t 2 Inches to C feet 2 
Inches. It Is a bravo atteniT)t to 
get away from tho fluffy, baby- 
facrd, flappor-like chorus girl wiio 
lias been making our stage unti«ly 
for some time witii her immature 
simpering, btit tho idea 1.-^ not quite 
(Continued on p.'tgo 28) 



Guitry Again in '•L'lliusionist" 

I'aris, Feb. 8. 
Sacha Guitry is reviving "L'lllu- 
sionist" about Feb. 20 at tho The- 
atre Edouard Vll, with himselC 
Yvonne I* r i n t e m p s and Beity 
D'Aussmond in the cast. 



Brady Buys "Aimer" for Alice j 

r-.wifi, Feb. 8. ■• 

William A. Brady has nought th« 
comedy, "Aimer' intending his 
daughter Alice to play the lead In 
America. 



BIG SUCCESS IN EUROPE 

ELKINS FAY and ELKINS 

"MINSTREL SATIRISTS*' 

PLAYING IViOSS, STOLL an<^ 
Principal Circuits. 

Direction, W. S. HLTiNZ / 



Friday, February 10, 1922 



VAUDEVILLE 



1921 INCOME TAX RETURNS MAY 
BE MADE AT VARIETY^ OFHCE 



Internal Revenue Collector Frank X. Bowers Again 
Appoints Agent Woodville to Assist Profes- 
sionals in Filing Returns 



BEDINrS ^^SPANGLES^ 

Producer's Second Unit on Shubort 
Time Opening Monday 



A« in former years Variety's New 
Tork office at 154 West 46th street 
f^u been assigned a special repre- 
lentative of the Internal Revenue 
Bureau, for the convenience of pro- 
fessionals and showmen In the mak- 
jnf out of federal income tax re- 
turns. 

The Internal Revenue Collector, 
Frank X Bowers, has appointed 
Internal Revenue Agent Cadwaluder 
"VToodvillo. who will be on duty at 
Variety daily, starting Feb. 15 and 
continuing until March 15, by which 
date all returns must have been 
filed. It will be the fourth con- 
lecutive year that Mr. Woodville 
lias so acted. Income tax forms 
will be available at A'ariety's olllce 
during the period for those who du 
not require information and aid in 
making the returns. 

The returns, which cover the year 
of 1921. show several changes. For 
persons with net incomes of not 
more than $5,000. the exemption al- 
lowed is $2,500, which is $500 more 
than formerly. For net incomes oi 
over $5,000. the old $2,000 exemption 
rule remains. There Is an increase 
of exemptions for dependent chil- 
dren for the more mr derate in?ome.s 
'also. $400 being deduct ililt-, as 
tfalnst $200 for each child last \ ear. 
Of greater importance to pro- 
fessionals is the ruling permitting 
full deductions of expcn-ses in- 
curred in traveling. That applies to 
all classes who travel. Latt year k 
was permitted to deduct only that 
percentage of outlay while on tour 
that was in excess of the costs of 
living at home. Therefore railroad, 
hotels, meals and the like are now 
deductible in* total. 

Also allowed is depreciation of 
•cenery and costumes. Items like 
advertising, agents commission, 
grease paints, tips and other ex- 
penditures are deductible as in 
former years. 



BAD SEASON KEPT 

SALARIES DOWN 



SCHALLMANS VS. HORWITZ 



Independent Agents in Legal Squab- 
ble Over $300 



Chicago, Feb. 8. 

Schallman Bros., agents, have en- 
listed the aid of Sheriff Peters to 
collect a judgment of $300 which 
they hold against Arthur Horwitz, 
another agent. The Sheriff has 
placed a deputy in the Horwitz ofUce 
her© to collect all incoming money 
until the Schallman judgment is 
l&tisficd. 

The judgment was obtained for 
commission Schallmans claimed was 
duo them from Horwitz on the 
booking of *'The Four of Us," a 
singing act which they booked 
through his office. 



''Opposition" Failed to Benefit 

Other Than "Names"— 

NeiQhborhoods Helped 

The high salaries for vaudeville 
acts predicted for the present sea- 
son following the advent of "oppo- 
sition" vaudeville have not mate- 
rialized to date, except as regards 
headliners and name attractions. 

The rank and file of the vaude- 
ville turns were unable to capital- 
ize the situation through the pre- 
ponderance of this type of act with 
the supply far exceeding the de- 
mand in a poor theatrical season. 

The bill toppers and "draws* 
have benollted greatly by repeat 
engagements, and were much in de- 
mand at houses affected by oppo- 
."ition t ariy i.*. the season. The de- 
mand for even this type has per- 
ceptibly le:';iC!Kd V. iih tlie bills re- 
turning to normal dimen.«ions as 
'against the Ave and six 'names' on 
a siiiKlo program a few weok-s lack. 
The neiKliborhood houses have 
been able to buy acts at le.^s or the 
same f-alaries as last season, and 
have not been siiending any more 
money on the bills than lat-t year. 
Most of the.-e houses are "cuts," 
meaning a big-time act. with open 
time is available for tliis type of 
hoius.e at a special salary cut that 
brings it within the buying scope 
of the booker's appropriation. 

The large number of standard 
acts iinroiited placing along from 
week to week has also proved a 
bonanza for the neighborhood book- 
er. These acts have been playing the 
"cut" week houses In and about New 
York in preference to accepting 
routes that call for long absences 
from New York city, with traveling 
expenses and the usual discomforts 
attached to hotel life out of town. 

The acts that signed contracts 
for Shubert vaudeville when it was 
inaugurated were reported as de- 
manding and getting more money 
than their regular big-time sal- 
aries. This was necessary to get 
the new circuit started, but, ac- 
cording to Shubert agents, it has 
been done away with. The Shu- 
berts are demanding that acts, ask- 
ing salaries that seem out of pro- 
portion to their (Shuberts) val- 
uation, produce contracts showing 
the act really was paid that amount 
of money. 



Jean Bedlni*e newest vaudeTlIle 
production la ''Spangles." which 
opens for the Shuberts at the Rlalto. 
Newark, N. J., next Monday. Bedlnl 
will appear in the turn, which will 
be in two sections.. Others in the 
turn are Harry Kelso. Ormonde Sis- 
ters (formerly Three Blighty Girls), 
Howard Morrissey, Sterling Saxo- 
phone Four and Martha Throop. 
Bert Hanlon, who will be with the 
show unit, will also play a bit in the 
Bedini turn. 

"Spangles" had entail^ a produc- 
tion cost of over $20,000. The set- 
tings were originally used some 
weeks ago for "Fan Tan Frolics," 
which was discarded after trying 
out. Additions have been made to 
the production and an olio will have 
Bedini In his former juggling spe- 
cialty, the new billing being "Bedini 
and Cookoo." 

'There was some difflcalty early 
this week between the manager- 
actor and the Shuberts, who asked 
Bedini to cut the salaries of the 
"Spangles" players for the Newark 
engagement. Bedini stated the orig- 
inal arrangement did not provide for 
any salary for himself and that the 
date would be a certain loss. "Span- 
gles," like "Chuckles," is said to be 
playing Shubert vaudeville o . a 
percentage basis. 



CREDIT FAMOUSJLAYERS NEW 
POOL WITH CAUTIOUS BUYING 



Careful Campaign of Accumulation Reported Still 
Going On With Prices Holding Within Narrow 
Range — Orpheum Jumps to 17 



^k 



ALBEE IN CHICAGO, 
LOOKS OVER THEATRES 



TAUBER GOES TO E'KLYN 

Sam Tauber. manager of the 44th 
Street, New York, has be.n trans- 
ferred to the Shubcrt-Crescent. 
Brooklyn, in association with Frank 
Gerard at that house. Lew Alle- 
man, manager of the Shubert. Pitts- 
burgh, goes to the 44th Street. 

Tauber has been manager of the 
Ince the house opentil 
vlth Shubert vaude- 
ville. AVhen the policy of the house 
reverted back to legitimate attrac- 
tions, Tauber was retu. as man- 
ager. He is an ex-newspaperman 
•nd rated one of the most promis- 
ing of the Shubert managers. 



^ lauoer naa D 
44th Street fln( 
tils season w 
vllle. AVhen the 



STAGE SEATS FOR TANGUAY 

San Francisco. Feb. 8. 
Eva Tanguay is vepeatirg double 
•t Tantages this week. It Is her 
return engagement «t the house 
within six .nonths, and once again 
the theatre was compelled Sunda.N 
t- Sell seats uprn the i-iag<* to hear 
the "Don t Care" girl. 



SHUBERTS' BOYS' BAND 

The Shuberts liave co..»pleted ar- 
^at!; etn.-nts for the format io;; of a 
band under the direction of 



boy: 



havl 



Vl 



^Villiani Bartlett, orchestra 
at the Crescent, Brooklyn. 

Eand practice is to be hold in the 
<^rescent, with the organ iratior. to 
»'e started this week. 



GARRICK, MILWAUKEE, STOPS 

Chicago. Fe^. 8. 

The Garrick, ^Illwaukee, which 
opened last December with Shubert 
vaudeville, c!c ^d for the season Sat- 
urday. 

The house originally started with 
the Shubert road shows which came 
from the Apollo, Chicago. It could 
not stand the expense and the policy 
was changed to four shows a di«y 
with seven acts booked out of the 
Shuberts* Chicago office. 

The house seats 1.200 and Is lo- 
cated around the corner from the 
Majestic, which plays Orpheum 
vauiieville. 



PANTAGES' SEVEN ACTS 

Chicago, Feb. 8. 
To meet* the c(»mpetition and in- 
roads made on his business In his 
Minneapolis theatre bv the new 
Hennepin theatre, the Orpheum, Jr., 
bouse there. Alexander I'antages is 
playing seven acts, instead of six 
there and a feature picture in ad- 
dition to the vaudeville. 



RENAULT UNDER CONTRACT 

Franci;^ " nault. the female im- 
personfttor, has be( n i»:aevHl uiuIm' a 
live-year cotitract by the {^liubt-rts 
tiifoui^li .lenie Jacobs. 

r.enault has been appearing In 
Shubert vaudeviile. He will be 
placed in "Tlio I'assiiig f^how of 
1022" upon the termination of his 
vaudeville contracts. 



COLLINS SUES WILTON 

AsxG for Dissolution of Partnership 
and Accounting 



John .T. Collins Is suing Alf. T. 
\t.Iton in the Xew York Supreme 
Court for a dissolution of the 
vaudeville booking agency of Wilton 
& Collins, asking for an account- 
ing of the profits, an injunction to 
restrain Wilton from collecting any 
moneys due the partnership and 
the appointment of a receiver to 
take custody the firm's assets. 
Wilton w s ser\ed Tuesday, Jus- 
tice Eijur signing an order to show 
cause why the plaintiff's applica- 
tion j-hould not be granted. 

The motion is returnable Monday 
when argument on the preliminary 
motion will be heard. Kendler & 
Goldstein are acting for Collins, 
who sets forth he entered into a 
five years* partnersh"p agreement 
with Wilton. March 30 last. 



First Time There in 12 Years 

— Confers With Orpheum 

Group— B. S. Moss Along 

Chicago, Feb. 8. 

For the first time In 12 years E. F. 
Albee has been in Chicago. He was 
here Monday with B. S, Moss. 

While in the city Mr. Albee con- 
ferred with Martin Deck, Marcus 
Heiman, Morris Meyerfeld and Mrs. 
Kohl, all Orpheum Circuit stock- 
holders. Albee attended the meet- 
ing of the Orpheum's directors yes- 
terday, then left for Cleveland with 
Mr. Moss. 

It is not known whether the visit 
of Albee had any bearing upon the 
reported differences of *the Orpheum 
stockholders In respect to the pres- 
ent administration of the Orpheum's 
* affairs, but it is presumed Albee 
came on, possII>ly at the request of 
Beck, to act as a pacifier if one 
should be reriulred. 

All of the local Orpheum theatres 
were looked over by Messrs' Albee 
and Moss, also the Lul)llner & 
Trinz and the Balaban & Katz pic- 
ture theatres. 



FEATURES AND FILMS 



Losvv's Skate, Cleveland, Adding Act 
to Picture Bills 



NEWARK'S VAUDE SCALES 

Nejvark, X. J.. Feb. 8. 

All of the local vaudeville houses 
have discontinued using week night 
admission scale for Saturday after- 
noon performances, the usual daily 
matinee admission scale being em- 
ployed. Tho elimination of the 
night prices Saturday afternoons 
was brought about by the number 
of vaudeville houses In the down- 
town section, of the city and also 
the dropping of prices by the ohu- 
berta at the Rlalto. 

The Strand, a for^ier picture 
house, started pop vaudeville this 
week which gives the city four 
vaudeville houses within a radiu:; of 
a few blocks. 



Cleveland, Feb. 8. 

Plan? have practically been com- 
pleted for Loew's State, one c: the 
largest local picture houses, to use 
feature acts iii addition to its regu- 
lar pictures. 

It is contemplated name headlin- 
ers only will be used at first, to ap- 
pear the week of Feb. 20 and there- 
after when available. 



LUCKY COINCIDENT 

Milwaukee, Feb. 8. 

One of the girls in the Franklyn 
Ardell act was taken ill here last 
Thursday (Feb. 2) '^ had to lay 
oflC. Jean Whltaker (Mrs. Ru.ss 
Brown) played the part for the bal- 
ance of the week. 

Mrs. Brown had rehearsed with 
the Ardell act when it was first pro- 
duced, but left when her husband 
returned from overseas. Brown and 
O'Donnel were on the same bill with 
Ardell at the Orpheum last week. 



On the surface It was a dull week 
in Famous Players. At the ex- 
tremes of the range there was a 
difference of only about 2 points, 
and the dally turnover was moderate 
In comparison to some of the total* 
of the past month. But amongr 
traders in tho amusement issues 
the ticker devclopmenta were re- 
garded as significant. 

The general view was that tho 
new pool in the issue was being 
skilfully managed with a view to 
accumulating more stock at tho 
current levels as a preliminary to 
the upward move. It was pointed 
out that In all probability the huge 
transactions of two weeks ago, dur- 
ing the process of shifting holdings 
from the old to the new pool, rep- 
resented a very intricate maneuver 
In. which tho new syndicate was a 
seller almost as often as it waji a 
buyer. 

How. It's Workod 

Transfer of big blocks of this 
kind when It la accomplished on 
the floor of the Exchange is a 
gradual process, if the desire is to 
bring about the shift of holdings 
without materially disturbing prices. 
The pools will buy 1,000 shares in 
scattered lots and at the same time 
dispose of 600 or 700. Thus the 
actual change of ownership in 300 
or 400 shares comes out as trans- 
actions In nearly 2,000. If the buy- 
ing was done steadily and the trad- 
ing Initiative all went in one direc- 
tion the advance or the decline 
would be violent and price move- 
ments presently would get out of 
hand. 

Probably tho same tactics are 
still being used for the completion 
of the new syndicate's buying. It 
has been significant that the dally 
range has been narrow, with tho 
closing prices always fractionally 
away from 80. Wednesday was 
typical. The stock opened at 79%, 
unchagned, and dropped to 77%, 
then rallied close to 78 at the close. 

About Corners 

Another thing that probably actu- 
ates the syndicate managers is that 
an aggressive buying movement 
with the consequent forcing up of 
prices rapidly would encourage a 
short selling drive and to sustain 
prices the stock might be forced 
into a corner. Ono of the factors 
that makes for the good standing 
of all stocks Is the g»'neral belief 
that it enjoys a free .and open mar- 

(Contlnued on page 7) 



WAGNER MANAGING COLONIAL 

Fred Wagner has been appointed 
manager of Keith's Colonial, New 
York, taking charge this week. He 
has been a treasurer for a number 
of seasons, v/Ith the Keith forces 
for about 10 years, part of the time 
in Philadelphia. Wagnei has been 
ac' ng as assistant to Walter Neal 
at the Palace recently, Elmer Rog- 
ers being III. 

Richard Warner, who has been 
In charge of the Colonial, will be 
assigned another Keith house. 

Bill r.lilne is now treasurer of the 
Palace. 



LILLIAN SHAW MARRIES 

Los Angeles, Feb. 8. 

Lillian Shaw, while appearing at 
the Orpheum, Sacramento, was 
married Feb. 6 to Jake Goldstein, 
proprietor of a cloak and suit store 
in San Francisco. 

The bride stated she Intends leav- 
ing the stage after completing her 
present vaudeville contracts. 

It is Miss Shaw's second marriage. 
►Some years ago she secured a di- 
vorce from her first hnsba.id, named 
Coleman. 



Stage Manager at 81st St. Resigns 
Al Straus, f-tage manager of the 
81st St., New York, since the house 
opened eight years ago, has re- 
signed. 

George Opper, formerly property 
man at the hous'^. succeeds St.'-aus. 




Three Movie Stars, Tom Mix and Clyde Cooke. Fox film stars; and 
May WIrth, always moving on the Orplieum Circuit, 

MAY WIRTH with "Phir 

The I>..NVF.K NEWS . . . by 77cZrn Ttlnrk . . . "Ti\ere Li evidently 
no such thing as the law of gravitation tft May Wirth, tltc world famous 
rider, lilce the gust of wind she is on and off her horses, turning somer- 
saults, cartwheels and Is a.s sure of liersflf perched perilously on th*- bad; 
f)f these crratures as the average tumblers would be on the floor. In ad- 
dition to her abilit.v shft is a charming little miss whose smiles capiivjite 
(he audience. "Phil" comes next vvitli IiIm < leverness and in like a rul»b«T 
ball in the ridirvilous way he flops on and off one horse and then anotlier. 
The ring i.«i pluvd in a dignllled setting that suggests a huge .stadium 
and the r.imbU' fimlnlne meml»»'is of the r<»inpany perform In lace fioclcf 
rather tiian i'k proverbial ballvt dress teen beiieath the ttg top.' 



VAUDEVILLE 



Friday, February 10, 1822 



SKETCHES FOR VAUDEVILLE 
COMING AGAIN INTO FAVOR 



Apparently Due to Entry of Legitimate and Picture 
Stars Into Two-a-Day — Once a Feature of Every 
Variety Show — Make Ideal No. 3 Turns 



Skctclios are oomingr into favor 
OKuiii among bookinjj mm. This 
wcM'k's metropolitan l»ill.s avoraK«' 
a Bkotoh to a In ii>=o with iho out of 
town ratio in proportions. T)io ex- 
I)lanation seems to be the entry of 
legitimate an«l pieturo artists into 
vaudcviile via the meilium of tlie 
sketch, for a long time taboo in 
booking riroles. 

The sketch, at one time a stand- 
ard feature of any variety show, 
frll by the wayside when some book- 
ing authorities pronounced the ulti- 
matum this charactor of art slowed 
up a show It applied to dramatic 
sketches. The comedy variety held 
its own through different shifts of 
vaudeville .styles. 

The demand for the revue type 
of entertainment .*;eems falling off 
in favor of the .sketch, which makes 
an ideal No. 3 turn for the big time 
bills. 

Another argument in favor of the 
sketch and one that particularly 
commends .sketches to the artist is 
tlie economy atta""h<?d to the pro- 
duction. Mom of the present 
sketches are playe<l in the house 
pet and with a cast of usually four 
pcop'e or less. 



SHUBERT-KEITH SUIT 
TO BE SET FOR TRIAL 

Case Up in Syracuse — $2,- 

000,000 Involved— Equal 

Keith Division Asked 



•*CLICK CLICK" OFF 

Hacsard Short's Production 
Cancels and Disbands 



Act 



"Click Click." the Ifassard Short 
production act headed by Al (lirard 
and Florrie Millership, closed Satur- 
day in New Orleans, two additional 
weeks' booking having been canceled 
du ; to two cast changes l»rior to the 
New Orleans engagement. The act 
was brought directly to New York 
and disbanded for th** season. The 
two i.ew members of the cast were 
sent from New York the week pre- 
vious. 

.Tofeph Santley and Ivy Sawyer 
origi..ally appeared in "Click Click," 
V ith Glrard and Millership replacing 
them when they joined the Music 
Box Review. 



Syracuse, N. Y., Feb. 8. 

The date for the trial of the ac- 
tion brought by Sam S. .nd I- -e 
Shnbert against K. V. Albee and the 
Keith's theatre Interests, will be set 
tomorrow (Thursday) at 2 p. m. by 
Judge Alverson in the special term 
of the Supreme Court. 

It came up this morning, when 
Charles K. Cooney, representing the 
defendants, urged tl.e action be 
brought to trial immediately. Wil- 
liam Kubin, representing the Shu- 
berts, requested a delay to get irt 
touch with his client.", when the 
court held tlr c i.se over for a y. 

The action Is said to involve over 
$2,000,000. The Shuberts allege and 
ask for ar equal division of the 
Keith's b g time vaudeville theatre 
here and an accounting of its earn- 
ings since opening. They base their 
claim through having held the Keith 
vaudeville franchise for this city 
and played Keith vaudeville under 
it in the old (irand Opera house. 
"When that was vacated as the 
joint venture of the Shuberts and 
Keith. Keith's was built and oper- 
ated as a Keith property o»^l' , with 
the Shuberts declared out. The 
Ke;ih i>eople said the Shuberts had 
defaulted in their franchise through 
having failetl to play vaudeville by 
virtuo of it as prescribed in its 
provisions. 





I.KO — 



—GENEVE 



FLANDERS and BUTLcR' 

"A Vaudeville Concert" 

"There is one act on this week's 
bill that would shine in any Orph- 
eum show. It Is a concert offering. 
Geneve is so pretty and dresses so 
charmingly that one would applaud 
long and loud if she only came out 
and > owed, but she can sing and 
does. Likewise Flanders can play 
the piano and does. The act stopped 
the show, etc."— PORTLAND TEL- 
EGRAM. 

ORPHEUM CIRCUIT 

Direction: BURT CORTELYOU 



MONTREAL AGAINST CARNIVALS; I 
MINISTER LAUDS PROFESSIONALS^ 



Says ''Religion of the Show People Is ''The Golden 
Rule' and It Makes Them Sterling'' — Doesn't 
Class Carnival People as Professionals 



PEGGY HOPKINS IS 
DEFENDING HERSELF 



FAY% IN ROCHESTER, 
aOSED BY DEPARTMENT 



Series of Articles Will Deny 

She Is 'Gold Digger," 

Sailed Tuesday 

l*^BSy Hopkins sailed for France 
Tue^. on the '•Aquitania" to re- 
cover the Jewels left aL ad while 
fighting the /orco action on this 
side. She will return In time to 
open in* "Zoo's Affairs," a French 
farce of extremely naughty theme 
for the Shuberts, April 24. 

A tremendous publiclt. campaign 
in the meantime will have its 
climax in >me 20 pag^s to be pub- 
lish -J in the New York "Journal," 
and a syndicate across the c<.iii.i- 
nent, being a sensational exploita- 
tion of "My Life with Million- 
Iaire Tlu«;;jands," by Miss I opkins, in 
which, it is said, she makes i .ar- 
tling defense against charges 



ORPHEUM MEETING 

Directors Gather in Chicago — Usual 
Announcement 



MURPHY AND WHITE NO MORE 

After a vaudeville partnership of 
three years. Bob Murphy ;*nd Hlmoro 
White sepax-ated Saturday, .\luiphy 
will continue as a two-iut with 
Jorry Dean, a woman. 

White will re-unite with AV)bott, 
his old partner (Abbott and White). 
Abbott has been doubling with Al 
I'iantadosi, the song writer. 



Chicago. Feb. 8. 

The directors of the Orpheum Cir- 
cuit wei'i,' in session here yesterday 
and today. Nothing of importance 
dev<'loped that leaked out. 

After today's meeting Martin 
Deck and Mort Singer issued an 
announcement of a "harmonious 
meeting." 

]3eck leaves tonight for San Fran- 
cisco. The new Or4)heum opens 
there in March. 



Declared Unsafe— Washing- 
ton Disaster Caused 
Investigation 



Rochester, N. Y., Feb. 8. 
The local authorities closed Fay's 
here Saturday night, the Building 
Department declaring the house un- 
safe. An inspection of the local 
theatres was started immediately 
after the Washington disaster, with 
Fay's the first failing to meet re- 
quirements. 

I The vaudeville bill for the current 
week had been booked for Fay's, 
with several of the acts arriving 
before notified. Included was a pro- 
duction act with 15 people, the pro- 
ducer of which was forced to send 
funds to bring the company back 
to New York as no other bookings 
in the vicinity could be made. 



Replacino Roselle in Suratt Act 

Eugene Strong rep'aces William 
Roselle as leading man Ii. Valeska 
Suratfs act. "The White Way." 
when that vehicle reaches Boston 
next week. Strong was her princi- 
pal support in "Scarlet." also. 



she is a "gold diggc*r" : 
of millionaires. 



vampire 



CUT RATES IN BALTIMORE 

Baltimore, Feb. 8. 

The Shi'berts are issuing cut rate 
tickets for the week day vaudeville 
performances at the Academy. The 
cut rates are on a basis of two for 
one, and distributed by local mer- 
chants. 

The first cut rate tickets distrib- 
uted for the house carried a soap 
ad. on the reverse side, and were 
refused by a large number of the 
stores to which they were sent. 
The merchants refused to distribute 
them on account of the advertise- 
ment. The present tickets carry 
no advertising matter other than 
for the theatre. 



TWO HEADLINERS FINISH 

Both ■ Nora Rnyes and Hetty 
King conclude their bookings in 
Shubert vaudeville at the end of 
the week. Miss King winds up at 
the Crescent, Brooklyn, and will 
shortly return to England. Mi.ss 
Bayes is playing her final week at 
the Chestnut Street. Philadelphia; 
having worked 20 consecutive 
weeks. 




ALEEN BRONSON 

COMEDIENNE 

"THE SUNSHINE OF THE STAGE" 

THE BROOKLYN "CITIZEN" 

Alecn Bi'onson. a comedienne with few equalr. in her line of enter- 
-talrriient, presented a new act called "I>ate Again," which "brought the 
^OUKO down," so to speak. 




JOSEPH H. GRAHAM 

STAGE DIRECTOR 

TOLEDO THEATRE, TOLEDO, OHIO 

TOLEDO "BLADE" 

Joseph Graham is small in stature, but a mighty clever man in 
profession, with a fcrret-llko brain that goes after the most minute 
tails with which to produce big tjffectM. 



Montreal, l-Vb. g. 

Carnivals will, In all probability 
be barred from this city. :. 

Concerted action by the religious I 
and municipal authorities is in an 
advanced stage of discussion and the 

outconwj can have only one effect 

that of locally sealing the doom of 
the carnival people. 

One of the most eminent divines 
in this city — a man he'.d high in the 
public esteem, with views broidened 
by his experiences as a padre at 
the front, has been empnatlc in his 
denunciation of the carnival busi- 
ness. 

"T^he majority of these companies 
are cesspools of iniquity and vlolous- 
ness," he declared. "oes^pooIa of 
rottenness and filth. They breed, 
bootleggers, white slavers, confi- 
dence men and everyth ng going 
with that set. There should be no 
place for them in a clean city. 

"It has been my go,>d f(»rtune, 
during many years in the ministry, 
to meet niany of the theatrical pro- 
fe-^sion. Any number of these show- 
peoi)le I am proud to call my friends, 
for they are clean. Christian and 
human. Most theatrical people have 
but one religion — the golden ale — 
and that in itself marks them ster- 
ling. 

'But these cheap, wretched car- 
nival companies are in a t'iiTerent 
class. We have had experience with 
them in Montreal — and you do not 
need to be told the aftermath. Our 
young men have been started on 
the downward path: our young 
girls have been deliberately led into 
lives of shame: our morals have 
been contaminate<l. 

"It is good news indeed to learn 
that the Montreal officials are wak- 
ing up to the impending danger of 
allowing these compinies to enter 
the city. Speaking for the church, I 
can say unhesitatingly that every 
clergyman in this city, regardless of 
creed, will support to the limit any 
move made to shut out these peo- 
ple. ' 

It is not known along what lines 
action will bo taken but it is au- 
thentically known that ac(<pn is con- 
templated and that carmval com- 
panies will have to eliminate Mon- 
treal from their route list this sea- 
son. 



Boston, Feb. 8. 

Many New England towns hav« " 
taken up during this winter the 
question of barring carnivals next 
summer. The consensus seems that 
local protection demands the trav- 
elling marauders be kept out. 

The extent the carnival agitatibn 
has penetrated was brought out this 
week when (Jardner, Mass., a town 
of 17.000, decided against pcrmittinf 
carnivals to show there. 



TO CURB REFORMERS 

New York Legislature Would Put 
Questions to Popular Vote 



his 
de- 



Albany, N. y., Feb. 8. 

Assemblyman C u v I 1 li o r intro- 
duced in the chamber on Monday 
night the following resolution, de- 
signed to check the efforts of re- 
formers to stampede legislators to 
vote for restrictive law.s, and de- 
manding that all const itulioual 
amendments be submitted to the 
people at the polls: 

'•Whereas, The Anti - S a 1 oon 
League, through the ag<')i<v' of the 
church, has cau.sed spineless and 
cowardly legislators both in Con- 
gress and State Legislatures to cast 
their votes for the 18th amendment 
an«l if said amendni«'nt bad been 
put to a popular refereinlum it 
wtiuld have been overwhelmingly 
defeated; 

•Be it resolved. That it is tl|» 
sen. e of the assembly th.it tlie trJ*** 
let bills introduced aulhorizlnf 
cities, villages and towns to enact 
their own prohiblLion enforcement 
laws be defeated; 

"Bo it further resolved, That it.i« 
I ho sense of the assembly that O" 
future .imendments to the consti- 
tution of the United States be voted 
on by the people of the State of 
New York and that a proper con- 
stitutional amendment be passed to 
this effect." 



Friday. February 10, 1922 



V A U D E y I L L E 



SICAL SOCIETY MAY CHARGE 
ALL VAUDEVILLE YEARLY FEE 



Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers Think 
|250 Annually for Each Vaudeville Theatre 
Reasonable — No Houses Exempt 



Tb€ Society of Authors. Compos- 
iM and Publishers has boon dcUb- 
irtting of late regarding llxins a 
III rate yearly on aH vaudeville 
theatres using copyrighted music of 
ItM members. The fea s?t is re- 
ported at J250 annually. When 't 
^ to be imposed has not yet been 
deterroineil, according to the story, 
l^t it is imminent. 

rilnce thL» society won its U. 1'. 
gupr^me Court decision that nil 
copyrighted music where p:ayed for 
profit is subject to a Hxed tax by 
owners of the coi>yrisht (vested In 
the society for this purpose), it has 
^n anxious to tax tU^* vaudevir.e 
Die«tros as it h s the picture liouscs 
lind restaurants. 

Many of the vaudeville theutrej 
have been taxed, but som'.' mcm- 
l^ers of the' Vaudeville Managers' 
Pro'.ectiv\> Association were relieved 
•f ixiyment to the society through 
||» Intervention of the Music Pu' - 
IslMrs' Protective Association. The 
% P. I*- ^- asked the cociety to 
lay off it.-J favored house through 
the music publi:*her-member.i of the 
M. P. P. A. wishing to ur.e the in- 
fluence of oortain vaudeville man- 
agers in aa attempt to prevent the | 
payment of music publishers to pro- j 
fe8?i6nal singers of popular songs. 

Following thr» invest igi.t ion of 
TtudeviUe by the Federal Trade 
Cwnmi^'sloij. at which time tile of- 
fices of th»- M. P. P. A. were in the 
suite of th«' V. M. P. A. in the Co- 
lumbia theatre building, the music 
publishers found that certain vaude- 
ville managers had grown lulcewarm 
in their expression toward the pub- 
lishers association. Shortly after 
th« complexion of the M. P. 1*. A. 
greatly changed in its ex:>cutive of- 
tlcers, and it.s offices were removed 
to another location. 

Since then publishers belonging 
to the Music Publishers* Protective 
Asaociation commenced to believe 
the primary object of the associa- 
tion'! formation (non-payment to 
lingers) had lost its force; many 
members were convinced other 
members had commenced to pay 
singers. Some they thought were 
being paid evasively and indirectly, 
while one popular music publisher 
was marked for having paid singers 
in vaudeville to sing his ballads 
without much attempt at conceal- 
ment This is said to have led to 
other popular songr publishers try- 
ing to prevent enticement away of 
their lingers by meeting the pay- 
ments of the paying publisher, until 
lately the M. P. P. A. thought of 
expelling the paying publisher as 
horrible example, in at least a 
ry to stop the practice, which still 
continues and ia spreading. It is 
claimed in music publishing circles. 

As the M. P. p. A. grew wobbly 
In its unenforcement with no steps 
taken and the vaudeville managers 
indifferent, the Society of Authors 
8aw its opportunity to collect more 
income from a field it had regret- 
fully left alone. From that .started 
the agitation to tax all vaudeville 
theatres with none to be ininuine, 
a course the society is .shortly ex- 
pected to put Into full effect. 

The theatre.s that will be hit are 
those of the V. M. P. A„ whii-h has 
!>n it.s niember.^hil) list about one- 
Ihfrd of all the vaudeville theatres 
in this country, if that many, with 
^^ larg«' itroportion of those in the 
*• M. I*. A. delinquent in their duos 
*nd ass»'H.v;ments. It ha.- not been 
reported wluther the V. M. P. A. 
''I'l attempt to resist the Htu'iety'..^ 
lax. 

I^efon.. the M. I . P. A. wf^r, formed 
Angers in vaudeville were usually 
paid for all biit novelty songs, their 
'Weekly ini'ome from the music pub- 
'shers cft«!i reaching to $150 ( r $200 , 
''e^kly, according to thi^ sint^ers j 
Rtamlinp, with from $25 to $:{'. i 
Weekly or more paid for a single j 
*ong. i'i,;s ^y.^^ jp nddition to the 
"'nger'H regular vaudeville .salary. 

*hlch the publishers' pavmeiits did 
6ot 



JOHNSON BOUT BANNED 

N. Y. Attorney General Forbids 
Sparring Bout in Vaudeville 

Albany. X. Y., Feb. 8. 

Attorney General Newton this 
week advised the chief cf police at 
Kingston, N. Y., that Jack Jolm- 
r.on's boxing exhibition in connec- 
tion with b.io vaudeville tihovv ad- 
vertised to be given in a Kingston 
theatre is forbidden under the box- 
ing law. 

The former heavyweight cham- 
pion ia advertised to appear with 
bla own vaudeville jubilc^fe tn a 
strong man's act and in "four fa3t 
rounds." 

The attorney general pointr. out 

thut it is a crime for a ■'y person to 

engage in a boxing or in a .•"parring 

match where an admission is 
charged, unless all the pirticlpants 
arc lleenred by the State Athletic 
commission. John.oon has apparent- 
ly attempted to stage his perform- 
ance without consulting with th? 
comm.'ssion, ."since the atto:*nf> 
learned from Chairman Mi!doon 
that no application^ had been made 
by Johnson for n. license. 




CHURCHES HIRE PRESS AGENTS 
FOR DRIVE ON SUNDAY SHOWS 



New York Pastors Propose Mass Meeting and Bible 
Class Campaign in North Counties — Circularize 
Parishioners 



WHO WOULDNT SMILE? 

Playing Keith's. Philadelphia, this 
week; Riversida next week; Orph- 
eum, the 20th; Hush wick, the 27th; 
and several more weeks in Greater 
New York to follow — no wonder 
Janet of France 1^ happy. 
A Variety report : "Janet of France 
and Charles W. Hamp. with a pretty 
sotting, obtained big laughs, chiefly 
through the clever French dialect 
delivery introduced by the woman. 
She is m6st vivacious and a produc- 
%U)n possibility. Mr. Hamp £^ives 
capable as.sistancc in songs and at 
tjie piano." 



ETHEL BAERYMORE'S NEXT 

Negotiations are slowly reaching; 
a conclusion to bring F.thel Barrj- 
mrre I ack to vaudeville, with about 
the only questions left to be de- 
cided u:>on revolving around the 
playlet to be presented, and Kalary. 

Miss li-^rrymore. at present on 
tour with •■Declasi^:c.' has .stated her 
wlllingncr'S to appear In the twice 
daily houses and If the arrange- 
ments are ccmi)lcted will open on 
the Keith lime early in the spring. 



HOLDS OVER HEADLINER 

Montr€'al Feb. 8. 
A keen perception wa.s exhibited 
by Abbie AVright. mana^.er of the 
Princess. when he requested 
Daphtje Pollard to remain another 
Vs'ick at the top of the local big 
time vaudeville hou.sc'.s bill. The 
first announcement of the holdover 
engagement brought an addltlon.al 
Hood of advance tales, after Miss 
r*ollard must have come pretty near 
taking the Princess record la.st 
week, when headlining In her first 
rcar>pearancc in Montreal since she 
was a childhood favorite here. 

The combination of that fact, to- 
gether with her Kngllsh successes 
and that she had been an Idol of 
the Canadian forces overseas, all 
worked toward her unusual strength 
in drawing in this city, greatly 
aidttl through splendl advance 
v.ork by the theatre. 

Mi* 8 Pollard cane ..lied another 
engagement to remain h 'c^. 



CABARET 




MERS FORCED 



TO ANY SAURe ENGAGEMENT 



SELZNICKIS CHANGE 

I^ewis J. Selznicic has deflnitoly 
de ided to change his production 
p(»licy. limiting his releases to IG 
for the current year, devoting more 
lime to them and producing them 
on a more elaborate rcale so they 
will be distributed as specials. 

Year before last, Selznlck released 
ri' jiictureH and last year hi.s output 
tolalled 32. 

'In these times we must confine 
ou.-.'jolves mere to e.'.nllty rather 
Jhiin <niantity.*' s;;i(V Selzn ck, "and 
u " must keep pace with tbe proces- 
.«-i. »;!.•• 



Reduction of Cabaret Shows Leaving Big Majority 
Idle — Competition from Musical Comedy People 
— Private Clubs Few, Looking for Cheap Shows 



With former cabarets changing 
their policies periodically to the 
straight restaurant idea, minus the 
show, the list of cabarets is de- 
creasing to the extent the cabaret 
booking agents find themselves with 
very few places to book. That type 
of entertainer who fits In only In a 
cabaret or club circle finds himself 
or herself haunting the agencies 
grabbing at the smallest club date 
available. Tho entertainer looks 
forward to a national holiday when 
as a rule clubs and Bocieties elect 
to stage functions and entertain- 
ments. With the Lincoln and Wash- 
ington birthday holidays in the offing 
just now, the ag:ents are swamped 
with talent, many willing to accept 
as low as $15 an evening, or even 
less, for their efforts where the.' 
would have sniffed formerly at a 
date calling for an amount un- 
der $3:>. 

The societies that formerly 
splurged on entertainers and enter- 
tainment are either eschewing tht>lr 
periodical splurge ;illogtther or cut- 
ting it down lo a minimum. An 
idea of what they dvm. r.d for .-i J.')!) 
show ».M)St can be g;«uged from an 
order for four enlerlaiiier. a club 
called for. The specified, 'a mn!)ol- 
opist who cah hold them for half 
an ho sr at Icf.st, a singing and 
dancinjT soubret wi»!» lots of pep. 
a juvenile single and a solo hoofer." 
All for $.'0. 

The ri^g»ilar cabaret entertainer 

in being met with unusual (omp«'ti- 

tion from a sourer lie n.ver looked 

to — musical comedy. It sin-prises 

the agent.s ihe number of musical 

i comedy si>eL'ialty people who are 

j seeking eabaret dates .'is :i last re- 

I jort after finding tlial vaudeville 

i bookings are tlglit. 



V.'as a reason, Th.- rest came as a 
' matter of cours;*. I'y tlie s;ime 
j t<»ken similar well founded theories 



Josephine Bunfee Recovers 

Watertown, N. Y., Feb. 8. 
Josephine Dunfee, Syracuse so- 
prano, whose voice has returned 
after a period of two years, is the 
soloist this week at the Avon, Wa- 
tertown. Miss Dunfee recently 
made her first public appearance 
since she suffered the loss of her 
voice at Keith's, Syracuse, and her 
remarkable recovery astounded even 
Milton Aborn, the opera producer. 
Until 1918, the Syracuse singer was 
of tho best known concert and 
vaudeville singers in the country. 
Then she saw a woman jump from 
the sixth floor of a New York 
apartment. The shock to her ner- 
vous system was so great that her 
singing voice gradually faded. 




afreet. 

Att»MUiori WMs first dit 'Cfed to- , of late have leen laid .ivaiiist oilier 

l^ard the paving publiscr through : publii her.';. u:.tjl at ire.'^ent it re- 

bal!a,i of no merit puLllshid by | mains a queMitn in the mu.s;c trade 

^''n. having been sung bv an un- j wht-fher the n.ajority of T»opular 

IJsually large i. umber cf singers in i song imblishers are or a»e n^^l now 

pudeville. It way obviou.s there "paying singers." 



'•|)J':M\M> TIIK ORICilNAI." 

BETTY— —PHILIP 

MARTIN and MOORE 

Talk about Miece.ss there i< no 
short cut or ea.sy road to great suc- 
cess; no pet rrM-lpH that brings real 
results. Attract ivencHs. Ability. 
Showmafiship, ferjorial Magneth^ni. 
Iloiusty. Ilaid Work and a desire 
to win -- then the reward will be 
BOOKED SOLID 
Direction. LEW COLDER 

'lAl.i; .\o. 8 



WANT ROYALTIES 

(Continued from pag^ 1) 
Jnr west as Monroe. Wash., as far 
•outh as Cuba and the Panama 
Canal Zone and ca.' tv/ard ..000 miles 
oi'i on the Atlantic. It also main- 
tains sending stations in 13a.st 
Springfield. Conn.; East riltsburgh. 
Ia., ixmX Chlcag<». 

Will It Displace Racords? 

The potential |>owers of thi.s new 
invention are epochal, which Mr. 
Poi)inoe reirogiiizes. It i.s still in its 
infancy, but, as the publishers per- 
ceive, there is a likelihood it can 
displace the talking ir.achlne or 
.similar form of "canned" music n 
a very short time. 

The Springfield, Mass.. factory of 
the W'Stinghouse is working over- 
time catching tip with advance or- 
ders for the radio sets. In Iowa, Il- 
linois and Idaho the farmers rely on 
it for their weather reports, time of 
the day and other details In addi- 
tion to their musical and educa- 
tional features. 

In New York dty, In the west side 
district from 09th to 110th streets, 
this radio concert entertainment is 
the latest fad. Instead oC the "put 
and take" 6essi.ons of not so long 
ago. they are holding radio concert 
parties now, each auditor listening 
in tluough a tiny receiver. 

Featured by Papers 

The department fttor<»s locally 
have do.ie much to popularize the 
i.jdio sel.s, to the extent tho New 
York 'World" and he •'('.lobe" daily 
l>ubiiFl. the prograrns of tho radio 
concerts to^b<»^ rendered each even- 
ing fn m the I^warlc sendnig sta- 
tion. T' .' concerts, which include 
perfr>rmances by singeis, orchestras, 
lecturers, or the wirelessed repro- 
duction of a phonogr;i|ih record, are 
continuous daily frf)rn 11 in the 
morning. 

The mail order houses report ree- 
(»rd (di.vc) sales frotn the farming 
<li.-.triel.s have falle i off lujticeably 
Whethf r there is any coiuKction bt;- 
tween this and the fact tho West- 
inghouso receives enthu.iastlc re- 
ports from mid -western ranchers 
ind laimers on their concerts, the 
fact tcmains it presents a new angle 
for I lie mechanical reprviduetlon of 
rtiufiie. An arrangement with the 
publiihcrs will prf>bably be consum- 
mated jhortly for the i)tivilege 
IieiformiTjg t)!elr songs. 

'i'<i date the corpi. atir>n has r.e- 
cured its talent gratis because of thi? 
i.'0\'eltv. It Is rojl ^imlikel.v a paid 
program will b«»come n.'^ces.sary iti 
time. 



Watertown, N. Y.. Feb 8. 
Alarmed by the steady deelinc in 
church and Sunday Bchool atten<l- 
ance and the corresponding Increase 
in Sunday amusement patron.age, 
the churches aflflliated with the 
Jeffer.'on County Mlnlstclal Asso- 
ciation will open a general attack 
upon North country theatres Feb. 
26. The war against Sunday amuse- 
ment v.'ill be carried on systematic- 
ally, witli Hpfeclal regard lo pub- 
llcitj. 

Contrary to the usud. method, city 
officials vv'iU not be called upon to 
take any part in the campaign, and 
no appeal will be made for th? pass- 
ing of ordinances intended to stop 
Sunday amusements. 1 he drlvi will 
be directed solely by the churches, 
through an executive committee of 
three, which includes the Rev. 
C. M. Smith of BrownvUle, the Uev. 
Arthur T. Cort of Cape Vincent and 
the Kev. Donald M. Chappcl of this 
city. 

The clergymen participating In 
the campaign frankly confess they 
foresee a frank contest tetween the 
film theatre managers and the 
pastors as to whether th . theatres 
or the churches shall attract tho 
public on Sundays. 

There are nine planks In the pro- 
gram adopted by the North country 
churches. They are: 

1. Sermons on a given Sunday on 
Sabbath observance by all pastors. 

2. I'ublicity campaign by the 
churches In the North country 
paper:-. 

o. Distribution of literature to tho 
public. 

4. Debates on Sunday observance 
before every liible class. 

5. Engagement of a press agent. 

6. .»la^s meetings in each com- 
munity. 

7. Pa' toral letters to all parish- 
ioners. 

8. Designation of Feb. 2C as Sun- 
day for first special sermow. 

9. Si)ec;al appeaks by all Sunday 
school sui)erintendents and presi- 
dents oi young people's booleties for 
Suiulay observance. 



prujcess ziba not there 

Princess I.lUa Zlra denies that she 
appeared .Tan. 28 in a stage show at 
the Kronx Yacht Club, which was 
raided and several performers ar- 
rested for alleged indecent dancing. 

Miss Zira states she was in 
Wilkes -Harre, appearing In a stock 
buriesciuo show on tho day in ques- 
tion. She also denies working clubs 
or elsewhere than burlesque. 

It Is assumed another dancer look 
Miss Zira's name. 



HARRY CAREY IN AN ACT 

Harry Carey, the picture actor, is 
making hi.s vaudeville d( but this 
week with a monologue at the Ilc- 
gent, New York city. 

Carey may play sever..; v/eek' of 
vaude\ill« before atari iirg work on 
his next K'leasu for rni\(tsu!. 



IN AND OUT 

.Titnie.s Thornton was un;il.»e to 
open at Ihe American. Ise^v WnU. 
l\ion(la>'. i\uf to illness. TI»c iiOne 
St;ir I'our substituted. 

Moniambo and Nap rei»orted ill at 
the (Ireeley Sq.. New York. Monday, 
with .Marco and Co, rei)laring. 

The JtockOH replaced Ih;; Uoyai 
Trio at the State. Newark. Monday. 
A member of the latter turn rejtort- 
ed ill. 

J'rank P. Dixon and Co. failed to 
open at Audubon, New Vork. Mon- 
day. (Jayiord and Lp.neton replacing. 

Plot/. lirothera and Sister weie 
unable Ut open at the Lincoln 
Square, New York. Monday, one 
member of the act reporting ill. 
Hall and (iilda substituted. 

Ilobert Ciiles replaced Taylor and 
Francis at tho Delancey, New Vork. 
Monday, the latter team being 
forced out of the bill due to illness. 

Constance Farber left "The Demi- 
Vlrgln" at the Kltinge, New Vork, 
ThurKd ly (Feb. 2), due t«- InnuenTra. 
She wa J still confined to her home 
eaily this wick. 

Sam I.f'vy (Walerson. Derlin & 
Snyrlrr) has been confined to hl.s 
home lor three weeks due to the flu. 

Joseph Santley of "The Music Box 
Uevue" out since Monday witl- 
bronchiti«. Paul Frawlcy teniporari- 
ly repl.icing him. 



VARIETY'S SAN FRANCISCO OFFICES 



6 



^an Jf randsto 



PANTAGES THEATRE BUILDING 

Friday, February 10, 19^;^ 



SAN FRANCISCO SHOWS 



COAST 1-NIGHTER3 BOOM 

Kolb and Dill Gross $13,000 in Three 
Stands— Others Do Well 



Give and take 

San Francisco, Feb. 8. 

Kolb and Dill's newert show, a 
tliree-aot comedy oy Aaron Hoff- 
man entitled "tJive and Take," i^imo 
into the Century Sundoy night after 
breaking in on one-nighters. It 
opened in good shape. The hou.se 
was packed and success seems un- 
mistakable, for the audience laughed 
and howled through the three fast 
and hilarious acts. 

A feature is the small sized cast. 
but four principals besides Kolb and 
Dill. The cast Includes May Cloy, 
Thomas Chatterton, John Fee and 
I ou Davis. All handled their parts 
adequately, putting the story over. 

Hoffman has built a comedy that 
Is a winner. The theme deals with 
capital and labor. One set only is 
utilized. It represents the executive 
office of the head of the Bauer can- 
ning factory. Through a large win- 
dow In center are shown the factory 
building and town of Bauerville in 
distance. A practical steam whistle 
and steam exhaust are on the roof 
of factory building. The whistle 
plays a big part in the plot and pro- 
vides several comedy scenes. 

Kolb, as John Bauer, is head of 
the Bauer factory, and Dill, as Al- 
bert Flower, is the factor:' foreman. 
Organized by Lou Davis as Kolb's 
Bon, the men hold a secret meeting 
and form small democracy among 
themselves, electing Flower their 
spokesman to break the news to 
Bauer. At this stage Bauer is being 
harassed by the village banker, 
who holds a note and is demanding 
payment. 

Now appears a mysterious stran- 
ger who has read in the papers of I 
the new scheme, and tells Bauer he 
i a millionaire who favors the idea 
and is going to come to the financial 
aid, and signs a contract to take 
the entire output of the factory, an- 
nouncing he is organizing a fleet of 
automobile groceries. Bauer is 
elated when the banker returns, 
leaves the place in charge of Flower 
and departs to buy all the fruit he 
can to meet the new order. 

When he Is gone the banker. In 
league with the trust to put Bauer 
out of business, Identifies the mys- 
terious millionaire as an escaped 
lunatic, and the curtain on second 
act rings down on Flower's speech 
that the only millionaire that be- 
lieved in democracy is cuckoo. 

In the final act the millionaire re- 
turns and proves he is really what 
he represented himself, with pros- 
perity reigning in the plant. 

Thcr^ are several pretty love 
fcenes between Flower's daughter, 
played by May Cloy, and Lou Davis 
as Bauer's son. Kolb also has oppor- 
tunity for some effective scenes of 
a serious nature. In fact, both roles 
lit the comedians better than any 
Ihey have had in years. 

The play, while essentially a com- 
^('.y and providing continuous laugh- 
ter, is also tilled with many delicate 
touches of sentiment and carries be- 
neath the comedy .':ltuations a basic 
Fu.i^gestion concerning a solution of 
the capital and labor problem that 
is worthy of consideration. It starts 
as a satire, but is really a comedy 
with a purpose. 

A female quartet offered songs 
and Stella French did some Scotch 
numbers during the wait between 
first and Fecond acts. The girl also 
appeared at the finale in a tel^hone 
number. These musical numbers 
Koemed unnecessary and could be 
eliminated to show's advantage. 

Josephs. 



acrobatics. The bulldog and knock- 
ing the ball around with the audi- 
ence participating aroused enthu- 
sia.««m. Innis BrcJthers landed sol- 
idly next to closing with their danc- 
ing. Josephs. 



PANTAGES 

San Francl.sco, Feb. 8. 

Eva Tanguay playing a return en- 
gagement within a few months is 
again the big feature and Is drawing 
capacity business. She has an en- 
tirely new set of costumes and prac- 
tically a new routine, retaining only 
a couple of former numbers. Ted 
Waldman and his harmonica, to- 
gether with another man, assist 
Miss Tanguay nliile she Is creating 
her usual flurry. 

"Chic Supreme," comprised of a 
girl dance trio and a young woman 
vocalizer, offered a well-balanced 
routine of dances and elaborate 
stage hangings and costumes. Ap- 
preciation was secured by this of- 
fering. Fulton and Burt, In a classy 
offering entitled "Hands Up," proved 
a high point In the program. The 
act is richly staged and contains ex- 
cellent material that is put over in a 
finished manner by this mixed team. 
Fulton is a light comedian o^ the 
better class and puts songa over 
cleverly. Hal and Francis were a 
bright spot in the second hole, with 
their neat, well-behaved chatter. 
The girl has a sweet personality and 
displays vocal ability. Seven Tum- 
bling Demons closed the perform- 
ance advantageously. Ty-Bell Sis- 
ters, exponents ol»8trong jaw work, 
opened the show well. Josephs. 



HIPPODROME 

San Francisco, Feb. 8. 

The current week's bill containing 
good comedy proved above the aver- 
age. Faber IBrothers did nicely in 
the opening spot with their easy 
style In hand lifts. Bernlce Barlow, 
with pleasing personality and good 
voice, offered ballads In the second 
position for good appreciation. 

Fox and Kelly, In an excellent 
comedy sketch, gained laughs with 
rapidity on the merit of the comedy 
and its clever handling. Fox and 
Evans, in blackface, received some 
laughs with fair line of chatter, se- 
curing best results with the eccen- 
tric dancing. 

Ed Stanisloff and Co. closed the 
show. The dancing of Stanisloff 
won ready favor, with his spins 
being especially well received. The 
five girls assisting him failed to 
arouse the attention. scphs. 



San Francisco, Feb. 8. 
Several big road shows were kept 
out of Merced, Cal., last wee' be- 
cauEo of the fact that the stagehands 
w-anted to raise the initiation fee to 
115 from $10 and when a contro- 
versy arose walked out. In order 
that Kolb and Dill with their new 
comedy, "Give and Take," might 
coms In, the matter wai> adjusted 
temporarily. Turlock Is bUV out, but 
Kolb and Dill have announced that 
they will play the town if they have 
to set their own scenery. 

Kolb and Dill have done excellent 
business during their tryout tour. 
In three of the one and two night 
stands they grossed more than $13,- 
(00. At Fresno they got $5,600 for 
three nights; at Reno. $3,000 for a 
matinee and a night performance; 
at Sacramento, $4,600 for three 
nights, and at Stockton, $2,874 for 
one night. 

The Russian Opera Co. played to 
$1,903 in two nights In the Audi- 
torium In Oakland. In the same the- 
atre May Robson played a half week 
to fair business and "The Bat," 
which is coming in, has a large ad- 
vance sale. 



SPORTS 



FRISCO ITEMS 

San Francisco, Feb. 8. 
Will King, who has been out of 
the cast at Loew's Casino because 
of Illness, has recovered and re- 
turned to the show last Sunday. 
King was confined to his home for 
two week.s. 



The Goldies are scheduled to sail 
for Australia on March 3 to play the 
Fuller time in the Antipodes. 



Emily Pinter, for several years a 
member of the Alcazar stock com- 
pany here, returned to the company 
last week. 



ORPHEUM 

San Francisco, Feb. 8. 

The Four Marx Brothers in "On 
the Balcony" had the place of honor 
«.n the current program and easily 
scored the laughing hit. The broth - 
irA appear to be growing bettor 
with each visit, or it may be that 
their present act shows them to bet- 
ter advantage. The grcrceful danc- 
ing and fine side and back kicking 
of Linda also a. n warm favor. 

Low comedy predominates In the 
supporting acts, the show - being 
minus the necessary class for high- 
grade entertainment. 

La Pilarica proved a relief after 
the low comedy and gave the show 
a touch of class In the closing posi- 
tion with an artistically arranged 
dance routine featuring Viola Vic- 
toria, who held the audience until 
the final curtain. LydIa Barry, with 
a good song layout and a Btyle all 
her own, w<?nt over without missing 
the mark. Harry Lang and Jeanne 
Vernon handled their chatter capa- 
Itly, with the whistling and comedy 
plunts being rewarded with laughs 
tnd applause. Lydell and Macy in 
their second week repeated the com- 
edy success in the No. 2 spot. Lane 
and Byron came through rricely with 
• omcdy and singing, with a whis- 
tling bit securing laughs. Garcl- 
netti Brothers started the show off 
In great style with hat throwing and 



Sol Sheridan of the Chronicle 
staff succeeds E. O. Bondeson as 
publicity man of the Loew Casino 
and Hippodrome theatres here. 
Bondeson has left for New York to 
accept a position with a picture 
.studio. 



FILMS CBOWDED OUT 

San Francisco, Feb. 8. 
Because of congestion in the book- 
ings at all of the big legitimate the- 
atres here, the two feature films 
*' oolish Wives" and "Orphans of 
the Storm" are having difficulty in 
securing houses. From present indi- 
cations there is little likelihood of a 
house being available for some time. 
Advance bookings announced arc: 

Century — Kolb and Dill for six 
weeks, "Greenwich Follies," "Irene," 
Walter Hampden In Shakespeare, 
Leo Ditrlchsteln, and "The Circle," 
with John Drew, and Mrs^ Leslie 
Carter. / 

Columbia— "W^alt Till We're Mar- 
.ed," Oliver Morosco's comedy, now 
playing; De Courville's "London 
Tollies," David Warfield, Ethel Bar- 
rymore, Chauncey Olcott, Elsie i 
Janis' Gang and "Abraham Lincoln. 



The championship wrestling bout 
Monday night at Madison Square 
Garden looked like another of those 
tl^ngs, with Stanlius Zbyszko win- 
ning two out of three falls from 
Earl Craddock within an hour. Ac- 
cording to the system, Strangler 
Lewis should regain the champion- 
ship In his next bout wltji Zbyszko, 
to whom he lost easily and laugh- 
ably some time ago. The blir crowd 
had a good time yelling during the 
bouts. Lewis was there also the 
same evening, winning from Rinal- 
do Guardinl. 

. The house held about $30,000 at 
a $5 top, but had to give up 60 
per cent, of the gross to the Gar- 
den management. Bill W^elman ran 
off the bouts, backed by Marty Her- 
man and Matty Zlmmermt-n, both 
of the show business. Some of the 
wrestlers are In the Jack Curley 
group, but Curley did rot directly 
appear in the proceedings owing to 
ill feeling existing between him and 
Tex Rickard. The wrestling man- 
agement had to submit to the &0 
per cent. rake, under the assump- 
tion that had the bouts been held 
elsewhere they would not have 
drawn nearly what one-half of the 
Garden's gross amounted to. What 
the deal was with the wrestlers 
themselves did not come out, but 
as all wrestling looks like a family 
party, all of them were probably 
satisfied. 

The new system of flying or roll- 
ing falls decided on by the State 
Athletic Commission again met with 
disfavor. The referee's decision on 
the deciding fall almost started a 
riot. New Yorkers are used to pin 
falls and :here was much doubt 
even among sporting writers if any 
of the falls were legitimate. An- 
other bout brought Wladck Zbyszko 
and Nat Pendleton, former Prince- 
ton athlete and Olympic champion, 
together. The men wrestled to an 
exciting 20-minute draw. 



desire to meet the soft Wilson a 
his John Hancock to a set . artlcli 
calling for an engagement wIthTi 
Gibbons are two different things. 
Greb doesn't reconsider, Qibbg 
will try to sign on Gene Tunney ti 
new American light -heavywelg^ 
champ. Frank Bagley, Tunney 
manager. Is almost as shy when Glbl 
bons Is mentioned as George En«il 
is for Greb. •^ 

From present prospects Kan«M 
City will see its greatest wrestllM 
match Fel^ 14, when Stanlslai 
Zbyszko tangles with Maz Orlan 
In a struggle for the title, 
later comes as the undlspu, 
champion of Swed -i. r*-' n v-cat 
who has never lost a fall. Ho h 
agreed to meet the champion on , 
basis of 85 per cent, to the winner; 
A sidelight to the match id that thi 
winner will positively meet Yusitt 
Mahmout In a finish match in Con- 
vention Hall, Kansas City, March 
14. 



Otto Flotto, dean of sporting 
writers, and i^ith a personal ac* 
qualntance with practically every 
celebrity connected with the sport- 
ing world. Is authority that Jack 
Dempsey will meet Wills "if tht 
public demands it." He says "Demp* 
sey's mail has required the service! 
of a special trunk, so heavy has it 
been from the 'fors* and 'agalnsts.' 
The latter outnumbers the former at 
the ratio of 4 to 1. So, on the face ot 
these reports there do-sn't seem 
much demand for the bcut. 



Chronicle's New Editor 

San Francisco, Feb. 8. 

George Warren, for several years 
dramatic editor of the Daily News 
here, has resigned to become dra- 
n:atic editor of the Chronicle, suc- 
ceeding Marjorie Driscoll. Miss Dris- 
coU Is giving up the dramatic desk 
to specialize in feature stuff. She 
was assigned to cover the Arbuckle 
trial during Its progress here ir. ad- 
dition to handling her theatre pages. 

Warren at one time was associ- 
ated In a managerial capacity with 
McVicker's Theatre in Chicago. 



Charles Reed. 68 years old. one 
of the old-time musicians and a 
member of the Musicians' Union, 
died here on January 30. 



There have been persistent rumors 
here of the forthcoming marriage of 
Betty Win.^low and Jack Waldron, 
appearing as a team on the Loew 
circuit. 



Virginia Lee Corbin, playing the 
Pantages circuit, is reported to have 
walked out of the bill in Portland 
and to have jumped to Los Angeles, 
where she is now laying off. She 
didn't play San Francisco. 



Rice at Loew's Salt Lake 

Salt Lake City. Feb. 8. 
Jmes H. Rice has been named the 
new manager of the Loew theatre 
here, succeeding Burton Myers, who 
has returned to the Pantages Cir- 
cuit. Terry Turner, a spjcio.l repre- 
sentative of Loew from New York, 
managed the house pending the ap- 
pointment of Rice. Steve Malbney :s 
named as publicity man to succeed 
Norman Beck. 



Ballyhoo for Customers 

San Francisco, Feb. 8. 
In order to stimulate buslne.'s at 
tl.o Loew houses here, a campaign 
is being prepared for a "Go-to-the- 
Theatre Week" to be launched Feb. 
12 to 18. There will be special feat- 
ures during the week and numerous 
ballyhoo stunts. 



oohnny Dundee, the wonderful lit- 
tle junior lightweight champion, ha^ 
been forced to cancel several bouts 
or. account of his hands. Dundee 
gave Joe Benjamin a pasting at the 
Garden last week, winning o i a de- 
cision, and went through the fight 
with a right hand that had been 
"coked up" before the battle. De- 
spL- this, he nearly stopped the 
Coast flash, having him on the floor 
for a count in the gixth round. Dun- 
f*sic is one of the marvels of the ring 
and looks faster now than when he 
boxed as a featherweight. 



Louis Newman, Tulsa, Okla., fight 
pre .oter, did a publicity stunt la 
conn jn with the rccent Warnli 
Smith-Morrie Lux bout in that city. 
As soon as the fighters were signed 
for the match Newman »i:ght tbi 
city directory and. found there were 
547 Smiths In the town. He figured 
their sympathies would be with 
their name sake and Informed them 
all thai he would set aside a section 
of the hall for them. As a result, 
the Smiths came in such force they 
c ntrolled things for the Ight an4 
their namesake won In the 12th 
i^und, awarded the btst of !»' 
rounds and the oti.er two a stand* 
off. 



Mel Levey, for years associated 
with his brother, Bert Levey, in the 
Bert Levey Vaudeville Circuit oHlces 
here, has left suddenly and is now 
associated with another booking 
agency. 



Eva Tanguay's name will blaze in 
electric lights 24 feet high and 100 
feet long during her engagement at 
the Pantages theater here. The big- 
gest electric sign In the city, located 
at Fifth and Market streets, one of 
the busiest corners in the downtown 
section, has been engaged by Pan- 
tages theater for this purpose. This 
Is the first time that the sign has 
ever been used by a vaudeville 
house. 



Despite the loud protests of Harry 
G.eb that he can't get anyone to 
fight him, Greb lost no tlm^ in duck- 
ing out of a fight wivh Tom Gibbons 
at the Garden after Gibbons had ac- 

pted Rickard's terms for a bout 
Feb. 3. Greb has been getting pub- 
licity passing the word Gibbons 
wants none of his game. As a mat- 
ter of fact, Greb has run out of 
matches with the St. Paul boy at 
Toledo, St. Paul, Cincinnati. New 
Yor'- and Milwaukee. Greb has also 
let it be known he bested Gibbons 
the last time they met, when the 
facts rro directly opposite. Boxing 
in a rair storm In an open air ring, 
Gibbons decisively outpointed Greb, 
Many of the rlngsiders thought Gib- 
bons under proper conditions -vould 
stop the Pittsburgh mauler. Greb's 



The second half of the pennant 
race In the New York State Basket, 
ball League got under way last 
\ cek, with Troy, Albany, Cohoeaj 
Amsterdam, Ltica, Mohawk an* 
Kingston reprcsen cd by team* 
Troy's line-up for the final half ii 
a sweet one. "Chief" Mueller, » 
star In the old State League, b 
paired at forward with "Snookaf 
Dowd. well-known baseball play* 
cr and shining i..,ht of o Spring* 
field five In the Inter-.State League 
Two other Springfield men, Sheehai 
and H< c-rty, are guan' • and Lop* 
chick fills the center posltioi^ 
Mueller i^ captain. The francliisd 
cf Cloversville, winner of the flag 
the first half of the seacon, is for 
sale, Manap-er Painter declaring 
that the city will not support a good 
team and will h..ve nt, her kind 
Glens Fall.s dropped out at the end 
of the first cnntor, and Schenectady 
threw up tht sponge just before tht 
finals, althjugh right up at the top 
in standing. There • re so many 
?hifts the first half in cities, owner* 
ship of clubs and players, that sport 
(Continued on jinge 9) 



BARNES' SHOW TOUR 

San Diego, Cal., Feb. 8. 
The Al O. Barnes Shows, which 
have been wintering near Venlcs, 
Calif., open for the season at Red- 
lands on March 7, following with 
Riverside, and the Imperial Valley 
point.s. Including Brawley and Kl 
Centro, coming into San Diego for 
March 13. Vernon Reaver, formerly I 
with the Robinson Shows and 
Howe's Great London Circus, is 
now with the Barnes Shows as 
advance man. Murray A. Pennock, 
formerly general agent for the 
Shows, Is now manager. W. E. 
Hines h,as charge of railroad con- 
tracting and Frank Braden is look- 
ing after the press agency work. 



When in SAN FRANCISCO 
MEET AND EAT With DAVE LERNER 

ECONOMY LUNCH No. 2 

24 ELLIS STREET—NEXT TO CENTURY THEATRE 



Service and Rates to the Profession 

HOTEL TMRPIN 

17 Powell St., Near Market, SAN FRANCISCO 

One ISlook from All Theatres 



A SHOW //V ITSELF 



COFFEE DAN'S 

SAN FRANCISCO'S FAMOUS MIDNIGHT PLAYGROUND 



SCENERY BY EDWIN H. FLAGG STUDIOS 



Friday, February 10. 1922 



VAUDEVILLE 



COURT SCORES INTERFERENCE 
OF EQim IN SUIT ON NOTE 



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gays Union Has So Right to Sue on Notes Held by 
Actors Against Producer — Seymour Felix Asserts 
He Assumed Obligation Und^ Duress 



In directing: the Jury to bring in 
verdict favorable to Seymour 
kj^Iix in a $1,724.32 action on ii note 
p^rought against him by Frank 
Giltaiore, as treasurer o the Act- 
ors' Equity Association, Judge 
Meyer, pitting In the City Court 
last Friday, scored Equity's inter- 
ftrence In the matter, stating 
Equity was a "total outsider" in tha 
action antl had "no rights" in the 
case. Juiige Mc>tr com:.U'nted 
that the A. E. A. fall d ' show in- 
' terest in it. citing a Uvpothetical 
inaUnce that were he % member of 
a union and someb'idf ^vved him 
money individually, what ight had 
tbe union to sue for him unless 
^there wat^ an actual assl :cnt of 
the claim? 

The .irtion arises from a note 
dated Do.-. 23, 1919. Tlie Equity's 
'<:omiJlaint. filed through the ur- 
'»■, .'s attorney, merely ret;^ 

'forth the note is payable on do- 
xnand and h:\ not be. t„ti3n.i.l. 
'fellx (now a .thcatrlv-al producer) 
n . vugh Kendler & C'toMstein. Fct 
%p ^he ceoaralo defense that tho;c- 
wa no consideration for th • r.ol^ 
'*"At the trial. Feb. 3, ho ;:lat; ' the 
nr^e was i. sued under diac. :•. in 
1 E(iulty threatened hlni at the 
time f t if he did not asauiTK! Iho 
lialllity he would nevcx* be allowed 
■' e^i'ln t ) produce. 

It started when Harry Delf's 
•Some Ni?ht" show fl.vved afler a 
few weeks' tr>'-out. Alth-jugh the 
|*alaco Producing Corp. was the 

I corporate ^!)onsor. Felix was vice- 
president v>rthe company and prin- 
cipal investor. The show had an 
all-Equity cast. When : Hopped 
In Noith Hampton. Vt.. in the fall 
of 1919. Felix, at personal sacrifice, 
brought the company into New 
York. On attempting to sponsor a 
condensed ver!?lon of "Somi? Night" 
in vaudeville, Attorney Cavanaugh 
of Equity came to him in Drooklyn. 
Where the act was breaking in, and 
arranged that the act work on a 
co-operative basis. , 

Bookings were not forthcoming. 
and Equity demanded Felix assume 
the back salary liabllit' . He did 
80 as a moral obligation, signing 
the note on the understanding he 
would pay when able. Equity agreed 
not to interfere with him until the 
pr9per time. In June, 1'^' it began 
ai4t. 



FRANK FILLIS DIES 

Frank Fillls. the South African 
Cfrcus man, died in Bankok, Slam, 
November 18, according to letters 
received In America from Cape 
Town. Ho was 64 years old, and 
for many years was the only show- 
man travelling under canvas In 
South Africa. 

He went to India with a show in 
1912 and little was heard of him 
for many years. A wife and two 
daughters survive. 



MARRIAGE OF LORINGS 
HOLDS, SAYS THE COURT 

Petition for Annulment Denied 

— Claims of Incomplete 

Divorces«Overruled 




INSIDE STUFF 



ON VAUDEVILLE 



Demanding $1,000 weekly for a production riigagoment, Milton Hays, 
the English monologi.st. who rame over here for four weeks for Shubeit 
vaudeville at $750 weekly, sailed for home Tuesday. The Shuberts wanted 
Hays for a production but could not see him figure, nor did they enter 
Into an arrangement for liays to play return vaudeville date?. 

Another incident of Hays' American visit happened when the English- 
man was assigned to appear at the Shubert house (Academy) llaltimore. 
His first visit to this side. Hays, upon arriving in Baltimore, re- 
ported at the Maryland (Keith's) and rehearned his music with the 
orchestra. Finishing that portion of the Monday morning work. Hays 
asked the stage manager to show him his dressing room. I'pon the stage 
manager hearing his name he said he had no room for him and thought 
he had better try the Academy. One of the stagehands volunteered to 
conduct Hays to the Academy. 



Boston, Feb. 8. 
The petition of Benjamin F. Lor- 
ing. actor and stock company pro- 
moter, to nullify his marriage to 
Stephanie Perry-Loring, an ac- 
tress, was denied by Judge Bell 
of the Suffolk Superior Court yes- 

terdaj'. Loring sought annulment 
on the ground Ills wife had a hus- 
band living when she married lilm. 
and also that his ov.n divorce had 
not become absolute. The Lorings 
were married in Maine, April 12, 
1918. 

Mr.^. Loring said she knew Lor- 
ings divorce had Jiot I. come ab-- 
solute under the Massachusetts law 
when she marricJ hir-, but was told 
by a Maine lnwyer their marriage 
in that State was leg.'U and binding, 
t'he admitted having m-^rried Wil- 
liam D. Hamilton, of New Jersey. 
and .sa- . that marriage was forced 
by her mother as the result of cer- 
tain happenings just rr" r to it. 
She said Hamilton had told her and 
her mother afterward.^ that he had 
a wife It was testified Loring knew 
of his second wife's affair before 
she became his leading lady and 
vaudeville partner. 

Judge Bell ruled that, as the par- 
ties lived together in this State 
since the marriage, and since I>or- 
ing's divorce from his wife became 
absolute, the marriage was thereby 
made legal and valid from that 
time. 



I'hoto by Dasrucrre. Chicago 

WILFRID DUBOIS 

•'Jongleur" 

Turning Back to "The Mirror" in 
Manchest(jr, N. H. 

The above photo is a good like- 
ness of Wilfrid Dubois, a Manches- 
ter boy. who is one of the standard 
acts of the vaudeville world and 
whose travels have taken him all 
over the entire civilized globe. Du- 
bois is now playing the Orpheum 
Circuit of theatres, west of Chicago. 
Everywhere ho is acclaimed by 
critics as the most versatile juggler 
in America and his natty appear- 
ance comes in for great praise. When 
Dubois started his career as a jug- 
gler he was minus the height in his 
home to toss the various objects in 
the air. and so he devised a way; 
there was a cellar, and the floor was 
of .s;ird and Wilfrid dug a trench 
there; needless to say, that he had 
plenty of space. 

"Sounding the Tocsin for a Spot. 
Other Than Opening or Closing." 

Masterfully Directed by 

ALF T. WILTON 



WINKLER INDICTED AND 
STABBED IN CHICAGO 



Patricola's first vocal Vlctrola records are out in the February catalog. 
They are "I've (Jot My Habits On" (Smith-Shafer-Durant), and "Happy 
Hottentot" (Williams Jerome-Harry Von Tilzer). Pat's two iongs are on 
one record. It holds the Victor current number. 1883S. I*atricola*s voice 
is perfectly clear on the dise, with the swing she gives to the lyrics of 
swinging numbers htard as easily on the mechanic as it is when ehe sings 
on the stage. 



A j-mall time vaudeville house in New York is reported as slowly 
approaching that state of psychology generally attributed to the lower 
class music halls in England. That is, in so far as the patrons of the 
gallery are concerned. Various theatres of both the big and small 
time circuits have lately displayed a tendency to be housing an upper 
deck prone to cut loose in a manner closely resembling rowdyism, with 
one remark enough to sponsor an outburst, the different house manage- 
ments seem powerless to stop. That the condition will lead back to 
the general installing of special ofllcerH in thp top balconi»'S is probable, 
for the house managers are going to be forced to seek some means of 
subduing the outbreaks that a:e becoming all too prevalent. 

At the specific small time house referred to, the condition ..eems to 
reach aggravated proportions at every Monday and Thursday matinee 
or when the first and last half bills open. No typo of act is immune from 
the impending salve that recently was turned on the first showing of 
a nine-act program to the tune of "jazz it up," "take air," "why don't 
j you guys go to work." A single woman delivered a lyric telling she 
can't got hfv beau to the altar after having been engaged for 20 yeara 
was the subject of "maybe he don't want to," and what gives evidence 
of being the prize "crack" of 'em all was hurled xit a jugglinjf act. the 
original text of which was "you two guya'll be at Keith's next Monday — 
if you buy two tickets." 



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BABY MIND-READER 

Baby Thelma, seven years old,i^s 
being promoted as a mental marvel 
by James Dealy. 

The youngster goes through the 
ifelnd reading stunts in the approved 
manner and has attracted attention 
on her few appearances thus far 
through her extreme youthfulness. 

The kidlet was submitted to the 
vaudeville booking offices this week 
by Mr. Dealy. 



MORRISES LONDON-BOUND 

The William Morrises, father and 
|ion, will leave New York, Feb 28, 
for their annual visit to London, 
principally. It is likely both will 
remain abroad over the summer. 
«)Villiam Morris will superintend 
the opening, April 17, of Harry 
Lauder at the I*rincesH, London. 
L^der will complete his American 
•rfpagement March 16. 



SHIGGS TRIAL DUE 

Elmira, N. Y., Feb. 8. 
John Shiggs, colorec" hotel porter, 
will go on trial in Supreme Court 
before Justice Abraham Kellogg on 
Monday next on charge of murder 
in the first degree, provided the 
present grand jury returns an in- 
dictment containing that charge. 
Anticipating that a true bill will be 
returned this week, the court ma- 
chinery has already been set in 
motion. Shiggs is accused of mor- 
' tally wounding Harry Wallace, 
vaudeville producer and manager, 
here.' . 

His family having failed to come 
to the front with funds, the court 
has assigned Attorney Michael 
O'Connor of this city to defend 
Shiggs. Shiggs has been held in 
jail here without bail since the 
death of Wallace, whose real name 
was Harry Atchison Brown, of New 
York, in early December. The shoot- 
ing occurred In the Hotel Langwell 
here on November 30. Wallace was 
here for an engagement at the Ma- 
jestic theatre. 

It is said that whiskey was being 
drunk in the washroom of the hotel 
contrary to the rules of the man- 
agement. How many were in the 
party, how and where the whiskey 
was obtained, and how the porter 
r^mc to the room will bo explained 
during the trial, it is understood. 
A pute arose between Wallace 
and Shiggs. The latter, it is claim- 
ed, objected to being designated by 
Wallace as a "nigser." The shoot- 
ing followed the dispute. 



Musicians* Union President in 
Jam at Meeting as After- 
math of Extortion Charge 



Chicago, Feb. 8. 
Joseph L. Winkler, president of 
the Chicago Musicians' Union, was 
stabbed three times in the face an.! 
head while attending a meeting of 
the board of directors of the union 
last Thursday. Winkler, with blood 
streaming from his wounds, was 
rushed out of the meeting room and 
taken in an automobile to the Iro- 
quois Memorial Hospital, where his 
wounds were dressed. 

The cause of the fight in the di- 
rectors' room could not be learned, 
as all those in attendance refused 
to discuss it. Winkler stated that 
he knew who his ap.sailant was and 
would take care of the matter him- 
self. 

It Is said^ that the fight was an 
aftermath to an indictment re- 
turned against Winkler earlier in 
the day by the Grand Jury, charging 
him with attempted extortion of 
1225 from Burt Earle, head of a mu- 
sical act which played Shuberts' 
Apollo recently. Earle ch.irged th:»t 
18 months ago he was warned by 
an agent of the union not to play at 
a certain theatre here because a 
strike of the musicians was on. 
However, Earle played thr date, and 
t.iree weeks ago, when he was play- 
ing the Apollo, claimed that Winkler 
demanded $225 as a "fine" from him. 
He said he refused to accede to 
theie demands and has not been 
able to get an orchestra to play for 
his act since. 

Winkler was released In $5,t.O 
bail by Judge George F. Kersten in 
the Criminal Court, pending trial. 



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^'"Syracuse Orchestra for N. Y. 
Syracuse, N. Y., Feb. 8. 

The Syracu.se Symphony orches- 
tra, sponsored by E. F. Albee, and 
honsoa at Keith's hero, will prob- 
ably make a New York appearance 
next fall. H. E. Johnson, New ' ork 
impresario, has offered to present 
tho orchestra at the Hippodrome, 
With a celebrated rtar as soloist. 



Sap Charged With Coolcy's Death 
Binghamtoii, N. Y.. Feb. 8. 
John Sap, whose auto is alleged 
to have struck and killed Poenette 
M. Cooley of this city, internation- 
ally known theatre manager, must 
stand trial for first degree man- 
slaughter. A P.roome county grat»d 
jury returned the true bill late last 
werk. Cooley was knocked down 
by an auto and left to die in the 
street: He was Ameriran niannger 
for Mme. Mojeska and later was 
manager of a local theatre. 



ENGAGEMENTS 

Charles de Lima and Carlotta for 
*Mme. I'icrre." 

Edgar Nelson for "Just Because" 
now in rehearsel. 

Cleveland Bronner and Ingrid 
SoltVng for "Make it Snappy." Shu- 
bert piece starring Eddio Cantor. 

Ma.vtor Gabriel, "Letty IVppor." 

J. M. Kerrigan for -Broken 
Branches." 

Tom Morri.son, with I'uytou 
stock, N»'W Britain. C(»nti. 

Eight Flying Dr-vils. Eddie C.intor 
show (Jcnie Jacobs). 

Claudf King, "lUck to Mothu.'^e- 
lah." 

l")ona:d Gallaher. for "lUoken 
Branches." 

MarJ-rie Wood. "Madame Pierre." 

Albert liannister as genoral stage 
director for Melville Producing Co. 



FAMOUS POOL BUYS 

(Continued from page 3) 

ket. Once an issue has been through 
a corner (as In the case of Stutz) 
it is regarded as a dangerously 
manipulated proposition and spe<m- 
lators and investors neglect it 
thenceforth. It can be "milked" 
once, but no more. 

There are several Rubst.intlnl 
bankers associated with Famous 
Players and it Is taken for granted 
they would never allow the stock to 
be put through a corner, certainly 
not by inside company interests. An 
occasional squeeze of shorts in a 
moderate way is looked upon as part 
of the game, but an actual corner 
works to the detriment of a listed 
issue. 

Orpheum Jumps 
The other feature of the week w'as 
the sudden jump of Orpheum, 
which came without warnini; at the 
opening Monday. In the first hour 
of trading the price moved up by 
leaps from the week-end closings of 
15V4 to 17 and then eased to 16V^. 
At the high the stock was nea.ly C 
points above its low for January 
(12^). and 4 points better than last 
week. Nothing came out to explain 
the 'suddt . check to the progressive 
downward course of the theatre 
stock. Trading went on at a record 
pace. In the five business days, 
including Tuesday, the turnover 
amounted to nearly 20,000 shares In 
all markets. 

In Times Sqiiare it wa j reported 
that a meeting of the ofldcials of 
the company had been hurriedly 
called In Chicago, and the circuit 
heads were there. It was suggested 
that whatever developments ac- 
counted for the market movement 
might somehow be connected with 
these conferences, but nu light was 
to be had on their nature. It was 
significant that nearly ah the deal- 
ings were In New York and Bo.s- 
ton and the transactions in Chi- 
i-ago, where the sl.jwl: is also listed 
v.ere infinitesimal, amounting to 
onl, 300 shares on the wee' , com- 
pared to '-'.500 in Boston. 

In any other stock the movement 
would have tho appearanc* of 
hurried short coverlnr., 'ou* xis has 
been Irequtntly pointed out here, 
there coubl ' -arcely be a real sell- 
ing o[)cration in Orpheum becausT- 
of tlie close holding of th- stock. 
The only i)o.sihility of big short 
Hclliiig would be by an arrangement 
between iOme bear siller and sonu- 
inip(»rtaiit Orpheum ...*.>ckholder 
providing for tbe lending o*" stock 
for d«li\ery on the shoi . cor.tra<t. 
And even this would have to be fr»r 
a Kpfcilied time. The Ori»heun) 
people y.((»Ti a' the llkelihoed o* a y 
such agrerment. Th«' mjKtei:> . 
thcrefor'\ is tlK soTiree oT the fiup- 
ply for Uansactlons in 20.000 
shares. It wcnild be r<rnarkable if 



that amount of tdook could be so 
suddenly pried away from scattered 
snuill hold^^rs. 

Loew Negfected 
I..oew had a momentary bulge 
Monday, when it got to within a 
fraction of 12, but Wednesday It 
had dropped back close to II. 
Transactions were small. Interest, 
as reflected by tht tape, is negligible, 
but Broadway continues to Insist 
upon ^n optimistic attitude toward 
the stock. One shrewd player in 
the theatrical district declared this 
week he looked for £w substantial 
upturn in the issue around July by 
way of discounting in advance the 
resumption of dividends next fall, 
but uil this is pure guesswork. 

The curb stocks were almost com- 
pletely neglected. OrlfiHth was re- 
peat at 6*4, and Goldwyn tame out 
at 5 and 4%. 

Tho nummary of tran«acllon» Feb 2 to 
H, inclusive, is aa f<>llowit:— 

STOCK EXCHANGE 

ThurMay— f^aloR Illjch Low I^int. ChT 

Farn. IMay.-L. . 7.WHI S»»% 7S« . 71»Ti 4 1i 

!>.). pf lifM) yaVi »-'vi UVk -t-ili 

I-oow. Inc 1*(X» 11V2 ll'i ll'i 

Orpheum IWO 13^ 18 I3'« 

Friday— 

Fam. Fltty.-T... 0,100 80'i 'ii^u I'Jl, 

l>o. pf um tt.l«*. K.H't UV.j 

T.ntvr, inc I.fHK> 11% 11', ll«i 

Orpheum 2,30U iy. 13"^ )V% 

Saturday— 

Fam. l'lay,-Ii.. r.,100 fuy'-i 79'^ R<)'i 

Do. pf 1,000 'X, u:iUj 11.31, 

Loew. Inc 1,00«> 11 >^ im ll'.j 

Orpheum i!.400 15", l.T, l.V* 

IU«tun bold 1.575 Orpheum at Mlii/l.'. 
MontJay— 

F.-im. IMay.-L. . 8,700 Rt 70«i 70«i 

Do. pf 500 »4'4 «>•» t>l 

Ixiew. Ino l,'JiH» 11\ 111^ lis 

I Orpheum 4.40«» 17 15% UV i 
Iloston Hold 7.10 (»r|>hAUM» at II'. 
Chlcano Hold 150 at l«',ffl««;. 
Tuenday— 

Fam. riay.-Ti.. 7.700 SO 7S% 70''. 

Lo4»w. Ino 100 ll"i II";. ll»^ 

on)hi>uni 4.:joo iu>, Hi uvi 

iSogton Si'ld 1*1.' Orpheum ai iO'tii 
Chlcairo, l.W. 10'/«^lfl',.i. 

\\o(in<'.sdiiy— 

Fam. IMay.-L.. 10.000 70'G 77it 78'i 

l.f>fw, Inc 1.400 llYt lt% II \ 

OrpJifum S.'-'Oo 10 l.'.\ 10 

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BLACK AND BLUE LAW 

Albany. X. Y.. IVb. 8. 
Senator Jack lioylan. Democrat, 
or Xcw York's West Hide, i-fpntcrit- 
ing the district of fori, er Senator 
"T" MoManus in the State Senate, 
has introduced a bill making it ;i 
misdemeanor to engago in b<j/. t- 
blacking ill Kew York city on Sun- 
days after 1 p. m. iX^hough not a 
believ<r in blue laws, Sen.itor I'.oy- 
!nn .stated tliere is no good r<»son 
why bootblack stands s'.iould be 
open all S in<lay. 

Senator IVirtioy Downin?", I), mo- 
cratlc toll' ague of Roylan'.s, tcirnc<l 
the legislation a blaeU an«l bluo 
law. Ml. i:o.vlan .inid l.c would 
' not prevent a n r n fron shlnin;' ^ - 



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VARIETY:S CHICAGO OFFICE 



Chtcaao 



STATE-LAKE THEATRE BUILDING 

Friday, February 10, 1922 



CHICAGO VAUDEVILLE SHOWS 



MAJESTIC 



Chicago, Feb. 8. 

Kitty Doner, with eister Rose and 
brother Ted, were given the head- 
line position. However, a couple «.f 
locals eemcd to be very much in 
favor of Allan Rogers and Frances 
Kennedy. Miss Kennedy was 
called In at the last minute to fill a 
vacancy caused by the Illness of one 
of the team of Avcy and O'Neil. 

Opening the show were Ander- 
son nd Yvel with their roller skat- 
thg and started the performance off 
at a good gait. Next came Bob 
LaSalle with songs and few trick 
dance steps. As of old, I^Salle can 
put a song over. His dance steps 
carried him off to a good reception. 

Third came Wood and Wyde In 
their g/otesque and absurd offering 
that started the house off on tlie 
laughing route. 

Miss Kennedy then Injected her 
magnetic self Into the proceedings 
and in her usual intimate manner 
took the folks into her confidence, 
twitted the boys and girls about 
each other, sang a few songs, at- 
tempted to execute a few dancing 
steps In grotesque fashion and 
finished her endeavor with a song, 
having the audience whistle the re- 
frain. The customers encored her 
repeatedly. 

Having had a taste of 'local" 
talent, the folks were given another 
smack of it In the Allan Rogers and 
Leonora Allen classical singing of- 
fering. This duo is a favored pair 
around Chicago and it seemed as 
though they just could not warble 
enough. 

Whiting and Burt are still sing- 
ing "Sleepy Head," and from indi- 
cations of the approbation expressed 
can keep on doing so Just as long 
as they please. 

Following was the Doner trio In 
an array of smart attire. 

Bob Hall extemporized In the 
next to closing position and Ben 
Beyer, comedy cyclist, guided his 
trick wheel about the stage and he!d 
the audience almost Intact for bis 
finish. 



what Blllio Shaw she may be Is not 
known, but she sulllces. Cummings 
is new to this locale and will fare 
mighty well here .too, no matter 
how often he comes. Cummings 
ran Bard and Pearl a close second 
for the honors in this part of the 
performance. 

The second portion was presented 
in three scenes which were taken 
from the "Whirl of New York" pro- 
duction. They mostly are the 
meatie.st part of that show, for they 
were skimmed through in lightning- 
like fa.shion and registered very 
strong. 

All of the principals who ap- 
peared in the specialties in the llrst 
part were seen again, and in addi- 
tion to them were J. Harold Mur- 
ray, a blonde haired tenor who looks 
good from the front, and Dolly 
Hackett, who aids him in several 
double numbers. Other new faces 
were Clart-nce Harvey, Carl Judd 
and Grant Whitcombe, The 16 
chorus girls worked hard in this 
section, but during the "Follow On" 
number sung by Miss Gibbs became 
quite restless and began talking 
among themselves, detracting from 
the number as well as the endeavors 
of Miss Gibbs. 

More shows of this sort are bound 
to stimulate business at this house. 
They are a novelty and will appeal 
to the clientele of this house. 

Loop. 



APOLLO 

Chicago, Feb. 9. 
The Shiibert new Idea of vaude- 
ville — the condensed version of 
"The Whirl of New York"— hit here 
fiunday and scored heavily at both 
performances on the opening day. 
It la a new manner of serving up 
entertainment In a vaudeville the- 
atre, and from the impression made 
It is quite evident the patrons of 
the Apollo would relish a little 
more of this style and a little less 
the type of bills that they have 
been getting here of late. For the 
Sunday evening performance the 
house was taxed to Its utmost. 

Instead of the usual acrobatic or 
dumb act in the ice-breaking posi- 
tion, Florence Shubert and 16 of 
her "colleens" tripped out and ren- 
dered a number. It was all done 
In a flash and no sooner had they 
exited than the Purcella Brothers 
etcpped forth with their singing 
and dancing. Keno and Green were 
next. Their talk is mostly gags, 
all bright and crispy, with Keno 
doing a recitation, "The Kid's Last 
Fight," somewhat reminiscent of 
other vaudevillians. Their terpsi- 
rhorean endeavors were superfine 
and all in all the team made a most 
creditable showing and paved an 
••asy path for Kyra, in her contor- 
tionistic and muscular dancing. 
Bard and Pearl just smashed home 
every opportunity that came their 
way. They were seen here before 
this season. Nancy Gibbs next and 
then Roy Cummings and a pretty, 
rosy-cheeked black-haired damsel 
programmed as "Billie Shaw." Just 



STATE-LAKE 

Chicago, Feb. f . 

Plenty of variety in entertainment 
was afforded by the current bill. 
Franklyn Ardell divides headline 
honors with Pearl Regay. His "King 
Solomon, Jr.," and his sextet of fem- 
inine accomplices had no diiflculty 
in scoring. Opening the show were 
the Hennings, man and woman, with 
a boy plant to aid in their juggling 
feats. "Deucing" It was Fred 
Hughes, a Welsh tenor, with four 
songs, which registered. 

Following the Ardell turn, which 
succeeded Hughes, was Ruth Budd. 
As is usual with Miss Budd In the 
loop houses she had an easy task. 

The Four Camerons, two men and 
two women, at one time an open- 
ing act doing a bicycle specialty, 
have now blossomed out into a most 
versatile quartet and are entitled to 
a choice spot on the average bill. 
Next to closing was Lew Brice, with 
his grotesque costume and eccentric 
stepping. Brice serves it up in 
worthy fashion. 

Closing were Gautler's Bricklay- 
ers, with their cauine eccentricities. 

Pearl Regay and Co. and Joe 
Browning not seen at this perform- 
ance. 



shout the jaz2 numbers and get 
them over. 

Closing the show were Gordon and 
Germaine with comedy talk and 
acrobatics on a trampoline. These 
boys are wonders at acrobatics — 
Gordon especially so In his execu- 
tion of double somersaults and 
twisters. Were they to devote a bit 
more of their time to their acrobat- 
ics and less to their conversation In 
"one" they would have a much 
faster and consistent offering. 



FORMER VAUDEYILUAN 
BUYS $875,000 HOTE 

R. L Wolf Adds Huntington 

to Holdings — Formerly of 

Zeno and Mandel — Now 

Rated Very Wealthy 



Chicago, Feb. 8. 

The Hotel Huntington, on the 
North Side, In the Wilson .venue 
section, has been purchased by 
R L. Wolf for 1875,000. It makes 
the fourth or fifth local hotel ac- 
quired by Wolf within the past five 
or six years. He is nov« rated as 
a very wealthy man. 

Not so long ago Wolf was "Zeno," 
of Zetio and Mandel, a vaudeville 
act, from which he retired to en- 
gage in the hotel and ether busi- 
nesses. 



ARTISTS' FORUM 

Letter* to the Forum should not exceed one-hundred and fifty wordt. 
They must he signed by the writer and not duplicated for any other papery 

JACK ROSE MARRIES 

The Bride* Jeanette Odette, Htd 
Sued for $50,000 



ACCTTSED OF CON GAME 

Chicago, Feb. 8. 

Frances Balohavak, who gave her 
occupation as a music publisher, 
was arrested here on a warrant 
charging a confidence game, which 
was sworn out by E. W. Bleither, 
161 Jackson boulevard. 

It Is alleged she gave Bleither a 
bogus check for |100. The police 
say a case is now ponding In which 
Miss Balohavek is charged with a 
confidence game involving $3,000. 



SISTER TEAM SUES 

Chicago, Feb. 8. 
Claiming they were slandered by 
Mrs. O. F. Preston, wife of a 
wealthy real estate operator, Sallie 
and Katherine Hollins (a sister 
act) bave each brought suit to re- 
cover $75,000 for alleged defamation 
of character in the Circuit Court. 
They charge they were slandered 
when Mrs. Preston named them in 
her bill of divorce filed against 
William Preston, her husband. 



$85.00 MONARCH TRUNK 

To the Profession for $52.00. 

GCARAMTKED FOB FIVE TEARS. 

Complete line of new and used trunks. 

Your old trunk In exchange. Special 

ratea on repairs. 

MONARCH TRUNK aid LEATHER WORKS 
24 N. DMrkern St.— 219 N. Clark 8t.— ChieaflO. 



LOGAN SQUARE 

Chicago, Feb. 8. 

Western Vaudeville had its initial 
showing here last week. From the 
program supplied it should be a 
valuable adjunct toward re-estab- 
lishing this Northwest side stand. 
For jnany years the local Pantages 
office supplied the bill. 

The opening attraction was Henry 
Santrey with his band. Harry and 
Anna Seymour also on the bill, with 
both acts being held for the full 
week. 

The Santrey-Seymour contingent 
composed three-fifths of the pro- 
gram, with the Seymours appearing 
first, then Santrey and his band and 
then Santrey and Anna Seymour. 
They just loved this combination. 

Opening the show were Tom and 
Babe Payne. This act, it was said, 
had been engaged by the previous 
booker. The couple are a youthful 
pair, who sing, dance and accom- 
plish a bit of instrumentation. They 
are a most willing couple, but from 
appearances have little experience 
in the professional direction. They 
lack everything nearly. The youth 
is a fair violinist, and if he were to 
pay more attention to his routine In 
Improvomont directions and less to 
his hirsutic adornment he would 
probably profit more. The girl can 



BENTON HABSOR'S NEW ONE 

Chicago, Feb, 8. 

Pitzpatrick & ^cElroy added an- 
other picture house when they 
opened a l,600-&eat house in Ben- 
ton Harbor, Mich. 

It will play six acts of vaudeville 
Saturday and Sunday, booked rut of 
the F. &. M. Chicago office. 



Editor Variety: 

Your Pittsburgh correspondent 
opines that the Duquesne had a 
very poor attendance Monday, due 
to the fact that the advertised head- 
liner failed to appear at the last 
minute and that Mason and Keeler, 
In an act that had been seen before, 
filled the spot. A tuuly remarkable 
argument inasmuch as It is built 
with one hand and torn down with 
the other. 

The article, of course, was meant 
to be a cold cruel stab at our draw- 
ing powers, but confound it all. 
those that did attend Monday did 
not expect to so« fls apy way. So, 
how come? Am I to understand by 
Mr. Harrison's article that had the 
audience known that we were to be 
on the bill, there would have been 
no audience at all? 

I hate to pass the buck, but really, 
If the audience was slim on Mon- 
day, lets be fair and blame it on 
the fellow they thought they were 
going to see. not on a couple of 
poor struggling actors who are try- 
ing to get along, and who the Pitts- 
burgh people 'didn't even know were 
in the gates of their beautiful city, 
aside from a small ad. in the morn- 
ing papers about four hours before 
the show opened. 

But come on Mr. Harrison. Don't 
lets kid ourselves about headlincrs 
either making or breaking a show. 
It's the show as a whole that counts. 
And while everj' act on this bill Is 
good, you would have been a whole 
lot fairer had you mentioned in 
your report that six out of the nine 
acts here this week were vepeat*- 
and given that as a partial excuse 
for light attendance, and not blame 
it all on us, especially as you did 
not know yourself that you were 
going to see us ustil you arrived at 
the theatre. 

God help a headliner anyway. 
Nobody loves him. If business is 
good. It's due to a great show; if 
business is bad, it's because they 
have a rotten headliner. Guess we 
can't win nohow. And now I must 
call your attention to another arti- 
cle dated Chicago, In which the 
statement Is made, that due to the 
frigid treatment alloted to all Shu- 
bert acts at the N. V. A. Club, the 
Shubert acts are forming a club of 
their own, and that I am the little 
white-haired boy attending to all 
the details. If the Shubert acts are 
organizing a club, It's all news to 
me. And so far, I haven't even 
been invited to join, much less 
superintend the job. 

Homer B, ifason. 



Chicago, Feb. g. 

Jack Rose cleared the matrU 
monial hurdles for a second time. 
He returned Friday morning from 
Valparlso, Ind., with Mrs. Ja«k 
Rose No. 2 clinging to his arm, Mrs. 
Rose was formerly Jeanette Odette, 
a member of ZlegfeUl "Follies" 
chorus. Recently she brought suit 
against Rose for $50,000, claiming 
breach of promise. 

This meant nothing to Jack while 
he was touring the Orpheum Cir- 
cuit and away from Chicago. Two 
weeks ago when he returned here 
to play at the Palace, Rose met 
Miss Odette on the street. She 
smiled. Jack said "Hello." They 
were together, never to be separated 
again. 

Mrs. Rose will probably leave the 
"Follies" at the end of her engage- 
ment here and travel with her 
husband. 



"Only 38" at Olympic 

Chicago, Feb. 8. 

Mary Ryan will com© to the 
Olympic Feb. 23 in "Only 38," fol- 
lowing "The Beggars Opera" thert. 



Smith and Stein Split 

Chicago, Feb. 8. 
Smith and Stein, a two-men 
vaudeville act, split while working 
here last week. 



JACK GARDNER'S PARTNER 

Chicago, Feb. 8. 

Gus Erdman, formerly manager 
of the Charles Nelson agency, has 
been taken in as a partner by Jack 
Gardner in his agency. 

They will book through the West- 
ern Keith and W. V. M. A. offices. 

Gardner left for New York this 
week to form an eastern conncctioa 



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Chicago, Feb. 8. 
rrhe Silver Fox" will follow "The 
Rose Girl," Feb. 20, at the LaSalle. 



Howard to Settle in Los Arvgeles 

Lo8 Angeles, Feb. 8. 
Joseph Howard, of Howard & 
Clark, now out this way on the 
Orpheum circuit, will forsake 
vaudeville at the termination ^f his 
present tour to make his permanent 
home in Los Angeles, where he will 
head a new theatre syndicate which 
l.aj already made plans for tho con- 
struction of a theatre. Howard will 
produce hc-e similar to his work .-t 
the La Salle, Chicago. 



• Boston, Feb. 7. 
Editor Variety: 

As I have rot the addresses of the 
people who so generously helped me 
in my late bereavement, I would ap- 
preciate if you will publish my 
thanks and appreciation to the fol- 
lowing: 

Charles Withers sent mo a check 
for $280, which was realized from 
the benefit played by "For Pity's 
Sake" in Bridgeport and Springfield. 
This was done or mado possible 
through the kindness and co-opera- 
tion of tho theatres and all the 
members of the company. I want to 
thank each ono individually and to 
express my gratitude, 

Eva Johnsrn. 



MABRIAGES 

Harry Fox to Beatrice Curtis at 
Akron, O., Feb. 5. Engagement and 
probable wedding date previously 
reported. Mr. and Mrs. Fox appear 
in the Harry Fox vaudeville act. 

l>arl McBoyle, song writer, to Ann 
Mastin Feb. 2 in New York. 

Milton F. Samis, a member of the 
publicity staff of the California and 
Portola theatres, San Francisco, and 
Rdna Neikert, a University of Cali- 
fornia student, were married in San 
Francisco last week. 

Marjorle Faraday, until recently 
a member of the Maitland Playhouse 
company, San Francisco, was mar- 
ried there last week to Frank J. Mc« 
Dougal, San Francisco attorney. 
She will retire from the stage. 

Guido Delro, accordionist, and 
Ruby S. Mead, professionally 
known as Ruby Lang, prima donna 
with the Will King Co. of San 
Francisco, were married Feb. 1 in 
Newark, N. J. They met while both 
were with the King organization. 
Mr.s. Deiro w-.s the widow of Earl 
Mead, real estate man of Akron, 
Ohio, and has a four-year-old son. 



BIETHS 

Mr. ad Mrs. Billy Miller, at tho 
Ho.spital of the Good Shepherd, Syr- 
acuse, N. Y.. Feb. 6, daughter. Tho 
mother is professionally Marguerite 
Johnson, with both parents appear- 
ing in the vaudeville playlet "Adam 
Killjoy." 




The Shop of Original Modes ^>| 

EMNBfTTj) 

^tnd Floor Kesncr Dulkfin^ 
5 No^th Wab«»K Ave. 
CHICAGO 

(Mother of Arthur James). TI^Ve^Cent?Sf;r«u??f«^^he"The![S^ 

I'rofeNHion. 



Jack Wilson's Case Adjourned 

Chicago. Feb. 8. 

Jack Wilson will have to wait un- 
til Feb. 21 to hear his fate on the 
charges made against him in the 
Court of Domestic Relations by 
Helen Murray, cabaret singer. 

The postponement was obtained 
today by Wilson's attorney who said 
his client was out of town. 

We Want Performers 

To tend for FREE raLiloKues of all 
nnardlriK Schooln for chlldrpn, In- 
■tead of carrying them on Junipw. 

AMERICAN BCIIOOL8 AHSOCIATION 

3 616 MaBonI? T*»mple, CHirAGO: or 
Ilea Time* BuJlJlng, NEW TOHK. 



•• * better^'than the best show in fowN • 

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jLt the Palace thie week are three sketches with a wallop. Marlon 
Wilkl"* deserves first mention for getting away in the closing spot, as she 
^oea. In clothes and dancing. Miss Wilklns is a breezy little Jazz party 
^bo tries to look Spanish with bobbed hair. The palm for novelty cos- 
tuming goes to Nancy Welford (with William Rock). She is colffured 
and gowned as a perfect Erte type — something new in vaudeville — even 
At the sacrifice of some of her attractiveness. A simple but elegant apple 
green chiffon frock made with the new round neck and wide flowing 
gleeves had as its only relief from the solid color long trailing shower 
t>ouquet8 of tiny white flowers falling from either hip. 

AJlcen Stanley wore her pretty pink cape wide open. Just fastening 
§1 neck and falling quite ofC the shoulders. The two girls in the Harry 
IpjTatson act were in orange crepe-de-chine and black satin with long 
red chiffon sleeves, respectively. Florence Nash has a charmingly 
draped modern gown of a brilliant shade of red, with back and front of 
full blouse and irregular skirt embroidered in rod and crystal iridescent 
beads. There was a cape of the same material with gray astrakhan 
high collar. Kate Pullman worked hard with Koscoe Ails to help put 
over same of the sad slap stick material at the opening. She looked her 
best in a black patent leather eton outfit and sailor hat. There »vas a 
giirer cloth vest and rcf and a silver circular .skirt trimmed with band- 
ings of the black. Kay Laurel at the Colonial this week, looked very 
much the frail naughty little Butterfly in a skit whose plot was awfully 
reminiscent. A long trailing chiffon ncRligee robe — the top trimmed 
with lines of colored embroiuery in sucli a manner as to look like a 
ihort coatee, had an under-sllp also displaying much chiffon, quite 
fwathed about her form. 

Lila Rhodes was lovely in a French blue gray cloth coat — flaunting a 
high straight collar, cuffs, broad band down front and small hat of gray 
aitrakhan. Her white net and sequin gown with its splendid trick 
little underskirt opening in front for dancing purposes, was not so fresh. 

The clever little White girls were freshly and prettily clad througliout 
tet, pink pinafores at opening had cats appllqued on them and tied with 
white silk sa^^hes in back. 



The VanderbiUs should be commended for their nice black silk brocade 
lounging robes, worn for a bow at the Broadway this week, thus keeping 
the act all black' and white. Mile. Marcelle Fallet was In a black satin 
frock with large heavy designs in gold braid and spangles worked out 
01 the skirt and top of bodice. There were short gold lace sleeves and 
Chouz of black net falling panel fashion from either side of skirt. Miss 
Werner (Rice and Werner) is sure a surprise when she takes off her 
wig at finish of their funny black face i\rt ;in<i .shows she is a woman. 
If Jessie Willaid would pay a little more attention or perhaps put a 
little more thought on her wardrobe, she could get much out of the act 
than at present. That sort of aged make-up was funny years ago. 

The picture "The Call of Home' is long utuwn out and sad without 
heluff interesting. The only one who really registers in the picture is 
a nosy littki eavesdropper. 



A human story in "Any Woman." even though it is a dream. There's 
realness to it until they pull the "East Lynn" 'prodigal's return." Pearl 
White was in simple frocks. A brocade velvet chiffon breakfast negjl|ji>d 
was very becoming, with the neck and wide armhole opening*, trimmed 
With bands of what looked like stone marten i nd may have fceen sable. 
A dark clinging evening gown had net panels on skirt and wide set in 
lace sleeves, trimmed with narrow bands of chenille. 



Misa Vosito at the American the first half wore a gay mandarin coat 
imbroidered heavily with gold and green peacock feathers. Miss Huber 
(the Rubers) in a little raspberry spangled bodice atop a varl-colored 
ftorgette handkerchief skirt, and in spangled white lace frock and 
niantilla was rrood to look at. The woman of Connors and Boyne was the 
tU jh of the bill. A gold cloth gown had the skirt veiled in georgette 
tppUqued with gold fiowers at the hem and heavy all over gold lace put 
•a with a deep beading forming a yoke above the side panels. There 
a touch of peacock blue ribbon running through lace In skirt, the 
color facing the large gold hat. Narrow green and gold ribbons 
llad around the crown of hat falling off one side. 



ILL AND INJURED 

Joe Rolley (Holley and Gallagher), 
la the Research Hospital, Kansas 
City, for a couple of weeks, is rccov- 
-iring from an operation. 

'"' 'Caroline Ross, soubrette of the 
■'Academy, Pittsburgh stock, who has 
been ill with pneumonia, is back in 
the cast this week. 

J. C. Booth (Booth and Nina) at 

the Empress, Chicago, last week 

fell while appearing in his act and 

broke his right arm at the elbow. 

iJJina finished the engagement alone, 

rBooth went to his home at Akron, 

^X)., where he will remain until his 

||rm betters. 

^ George Gottlieb of the Orpheum's 
New York booking staff was con- 
fined to his home early this week 
iufferlng from a heavy cold. 
* John Leahcv, 42 years, property 
•.man at the Illinois, Chicago, fell 
through an open trap door on the 
'Stage of the tlioatr^ when he mis- 



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calculated hli distance in making a 
backward step and dropped 15 feet 
to the basement floor. His back was 
wrench and ho was taken to St 
Luke's Hospital, where he Is now 
H'onfined. 

James McShayne was removed 
from the City Hall Square Hotel, 
Chicago, this week to a hospital, 
suffering from a severe attack of 
influenza. 

Mary Lee (Kelso and Lee), at the 
Gaiety, Utlca. N. Y., fell on a slip- 
pery sidewalk, receiving an injury 
that forced her out of the bill. 
Martha Hamilton, also at the same 
house, is in bed at the Hotel Martin, 
Utlca, suffering from a fractured 
leg. 

Walter Percival, who went to 
Saranac, N. Y., for his health sev- 
eral weeks ago, lias recovered from 
an attack x>f pncumd'ila at the re- 
sort. Mrs. Tercival (Kenee Noel) 
was removed to the Khodo Lsland 
Hoiipltal, Providence. Friday night, 
through Influenza, developed while 
playing an engagement at Locw's, 
rrovidence. 



OBITUARY 



AMELIA BOSHELL 

Amelia Boshell. recently retired 
from the atage, and sister of Ada 
Boshell, with the "Music Box 
Revue," New York city; Louise 
Boshell, a former circus performer, 
and Arthur C. Boshell, adverti-iing 
agent of the Olympic, Chicago, died 
.-t St. Augustine, Fla., Feb. 1, of in- 
ternal hemmorhage after an ill- 
ness of one week. 

Miss Boshell . 'ayed 40 years ago 



IN FOND MEAIORT 

OF OUR DEAR PAL. 

HARRY LEWIS 



AVha Dopart''<l This T.il»- 
Januiiry Slet, lltJ2 

MAY His SOUL REST IN 
PEACE 

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Goldie 
Mr. and Mrs. Max Brooks 



Dharlls, cafe cor cert singer, died In 
Pari*. 



in Tony Denler's "Humpt; Dumpty" 
and later in vaudeville. The re- 
mains were taken to St. Paul, Minn., 
where burial took place en Feb. 5. 



E. Romaine Callender died at 
Southport, England, Jan. 7, from 
apoplexy at the age of 77. He was 
the author and starred through the 





IN MEMORY 


of my beloved wife 


MARY RICHFiED 


who passed away Feb, 11th, 1921 


May her soul, through the mercy 


of God, rest in peace 


THOMAS J. RYAN 





English provinces in many of his 
own plays. He is survived by A. 
Romaine Callender, at present with 
Otis gkinner in "Blood and Sand." 



The mother of Tom Aiken (McBae 
and Aikin), aged 73, died at her 



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IN FOND REMEMUR.VNCK 



OF MT DEAR FRIEND 



JAMES W. TATE 



Who Woa Always Ready and Willing 

to Help Thoso Unable to Hely 

ThcmselvoB. 

WILLIAM MORRIS 



home in New York Feb. S. The 
body was shipped to Chicago for in- 
terment. 



Frau Herking, popular German 
actress, w. 3 burned to de.'th during 
a fire which completel' destroyed 



IN LOVING MEMORY 

of my dear little alster-ln-law 

Ruby (Myers) PatricoIa| 

Who passed away February If, 1520. 

PATRICOLA 



Mr. and Mrs. Fldney AVilmor ?ail 
for England In March en route for 
a tour of the world. The trip is 
expected to occupy the better part 
of a year. 



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the Frederlch theatre, Dessau. Ger- 
many, following an explosion in the 
boihM'rO'm, Jan. 25. 

Ceciie Piccolo, formerly popular 
i'rench Ij rioal artiste known as 
Theo, :>or i8.'>4, died in Paris, .Tan. 



L. P. LARSEN, Mgr., Art Director 



IN LOVING MEMORY of My Dftxr Husband 

FREDERICK J. TITUS 

WIio im-t-icd «w«y lcl.ru.iry 12. r.M* 

Mi-M'.l mors tinn fxr J.y hi* I. :i>!y v\.'i« 

LYOIA YEAMANS TITUS 

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^li't till' <mptI iif (I Vf'!(f tliiit In »tl)J 



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THF tOI.I.OWINCi IIFAnilVf.KS ME IIKUI; I AST WKFK:— 

IIOOSTKKS FOR hTi;\KH 

TUmlin nuil Markj lluvrnrd and Flrhl-*. I.eo Cirei-nwotxl. Tomnir Swift, 

V»l Mid trulc ht»ntoB, B«J Fero, Van noil > ernoo aaJ Jue «t»l»frU. 



2 4. »she appeared in many crea- 
tions of C»nCtil)acirs oiKTfltas In 
Vrance, 

M. Saint-Charles, of the rari» 
f)doon in 1S1>;> aral proffSHor at the 
Toulouse ronser atory of rtiusic 
since 103, died recently in I'aris, 



Mme. Jeon Battaille and iSuzunne 



WEST AVEY 

West Avey (Avey and O'Nell) 
died Monday, Feb. 6. at South Bend, 
Ind., while the team were playing 
an engagement at the Junior Or- 
pheum. The deceased was 28 years 
old. bom in Texas. lie ia well 
known in vaudeville circlefl, and 
was for five years a partner of 
Johnny Svvor (Swor Bros.). They 
dissolved partnership three years 
ago, wlien Avey teamed with his 
present partner. Avey and G'Neil 
have been continuously in vaude- 
ville since, except for about 15 
weeks, while with "Sllkb and Sat- 
ins," which had a New York run. 
Mr. Avey was stricken with influ- 
enza Thursday night and removed 
to a hospital in South Bend, dying 
I^eb. 6 at 10.45 p. m.. He Is sur- 
vived by a widow, who was with 
"lim at the time. 



NEW ACTS 

Kdna and Maceo Pinkard, song- 
writers. 

Byron Gay, songwriter, assisted 
l>y a pianist. 

Paul Morton and Naomi Glass re- 
united^ as a vaudeville act after be- 
ing apart several months, Morton 
being teamed with Flo I^ewis. Broke 
in out of *own this week. 

Harry Kelley with two people. 

Frankie and Grace left the "Pass- 
ing Show" this week. The show Is 
en route to the coast. The dancers 
will r-i-enter vaudeville. 



SPORTS 

(Continued from pa^.e 6) 

writers were dizzy try I to keep 
up with the changes. The managers 
Wi re at one nother's throats, ' and 
the whole thing resembled the Rus- 
sian army In the disorganized days 
of 1917. All has not been r[iilk and 
honey the recond half, eitlier. Am- 
sterdam gave up Rlconda only after 
a big fight, which left bad. feeling, 
and some of the man^gv j seem to 
be whetting their knives for future 
wielding. Last week saw a number 
of fights between the players tiiem- 
selves and between players and ref- 
eree. One refjroe is already under 
Are from the managers and players, 
with a number of fans Joining in 
the nvil chorus. 



The basketball challenge series 
of two out of three games arranged 
between teams from the Lioew ana 
Keith oHlces has again been post- 
poned. Neither side seemingly is 
able to ngree upon a suitable date 
for the initial contest. A statement 
from the Keith manuger was that 
both quintets would surely get to- 
gether the latter part of next week 
and that an attempt was being 
made to secure the 71st Regiment 
arnory court for the event. Last 
Saturday the Keith five, minus one 
of their regular men, met the rep- 
resentatives of the Keith National 
Film Exchange at Alhambra Hall 
and turned in a 89 to f victory 
over the regulation time limit of 
20 minute halves. 



crea.sed guarantee. The request 
was promptly turned down, and an- 
other one of the team thr- asked 
for a percentage of the gross, which 
was likewise refused. When tho 
n.atter got noised around, feeling 
against the Celtics ran liigh among 
the service men and their friends. 
There was no great cordiality to- 
ward tho New York five before the 
Incident occurred, for they did not 
put in an appearance u til late in 
the evening, and then gave no legit- 
imate excuse for their tardiness. 



Richard C. Harlow, assistant to 
Hugo Bezdek, at Pennsylvania 
State Collego, will l)e head football 
coach at Colgate next fall. Mr. Har- 
low, who succeeds Ellcry C. Hunt- 
ington, Jr., will have aa all-year 
round position at the Hamilton in- 
stitution, taking chargi cf other 
sports besides football. He will be 
a member of tho faculty as asso- 
ciate professor of phylcal education. 



Tiie Collar City (N^. Y.) A. C. 
Troy's new _Up?jng club, will etage 
Its opening bhow at Bolton Hall 
next Monday night, .with Frankie 
Laureate, a local boy. and Walter 
Mohr, the Brooklynite, in the main 
bout. Moe Myers Is matchmaker of 
the club. 



Guerdon N. Mcsscr, for the last 
two years director of athletics at 
R. P. I., has been appointed to a 
similar post at Williams College, 
Willlamstown, Mass. He will hav« 
the rank of full professo., and will 
receive 15,000 a year. Mr. Messer 
Is recognized as an atlthoHty In 
basketball, being one of the bout 
known Intercollegiate referees in the 
country and an author of many ar- 
ticjefli on the game. . 



Another example of the money- 
grabbing virus which has Infected 
professional basketball, cama to 
light up-State last week, when the 
Original Celtics of New York 
played a benefit game with a team 
rcprds ting an American Legion 
post. An " lly crowd 

turned out for the contest, and when 
the New Yorkers took stock of the 
attendance, their palms hegiin to 
Itch. They were playing for a sub- 
stantial guarantee, but between the 
halfs Nat Hohnan, the star of stars, 
approached the local management 
and tr' ■■• to hold It ' -^ for an In- 



The Chief of Police of King.sto»* 
was notified by Attorney -General 
Charles D. Newton on Mopd^y that 
the four- round exhibition bout ot 
Jack Johnson's, scheduled that night 
at a Kingston theatre In conjunc- 
tion with a vaudeville act in which 
the former heavyweight champion is 
appearing, waa forbidden under the 
State boxing law. The paper in 
connection with the Johnson act 
featured the. boxing ej^hibition, and 
the police chief wired Attorney- 
General Newton for advice in the 
matter. 

The State ofllclal declared that It 
Is a crime for any person to en- 
gage in cither a boxing or in a 
sparring match ^hcre an admission 
fee is cliarg^d unless a)l partici- 
pants are licensed by the State 
Athletic Comml.t'slon. Tho bout or 
match, also, j lUit be held under the 
auspices of an Incorporated club 
duly licensed to stage bouts by the 
boxing board, Attorney-General 
Newton advised. 

The former champion, apparently, 
attempted to stage his performance 
without consultirg wlfti the boxing 
commissioners, since Attorney-Gen- 
eral Newton learned fror William 
Muldoon, chairman of the boxing 
commission, on the long distance 
telephone that no application had 
been made by Johnson for a license. 
At the same time Mr. Newton wae 
informed that no Kingston club hae 
been licensed to stage boxing bouts. 



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Friday, February 10, 1922 



AMERICAN WHEEL'S ROUTE 

KEEPING EAST OF CHICAGO 



Englewood, Chicago, Dropping Out — St. Louis, 
Milwaukee, Minneapolis and Kansas City Also 
Leaving 



With the installation of changes 
of policy in flvo of Its western 
etands, the American Burlesque 

.Association will cease to rotate in 
wheel fashion within the next fort- 
night, aa far as the territory west 
of Chicago Is concerned. The Englc- 

. wood, Chicago, controlled by K 

Thos. Beatty, is scheduled to drop 
burlesque for this season at least, 
and will go into picture next week. 
With the Englewood off, the Amer- 
ican's route will be without a Chi- 
cago stand. 

The Garrlck, St. Louis, will 
change its policy to stock bur- 
lesque Feb. 19, and the Gayety, 
Milwaukee, will likewise go into 
stock Feb. 20. The following week 
will find the Gayety, Minneapolis, 
aud Century, Kansas City, switch- 
ing to stock Feb. 26-27, respectively. 
The difference of a day in the case 
of each of the houses mentioned 
changing to stock is because of Sun- 
day and Monday openings. 

The Park, Indianapolis, leaves the 
American and becomes a Columbia 
wheel stand next week. The de- 
' pletion of the American's list of 
houses within the past few weeks 
has brought about a condition 
making it impossible for the re- 
maining American shows, number- 
ing 21 out of S3 with which the 
American started the season to ne- 
gotiate the lon^ western lumjm 
without an assured loss, since th% 
Academy, Buffalo; Empress, Cin- 
cinnati; Orpheum, Montreal; Hay- 
market, Chicago, and Avenue, De- 
troit, dropped out, leaving serious 
gaps in the playing route. The 
•pulling out" of the Star and 
Gayety, Brooklyn; Capitol, Wash- 
ington, and Gayety, Baltimore, also 
confused the situation considerably 
as regards the routing of American 
shows. 

The American will continue to 
rotate in the east as formerly, with 
the shows revolving each week at 
the following American stands, the 
remainder of the American's wheel 
route: Olympic, New York; Lyric, 
Newark; Howard, Boston; Empire, 
lloboken ; A '^^ d e m y. Scran ton; 
Gayety, Louisville; Empire, Cleve- 
land. 

All of these arc week fstands. The 

American will also continue its 

wheel policy on the Penn Circuit of 

one-nighters; also Allentown, Read- 

, ing and Easton, onc-nightersr, with 

Trenton making up a week; New- 

k burgh and Poughkeepsie, split week, 

I and throe days each at Utica, 

f Springfield and Wilkes-Barre. 

The actual wheel pTaying time of 
the American within the next two 
weeks will be about eleven and a 
half weeks, with the farthest west- 
ern stands at LouisviUo and Cleve- 
land. Seven of these will be full 
weeks with the rest consisting of 
one 1-nighters and split weeks. 

The American's eastern houses 
will be welded into as compact a 
playing wheel as possible with a 
view to minimizing" jumps and 
eliminating lay-off weeks. 

Business In the west has been 
generally bad In the American wheel 
liouses this season. In the east 
business has not been what can be 
termed good, but it has been con- 
siderably better than in the wect in 
the established eastern American 
houses, the small road Jumps giv- 
ing the American producers a 
chance to at least do a little bettor 
than break even and maKe a little 
money in some stand?. 



TWO IN ONE 



Tafbot Condensing Both American 

Shows Into One Columbia 

Attraction 



TWO EAST OUT 

Temporary American Houses at 

Baltimore and Washington 

Dropping Off Circuit 



The two Lew Talbot American 
wheel shows, **Lid Lifters* and 
"Baby Bears," will drop out of the 
American route next week. A com- 
bination of the two casts will follow, 
with several from each show mak- 
ing up a new organization, to re- 
place Hynicka and Ilerk's "Harvest 
Time" on the Columbia wheel. 

"Harvest Time" was produced by 
Jean Bedini. Bedinl held an Interest 
prior to the beginning of the season, 
but sold out his holdings to I. H. 
Herk, following the edict of the 
Columbia banning Bedini from the 
Columbia wheel, when Bedini 
booked his "Chuckles" show, the 
re-named "Peekaboo" with the Shu- 
berts. 

Whether the combined "Bears" 
and "Lid Liters" will carry the 
"Harvest Time" title has not been 
determined. Talbot will be in active 
charge of the new show. 

Lew Talbot's show on the Colum- 
bia wheel next season Is to carry 
the title of "Wine, Woman and 
Song," a monicker famed In bur- 
lesque traditions. 



The Playhouse, Baltimore, In the 
American route temporarily In place 
of the Gayety, and the Howard, 
Washington, placed In the Ameri- 
can similarly, to replace the Cap- 
itol, have been unable to make the 
grade, the Playhouse going out last 
Saturday, and the Howard drop- 
ping out tomorrow night (Satur- 
day). 



PARK, INDIANAPOLIS, 
FLOPS TO COLUMBIA 



Leaves American Wheel With 
12!/2 Weeks In — New Colum- 
bia Stand Fills Open Week 



B. B. BOOKINGS HEXT WE£K 

Bookings for the Burlesque Book- 
ing Office circuit next week are: 
Star, Brooklyn, •^'ictory Belles^; 
Gayety, Brooklyn, "Mischief Mak- 
ers"; Gayety, Balti.no: e, "Monte 
Carlo Girls"; BlJou, Philadelphia, 
"Miss New York. Jr."; Capitol, 
Washington, •'Whirl of Gayety"; 
People's, Philadelphia, "Puss Puss." 
The *^ictory Belles" 1^ Billy 
Vail's ex-"Sweet Sweeties" from the 
American wheel. "MIcchief Makers" 
is one of Tom Sullivans shows, the 
other being •'Monte Carlo Girls," 
both cf which left the American 
route last week. "Miss New York, 
Jr.," played at the Star, Brooklyn, 
last week under the title of "Whirl 
of Girls." The show that had been 
carrying the title of "Whirl of 
Girls" on the American route all 
season Is a Wm. S. Campbell show, 
which closed two weeks ago. 

The B. B. O. circuit is to have 
a new show Feb. 20 called "Mi!e-a- 
Minute." 



The Park, Indianapolis, playing 
American wheel shows this season, 
will stop as an American spoke next 
week and jump over to the Colum- 
bia route. 

The Park will fill the gap occur- 
ring heretofore on the Columbia 
wheel between Chicago and St. 
Louis. 

Billy Watson's show will be the 
initial Columbia attraction. 

The defection of the Park leaves 
the American with a playing route 
of 12»i weeks. 



B. P. A. PAYERS 

Dissolution Application ReveaU 

Payments for Strika- 

Combatting 



The Burlesque Producers' Asso- 
ciation, Inc., has made application 
to the Jupreme Court for a volun- 
tary dissolution of the corporation 
under section 170 of the General 
Corporation Law, on the theory it 
has ceased functioning in the pur- 
pose for which it was primarily 
organized. This was for the pur- 
pose of com'ratting the labor unions 
which had declared a strike. The 
strike since has been settled. 

John 3. Jermon, James E. Cooper, 
Barney Gerard, Harry Hastings and 
Arthur Pec-son, as majority stock- 
holders of the corporation, have 
signed the petition, filed through 
Leon LaskS. 

Justice Guy .signed an order 
granting the petition to the extent 
of having the petitioners show 
at 10 a. m. March 20 next, in Spe- 
cial Term, Part I, of the Supremo 
Court. 

The appended inventory of the 
corporation sets forth It has 9595.47 
cash on hand. The schedule In- 
cludes a list of members showing 
how much each paid into it or how 
much they owe, as follows: Arthur 
Pearson paid 11,000; James E. 
Cooper, $2,000; Warren B. Irons and 
Jacobs & Jemor, 11,500 each; Jean 
Bedini, $500; Hurtig & Seamon owe 
$672; W. S. Campbell, George W. 
Rife, J. Herbert Mack, Drew & 
Campljell, Sam Howe, Harry Hast- 
ings, Barney Gerard, Dave Marion, 
C. H. Waldron, Max Spiegel, Al 
Reeves, Dan Dody, H. C. Miner and 
Billy Watson, each paid $500; I. H. 
Herk and Rud K. Hynicka each paid 
$1,000 ,and Jack Singer owes $168. 



PRODUCERS HOLDING 
DOWN SALARIES 

Money Penalty of $2,500 for, 

Violation Among Columbia 

Wheel Producers 



The money penalty to be impo«c^ 
on Columbia producers who engac« 
or attempt to engage actors whila 
the hater are unil^r contract to 
other Columbia producers has been 
fixed at $3,500. The producers mrm 
bound by the terms of an undcr^ 
standing entei*ed Into at a meetin* 
of Columbia producers, held re- 
cently to refrain from coaxing away 
each other's people. 

The heavy penalty was bronght 
about as the result of several com- 
plaints Columbia producers hare 
made against other Columbia pro- 
ducers for several seasons past^ 
regarding offers of higher salaries 
claimed to have been made o peo- 
ple under contract, and in many 
instances people whose contract wag 
Just about to expire. 

While it was said that the plan 
was to prevent* contract Jumping, 
the real purport of the penalty ax»- 
pears to be to prevent producer! 
bidding for actors and in that way^ 
holding down the salary of the bur- 
lesque artists through absence ot 
competition for their services U 
that field. 



HOLD OVEE *'JAZZ BABIES" 

•"The Jaza Babies" (American), 
this week at the Gayety, Louisville, 
will hold over at the house next 
week with a change of performance. 
The holdover engagement was 
brought about through the shrink- 
age of the Amerlcan'3 playing route. 

Henry Dixon, repeating at the 
Park, Indianapolis, this week, within 
two weeks, for the same reason, 
sold cut the os>ening night, first 
time the house had to sell out this 
season. 



I -HTJBLY-BURLY" LOSES AN- 
OTHER 

Kansas City, Feb. 8. 
Arlone Johnson, leading woman 
with "Hurly-Burly," American bur- 
lesque wheel, left the show after the 
performance here Saturday. She 
was the second principal to quit 
within the past few days. Joe Wil- 
ton stepped out of his part and Ipart- 
nership with the organization at St. 
Louis a week ago. 



McALLEER AT PEOPLE'S 

Frank. McAllcer has been appoint- 
ed manager of the People's, Phila- 
delphia, succeeding Billy Vail, who 
was temporarily in charge. Vail 
will return to the management of 
his "Sweet Sweeties" show on the 
Burlesque Booking Office circuit. 



$8,50C AT COLUMBIA 

The Dave :Mar'on and Campbell & 
Drew show "World of Frolics" at 
the Columbia last week grossed ap- 
proximately $8,500. 

Buys "Love Birds" Scenery 
The scenery and props of the 
"Love Birds" production, in which 
Pat Rooney appeared carlirr in the 
FPHFon, has been purcliai:td by Gus 
llilL 



IRWIN SUIT UP 

Fred Irwin's motion for the ex- 
amination before trial of Sam S. 
Scribner, Rud IC Hynicka and J. 
Herbert Mack came up for argu- 
ment before Justice Ford in the 
Supreme Court Monday. Decision 
was reserved. Irwin is suing the 
Columbia for $100,000 damages for 
the loss of two Columbia wheel 
franchises, Irwin's "Big Show" and 
the "Majesties." 

Irwin had previously secured this 
order for the examination of the 
defendant's officers, but it was re- 
versed when it was found it had 
been obtained prematurely. 



GIRLS FROMJOYLAND 

John Doe Bob Williams 

Sam Allen Sidney Page 

Phnebe Snow .......Hazol Douglas 

Rnsie •••• Nellie Nelson 

A riprora ••.<••.•.... Jack AIahon«>y 

Gink Irving Sa'Ag 

Sim Williams' "Girls from Joy- 
lund" at tho Olympic this week is 
a decidedly good show, judged by 
American Wheel standards. It has 
plenty of pep, a ca.st of sr>ecialty 
people who know tho.ir business and 
the pro<luolion end has been amply 
provided for. Sim Williams is en- 
titled to credit, particularly as re- 
gards production through having 
broken away from the conventional 
In thnt department,, and proving 
that a burbsque chorus can be made 
a valuable a.s^;ct when properly 
handled. 

There Is a labor union number 
which comes as a first, part finale 
with the choristcrrt garbed as coop- 
ers, blaekfUilthp, tinkers and cob- 
bler.", each group of craftspeople 
working with tho tools and imple- 
ments of their rcHpective irad«?^, 
and b.icked up by excellent sccnio 
(Contiimea on page ii<>) 



VAUDEVILLE AND PIOURES TO 
BE ADDED BY GASINO, BOSTON 



First Time in History of Wheel — Same Policy at 
Howard, Hub's American Wheel House — Policy 
of Gayety, Columbia's Other Boston House, Con- 
tinues as Heretofore 



For the first time In the history 
of the Columbia Amusement Com-* 
pany, one of its liouses will depart 
from the regularly established 
straight two-a-day burlesque policy 
and install vaudeville acts and pic- 
tures as added features. Tho house 
breaking the precedent of years Is 
the Casino, Boston, controlled by 
Charles Waldron, with affiliated 
Columbia interests. The new 
Casino policy becomes effective next 
Monday (February 13), celebrated as 
Lincoln's birthday, through the 12th 
falling on Sunday, this year. 

The general scope of the new 
policy to be adopted by the Casino 
will be along the lines of that in 
effect at the Howard, Boston, the 
local American wheel stand, and 
playing the combined burlesque 
wheel show?, vaudeville olio and 
pictures for upwards of 20 years. 
Prior to the introduction of pic- 
tures into vaudeville programs, the 
Howard played burlesque and 
vaudeville in combination, the Fhow 
running continuously as at present. 

Tho Casino, it is understood', will 
utilize feature attractions among its 
vaudeville, .such as several of tho 
American wheel houses u«:ed earlier 
in the reason. Tho Casino is lo- 
cated about a block from the How- 
ard, in the business section of 
Bo«iton. Tho Cu.-ino ■••li«>ws will 
proba)>ly .-tart at noon and run 



HILL'S BURLESQUE 

Gi:3 Producing Again for Wheef^ 
After Many Years 

After a lapse of eight years, Gu» 
Hill will re-enter burlesque aa aa 
active producer next season. 

Hill owns three Columbia wheel 
franchises leased to Joe Hurtlff, and 
on which Hurtig has annually pro- 
duced Columbia shows for Feveral 
year« past. 

Next .season Hill will lease buf 
two of the franchises to Hurtig, and 
will personally produce a Columbia 
show on the third. 

Hi!l is contemplatlne? reviving 
"Around the Clock," a s-.it in which 
Charlie Chaplain played for him at 
$30 a week some 12 j-^^ars ago, as n 
skit in his forthcomlns: Columbia 
show. 



continuously until 11, with the Co- 
lumbia wheel attractions coming In 
weekly as usual, and playing twice 
daily. 

Gayety Unchanged 

The reason for the Casino policy 
switch is ascribed to continued poor 
business since the season opened. 
The Gayety, Boston, will not change 
from the regulation twice daily bur- 
lesque policy, continuing as hereto- 
fore. The Gayety in contrast to 
the Casino has been doing very well 
this .season, its business placing the 
house among the very front rank 
of Columbia stands. 

Although general conditions have 
affected the Casino, it Is Paid that 
the activity of Charles Waldron In 
tho "open shop" campaign against 
the .stage hands and musicians at 
tho beginning of the season brought 
about a feeling on the part of union 
labor generally in Boston against 
the Casino, that has endured 
throughout tho season, despite that 
the Casino, like tl;G rest of the Co- 
lumbia houses, restored tl^e union 
crews and mui^icians when the set- 
tlement was made In September 
between the burlesque interests and 
the stage unions. 

The addition of van.l.niilo and 
picturcH to the Casin«i"s burlesque 
is understood fo be in the nature of 
an experimrnt, its cr.ntir.uance dc- 
prnding on how the idea goes over. 



CUDDLE UP 

FJo Zi»"»b*M)d deors* Snydar 

Ned Wilburne n^ Mortam 

Archie Ball II. Dutch War* 

Jal Ol»on Ted HMly 

b:ar or Cuddle Up Btnha, Delmont* 

Dashinu Soubrctte Jan« Ifar 

Inuenuo Bbirl.y Mall«(l« 

£«■'"».. Margie WllUan»« 

Two Dollies Misses Levlne and Ray 

Three Dancer* 

_, Aliases Clark. Durea, CooUII* 
SingiT "SUry Exyaniula 

"Cuddle Up," the Hyi-:,ka-Herk 
attraction at the Columbia this 
week. Is a 1922 production built 
around an 1888 book. The show 
waa originally produced by Jeaa 
Bedini and bears the Bedini trade- 
mark all over the production. It 
Bedini is responsible for tho booJ^ 
ho should bo credited with a thor« 
ough knowledge of ancient history^ 

Scenlcally "Cuddle Up" is flrat 
class. The costuming Is lavish and 
in exceptional good taste; the aeta 
are new and fresh looking, with 
one or two distinct novelties for 
burlesque In "Bubble Land ' and Is 
the Tyrolian Alps." The former is 
the flash as far as novelty is con* 
cemed. It consists of a falls effect 
of snowy white bubbles that ara 
effervescing before the eyes of tb# 
audience while colored lights play 
upon them. The girls appear from 
beneath the snowy mantle taste- 
fully attired for the number led by 
Nat Morton, tho straight man. 

Opportunities for clever dialoc 
aro numerous and neglected. The 
crossfire and verbal passages be- 
tween Harry "Dutch" Ward, prin- 
cipal comedian, and the rest of the 
cast ( ontaln some of the most bro- 
midic, dreary and ancient gags 
known to any form of entertain- 
ment. The bits and business are 
equally aged with the lulls between 
laupl)s at times becoming painful. 

A strong cast of principals Is en- 
t'roly hf'lpless with the material but 
manage to extract more meat out 
of the unfunny stanzas than the 
manuscript allows for through per- 
sonality and Individual merit. 
Ward turn in a fair measure of 
laugli5? with some of tho most mo- 
notonous standard. "J hoard In sea- 
.sons. George Snyder, who straights 
oxcflk-ntly, adds a "dopo fiend" 
r'haractrr. slightly r<^miHL<ccnt ot 
Lew K»lly. that saves tho show 
from total oblivion. 

Mnran. a raucous voiced soloist 
haji(ll« s hix linns well and r«"giatcrt 
\vi;}i a "yodcliiig' specialty in "The 
(r*ontiiiuid on page 28) 



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WILL HE FOl'SD ON PAOE 

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Friday, February 10, 1922 



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No. 12 



THE MOVIES' NEWEST SET-BACK 

•Movi**' newest 'set -back.' the Taylor killing at Loa Anselea," aald on© 
of the heads of a leading film producin«r organisation, "will be auch only 
to the thoughtlcsa In the Industry. The tragedy, whether It proves an 
evolution of local social relations at the West Coast or an issue of the 
present disregard for life among the predatory is in no sense to be con- 
sidered as an expression of conditions as they at present apply strictly 
to the film folk. 



INSIDE STUFF 



Nina Morris has sold her home at 
Baystde, I*. I., to non- professionals 
and will shortly sail tor Europe. 



MattKewa and Ayres have signed 
•iirht'-week Shubert \'audeville 
contract to oi>en next week. 



"The crime records of the past two decades, investigated by one of our 
research doputles for capture of truth in a scenario we are moulding, 
shows that the fllm family, but a quarter century young, has loss sen- 
sational crime in Its history than that of any other profetision per capita 
for the same period of time. This does not except the law, the police, 
the clergy, the arts, the business world or any of the specialized pursuits 
of mankind the world over. Names, dates and 8i>eciflcations of crime 
against the per.son and the 1^ for the t>eriod reviewed show that viola- 
tions of the statutes arraign not any pai'ticular group of workers or 
thinkers, but mankind In the mass. 



David E. Dow hc.s Vcon appointed 
resident manager of the Riviera. 
Brooklyn, sucroeding William Ap- 
plegate. 

Burton Ho!mes, the lecturer, sails 
for the Orient on the "Vancouver" 
March 23. He has been giving pub- 
lic lectures and travelogs for 31 
years. 

Ronne, N. Y., will be without 
raudevilie after Saturday. It is 
discontinuing because of bad busi- 
ness. Walter I'llmmer handled the 
bookings. 



''Passion of the sort that takes life or virtue Is democratic. Race alone 
emphasizca its boundaries, the Latins being quicker to blaxe unreasonably. 
Against the hue and cry uRuinst films and film people that the latest 
accident may evoke among tiio inconsiderate, the film people themselves 
must prevent a placid, contained and dignified front. Even though the 
Taylor episode prove a fllm occurrence pure and simple, !t will prove 
nothing. The church, state, socioty, according to our records, are repre- 
sentatively crreater law-breakers than the film family. To carelessly 
concede that film colonies are nests of iniquity merely because a careless 
judgment may so resolve because of the present Incident would be a 
disloyal and dishonest admission for film people to make. Whichever 
way the eventual findfngs issue in the Los Angeles affair, all workers In 
pictures In the studios, in the exchanges, in the co-relative branches, 
should Insist upon the preservation within themselves of the solidly based 
conviction that they are in a moral, self-respecting industry.** 



ON LEGIT 



A dramatic agent this week installed two profe.-^slonal fighters a« 
office assistants. In addition to their office duties the pugilists ac- 
company the agent when he visits hotels and restaurants. 

Though 111, Wilda Bennett remained In "The Music Box Revue** last 
week. Because of a throat affection doctors advised against singing but 
she played In several scenes. Including "Words Mean Nothing," the pic- 
ture travesty bit Katherlne Van Pelt sang Miss Bennett's numbers. 



§ 



Cleveland is to have a new dally, morning, toward the last of thla 
month. It will be "The Commercial,** with J. Wilson Roy Its dramatic 
editor. Mr. Roy has been with the dramatic department of "The Plain 
Dealer" in that city. 



Knowing it has been a tough season for Morris Oest, a "wise cracker" 
started kidding about "Chauve-Sourls." The word sourls sounds like the 
Yiddish term meaning trouble, and the query was whether Gest was bor- 
rowing •'more aouris" from abroad. Sourls is a French word, meaning 
bat, and pronounced soiree. The show Itself la an imported Russian 
novelty that figures to be a real money maker. 

Laurette Taylor in "The National Anthem" at the Henry Miller makes 
her first New York appearance In several seasons. It is said she dis- 
likes the road and because of that turned down several leads last year, 
ehe consented to play in the "Anthem- away from Broadway, but only In 
the big cities. Mi&s Taylor's refusal to tour Is given as the reason why 
she Is not the draw on the road she should be. 



An anniversary mass will be held 
Saturday morning, Feb. 11, for Mary 
Richfield Ryan (Ryan And Richfield) 
at the Church of the Holy Cross, 
Church and Roger.'; art rues. Brook- 
lyn, N. Y. 



Ray Owens, general manager for 
Charles 11. Miles, has issued a de- 
nial that the Detroit manager was 
about to dispose of his \'audeville 
interests and retiro from the theat- 
rical field. 



Frank Van Hoven has arranged 
with his English booking represen- 
tative to have his British dates 
postponed still further, to permit 
•him to play the remainder of the 
Orpheum Circuit. He will remain 
in America until the spring. 



Anna Frances Cone, secretary to 
Joseph M. Galtes, is to be married 
to Samuel Pollock, who Is reported 
to be a junior partner in the firm of 
J. P. Morgan & Co. 



••The Rainbow Girl," scheduled to 
play Norfolk Feb. 3 and 4, lost Ita 
property after leaving Charlottes- 
ville Thursday night. The car was 
coupled to the wrong train and car- 
ried in the opposite direction. 



"DRAMATIC MIRROR- AS A MONTHLY 

*'The Dramatic Mirror" published its first Issue Feb. 1 as a monthly 
magazine o£ the theatre. Perhaps the jnost interesting of the special 
articles in it was tliat written by Harrison Qrey Fiske, founder of the I 
weekly "Mirror" 42 years ago. Mr. Flske reviewed the life of the "Mirror" 
during his supervision of it. its ups and downs, its battles (lightly touch- 
ing upon its light with Klaw & Dtlanger), and noting at the close his belief 
the "Mirror' in its new field would uphold the dignity that attached to 
that paper in the past. 

The prssfint publisher of "The Mirror," H. A. Wyckoff, in an explinatory 
note of the change of publication from a weekly to a monthly, said that 
theatrical weeklies of present times which attempt to be current in news 
are outdistanced by the dallies, through the dailies giving a freer scope 
to their dramatic departnvents. Accordingly, Mr. Wyckoff summed up, 
a monthly theatrical magaslne, catering to the profession in its Informa- 
tion, as well as the public, and with the addition of special articles such 
as a weekly might not wish to carry or give space to. should prove more 
substantial reading to the profession. As a sample of an interesting 
special article the monthly "Mirror" had "Why I Stopped Criticism." by 
Heywood Broun, a very frank statement of the reason by Mr. Broun, 
sounding quite as logical as it undoubtedly was truthfuL 

'The Mirror" under Mr. Fiske was a dignified, well and gracefully 
written theatrical weekly, making Its greater appeal to those of the legit- 
imate. It maintained a leadership among theatrical weeklies for many 
years. As a literary output, it stood alone, as against the uncouth 
Varietys, Clippers and Billboards that contested its prestige from time to 
time, and perhaps all of the time. And yet "The Mirror," during its Fiske 
regime, maintained Its standard of excellence but seemingly could not 
oppose' the roughshod methods of such papers as this. It must have been 
disheartening to Mr. Fiske to know a property he had built up, estab- 
lished and maintained apainst the odds he mentioned In his article, 
should have declined before the advance of Inferior theatrical weeklies, 
that, without any pretension to literary finesse, or literature, or Enslish. 
or stylo, or even such knowledge as was possessed by tho "Mirror," should 
have progressed meanwhile, and much more so after "The MiiTJr" pas.sed 
out of Mr. Fiske's direction. 



The hold -out agencies handling seats for the Miulc Box got a wallop 
on the first couple nights the cuirent week. Monday night one of this 
type of gyp places near the theatre held out for a price on ita seats 
which they had dug out of the box oflllce. Result was that at nine o'clock 
they were still hanging on to what they had, and willing to peddle with- 
out any advance at all, with no takers at that hour. 



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The Shubcrts started last week to pay all of their theatre and 
office employes by check in place of currency. The change was made 
due to the recent activity of hold-up men. An arrangement has been 
entered into by the Shuberts with the 47th street police station for an 
officer to accompany the theatre treasurers when making the nightly 
deposits for their theatres. 



A coal dealer In a small New York State town reaching the age of 67 
and having accumulated 1 100,004), disposed of his business to build a 
theatre. The original estimate for the house placed the coat at $45,000. 
It was erected by day labor and when completed totaled 190.000. This 
season was the second for the house with the owner offTerlng' it for sale 
for $15,000, having decided he was not suited for the show business 
under the present conditions. 



Henry Coote, who closed with 
•Irene" In Boston Saturday, joins 
the company going to the coast in 
St. Louis Sunday. Coote was with 
the coast company last season and 
made tho western tour. 

Ed Rosenbaum, Jr., for the past 
few months acting as manager for 
the Century, Baltimore, has re- 
■Igned. He will remair In Balti- 
more for several weeks and devote 
himself to song writing. 



One of the brothers of a firm that Is one of the biggest clothing and ;! 
furnishing houses in the Broadway district Is said to be backing "Just 
Because," a musical show supposed to come forth with a chorus of society 
debutantes. The backer is reported to have said he would "go" for 
$100,000. No expense Is being spared In costuming the production. Tha 
odd part of It is that the management plum fell outside the regular 
managerial bunch. 



A road company of "Over the 
HiU** organized by E. J. Carpen- 
ter opens Feb. 14 In Ithaca, N. Y. 
The company will play a few dates 
In New York state prior to starting 
on a Canadian route. The company 
of "Over the Hill," headed by Corse 
Payton, has been routed through the 
South. 



Fannie Brice makes her debut as 
a "canned" vocalist on the Victor 
records, February release. Miss 
Brlce sings two soncrs she made fa- 
mous In tho ZioRfeld's "Follies." 
*'Mon Homme" (My Man) and "Sec- 
ond Hand Hoso." Al Herman Is an- 
other first-timer, on tho discs, i^Ing- 
Ing the "Dancing" song from the 
"Music Box Revue," with the re- 
verse side having another Herman 
song. 



What are or were the reasons we are not prepared to say. But the 
facts remain. There should be room for a dignified theatrical paper. 
May be the monthly "Mirror." It can't be Variety, and while Variety 
Is the very poorest of the lot, there Is none left much better. The 
students of the profession, and they are not alone outside the profession, 
"Bluebeard," "Gold Diggers" and "Demi-Virgin" to thfe contrary, must want 
to read of the theatre as they would like it to be, that Ideal the Shubcrts 
and the Erlangcrs say will never Incite a box office riot. They may not 
care about what "The Slush of Broadway" did last week, gruaa, nor care 
particularly about "Second Night Stupors." nor can they find solid reading 
in full page portraits in the "Theatre Magazine," with the portrait prob- 
ably paid for in advance and 35 cents charged once monthly to look at it. 
Nor are the students interested as to whether Equity or Fidelity feed the 
most people or whether Nora Bayes got $3,500 a week net or nothing at 
alL It's possible, however, they could enjoy a review of a dramatic per- 
formance that was Intelligently Indited by a reviewer who knew what he 
was writing about; one who could analyze a clean drama. If there Is 
ever another presented; a paper that could present a resume of the stage 
in a thoughtful manner, that would not put a scare head on an alimony 
allowance nor go into hysterics over a separation or divorce. "The Mir- 
ror" did all of that for many years and up to the time the clumsy sheets 
started If "The Mirror" succeeded without opposition of the sort It later 
encountered, why did it afterward fail, and if it did, what future Is there 
for any trade paper which tries to reflect the dignity of a great profession 
as did "The Mirror"? Those are questions and problems that must have 
confronted Mr. Fiske. He may have the answer.s. Variety Is open to 
him at all times to set them forth, if the desire Is there, and in Variety 
he may say whatsoever he will. 



Coincident with the efforts of the New York License Commissioner to 
close "The Demi-Virgin," the Times refused to accept the advertisement 
of the Eltinge theatre containing the name of the attraction. It crept 
into the advertising colums of the publication Wednesday Vnorning as 
part of the publicity for "Foolish Wives." handled by Will Page.. The 
press man sent in advertising copy reading: "Al M'oods. Am«»rira*a 
Unique Theatrical Genius and Producer of 'The Demi-Virgin," " etc. 



Earl Carroll's theatre at 50th street and Seventh avenue, believed to 1 
mark the end of the legitimate theatre building bee on Broadway, will 
open Feb. 20. The author-manajTor wrote the play which will be pr«»- 
sented but Is withholding the title. Several novelties will mark X\\9 
opening In addition to the title stunt. On the afternoon of the 20th tho 
name of the show will be placed In electric lights outnide the hoiine. 
The top for the premiere will be $5, regular scale $2.50 top. 



A Broadway producing manager Is hampered by judgment -credito:-ii, ■ 
Several have examined him In bankruptcy proceedings without m'.;ch 
avail, though lately one of the examinations revealed the manager v/aa > 
drawing a salary of $25 weekly from each of three shows he had on the 
road. The judgment was about $4,000. The court ordered that 10 per : 
cent, of his weekly salaries be applied to payment of the debt and the 
sheriff In now collecting each week from the manager $7.50 to apply upon 
the $4,000 indebtedness. 



Gilbert Miller affects a bland smile these days. The production of 
"The Czarina" with Doris Keane Is his first production since he assumed 
the general management of Charles Frohman, Inc., /or Famous IMayera 
and It has caught on at the Empire. In addition his two theatres in 
London are not In any need of his personal attfintinn for th«» moment. 
The Savoy Is sublet at a handsome weekly profit »nd Miller's produc- 
tion of "The Bat" at St. James's, In as.soclatlon with WaRtnhals St 
Kemper Is reported by cable to be a knockout. Frederick McKay is 
manager of the Doris Keane company at the Empire. 



A social session and dance of the 
B. P. O. E. No. 1. will be held in 
the clubhouse on West 43d street 
tomorrow (Saturday) night. The 
proceeds will be devoted to the re- 
lief of the families of the four New 
York city police ofTIoers recently 
slain In the performa ice of their 
duty. A vaudovillo porforma ce will 
be under tho man.iKcment of Fred- 
erick E. Goldsmith, pai-t exalted 
ruler of tho lodge, with a -onr-ort 
b" the No. 1 Hand ot 'M^ pieces and 
the T'olico Glee Club, nnmbering 80 
voices. The direction of the entire 
entertainmi nt will be in the hands 
of Deputy Police ConimJs.sioner Mrs. 
George W. Loft 



AMONG THE WOMEN 



By THE SKIRT 



A picture of strong appeal Is D. W. Giinith-s "Orphans of the Storm," 
now showing at the Apollo. The pro.luetion is stupendous, the audience 
showing its appre. i.itiun by the frequent bur.«ts of applause. Lillian and 
Dorothy Gish are the two orphans to their lin^-er tips. In then- little old- 
rishioned empire frocks no prettier picture could bo im;.;.:me(l. A fott 
In'fuU prosrtss f-howed m.iny goi^eoUs e;.^tinnes of an cnrly !>< : lod. 

"Pins and Needles" as produced at the J^hul.f rt by .VtTrt'rt do Courville 
has already I.een voted the worst nu'.sc:;l itckIik tion ever proc'.urod in 
New Yoik M ii<:e Gav vris tho or.e bri;.,ht .-pot, but one woman alone 
r-i not vhouMler a revue. The only ciher fiimiiiar names In the cast were 
niny I'iicer and Kdith Kelly Gould Harry Pllcer has remained away 
from America tco lonf,'. an.l while i:dith Kelly Gould in a pretty girl she 
is of little talent. Mir;.s G.-y a!-i.eaiod UrH in a white cloih dress made 
with a -hort eni)e and trimmed with jet but'on.T A .silver cloth evening 
pown draped the ficure clQ.sely. Amy Verity, with a pleasing voice, was 
in a simple pink chiffon frock Alice Pollard led a number in a silver 
dress with a blue sequin panel. The dressing of tho chorus was most 



The Treasurers' Club gave a "breakfast** at tho Hotel Commodore last 
Sunday starling about 2 a. m. The affair was a sort of greeting to 25 
new members recently elected, the membership limits having be<-n en- 
larged to meet the added theatres on Broadway. The celebration started 
as a sedate affair but nearly turned Into a riot when the famous "I'itts- 
burgh head waiter," Luke O'Connell, started working. Several diners 
became so "steamed up" at the "waiter" they wore restrained by force. 
One was locked in an ante-room, and even after tho low-down was sprunjf 

(Continued on i>age 13) 



ordinary. Mi.^s Gould did a dance In a grey fur and silver dress. She [ 
caused a little ripple in a costume representing a sun-beam with all colors ] 
of sequins stretched on a huge butterfly frame. 



Belle Baker easily held the Riverside audi'-nco Monday afternoon, and 
did Just what .«<he liked with Ihem. After nine songs they wanted more. 
Mi.'^s Ilaker's gown was of a white material, latticed over with brilliants, j 
A pink r so at tho corsage was the only color. 

I^Iarguerite De Vou (with Walter Newman) was in white, with a caps 
trimmed in green, Charlotte Irwin. In the same sketch, was a cheeky 
little typi»t in an exapi;erated short plaid skirt and white waist. Her 
stockings were rolled down, showing hare knees. 

Leila Melntyrc (with John Hyams) as charming as ever In her brown 
fl wered taffeta die.MS. Dorothy Blake (with Karl Ilfimpton) wore a 
stralKht black drcps. having a silver panel at front and back, while tha ij 
•skirt had a broad band of cr hired embroidery. Kmilie Fitzgerald (of 
T alne. Cagwln and Fitzuerald) appeared first In an old-faRbtoncd 
muslin dress. A French number was done In blaHt ^;itin lined In red. 
For a ballet dance a dainty dress was of l.Uie and green, with silver 
ribbons. ''^ 



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LEGITIM 




Friday, February 10, 1922 



LEGIT BOOKING COMBINATION 
HOLDS INTEREST OF PRODUCERS 



BIG INVESTMENTS GO 
INTO COAST HOUSES 



Some Sec General Good for AH Concerned — Inde- 
dcpcndents Somewhat Worried but Inactive — 
Watchful Waiting Their Policy 



f 



Phownirn in New Tork arnl out 
are evincing more intcro'^t o\or the 
working out of t.he If'gitimnte book- 
ing and p«K»liiig cmnbiTiation of the 
A. L. lOilans'i* iiitere^Jts and the 
, Shuberis that will become «'!To tive 
L next season, than any development 
In theatricals since Labor Day, \in- 
Jrcs it be over the business slump 
that datts f r< m tlien. That tie 
I combiiif has gone throM|.'h as de- 
tailed in Variety thtoe are no 
doubts'. The S'iaii'.iion is repiivtbd 
calmly. There are many v. ho be- 
lieve next ftra»'on will be norse 
than this. How the housp managers 
out of town h ( k upon tli combljie 
or liow thf-y will get f:om under, la- 
conjee ture. 

The general pood to ihe producer 
by doing away with opposed at- 
tractions on the road, is admitted. 
Men acquainted with the road and 
tho.«^e who have examined the dook- 
Ing angle.", Insist there is not room 
for two high class legitimate thea- 
tres in any of the week stands, cx- 
.ccpt the major cities wiiich take in 
New York, Chicago, Boston, Phila- 
delphia, Washington, t)otroit, Cleve- 
land and Baltimore. It is stated 
.that cities like Cincinnati. St. Louis. 
Louisville, St. Paul, MinncTpolis, 
New Orleans, San Francisco and 
Los Angeles caimot s'i}>port two 
houses pi; ying shows at $2. GO top. 

Houses in those .stands have lost 
money this seaon and would be 
eure to lose next sea.«:on, whereas 
a change of policy or even d:ni-.ness 
might work out at a comparative 
Bavlng. It is conceded that attrac- 
tions at %2 top might have a chance 
to keep two housf-5 running next 
season, but that with rail rate.s 
continuing at the pre^*ent high level 
along with theatre and show opera- 
tion costs, it is not possible to play 
at a lower admissio!! seale. 

The dis.solution of the one night 
•tand decline within the last three 
years, is one weather vane believed 
to have influenced the theatrical 
chieftains to gei together for their 
own protection. On»3 of the booking 
ofllces took care of no less than 
150 theatres In one niglU tt.ind.s. 
Not only arc the profits from ijuch 
bookings wiped out entirely, but the 
present week the amazingly j-mall 
number of nine attractions are play- 
ing that time. Last season was woe- 
ful *n the sticks. This year it is 
75 per cent, under last. Managers 
In the Fmall stands would like to 
handle attractjons. Many of them 
(Continued on page IT) 



NEW YEARLY REVUE, 
MUSIC BOX'S POLICY 



Preparing for Second Produc- 
tion in Sept. — Now 
Engaging 



The pluji to produce a new revue 
at the Music Pox each season will 
be followed, regardless of the 
smashing success of the first "Music 
Box Hevue." Indications from the 
busin\^s and the demand at this 
time are that the attraction will 
run a full year. The show opened 
Sept. 22 last, ard by that time next 
season a new offering will be ready. 

Several players for the next 
Music Box show have been en- 
gaged. One known to have signed 
up is Bobby Clark of Clark and Mc- 
CuUough, the contract calling for 
$1,000 weekly. The team will not 
separate, McCullough also being 
assigned ^ part. The players are 
out of burlesque, scoring with 
Bedini s "Peak-a-Boo," now being 
played in condensed form in Shu- 
bert vaudeville. 

Irving Berlin is at work on the 
new revue, and llassard Short will 
continue as the stage director. He 
ha.s tried out a number of effects 
f'.'r the next production. 



FRAZEE MUST ANSWER 



Loses Motion In D. V. Arthur's Suit 

Over "My Lady Friends" 

Profits 



SPECIAL MATS AT PARK 

Well-Kncwn Players to Play Four 
Times a Week in New Comedies 



Specl.^1 matiiire pnri'ormances will 
be given at the Park, New York, 
commencing Monday, r'ebruary -0, 
for four aff»'rnoons e.-ch week for 
three wcrks by "The Friends of 
Comedy,'* a r.rw producing orKani- 
zation under the direction of Kent 
Thnrber and Martia Leonard, the 
latter director of the Brook.sidc 
Open-Air theatie, Mt. Kisco, N. Y. 
New plays will be given each week. 
hTlity will includo "Don Juan in 

[adc«<' and 'Tho Treason and 

)cath of Benrdict Arnold," com- 
prising the l)r>.t lill. with 'The 
Craft of tlie Tortoise" the second, 
.and "A Sunday Well Sp^ut' for the 
final week. 

The comnmy '-•f]]inp; .Mjb.seriptlon 
tickets for tho tlireo bills will in- 
clude In its r'ast Mary Poland. Airs. 
Thomas Wiflen, Mario Shotwell, 
Grace Filkins, John Wall.-i-. Lang- 
don Gillctt, Gu'.tave Strylver and 
Douglas Bright. 



The Appellate Division Saturday 
upheld the Supreme Court's findings 
that Daniel V. Arthur had a cause 
for action in an accounting claim 
ag.anst Harry H. Frazoo, producer 
of the late Clifton Crawford's star- 
ring vehicle. "My Lady Friends." 
Arthur is suing through O'Brien, 
Malevinsky & DrLscoU for a 25 per 
cent, interest in the profits of the 
play on the contention he origin illy 
held a contract for that percentage 
in tho show when it was under a 
different title. Frazee had allowed 
hir, option in the piece to lap«c, and 
then made new ojntracts with the 
writers, Frank Mandel, Emil Nyitray 
and Otto Harhach, ?ntirely omitting 
-'.rthur from the deal. 

On this theory, Frazee demurred 
to the complaint on the contention 
there was no cause for action, but 
lost out on the demurrer. On his 
nppeal thv. Appellate Division again 
decided against him, and Frazee 
must now file a formal answer to the 
complaint. 



Two of Three Reported Los 
Angeles Enterprises De- 
signed for Legit 

Los Angeles, Feb, S. 

Building plans for tho week just 

ended pave the way for a trio of 

new theatres for Los Angeles. This 

city at present has more motion 

picture houses than any community 

on the Pacific Coast. However, 
there are but two legitimate houses, 
the Mason and tho Philharmonic 
Auditorium, with the Mason get- 
ting most of the road shows and 
the Auditorium the concert and 
opera compauie."?. The Oliver Mo- 
rosco and the Majestic are playing 
stock. Pantages has a musical 
comedy revue in the old Broadway 
house, while the new Pantages on 
Seventh and Hill Is bousing the 
Pantages road shows. 

Reports connect Oliver Morosco 
with a project at Seventh and 
Hope streets. Mr. Morosco is said 
to be negotiating for the transfer 
of the plot from the L W. Hellman 
estate. Not less than 11,000,000 is 
Involved, It is reported. 

A second theatre is to be erected 
by Joseph E. Howard, Orpheuni 
headliner, Mose Cohen and another 
Los Angeles man. Its location will 
probably be on Hill street between 
Seventh and Eighth. It will be 
known as the "Music Box," accord- 
ing to Howard, will seat 1,100, and 
will use plays produced by the 
owners. 

The Forum theatre, which will 
house pictures exclusively, is to be 
built on Pico street, between 12th 
avenue and Norton street, at a cast 
of $900,000. Dr. H. B. Breckwedel, 
owner of the Symphony, is to build 
this house, which will be uptown in 
the residential district. Its seating 
capacity will be 2,000. 

Meanwhile Grauman's Metropoli- 
tan theatre is nearing completion in 
the downtown district, and will 
probably open June 1. The build- 
ing, an office structure, is being 
erected at a cost said to be $3,000,- 
000. The theatre will be .he largest 
on the Pacific Coast, with a seating 
capacity of 4,400. Work was start- 
ed on it 15 months ago, although 
the greatest headway has been made 
since November. 

Grauman's Hollywood tlicatre In 
Hollywood is also expected to be 
ready by June. This house will 
seat 2.200 and will be finished in 
thorough Egyptian style. A court 
will occupy the entrance, with doors 
and the box office fifty feet back 
from the sidewalk. 



NEW DOLLAR TOP CIRCUr 
GETS UNDER WAY THIS WEEK 



Meetings Held — IS Charter Members Subscribe 
$5,000 Each — Circuit Starts Next Season — Dra« 
matic Mostly — All Non-Equity 



IRISH PLAYERS JUMP; 
BOSTON TO AUSTRAUA 



Movement Wrought by Cable 
— Company Not Expen- 
sive to Play 

Hugh "U'ard has arranged by 
cable with Charles Dillingham to 
take the Irish Players, now appear- 
ing in "The White Headed Boy," to 
Australia about March 15. 

Tho company will Jump from 
Boston to San Francisco and sail 
from there — probably the longest 
movement of any theatrical organi- 
zation known. It recalls the laitj 
Nat Goodwin'^ visit to the Antip- 
odes and the comment on the prev- 
alent impression that the world 
was three-fourths water. Goodwin 
said it wasn't true — there was no 
land at all. 

"The White Headed Boy" has 
scored wherever it has played in 
America, but never played any big 
money. The expenses, however, are 
so small it has consistently made 
a little profit, averaging about $500 
to the good weekly. Even at the 
Miller, New York, when the re- 
ceipts fell to $5,000, it got out whole, 
though it had several weeks at 
$7,000. 



'^ET 'ER 60;MN CHICAGO 

Morosco Sells Musical Show Char- 
lotte Greenwood Walked Out of 



WAYBURN UP FOU ALIMONY 

Ned Wayburn must show cause 
this (Friday) morning before Jus- 
tice Bijur in tho New York Supreme 
Court, why he should not bo pun- 
ished for contempt of court because 
of his alleged accrued alimony pay- 
ments totalling $1,350 duo his wife, 
Helen D. Wayburn, under a divorce 
decree tf August 25, 1916. 

Mrs. Wayburn wa<? to r«'ef>;vo $75 
weekly alinKniy and all«>g«^s h*»r 
husband U several months in ar- 
rears. 



SEQUEL TOPLANT AFFAIR 

Chorus Girl', Mother Charges Girl 
with Alienating Husband 



COHAN'S PRODUCTIONS 
WILL KEEP HIM BUSY 



One for Daughter— Another Is 

**Nellie Kelly"— 2 O'Brien 

Girls 



Seattle Feb. 8. 

Did the solf-sacritice of Mrs. 
Julia J»'.>^mer, mother of Ilf leue J*^s- 
mer, famous Gie< nwich Follies 
dan.rr, lop.e h* r the affections of 
her husband? Tlii.s is the quc-tion 
that will be answered when her 
i-'uit against Miss Belle 13dge, of 
.S<'attle, for $10,000 damages is heard 
in superior court h^'re. 

Mrs. Jf'smer went 'o New York 
more than a year ago to nur.-e her 
daiicrhter and to advise the girl in 
her suit for |2"i,000 against Phillip 
Plant, in who.so car .she was ridii'g 
when it plunged off tho Is'ow Haven 
road. Whrn v-ho arrivfd homo Mrs. 
J'smer all'gfs she found that h»'r 
hiisltand's love had ben stolen by 
Mi.'s I'2<lj,'e. 



Though tho number of his pro- 
ducti.jiis this season will not b« 
j birgf\ (;«orge M, Cohan has mapped 
out a strenuous schedule for him- 
self. Ho is completing a comedy 
fur his daughter Georgette Cohan 
(Mrs. Souther) called "Madelaine of 
the Movies," which will open at At- 
lantic City Feb. 27, and then suc- 
ceed Elhie Janis and "Ilor Gang" nt 
the Gai<ty, New Vork. Immediately 
after ho will start production on 
"Littlo Nellie Kelly." due for an 
early summer start at tho Trcmout, 
Boston. 

Book, lyrics and score of "Nellie 
Kelly" will bo written by Cohan, it 
being tlio tlrst time lie has und» r- 
takeji tho playwrighting cf a musi- 
cal shr.w in total since his last 
Cohan s r'^^vuo. There will be two 
"The O'Brien Girls' on tour, th<^ 
original company leaving tho Lib- 
erty after another wetk, and the 
number two .show opening Feb. L'7. 



HER JEWELS PAWNED 

Los Angr-hs. 1-Vb. 8. 
I«^ablo de Man<lil, dan<»'r now 
appearing in "Tho L st Waltz" at 
Chicago, was granted a divorce 
from Dr. Carlos de Mandil, orches- 
tra leader of tho Mission theatre, 
Los J ngeles. Mrs, de Mandil's nl- 
leg'ltion^ inchuled a charge that her 
huMliand pawned $45,000 worth of 
Jewelry belonging to her. 



"Let 'Er Go Letty," the musical 
show which Charlotte Greenwood 
f cpped out of, has been turned over 
to Leslie Morosco and thj author, 
George W. Stoddard, who will joint- 
ly present the show at the La Salle, 
Chicago, Feb. 26. Oliver Morosco 
produced tho show which played 
five weeks In New Engluml terri- 
tory. Miss Greenwood j will 
u.ipear In "Letty Pepper," a musical 
version of "Maggie I'eppor," whirh 
c orge . llobart is re- vamping. 

The Morosco-Stpddard presenta- 
tion will be called "W 'r Your 
Girl," with a sub-title t "Hoosier 
Girl," descriptive of the lead -ole. 
Kelen Shi man will play the ^ad. 
Others are Eddie GarvIe, Jimmy 
Rosen, Leonora Navasio, Eunice 
Burnham, Dan Ileaty, .^. J . «'r- 
bert, Clarence Derant. 

Miss GieviiWoiMl is said to havo 
been dissatisfied with "Let 'Er Go 
Lelty" <n\.n b?fore tb' t-how op» .k<1. 
It is claini'^d that, thoi the book 
called for tho lead to ai-i : ir in 
gingham or house frocks, she in- 
sisted on dressing ^up the part. Sev- 
eral critics In the* towns the show 
played called attentio . 

I rity In the role and tho dressing. 
Miss Green, ood served notice on 
tho ma nn clement several weeks ago 
whon the show played . . a idonco 
.«he would not continue, whereupon 
"Letty Pepper" was .set for produc- 
t: -n. Later it is claim< * she re- 
gretted having tos.sed the Stoddard 
show aside. 

Though temperament may have 

II Ml In the matter, i* also re- 
ported Miss Gret'Tuvood might have 
been influenced by a vaudeville of- 
fer calling 20 oek . it $2,500, 
-aid to have come f . iho Keith 
oll'ice. 



The hew "Dollar Top Circuit,"* 
which several members of th« 
Tourlnp Managers' Association ar« 
sponsoring, is to be formally incor- 
porated this week. The promoters 
of the new circuit, which Include 
Gus Hill, E. J. Carpenter, Loeffler 
& Dratton, George Gatts, O. O. We© 
and Arthur Alston, held a meeting 
Tuesday. It wa^ agreed that 16 of 
the charter members would each 
put up $5,000, making a w6rkingf 
capital of $75,uOC. This capitaliza- 
tion will be Increased. 

A meeting was scheduled for 
Thursday, at 'which the different 
managers interested will submit % 
list of shows to play the circuit. 
Present plans call for musical com* 
edy and dramatic shows, with tha 
dramatics making up about three- 
quarters of the list of 35 proposed 
attractions. 

The new circvit has no connec- 
tion with the Touring ManagersT 
.f.s.soclatlon other than most of tha 
promoters belong to that organiza- 
tion. Road show producers not be- 
Icnglng to th" T. M. A. may be In- 
terested. 

The new circuit will be conducted 
as a non-Equity proposition, giving 
nine shows weekly. Plans are un- 
der way to line up theatres that 
will em' .ace a circuit extending aa 
far south as New Orleans and as 
far west as Denver. Tho chain will 
be along the lines of the old Stair 
& Havlln circuit, and will be a 
close corporation, with no stock for 
sale to outsiders. 

The road show managers* Dollar 
Top circuit will have no afllliations 
with any other dollar top circuit. 
It is planned to have the circuit la ' 
operation by next season. 



SHUBERTS WIN OLD CASE 



Recover Costs Against Owner of 
WiikeS'Barre House 



SHUBERTS' MUSICAL PIECES 

-The Shiiberts hav. "Little Mis.s 
Raffl's' in produi'tion, with J. ('. 
Huffinan staging and iMax Stheck 
arrajiging tho dances. In tho cast 
will be Fiances White, Taylor 
IIolrn*s and Charh'S D. Aldrich. The 
book Is by Guy Pnlton, yhlle the 
score Is tiio work of Mons. Verchi. 

Another musical produ-^tlon tho 
Shubvrts are to place in rehearf.il 
.-hortly Is er.'itled "l-itt!e Miss- 
Puck." 



LEW HELDS' SUMMER SEOW 

Lew Field.s will pr«'duce a pre- 
tentious summer show in Chicago, 
to bo known as the "Chli-ago Fol- 
lies." Pecause of the comidian's 
following in tho Windy City, this 
fwitcMin;; of the metropolitan loca- 
tion from New York to Cln'rago wa.s 
r^-sortod to. 

Herbert Fii-UU", the producer- 
romedi.in's son, and .\kx Gerbrr 
are collab<jrating on the writiiii^ of 
the f-)iow. 



A prolonged court action pend<« 
Ing in the New YorK City Court 
the past six years in which tha 
Shubert Theatrical Co. was sued by 
Rozelle Galland, the principal 
owner and lessee of the Wilkes- 
Barre, Pa., Grand O. H. for back 
rent, finally came to a conclusion 
this week by a Judgment for court 
costs totaling $1,823 In the Shu- 
berts* favor. The Shuberts had tha 
house under a ten years* rental Troitli 
1909 at $6,600 a year plus a $5,000 
bonus to Mrs. Galland for sub- 
letting to them. When the Shuberts 
turned the opera house back to her 
In 1916 she sued for two monih^ 
accrued rent, the Shuberts' coun- 
tersulng that the State authorities 
had shut down tho house because of 
a sagging balcony as being unsafa 
and because of tho owner's fallura 
to properly repair It, they had been 
deprived of profits. 

Robert L. Luce, who was ap- 
pointed referee by Judge Callahan, 
decided that the Shuberts recover 
$290 they had spent for advertising 
a new attraction into the housa 
when the closing order from tha 
State officials came, plus $1,523 legal 
cos is. 



"DARDANELLA'S" 8TH 

Fisher Starts Suit Against Dilling< 
Ham for $25,000 Damages 



COHAN REVrvn^G TWO 

rJeorgo M. Cohan is rroruitijig 
casts for revivals or * Tho Tavern" 
and "The Meanest ;^Tan in iho 
World." 



Frod Fisher. Inc.. is suing Charles 
Dillingham, E. p. Harms, Ihc, 
Jerome Kern, Anne Caldwell »tnd 
I'd ward Royce In tho Federal Dis- 
trict Court, alleging "Ka-Lu-A," 
from tho defendants' production, 
"<Jood .Morning, Dearie," infringes 
on the plaintiffs "Dardanella" in 
rhythm and arrangement. Fisher 
cstimat«s Its damages at $25,000, 
stating the defendant has profited 
over $100,0^0. It asks lor an In- 
jtmcllon and accounting. 

Korn and Miss Caldwell are Im- 
|>llrat('d as eomjioser and author of 
tho show, Ilauns as ih.^ publi.sher 
and Dillingham and Royce as the 
producers. 

This Htiit is the eighth angle of a 
seriefl of law suits in w hieh "Dar- 
danella," tho b'gfjest m«'chan:cal 
hit of iwr seasons ago. has li>.'ur©vl 
in one way oi unoLhcr. 



i Friday, February 10. 1922 



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FAY CALLED TO PAY 
BY MUSICIANS' LOCAL 

» 

Demand Director Jerome Re- 
ceive $250— Balance Due 
from Summer 



Frank Fay's "Fables" which open- 
ed Monday at the Park, came near 
coingr muslcianless as far as mem- 
bers of the American Federation of 
Musicians were concerned, follow- 
ing a demand by Local 802 of the 
X. F. of M. that Fay pay to his 
former musical director, Jerome, 
$250, which represented a balance 
claimed to be owed the latter since 
the time "Fay'- Fables" rehearsed 
last summer, but did not open. 
Jerome was receiving $75 weekly, 
half salary of $150 for services as 
musical director while rehearsing. 
The bill for seven weeks' rehea.-sals 
at $75 weekly was $525. Fiy paid 
Jerome $275, leaving a balance of 
$260. The Local 802 ultimatum de- 
livered to Fay Monday afternoon 
stated the 802 musicians would not 
play unless the balance was paid 
before ringing up. 

A conference followed between 
Fay and representatives of Local 
802. It was Anally agreed to allow 
the show to proceed, Local 802 of- 
fering as a counter proposition to 
the effect Fay pay $50 a week to 
wipe out the $250 owed to Jerome, 
until the sum was paid, with the 
first Installment due Saturday (to- 
morrow). Up to Wednesday Fay 
had not agreed to the installment 
plan, Informing the union he could 
not pay the old debt because of 
having gone through bankruptcy 
and consequently could not favor 
one creditor over another. As mat- 
ters stood Wednesday, it seemed 

fl^probable from the attitude of Local 
802 that the first Installment of the 
$250, Jerome's balance would have 
to be paid by Saturday or Local 

, 802 musicians might be withdrawn 
after this week, with a condition 
created that would be in effect a 
strike. 

Fay's "Fables" in playing urvJer 
Harry Corfs management, at the 
Park. 



JANUARY'S SPURT ONLY RASH," 
PLENH OF B' WAY HOUSES AVAILABLE 



Feb's Dullness Blamed on Several Possible Causes — 
23 Out of 51 Legit Attractions in Cut-Rates— 
10 Are New Plays 



Optimism that the legitimate sea- 
son would pull Itself out of the 
slump pit began ebbing this week, 
so far as Broadway -is concerned. 
It Is now plain the upward shoot in 
business during January was a 
"flash in the pan." Any number of 
houses on iiroadway .are available 
for bookings. Any attraction hav- 
ing the ear-marks of chance will be 
assigned a berth. 

The bolstering of production 
activity is not fast enough to catch 
up with theatres ready for fresh 
attractions, and will not deliver the 
new shows quickly enough td keep 
the list entirely lighted. Theatre 
ticket agency men say the going is 
as dull as at any corresponding 
time In years. 

A plainer sign Is made by the 
number of shows In the cut rates. 
Tuesday showed the cut rate list to 
total 23 attractions, larger by three 
than at any time since the opening 
of the season, and is nearly 45 per 
cent, of the entire list (there are 
51 attractions in all). The cut rates 



TINS AND NEEDLES" 
DOING BUSINESS 



were in such profusion shoppera 
were perplexed in making a choice. 
Usually the cut rate office ia a 
marvel in speed selling. 

No less than 10 new attractions 
are In cut rates. Three are termed 
"highbrow" pieces — "The Deluge," 
at the Plymouth; "Ghosts" (Ibsen), 
revived at the Punch and Judy 
Monday, and "The Pigeon," also a 
revival, at the Greenwich Village, 
last week. -The new productions In 
"cuts" are "Pins and Needles" and 
"The Voice from the Minaret," both 
English Importations; Elsie Janls 
and "Her Gang"; "The Blushing 
Bride," a Monday premiere; "The 
Nest," a last week's opening highly 
spoken of by the critics; "The Cat 
and the Canary," which opened 
Tuesday, also had some balcony 
seats at reduced rates, but the 
show is a thriller that ia touted 
having a fine chance. This week 
found ."A Bin of Divorcement" in 
the cut rates for the first time. 

Showmen qualified the failure of 
(Continued on page 24) 



First Pour Days of Show $12,- 

000— Edith Kelly Gould 

Credited with Draw 



CO-OPERATIVE CIRCLES 
WATCHING O'NEIL PLAYS 



\ 



$35 FOR NIGHT 

Equity's Employmeat Agent Pre 
tents Offer to Leading Men 



BARITONE, FILM HEED 

The Michael Bohnen who re- 
cently signed a contract to sing 
leading baritone roles at the Met- 
ropolitan, New York,, will be the 
hero In a series of U. F. A. film 
productions made In Germany, and 
whteh will be released by Para- 
mount. He opens with the Metro- 
politan company next month. 

Bohnen Is a Russian by birth and 
has aunir in several of the leading 
capitals of Europe. 



The employment department of 
the Equity Issued a call Wednesday 
to several leading men to report at 
the office immediately to consult 
with a manager in regard to an en- 
gagement. Upon reaching the 
office the actors were informed the 
engagement to be offered them was 
for one performance only with an 
amateur theatrical company out of 
town Saturday nlglit, the remunera- 
tion for which would be $35. 

The engagement necessitated the 
actor getting up in the l-adlng part 
of a former Broadway play In three 
days. 

Absent Once in 21 Years 

New O-.-ana, Feb. 8. 
Nick Smith, treasurer of the Tu- 
lane. missed his first day In 21 
years, owing to the death of a sis- 
ter. 



NIXON. PinSBURGH, HOLDING 
VAUDEVILLE NEXT SEASON 



Shubert-Erlanger Arrangement Permits Shift — Legit 
Moving from Nixon to Pitt— Shubert Vaudeville 
Shortly Discontinuing at Duquesne 



Pittsburgh, Feb. S. 
It has been decLled that Shubert 
▼audeville next season will play at 
the Nixon, now an Erlangcr-booked 

theatre for loglt attractions. The 
pooling and booking agreement 
reached between the Shuberts and 
Erlanger permits of it. 

The combined legit attractions 
that would have been booked at the 
Nixon next season ^lll be shitted 
into the Pitt instead. 

At present Shubert vaudeville Is 
at the DuQuesne, but it is likely the 
Shuberts will shortly call It a sea- 
son here and discontinue. They 
have not been satisfied wit!, the ca- 
pacity of that house since moving 
vaudeville Into it. The town has 
heen In a bad way theatrically tl:i.s 
season, which may be another rea- 
son for the Sluiberts to wind up the 
local vaudeville pori( d after another 
Week or so, making ovor il weeks 
'Shubert \ui:dtville has played hero 
&o far. 

Pittsbiirgli was ot^o of tlio ritios 
ITiMlioted for a chat^go n tV.oairc 
'••"or tlie Shu bolts' variety bills when 
the pooling arranqonuMit bolwoon 
trie 'wo legitimate .syndicates was 
J "bt reporled. „i_^:_ 



ROYCE LEASES FETON 
FOR MUSICAL SHOWS 



CHAOS IN PENNA. ROW 
OVER STAGE CHOJ)REN 



Industrial Board May Throw 

Wrangle Into Courts — Mrs. 

Fiske Testifies 



Harrlsburg, Pa. Feb. 8. 
Mrs. Minnie Maddern Fiske, who 
appeared here Feb. 1-2 in "Wake 
Up, Jonathan!" was interviewed by 
Clifford B. Connelley, Commissioner 
of Labor and Industry, relative to 
the attitude toward the employment 
of cl^ildren on the stage. She is ac- 
comi)anled by four children who 
play Important roles In her comedy 
and their agea ran from 9 to 14 
years. 

For the better part of a year the 
State Industrial Board, a branch 
of the Department of Labor and In- 
dustry, has been grappling with the 
question of child actors on the stage. 
The Pennsylvania child labor act 
prohibits children from working, ex- 
cept under certain conditions, when 
permits must be Issued. The board 

(Continued on page 17) 



Notwithstanding the universal 
pan given the Albert de TJorvlUe 
English production of "Pins and 
Needles" when It opened at the 
Shubert, New York, Wednesday 
night, last week, tha^ show since 
starting has been doing bublness. 

The four days it had of playing 
last week resulted In a gross of 
$12,800 at the box office. Monday, 
this week, was an average gross 
for that evening; Tuesday night the 
show did $1,500. 

The draw is credited to Edith 
Kelly-Gould. Miss .Kelly was In 
musical comedy on Broadway be- 
fore her marriage to a member of 
the Gould family. She had not 
appeared upon the American stage 
since before her marriage, up to 
the current production she Is starrea 
In. Harry Pilcer, of the same cast, 
is also thought to have brought 
patrons to the Shubert through his 
continuous notoriety for several 
years, here and abroad; more so 
on the other side, in Paris. For 
many seasons Pilcer was the danc- 
ing partner of the late Gaby Des- 
lys. Following her death, it was 
reported 'over here he had been 
taken up by Parisian society, giv- 
ing the matrons dancing lessons at 
fabulous fees. 



"Hairy Ape" and "The First 

Man" Going on — Company 

Participating 

Co-operative show circles down- 
town are agog with interest over the 
forthcoming production of two new 
Eugene O'Nell plays. The author 
Is to put "The Hairy Ape" on at 
the Provlncetown Playhouse, It be- 
ing his first production try on hU 
own. The company will participate " 
In any profits as In similar produc- 
tions there. A Broadway manager 
la reported interested in the "Ape" 
play, which may be brought uptown 
later. It is in eight scenes, some- 
what designed along the lines of 
O'Nell'a "Emperor Jones." 

"The First Man." which will be 
put on at the Neighborhood Play- 
house In two weeks by Augustus 
Duncan, Is an O'Nell play described 
as his most venturesome theme 
Idea. Its central charactere are 
a man and wife who, sorrowing over 
the loss of two children, swear to 
have no more. But motherhood 
again comes to the wife and she 
dies In childbirth in a room off- 
stage. 

"S. S. Tenacity," a Duncan offer- 
ing, moves to the Neighborhood 
Playhouse from the Belmont Mon- 
day, to remain two weeks, while 
"The First Man" ia rehei.rslng. The 
Belmont will get "Montmarte" next 
week, also a co-operative produc- 
tion, being the first offering of the 
new Players' Assembly. The cast 
will hold nearly 50 persons, despite 
the Belmont's limited capacity. 



BOBDOHI SHOW AT LYCEUV 

The Irene Bordonl new show, 
"The French DoU" is to open at 
Lyceum, New York, Feb. 20, re- 
placing "The Grand Duke." 



NEW YORK GOVERNOR HAS NOT 
. CONSIDERED STAGE CENSOR 



Makes It Appear in Interview He Has 'No Intention o| 
Regulating Drama — Says We Have Enough Cen- 
sorship — Can Be Better Adjusted in Other Ways 



CARTOON PLAY OUT; 
NO ONE KNEW HOW 



Stage Director Turns Produc- 
ing Manager— Possession 
Aug. 1, 1922 

Edward Royce will step upward 
as a stage director ne.\t season 
when he becomes a manager of his 
own. He will take over the Fulton, 
New York, under a lease from A. L. 
Erlanger. The Fulton, originally 
under lea.se to H. B. Harris, was 
sub-leased to )liver llailey, who 
has had possession for several 
years. Recently the Gaiety and 
Fulton properties were purchased 
by Erlanger, who takes possosbion 
u. the end of the season. 

Koyce plans to esti^.blish the Ful- 
ton as a home of intimate musical 
comedy. His first will be a niusi<-.'il 
version of "The Marriage of Jvitty," 
by Fred 1 >e (Irasac and \iclor. Her- 
bert. He will take possession Aug. 
1. I'rior to his coming to New 
York, r»oyee staged productions at 
Lilly's and the Galely. London. 



Disclaimers Entered on "Kat- 

zenjammer Kids" — Booking. 

investigation Begun 



Demand has been made by the 
owners of the "Katzenjammer Kids" 
cartoons on Sanger & Jordan for 
payment of royalties on a number of 
performances played by a company 
this fall through Pennsylvania and 
Ohio. The dramatic agents* reply is 
that the rights were sublet to George 
Gatts, who did not account to them 
for any such tour and did in pay 
them. Gatts denies that he had a 
company out this year. Gatts took 
over the original ' contract, giving 
tJ -' title and book to Gus Hill. Hill 
also says he has had no such com- 
pany out this Kcason, 

Investigators were sent on the 
road by the attorneys for the car- 
toon syndicate. They found evidence 
of many stands played between La- 
bor Day and Christmas. The attor- 
neys, Eppstein & Axman, dt Jllne to 
make public the Information they 
have obtained regarding who signed 
the contracts for these engagements. 
The route was not booked b^ any of 
the recognized combinations and 
was apparently wildcatted. The title 
was used and some of the script, but 
no chorus. 

Th controvers;v will probably be 
laid before the U. S. District Attor- 
ney on a copyright piracy a^ejation. 



• Albany, Feb. 8. 
Owing to the court difficulties in 
which A. H. Woods' "The Deml- 
Vlrgln," now playing at the Eltlnge 
theatre, New York, and in which 
Hazel Dawn, former film star, is 
starred, became involved, a report 
was in circulation here last week to 
the effect that Governor Miller was 
being "sounded out" by the "reform 
lobby" relative to a proposal for cen- 
soring stage productions similar 
to films. The Chief Executive, how- 
ever, blasted the report at his dally 
conference with the newspaper men 
on Saturday when he declared that 
to date he has entertained no plan 
for stage censorship. 

The verbatim Interview with the 
Governor on the subject follows: 

The Presa— Governor have you 
over considered the question of 
stage censorship similar to the movie 
censorship? 

The Governor — No. 

The Press — There has been some 
agitation f'^r it and I was wondering 
what you thought of It. 

The Governor — Oh, I haven't con- 
sidered It. My attention has just 
been called to the fact that I have 
got some communication In refer- 
ence to the matter, but I have not 
considered It. 

The Press — Do you think that we 
have got enough censorship? 

The Governor — That Is what I 
was about to say, but I haven't con- 
sidered this particular thing. Of 
course, the effect of the movie to 
my mind (things are 'comparative, 
you know) was so far-reaching In 
its Influence that I thought some 
regulation, not censorship, of It was 
required. Personall:', I have never 
believed In censorship per se. I 
think tilings can be better adjusted 
In other ways. Sometimes the very 
evils tend to regulate themselves, 
but this particular subject I have 
not considered. , 

The Press — A great many of the 
movies, CJovornor', that I see start 
with the announcement of "licensed 
without Inspection." Apparently a 



great muny pictures are permitted 
to show without any inspection. 

The Governor — That is wliat the 
law provided, that the pictures on 
exhibition when the law took effect 
should be licensed without Inspec- 
tion. You see it wasn't possible to 
inspect them. In order not to dis- 
rupt the business the law ^r ded 
for Issuing licenses. 

The Press — That Is a good way to 
tell an old picture ''w, Isn't It? 

The Governor — Yes, any picture 
that you see without a license has 
been on .exhibition prior to August 
1, last 



PHILADELPHIA CITIZENS 
AGAINST CENSORING 



Contemporary Club's Meeting 

Will Voice Opposition 

Against Censors 



Phlladelph'.a. Feb. 8. 

The Contemporary Club, an or- 
ganization of leading citizens Inter- 
ested In all civic matters and often 
anticipating municipal and legisla- 
tive activity* will hold a meeting 
here Monday with the express pur- 
pose of voicing opposition to a cen- 
sorship of the drama. An Invita- 
tion has been extended the New 
York producers to send \ repre- 
sentative to address the meeting. 

Leading members of the club say 
that the affair will likely act as a 
d( Lerrent towards proposed legis- 
lation aimed to create a play cen- 
sor for Philadelphia and possibly 
for other cities within the State. 
Agll itlon for a censorship has fol- 
l(nved that in the metropolis, but t' 3 
matter is taken more seriously here 
than I Ne.v York. It Is believed 
that If powerful pposition t the 
movement Is accomplished here and 
tliC censorsh.. plan dropi ed, it will 

I as a lead for other localities. 



14 



LEGITIMATE 



Friday* February 10, 1922 



SHOWS IN N. Y. AND COMMENT 



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Figures estimated and comment point to some attractions being 
successful, while the same gross accredited to others might suggest 
mediocrity or loss. The variance is explained in the difference in 
house capacities* with the varying overhead. Also the size of show 
casti with consequent difference in necessary gross for a profit. 
Variance in business necessary for musical attraction as against 
dramatic attractions is also to be considered. 

These matters are included and considered when comment below 
points toward success or failure. 



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•Annia Christie," Vanderbllt (15lh 
week). Continuing to profitable 
weekly busino.ss. GrosH not ex- 
ceptional; around $8,500 last \vc<'k. 
little off from normal Boin>,'. but 
satisfactory because of moderate 
operating cost. 

"Bill of Divorcement," Times Square 
(18th week). Around flU.OOO or 
little more. That liRure probably 
means profit for attraction and 
«light margin for house. Has high 
stop limit lurangement and may 
take another house before long or 
tour. Plenty tickets in cut rates 
early this week. 

''Blossom Time," Ambasftador (20th 
week). Operetta success a bit off 
last week, with $17,000 or over. 
Weakness mostly early part of 
week. 

"Blue Kitten," Selwyn (5th week). 
Going strongly, with lower floor 
easily selling out. Balcony off, as 
true of other big money-getters. 
Last week's gross $19,700. 

"Bombo," Jolson (19th week). In- 
terest In show circles is length of 
run which will be attained by the 
Jolson production. Star has put 
house among winners and should 
keep 'Bombo" going until after 
Easter. Sunday night concerts 
important factor. 

"Bull Dog Drummond," Knicker- 
bocker (7th week). This imported 
melodrama belongs to English 
successes of season. Its steady 
climb to pushed takings to claimed 
$16,000 gross, with balcony cut- 
rate aid. Week previous takings 
were several hundred less. Is 
melodramatic freak. 

"Captain Applejack," Cort (7th 
week). Comedy dramatic success 
getting great carriage trade, with 
big money drawn from premiere. 
Nearly $16,000 weekly. Is next to 
"Kikr on dramatic list. 

"Cat and Canary," National (Ist 
week). Second offering by Kil- 
bourn Gordon. Opened Tuesday 
night. House dark for month. 
Fifth attraction since opening last 
fall. 

"Chocolate Soldier," Century (10th 
week). More was expected of this 
revival than other.«j of late fall. 
It has topped that group in gross, 
- but Is not profit-maker. Two for 
one tickets and cut rates popular. 
Will not tour, most of cast now 
rehearsing for "Rose of Stam- 
boul," which succeeds. 

•Chauve-Souria," 49th Street (2d 
week). Russian spcclaUy gave 
private showing last Friday and 
opened Saturday. Limited en- 
gagement for five weeks. Genuine 
novelty, but topped at $5. 

"Czarina," Empire (2d week). New- 
est hit contribution among comedy 
dramas. Doris Keano greeted by 
critics with having another role 
that may equal in longevity that 
of "Romance." New play likewise 
costume piece. Got $13,000 In 
seven performances last week 
(opened Tuesday). 

"Danger," 39th Street (8th week). 
Very good business at end of last 
week pulled business up; first part 
of week off. Gross little over $7,- 
000, slight profit for attraction. 

«Demi-Virgin," Eltinge (17th week). 
This farce unquestionably money 
leader of A. H. Woods' production 
trya of tho season. Still getting 
smart money (around $13,000) and 
on road should be a clean -up. 

"Drifting," Playhouse (5th week). 
Drama much helped by cut rates. 
Show Is liked and should run into 
the spring, with littlo chance of 
big money, howevex'. 

"Dulcy," Frazeo (26th week). Popu- 
larity In cut rates also true of this 
comedy; won comfortable run, as 
predicted, and though takings are 
around 17,000 or little under is 
probably netting small profit. 

Elsia Janis and "Her Gang." Gaiety 
(4th week). Two weeks more for 
Miss Janis* novelty revue. Figures 
to repeat successfully road tour of 
last season, which likewise fol- 
lowed short stay on Broadway. 
Succeeding attraction will be 
"Madellene of tho Movies," with 
Georgette Cohan. 

"Fay's Fables," Park (lat week). 
Dark two weeks, reopened Mon- 
day with Fay Revue. Harry L. 
Cort presenting show, which ran 
overtime at opening, but Is re- 
ported having good chance at 
scale, $2. 

"First Year," Little (68th week). 
Slipped off last week for first time 
8ince fall, takings about $1,000 
under normal, but gross going to 
$9,000 or better. 

"Gat Together," Hippodrome (24th 
week). Fokine ballet out of show, 
with new .spectacle substituted. 
Gross $30,000 last week. Man- 
agement claims big house making 
money at pace. 

"Good Morning Dearie," Globe (15th 
week). Dillingham's musical 
nmash proven popularity that will 
rid« into summer going. Got over 



'GREEN GODDESS'' 
DRAWS BOSTON SOCIETY 



First Time Real 400 Gathers 

— '*Liliom" Opens on 2 

for 1 Plan 



$29,700 last week, with matinee 
standees as well as night. 

"Grand Duke," Lyceum (15th week). 
One nioro week to go. Probably 
(•(tuld have remained bit longer, 
but road figures more profitable 
niovo. House gct.s "The French 
Doll." with Irene Bordoni, Feb. 20. 

"He Who Gets Slapped," Gnrrick 
(5th week). Moves up to Fulton 
(dark this week) next Monday. 
Theatre Guild readying "Back to 
Methuselah,* G. B. Siiaws long 
drama that will bo presented in 
cycle of three performance.*?. 

"Just Married,'» Nora Bayes (42d 
week). Figures as the cut-price 
attraction of the list. Attraction 
getting strong attendance via the 
(wo-for-one scheme and still mak- 
ing money. 

"Kiki," Belasco (11th week). Out- 
standing dramatic production of 
season. Uneq^jalleil in demand 
among the non-musicals and go- 
ing to capacity for all perform- 
ances, with gross $16,500. 

"Lawful Larceny," Republic (6th 
week). To bo counti^d with dra- 
matic money-getters now. Though 
gross, because of house capacity, 
not up to that of the leaders, tak- 
ings have stciidily climbed (no 
outride aid), with last wet'k $12,- 
000. House can hold about $12,- 
500. 

"Lilies of the Field," Klaw (18th 
week). Making little money. Size- 
able run looks assured, which 
means road should prove profit- 
able. Last week gross moved up 
somewhat, with $8,500 dri>wn. 

"Marjorlaine," BroadhursL (3d 
week). New musical pie:e looks 
promising. Takings for second 
week better opening, with figures 
going to over $14,000. Musicalized 
"Pomander Walk." Agency call 
good. 

"Music Box Revue," Music Box (21st 
week). Unquestioned leader In 
demand and also gross, which goe.>9 
to $29,800 weekly. Now figured to 
run through next summer, always 
at big money. First call by all 
visitors added to local call -makes 
demand enormous. 

"The Deluge," Plymouth (3d week). 
Getting limited call but sross 
under even l>reak. Lucky if tak- 
ings mounted to $5,000. Now in 

"The Dover Road," Bijou (8th 
week). Sell out, draw taking in 
flappers in quantity. House can 
beat $10,000, which means neat 
profit for both sides. 
"The Law Breaker," Booth (1st 
week). Third Brady show on list. 
Opened Monday. "The Green 
Goddess" departed after getting 
$13,000, nearly capacity at $2.50 
top. Extra matinee inserted 
Friday. 

'The Mountain Man," Maxine El- 
liott (9th week). With $7,000 last 
week, business best since open- 
ing, and management Intends 
sticking. Two for one tickets 
eliminated but show available in 
cut rates. 

"The Nest," 48th Street (2d week). 
Opened Wednesday last week. 
Reviewers praised new drama, 
French adaptation, but little 
strencth this week. 

"The O'Brien Girl," Liberty (19th 
week). Another week to go. leav- 
ing then for road, with Garrick, 
Philadeliihia, flrst stop. "To the 
Ladies" succeeds. 

"The Perfect Fool," Cohan (16th 
week). Looks like cinch to last 
out sear.on, being etrdng comedy 
show at $2.50 top. Gro.ss last 
week $17,000, not much under 
capacity for all performances. 
Started this week with rush, get- 
ting over $2,000 Monday night. 

"The White Peacock,' Comedy (7th 
week). House reported getting 
moderate guarantee. Business 
around $5,000 weekly with slight 
profit claimed. Will stick until 
Easter holiday. s. 

"Up in the Clouds." 44th Street (6th 
week). Making money^ with draw 
mo.«?tly at box office. Gross moved 
upward, takings at $14,800 best 
Bince opening here. Beat $4,000 
Saturday. 

"National Anthem," Hmry Miller 
(3d week). Second week beat 
first, takings bettering $12000. 
Pulling capacity on lower floor 
with balcony reported getting 
better K*ile. 

"Pns and Needles," Shubert (2d 
week). English revue; opened 
Wedne.«;day last week. Oi>inion 
generally will not da: Eddie 
Cantor revue. "Make It Snappy." 
will probably succeed when ready. 

"Sally," New AmHterdam (60th 
we«>k). I^lttlc drop last wer-k. as 
with many attractions. with 
claims Wa-shlnpton theatre dis- 
aster and influenza scare deter- 
rent. "Sally" figtJres to run 
through sea;.on and should bold 
up: $27,000 last week. 

"Shuffle Along," 63d Street <38tb 
week). Colored rcvuc looks aimed 



Boston, Feb. 8. 
New shows hit Into two of the 
Shubert houses Monday. George 
Arllss. In "The Green Goddess," at 
the Plymouth, got a real classy 
start, and for practically the first 
time this season tho real ones of 
Boston's society werer Inside when 
tho curtain rose. Tho other open- 
ing was "Liliom," at the Wilbur, 
vacated by Mclntyre and Heath to 
make room for this attraction. At 
this house for the opening the two- 
for-ono policy was adopted. Dis- 
cussion was general among theat- 
rical followers as to whether such 
an opening would work for the 
benefit of the show. It guarantees 
capacity for the first night, and 
there Is much to be said for that, 
but at the same time the show is 
one that is a bit above the head of 
anything but the best of the theat- 
rical clientele, and those of this 
breed that attended the opening 
might have some of the good of the 
show erased from their minds by 
rubbing elbows with the class of 
trade a two-for-one buy attracts. 
Eva La Gallienne and Schildkraut 
have made favorable Impressions 
in other trips to this city. 

Business was off last week, but 
the drop was nothing to be alarmed 
about, neither is it to be wondered 
at. Two shows that had played 
here for six weeks, "Irene" and 
"Dog Love." were finishing up. 
"Tip Top," at the Colonial, Ls on 
the 10th week now of an engage- 
ment originally scheduled for 15 
weeks, and in the nature of things 
capacity business would not rule. 
As for the show at the Selwyn, 
"Back Pay," It has never gone very 
strong since here, and it Is not quite 
the sort of attraction that would 
crowd the people into this house, 
which Is some distance uptown. An 
intimate musical comedy or a show 
like "The Circle" with stars Is what 
will draw them in. 

Estimates for last week-: 

"Tip Top" (Colonial, 10th week). 
About $26,000 for last week, around 
$1,000 lower than week before. 
While not comi)aring favorably 
with original takings, close to $34,- 
000, no doubt the show will go out 
taking with it more money than 
any attraction that has played 
here this season. 

<n'ha Dream Maker" (HoUIs. 2d 
week). Final week, with Billie 
Burke underlined. She also will 
stay but two weeks. That Is to be 
policy of hotise until end of season. 
Estimated takings for Gillette show 
last week about $16,000, very good 
for straight dramatic. 

"Orphans of the Storm" (Tre- 
mont, 7th week). Losing Its punch 
as weeks pass, and with three 
weeks more to go, according to 
original plans, will finish rather 
weak. "The Grand Tuko" March 1. 

"Red Pepper" (Shubert, 1st week, 
5th in city). After playing to ex- 
cellent business across at Wilbur, 
where It opened after coming in 
from the road for Its premiere, con- 
tinued to hold strength on shift. 



and despite new shows showed fair 
record. Can stay for some time in 
Boston; drawing family business, 
with good buy for upper part. 

*'Liliom" (Wilbur, Ist week). 
Opened Monday to spotty house, as 
far as the character of the patrons 
were concerned, but to capacity, due 
to the two-for-one system. 

"The Green Goddess" (Plymouth, 
1st week). R^sal banner Shubert 
opening this season; house prac- 
tically sold out in advance and with 
big sale for balance of week. 

''Back Pay" (Selwjn). Not doing 
very good business, due to several 
conditions, mostly, it Is third show 
in which woman has been of demi- 
monde type playing the -house in 
the jiast weeks. 

THEATRES IN PHILLY 
SATISFIED WITH INCOME 



3. 



for year's run. Beating $10,000 
weekly and making money weekly. 
"Six Cylinder Love," Sam Harris 
(25th week). Off little last week 
for flrst time since holidays: 
gross of between $13,000 and $13,- 
500, however, being considered 
very good. 

"S. 8. Tenacity," Belmont (ith 
week). Will be moved downtown 
at end of week, taking Neighbor- 
hood Playhouse for two weeks. 
"Montmartre." presented by Play- 
ers' Assembly, new repertory 
company, succeeds next week. 

"Tangerine," Casino (27th week). 
Consistent money maker, this 
early arriving musical piece set 
pace this season *or $2.50 musical 
shows and leads field at that 
scale. $19,500 and better rl' ht 
along. 

"Thank -U," Longacre (19th week). 
Bun until after Easter looks cer- 
tain. Show was. in doubt during 
fall but developed Into money 
maker. Takings last week again 
around $9,000. 

"The Bat," Morosco (77th week). 
Big box ofilce trade late in week 
pulled run leader up to gross of 
$10,500 or little over. Eight com- 
panies now playing, one in Lon- 
don, where first two weeks re- 
ported pulling **ecord breaking 
business. 

"The Blushing Bride," Astor (1st 
week). Latest of musical en- 
trants; opened Monday with Lean 
and Mayfleld. 

"Voice from the Minaret," Hudson 
(2d week). English importation 
disappointment. Goes off Thurs- 
day night; Mario Lohr and her 
English company presenting "Fe- 
dora" Friday night. 

"Orphans of the Storm," Apollo 
(6th week). $12,000 claimed for 
the GriflHth picture last week. 
.Should turn neat profit at that 
pace. 

"Foolith Wives," Central (5th 
week). T'niversal f*»ature reported 
getting around $7,000 last \i^cek. 



Business Holding Up Very Well 
— Older Shows Doing Best 



Philadelphia, Feb. 8. 

Two openings this week received 
excellent houses. Several of the 
continuing shows have been keeping 
up at an unusually high pace, 
dcspito some very bad w^cathcr 
breaks. 

Business Is holding up here re- 
markably well, after the gloomy fall 
period when even the best of them 
fell by the wayside. Billie Burke's 
"Intimate Strangers' did remark- 
ably at the Broad" last week, and 
had virtual sell-outs the last half 
of the week. 

"Welcome Stranger" which opened 
at the Garrick also did big business 
with good prospects during its three 
week stay. "l>adies' Night" at the 
LyrJG has maintained an excellent 
pace, and will probably be kept eight 
weeks. "The Greenwich Follies" 
have been spinning along splendidly 
at the Shubert and are generally 
accredited with being the best of this 
series. It must leave after four 
weeks, though could probably stay 
seven to profit. , 

"Orphans of the Storm" picked up 
a bit last week, but Is still not up 
to former Grifilth marks. Just how 
long it will stay at the Forrest Is 
problematic, but probably not after 
March 1. 

This week's openings »vere "Dog 
Love" with Hodge at the Adelphi 
and "The White Headed Boy" at the 
Broad. The former Is In for an in- 
dellnlle — though probably short — 
stay, and the Irish Players only 

"The Skin Game" Is playing Its 
fourth and last week at the Walnut 
and makes way Monday for "Main 
Street." Although the first flush has 
worn off, tho Galsworthy drama has 
been a money maker for house and 
management. 

Feb. 20 three new shows hit town, 
"O'Brien Girl," Eddie Cantor's new 
revue, "Make it Snappy" and "The 
Gold Diggers." 

The latter comes Into tho Broad 
for at least four week while, al- 
though no announcement has been 
made, it is figured the Cohan show 
will linger indefinitely at the Gar- 
rick where "Mary" played to such 
big business and two return engagc- 
mont.s. The Cantor show is un- 
known so far; "Under the Bamboo 
Tree" was previously scheduled, but 
a sudden shift was made. 

Estimates for la#l week: 

"White Headed Boy" (Broad. 1st 
week). Good opening, with indica- 
tions of money for two week's stay. 
Efforts being made to keep show 
from being labeled as "highbrow." 
"Intimate Strangers" did nearly 
$13,500, not far from capacity last 
week. 

"Greenwich Village Follies" (Shu- 
bert. 3d week). Good money maker 
and well liked by both critics and 
regulars. Generally accredited with 
being best revue of year here. About 
$23,000. 

"Orphans of the Storm" (Forrest, 
5th week). Although showing im- 
provement on previous week; this 
Griffith film Is well below Grifilth 
standard here. About $9,500. 

"Welcome Stranger"- (Garrick, ;^d 
week). Seems to have scored real 
hit. Demand looming largo ahead. 
Next to last week because of book- 
ings; $16,750. 

"The Skin Game" (Walnut, 4th 
week). Galsworthy drama, most 
talked of show in town and Although 
off from record of fir.st two weeks, 
will make real money for stay. 
"Main Street" next Monday, in- 
definitely. 

"Ladies' Night" (Lyric. 5th week). 
Surprisiul wise ones by ability to 
stick when many similar shows have 
flopped hero recently. May stay 
eisht weeks; $12,000. 

"Dog Love" (Adelphi. l.st week). 
Opened to typical llodgo clientele 
with prospects of profit.s if run is 
not forced. "Tho Bat" ended to 
$9,500. 



MONTREAL LEASL ENDlNa 

Montreal. Feb. 8. 

What will be tho future of the 
legitimate here is un.solved at this 
time. Tho Edwards k-ase of the 
His Majesty's ends this .veek, wl h 
the Edwards managament having 
taken no definite step v%^ to now. 
Several bidders have appeared for 
tho property. 

His Majesty's In the only theatre 
playing legits in the city. 



CHI'S AUTO SHOW 
DffiN'T FLOOD THEATRE 

First Half Last Week Light-^ 

Last Half Better— Grif- 

fith Film Catches On 



Chicago. Feb. 8. 
That "golden .larvest" which th« 
local theatres contemplated on reap^ 
ing last week became frostbitten, 
with the result the automobile show* 
calculated to jam the local theatres' 
fell way short, and the first half of 
the week the theatres evidently did 
not know there was an automobile 
show In town. Three of the Shu- 
bert houses playing musical com- 
edy— Garrick, Studebaker and La 
Salle — had tilted the lower floora 
from $3 to $3.50. 

Thursday night the "loop" houses 
took a sudden spurt, with the crowd 
having tired of hanging around the 
automobile exhibits, and played to 
capacity for the remainder of the 
week. 

Only one opening during the week, 
Griflflth's "Orphans of the Storm '* 
Tuesday night. Griffith and the 
Glsh girls made personal appear- 
ances at the opening performance. 
The picture "hit" with the dailies 
and should linger at the Great 
Northern for quite a spell. The ton 
Is $1.50. 

Going out on Saturday was Mar- 
garet Anglin in "The Woman of 
Bronze," from the Princess, where 
she had a 14-week stay. Lionel 
Barrymore In "The Claw" opened 
there Sunday. Society was out in 
full force and the house was sold out 
several days in advance. 

Ruth Chatterton in "Mary Rose" 
left the Illinois Sunday, and Mon- 
day Otis Skinner opened in "Blood 
and Sand" for a limited engage- 
ment. 

"Mr. Pim Passes By" and ' *.ie 
Rose Girl" entered into their last 
two weeks here at Powers and the 
La Salle, as does tho "Connecticut 
Yankee." which abdicates in favor 
O- Elsie Ferguson in "The Varying 
Shore" at the Woods Feb. 20. Bert 
Williams also pulls out Feb. 19, with 
the "I.ASt Walt2," moving over from 
the Garrick. Robert Mantell la 
concluding his three weeks at the 
Olympic this week and "The Beg- 
gars Opera" will open a two-week 
r *'jrn engagement there. 

*'Mr. Pim Passat By" (Powers. 3d 
week). Business climbed a bit to 
$15,000. Show has impressed. 

Robert Manttll (Olympic, 2d 
week). Repertoire, with gross 
around $11,000. 

•*The Last Waltx" (Garrick, 4th 
week). Scale tilted for lower floor, 
gross crept to $26,000. Moves to 
Studebaker Feb. 20, following Bert 
Williams, who goes on tour. Ina 
Claire and Arthur Byron will come 
in here on that date in "Bluebeard's 
Eighth -Vlfe." 

"Connecticut Yankaa" (Woods. 7th 
week). Running along at about 
same gait as preceding week, with 
little efforts being mide to stimulate 
it by advertising. 

"Follies" (Colonial. 6th week). 
Business capacity on lower floor 
during entire week, with few va- 
cancies upstairs during early part 
V week. Still leader here. Moves 
out Feb. 18 to m.ke room for "The 
Little Girls in Flue," opcni ig next 
evening. 

"Nice People" (Cort, 15th week). 
Still st<^pping at fast pace, .practi- 
cally capacity all week. 

"Little Old New York" (Cohan's 
Grand, nth week). Folks from tlia 
rural districts thronged this house 
to see Genevieve Tobin; $17,000.- 

" Woman of Bronze*' (Princess, 
14th week). Final week brought 
$1J,000. "The Claw" opened Sun- 
da . 

"The Hindu" (Shubert -Central, 
4th week). 'Vhiteside in tliis mys- 
tery play seems to have the theatre 
patrons bafiled to extent of getting 
considerable repeat business. Gross 
exceeded that of preceding week by 
runnlni' close to $13,000. Here In- 
definitely. 

"Orphans of the Storm" (Great 
Xorthorn, 1st week). Latest (Jri filth 
film has caught on. Two shows 
daily. With $1,50 top ;it night and 
$1 top at matinee, got $10,200 on ten 
performances. 

"Mary Rose" (Illinois, nd week). 
Final week very weak. I-.eft for 
road on Sunday, with Otis Skinner 
opening Monday in "Blood and 
Sand" for limited engagement. 

"Under the Bamboo Tree" (Stude- 
baker, 81 h week). With lower floor 
scale being brought to $3.50 and 
house in proximity to hotels where 
Jho automubilo exhibitors were 
domiciled reached $18,000. 

"The Night Cap" (Playhouse, 5th 
week). Mystery play, park<'d dur- 
ing wtek. $14,000, record for this 
house. 

"LIghtnin'" (Blackstone, 22d 
week"). Galloping along at the i)re- 
cedent establi.shed here varly in run. 
Skirted $22,000. 

"The Rose GIrr (La Salb\ M 
week). Raising of low* r lloor ••>( ale 
not of much advantage. Just does 
not .seem to catch on. Final two 
weeks. No subsequent attractiou 
announced. 



Friday, February .10, 1022 



LEGITIMATE 



15 



WEST POINT CADETS 
IN MUSICAL COMEDY 

■m. ■ 

Dialectic 'Society Presenting 

'^Ho, Ho, Jose"— Harry 

Piani Staging 



The Dialectic Society of tho 
Corps of Cadets of the United 
States Military Academy at West 
Point is going to present a musical 
comedy at the Point in two acts in 
which over 40 of the cadets will 
appear. In Its entirety, it is the 
work of the young men, with the 
exception of the staging of the booic 
which will be bundled ' by Harry 
Piani, and the arrangement of the 
dames directed by Robert Marias, 
formerly 8ta:;o director f^r Honry 
W. Savage and Arthur Hammersteln. 

The first performance will be 
given about Feb. 20 with the caln 
performance arranged for February 
26, the night of the Army and Navy 
basketball game. Socially, that 
evening takes on the aspect of bo- 
ing tho {.ocond in importance of ^hc 
year. The other is the annual foot- 
ball c'.ajii of the two academics. 

Four performances are to be 
flveii. It is possible tiie show may 
be taken to Annapolis for one per- 
formance, and also one for tli9 ben- 
efit of the government ofTicIali in 
Washington. 

The book of "Ho! Hoi Jo^e" ij 
by W. W. Valo. '22. while the lyrics 
and music have been supplied by 
a trio, namely. M. II. Clcary. •2-1; W. 
A. Wedemeyer. '23. and V. W. Wolf. 
'23. Lieut. Philip Kgner. bandmas- 
ter at West Point. assi.sted in the 
arrangement C/f tho music. 

^rig.-CJen. Douglas MacArthur, 
superintendent of the academy, and 
Col. R. M. Danforth. commandant 
of cadets, are both taking an espe- 
cial intcroj-t in the production this 
year, while the persjnal supervision 
of tho ontorpiiro is in the liands of 
Major J. A. McDcrmott. 



BUSHMAN AND BAYNE'S 
NEW ORLEANS RECORD 



$16,000 at OrpheUm This 

Week, Hurting Legit 

Attractions 



New Orleans, Feb. 8. 

Busl\man and Dayne headlining 
the vaudeville at the Orpheum will 
break the theatre's record for this 
season by drawing in at least |16,- 
000 this week. Their business has 
injured the legit in town, as the 
Orpheum is attracting the one-a- 
^♦eek patrons who ordinarily visit 
the legit houses. 

Nance O'Neil, in "The Pas.sicn 
Flower," one of the best plays sent 
South this winter, is being over- 
looked at the Tulane, and will not 
exceed $7,000 tm the week. The 
Griffith film. "Orphans of the 
Storm," may hit $6,500. 

The Orpheum's record up to the 
present v»as held by Julian Eltinge. 
who did $14,000 during his ^ycek 
there. 



PHILLY'S BENEFIT 



Actorc* Fund Performance 
Success Last Friday 



Real 



Philadelphia. Feb. 8. 

The Actors' Fund bonoiit per- 
formance held last Friday at 'the 
Garrick was attended by a very real 
■access. Thore were fewer disap- 
pointments than usual, and much 
more than the ordinary originality 
in the skits and sketches. 

Instead of "The Second Mrs. 
Bellls," given in New York, William 
De Millc's "In 1999" was substitut-ed. 
Marie Doros place in "The Trl- 
•Jigle" was taken by Jane Grey; 
Wilton Lackaye failed to add his 
distinguished presence to the "cast" 
of "The Sign of the Hour," and 
AUyn King took Ina Claire's place 
In "Lovers." 

Ted Lewis and his jazz band,from 
•The Greenwich Village Follies" at 
the Shubert received the most ap- 
plause, despite the fact that the 
audience was hardly the type that 
at-ends revues, Robert Warwick, 
Maclyn Arbuckle, Edmund Lowe and 
Miss King A^ere well received in the 
more conventional "Lovers" and the 
repetition stunt, admirably carried 
out by H. B. Warner, with the as- 
•Istance of Serrano, Miss Grey and 
others, put "The Triangle" across 
on the success side. Unfortunately, 
the real cleverness of "The Sign of 
the Hour" didn't seem to pot over 
^ith the majority of tho society 
audience. Ilogulars culled it the 
best novelty yet in a fund benefit 
performance. Its delightful satire, 
and the inimitable Introductions of 
the imnglnary cast (very roal in tho 
porsons of Glenn Hunter, Gonrgo 
Sidney, Jessie Ralph, Alfred Lunt, 
Billie IJurke and others) were A-1. 

Irene Castle gave two rather short 
dances and would not come back 
despite a friendly hand. John 
Chaiios Thomas went with n bang. 
He seemed to fit in better with the 
crowd present than he has with the 
Shubert vaudovillo clientilo. 

"Sports of the World." a pageant 
In which I'hiladelphia Society de- 
butantes took i)art. was tho final bij; 
ft^'ituro. Of its kind, it was oxcol- 
lent. Th<' Kjtaros, Frank Mclntyre 
In liis "Wodnesdjiy at tho Ritz" 
•kit. and one or two other acts 
compl..'«Ml lh»' program. 

Fred (;. Nixon -Nirdlingor made 
a most hospitable and p•'r.^onabl^' 
announcer of ovents to romo, IIo 
ainl llariy T. lordan shartd stage 
direction with Alexander Lcflwioh 



Ralph W. Long Returns to Worlt 
Riilph W. Long has recovored from 
pneumonia and is back a tho Shu- 
bert offices as general manager. 



SHUBERTS' PLANS 

(Continued ' om page 1) 
raid Mr. Shubert. "Drt we do not 
want it pfintod unt" finally settled. 
It is virtually all agreei' upon now. 
but we nrefer to wait until e.ery 
detail has been closed up." 

The Shuberts a.-e said to have as- 
s -iates in the proposed plan of 
rotary units that will u?»oi at least 
six acts or vaudeville w!th the re- 
\ iew as the perpetual he.idliner. All 
shows v.ill travel under the stand- 
ard of "Slmbcrt Vaudeville." with 
the scale <is at present for *hat en- 
tertainment. $1 top. 

Mr. Shubert would not nimo the 
associates T ee ui.d ,f. J. Shubi'rt 
will have in their vaudeville lor 
next season, but Variety puMi.sheJ 
about a month ago a brief report 
of a meeting r the Hotel Astor. 
New York. Attending that meeting 
^,'«re Leo Shubert. a'lso represent l-.g 
his brothei , I. JI. Herk, Max Spiegel 
and E. Thos. Bcatty. Interested with 
the .atter three \l said to be Tr.^lles 
of St. Louis. That confort.co at the 
time was re.)orted as lookng toward 
the formation or a new combina- 
tion in the vaudeville or musical 
comedy. 

The confirmation by Lee Shubert 
of his intended vaudeville policy 
for next season disposes of all 
rumors pertaining to the Shuberts 
and their present vaudeville. It 
likewise upholds previous state- 
ments made by the Shuberts that 
they are in vaudeville to stay. 

According tQ the story, the Shu- 
berts and their associates will gath- 
er producers from all the musical 
branches of the show business, in- 
cluding those allied with the Shu- 
berts* legit enterprises, with no 
producer to produce over two pro- 
ductions for Shubert vaudeville at 
any time. The producer, says the 
story. Is to supply the ei.tire bill, 
with vaudeville to be booked from 
the Shubert vaudeville booking 
agency and subject to the approval 
of the Shuberts. Showing terms 
are reported at 60-40, subject to re- 
vision. 

The success of the condensed 
"Whirl of the Town" as a vaude- 
ville attraction is what confirmed 
the early opinion of the Shuberts, 
it is said, that their original combi- 
nation policy of vaudeville and re- 
view, with a girly background at $1. 
is the new vaudeville. "The Whirl," 
wherever playing on the Shubert 
vaudeville time thus far, has taken 
the hou.se record, not excepting that 
gotten by Bedini's "Chuckles" or 
the Hussey unit. In addition, it is 
said, the Shuberts, having produced 
the "Whirl" themselves for vaude- 
ville, found it wa their cheapest 
traveling vaudeville bill. 

Whereas the Rcdini show, while 
admittedly a drawing entortalimient 
in its review, had a decidedly bad 
vaudeville progran- ahead of the 
afterpiece when first starting over 
the Shubert time, and the llussoy 
show depended upon one perso .. 
"The Whirl of the Town' was even- 
ly balanced, wit' its vaudovillo 
linding equal favor with jls r«'view. 
Tho policy of pl.'iying a combina- 
tion entertainment of this character 
with tho title of the show acting as 
a standing headline nano also ap- 
pealed to iho Shuberts. doing away 
with the necessity of procuring 
"drawing cards" werUiy with their 
conse(|uent high individual salarie-M. 
The Columbia Amusement Co.; or 
otherwise the C(«luriibi;i I'.url'sqne 
Wheel. ha.« beon appielionsive of 
the Shubert combinatiojj pc>licy since 
tho ShubJ-rls started llieir vaudovillo 
with one of the Heditii «ot t.inations 
as a unit. The Columbia nooplt look 



upon the combination policy as op- 
position, through a Shubert vaude- 
ville review getting through its per- 
formance within 90 minutes, giving 
a full evening's show with the 
vaudeville, and costing in salary 
nearly three times what a Columbia 
burlesque attraction costs, mean- 
while playing at about the same 
scale of admission. 

Vaudeville showmen say the com- 
bination vaudeville policy is opposi- 
tion to every other kind of vaude- 
ville, whether scaled above or be- 
low $1. 

Messrs. Herk and Beatty are now 
connected with the American bur- 
lesque wheel. Herk has been report - 
ed in arms against Sam A. Scrlbner 
of the Columbia wheel, with those 
two burlesque circuits recently go- 
ing into open conflict. Spiegel has 
various theatrical interosts^nclud- 
ing Columbia and American wheel 
conncction.s, besides extensive pic- 
ture interests. 

Other than the combination policy, 
the Shuberts have been repo''ted to 
have had another plan of vaudeville 
for next season up their sleeve, for 
the continuation of that policy, if 
they concluded to change from their 
present system of playing a combi- 
nation bill one week and a straight 
vaudeville prograr* the next. 

It was anticipated Wednesday all 
details of the combination vaude- 
ville for next season would have 
been completed by last night 
(Thursday), when the Shuberts are 
expected to issue a formal an- 
nouncement. 



INSIDE STUFF 

ON LEGIT 

(Continued from page 11) 

that member was for taking a punch at Luke anyway. Joseph Bickerton, 
recently made attorney for the club, was prosented with a lifo member- 
ship, the first of its kind from the Treasurer Club. 



The ads for "Lilies of the Field" are credited with keeping that show 
in the Klaw. Harry Reichenbach has been writing the copy used in extra 
sp.'ice generally early In the week. Though being under special contract 
with Paramount at present his arrangement permits tho "Lilies" assign- 
ment. Iteirhenbach entered into a novel contract with the "Lilies" man- 
agement. No salary is stipulated, but the publicity man is to get instead 
a percentage of the gross above $7,200, which was the weekly pace when 
he started with the show. His bit has been as much as $500 for a single 
week. Recently, with the show getting around $8,000, he has been draw- 
ing down over $160. That is probably more than anyone el.se concerned 
witli the front of the house has taken from the show, which has been in 
litigation for the past strrcral months. "Lilies" can break even on a grosa 
of arotind $C,'0O weekly. 



ACTORS' FUND BALL 

1— 

Allisd Arts and Sixty Club Promot 
ing Big Benefit at Hotel Attor 
Feb. 25 



A benefiL ball, for the Xctors' 
Kund. to to held at the Hotpl A.stor. 
Xow York. Saturday night, Feb. 25. 
will enlist general theatrical rep- 
ress .itation, from clubs to people, as 
well as prominent lay persons. 

The ball will be given under the 
name of the Allied Arts of tho 
Theatre, with the Sixty Club in 
charge. A managing committee 
has been organized, comprising 
stars of the stage and screen, while 
the patronesses who have loaned 
tHfeir names are jointly of the pro- 
fession and society. 

The tickets have been placed at 
$10 each, inclusive of supper and 
without war tax. They arc pur- 
chaseable at the principal ticket 
agencies or at any of the theatrical 
clubs, also at the headquarters of 
the press bureau for the ball, in 
charge of Frank Pope, at 3: West 
42d street (Room 1040). 



T. M. A. MEETING 

The Touring Managers' Associa- 
tion at a meeting Tuesday discussed 
road conditions and recent changes. 
It was brought out that the Inter- 
national Theatrical Association had 
been cuccess'ful In bringing down 
transfer charges In a number of the 
small stand towns. As to the possi- 
bility of a reduction in rail rates, 
it was stated the I. T. A. was work- 
ing to that end with a likelihood 
of success by the beginning of next 
season. Transportation charges are 
the most important Item to touring 
attractions. 

A committee was appointed to 
confer with the 1, A. T. S. E., seek- 
ing to bring about a "differential" 
in the matter of stagehands for 
T. M. A. attractions. The touring 
men conte.:J that the same wage 
scale applies to stagehands with a 
popular priced attraction as with 
the big legitimate shows. The lower 
wage scale for a show charging $1 
and not over $1.50 will be asked. 



"The Demi-Virgin" appeal from the Supremo Court denial of A. H. 
Woods' application for an injunction restraining the New York License 
Commissioner from exercising his legislative-given authority of closing 
a theatre without hearing, will come up for argument before tho Ap- 
pellate Term within a few days. If decided against. Woods will go to the 
New York Court of Appeals and carry the case to the U. H. Supreme 
Court if necessary, on constitutional grounds. Meanwhile "The Demi- 
Virgin" is playing at the Kltinge, New Y^ork, to around $13,000 weekly, 
and is expected to remain there the remainder of the season. If It goee 
on the road it will be next season. 

The "Virgin's" final decision may have a bearing on when Woods will 
produce the Somerset Maugham play, "Kast of Su^z," written by 
Maugham while on a trip to China and accepted immediately by Woodis 
upon reading. 



NEW BALLET AT HIP 

Last Saturday the Fokine ballet 
ended at the Hippodrome. Fokine 
and Fokina, tho Russian dance 
stars, were in "Oct Togetlier" at 
the Hip for the first 10 weeks. 
droi)ping out at the conclusion of 
the contracted time, tho ballet, 
however, being continued as a fea- 
ture of the show. 

It. H. IJurnside Inserted a now 
ballet. Monday, called "Roes and 
Hutterflies. " The diving specialties 
re[>ortcd i)lanned In special tanks 
which wore to be rolled atop the 
i*o. will not be inserted in the 
show. 



Mass. Bill on Prices Defeated 
Roston. Feb. 8. 

An ;it tempt to x>rohlbit increased 
.'^(lm^^ sioii juices in all Massa- 
clmselts theatres on Salurdnys and 
holidays w.is defeated yesterday nt 
the Scale ■ House when Senator 
.lohn P. Knqlort's bill was given 
leave to withdraw by the Senate 
C'onmultoe on Legal Affairs. 



The Globe, New York, by means of approved plans will enlarge its seat- 
ing capacity from 1,190 to over 1,300 seats by the beginning of next season. 
Marly in the fall two rows were added on the lower floor and at the same 
time the lower boxes were eliminated, giving the orchestra 50 more seats. 
This week two rows will be added to the rear of the balcony, concrete 
"steps" providing the required lift. It will give the' house 32 new seats, 
and provision lias been made for another 32 on the lower floor. Two 
new front ^'ows are to be placed, room for them provided by moving the 
orchestra under the apron. During tho summer or whenever the house 
is darkened for two or three weeks, the upper boxes are also to be taken 
out and the front of the balcony be fashioned Into a horseshoe. This 
follows the new idea In theatre construction, several of the most recent 
b.ou.ses having no l^oxes. Such seats arc difficult to dispose of, rarely if 
ever being handled by ticket brokers, despite the size of a buy-out. Dur- 
ing the run of the "Follies" at the Globe last summer, the boxes wore 
priced at $4, wliich was $1 under the scale for the lower floor. 



Since Variety's intimation several weeks ago of the smoulderkig war 
between native i?layers out of work and Knglinh hlstrionH on the coun- 
try's stage payrolls, conditions have fanned feeling between factions until 
tho angles of the friction assume serio-comic as well as dramatic pos* 
sibilitifS. The conferences between Samuel Gompers and acting bodies 
seeking degrees of restriction of Import players had its amusing slant 
in that some of the most violent advocates at conferences crying for a 
limited emigration of players from abroad were themselves aliens. 
Rritish elements of the Lambs and Players whose relation to the stage 
dates back farther than the present yfar, proved very pntity at these 
anti-import sessions over the many companies that have dropped In on 
America since the first of the year. 

Tlie English Players of "Bull Dog Drummond." "The Voice of the 
Minaret," "Pins and Needles," are intruders according to some of these 
earlier-here Britishers. "The bally pickings will be cut into until they'll 
no longer be. so rich in gravy," they declare. Kvcn Kngllsh stars who 
have held top spots and top figures in American productions are not 
themselves without apprehension as to r ■> danger of further Invasion. 
Tlie stars say they know it is not a far step from a second or third lead- 
ing player to the first line. 

At the Players one night last week one of the newly arrived English 
actors in a playful mood recited a prayer he said was common to his 
nation, and one lie declared he himself had been taught as a child to 
ray every night. The spirit of the litany was: "God bless the poor, God 
bless the rich and God bless everybody, but God bless our family first!" 



A fact evolving from the present season's sensationally long list of 
.sheer failures among legitimate plays produced since the season began 
is the discovery by producing managers tliat not only are there few 
manuscripts of promise, native and foreign, available for consideration 
in the manuscript shops, but authors as a class for the first time in the 
memory of the present crop of producing managers, are unwilling any 
longer to submit scripts except upon conditions made by the authors. 
In the good old days of ample supplies for selections, the author typified 
the fellow who waited at the wicker gate of the outer ofldce while a boy 
attache of the manager was assigned to convey to him Information as to 
whether the manager might be able to give an answer about a play sub- 
mitted, or return the play. Now, the author has the upper hand and is 
playing it with something like reprisal for the indignities of whicli h* 
claims he has been a long time the butt. 

Here three of the biggest of the season's active producing firms have 
been importuning Charles Frederick Nirdlinger to submit manuscriiita, 
these managers know Nirdlinger has recently finished. Nirdlinger, a 
brother of the late Samuel Nixon, of the Philadelphia Nixon-Zlmmorman 
firm, despite his relationship with theatrical interests that might Justly 
inoludo him among the ept of the playhouse, says he f;erved a fr.iying 
period of waiting hat in hand upon producing managers, and tliat now 
lliat he finds lliln^sclf sought by manager.'?, he himself sought, he pirjposes 
to fill his new and more satisfying role with apiireciation of Its fine har- 
monies. Nirdlinger vows he will no longer send in manuscripts to 
producing managers to trust that someono may read them. Any manager 
wlio Is Interested in tho Nirdlinger play material of now may adjudge 
it: applicability to l»:s own plans by sitting down at an hour and place 
convenient to said manager and submit to having tlic pbay or plays read 
to him by Nirdlinger, wlio reminds managers that he himself doesn't 
stutter, has no wisli to act the parts, will confine hi.«i efforts to a swift 
recapitulation of tho r.tories, and agrees at the first sign of managerial 
.somnolency to call tho prospect cold. 



TAX IN SHARING CONTRACTS 

A new clauso has beon inserted in 
sharing contracts of attractions, 
mostly effective outside of New 
York. It concerns the matter of State 
tax increase as affecting the terms. 
Some stands 1 ave boon taxed either 
locally or through State regulations 
lot ween the time attrac'ions were 
booked and the date of actual 
pla.\ ing. 

T 1 lome cases the tax is per seat, 
and the new clause is designed to 
proftortion a sliare of such tax to 
the attraction. 



CARROLL PREPARING 

Karl Carroll has beon secretly re- 
hearsing a company for tho opening 
of his now theatre Feb. 20. The title 
of the play as well as tho.^c who 
have been engaged arc being kept 
under cover. It is said the jlay is to 
be presented in a single scene. 



BILLIE BURKE'S MOTHER DIES 

IJaltimore, Fob. 8. 

iiillio Burke, at Fords in "The 
Itifirnate Stranger." lost her mother 
Moiiilav. and th»; house will remain 
(lark until Thursday. 

IV'b. 13 "ZiegfVld Follies' will hold 
forth, featuring Will llogers. 



M 



LEGITIMATE 



Friday, February 10, 192^ 



BROADWAY , REVIEWS 



PINS AND NEEDLES 

THE CAST 

UATTy Pilcer, K»lith Kelly Goulrt, Jack 

; 314 orrlscn. Rupert Haze!!. Ewart Scott. Amy 

Verity, Jimmy NVrvo, Maisle iiay, Teddy 

Xnox, Alice Poliard. Jane Taylor. Tommy 

Moatol &D<J Nan C. Uearn«. 



At the Shubert, Feb. 1, Albert do 
Courville presented an Englisli 
revue, with the original cast tout- 
aide of the chorus), that is a con- 
tinual reminder of the past. The 
show finally opened, following re- 
peated postponements said to have 
been through absence of scenery. 
The producer could have delayed 
somewhat longer. 

Herald as having played at the 
Gaiety, London, for nine months. 
the lenf, '' of that stated run car- 
ried some weight. The show looked 
decidedly bad the opening night, but 
perhaps the revue should be allowed 
a "break" through the audience it 
confronted. The house was prone to 
be cynical from the initial scene — 
and there was an abundance of 



of low comedy values were Yalrly 
shouted acrop,*j the lights In a deaf- 
ening, continuous howl. "Whether 
the script called ^or the straining of 
the vocal chords or not, It was no- 
ticeable few of the other members 
of the cast outvoiced Mis.s Gay. A 
song in "one,'' with lyrics that very 
much smacked of London's inter- 
mediate class of "halls" and ac- 
cordingly grazed the border, was her 
most substantial contribution. Doing 
"straight," Jack Morrison impressed 
nicely, working particularly well 
from an aisle at the opening, but 



mlt the players to make costume 
changes. . . 

The first two "acts" might be said 
to have been there Just to start the 
show. •Torcelalne de Doxe" had 
two girls posed 'neath a clock, then 
stepping down for a courtly dance. 
"Songs by Glinka" came next. Here 
the duettlng of two songstresses 
was pretty enough for the concert 
platform, but the sister turn passed 
by without starting much. The 
third number, "The Parade of the 
Wooden Soldiers" ("vooden," Nikita 
called them), drew a solid hand. 
The number was given by nine 
chesty "soldiers" with starched 
trousers and curious toy-like steps. 
The movements conveyed the im- 
pression of automatic motion. So 
well did the number please that 
some of the admittedly highbrows 
in the exclusive private showing 
assembly pounded palms feroclous- 



camo close to ruining himself after 

11 when offering a song that led , Balieff, in announcing the num 
into imperl^onationp, Rupert UftieU. ^ wittily said that was all the 
programm-d as having done some ^oldiere left after the Washington 
of the lyncs, had opportunities at 



various intervals, ■" ^ best a trav- 
esty on the slow action moving pic- 
tures done in conjunction with 
Teddy Knox. Alice Pollard deliv- 
ere<i her songs acceptably, while 
Miss Kelly i^ould, opposite Pilcer, 
gave evidence of very little in either 
voice or dancing. She only aggra- 



Pllcer 

Mr. de Courville has taken a ter- 
rible chance in bringing a London 
revue here for production when 



material on which to indulge that | vated the responsibility allotted to 
attitude. 

Especially did It seem the "hoof- 
ers" present reveled in the limited 
stepping of Harry Pilcer, who was 
showing on an American stage for 
the first time in eight years. Added 
to that were the inhabitants of the 
lower floor, not finding sufllcient 
entertainment to hold their interest, 
continually talking among them- 
selves with an evening dress upper- 
box party. Impressing as highly 
elated, dropping programs on friends 
sitting below throughout the per- 
formance to gain recognition — all of 
which failed to aid the morale of 
either the assemblage or the cast. 

Heading matter at the head of 
the program said: 

Albert de Courville Production 
"Pins and Needles!" 
A Revue with Points 
From the Gaiety Theatre. London 
With the Original Cast Including 
Edith Kelly Gould and Harry Pilcer 
Book by Albert de Courville, Wal 

Pink and Edgar Wallace 
Lyrics by Ballard McDonald, Rupert 

Hazell and I. Caesar 
Uuslc by James Hanley and Frederic 

Chappelle 

Produced by Albert de Courville, 

with the assistance of Julian 

Mitchell 

The show deviated from the pro- 
crram schedule In the arrangement 
of the scenes with considerable 
switching, also the elimination of 
one entire* programed episode. 
Close to three hours were consumed 
in the running, with the finale still 
being worked up at 11.30. Numerous 
short stage waits between scenes, 
which added up, were partly 
responsible for the long drawn out 
evening though in the nain it was 
due to the length cf the separate 
tabs. The complete performance 
comprised 19 Interludes with the 
majority carrying melodies or num- 
bers. 

It's a straight revue attempting to 



Disarmament Conference. He 

quickly bowed to the applause and 
called for encore. 

"A Souvenir from the Past," next 
In line, was a song of the A. K.'s. 
Two old lovers sang what might be 
a counterpart to our "Silver 
Threads Among the Gold." Into 
"two" for a travesty bit in panto- 
mime, offered "The Death of a 
Horse, or, The Greatness of the 
Russian Soul." A prop horse was 
used, it suppo.sedly drawing an open 
hack, wherein was doubtless the 



those shows over there from this 
side for years. Unless tremendous 
touching up. eliminating and rear- 
ranging can be immediately done, 
he will find a certain bloomer on 
his hands. 

In its present state It's hard to 
see how "Pins and Needles" got by 
in London for nine months, but if 
the present performance and cast 
are acceptable to the English play- 
goers the members of the company 
(especially the dancersJF should be 
able to pick up enough pointers 
during their stay here to insure 
them of popularity on the other side 
for the rest of their lives, with the 
general opinion of the first night 
audience of a standee that "the 
King couldn't save this one." 

Skic. 



CHAUVE-SOURIS 

Real Imported Russian caviar, 
served a la Nikita, at the Shuberts' 
new 49th Street, a house opened in 
December. Not every one goes wild 
over caviar, yet it Is a novelty 
among appetizers, and fetches a 
nifty price on the menu. That ap- 
plies to "Chauve-Souris," brought 
hence after showings in London 
and Paris. In the former city it 
was presented at the Coliseum and 
then at the Alhambra, quite suc- 
cessfully. What the prices of ad- 
mission were is of no matter. Com- 
stock & Gest have lifted the menu 
idea for New York, and the seats 
down front are $5. Last Friday 
evening at a special showing there 
was life at the box office during 
Intermission, several blocks of 
tickets being sold to persons who 
were in the house. Mr. Gest didn't 



bother about the ticket specs, figur- 
be somewhat of the Intimate type. I ing they could make a buy or not. 
Its beginning Includes a ballet num- I Reports are the attraction pulled 



her, "A Tropical Fantasy," along the 
lines of those presented at the Win- 
ter Garden; the usual idea had at 
least one parade of show girls 
dolled up, with the book carrying 
the remainder of the action hither 
and yon at its own discretion. 

If Mr. de Courville hasn't done 
anything else, he's supplied a chorus 
that on looks holds up with other 
Broadway shows now playing, but 
further than that It's Impossible to 
compare the piece with other mus- 
ical attractions, revue or comedy, 
now holding forth in the theatre 
district. 

In Pilcer's dancing, which Is ex- 
tremely reminiscent and in no way 
can compete with the present day 
footwork as done on this side of 
the water, lies the keynote of the 
whole show. It is geared to the 



chorean art undertaken in Juvenile 
roles popular some six or 8e\ -n 
years ago. Every Jimmy Nervo, 
who carried the other half of the 
male dancing burden, failed t- re- 
veal anything that could be said 
to be modern made his most 
noteworthy bit felt during the finale 
when It was far too late to in any 
way help the show out of the depths 
into which It had been descending 
for the previous three hourr 



they've been lifting material for » ^^ughter of a duke off on a lark 
.. ^ .^. ^ - ^ . ■ ^..^jj ^ lowly lover and pursued by 

the old boy himself. The cabby 
beats the nag so much It drops 
dead, and in walks the lord and 
master. The "greatness" probably 
was implied from the refusal of the 
driver to accept 10,000 rubles for 
the death of his animal. It is said 
that was but one bit out of a playlet 
used abroad. 

Concluding the first portion of 
the bill was "Katinka," that di- 
vulging at last where Arthur Ham- 
merstein got the title. It was a 
novelty, purporting to show the old 
Russian polka of the 60's. Balloon- 
like costumes covered parents of 
the dancing girl. All sang, but 
what about no one knew. A male 
quartet was Just ahead, all sport- 
ing trousers that made them 
look like ads for Michelin tires. M. 
Wavltch, the baritone, and the 
leading male singer, scored the first 
of his successes during the evening. 
Resuming Mr. Wavltch led a 
gypsy scene depicting the Interior 
of Yards, said to have been a famous 
cafe In Moscow In 1840. Nikita said 
it was famous before the revolution, 
also explaining the gypsies would 
sing "sad songs." Nevertheless one 
of the several numbers certainly 
lent the impression that it was 
Russian blues. 

Another quite resembled a "get 
hot" song and to strengthen that 
one of the women left her seat and 
started prancing about. The gypsy 
interlude appeared to have all the 
company, which Is not large, on the 
stage together for the first time. 
"A Tartar Dance" looked more 
promising on the program that it 
proved. Yet In spite of its short- 
ness it was strange, the scenic bit 
being effective. Balieff announcing 
the number to be done by M. 
Kotchetovsky, pronouncing it as 
.savagely as would an American, and 
the result was a new laugh. "La 
Grande Opera Italiana" was a 
marionette Idea, the headt of the 
singers thrust through a curtain, all 
having small bodies. It was a car- 
icature all around, the lyric Joking 
with various musical terms. The 
voice of Mme. Birse counted In 
making the singing end important. 
"Chastoushkl" turned out to be 
"Russian workpeople's ditties" and 
had one chap In smock playing a 
concertina. "Next to closing" was 
a sort of minuet, "under the eyes 
of the ancestors" — the portraits of a 
young couple's forefathers. 

The finale was the "chorus of the 
Zaitzeff Brothers." Wavitch was 
the "conductor," leading eight or 
nine men warblers, all garbed as 
types. The cab driver, a porter and 
other nondescript characters were 
in a row. The songs didn't count 
so much as the burlesque manner 
of working and all was not Russian, 
a portion of "Mon Homme" <"My 
Man") being plain. The number was 
laugh getting, with a surprise com 



$6,500 advance sale before opening 
(Saturday night), and that means 
something. The managers have 
limited tht; engagement at this time 
for Broadwiiy to around six weeks, 
and the intimate house (about 740 
seats) fits the Intimate style of 
performance to a tee. 

"Chauve-Souris" isn't pronounced 
the way it's spelt. Souris is French 
and enunciated as "soree," the 
term actually meaning a bat or bald 
mouse, and standing for the Bat 
theatre, Moscow, where this troupe 
of specialty artists hail from. The 
idea is said to have sprung from 
the players in the Russian Art the- 
atre at Moscow, meeting to make 
up their own entertainment. 

Nikita Balieff's "Chauve-Souris" 
may be described as Russian 
vaudeville, with many comparisons 



period of that style of the terpsi- | to those so minded to make them 



As seen at the Initial showing this provoke the grin or '.he laugh, but 



English revue lacks a comedian 
capable of satisfying the American 
sense of humor (Maisie Gay will 
never do It); an acceptable number 
leader outside of Pilcer; no femi- 
nine dancer at all (though a miss 
stepped forth in the "Vanity Box" 
offering to solo to applause), and a 
general routine that becomes seri- 
ously tediou.s. Just how serious 
that particular situation is may bo 
Tioted by the fact that they began 
to walk out early, with it being 
doubtful If there were 200 peoi)le 
loft in the orchestra at the time the 
linal curtain came down. Mu-sic^lly. 
the piece offers average melodies, of 
which two, "Vanity Box" and "Pic- 
cadilly Walk," stood out through 
tuneful orchestrafons. IM'oduction, 
as to scenery and costumes, .so-so, 
with only one instance of oo.stuming, 
that of Miss Gould, bringing a re- 
sponse. 

Miss Gay predominated, not nec- 
essarily through ability but at least 



With but two exceptions the whole 
entertainment is a collection of 
numbers or bits, the entire per- 
formance is one of chuckles. There 
is comedy in the form of satire, 
caricature or burlesque at every 
turn. That the lyric or language 
used Is strange becomes secondary 
In this presentation, which builds 
up as one of the funniest novelties 
offered in seasons. The action or 
song or bit given might not of itself 



following Balieff's always present 
announcements they can't miss, for 
this man is a comedian and humor- 
ist. He cons and Jokes his audi- 
ence into good humor all the way. 

Balieff outshines his "ChAuve- 
Souris." He might aptly bo called 
the James J. Morton of Russia, an- 
nouncing the numbers In a similar 
humorous wny and at times just 
as abrupt. He looks like John, the 
barber, would like to look, if clear 
of beard arnl in a well-tailored 
dress suit. His funny way of pro- 
nun, iation plus the dialect is an 
asset hero, but, as he said, perhap.s 
in ten years he would do much bet- 
ter. Nikita stepped before the 
curtain that may have been the 
original inspiration for our futurist 
painters (velvet dr.ipes were mo.»^t- 
ly employed, with here and there a 
little scene section, at times very 
effective), and he got laughter from 
the start. Later ho alibied, saying 
he didn't make the announcements 



THE LAW BREAKER 

Jlra Thorn© WllHam Court enay 

Joan Fowler .Blanch* Yurka 

Father Bpalding v,-*^*"^ Bherldan 

lOwlnff Fowler » Clifford Dempsey 

Walttr Homer John Cromwell 

Tom Fowler Frederick Blckel 

Bill Dobb« ...,Mor»an Wallace 

Gibson ;...... Frank Bylveater 

Donovan. , ^o^^ Milton 

C.Tlggm Herbert Rathke 

Kit Urey Marguerll* Maxwell 

William A. Brady appears to have 
nicked his hoodoo and blown life 
Into a potential hit at the Booth. 
"The Law Breaker," by Jules Eckert 
Goodman, a rattling melodrama, 
has a fine chance despite the haz- 
ards that the author stuck In its 
path gratuitously here and there. 
It is a peculiar sort of hybrid, a 
half-breed issue of verbose philos- 
ophy and dive patois. But a love 
child, apparently, since It seems a 
sincere effort to accomplish some- 
thing more than earn royalties. 

Plays with a purpose were never 
more strikingly satirized than by 
Mr. Goodman's plaj^with a purpose, 
which takes them and Itself ser- 
iously. It is an attempt to sur- 
round some corking dramatic fire- 
works with a "reason" — not an 
apology or an alibi; a lesson. 

The propaganda teaches that a 
crook will yank a necklace off a 
lady's neck but will not of neces- 
sity go down into her corsage after 
it; also that a shot in the arm (from 
a revolver) makes a girl play the 
curtain scene In a chair; also that 
it Is worse to steal faith than to 
cop Liberty bonds, and l«ss profit- 
able; also that the soul of a heel 
can't win a girl who has "done 
everything wrong except one thing," 
when a handsome crook has re- 
stored the wavering faith of a lady 
with blonde hair and a welfare fad; 
also that Blanche Yurka is one of 
the finest, surest, truest and great- 
est actresses gracing that abused 
institution, the American theatre. 

One fat blue pencil, guaranteed 
to copy -read out a lot of vapory 
verbiage, would make "The Law 
Breaker" a cinch. As it is, it has 
its dull moments between the 
flashes of dramatic animation, a 
heavy love interest (which comes to 
nothing in the end), and some ex- 
traordinary acting. William Court- 
enay, miscast but game and always 
the polished, human, lovable fellow 
that he is, suffers next to the most 
from the lagnij^ppe of words; Miss 
Yurka, however, bears the heavier 
cross. Unto her fan speeches that 
go on like chunks clipped out of 
lectures at the midnight mission of 
the Little Sisters of the Fallen. 
Talk, talk, talk — about responsi- 
bilities, theorie.?, bromidic debate 
topics, unawakened moral con- 
sciousness, complexes — Mi.ss Yurka 
has a Portia portion and should 
dress it in cap and gown. 

But what a staff of life she is for 
Mr. Goodman! She makes all the 
drivel react like the wisdom of all 
the ages and all the sages; she 
makes herself the heroine of a love 
theme not Intended to be love, but 
becoming it because one cannot 
visualize anyone not loving her; 
she modulates and graduates and 
climaxes speeches which have none 
of these gradations except In her 
voice and In her delivery and per- 
sonality. She Is as much better 
than the play as grand opera Is 
better than second wheel burlesque. 
She scores a triumph so resounding 
that the great career so often pre- 
dicted for her by the farslghted has 
bloomed — she Is a star, the more 
luminous because she glitters and 
scintillates through a barrel of ink. 

Not that "The Law Breaker" is 
uninteresting. It Is fascinating. It 
has action and it has surprises and 
it has punches. It has no story — 
nobody could report its narrative, 
for it is devoid of one, unless steal- 
ing and returning, tru.sting and 
betraying, double crossing and cold 
feet, gun plays and bonehead plays, 
are dramatic progress. They are 
thrilling, and they are mighty well 
done, and In the spot around the 
animated episodes they are whack- 
ingly well written. But whenever 
they get In high, In comes the 
pamphlet stuff, as though someone 
had picked up a book of es.says and 
started to read random chapters 
from any page to change the sub- 
ject each time the subject becomes 



ing when a "nance" Joined the lii e- intriguing. Maybe that's a super 



up. As one showmen put it "they 
closed the show with an after- 
piece." 

One thing prominent because It 
was missing was so-called Russian 
dancing. There were no "hock steps" 
or anything like that style of danc- 
ing at any point. The novelty and 
fun of "Chauvc-.Souris" (or "The 
Bat") will probably attract all those 
who love the bizarre and the un- 
usual. A ticket speculator has it 
figured out that the highbrows will 
fall for the downstairs seats and 
the Bolsheviks will fill the balcony. 

Everyone who sees the entertain- 
ment will agree on the cleverness 
and humor of Nikita Balieff, railed 
the "stage-autocrat." But he is 
very democratic about it. J Ice. 



sense of the dramatic — keeping the 
hungry audience in suspense; but 
specialties would be more enter- 
taining than lectures. 

Mr. Courtenay plays a silk-lined 
all-around gun; he steals $60,000 
from the bank belonging to the 
father of Miss Yurka; he is nailed; 
it turns out her brother has become 
involved, having been badgered by 
a pretty Aggie Lynch (played and 
beautifully played by Marguerite 
Maxwell); Miss Yurka wants to 
save her brother, though heaven 
knows why after we've seon the 
brother iH a few scenes, and she 
also has faith in Courtenay, prob- 
ably because she has seen him act 
before in other successes, and she 
layi«i down her $75,000 necklace 
(piker?) as security that Courtenay 
will return the 60 grand. Ho does. 



has power, appeal and appearance 
eloquent eyes and a future. ^ 

Frank Sheridan, always an unr 
tlous stage priest (those who r^* 
member him in "The Boss" *in 
testify), contributes to his role aS 
that anybody could— anybody. Mor 
gan Wallace has a fat Leo Donnellr 
role and gives it none the worat 
of it, though nobody could miss it 
except an English actor. 

The third act climax, a very in. 
volved scene, has as much wallon 
as the shooting of Garson in "Within 
the Law" or the table-turninif iJJ 
"The Deep Purple." Every stand- 
ard trick is utilized, and skillfully 
The first act i-V almost all talk; the 
second act has fine comedy relief 
and some good conflict; the third 
act has a flock of talk and stage- 
waits, but five final minutes of blaz- 
ing glory; and the fourth act—only 
Goodman knows what that one is 
all about — has an ending in which 
the crooks (the good-looking ones) 
strike up a match, and Miss Yurka 
walks off to accept John Crornweil, 
who doesn't deserve her, and who 
has never Jarred her faith though 
he has sneered at it. 

The acting and the action ought 
to keep this piece above board until 
the hot weather, despite the apple 
sauce. Lait. 

FRANK FAY'S FABLES 

Cast — Frank Pti>. Bernara Gran- 
ville, Herbert Corthell. Fania Mar- 
inoff, Eddie Carr, Helen Groody, 
Robert Cummings, Olga Steck, 
(Jeorgiana' Hewitt, The Fifer Trio, 
Louis Cassavant, "Olivette," Donald 
Lee Roberts. 



More Managerial Changes 

Additional changes in the Shuhr rt ' !\»i,V.'^^y^I^'^,^"'ly >;r.* ^"«^s: J^« J"^- 
«^« !..♦ «.«.). IT, - iPtoros hrr faith, though he doesn't 



by boistc.-ousnc.'ts. Her conception I Tor li'.s own amusement, but to p«:r- 



theatres were made last weelr. iJur 
ry M. Wilncr, man.ngor of the Astor, 
was switched tc the Casino. Fred 
Kimball, manager of the latter 
house, went to the Astor. Johnny 
Harper, assistant Ireasurrr of the 
Fulton, la now In charge of the box 
ofT!:© at the Nora Bajtft. 



do it because he's honest; and he 
marrios the Aggie I--ynch who has 
taken a .44 in tlio wing for him, who 
has sassi J a prie.st and who has 
done "everything wrong but one 
thing." The one thing Mr. Good- 
man mcan.s — could, it have been 
acting? That s one thing Miss 
Maxwij] never did 'A;org. The girl 



Following a prolonged attempt, 
which dates back to last spring, to 
secure presentation Frank Fay's 
revue finally pushed off up at the 
Park Monday night at a $2.20 top 
backed by a performance that, per- 
haps would have found it to better 
advantage had the premiere been 
put off until the warm weather, 
when It could have made its bid as 
a summer entertainment. The sub- 
stance (^ the present situation 
seems to be that the show has a 
chance at the scale, and if it can 
draw enough to ke«p its head up, 
the ultimate move should be a 
nigratlon to a more centrally located 
house where the incandescent dis- 
play will attract attention other 
than from persons on their way 
home. 

As seen at the opening Feb. 6, 
"Fables" indicated in more ways 
than one that it wasn't quite "set" 
to permit of a smooth running per- 
formance. The mechanics were re- 
vealed and audible due to the thin- 
ness of the drops which failed to . 
depress the conversation of the 
stage c^ew and could be seen 
through whenever a light flashed 
behind it. At that Fay overcame 
the diflflculties with his kidding to 
the satisfaction of the partisan 
house for the one night, but it 
leaves an enormous amount of work 
to be done before the show will be 
whipped into a normal state. A 
total of at least half an hour. Is 
open to elimination as with the 
waits and various bits that will 
eventually feel the knif*». the finale 
took place at 11.45 after having 
started at 8.30. 

The show Is a straight revue 
minus any definite program Infor- 
mation as to the scenes, having the 
book call for the unfolding of the 
episodes by means of a "plant" 
t. b. m. (tired business man) sitting 
In a box conversing with Fay, who 
works from the aisle, to the effect 
that he will donate $50,000 if the 
performance pleases. Fay contin- 
uously requests his Ideas as to Just 
what he'd like to see. All selections 
are compiled wiih. 

The fifty thou never comes to 
light again but the "plant" (Robert 
Cummings, and a corking straight 
he Is too) calls for a schedule that 
Includes seven scenes in "full," fel- 
lows for a sextet of happenings in 
"one," is toned with»15 melodies and 
backed by 13 number.". The book is 
credited to Fay, the music to 
Clarence Gaskill wiih both rombin- 
ing for the lyrics; Kuy Kendall 
staged the ensembles besides step- 
ping in on the first act linale for 
an Ann Pennington impersonation. 
Fay again gets credit for the stag- 
ing and Harry L. Cort is doing the 
presenting. According to report the 
file carrying the names of those who 
are "in" on the piece is beholding 
of a quantity of names with it being 
said that if the rogiilar attendance 
equals that of the rehearsals the 
show will last throug' the hot 
weather -ithout much difficulty. 

Of the oast which comijrises U 
principals, Bernard Granvillo, Fania 
Marlnoff and Herbert Corthell are 
reooiving outside illuminated bill- 
ing with others who take unto 
thomselvos various degroes of prom- 
inence being Eddie Carr, Helen 
Groody, Georgiana Hewitt. Olga 
Stock and "Olivette." Fay. Corthell 
and Carr are taking caio of the 
comedy, which mainly runs to h®*** 
and all w.irble at Intervals. Corthell 
is allotted a spot for the usual 
timely lyric which is below par. and 
Fay easing ovrr to the piano f*"^ * 
modley with Ga.skill preo»^ding the 
llnal number. Helen Groodv >' 
offering half of the feminin*^ danc- 
ing and is seemingly capable oi 
t.aking care of more than her .illt't" 
ment while "Olivette" is siipplyi^ij 
the remaining portion stopping; fovlh 
from a «"horus number to specialize 
for her most substantial bid. _ 

The Mi.sacs .Stock and Hewitt i th« 
former announced as coming from 
the Coa.st and thje latter p:c\..oi.eJy 



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Friday, February 10, 1922 



LEGITIMATE 



IT 



with Gaite'H productions) split and 
combine on various of the songs for 
average results, with Granville do- 
ing a Juvenile and restricting him- 
selt largely, to vocalizing in front 
of the chorus, but also partaking in 
various of the scenes aimed for 

laughs. 

Fania Marinoff, as far aa can be 
remembered, is appearing in but 
one instance — that of the dramatic 
playlet having a theme located in 
the north country with Fay and 
Granville swinging low hung gun- 
holRtors, acting out the 8tory of the 
badpor game with the girl double- 
crossing both men for a finish. 
Both boys would do better to stick 
to their regular interpretations, 
while the props of the skit mis- 
cued to the extent where it re- 
femblcd the ludicrous. 

Fay has assembled a production 
that is entertainment for the first 
hour but thereafter begins to lag 
and drop away. Some of the set- 
tings are picturesque, without 
howling coin and mostly made up of 
draping.. The illusion is carried out 
by a neat appearing assemble of 22 
girls and eight boys in which Venie 
Quincy demanded attention. Thr 
show is decidedly lacking in tune- 
fulness and gives evidence of ;«. 
aimi1:»f situation when the in- 
dividual dancing is considered and 
the morale weakens when Fay Is 
•not ad l.bbing from the aisle or be- 
fce the drop. 

Well clothed and dressed with 
Tuy, Granville and Corlhcll "Fables" 
has H sustantial foundation with 
which to build itself into a light 
revue that should connect at the 
current .^rale but there's mueh to 
be done before the show will ac- 
cumulate the? needed speed. iSkio. 



THE BLUSHING BRIDE 

Paul Komlnski Robert O'Connor 

Flower Girl Violette Strathmore 

Ciffarott© Olrl Kitty Flynn 

FrancolB Harold C'.wynne 

Schwartz David Belbridge 

Cuuiiza. . . « George (Jraig 

ChrlstopUer Pottlnger Tom I^ewls 

Alfred ClarcncA NonlHtrom 

Hose Edy the Baker 

Justine Beatrtc-0 Bwanson 

lyorraine Marcel la Bwanaon 

Coley Ccllina Cecil I^ean 

Lulu Love Cleo MayHeld 

Judire Redwood Harry Corson Clark«> 

Doris Muynr Jane Carroll 

Mrs. Pottinger Gertrude Mudge 



yi.». 



CAT AND CANARY 



|tot;(>r C;oiiby I'ercy Mooro 

"Mammv" Pleasant U an'h»» FrhKrici 

Harry lilythe John Wllard 

Susan Slllsby " Uelh Franklyn 

rirely Vounjj- Jiin > Warrington 

Ch*r.es Wi.jcr ,<«..<.... .Uyder Kvano 

Paul Jon»'>' H«nry Hull 

AnnalH-ll.' Wost Flort-nc/ Kl.lrM'CJ 

Henrtrli ks ijXlmund Elton 

Patterson Harry D. tSjuLharJ 



"The Blushing Bride," Cecil Lean 

and Cleo Mayfleld's new starring 

vehicle, opened at the Astor Feb. 6. 

It's a two-act musical show, which 

the program says was based on a 

play by Edward Clark and Mark 
Swan, another line crediting Cyrus 
Wood with book and lyrics. **Tho 
Girl in the Private Room" is not 
mentioned, although that is prob- 
ably the Kdward Clark farce which 
the "Briae" takes its chief inspira- 
tion from. Slgmund Romberg 
wrote the music. Jack Mason 
the numbers, Watson Barratt 
scenery, and Frank Smlthson at- 
tended to the staging. The Shu- 
berts produced. 

It's a combination of the French 
farce idea, and the bit and number 
scheme (familiar in the wheel 
shows), bright and colorful scenic- 
ally, holding a cast of clever spe- 
cialty people, mostly from vaude- 
ville, and pos.sessing several well- 
staged numbers. There are but two 
comedy bits worthy o' the name in 
the entire show, however, and both 
come at the end of the first and 



through their looks. Sixteen choris- 
ters and six chorus men. 

Mr. Loan and Miss Mayfleld both 
work conscientiously and industri- 
ously to keep the entertainment up 
to tempo. They're all through the 
show, making the best of what has 
been given them The opening 
night "Blushing Bride" ran two 
hours and fifty minutes. It can 
stand the knife for about twenty of 
the minutes, and with a strength- 
ening of the comedy division will 
make an average entertainment. 
Scenically, musleally and in a pro- 
duction way the show is up to 
standard. Bell. 



THE NEST 

5rarie Ilamelin I^ucile Watson 

F.vfllno Dore Christine Norman 

Jacquos HanicUn Frank liurbeok 

Max Hamelin Kenneth MacKenna 

Kuzannc Juliette Crosby 

Henri Itruoe Elmore 

Jeanne , . . .Ruth Glllmore 

Leontine ' .'.Marjorio Oakley 

Anna Florence Mnck 

Louise Helen Cromwell 



BEIKSffiE CHATS 



BY NELLIE REVELL 



(Nellie Revell has been for nearly three years confined to her room 
and cot in the St. Vincent's Hospital, Seventh avenue and Twelfth street. 
New York City. Without having moved from one position within the past 
six months (Miss Revell having lost the use of her spine) she has written 
and dictated these weekly articles for Variety, at the same time having 
variously contributed to other periodicals. Miss Revell has been called 
the bravest woman in the world by many. Others have indorsed it, 
adding that under the circumstances she is also the most cheerful.) 

Ada Lewis, Louise Groody and her sister Helen came down Friday to 
find out what the attraction was that keeps me here so long. I asked 
Ada how she kept so nice and thin. She said trying to cross streets did 
it, and that she watched for the green lights and then ran like sixty. 



"William A. Brady produced "The 
did i ^^st," an English version oC the 
[\^Q Paul Geraldy French play, "Les 
Noces d'Argent," originally pro- 
duced at the Comedie Francalse, 
Paris, at the 48th Street theatre. 
New York. Wednesday, Feb. 1. The 
English adaptation is credited to 
(irace George, who has followed 
the original closely without at- 
tempting to Americanize the play 
to any great extent. 

"The Nest" is a four-act drama 
dealing with the selfish and 
thoughtless attitude if many chil- 
dren toward their iiarents. The 
theme could have been worked up 
to keener Interest if the typical 



Policeman Tighe, who got too clubby while trying to "clean up" Hell's 
Kitchen, has been appointed by a discerning Judge to study social condi- 
tions in Sing Slug. His course will be for three yean<, and to prove that 
the warden has a rense of humor, he assgned this cop with the sapoUo 
tendencies to the laundry. AVould you call that the irony of fate? 



It has been so long since I participated in a bout with the copy desk, 
that is even more difficult inr me to figure out Just why they do certain 
things than ever was. Therefore, it's hard to know whether it's a sense 
of humor or valuation that caused the "Evening Telegram" to read-* 

"Iliggest (^ in Ford prices due tomorrow. To be $15.** 

Surely there Is no prollteering there. 



.second act.s. respectively. The first , ^, . , . , , . . „_ 

l:; the ancient table scene idea, T'T^nf^b atmosphere had been trans- 

which has Tom Lewis as a sporty 
husband, playfully tossing a bun at 



Most people say the ol)viouK thing. 
and there were marty in the audi- 
ence at the National Feb. 7. on the 
open ins: there of "The Cat and the 
Canary" who. when askctl whjit they 
thought of the piece, made some 
referen-. e to 'The IJat." 
' Kllbourit CJordon presents the 
play, written by John Willard and 
staged by Ira Hards. It Is another 
attempt to cash In on the vogue for 
mystery plays started by "The Bat." 
How well it succeeds Is difficult to 
tell Immedlatelj' after the fall of the 
final curtain. There are moments 
during the enactment when it is so 
spookily tense the audience goes into 
' hysterics, not metaphorically but 
actually, and others when the action 
stops and the characters merely talk 
as 4f they were merely filling out 
the requir ite number of minutes 
necessary to a complete evening's 
entertainment. 

• Practically the entire action takes 
place in semi-darkness. The piece 
opens with the family lawyer enter- 
ing the home of his late client, who 
died 20 years previously. The five 
heirs have been summoned to hear 
the will read at midnight on the 
twentieth anniversary of the death, 
as per deceased's Instructions. The 
house, meantime, had been inhabit- 
. ed only by a West Indian servant, a 
. voodoo woman, who prates aboTit 
, spirits, etc. A neighboring keeper 
. from a lunatic asylum enters in 
search of an escaped Inmate, whom 
he describes as a dangerous indi- 
. vWual given to throttling. 

The lawyer, while talking to the 

young girl who is the heir, Is sud- 

1 denly seized from behind by a pair 

: of hands and dragged through a 

• panel in the bookcase. When the 
girl turns to find him gone she nat- 
urally becomes hysterical, and it is 

I believed she shows signs of alleged 
insanity in the family. In the sec- 

• ond act she Is assigned to sleep in 
the room in which the maker of the 

• "Will died. As she retires and falls 
into a doze a hand reaches over the 

• side of the bed and seizes the neck- 

• lace around her throat. The others 
are dubious about her narration of 

Owhat occurred until she feels sure 
•there is a panel in the wall of the 
■• room. She goes to it, opens it and 
■ the corpse of the disappeared law- 
■'• yer falls cnit. 

•"• To further narrate the progres- 
'♦• ftlon of the plot would bo to destroy 

• the interest of those who may wish 
to see the piece. 

From the standpoint of gruesome- 
- hess it is in the category of dissect- 
ing-room stuff, yet there were many 
there at the premiere who rovellol 
In the eerie suspense and were quite 
content to enjoy the sensation of 
oreepInesH. Al>out the b<'.st baslH for 
passing judgment may be gleaned 
from the fact that the piece was 
recently tried out in Allentown. I*a . 
for three performances. It opened 
to %*A)(t and drew $i»00 on each of the 
surcoeding iJiesentatioil.'^ there. If 
this l^ any oriterlot. "The Cat and 
the Canarv" will prove ;i sensational 
hit. i)i\o thin.? i.»; certain: there will 
be no bait-way hu( eess about the 
play. It will either prove sensa- 
tidnallv sue,-es.'<ful or a flat failure. 

A bnlli;ini ca.st contributed to tlie 
tnaintenaiue of inferest in the play's 
eujetment. Florenre lOMtid^i*. as 
tbe jnKenU" lead, arted with a rai" 
8en.se of values, ably He(M»nd»'d by 
IFt-nry Tlull in a romcit.N charneter 
lea 1;' All the ot»);M*}< were nmre than 
eqUiJl to th:^ respeethi" ileU' llid.^ put 
uion (hem •''>'(>• 



Cecil Lean, and later attempting 
to whack Mr. Lean with a large 
loaf of bread. Other familiar table 
busine. s, which the Broadway lirst- 
nighters appeared to think deliri- 
ously funtiy was ineluded. 

The other comedy scene is a 
satire on the modern and old-time 
restaurant, along the lines of those 
"When Mother Was a Girl" things, 
with a liar I y being served in the 
1&47 period, and a contrasting 
glimpse of the service given in the 
cabaret of the present day. There's 
the insulting head waiter, the saps 
from Oshkosh. a band which plays 
for a second or two, with the 
chumps paying through the nose 
for everything they don't get in the 
way of service, etc. This was con- 
tained in a song written and staged 
by Cecil Lean. It was a wow and 
deservedly so. 

For the rest the show was 6t the 
machine-made farcical pattern, j 
with Lewi-? as the typical old j 
rounder husband, who, having made 
a date to dine with a chorus girl, 
is found by his w»ife while enter- 
taining the supposed chorister. 
TUnere'i g some childish attempts at 
comedy through having Mr. Lean 
impersonate one of the restaurant 
attaches, one Cazazza, and sit at 
the table as a sort of a male 
chaperon during the table scene. 
This brings the first act in a caba- 
ret set, with the second falling In 
another interior, a wedding anni- 
versary celebration. 

The outstanuing applause hit 
went to an unprogrammed little 
girl, who did the wiggllest sort of 
wiggle seen since the days of the 
"Girl in Blue." Only this little 
wiggler was bare-legged to the 
thighs and wore an abbreviated 
gold shredded wheat Hawaiian 
skirt. The wiggling came in a 
pretty song number, "Rosey Posey," 
with a musical theme that sug- 
gested both Hawaiian and Jazz 
antecedents, with a dash of blues 
included. 

Another smash w^.s scored by the 
Glorias, a mixed dancing team, with 
several numbers in the show. The 
dance that registered so heavily for 
the team was a skating double. 

Mr Lean has the role of a slangy 
race track tout, playing it conven- 
tionally. A good light comedian, 
but with little material in this 
show. Miss Mayfield is a coat- 
room girl, masquerading as a 
Quakeress. She scores with her 
demure prettiness and generally 
brightens up the picture. 

Tom Lewis does one of those 
halting speeches, similar to his 
vaudeville flering, during one of 
the numbers. Edythe Baker has a 
piano specialty in the opening of 
the second act, and Clarence Nord- 
strom is a Juvenile teamed with 
Miss Baker in several numbers. 
Nordstrom sings pleasantly. 

Some of the gags in the show go 
back farther than the concert hall 
days of variety. Among them are: 
"A wooden wedding-- ye.^. two Pftles 
got married," "I played the ham in 
'Hamlet' and the hump in 'Ilumpty 
Dumpty.'" "Married? Ves. but not 
to eaeh other." et<> 

Holce runs thickly througbont the 
.show wbetiever comedy i.^; tried for. 
.Fudsing bv \hv way the Hroarlway 
buneb ate it :p, tbey dont see 
rn.anv burles(|ties. 

(lirtrnde .ATu.l-e pl.jys Lewis' 
wife and landed indivMually witli 
a wi'll-done "souse" bit in the lirst 
aet table neene; .lane Carrf»ll l;;id a 
sf'mi-sti'ai>;lit role and held i-ften- 
tion vvbilo*siti::in':: Harry Corson 
Clarke did .i bit, a suv.iW time 
judRe. ae. (M.tal)l\ ; Kobrrt O'Connor 



la ted into .e American locale by 
the adapter. The action takes place 
at the present time in a Paris home. 
The daughter of the household, her 
father's pet, has just been married, 
and at the same time the mother 
learns that her only son. whom she 
worships, has had an affair with a 
i se friend of the family. The two 
emotional experiences coming at 
the one time havo ^ demoralizing 
effect upon the parents. As time 
lapses the indifference of the chil- 
dren toward the parents increases. 
The father dies, leaving his widow 
to fight the battle of life alone, with 
no aid offered by the children. 

Lucile Watson has the leading 
role, in which she gives her cus- 
tomary flnLshed performance. It is 
not a* part which offers great op- 
portunities, and what success is 
achieved Is due to Ml.ss Watson's 
ability. Kenneth MacKenna in a 
juvenile role is among the leaders. 
MacKenna does well with what he 
has to work with. Christine Nor- 
man, Frank Burbeck and Juliette 
Crosby have the remaining roles, 
handling them in a satisfactory 
manner. 

The production Involves three 
sets, all of which appear to have 
seen service in other productions. I 
To a large degree this detracts from 
the piece. "The I^Jest" should last 
for a few weeks. Hart. 



The same paper states that "Croker is resting quietly and Is put of 
danger at his liome in Ireland." Another proof of the old warrior's in- 
dividuality. > 



Frank Van lloven saw something In a drug store labelled la femin'n« 
boudoir, and from his knowledge of French he knew that it was something 
for a bedroom, so ho bought It and sent it to me. It's all right, Frank. 
It's very nice perfume, but I shan't waste It on a costume made of gauze 
bandages and mortar, one that is put on by a hod -carrier and taken off 
by a saw. 



From Wheeler and Dolan comes a greeting postmarlced Constantinople^ 

Turkey, and written in the American Embassy, telling me they get 

Variety over there and anxiously read all the news from Main street, and 

that our American ambassador Is much interested in my case, having 
read of me over there and sends his congratulations. 



A letter from that dear old couple, Downey and Willard, recalls the days 
we worked together in Leadville, Colo., years ago. They send me cheerful 
news from Fox and Summers, others who wore in our troupe, long since 
retired from the business and settled in Saginaw, Mich., where they own 
a cosy home and Mr. Fox is in tlie i^ilroad business. He ought to know it. 
We did enough of it. 



Fanny Hurst assures me that all the sermons were not written in stone. 
Well, Fannie, they wouKl bo if preachers had as rocky a road as I have 
bad. 



danced nimbly. an»l n;a<le a fcrelKU i v^j,,, 
e;ib;in't owner clKtr.ieter st.i'id U\t. 
;ind 1 '.eat rice arnl Marcella Swan- 
j,on. two attraetiv*' blotule Ibipper.- 
. gu\e ihf .'-how a. Med .si-h' 



BOOKING COMBINE 

(Continued from page 12) 
would Jump at a chance to get rid 
of the picture policies forced upon 
them. In booking any sort of ac- 
ceptable attraction they face a sure 
loss and they prefer the films to 
the Junk that occasionally happens 
along. The manager who formerly 
tt*ouped a show that was fitted to 
the one nighter trade has been 
forced out of business. The fav- 
ored one nighters are those given 
big shows that are breaking Jumps 
between important stands. 

The Independent producers are 
asking themselves what effect the 
booking coalition between the Shu- 
bert and Erlanger offices will have 
upon them. So far they have not 
collectively mc t to talk it over. 

When theatrical business resumes 
normalcy, the Independents appear 
to feel the heads of the booking 
offices may conclude to again start 
producing. If that should occur, 
they say, or if the combined book- 
ing ofllce starts to "slip something 
over," the larger of the independ- 
ents who operate theatres of their 
own in the biggest cities may de- 
cide to remain In those cities, keep- 
ing their hits o.V the road. 

Some of the independents fay it 
will be the old thing over again, 
whilst others state that in their 
opinion monopolistic control of 
legitimate bookings is a thing of the 
past, not through any philanthropic 
intent on the part of the controller-.^, 
but ' ivinr the record r f the p.'.st to 
,Tui''e them into the knowlrulge of 
what such steps eventually lead to. 

Me.'intime the indeiundents say 
they will watch and wait, 

Man.'tf?ers who have in th^ post 

ioured rjrt>adway ^urfisses at pop- 

uliir ]»riies say that to resume such 

! activity (1« pends a good deal on 

the nnmber of peifornianeej; per- 

tnifte.l. If Hmitf'd to el^'ht per- 

f..rnunices w<»klv. they eaini pop 

attraf lions cannot Im- tu;.mI.; to pay. 

;iii<l often 10 jerform.inces 

une |.!,iye.l by pop attract ens. .uid 

the real money df.iwn in Sinid;iy 

ln<'> tei'fito-.-y. 



I love the pretty dishes Marillyn Miller sent me. They have broken me 
of the desire to want to throw dishes at the nurse. They are far too nice 
to break. 



I suppose now I can put a sign on my door, 
(the inc. meaning inclosed). 



NELLIE REVELL, inc. 



CHAOS IN FENNA. 

(Continued from page 13) 



several months ego reached the con- 
clusion that permits should be 
granted to stage children provided 
they are offered educational facili- 
ties while on the road. Protests 
arose and a committee was named 
to study the matter with the result 
that no agreement could be reached. 
This week a hearing was held, but 
the board got no nearer a solution. 
Meanwhile children are appearing 
on the stages of Pennsylvania with- 
out protest with very few excep- 
tions. 

"I am a product of child labor in 
theatricals," said Mrs. I'^iske to 
Commissioner Connelley, "if that is 
what you call it. My firot speaking 
part was that of a child apparition 
in 'Macbeth' at the ago of three." 

Mrs. FIske said the four children 
in her company, Herbert Hodgkins, 
Lois Bartlett, Edith Lawson and 
Freddie Goodrow, are accompanied 
by their mothers and are tutored 
through the I*rofe.sslonal Children's 
School, of New York, which is under 
the supervision of the Gerry Society. 

At the conference here repre- 
sentatives of the Departmoi of 
Public A.'elfare, the Department of 
Public Instruction, the I'cnnsyl- 
vania Society to Protect Children 
from Cruelty, the Child Labor As- 
sociation and others attended. 
Some of the sfn.akers contended 
that no txenjptlOMS from the child 
la1>or kiw shou'? be gr.inted and 
Others he'd iha*. the m;i' * r was one 
for liie courts to decidi' and net for 
the .State Indus'trial B- 

T.ie bnard will take up the mat- 
ter .'It its mcetiri;;;? Fob. 14, when it 
ni;i.v decide to forgot .all the clo- 
ves I 



STOCKS 

' Earl PIngrry haa started action 
through the Equity to collect cue 
week's salary claimed due him from 
Ray Payton, manager of the stock 
at the Lyric, New Britain. Conn. 
Pingry contends he was engaged for 
one week by the stock manager and 
dischargt^d before starting rehear.sal. 
The manager alleges Pingry arrived 
in New Britain prior to the time for 
rehearsals, and became unf.ttcd to 
rehearse, which necessitated his 
discharge from the company. 



After being dark mar*y months, 
the Hippodrome Salt Lake, opened 
Feb. 6, with Ralph Cloninger u\il 
players In "The Prince Chap." 



The Somervllle Players will re- 
turn to the Stone Opera Houio, 
BInghamton, N, T., February 13, 
for a limited stock engagement, it 

was announced today by Mariager 
H. ^i. Addison. This will be tho 
third season th.at the Players hav« 
appeared locally. Tho company 
opens with "Scandal." There will 
be daily matinees except Mon<lay. 
Bills will be changed weekly. Tho 
company coming to this city in 
headed by Ben Taggart, Old local 
favorites In the troupe include 
Kathleen P.arry, .Tack Westcrman 
and Jf»Meph Thayer, the latter, char- 
acter mati. 

O. W. Olson Is to hav3 dramatic 
stock in the Oil City O. H.. Oil City, 
I'a., uncbr tho direction of Tom 



Cusey. A (onipany Is now playing 
ruience of the paid reprrsertatives I'.i X,\v<'ast!e, Pa., under the Ca.«ey 
of the various or.^janizations repre- n ••na'jrement. 

set!t<-d ;.t the luaring, issae a fina! i 

order and thus foice tlie inaMcr to { 'Jh. llijou. Atlanta, Ga., wiU [day 
a couit decision in case an: on" i < rj'malic .»-iork conmien<:ing Feb, -8. 
care.s to fiqht out lb* nnatier I Walter I'.aldwin is to dir -ct. 



n 



NEW SHOWS THIS WEEK 



Friday, February 10, ig^o 



PALACE 

Holdovers, returns, "names" -with 
little but past performances to back 
ihem up, and one or two good and 
healthy old-style flops, combine to 

i- ' mako this weelt's show one of the 
Bort that makes a "regular" appre- 
ciate a rocking chj^ir near the radi- 
ator, his own wife, and a thrilling 
trade paper or a snappy seed cata- 

A log. It surely doesn't encourage 

.; vaudeville patronage. 

Wilton Lackaye In a medieval 
French panto complicated by mod- 
ern motion picture methods qualified 
as the "tone" of the bill. "The 
Greater Love" Is far from brilliant. 
It l8 credited to Henry Ridgeau, who 
Is still unheard of. It Is an unsubtle, 
Bilent skit, with letters and pictures 
flashed on a screen upstage to point 
the progress of a story such as a 
sophomore might deem dramatic and 
emphatic — the tragedy of a man past 
middle age about to marry, who 
flnds a letter from his fiancee to his 
young chum saying she loves the 
younger man, but will marry the old 
one because he can support her; the 
bridegroom-not-to-be makes prep- 
arations to have it appear an acci- 
dental shot, then plunks himself in 
the ribs and leaves a ^25,000 insur- 
ance policy to the girl, so, presum- 
a>-'y, she can marry the buddy. 

This little panto was originally 
written for Mme. Rejane, the classic 
French actress, with the woman's 
role the single acted one; she re- 
jected It with the sophisticated ob- 
servation that turning a man over to 
one's roommate and furnishing the 
capital besides would not be popular 
with Frenchwomen. With men it's 
different They wouldn't do It, but 
they don't so much mind seeing an- 
other man do it. especially a famed 
Romeo like Bill Lackaye. They liked 
him in It. Of course, he executed it 
with Lackaye finesse, dressed it to 
Immaculate perfection, graced It 
with his distinctive punctuations. 
He made a little address in "one" 
to follow, stating that he did so to 
refute a rumor that he had gone Into 
pantomime because he had lost his 
voice — "a fond hope of my friends 
and a vain dream of my enemies," 
as he put it. 

Beyond that there was nothing 
Important except Nancy Welford's 
dimpled knees. Miss Welford Is one 
of William Rock's accessories. The 
child works like Frances White and 
is as stage-smart as Maude Fulton. 
Pjck keeps picking them. Some- 
body will be buzzing a bee Into Miss 
Welford'j off ear very shortly. She 
Is scarcely for a vaudeville act long. 
She has the niftiest little figure that 
has rippled before the glad eyes of 
a tired bunch of Broadwayites In 
r .oons, her voice Is clear, she has a 
broad and cute sense of comedy, she 
dances, the knows how to demurely 
flirt with a whole audience, and she 
Is "over." 

Helen Eby, Rock's other staff, has 
the best trained hair on earth and 
Is a valuable straight support as 
well as a young woman who com- 
mands distinction. Rock Is as young 
as he has been In years, and will 
probably go on until he can play his 
A-K parts without a makeup. He 
stages everything smartly and has 
keen theatre sense as well as cun- 
ning Judgment. The act Is a Palace 
holdover and did well. 

Charles Withers, now billing ex- 
clusively himself on the attraction 
card, did not do so powerfully with 
"For Pity's Sake" In an early spot. 
The laughs were Irregular and t' o 
applause was weak for thi.«! many- 
retum turn. Miller and Capman. 
eecond, got nothing for their first 
two numbers. Including the dance so 
similar to Stanley and Byrnes' 
drunk double, and got going only on 
the taller man's superlative ankle 
eccentricities; two bow^ 

The Stanleys did a good melange 

of hamlstandlng and balancing, but 

stalled too much for "clas.s," which 

is not regarded as essential In alf 

opening act and which they can 

safely let go by the boards; they 

murder their finish by putting on 

^ hats and coats and strolling off, 

^k whereas they ought to work blff- 

B bang, as nature and tradition In- 

K tended them to; do their stunts and 

^ drop the drop. What they do of 

their tricks is great — the parlor stuff 

is dragged In and looks It; doesn't 

get over and slows up the parade. 

Alleen Stanley, with a poor pick in 
songs and too many of them, did not 
wow the Palace bunch, as It has 
been reported ehe has done else- 
where of late and of yore. She has 
a sympathetic note in her throat and 
a thoroughly acceptable personality, 
but It Is all singing, number after 
number, without a thrill, and, Tues- 
day night, without a laugh except 
twice on blue gags. Miss Stanley is 
billed as a phonograph artist, and 
ehe sings about herself as such. The 
phonograph companies, though, 
probably don't let her pick .• 11 her 
own songs. She needs a director 
who can animate her performance 
and a song chooser who knows when 
old ones are through and when new 
ones will never begin. She has her- 
self, which Is a great nucleus for a 
fine act; now she needs someone to 
capitalize her with a few highlights 
and a lot of material. 

Florence Nash and her company in 
*'A Breath of Fresh Air" mis.scd cre- 
ating the Impression that an arti.st 
of Miss Nash's caliber might have 
been expected to make. Last week 
this reviewer blamed the Colonial 
audience for not rising to this act; 
this week the neighbors from up 
^that way must have flocked to ihe 



Palace to see her again, because 
again it was a milk-and-water af- 
fair, a laugh or two, a scant four 
curtains and this scribe still Insists 
Mis.s Nash is a baby bear and "A 
liroath of Fresh Air" is a good com- 
edy—but he doesn't know wliat's the 
matter. Maybe it's her support, 
which Is terrible enough. 

Harry Watson, Jr., re-repeated his 
oft-rcpcated repeaters, the pug bit 
and the 'phone bit. Nothing hap- 
pene . to him that hadn't happened 
before and won't again. It's like the 
.•<mall town reporter who came back 
to his oflloe after most of the town 
had burned up, and when his fran- 
tic editor asked him why he didn't 
tear off some "copy," he answered: 
"Aw, what's the use? Everybody 
saw the fire." What's the use of 
reviewing Watson again? Almost as 
much goes for Roscoe Ails and Kate 
Pullman — they're here again. If 
botli those turns weren't good they 
wouldn't be booked back and back 
and back. But how can a guy find 
new words to discuss them every 
timj when they boomerang in so 
often? 

Canslno Brothers and Marion Wil- 
kins, the gifted younger boys of the 
noted tamale dancing family, and a 
siiaited girl, closed. Lait. 



WINTER GARDEN 

Half the attendance Monday night 
was made up of late arrival.", who 
strolled in up to 9 o'clock. Dressing 
by box ofl!lce ticket s^ing could not 
make the house looknoigger than it 
was. Whole rows in the side sec- 
tions downstairs were untenanted. 
The dollar or back^half of the floor 
looked filled. Balcony patronage was 
satisfactory but not big. 

Bessie McCoy Davis makes her 
first Winter Garden appearances this 
week, she never having been in any 
of the Garden revues, while her first 
Shubert vaudeville appearance was 
at the 44th Street (now playing le- 
gitimate attractions). A mistress 
of grace. Miss McCoy has mounted 
her turn cla.sslly. The combination 
of her dancing, the richness of her 
costumes and the excellence of the 
music lifts the act to a plane where 
it cannot miss. If Carl C. Gray, the 
special leader, made the orchestral 
arrangements, he figures prominent- 
ly in the success of "Castles in the 
Air." At the opening, during a high- 
kicking number, elastic bandages 
were glimpsed at Miss Davis' knees. 
She was billed fifth, ' but was 
switched to the after-intermission 
section. Jack Barrett and E:mmett 
Merrill, her dancing aides, did very 
well. One was made up pinkly, the 
other not at all. 

Ray Miller's Band and Cliff Ed- 
wards occupied closing intermission 
instead and mopped up the show's 
honors. Miller's corking musicians 
will probably hold unto their caba- 
ret assigrnment near by, but the act 
is one that should be given other 
houses. The act is a holdover. To 
show bow much bigger It went this 
week, the running time Monday 
night was eight minutes longer than 
the act's time last week. The house 
Just didn't wa ..t to let the Miller 
bunch go, four encores being called 
for, the final one an announced 
rendition of "The Sheik." 

"Ukelele Ike" Edwards figured In 
the smash for the early half of the 
act. His number landed strongly, 
first with his little tinkling uke and 
then with the Miller musicians. 
There are two exceptional saxo- 
phonists In the band, working as a 
team most'y. One did Edward.s' stuff 
during a blues encore, this chap 
mouthing a jazzy tune similarly to 
Edwards' style. For the last two 
encores Edwards had nothing to do, 
so he clowned, first eating a pickle 
in front of the cornetist, then an- 
noying others in the band. That 
didn't seem to fit, and Ike would do 
better to vamp off when the band 
legitimately wins repeats, as It did 
Monday night. Rich In muted 
brasses, the Miller band is one of the 
very best, both for dancing and 
really pretty music. 

The nine-act bill held at least two 
misplaced acts. It was far too early 
for Clayton and Lennie, on second, 
while the Ziegler Twins have a rou- 
tine that is next to fatal for the 
closing position. Clayton and Len- 
nie were No. 4 at the 44th Street 
three weeks ago, and went over for 
hit in the spot. They got some 
laughs here, the hat business being 
sure of that. But they "died" at the 
close. 

Last season the Ziegler Twins, a 
quite youthful team, flared forth 
with a jazz band of seven. They 
retain a drummer, he working in the 
pit and proving his worth. He used 
the drummer's new style of "pig 
slide" whistle during one of the cos- 
tume change waits and then sur- 
prised with a violin solo for the 
next. A dancing youth is used by 
the twins, one of whom gives a flash 
of double-jointed skill. The Scotch 
dance of the sisters is about the 
prettiest. 

Two standard comedy turns were 
present, and both made good. Clark 
and Verdi, on fourth, and Brendel 
and Bert, next to closing, both used 
the acts offered by them in past 
seasons. The opening bit of the lat- 
ter turn is somewhat changed. 
BrendeJ, with one end of a string 
tied to his aching tooth and the 
other to a brick, is enough to break 
down a determined grouch. His 
wood-smelling story, too, is Infec- 
tiously funny. The breakaway suit 
section, announced by Miss Bert as 
an old-f.ashioned minuet, developed 
into a series of howls when Brendel 



appeared from the •'breakaway 
bends," with screen, bathrobe, bar- 
rel and umbrella. 

Clark and Verdi dug up the 
"Boots" routine. The dialects are 
as rich as ever and most of the ma- 
terial as amusing. The song non- 
sense sent the couple over, with the 
aid of the "booting ' and scrap. The 
comics were the first turn to get real 
returns. 

Marie Stoddard "kidded the ac- 
tons" for opening Intermission. It 
was not until her "double-voiced" 
number, supposed to be descriptive 
of a vaudeville annoyer doing a 
semi-classic, that she won out. A 
bouquet from a lady in a stage box 
fluttered down in appreciation. Miss 
Stoddard described a vaudeville vio- 
linist as having long hair and a 
short bankroll. 

Ernest Evans and Girls, with 
"Wedding Bells ' were third. There 
may be one or two new members in 
the line-up. One was a vloliniste 
who offered a specialty, but with 
little success and with no reason. 
The main support In the act is the 
singing of Emilie Clarke. Gene- 
vieve McCormack is Evans' dancing 
support, the other being Ruby Ward. 
Fern Sanders, Dorothy Nilova, Ethel 
Maeder and Marie O'Donnell. 

Torino opened. He started with 
rattling good work with a temnis 
racket and balls, but missed several 
tricks. An Injured left hand, shown 
by plaster, may have been the rea- 
son. The coin and parasol manipu- 
lation, however, was accomplished 
without a slip. /#fe. 



COLONIAL 



A fast and varied show with 
abundance of splendid dancing 
numbers furnishes the nearest 
thing to genuine vaudeville enter- 
tainment that has come to notice 
In several weeks. The bill ran as 
programmed, with the single switch 
of the ends. White Brothers, com- 
edy gymnasts (New Acts), going 
from closing to opening, exchang- 
ing with Althca Lucas and Co. This 
rearrangement was an improve - 
nr. .'nt without prejudice to either 
act. Miss Lucas has a quiet rou- 
tine On the rings which served 
nicely as a "sight" turn at the end, 
while the White pair do a first-rate 
comedy specialty that started 
things oft with the desirable laugh. 
The show has a good flavoring W 
production turns with sightly set- 
tings, but the stage embellishment 
is Incidental. Pretty settings fur- 
nish an appropriate background 
for amusing entertainers instead of 
the stage trappings monopolizing 
attention. This makes all the dif- 
ference In tho world. Vaudeville Is 
overburdened with "productions" 
that overshadow the cast. 

The values here are nicely 
graded. The show starts quietly 
and smoothly and progresses with 
ascending values of comedy and 
-speed to Its climax next to closing. 
From King and Rhodes closing the 
first half to Frank and Teddy 
Sablnl next to final the procession 
was a series of riots of varying In- 
tensity. The audience was typical 
In Its demonstrations, which were 
loud and sometimes none too order- 
ly, but this time there was no ill 
feeling in the noise. This crowd 
knows vaudeville as few assem- 
blages In New York, and any bill 
that pleases the clientele has stood 
the acid test. Monday night busi- 
ness was only fair. The downstairs 
portion was skillfully dressed so 
that the vacancies were distributed, 
and it took a painstaking survey to 
disclose that the crowd was prob- 
ably three-quarters capacity. 

White Brothers did nicely as a 
starter. Al Markell and Nell Gay, 
No. 2, have a cold opening, but 
when they get down to their step- 
ping they are sure of themselves 
and the audience. Miss Gay's fast, 
clear tapping, after their opening 
number, started the house in their 
favor, and Markell's acrobatic stuff 
clinched them. There was a let- 
down In next spot, Kay Laurell and 
Co. In a new sketch by Fred Jack- 
son (New Acts), a polite talking 
comedy. A domestic farcelet has 
to be a mighty expert sample of 
writing and playing to hold the 
pace of a clean-cut specialty bill. 

Wilson Brothers were nicely 
fitted to the Job of overcoming the 
inertia of 23 minutes of preceding 
talking act. Their low comedy is 
mere buffoonery, but Its very horse- 
play was just what was called for 
in the circumstances. The yodel is 
sure-fire, and so Is the flirtation 
business with the girl plant in the 
balcony box. For a finish the girl 
bursts Into song with a fine, clear 
soprano, a ballad that earned a 
legitimate encore. Old stuff If you 
like, but it does the business. 

Charles King and Lila Rhodes 
have another vehicle, "Toot Your 
Horn,'' by Andy Rice, a neat bit of 
breezy comedy handled in a fine 
spirit of fun. It put a dandy cli- 
max on the first half. After the 
Interval of Intermission and the 
Screen Topics (uncommonly dull 
they are this week), Thelma and 
Marjorio White, two lovable tots, 
apparently very young, took the 
house by storm. They attempt 
nothing particularly ambitious, just 
a few songs and dances. But the 
charm of it all is that they do the 
familiar parlor tricks of young- 
sters of their ago with unconscious, 
bubbling delight. There Is never 
a suggestion of smart, precocious 
children. Thev're just natural, 
likable youngsters. The smaller 
has some funny poslngs and mug- 
gins ADd puts over a whale of a 



Russian dance. The genuineness of 
the children caught the audience 
ins'^ntly, and they wouldn't let the 
shjw go on until the little ones had 
made a speech and clowned through 
an encore. 

The Moseonl Brothers and Sister 
Verna and Brother Willie were 
gaited for that Colonial crowd. 
They know a real specialty dancer 
when they see him in the old Wil- 
liams house, and the acrobatic 
stepping of the especially gifted 
brother was tho goods. They did 
14 minutes of tho fastest kind of 
acrobatic stepping with tho sensa- 
tional tumbling as its climax and 
after that held a combined recep- 
tion and parade back and forth 
across tho stage. Brother Willie 
promises to rival the older member 
of the family in the execution of 
tho.se sensational tumbling splits, 
while Sister Verna is a distinctly 
sightly miss and t|Uite abreast of 
the rest of the family. 

After an interval of straight spe- 
cialty, more robust comedy was in 
order, and Frank and Teddy Sabini 
came throtigh with the goods. The 
old turn is retained in its general 
frame-up, 'out a woman, Teddy 
Sabini, is now introduced to start 
the ball rolling and (o lead up to 
the quarrel In the orchestra pit. 
From there on the turn proceeds as 
before, except that Teddy Sabini 
delivers two or three blues in a 
way to wake the echoes and the 
plaudits. Her recitative number 
about the darky lover that never 
came around until he was broke 
was a pippin. The quarrel between 
tho musician wop on the stage and 
his excitable brother in the pit Is 
the same sure-fire. The show was 
held up again while they encored 
with the guitar and faked ukelele 
bit. Althea Lucas closed with a 
quiet athletic routine on the rings. 
It was 11 o'clock, and the slow 
opening, after the flash of the 
pretty set, started them out. 

Rush. 



RIVERSIDE 

Tl.e eight-act bill topped by Belle 
Baker drew business at the River- 
side Tuesday evening. The popular 
single proved a sure draw for the 
uptown house, the early week busi- 
ness taking a jump over the past 
] jnth. Tuesday evening Miss Baker 
used seven numbers, the majority 
popular. A minute did not slip by 
but what she held the audience, the 
numbers going over like clockwork. 
But one character number necessi- 
tating a change of costume is used 
at the present time. It is of the Ital- 
ian order, with a comedy "hootch" 
lyric. It proved sure fire and blended 
in nicely with the remainder of the 
foutine, which Included a kidding 
number with Julius Lenzberg, the 
orchestra leader. In theatres with 
orchestra leadfrs which are consid- 
ered part of the institution, such as 
Lenzberg is at the Riverside, this 
number cannot fail to get more than 
ordinary results. 

The single appeared second after 
intermission, with Earl Hampton 
and Dorothy Blake preceding In the 
opening after intermission position. 
Following the short reel pictures 
used during the Intermission is a 
difllcult position for a talking act, 
with this couple getting to the audi- 
ence early with the chatter hitting 
them at the right angle. Miss Blake 
is no longer working from a box, but 
uses a chair at the entrance for the 
preliminary work. Hampton and 
Rlake worked up a steady stream of 
laughs and topped it off with a cork- 
In.T restricted number. 

The Luster Brothers (not seen) 
opened the show, with Williams and 
Taylor, a colored dancing team, 
holding down the deuce position. The 
ebony-hued boys displayed their 
stepping to a^antago, getting away 
easily In the early spot. Walter 
Newman and Co. in a comedy sketch 
entitled "Profiteering" gathered 
laughs In the No. 3 position. The 
Newman vehicle displays no mate- 
rial of value, but can be relied upon 
for comedy returns in some houses. 
Newman is well supported by Char- 
lotte Irwin as a fresh stenographer 
and Marguerite De Von as a film 
vamp. 

Following the sketch, Jack Oster- 
man made his chatter stand up In 
comparison to his numbers. The 
boy's talk never mi*^sed, with the vo- 
cal efforts not getting the returns 
expected. Closing the : t half had 
John Hyams and I eila Mclntyre in 
"Honeysuckle," a neatly arranged 
offering in which they are supported 
by Leila Hyams and Patty Patter- 
son. The act provided one of the 
Hashes of the bill, going alo.. > at an 
fcven pace and giving .satisfaction all 
of the while. 

Ted liOrraine, Jack Oagwin and 
Emilie Fitzgerald closed the show 
with a dance offering which smacks 
of class. Lorraine and Miss Fitz- 
gerald handle the greater part of 
tho dancing, with Gagwin used for 
vocal and piano work. The act Is 
w<^ll gro<»m('d and has the necessary 
ingredients to give satisfaction and 
held the house to a man Tuosday 
evening. uart. 



ALHAMBRA 

A midwinter carnival bill of n 
acts failed to fill the Alhambra lo 
capacity Monday night. The show 
looked strong enough on paper and 
seemed a bargain for vaudeville 
fans at the prices, yet they failed 
to shop in their usual numbers. 
The low*.r floor showed vacant 



patches on «Ither flank with th^ 
upper boxes also off. "• 

The show ran until about ii 9k 
The first half held six acts and wl. 
lengthened out by Burke and Dur 
kin in fourth spot. The hou.se loow 
a fancy to Burke's delivery of H^np. 
and held up D. D. H. for several 
minutes, while Burke encored with 
six or seven extra choruses of a Don 
number. Burke Is a Harlemite »■ 
was attested by tho reception 'th« 
pair received upon their, entrance 

D. D. H. was the laughing hit of 
th6 first half, with his euphonious 
chatter upon topical subjects Th« 
initialed monologist has a unique 
delivery that seems to regi.ster with 
all classes of patrons. Tho Alham- 
bra isn't rated the brightest audi- 
ence on the circuit, yet thoy literally 
ate up his stuff as -fast as it waa 
relayed. 

Faber and McOowan. a man and 
woman talking and singing pair 
with a novelty op«Miing. passed 
nicely. The girl ha.s looks and per- 
sonality and proves an excellent 
foil. Ilor quiet refined methods 
made the crossfire passages stand 
out. Faber is a neat looking "wise 
rracker" and "kidder." It's an ex- 
cellent vehicle, although .some por- 
.tlons of the dialog have been heard 
around. 

Lou Locket t and Ann Linn closed 
the first half strongly with their 
singing and dancing novelty. 
Lockelt spreadoagled the field with 
his solo eccentric dance. He has 
a neat willing partner in Miss Linn 
and a smooLh idea for introducing 
her various dancing specialties. 
Costumed as a barker at a oharity 
bazaar, Lockett has bits with toy 
dolls that are reproduced in cos- 
tume by the appearances of Miss 
Linn from a . cabinet. The pair 
clicked loudly. 

Mechan's Canines opened after 
intermi.s.sion and took advantage of 
tho spot. The acrobatics of the 
poodles and the leaping of the gray 
hounds held the attention and in- 
terest of everyorte. The spot waa 
just right also. 

Rae Eleanor Ball and Brother 
added a touch of class, following. 
The man's cello playing, seated in 
the orchestra, registered. The 
punch was a duet with Miss Ball 
doing a violin echo of his cello and 
v'histling obligato. 

Doyle and Cavanaugh in one of" 
the neatest and classiest act.s of its 
kind in vaudeville registered 100 
per cent, on appearance. The act 
has been given lavish production 
and is away above the usual man- 
and-woman flirtation Idea. Mies 
Cavanaugh Is a blonde beauty with 
a sweet personality. She can dance 
with any and reads her lines on a 
par with the rest of her accom- 
plishments. Doyle Is formerly of 
Doyle and Dixon. He has been 
established for seasons as a dancer 
but brings back to vaudeville a 
flair for light comedy that should 
put this pair in demand for legiti- 
mate offers. 

Al Herman was his usual riotous 
self at this house. Herman has 
fallen for the song plugging idea 
and is flnishing with a ballad sung 
by a boy plugger who Is dragged 
on the stage for an extra chorus 
and a bow. Herman kidded the 
customers and took liberties that 
another comic would be Icary of. 
A reference to the American flags 
draped about the house and the 
election of the new Pope was tak- 
ing chances. The Herman monolog 
as usual consists of the best and 
funniest gags heard around and has 
been carefully chosen. The "Didn't 
I tell you to get off at 96th street?" 
story Is almost a veteran. Herman 
dragged Jimmy Burke out for a 
bow and put himself away as a fel- 
low Harlem ite. Herman was one 
of the hits of the bill In the late 
spot. 

Jim Felix, the horizontal bar 
comedian, never had a chance to 
get started. The drive for the exits 
started as soon as the rising drop 
disclosed the Felix paraphernalia. 
Felix subbed for "Marvel," the 
dancer, who was off the bill. 

Bolger Bros. (New Acts) opened 
the show. Con. 

BROADWAY 

Business not so good Monday 
night and the show ditto, shaping 
up only as a fair better small time 
bill. The program ran late through 
the added attraction of a Harold 
Lloyd comedy, which was in the na- 
ture of a revival. Lloyd has long 
since been compared to Chaplin as 
a favorite screen funster, but this 
Idea of reissuing his old comedies Is 
best proof of his popularity. The 
first act came on well after 8.30. 

Tho Vandcrbilts, a two-man acro- 
batic combination, have discarded 
their eccentric "nance" comedy by- 
play and are doing straight lifts and 
hand-to-hand stuff. The Vandcrbilts 
look much like a team formerly 
known as the El Bart Brothers. 

Dave Ferguson monologe<l about 
his family troubles, bragging of hi* 
escape from the clutches of his wlf*. 
when tho latter interrupts from th« 
audience. The routine next takes 
on tho form of a quarreling dlalogi 
Fergu.Mon cracking what few nifties 
and ne.ir-n'.M there were in the act, 
tho "wife" doing a noble straight. 
She fed him sterlinglv, winding up 
with a "kiss and mako up" seenc 
that was soon nursed up again, with 
the result Ferguson had to pursue 
her down the audienr'e iiih\> in an 
endeavor to assuage hrr ori<<> more. 
The ghl meant bupiiuss tlii'^ ^hne 
and returned with a cop ^^ho 
'Conrinu'd on j^-'g'^ -•>) 



Friday, February 10, 1923 



NEW ACTS THIS WEEK 



19 



WHITE BROS. 
Com«dy Gymnasts 
7 Mins.? Full Stag* 
Colonial. 

Straight worker, wearlngr wtralgbt 
evening clothes and knockabout 
comedian In Ul-fittlng clawhammer. 
The latter does the table and chain 
fall! and generally works after the 
manner typified by Jimmy Rice in 
the old HIce and Prevost turn. His 
lalls are funny and sensational, one 
being a tumble backward into a 
chair, which goes over and drops 
him from the stage into the aisle. 

Straight man is contortionist and 
hand-stand worker rather than 
tumbler, lie docs a curious leap 
from the table into a frog-like pos- 
ture, standing on his hands with his 
legs twisted up over his shouklois. 
His feature is a baek bend and from 
the "bridpo" position turning his 
torso at the twist so that his face 
is away from ilic audifticc. In this 
position he piika up a hamlUerchiof 
With his tei'th. 

jood, brief, rnappy turn of its 
kind, with efffitho comedy and 
excclleiit acr.'>butic stylo. Liked 
opening tlie sht.w to which spot it 
was transferred from closing. 

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NOLAN, LEARY and CO. (3) 
^'Buttons" Coinedy 
17 Mins.; Three (Office) 
Fifth Ave. 

''Buttons," the company's newest 
vehicle, doprntl;> much on the juve- 
nile player's treitmcnt Iflor . the 
punch it ."cores. His clowning, 
aeasoned with a few minutes of 
fooling-thr-villain ntuff gets to 'em. 
Archibald I'hincas Arnold, hailing 
from Chicacro, has inherited his 
jrrandfathcrs, I'hineas Arnold .s. 
button factory in Mu.soadine, C). 
Archie's eiitiatuo into the Buckeye 
state is heralded by reports about 
his being a r.ice- track hanger-on 
and general recr do well.- The 
"villain" i.s Mr. Ilochmore, who 
demands tlu^ factory in lieu of a 
matured J.'..oro note or mortgage. 
Arch has a tough job cut out for 
him the \ory llr.st day, but luckily 
his ijony wins at 40 to 1 on a cen- 
tury investment. 

Our hero is still tone "grand" shy, 
but Miss Murphy, his .stenog and 
our heroine, has that amount al- 
ready saved up. But the cash Is 
not to hand. Thl.^ is Saturday and 
the bank is closed and Arch must 
travel to Chi for the four thou*. He 
rings the bank cashier and arranges 
to deposit $.'>,000 before banking 
hours Monday morning. He then 
makes out a thrrk for the amount 
on the local bank and settles with 
Rochmore. 

That's the plot. It's the leading 
player's comedy work that does 
much to elevate the piece Into a 
vehicle that should make the grade 
In the twice daily. The supporting 
cast is adequate. Rochmore does 
his part effectively In his stentorian, 
commanding stylo. The girl Is 
colorless. She plays a leading part 
In a'pprislng the new owner of the 
business condition of old Phlneas' 
factory and her lines characterize 
her a very business wise young 
ladj. Her interpretation does not 
Impress. Abel 



HARTLEY and JEB 
Juggling and Music 
9 Mins.; Full 8Ugs (Parlor) 
Fifth Avtb 

Hartley and Jeo are a Juggler and 
a xylophone player, the latter the 
first of two on the Fifth Ave. bill the 
first half. But by the time the sec- 
ond arrived (Bert Fitzgibbons* act, 
next to closing) the other, opening 
the show, had been forgotten. She 
was the girl of the first turn. A 
young man is the juggler, rather 
good in speed of work, with one or 
two new tricks, but all well exe- 
cuted. The young womar docs little 
else than xylophone a couple of 
times. 

The set Is a parlor, with the jug- 
gler lan lli!»g light as well as cum- 
bersome i It ides. He has a habit of 
posing at. f a hard trick and an- 
other of wa" Ing his arm toward him 
and ft'om tl • audience when taking 
a bow, a.M ir.nUKh giving the house 
the cue for applau.*<e. It's new, and 
should be taken up by the two-acts. 

The turn did quite well on the 
strength of ihe boys work, with a 
closing in 'one' for bottle juggling, 
rather expert work. Here was the 
(»nly talk in the turn, mentioning 
tlr^ yOttles and what should have 
b«M'n in .hem. That's another nov- 
elty for a dumb act nowadays — no 
talking. 

Cood enout;Ii for the intermediate 
time early on the juggling, and cuw 
hold up nicely atiywhere el.se. 

Simc. 



HARVEY and DOWNS 
Songs and Talk 
18 Mins.; One 
American 

Possessing above average voices 
Jand present ing .a neat appe^arance in 
dinner coats, the two men have 
acquired and are delivering a vocal 
offering that should easily find its 
way into any of the intermediate 
houses, with tlic big time looming 
up as not being beyond the realms 
of possibility. Certainly, the voices 
Of the men can .«tarul up with many 
a singing two-act that is working 
two-a-day. 

Starting off as a straight singing 
turn, the routine later begins to 
sneak around corners to allow for 
eome conversation between the duo, 
framed for comedy, that eventually 
leads Into both men changing to kid 
costume (the stoutest and shortest 
doing a girl) that permits of liie 
including ot vaiious kid games for 
laughs. wh it'll dei)cnd on the 
rather 11-proporti^ los of 

the individuals for their strength. 
It's I mi.stake, as the duo could do 
Just as well minus the comedy ef- 
forts. Their voices have the calibre 
to sustain a r»»utine of songs and 
with 'cai'iful attention to their 
dressing .and the melodies selected 
should at 1< a. t be able to develop 
into a "class" act for the thrice daily 
theatres. 

At presetit. with si.K .>^ongs and 
the kid .'-tufT. the act is riitining too 
long with tbuJlhoke" comedy, taking 
the edge off the initial Imin-esvinu. 
but the pfissii.iiitii's are tlieie If th • 
team disin-s to r^i.h/e vu ihem. 



(3) 



LEE KOHLMAR and CO. 
Comedy Dramatic Sketch 
"Take It Easy" 
18 Mins.; Full Stage 
22d St. (Feb. 2) 

Thi.s Is a I^ewis & CtM'don i»ro- 
duction and jiim.s at .'^traiglit com- 
edy. It acliievcs the broade.st of 
farce on account of the incredulous 
situaiions. 

Kohlmar ofM-is h!s familiar Ger- 
man characterization and does a.s 
well as the*manu.script allows. A.s 
an Itinerant book salesman and 
atithor of 'Take It Easy," a cure- 
all for matrinnmlal and other mala- 
dies, he waiuUrs Into au apartmtnt 
the door t'> which has been left 
open, is ho.ixed into impersonating 
the lover of the woman within by 
the real lover who is her husband'a 
best friend and trying to induce her 
to elope. 

At the finish, after preaching 
mildness, tolerance and kindliness, 
he stumbles ever a mat on the floor 
and duplicates the husband's rage, 
venting his temper on the harmless 
carpet. The act is gaited for the 
small time houses. At this house 
before a typical neighborhood gath- 
ering it was accepted as farce and 
pulled laughs throughout. An ex- 
cellent, supporting cast was wasted 
on the story. Con, 



KAY LAURELL and CO. (3) 
''Tho Naughty Wife" (Farco Com- 
edy) 
23 Mins.; Full Stags (Parlor) 
Colonial 

The comedy Is a straigh' talking 
play by Fred Jackson, and serves as 
a vehicle for Kay LaurelL The 
sketch has some neat spire on the 
shallow, butterfly wife, and it de- 
serves better treatment than it re- 
ceives at the hands of Miss Lau- 
rell, who is a beautiful, blender 
blonde girl with no gift for charac- 
terization. 

Her Elolse is merely a . . -tty au- 
tomaton parroting lines . nd mov- 
ing mechanically t.. >.„ii business 
, a iiKt;.;..nKly laid down by some 
stage director. The figure has no 
life, and a certain sprighiliness is 
essential to the char; cter. The 
whole effect of the comedy ! mgs 
on the smooth playing of the i. .ul- 
ing feminine role. Miss Laurell 
fails signally, and tb»» <-ntire com- 
edy appeal is lost. The lines should 
sparkle, but they don't. The effei t 
Is of an amateur theatrical attempt. 

It is thr» «tory of the silly wifi 
who feels her.^elf neglected and re- 
ceives the attention of other men. 
Kloise plans to elope w.th Darrell 
McK night, while her lui.>-band is 
I)resumed to be away at his country 
place. Instead, the hus])and, Hil- 
lary, returns to find Kloise packing. 
When he is alive to the situation. 
in>tead of making .a row, he pre- 
tend.s to aid the runawa.\s. only in- 
sisting that McKnight (whom he 
summons to the house) .'^hall marry 
Kloise when he has cleared the way 
by a divorce. All ob.vtacles to the 
elopement thus removed, Kloise is 
first piqued, then angered, by the 
husband'.s phlio.-oijhical attitude to- 
ward the whole affair and changes 
her mind, breaking into a tirade 
against the husband and charging 
him with a plot to get rid of her. A 
reconciliation is brought about, as 
the hu.sband preaches a h miily—lut 
a woman have what she thinks >he 
wants, and she won't want it — to 
make a finale. 

There are first rate possibilities 
in the .sketch, but in its present 
hands they are not re.J:.,ei:. On 
X(». 3 at the Colonial it never raised 
a ripple. liusK. 



PAUL SHINE and CO. (1) 

Heavy Weight Balancing 

12 Mins.; Full Stage (Special Set) 

City. 

Appearance in officers uniform 
on the deck of a battleship, shown 
in a special set of that description, 
Paul Shine runs through a series 
of heavyweight balancing feats 
marked by a high degree of skill, 
unusual strength and finished 
showmanship. 

The routine includes the balanc- 
ing of three cannon balls held aloft 
on a six or seven-foot pole con- 
trivance, balanced by Shine on his 
chin, while at the same timo he 
manipulates a pair of knotted ropes 
with either liand, after the fashion 
of a baton juggler; balancing of girl 
assistant seated on a chair, the lat- 
ter held aloft in his mouth, iron 
jaw fashion, Sliine simultaneously 
manipulating light objects with 
feet and hands. Other tricks of 
similar nature, all Intricate and ex- 
pertly handled. A largo torpetlo. 
which, when breaking open, is 
shown to contain girl assistant, has 
Shine balancing girl atop pole and 
c tching her for finish. 

CfOod opener or closer 
type of houi«e. 



for any 
JWU. 



'•8 LUNATIC CHINKS" 

Acrobatic 

10 Mins.; Three (Special) 

Fifth Ave. 

i:iglit nirii, inrhiding three 
gels, d!-essed as Chinatnrn. 



rnid- 
Thf y 



open In a laundry interior with a 
ct»medy l»it going ip.to a fast ground 
tumbliti'T for the tnain itart (•f their 
effort^. The pygniie-, make f"r tlie 
comedy lat.rliuh s. the fiying queues 
of th. \N hilling fn\;iil people b.ok- 
liig comical in itself. I:'^ a f.i*.t. 
neat act^ of its Ij.pe. .>!;«.;. 



DIAMOND and BRENNAN 
Song, Dance, Talk 
15 Mins.; One 
Fifth Ave. 

Jim Diamond and Sybil Brennan 
haVe discarded their "Fisherman's 
Luck" vehicle. They open flirtation 
fashion with fly, salesmen's talk, 
explaining she is a female drum- 
mer. In the course of it Is an 
effective trafflc cop bit, wherein he 
whistles for her to go and stop. 
After her talk, ho hands her the 
whistle as the prize. 

Mr. Diamond does a dash of his 
sure-fire acrobatic stepping, both 
getting away nicely with a song and 
dance, after a costume change by 
Miss r>rennan. The intermediary 
crossfire is light and flip. Diamond 
wears a light suit, gray derby and 
red tie, while Miss IJrennan is in 
business suit for the oi>ening, later 
changing to ;i t-triking evening 
gown. ^ ^ 

In the body of the Kill at this 
house they were a wow. Abel. 



DEMAREST and WILLIAMS 
Comedy Talk and Singing 
12 Mins.; One 
American 

IJilled as 'Two Regular Fellows." 
Straight man walks on and starts to 
play the baby grand. Comedian in 
the orchestra interrupts and there 
Is a tart exchange of repartee, co- 
median from his seat "razzing" the 
other about his execution on the 
ivories. All leading up to the come- 
dian going up and tearing off some 
brilliant fingering of the ivories. 

From there on there Is an occa- 
tlonal clash between the pair, but 
most of the routine is made up of 
the straight man's eong> and the 
comedian's accompaniment. The 
comic at the piano does some "nut" 
stuff as incidental to the fingering 
while he provides \\\n own music. 

The pair lool- like anything In 
the world but professional actors 
and their get-up In street clothes 
carries out the casual air. The talk 
Is neatly delivered and good for 
laughs and the comedian's j»Iano 
playing is Impressive. No. 4 on the 
American roof, they were a riot. 
Graded for the ncighboihood houses. 
Getting out of that class is only a 
matter of material. The pair have 
the knack of spontaneous fun. 

Hush. 



"JAZZOLOGY" (7) 

Featur/ng Nan Travline 
Singing, Dancing and Jazt Band 
18 Mins.; Full Stage (Special Set) 
City. 

rsan Traveline, petite brunrt and 
clever expon'^-nt of the mod''rn jaz7 
.song; a male jazz dancer, youthful 
and nimble stepper, whose foot 
W(»rk compares with the best; and 
a band of five young fellows offer 
a routine of songs, dancs and in- 
strumental selectfrms that are 
notal>ly above what the pop houses 
have been led to belivve was 'vnco- 
p.iilon, as exemplified by the ma- 
h.rity of the jazzie-^t that have 
labored on the snuH timo circuit.^ 
during the pa-t few years. 

The band, piano, cfirnet, vhdin 
sax and drum^, with c'arinet ad<led 
at time;^, go in for .subdued jazz 
effects, and the result is music 
that'.^ soit afid phasing. Mi.>s Trav- 
line makes usual costume change*', 
and like band seeur"«» rxeel'ent re- 
«;!jlts by modulating her lone«. She 
also eiiunciate.s properly.. Special 
drape adds t'i'.e. Standard act of 
its tyi»e, hlled ivilh iiiiable enter - 



CHAD and MONTE HUBER 
Songs and Dancing 
10 Mins.; One 
American 

Trouble with the orchestra upset 
this mixed <lancing team Tuesday 
night. Deucing it the going was 
none too easy. The act Is construct- 
ed to allow a scries of imitations 
introduced ir\ a monotone sing-song 
lyric by the boy tht.t soui led of be- 
ing as poorly written a.s delivered. 
Neither member reveals anything 
above the usual as to stepping, and 
if anything the footwork is below 
the average. A IJowery waltz and 
fast finish, with the addition of the 
four changes of costume made by 
the g^irl are the act's chief assets at 
present. 

The difllcuUies encountered with 
the band in the pit while detri- 
mental, were not suflfl if ' to cover 
up the weakness. If permitted Uf 
remain in its current state the only 
logical designation is for a similar 
spot as held at the Amercian. 

Hkig, 



MISS JEANETTE and NORMAN 
BROS. 

Cymnasts. 

13 Mins.; Full Stage (Curtains and 

Apparatus) 
Fifth Ave. 

This m.jy be a combination of two 
former acts, as the Norman Hros., 
or a turn of that name, were once by 
themselves. Kither way, it's an im- 
provement In the variety o work 
.*;nd people, besides the appearance. 
The turn Is nicely set for an acro- 
batic number re(iuiring full stage 
fur apparatus. There are curtains 
hanging about, giving a soft effect, 
with the men dressing neatly all 
the time, making one change, while 
Mi.ss Jeanette makes three 'hanges. 
Her final costume is peculiarly at- 
tractive. As she is a good looking 
girl, this becomes more noticeable. 
The second change is a full length 
gown, in which she dances, and the 
opening costume is of white tights 
with a very short skirt. 

Most of the gym work Is on the 
rings, the girl as well as the men 
performing on them. Later the girl 
goes to a perch rope and while on 
it, with one of the brothers steady- 
ing below, the sings and whistles. 
For the finish the girl goe^ to a top 
bar high up. hangs down and, hold- 
ing one of the Normans, the other, 
from the ground, goes to a flylnjf 
toe-to-toe hold (lialf somersault) 
with his hanging brother It is the 
Hegal and Moore finishing trick. 

The t -uslc of this turn is worth 
noting. Too many acrobats of late 
years have overlooked the Instru- 
mental portion. This music is all 
lively, of popular vintage^ as is tho 
song Miss Jeanette sings. 

Closing the show at the Fifth Ave., 
the act was set right there, but it 
can go into the big bills a^ t • 
opener, and should npt object to that 
position in those houses, for it will 
attract more attention and be worth 
more in that spot. It's a very like- 
able gymnastic combination for 
work and coloring. ' Blme. 



VALENTE BROS. (2) 
Accordions 
Mins.; One 
Fifth Ave. 

Two young men playing accordi- 
ons. They did it all in six minutes, 
but didn't make it snappy. Tbey 
looked like studious young men with 
a load on their minds and in their 
arms. If they, make and keep on the 
small time it will be one more vic- 
tory for the Italian-piano manufac- 
turers. 

But— and the question never es- 
capes — if this music must be listened 
to with the perpetrators just as 
blank as a disc without Ih'^ instru- 
ments, why cant a vlctrola be 
placed upon the stage, a Dlero or 
Pietro record put upon It and the 
audience Invited upon the stage to 
dance while the dumb turn is on? 
At least, that would keep the rest of 
the house interested. 

And for another— why Is It that 
accordion players can comb their 
hair so pretty? Hime. 



lamnieni. 



Bdl. 



ALTINA and CARBONE 
Singing and Comedy 
16 Mins.; One 
City 

Woman and two men. Woman 
start.i with song. Good appearance 
and fair singing voice. Two stage 
hands (plants) on following num- 
ber, and start to remove piano and 
stool. Woman objects. Says she 
hasn't finished. Conversation en- 
sues between woman and one of 
plants. What can plant do? Ho 
can sing. He docs, delivering op- 
eratic .^^^election and disclosing well 
trained tenor, of quality and 
strength. Both plants effect wop 
di.'ilect and mannerisms. 

I^lxchange of patter in real Italian 
nhely Interpolated for comedy by 
two plants. Other comedy talk pre- 
ceding between woman and tenor 
registers for laughs. Three sing 
medley for finish. Average turn of 
familiar construction, geared to pop 
house staiid.itds, and filling all re- 
ftuircments for early spot in that 



field. 



BcU. 



DODO and GOLD 

Singing 

12 Mins.: One 

American. 

Man in Tuxedo and woman In 
handsome j"t evening frock do 
r»olito parlor entertaining. Womart 
has strong soprano, man agreeable 
baritone. They deliver h'\x fw ei^ht 
r»r»pular published numbers with 
very little variety, bvit all of the 
ragtime swing. Ko t.ilk of any 
kind, just straight -away parlor 
stuff. Llgiit No. 2 where it was 
siiotted at the Arneiican and mildly 
received. Hash. 



WILLA and HAROLD BROWNE 
Rag Pictures 
9 Mint.; Two 
Fifth Ave. 

Nice looklngf couple in summer 
sports attire doing four or f\ve rair 
subjects, including the inevlt.able 
landscape, an Indian head and tho 
President for the getaway. 

The rag pictures are just what 
the words imply. They are moro 
than crude likenesses, but actual 
portraits with unusual care to de- 
tail and clarity of features, high- 
lights, shadows, etc. 

The focusing of the calcium on 
each picture brings this unusual 
artistic effect Into striking relief. 
The "rags" are cut too perfectly to 
appear just remnants. But the 
pictures themselves arc striking. 

Abel. 



STERLING ROSE TRIO 

Acrobatic 

8 Mins.; Full Stags (Special Set) 

State. 

Two men and a young woman. 
Rings, ground and head-to-head 
work, with the young woman com- 
ing in for banjo playing In con- 
junction with the acrobatics. The 
turn as at present has no outstand- 
ing feature, the final feat being in- 
sulHcIently strong to give the act 
the necessary punch flnl«h. Hart. 



Thelma Carlton, who returned 
from an extended eng.igement at 
the Olympla, Paris, opens Monday 
at the Venetian CJarden.s, Montreal. 
Hagers and Hate.-?, rer.nited, opened 
this week at the Cafe Beaux Arts, 
I'hlladelphia. Margaret Edwards 
opens Feb. 11 at the Be ux Arts, 
Atlantic City. Billy Curlia booked 
all acts. 



The Agents' and ilepr.vsf>nfatlve' 
Association, consisting primarily of 
the cabaret booking ag^-nts, will 
;>tage an cntertainrn' tit and ball, 
March 18, at tiie Munhulian Hotel, 
New York. 



The Jack Johnson Athhlic far- 
nival routed through New J.-rsey 
commencing next week, will have all 
boxing exhibitions eliminated from 
the show In that state. New Jer.-. y 
has a state law prohibiting boxing 
in theatres. The furnter hyavy- 
weight criampion will confine his 
(fforts to training stuitts in the Jer- 
sey towns. 

A n^^wturn la the charges against 
Tex Ui< kard, charged with con- 
tributing to the d'-hniiaoncy of 
minors, developed this week when 
a Ij-y^'ar-old girl, counted as an 
important witness was brought 
hack fr<»m a farm at Wappinger 
Falls, N. Y. It was Inside news two 
weeks ago one or more of the girls 
had disappeared, but the c.ise pro- 
c«edtd in the magtelrattr's coiuu 



so 



VARIETY 



Friday, Febniary 10, 1922 



NEWS OF THE DAILIES 



Pauline Frcdorick waa married. 
Feb. 4. to Dr. Cliarloa Alton liuther- 

^; ford, of Seattle. The marriajfo took 
place in Los Anpt le.s. This Is Miss 
Frederick's tliird matrimonial al- 
liance, her former husbands having 
been Frank M. Andrews, wealthy 

'architect, and Willa \ Mack, the 
actor. 



According to the court records, 
65,616 persons wt?re convicted dur- 
ing the crime wave In 1921. apalnst 
40,691 for 1920. In last year's list 
of convictions nary the name of a 
chorus girl or manicurist appears. 



Marie Shotwell, picturo actress. 
Will have to fight New York State 
to maintain the residue of Mary J. 
Pierson's estate, willed to her by 
the deceased. The /residue is esti- 
mated as high as 1100,000. Miss 
Pierson was a school teacher and 
left no heirs or next of kin. At- 
torney General Newton has filed 
notice in the Surrogatea Court that 
the State of New York would con- 
test the will. 



**Juliet," who has appeared for a 
number of years in vaudeville, has 
bought a residence on West 87th 
atreet. New York. The property 
formally belonged to the John D. 
Reynolds estate and is valueti at 
140.000. 



Mme. Johanna Gadskl has filed 
! tult in the Federal District Court 
against the Chicacro Opera Associa- 
tion for 1500,000 damages. She al- 
leges defamation of character and 
^breach of contract. 



Charles Dillingham has acquired 
*'Dcde," a recent success at the 
BoufTes, Paris, featuring Maurice 
Chevalier, for America and will 
bring it to New Y'ork for presenta- 
tion in English. Chevalier is ex- 
pected to accompany the piece to 
this side. i 



Cecil P. De Mille was removed 
from the "Aquitania" on a stretcher 
and taken to the Ambassador Hotel, 
New York, in an ambulance Friday 
night. De Mille waa reported as 
suffering from Inflammatory rheu- 
matism. His condition was said to 
have been worse upon his leaving 
for California Sunday. The Dolly 
sisters also arrived on the same 
boat, while Ivan Serbais, a French 
actor appearing in "Plossom Time," 
was at the pier in stage costume 
in order to meet hi family and re- 
turn to the theatre in time to go on. 



The London "Time recently car- 
ried a story that Sarah Bernliardt 
had accepted a proposition to nee 
more appear in pictures In this 
country. Prominent film men in 
New York denied that they had 
engaged the great actress, who at 
present Is confined to her bed, due 
to Influenza. 



Stating he was her step -father, a 
man claimed the body of Dolly 
Robinson, who died in 13ellevu« j 
Hospital, New York, Jan. 31, of 
heart trouble. Miss Robinson had 
been a member of the "Trcno" com- 
pany and was proclaimed the 

^youngest chorus girl on liroadway, 

A age 15> 



The tall of the Allied Arts of the 
,. Theatre to be held for the benefit of 
the Actors' Fund of America will 
take place at the Hotel Astor Feb. , 
25, and is the third which has been 
given In aid of the fund. Tickets 
will sell at 110 and each of the the- 
atrical clubs have named a com- 
mittee to assist, the Friars desig- 
nating George Cohan, A. L. Er- 
^ langer, Sam Harris and Anthony 
Paul Kelly; the Lambs, A. O. 
Brown, Fritz Williams, Pumel 
Pratt and Gene Buck; the Players, 
John Drew, Otis Skinner, Francis 
W^ilson and Louis Shipman. 



The wife of Mordkin, the famous 
Rus ian dancer, was found to be 
near death from starvation in Tiflis, 
^ Russia, recently, where her hus- 
^band has been dancing at the Mu- 
Hnicipal theatre. Mordkin, at one 
W ilme "taken up" by society in both 
^ Europe and the United States, had 
been performing for a sum equiva- 
lent to 60 rents (American) a month 
and was destitute, but too proud to 
beg or apply for rations at the soup 
, kitchens. Mme. Mordkin was dis- 
covered by workers of the Near 
East Rcliff barely in time to save 
her life. 



One theatre wa*? ordered closed 
and the construction on another 
stopped in IJrooiilyn berauso of al- 
leged violations of the building 
laws. The house closed was sit- 
uated on Myrtle avenue and the 
cessation of work demanded ap- 
plied to the new Parkway ther\trc 
at Path Peach. L. I., which was 
nraring comi>letion. 



Control of pedestrian Irafilc was 
InnuKurated to thcatret;o* rs having 
de.stinations around tho Times 
square district Saturday ii;;Tht. 
Fornii ily tho light system wa:? lim- 
ited to vehicles on Broadway, but 
from now on persons footing it dur- 
ing tho ll'.eatro hours will be sub- 
ject to tlie yellow, gieen and red 
signai**. Nino policemen at each of 
the «!t'-«-rt iiiiersections along tho 
Square were rcquirtd to cnroice the 




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regulations^— two being detailed at 
each of the four corners with one 
in the center for automobiles. 



Public agitation In Berlin over 
the recent Are at the Theatre of 
Desiaugerman. which resulted in a 
loss of life comparable to tho dis- 
aster In Washington, has made It 
necessary for Herr von Glasenapp, 
head of the theatre department of 
tho Berlin police, to disclose the 
methods used to prevent fires. 
Careful examination of all theatre 
buildings is mado annually with 
less thorouch tests being made 
daily; letting down an iron curtain 
between acts was found to be loos- 
ening tho Iron drop to tho extent 
that it might not work in an emer- 
gency, hence tho custom has been 
abandoned; no smoking is allowed 
in the theatres and firemen aro sta- 
tionr>d both back stage and in the 
auditorium. 



London society Is Interested in 
tho automatic elevation of yiay 

•Etheridge, formerly a mu.'^Ical com- 
edy- actress, to tho title of Prcmiorc 

Dv.clierfs, Marchioness and Countcs-s 



of Ireland. Miss Etheridge, now the 
wife of Lord Edward Fitzgerald, 
will inherit the title through her 
husl>and, who euccceds his brother 
(Maurice Fitzgerald) as the Duke 
of LeInster, rr^niier peer of Ireland. 
Tho death of tho late Duke occurred 
in England Feb. 4. Lord Edward 
and Miss Etheridge were married 
in 1913. 



The Majestic, Easthampton, Mass., 
burned Feb. 5, with tho loss esti- 
mated at 160,000. A performance 
was under way at tho time but no 
one was injured. 



Fire in tho Lyric, a picture house 
on 23rd street, New York, sent an 
audience of 600 to tho street during 
tho afternoon performance Sunday. 
Some of tho dailies reported the 
bla/.o a?} having caused a panic, 
with others stating that undue 
alarm was overcome by tho girl 
pianist, Grace Holly, and tho door- 
man, Frank Smith, who played 
march music and threw all doors 
open, re«»ppef ively, upon the out- 
break of th^ flamr-c!. The explosion 
of a reel of lilm, beini; projected, 



caused the fire, which was extin- 
guished with little damage. 



Unemployment In "the profes- 
sion" has caused three women who 
have been connected with tho stage 
to organize a Theatrical Woman's 
Exchange which will provide aid 
for women whoso normal employ- 
ment is before the lights or in pic- 
tures but who are now out of work. 
The organizers are Hilda Spong, 
Margaret Allen and Anita Claren- 
don. Tho exchange is expected to 
open around Feb. 15 at 43 West 47th 
street. 



Tho Hoiiorablo EKsio Maokay, 
third (laughter of Lord liichcape and 
known in the film world as "I'oppy" 
Wyxidham has been granted a 
divorce from Dennis W.Nrulh;;m. the 
actor. 



Otto Neimeyor, actor, was taken to 
the Pellovue psychopaihie ward Fob. 
i; after cau.sing a d'-nionstralion in 
tho ofHoes of the Prthi. h(.,,i Ste. 1 
Corporation, where he atlenijitcd to 
SCO Charles M. .•^.•hv.ah. A letter 
from the Actor's llciuity .Association, 



found in his pocket identifled Net- 
meyer. His last stage appearance 
had been as one of the German 
spies in "Three Faces East." For 
months he had been unable to 
secure a theatrical engagement; 
Neimeyer was selling stock. 



A. II. Woods, producer of "The 
Demi -Virgin" which is generally 
credited with having stirred up the 
agitation for censorship, has stated 
that ho is in favor of olHoial cen- 
sorship for the stage. Woods de^ 
nounced the plan of the managers, 
authors, producers and actors to 
establi.vh an unonicial board, ."aying 
it would only result in unfairness 
and contusion. 



A proi)OHal has beet) niado In 
Washington to make the site of the 
Knickerbocker theatre, Washington, 
over into a ]r.nk wh«'rein would 
statiil a nuniorial to the !)6 peisons 
killed when the building caved In 
Jan. 2S. 



The .^. SAl'lMtilla resiaurniit. or 
'•'I'll" Si.ip.y Xrw y»Mk. was raided 
by prolnhiyfon au("nts. Tin,' manager 



fcriday. February 10, 1S22 




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ADA/^S Mouse 



-^PHILADELPHIA -^ 
BERNARD POLLACK 

KEITH^ THEATRE. B'LP'G 



2t 



J«^ the captain of waiters were 
■^ken to tb« police station and 

E laced In cells on a charge of viola t- 
»g the Volstead act. 



Following tho more 
••trous premiere of 



or less 
Pins 



dis- 
and 



Needles" at the Shubert. New York, 
•w. 1, Albert do Courvillo, producer, 
j*id of the show and who broiiRht 
J« for presentation hero from Lon- 
don, issued a statoment In tho 
jjailies which read: *I found myself 
with a full company, waiting in New 
/Ork. and learned that the scenery 
^uld be delaye«l another two weeks. 
'^athcT than delay further I im- 
^''^diately nssomhltd a production 
•nd spent $40,000 for costumen. On 
'he optninj? ni^ht 1 was powerless 
10 prevent the various waits between 
Jumhors. I shifted sc.n*-ry mys.«lf 
|>Ut m.itters were beyond my ron- 
'•"o'- If. was simply onr> of lliese 
"nfortunat*' oo<un«ii( c->s." ])<• Coui - 
Villp \-* lenrrangiuf? the rcvu»-'. 



, ^^ili.am l-'avfrsh.nn lias made it 
p'jowji tiuit 1k' win apjioar in -Jlam- 

*'^vr! ..],;, p, -J. •H.-inilc't" pl.'ins arc 



under way to present 
held as Shylock. 



David War- 



The Mayor of Mt. Vernon, N. Y., 
closed tho Lyric, a picture house, 
following the Washington di«a.«ter. 
The Lyric is tho oldest theatre In 
the town. It was built 40 years ago. 
A report by liuildinj? Inspector 
liurUen preceded the order to c!osp. 



The Centtiry, Ilrooklyn. was 
robbod of $2,100 lavt Sunday right. 
The compnny tried to keep tho rob- 
brry undfT cover, no report being 
iriado until two days later. It is 
thought by the manacrement thnt 
tho thit^f must l)avo remained in 
tho house ovrr ni},'lit. Ulyimc ^• 
Ward are tlie owners. 



lluth Maxin*^ Ro-'«-. ati a. 'tress, 
hns .^larted suit in 'li" Supreme 
rourt to recover $100, ooo in darn- 
er, s from Al<xaiubr ii. Tc acock. 
wi>o.-.. m.icJiin'^, .sli^ t harge>'. col- 
lided. T>«'c. 9, with a taxirab phc 
w;is jidiiur In. rfsuiJin? in in.iurit.s 
th.'it will kiep her irom parnin!.' her 
livinrr on the .stag*^'. .Mis-- Moss al- 
1.". -; slie .•ni.''*ain' d \ I'fKf n fton*^ 



in one foot, necessitating an opera- 
tion that later developed Into 
necrosis of the heel. Mr. Peacock 
was at ono time a partner of 
Andrew Carnegie. 



Engineers assigned to Investigate 
the causes for the collapse of the 
Knickerl)Ocker, Wa.shington. re- 
porltd ill weak spots wtre discov- 
ered in the structure. 



The Daily Garment Newy, the 
cloak and suit trad»> organ, bocamc 
a w<M'kly Feb. 7. The paper !.«? a 
competitor of Women's W'-iir, which 
will C('ntiiuo to issue daii>. 



A few of the New York da dies on 
W«dn«sday spiead to lialf and 
thrt" -qu.u tcr lengths th»; u« <M)unt 
of a woman's body resembling 
i:vt'l>M Nisblt having b«'( n found 
ill tlie Potomjic river n<'«r Wash- 
ingt(»n. rfomo crcdunco was at first 
£rive!i \o tho story b(u.»u«o of It 
iM.ljig known the former actres.«» 
drojipfd ont of siglit nfter being 
rvi''te#il from l!«"'r tea room ."^ome 
wrf'kH :!go. 



PUBUSHERS' ASS'N BANS 
OFF COLOR LYRICS 



Chairman Mills Warns Indus- 
try Will Suppress Offenders 



E. C. Mill!?, chairman of the 
Executive Board of the Music Put><- 
llahers* Protective Association, sent 
out the following letter to the daily 
press Wednesday reviewing his In- 
structions to the popular music pub« 
lishcrs in the choice and exploitation 
of the nation's popul.a* uiusic: 

"i again call your attention to the 
importanc« of refusing, in erery 
case and under all circumstances, to 
publish any composition the lyrics 
of which are 8USK**"tive, ofCitiMive to 
decent people, or which ridicule any 
race, sect or law. 

"The songs we publish are played 
on more than six million phono- 
graphs and seven hundred thousand 
player pianos in the homos of this 
country; they are listened to, 
hummed, whistled and sung by 
twenty million people who go to 
the theatres; they are an influence 
and a factor In the Ufe of the 
nation. 

"There should be nothing in them 
to inspire a leer on tho face of 
a youth, or force a blush to the 
cheek of a girt who hears them. If 
there is, then such a song will de- 
serve, and will receive, ruthless, 
merciless suppression, regardless of 
by whom it is written or published, 
not only from our own industry, 
but allied enterprises which are 
committed to the clea i and decent 
motif in songs. 

"Never mind the wall of tho pro- 
fessional reformer who raves and 
rails against so-called 'jasri* music. 
I hare no doubt there was a time 
when this elasa decried the waltz 
and proclaimed tJiat it was leading; 
the country to the 'dcmnition bow- 
wows.' Just keep the words clean 
' — the music will take care of itself 
If It has no appeal it will die qulcK 
enough; if a million people like X9 
hear it. it Is harming none of them, 
for there aren't a laillion minds Id 
this country that couple any rausio 
With prurient thought unless the 
words prompt such coupling. 

*^ repeat my remarks of just a 
year ago: *Clean fun, wit and 
humor — yes — and plenty of tt. 
Lyrics that Inspire lewd thought or. 
action — no — and none of ibem.' 

"No wise publisher la either h\g 
or small enough to even consider 
the publication of lyrics coming 
under the ban; please see that tliti 
writers understand this." 



MUSIC MEN 



M. Wltmark A Sons arc pubHrti«« 
infc the music of tho new "blushing 
Kride.- 



The third annual 
Columbia Saxophone 
Feb. 20 under the 
Harry A. Yerkes. 



tour of thf 

Sextet starts 

direction oC 



Joe Sherman has connected with 
the Witmark professional staff. 
Sherman was last of the Way 
I>own East Quartet. 



"Tucky Home," a Berlin publica- 
tion, is claimed to have sold 1,700.000 
copies to date. This la a re^ ord for 
a 30 -cent popular song and practi- 
cally the biggest aellor since popu- 
lar songs retailed at three times the 
usual 10-cent figure "before tike 
war." 



Ilemick will publish the score of 
"Just Because," a musi.al comedy 
H{)on-ored and acted by ".toclety** 
folks. 



JUDGMENTS 

The following la a list of judg- 
ments filed In the County Clerk's 
office. The first name is that of 
Judgment debtor; Judgment creditor 
and amount follows: 

Joe Ward's Orsnge Grove, Inc.; 
Tanney Ptg. & Pub. Corp.; 180.60. 

Sidney Garrett snd Gibraltar Op- 
erating Co.; J. W. Farnham; $1,- 

;j78.28. 

Alexander Dow; Wetzel; |1,019.S3. 

Mark & Stone Amus. Co.; City of 
.v. Y.; $34.52. 

Frank Gilmore, as tressurcr; Sey- 
mour Felix; cosLs, $C.S.i,5. 

Metvin H. Oalberg; II. Abrams; 
Mr.9.C0. 

Same; '-ame; .same. 

Same; same; .sam*^*. 

Rozello Galland; Shubert Thent- 
rir.il Co.: costs. $28. 

Ben All Haggin; J. Sach.s; $112.70. 
Attachment 

Broadwell Productions, Inc.; 
Thoni.i.s .1. rarri;?an; $H,7r)0, 
Bankruptcy Petition 

Criterion Records, Inc., phono- 
grapfiic rc'.ordsi 1127 T'rr.iuT\Vt»y. 



French publishers are n.'^hfng for 
a counterbalancing extra »luty on 
the German editions of classical 
music, alleging Incapacity to meet 
the competition. I'rinting Ih uo dear 
in France the local publish(n-s pre- 
tend they cannot sell scores with a 
.suitable profit at anything like tho 
price th* Germans can land copy«« 
right-expired music into I'ai l."?, after 
paying present customs duties and 
heavy transportation chargea So 
the French trade is after a further 
penalty on tho German iditlons. 
Musicians may kick at any er.tra 
duty, for at present they cm pur- 
•hase WaKner, Schubert and so 
forth at a reasonable figure, but it 
Is antlcij>ated the French publi.shera 
will get the protection they :.» ck. 

Charles K. Ilani.f. mu.«<lc- pubi 
lisher, lost his suit again.«5t the EJ. 
F. Ilutton Co., brokers, to recover 
$18,000, and Jutlpmcnt for $109.49 
co.sts w.i.s entered aRaln-^t liitn. In 
1917 Harri.s d.-r^ositod $l.S.O(t» rail- 
road bonds with I.e.st^^r t"*i Le.<^ter, 
broker.'?, as security for a $9,200 
loan. 

Le.Mter &. l.f >;ffr in turn a' umhI a 
$15,000 loan from tho Hu.ton com- 
pany en li'.o Rume bot]d>, which 
wrro netroti.iblo. The Lr.sw r lirm 
,*!Oon after went cut of bu.<!n«'^«* and 
tho members of tho firm di.^.ap- 
pearcd, .Mr. IT.Tiris <?ulnp: tho Hut- 
ton Co. to retover tho boiul^. The 
action WM.v* triod before a jury 
which (Ifciikd tho Hutton C'. wag 
an innocent victim i . tho m.itter, 

Thf» bon.l^ Imve «iucf. tli.'pi*p:?jated 
in vulii*' ;i'!'l brPM ^;f»!d. 



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VARIETY 



Friday, February IQ, 1921^ 



BILLS 



IN VAUPEVIM.B THRATRES 
open for tho week with Monday matit.oe, whsn not otberwiM 



^ <AI1 houiea 
todlcated ) 

The bills below aro rrouped in divisions, according to booking offices supplied 
srom. 

The manner* In which those bills are printed does not denote the relative 
unportance of atts nor their program positions. 

• before name denotes act Is dulns new turn, or r^appoarlng after absence 
from vaudeville, or appearing in city where listed for tlte llrst titua. 



KEITH CIRCUIT 



KEW YORK CITY 
Keith's I'nlace 

Belle l)ak««r 
Wrotho Xc Martin 
C Randall & Girls 
rressler & Klalss 
■White Sis 
Ceveno Troupe 
(Others to All) 

Keith's BirerHlde 
D D H? 

Irene Castle Co 
George J. -8801 
Princeton & Wats'n 
Janet of France 
Marjro Waidron 
Kae K liall jii Bra 
eil Cleve 
(One to fill) 

Keith's Royal 

Borke & DurUn 
Swor Bros 
Jay Vciie & Girla 
•Jim Felix Co 
Fisher & Hurst 
Warguorita I'adula 
WcLauRhlin & B 
Wells Virginia & W 
•Tempest & Watson 
Aerial Valentines 
I^Ieehan's Animals 
UcFarlane & P 

Keith's Colonial 

John Steel Co 
I-lghtners A Ale« 
I.eo Donnelly Co 
I>onegan & Allen 
Rule *i O'Brien 
Fenton & Field* 
Melnotte Duo 
Thalero's Circv* 
(One to fill) 

Keith's AihAmbrm 

Flivertons 
"Sprlngtinne'* 
licaritt & Lockw'd 
Ruth Roy© 
Cahill & Romalne 
Roddlngton A Grat 
Flying Henrys 
Alma Noilson 
Uarcelle Falletta 

Moss' Ilrnadwa/ 

Morin Sis Co 
Maker & Bedford 
Kirby Quinn A A 
Berlo Girls 
Furman & Nasli 
Frank Ward 
•Evans & Maasart 
Aust Woodchoppcrs 

Moss' Coliseum 
Finger's Midgets 
A I H Wii-'on 
CunnlnRhani A B 
Powers & Wallace 
•(Two to fiin 

2d half 
Finger's MKl^etS 
•T-Ioyd Garrett Co 
(others to 1111) 

Kelth'H Fnrdliam 

Ailetn Slanl.-y 



Deeman A Grace 
Bob Albright 
Townsend JSia 
(Others to till) 

2d half (16-10) 
Sullivan & Meyers 
•Dorla & Lyi-n Sis 
(Others to till) 

Proctor's 133th St. 

2d half 0-12) 
Mullen «t l-rantis 
•'•like I'u.lding • 
Henry & lA/./Ao 
•Winlocke &. VanD 
Laiiiont 2 
*Bo8ti<ff a- M anion 

1st half (l.-l-lC) 
Jolin Nofr^'o 
Hurry Bt^.-furd Co 
Corradini's Anitii'is 
(Othors to nil) 

2d half (lC-1?) 
Billy Glasuu 
Downey & Claridgo 
(Others to till) . 
Proctor's rvKth St. 
*Jest In Harmony 
Wilson Bros 
Miller Packer A S 
Frazer A Bunco 
Morati A Harris 
I.evino Ordw'y A D 
Danolse Sis 

<d half 
Honor Thy Ch'dr'n 
Clown Seal 
Sylvester A Vance 
*liayes A Plngreo 
Burka Walsh & N 
•R 4 R Walzer 
(One to &11) 

Proctor'a 6th Are. 

2d half (3-12) 
Jos E Bernard Co 
*Jo9 Parsons Co 
The Seebacks 
Margaret Padula 
Janis A Chaplow 
Joe Liaurie Jr Co 
Sheila Terry Co 
Bevan & Flint 
Breen Family 

1st half (13-15> 
Mosconl Bros C9 
Jean Sothern 
(Others to fill) 

2d half (16-19) 
Hackett &. Delmar 
Rice A Werner 
Bob wniia 
•Baskette A Ellis 
K Royal's Animals 
(Others to fill) 

Proctor's 23d St. 

2d half (9-12) 
McDevitt Kelly & Q 
Vera Sabina Co 
•Carlo DeAngelo Co 
Charlotte Worth 
Gilbert Wells 
•Hardy Bros 
(Two to nil) 

Ist half (n-1S> 
LFubcl BurKo Co 



Moss' Riviera 

Story & Chirk 
Kane ft Herman 
Bt-rt Filxuibbons 
(treat Leoa 
iCoiita 2 
(Une to fill) 

£4 half 

Jack O.xterinan 
••l>uniiiiir» ' 
Ames & Wiulhrop 
Kl Bey Sis 
(Two to fill) 

ALB.WV 

I'ro ('tor's 

Dale Brcf 
Florence Brady 
Will Hall, n 
Lelloy Ly;ton Co 
Donovan Ac l-'^c 
Kaiy Francis Co 
2d half 

AM>iTFItB AM 

RiuBo 

J' nnie Midillefnn 
Martha I'rytr Co 
Byron & Halff 
Bevan & riiiil 
Koroli Dros • 
2.1 half 
Jack Hnnley 
Kelso & I>'e 
I-a Graciosoa 
(Two to nu> 

ATLANTA 

Lyric 

(Birmingham splii) 

1st half 
F * E Carmen 
Tracy I'almer it T 
Sully A H'jughfon 
Ferro & Coulter 



CINCINNATI 

II. F. Keith's 

Willie Bolls 
Victor Moore Co 
CJeorgo McFarlane 
V A G Archer 

Miller Girls 
tig Friscoe 

CLEVFI.AXD 

llippodrume 

Vali-rie Bfigere Co 
Herman Timber^ 
PMdie Leonard Co 
(laii.iKlu-r & tjhrai: 
H I. a Bcrgere Co 



II\KKISn( RO 

MaJeHtic 

Eisheld &. Bobbins 
•Pinkie " 

Claude A Marios 
Stars Record 
(One to nil) 

£d half 
Frank Markley 
Nestor & Hsyiiea 
(Three to till) 

INDIANAPOLIS 

n. F. Keith's 

B A- E Gorman 

McWaters A Tyson 

Ona Munson Co 

Hershel H'^nlere 

V & K Stanton 

JACKSONVILLK 

I'ulaco 

(Savannah split) 

1st half 
Mr & Mrs Darrow 
IK nil S'lS 
H Hayd.^n Co 
I Miinarcli Comedy 4 
McKae & Clegg 



*d half (16-11) 
Hurry Beresford Co 
Iklullen A Franola 
(Others to flU) 

KASHMUM 

Princess 

(Louisville split) 
1st half 
Martin A Moora 
LaFranca A Harris 
Ottllle Corday Co 
I.loyd A Rubin 
Wanda & Seals 

NEWARK. N. J. 

Proctor's 

2d half (9-12) 
Fva Shirley Co 
•Bobby HIggins Co 
Combe & Nevins 
Jeanette A Mf>Tm'ns 
Sully & Kennedy 
Mrs Kva Fay 
•Gattison Jones Co 
(Two to nil) 

1st half (lS-15) 
Billy Glason 
Bice & Werner 
Sheila Terry Co 
B Royal's Animals 



Nancy Boyer C* 
McCoy A Waltoa 
C Belfords 

Sd half 
Alice DeOarm* 
"Juvenility" 
(Threa to flll> 

RICHMOND 
I<yTl« 

(Norfolk split) 
1st half 
Van Horn A Ines 
Ray Hughes A P 
Cotton Pickers 
Bobby Henshaw Co 

ROCHESTEB 

Temple 

3 Lordens 
Kbnny A Ilolllf 
Pletro 

Raymond Bond Co 
Riggs & Witchia 
Marion Harris 
F J Sidney Co 
Wheeler A Toung 

SAVANNAH 

Itijou 

(Jacksonville split) 



li'j;< BKOAIIWAV TFI.FI'iiONF 1IKV.\NT 811-84'i 

ED. DAVIDOW and RUFUS LeMAIRE 

MARIE ALFRED LATELL 

NORDSTROM and ELSIE YOKES 

IN SHUBERT VAUDEVILLE 



lOStb 8t. 

ZisUa 

Arnold A Weston 

Carlisle & LaMal 

Brontoerliig 

Edith Clasper Co 

COLl'MBrS, O. 

B. F. Keith's 

Van Cellos 
Vincent O'Donnell 
Paul Decker 
Olcott A Mary Ann 



MAY and HILL 

«»tli CONSECUTIVE WEEK 
ARTHUB nOBWrrZ — RESPONHIBIJi: 



PI AT.^.f^ nEMMENDlNCEB, Inc. 

VewVlr? DIAMONDS «^'^°"''^' 

Tel. »71 John. 



REMODELINQ 
43 JQHN ST., N. ¥. CITY. 



Filber <R- North 
' r)iimmiei*" 
J riprro a: Kins 
The lli-rbt rts 
(Une to fill) 

LM hrilf 
Mo!»roni Bros Co 
B & P Valentine 
I'l.wers & Wallace 
(i>lliers to fiil) 

Mosn' Frnnklia 

Johnny BurlvO 
••l<'or Pity's SaUo" 
Yorke's Animals 
l.aurol I.eo Co 
Ford & Cunningh'm 
(One to fin) 

2(1 half 
Margaret Younif 
l<(ivenbi,rg Sis St N 
Williams & Taylor 
(nthi rs to ni!) 

Keith's Iluniilton 

liarry Jols >n 
■"^Unbby lliK2r:rs Co 
^iiiiiiiiP'T <v- ?\l 
Courtn* y Sis Ca 
.^:> Ivla Chtrk 
■Wire 4«c W ;i1!:er 
(1 wo to I'llU 

Keith'H rlefTerson 

IliclNftt ^ D.elinar 
•I.loyd CJarrett Co 
l;iid Sriyl- r Co 
Williams ^: T.ivlor 
>!'I-''!lan <fc Carson 
•1 he Niipj f>s 
(Two to }!!!) 
2(1 b;ilf 
.Palton & rru^g 
Ryan A tl\ an 
Alexandria 
Silb'T & N.-irfh 
YfirKe'." Animala 
(<.>lliers t" fiM» 

Mosh' Kreent 

^IfiiK.'r' t "^(i ii!>f 
Jidbt T llainca Co 
:: I. res 
I'.dly S!io«-n 

j;: 1:. y ^^ «» 
•Bclmoi.i ^ Wrbrr." 

;'.l iv.lf 
Johnny Bui i <) 
I'orri * Cu'ltJimliam 
Laurel L' '• Co 
•Cliff Or. n 
Tuaraiio I'.uS 
The Arnaiif 3 

Keith'H KIst St. 

•Mutidan.l" 
^irjio B'-s.Mon Co 
] Chadwifk & Dad 
riis& c:iari; 
W & II Drown 
('ine to nil) 
Keith's II. O. ff. 
2d half (0-121 
Thos P .lacKfon Co 
I'.ud Sri>(l<r *'q 
Mark &• l.inie 
Mural i A: Harris 
Fields i<l i:vans 
.'orncll !■• iiiiu & Z 
(Two to 'ill* " 

lut half «ir. 1.'.) 
M»rdo( '• ,«< f.'^r»"t(|y 
I<cUil> A kf-.xx If , ., 



•Edward?" & DcG 
The See barks 
Kevins & Ciuhl 
(Others to nil> 

2d half (1C-19> 
Beeman A (Jraco 
(Others to till> 

rSU HOC K AWAY 

Columbia 

id half (1C-1I>) 
Kanp A irerman 
Cunningham <!t B 
Bert Fitzgibboaa 
Boma Duo 
(Two to nil) 

imOOKI.YX 

Keith's ItuHhuiok 

Bejisle Clayton Co 
McConnell Sis 
I-ewi.o Sr ]>ud/ 
Jt.M Doolcy 
K«'nnedy & Berlo 
Brent Ilayca 
A met a 
The t;t.-.n!-y« 
(<^na to lill> 

Iveilli's Orplicuni 

I'-'U Welch 
Wm Bo( k Co 
A'auuliM Comfort 
F Mf liityic (\. 
Murray K- (J-'irisU 
Kiio.M Frazerd 
Juliet 

Flanagan A M'ris'n 
Bob An(|.r'?(in Co 

Mokh' Flii(l>iisii 

r.ilh JU-rri Co 
John B ByTTu>r Co 
Kay I la ml la & K. 

Little Billy 
(Tv\o to nil) 

Keith's Clreenpolnt 

2d half (O-l'j) 
Anna ll'^ld Jr Co 
Basket! >? & lUlis 
Dallas Walker 
Novlns & Ouhl 
Downey ^r Claridjje 
Bobli-oii A Pien o 

1-t half (i;{-15> 
Stella Mayh-!\v 
Siilli\an A Meyers 
(U!»KT3 to fill) 

2d half (1C-1<D 
Cormll Doona A Z 
(Others to filli 

Keitli's ProHiiert 

2d half C»-r:> 
"One or» Aisli ' 
Pay Ion A W^id 
I>evoe A Hoaluid 
Mmn Ellis 
B A II Skat'ild 
(One to fiiiJ 

iHt half tl3>i:.) 
Bob Wills , . 
Bobi.soii A: Pierre 
Havenj.Mi ^ Atnnials 
BaKk- Ite A VAlm 
(Twf. f(. lili) 

2d half (l(».1ft» 
sh.'iin Terry Ci> 
Bi.v At Artliur 
Boh A.hru) t 



Hantell Ilannlken* 

BALTIMOBB 

BI&ryIan4 

Pierce & (JoCf 

The Joannys 

Bernard A Garry 

Langford A F'dr'ks 

Toto 

Gertrud* RofTman 

BIBMINGHA^I 

f-yrio 

(Atlanta split) 
Ist half 
Two I.adellas 
Edna Dr.i.n 
,XoJa St Claire Co 
I.loyd & Christy 
McKce & Clare Sis 

BOSTON 
n. F. Keith*! 

Luster Bros 
Frank Gaby 
Canslnos A 'WilUIns 
Walter C Kelly 
Frankio Heath 
fJienn A Jenkins 
\'aleska Suratt Co 
Watson Sia 
Shadowland 

BIFT-ALO 

Hliea's 

?andy McC;reffor 
Wyli.. A Barluiaa 
C * F I'sher 
Bobh»» A Nelson 
<;us KJwards Co 
Herbert A I)aro 

ClIAKI-ESTON 

Vietor/ 

Cortez His 
Ben Meroff 
Mack A Holly 
JV rt Kenney 
Jean A Vailcaa 

2.1 half 
Ward A Dooley 
( Ira re 7 "oro 
Paul Hill Co 
I.ovvry & I'rine* 
O Delrnar Co 

CHARLOTTB 

I.yrlfl 

(CJrcensbciro split) 

1st half 
S.-lblnl A Grovlnl 
< aifs Bros 
S.(l)bott A Brooks 
lli^Tbert Brooks 
Clilfoylo & I.antjrs 

CHATTANOOGA 

Kiulto 

Martin A Jaryl 



Ivan Bankofr 
Adler A Dunbar 
Fantlno SUi 

detboit 

Temple 

Joe r>arcjr 
North A Halllday 
Frederick Burton 
Ben Beyer 
Harry Fox Co 
Transfleld Sis 
The LeFevref 
Ruth Budd 
McCart & Marrone 
Gown & Albert 
Dan Coleman Co 
Rose Clkre 
Welch Mealy A M 
6 Tamakls 

ALLENTOWN. PA. 

Orpheum 

Heras A Wills 
H & J Chass 
Trovato 
Havana 
(One to flB) 

2d half 
Whitfield & iTpTand 
Naiiey Boyer Ca 
Darry Comer 
(Two to fill) 

AI.TOONA, PX 

Orpheum 

Frank Markley 
(Two to fill) 
2d half 
Claude & Marloa 
(Two to fill) 

E ASTON, PA. 

Able O. IT. 

Whiifloid & Ireland 
I.arry Comer 
(Three to till) 

2d half 
Heras A Will» 
Mario Oshorno 
H & J Chas* 
Trovato 
Havana 

KKIE, PA. 

Colonial 

JAN Olms 
.Foley A La Ture 
Joe Towle 
K Taliaferro 
Morgan A Moran 
Ballot 4 

CBANT) RAPIDS 

Empress 

Alf Loyals Dof» 
Jack LaVvre 
Diiion A Parker 



JERKEY CITY.N.J. 
B. F. Keith's 

2d halC 0-12) 
Lewis & Dody 
Sunshine Girls 
Roma 2 

Heras A Wills 
Mason A Cole 
(Others to filD 

1st half (I:t-15> 
Mullen A Francis 
Downey A Clarldge 
(Others to fill) 

2d half (16.19) 
Murdock A Ken'dy 
Mabel Burk<» Co 
f'orradlnl's Anim'ls 
(Others to fill) 

LANCASTER, PA. 

Colonial 

Sankus A Silvers 
Sar>rent A Marvin 
Findlay A Hill 
(One to t\ll) 

2d half 
Walter Kaufman 
F & O Walters 
Cflstlnj Catnpbells 
(One to fill) 

LOUISVILLE, KY. 

Mary Anderson 

Sheldon A Earle 
Ramsdelln A Deyo 
Dress Rehearsal 



(Others to till) 

2d half (16-19) 
Williams & Wolfus 
(Others to nil) .. 

NEW ORLEANS 

Palace 

(Mobile split) 
iRt half 
Chong A Moey 
Nifty Trio 

W H Armstrong Co 
Wriffht A Dietrich 
Fred liowers Rev 

NORFOLK 

Artt«leniy 

(Richmohd split) 
1st half 
Walm»ley A Kting 
All men & Woods 
Hickville Follies 
\'irf;inia Romance 
Frear Bagifott & F 

PHILADELPHIA 

B. F. Keith's 

Leon Varvara 
Al Herman 
"Marry Me" 
B'^ssle Brownlngr 
Doyle A Cavanauyh 

Girard ! j 

Ming Toy 

Jos Kennedy Ca 

I'hil Adams Co 



iHt half 
P George 
Lord A Fuller 
Kddie Hume Co 
Cooke & Oatman 
Black A While 

SCHENECTADY 

Proctor's 

Jack Hanley 
Norton A Noble 
Laura Ordway Co 
Banders A Millis 
Al Moore Co 



W A J Mandell 
B & U Whselar 
0#en MoGlvensf; 
4 Mortons 
t BluK DeviUl 

TORONTO 

ShM'a 

The Barlow* 
Paul Nolan <3li 
Clara Howard 
Bryan A Broderick 
H & A Seymour 
Henry Santrey CJo 
Burns A Freda 
Kramer A Zorrell 

llippodrom* 

Willie Hale A Bro 
Haiir A I^avera 
Steed's Septet 

TROY, N. T. 

Proctor's 

McCart A Marrone 
Conn & Albert 
Dan Coleman Co 
Rose Clare 
Welch Mealy A M 
5 Tama k is 

2d half 
" Sternards 
I'lorencp Brady 
\Vm flallen 
I.e Boy Lytton Co 
Ponovan A Lee 
Kilty Francis Co 

I TK A. N. \. 

Cnlonlttl 

Wah L.t Ka 
Wiiiio So iar 
(Three to nil) 

2.1 half 
Dave Bernie 
Wah Let Ka 
KorMi Bros 
(Three to llli) 

WASHINGTON 

II. F. Keith's 

Althea Lucas Co 
Gilbert Wells 
M\ns A Rhodes 
cSl^on A Johnt^on 
Eva Shirlt*y (*r> 
Mooro A Jayne 
Jack Xorworlh 
Harry Watson Co 

YONKERS, N. Y. 

Proctor's 



WILKE8-BAB&E 
PoU'0 

(Scrantoa apUl) 
1st half 
Gardner's Manfaea 
Clifton A DsRes 
Mary Lawlor C« 
Lew Cooper 
"Trip to Hltland" 

WOB0E8TEB 

PoU'* 

IvaranauRh A ■ 
N & O Vertfa 
Bothwell Browne 
The Lelgrhtona 
(One to nil) 



11 lard A 5-*» 



Millard AuJS 



Pearson, Newport & Pearson 

**A STUDY IN PEP" 

This Week (Feb. 6). I'alace. Chi.aifi*. 

Next Wk (Feb. 1 :{> Majestic. Milwaukee. 

DirecHon. HARRY J. FIT/tiEKALD 



CHAS. J. 




OFFICES 

BOOKINO WTTH ALtj 

INDEPENDENT CIRCUITS 

Suite 417, Romax BIdg. 

245 West 47th Street 

NEW YORK 

PnONEi BBTANT 681T 



(One to flil> 

2d half 
Ketch A Wilma 
Joe Armstrong 
Byron & Hale 
Martha Pryor Co 
Bevan A Flint 
:^aw Thru Woman 

SYRACISE 
B. P. Keith's 

Techow's Cats 

i,>ai8y Nellls 

Wayne A Warrca 

Flashes 

Bert Baker Co 

Proctor's 

Kltch A WUma 
Dave Bernie 
Kelso & Lee 
"At the Party" 

Joe Armstronif 
Saw Thru Woman 

2d half 
Dave Bros 
Norton &. Nobis 
liaura Ordway Co 
Willie Solar 
Al Moore Co 
(One to flil) 

TOLEDO, O. 

B. F. Keith's 
Jane A Miller 
Frank Browne 



Mrrton Jewel! Co 
Burke \\ uKsh & N 
•Ha>es A I'in«,'ree 
Ruddeil &■ Dunigan 
Clown Seal 
tuthers to fill) 

£d half 
•Chas Keatin»r 
Loney Ha.skeil 
DanolKC Sis 
The Seebacks 
(Others to till) 

YORK. PA. 
Opera House 

•■Mice DeGaroni 
Marie Osborn 
Nestor & Haynes 
Juvenilitv 
(One to till) 

2d half 
Bomlif & Roone.r 
CofTman A Carroll 
"Pinkie" 

McCoy A TValtqa 
C Belfords 

YOlN(iSTOWN 

Ilippodroma 

Bob & 'f !p 
Clinton & Rooncy 
J J Morton 
Pa^e Hack A IC 
Yyette Ruffel 
Dooley A Sale* 



POU'S CIRCUIT 



DANCING ROOTS 

. WITH 

ROONEY and BENT 
OHPIIKI .>I CIR( I IT 



Corne'.I A S"t John 
Barber of Seville 
Allen & Can field 
Adonls'^ l>nif 
2d half 
Larue a Duprc* 
ILicn Sta plos 
K r ^lawlry Co 
Lane A Harper 
Joe St Ong a 

CIIKSTLR. PA. 

Adiremeni 

T.eo H;«!.y 

< ".•111 in \- (;ia?!S 
Si).tirer A Wilis 
K:an W.ber & P. 

Ld half 
Paul ^- I'niline 
I'rarT.v Muliai.o 
Ha''i A Siiapiio 
Phi Aduinf Cj 



Rome A Gaut 
Imhofr Conn & 
Patricola 
Bessie Clifford 

GRE'NSnORO, N.C. 

C«rand 

(Charlotte split) 
1st halt 

T.fiura De"ino 
(■.ill>n A Matlhewji 
.lack -Naj-loi* Co 
l!.>wm.an Dies 
Sheldon Thos .t B 

HAMII.TOV. CAN. 

Lj rlc 

Sharkey Roth A W 
< -rtitieil A Harris 
Daphne Pnilard 
I'nusunl I>uo 



BOB NELSON 

IN POLITE VAUDEVILLE 

HpaSIS ,HCWSON, at ^he Piano 



Swift A Kelley 
i Casting Mcllos 

Keith's National 

(Nashville split) 
IsC half 
Pollard 

Weeks A Barron 
Newell & Most 
The LeGrohs • 
Bronson A Edw'Ja 

LOWELL 

n. r. Keiih's 

Hart A Dyniond 
CJeorge Yeomans 
Harry De<'oo 
Davis A Darnell 
Boylo & Bennett 
Doris Duncan 
Quixie Four 

MO 1)1 LB 

Lyrio 

(N. Orl.an.s split) 

.Ist half •• 
Joe DoLi'.r 
Frunrks Arms 
Wm' E<lmons Co 
Stan Stanley Co 
Minettl A Sldv.-lil 

MONTREAL 

Princess 

(S'unday opening) 



A Co 

Washington 

Aces" 

Mrs J Birry 
r'ash Plate 
Latiijdon C«» 



Valda 

Betty 

"Four 

Mr A 

Crcol.3 

Barry 

Tom Smith 

l;.'yno]<lM A D'neg'n 

MT. VERNON, N.Y. 

I'roelor'M 

2d half ('tlL') 
♦Teiiipe.vt A Wts'li 
Lh>yd (J»rr"ft %.'n 
•.MiMrttl Han in < <» 
\^'alMl^l•■y A K't.r:^' 
H ilio I>u!.« (',, 
H B1 utt^^ )eiiion^ 
((Uh<rs to fill I 

iNt half (i::-i:. ) 
Williams A Wcifij-^ 
1 1 .V w n A n v'n n 
Ir«y * Ariki.r 



(Two to fill) 
2d half 
Jean & Whlta 
AtiKel A Fuller 
(Others to fill) 

Keystono 

Slaxino & Bobby 
Sully & Kennedy 
J Bradbury Co 
Newhoff A Phelps 
Fred Hcldcr Co 

Wm. Penn 

Paul A Pauline 
I'rank Mullane 
Hall A Shapira 
B A Bolfe Co '■ 

2d half 
B»agRy & Claust 
Leo Haley 
Conlin A Glass 
Spencer & Wiill'ms 
Uyan Webor & U 

PITTS BI RGH 

Duvis 

riordon A Itlca 
Dtii'or Boys 
Richard Keana 
Mang A Snyder 
Will Mahoncy 

PORTI^AND, Rra. 

B. F. Keith's 

Arnaiit Bros 
J.irrx w 
Art na Bros 
Barrett A Cunnccn 
Kane & tJrant 
Andei:<on A Burt 

PHO\ II»I:N( E 

E. F. A I boo 

Jar 1: B«-iii.y 
■rhf> C'lni'-barlcs 
i:!in(»re A Will.amH 
I.».v DuckKtad'T 
i.>tt. r A Harlw.il 

m FIIFC, C\N. 

Auditorium 

T ••'•!] A R.-ymond 
'A ailae«. (lalvtu 
.Moroi; Sis 

RE A 1)1 \c;. p.%. 

MiiJrMir 

noti;.j{ ,M Itoofioy 
« •iDliut^ A. UVtiuU 



BRIDGEPORT 

Poll's 

Mack A LaRna 
Frozlnl 

Lemalra A Hayes 
"Mimic World" 
Grace Nelson 
2d half 
Fay A Ross 
N & o Verga 
Hall Ermine A B 
Fred Elliott 
Emma Carus 

Plam 

Maurice A Mora 
Ruth Davis 
Mardo A Rome 
Century Girls 
Zd half 
Blaek A Linn 
Hickman Bros 
Four Fords 
(One to fill) 

UABTF'RD, CONN. 

Capitol 

"Four of Us" 
M Harris Co 
B Dais Co 
Leo Edwards Co 



NEW HAVEN 

* Palaca 

Fay A Ross 
B C Hllllam 
Hall Ermine A B 
Fred Elliott 
Hyams A Mclntyre 

2d half 
Shsriocks & Cllnfn 
Mildred Harris Co 
"Four of Va" 
Leo Edwards C% 
Frozlnl 

SCRANTON, PA. 

PoU'a 

(W'kes-B'rre split) 

lat half 
The Baltos 
Al Carpe 

Keane A "Williams 
Biff Three 
Blackstons 

SP'NGU'D, MASS. 

I'alaee 

Emma Carus 
Henry's 6 

Rowland & ^Techan 
J C Mack Co 



' C Mack cfH 

Black rs, 1 

<joiden QatTs 

Annie Kent 
(One to fill) 

^, ■ *^ *»*»' 
Maurice A u.^ 

Kiith Da via ^ 
M Hoffman Cs 
Mardo & Rosi 
Century Q\fij^ 



This 
Nest 



FRANK ELLIS 

In "A DRESS REIIF\Hssw» 

LouisyUle ' Aadsi,i^ 

BOSTON— B. F.KmK 



no.STON 

I tost on 

The Mo Bans 
L 1^- V .Murdock 
Alice Hamilt»)ii 
Lads & Lat(«ios 
(One to nil) 
Oordoji's OlynipU 
(Sl'oHh.v Sm.) 
IL'nry A Adelaide 
Polly A U7. 
Charles Ahenrn Co 
(Two to nil) 

Ciordou's Olyinpia 

(Washington St.) 
Joe Laurie .Tr 
i'hoy Ling Fin> Tr 
(Three to fill) 

llowdoin Kq. 

Honur RDinaii.e 
(Oth»r.s to fill) 

. Howard 

RucTver A Winfrcd 
(Sreat Koban i'o 
Tom Kelly 

BRO(KT'N, MASS. 
Strand 

Tuek A Clare 
Angir A I'ueker 
20th I'erttury Rev 

2d half 
Vernon 

,Mar!e & Ann Clark 
HandfTH A Milliss 
Wm OCIare Co 

CAMRRIlKiE 

(iordon's Cent. Sq. 

Marie & Ann Clark 
Johhaon Baher A J 
(One to nil) 

2d half 
Bobby Randall 
H La Vail A Sis 
((^ne to fill) 

FALL KIVEK 

Empire 

Peak's Blockheads 
Ormsbee A Renig 
Redmond & Wells 
Brown A Weston 

2J half 
Clemorta & Bel'g Co 
Ja Da Trio 
'Tango Shoes" 
(One to fill) 



Howard * Sadl» 
(One to fill) , 

2d half ■ 
J.^.si,» Miiinr i 
Ijrennan A Wlo,u 
'•"Hetti A Koklil 
Aiijier A Packer ' 
*» il.s(.n Aubrey | i 

I'AWRFNCI ^ 

Empire 

' be .^tenards 
M«iie Dorer-3 Oi>»n 

Wilson Aubrey | 
(One to flii) 
2d half 
Faden Trio 
Seed K- Auetin 
Howard * Sadler 
Walter .^.tanthey a 
(one to fill) 

LEWISTOX. ME. 
iAlusie Hall 

Jessie Millar 
Ix>we Fetij^ f^ g 
Grant A AVallacs 
(Twv to filii 
•I half 
Mujtieal Hodges 
(Four to till) ' 

LYNN, MASS. 

Oiyinpla 

Vernon 

Walter M ant hey Q 
Conroy A Yatei 
Carnival of Venlei 

2d half 
Ormsbee &• Renlff 
Brown A Westsa 
(Two to fill) 

BLINCHESTII 

Palaee 

II T A Vuil it Sit 
Patrice A SuIUvm 
Crii)i.s Co 
Bobby Randall 
Seed A Austin 
2d half 
The Cromwells 
Francis Dougherty 
Crlpps Co 
Conroy A Yates 
Weber Girls 

KEW BEDFOID 



Bead 4 Fsbrie Bsfi Rrpsirsd. Mail Orim FiM 




ltd West 46(h Street. New tork CHf 



35 



BILLY GLASON 

"JUST SONGS AND SAYINGS" 
ThiB Week (reb. fl) Keith's Ilu^hwlck, 



Ilrooklyn 



(One 



to fill) 

2d half 
Mack A La Rue 
Hyams A Mclntyre 
B C Hllliam 
Kavanaugh Everett 

Palaee 
P Bremen Co 
Millard A Marlin 
M Hoffman Co 
Dave Roth 
lliekman Bro* 
4 Fords 
(One to fill) > 

2d half 
DeWitt A King 
I'lnn-y A Starr-^tt 
Lf'MaIre A Ha>e« 
4 Entertainers 
Pfil A Corvia 
(Two to nil) 



(One to fill) 

2d half 
r.rey A Old Roso 
The Letjfhtons 
Grace Nelson 
Bothwell l?rown« 
Morton A (JIass 

WATERBIRY 

Palace 

ShArlook.s A Clint'n 
DeWitt A King 
T'inney Jarn-Lt Co 
Mortoo A C,\»fiH 
lireeu's Harmonibti. 

2 1 half 
Annie K<^nt 
Henry's 6 
r>ave Roth 
"Mimfc ^\ Mr:d" 



FlTCIIItlRO 
Lyrio 

Brennan A Winnie 
Faden Trio 
Green A Burnett 
Victoria A Dupree 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
freak's Blockheads 
Joe Daniels 
Grant A Wallace 
(Two to fill) 

H.\VERinLL 

Colonial 

The Cromwells 
Chas Keating C^ 



Olympia 

2d half 
Johnson Baker Al 
Polly Moran 
20th Century Rtf 
(One to fill) 

NEWPORT, ■. I 

Colonial 

Clemons Bellinf flj 
Ja Da Trio 
"Tango Shoes* 
(One to fill) ' 

2d half ^ 
Hayataka Bros 
Will J Ward C# 
Redmond A WsM 
Mme Doree's Op«H 



CHICAGO— KEITH CIKCUIT 



JOHN J. KEMP 
Theatrical Insurance 

56 JOHN STREET. NEW YORK ( ITY 

Phone: BpwUng Grjtcn.aioo 



CINCINNATI 

Palace 

Valdo Meers * V 
Cleveland A Dowry 
Knaf>p A Cornalla 
"Flirtation" 
John T Ray C^ 
Sol Berns 
Browne Rqt 

D.VNVILLE, ILL. 
Terrace 

MilvaSis 
Erncat Hiatt 
DoLyle & Marmon 
A & A Knight 
Tliyou A Rogers 

2d half 
Eadle A Ramsden 
lirtmey A l'earj>on 
Monroe A tSratton 
Fred Lew i.-^ 
Flying Nelsons 

DAYTON 

R. F. Keith's 

Lew Huff 
Howard & Whlfo 
Austin A Deian.y 
S Darlings 
(Ono to fill) 

Id half 
Stagpool A SplfT 
Harry Haw & Sia 
Adams A Guhl 
Klale A Paulson 

DETROIT 

TjiSiiiie (iardena 

The Shattucks 
D«'Wintera A Ro<:e 
Fairman A I'arbck 
Jaek A Billie 
Billy VoBt Co 
2d half 
Cliff Bail.y 2 
r.(is.> £c SiiiafTii^r 
7 Flashes) 
J C NiiKtnt 
•i Ivenna tJirls 

Tuxedo 

"he UiiH.sfll.M 
D •iry ll.iw & Si3 
,luldt.4gc UlitM- A E 



Bayle A Patsy 
Gordon A Day 

2d half 
The Shattucks 
Walman A Patrl* 
DeWinters A Ro» 
Jack A Billie 
Billy Doss C:o 

FT. WAYNE, W* 

Palace 

Palermo's Canlnsi 
Smith A Fiaher 
McMahonSIS 
Chas iBurkhardt 
Marion Gibney 
Hope Kden 

2J half 
DcLyte A Marmoa 
Warner A Cole 
Hugh Johnson 
Hojie Edeh 
Hughes A Debrow 
Gordon A Pay 

irTIVGTON, I>'* 

lluntingtso 

Alf Ripon 
5 Jiaiiiel Oirll 

KALAMAZOO 

Regent 

Arthur A l'f«/ 
Naio A RUzo , 
7Fl,i>hes 
J c Nugent 
i Keiina Glrli 
2d half 
C!'»rroSls 
A.ll. r A OUrll 
I.e.'^tir 

Reynolds Trl» 
LAF AYETTft C' 
NeiT M»n 

P.Tlnrn.o'H CanlBW 
.Mt.Malioii Sis 

Marb.n (^'»>"*/,u 
lt.ifi\' .Iiinc'i' *^*" 
Jo Jo Harrison 
Ja( li lladley » 
I.E\IN(iTOS. ^ 
Brii *•* ef 




'^ 



Friday, February 10, 1922 



VARIETY 



John Oelf ©r 
9lal« A Paul»o« 

2d balf 
mowow'a Midff«t« 
MM Idarvln 
B^ard * White 
J^ A Conrad 

IXKIANSFT, IKD. 
CoIonUl 

West & Van 8 

Jgyptlan rantasJcB 
^DUI'ETON, O. 

(jordon 

t Girlie 



j(»ur>;e 



Fox A Conrad 
Rom a Schaffner 
(Oii« to All) 

id half 
Irene ldy«ra 
Wayman & Vincent 
John Gelger 
Tllyou 4k Roger* 

UCHMOND, IND. 

Marmy 

West & Va n 8 
Mae Marvin 
Wayman & Vlncrnt 
Fiylnir VlncentB 

:a half 
MelvA HiH 
Smith & Fiwhfr 
A & A Knight 
Monroe &, *j;rant 



HUGH HERBERT 

"^••k ■'el*. 12 — Hennepin, Mlnncapollii. 
Addre««: 229 Weat 46th fit, V, ¥, City. 



SHUBERT CniCTJIT 
This Week (Feb. 6) 



UEW lORli CITY 
Winter Ciarden 

B'^Mie MoC Davis 
pgy Miner 
Clayton & Lennie 
Torino 

llegler Twins 
Brend«l & Bert 
Clark A Verdi 
jlarie Stoddard 
H Bvana & Glrla 

BROOKLYN 

('rrecent 

>pollo Trio 



Bernftrdl 
Uallerini Sis 
Maatt-rs A Kraft 
Nnt Nazarro Jr <"o 
Bcrnar«l A Townte 
tjen* rul Pisano 

DKTROIT 

Detroit O. II. 

Jolly Johnny Jon»'S 
For«l & Truly 
Th*' Flt-minBH 
MarKUTlt*' l^'arrcll 
Alfxandor CJirr 
MatthewB & Ayers 




spare 
;rme catch us at MoVick.^r's. Chi- 
ISo ^eoK Feb. 13th. Then send us 
Sute. oaro Sam Roberts. 
Van A Yorke in 'Feather Your Nest* 



Seymour & Jean'te 

Vlnle Daly 

Bmlly Darrell 

Hetty King 

Deiro 

•Bridal Sweet" 

pleklnson Ac Dcgan 

Desert Demons 

ATLANTIC CITY 

Apollo 

J A K DcMaco 
Oo Oet 'Em Ilogera 
Tvette & Co 
Mason A Keeler 
Marl© Nordstrom 
Bob Nelson 
Brerests Monks 

BALTIMORE 

AcAdemy 
Rood« & Francis 
Barl RIckard 
MrAMrs Mel-Burne 
White Way 3 
Lucille Ch.alf.int 
Rial & Llndfltrom 
f buckles of 1921 " 

BOSTON 

MaJeKtic 

Taflan & Newell 
Armstronf? & Jamen 
Llbby A Sparrow 
JVed Allen 



Kings .Syncopation 
\Valt«~r Brower 
Sensational Togo 

HARTFORD 

<jrand 

Pt-liua Braatz 

Rome A Cullen 

Jack Conway Co 

f Iccohni 

Nonette 

H A A Scranton 

A Robins 

Whipple Huston '"o 

NEWARK. N. J. 

Rialto 

Franke Jerome 
•Bddio Cantor 
"In Argentina" 
Llora Hoffman 
•3en K T>avlne 
Equilil Bros 
•Jreen A BIyler 

riULADKLTHlA 
Chestnnt St. O. H. 

Horton A I-ATrinka 
McCormnck A R 
I^unatic Bakers 
Carl McCullough 
Regal A Moore 
Nora Baycs 
Billy McDermott 
Maria IjO 



Blossom Beeley Co 
Claude Co|cman 
T A K O'Meara 
Jimmy Lucas Co 

DULVTO 

Orphenm 

T^ohne A Sterling 
Mattulce Llppard 
3 Haley Sis ' 
Adelaide A Hughes 
Brim oe A Ruuh 
The Duttons 

EDMONTON, CAN. 
Orphenm 

«n-i[.) 

(Same bill plays 
i'algary 1C-18> 
Kinzo 

DanlflH A Walters 
Harry Kahne 
Ruby Norton 
Hal .SUoJIy 
Wilier A Ma.k 
. Bostocks School 

KANSAS CITY 

Mnin Ht. 
Rose Ellis A Rose 
• 'has Harrison 
Harry Conloy 
Joo IJrnnott 
Lyons A Yosco 
Ppggy Parker 
Lynn A .Smythc 
Morns' Baboons 

Orphenm 

Tansono A Delila 
F A M Brit ton 
Jack Kennedy 
CJreen A Parker 
A A F Stedman 
Miller«hip A Oer'rd 
Prosper A Maret 

LINCOLN, NEB. 

Orphenm 

Howard A Clark 
Harry Holnnnn 
Rockwell A Fox 
Raymond A Schrm 
Lucas A Inea 
Demarett A CoU'te 



HOLMES and LE VERE 

The Original Box Party in One 

4Im Throwing the "Dummy'.'; this week 
<Ftb, €) at Hippodrome, Toungstown. 

gonga by LEIV BBOWN 



Mabel Withee 
Alfred I>atell 
John Chas Thomas 
■ddle Dowling 
Alfred Naess 

BUFFALO 

Teck 

Arthur Terry 
Mossman A Van'*e 
Burt Earle Olrla 
Ferde A Rice 
Aona CodcA 
Alice Lloyd 
JeTeddah d? Rajah 
Llplnskls Dogs 

CHICAGO 

Apolle 

(Sunday opening) 
•^hlrl of N T" 
Wancy Gibbs 
Florenco Bhubert 
Kyra 

Purcella Bros 
Clarence Harvey 
Dolly Hackett 
Bard A Pearl 

C?LEVET^ND 

Ohio 

(Sunday opening) 
Federsen Bros 
Harper A Blanks 



riTTSBUROH 

Dnqnesn« 

Leach Wallln i 
Harris A Sanlley 
Moran A Wiser 
I^ona La Mar 
Nip A Fletcher 
Clark A Arcaro 
Walter Weems 
Novelle Bros 

mOVlDENCB 

Majestle 

The Pickfords 
Jock McKay 
Mullen A Corelll 
Frances Renault 
Three Chums 
McConnell A 8 
Klein Bros 
Lew Fields 

WASHINGTON 

Hhnbert BeilaKco 

Samoya 

Beck A Stone 

AUeen Bronson 

Jack Merlin 

Geo O'Ramey Co 

Belle Story 

James Walts 

Mllo 

Olympl.a Dcsvalls 



Next Week (Feb. 13) 



CHICAGO 

Apollo 

Alejander Carr 
Marguerite Farrell 
Walter Brower 
Ford A Truly 
Benoatlcnal Togo 



(Others to fill) 
FHlLADELrHlA 

Chestnnt O. H. 

Georgie Price 
Eddie Dowling 
Mabel Withee Co 



EDDIE VOGT 

VACATIONING 

Addresn, rare of American Express Co 
HHyinarket, London, England. 



Innia Bros 
Lang A Vernon 
LaPllarlca 3 
Garclnett) Bros 

OMAHA, NEB. 

Orphenm 

Jordan <llrls 
Sophie Kasmlr 
Dugan A Raymond 
May Wirth 
Emerson A B'Idwin 
Joseffson Co 
Silver Duval A K 

PORTIJIND, ORE. 

Orphenm 

I^Bernicia 
Patricola A Dclroy 
Leo Zarrcll 
Howard's Ponies 
Keane A Whitney 

BACRAMENTO 

Orphenm 

03-15) 
♦ Same bill plays 
Fresno 1C-J8) 
Nat Nazarro 
Wm iiaxton 
''ameron Sis 
Flandors A Butl*^r 
v'laudiuB A: Srar.'ti 
Al Wohlman 
b Avalons 

ST. LOUIS 

Orphenm 

Houdini 

Pearl Regay Co 

Jack Rose 

Whiting & Burt 

Gautier's «l'o 

Kara 

Rialto 
Wright Dancers 
Wood A Wyde 
Mel Klee 

Weadlck A l^Due 
Gordon A Gordon 

ST. PAUL 

Orphrnm 

Silvia Loyal 



Vletorl* 

Swain's Animals 
Kennedy A Kramer 
Renee Noel Cc 
Elsie White 
Great Howard 
2d hall 
Phil Davis , 
Anthony A Arnold 
Golden Bird 
<One to fiil) 

TAnooln Sq. 

k HftT]eou!n«i 
Goctz A Duffy 
U A E Parks 
Senator Murphy 
Dancers DeLuxe 

2d half 
Kennedy A Kramer 
Renee Noel Co 



ATI^NTA 
Grand 

Forreet A Church 
Howe A Faye 
4 Musketeers 
Relft Bros 
(One to fill) 

2d half 

Col Diamond Co 
Grew Pates Co 
Altina Carbonc Co 
Melody Festival 
(One to nil) 

BALTIMORE 

HIpiKtdrome 

Al Llbby 

"Let's Go" 

Grace Cameron Co 



Heim A Lockwoods I Brav.i Barra &. T 
Topics A Tunes (One to fill) 



RUTH BUDD 

'•THE GIRL WITH THE SMILE" 

Booked Solid Until 3 92.^. 
OVER THE OHPHEUM AND KEITH 



' THE STANLEY AGENCY 



INSURANCE. 



II, I i{<)\\ MKID^.I M \KHI<' 

i.y u TKi \n ( . Mil wt\ :,i 



DALEY, MAC and DALEY 

ComMlv and Hpectarnlnr Roller Skaters. 

ROUTED OVER THE KEITH CIRCUIT 

Direction: MAX HAYES 



Worden Bros 

LOS ANiiELES 

Orpheunt 

Clark Si Bergman 
Lillian Shaw 
Morns A Campbell 
I^ydla Barry 
Lnne A Hendricks 
Beatrice Sweeney 
Fink's Mules 
.Sallie Fisher Co 
Rasfto 

MEMPHIS 

Orphenm 

Carlylo Blackwell 
Brown A O'Donnell 
Ford Sheehan A F 
Gautier's Toyshop 

MILWAUKEE 

MaJe«tio 

Babe Ruth 
Jack Joyce 
Avey A O'Neil 
Kramer A Boyle 
Pearson N'port A P 
Burt A Rosedale 
Robbie Gordone 
Rogers A Allen 

Palace 

Sam Mann Co 
Buddy Walton 
Petty Reat A Bro 
Karl Emmy's Pets 

MINN'EAPOLIS 

Hennepin 
CHipt Belts Seals 
Marie Dorr 
Hugh Herbert 



Sandy Shaw 
McCormack A W 
Chabot A Tortonj 
Kitty Gordon 
Van Hoven 
Bill Genevieve A W 

SALT LAKE 

Orphenm 

Eddie Foy Co 

Tarzan 

Rodero A Marconi 

Muldoon F'klln A R 

Nihla 

E Sherwood A Bro 

BAN FRANCISCO 

Orphenm * 

Dave Harris 
"Dress Rehearsal" 
Ward Bros 
Adams A Barnett 
Ben Bernie 
Paienborg's Bears 
Nathane Bros 
4 Marx Bros 

SEATTLE 

Orphenm 

"The Storm" 
••Pedestrianism" 
Libonati 
Bill Robinson 
Keegan A O'Rourko 
Gordon A Ford 
Redford A W'ch'ter 

BIOUX CITY, lA. 

Orphenm 

Margaret Ford 
Sully A Thomas 
J R Johnson 



Walter Newman 

In "PROFITEERING'* 

Keith World's Best Yandevino 

Direction W. B. HENNF^SY 



Flemmings 
Jolly J Jones 



Erncstlno Meyers 
BroTidel & Burt Rev 



ORPHEUM CIRCUIT 



C^niCAGO 

Majestic 

Jy>lnn Kliinge 

Joe Cook 

Alex Bros ft Evtlyn 

Moran a Macii 

Stono A Hnyes 

Clifford A Johnfcn 

Dotson 

PalneA 

Santos Haytb Rev 
'"hie Rales 
Jlirry Dolf 
flowers W'tTB A C 

J*an •:ranese 
J)aiiPy Ai Cowan 
Ed Morton 

^ Stat«» Tjihe 

' orlnno TjJton P.'v 
Samn.y L^e .;<, 



Adolphus Co 
AnderHon ft Tvfl 
' The Creightom 
Margaret Ford 

Minfttr»l Monnr'hs 

i>i:n \ KR 

Orphenm 

Ed Jams R"^ 
Moss ft- Fry»i 
Ruth Howell 2 
Mpl!.-\m A <-»Dore 
Fred Lindsay 
Fran:i Farron 
DelLiN-^n A Nire** 

DEM MOINES 

Orpheum 

"■yotinjT Americi." 

4 • 'r?ons 



Wm Reabury Ce 
The Sharrocks 
A Bell Co 

Orphenm 

Sealo 

Block A Dunlop 
Mrs Gene Hughes 
Que Kuon Tal 
Van A Corbet t 
Berk A Saun 
Eepe A Button 

NEW ORLEANS 

Orphenm 

drnnt Mitchell 
Adler A Ross 
Bekefl Dancers 
Mary Hayntw 
Watts A Hawley 
The OelJis 
The Rlos 



OAKLAND, CAL 

Orphenm 

Eddie Buxzell 
Lydtll A Mary 

LOEW CIRCUIT 



Toney A Norman 
Taylor Howard A T 
Fred Hughes 
Toney A George 
Josephine Victor 
Humphries Dancers 
Leedum A Gardner 
Ed E Ford 

VANCOUVER, B.C. 

Orphenm 
Pat Rooney 
Davis A Pello 
Ann Gray 

Shrlnrr A F'zs'm'ns 
Crawford A B'dri'k 
Nash A O'Donnell 

W1NNIPBO 

Orphenm 

Raymond Wilbert 
T.ols Bennett 
Mrs Sidney Drew 
Pinto A Boyle 
Buekrldge A Casey 
R A E Dean 
Weston's Modc-s 



NEW YORK CITY 

State 

Ed Glngrass Co 
Chas <itbbs 
4 Brown Glris 
Taylor A Franrls 
Zcck A Randolph 
Barnes A Worsiey 
Ardre A c.irls 

:<1 half 
/nlta Diaz MorVf 
Dora lliltt^n Co 
Al Shn>no 
Phina < o 
«On«! lo fll'i) 

Amerirnn 

P)f,-r,l,> ,»; A«'.f r'>) 



M Whitman To 
Barron A Burt 
Jack I'oUins Co 
Chas Reeder 
Regal A Mafk 
Anthony A Arr.c d 
(Two to fll>) 

2d ha if 

Kria 

All»-n A Thor--.t.-.n 
Clifford ft t)'<"<jn t r 
Jack Powell £. 
Ore .If Fff^w.ird 
Fr.'ir.k lTur«!t •"■-. 
Ed limrias Co 
Two 'o fill) 



Greeley bq. 

Stanley & Dorman 
Margaret Merle 
Worth A Willing 
"The •'risls" 
Bernard A Meyers 
Topics A Tune>« 

2d hair 
Marvel ft. Faye 
Margie Coato 
'Tid Bits' 
Weston A Ellne 
Downing A Bunins 

Delancey St. 

Apple Blons'm Time 
Frank Tilford 
DeWolf Girls 
Dcmarest A Wms 
The Newmans 
<One to fill) 

2d half 
Rleardo A Ashf'rth 
O A E Parks 
Sossman A Sloane 
Barnes A Worsiey 

National 

LaFleur A Portia 
Mack A T^e 
Heim A Lockwoods 
Sossman A Sloane 
Jack Powell !> 
2d half 
Hartz A Evans 
Chas Reeder 
I'arl Nixon Rev 
Elsie White 
'o Harlequins 

Orphenm 

Montambo A Nop 
Jewett A Elgin 
Jean Boydell 
Golden Bird 
Al Shayne 
Anita Diaz Monks 

2d half 
Ruling's Seals 
Goetz A Duffy 
Demarest A Wms 
Jack Collins Co 
tOne to fill) 
Bonlevard 

Frank Shields 
CAM Huber 
Margie Coates 
Connors A Boyne 
Weston A Ellne 
Carl Nixon Rev 

2d half 
Apple Bloss'm Time 
Mack A Lee 
Worth A Willing 
DeWolf Girls 
Senator Murphy 
Yoeito Co 

Avenue B 

3 Walters 
Wahl A Francis 
Fox A Britt 
Homer Sis Co 

2d half 
Lynch A Zeller 
Chas Gibbs 
(Two to fill) 

BROOKLYN 

Metropolitan 

Wally Fcra'ro A W 
Davis A McCoy 
Downing A Bunins 
Frank Huist Co 
Phlna Co 

2d half 
JAB Aitken 
Bernard A Meyers 
Sherman Van A H 
Andre A Girls 

Fnlton 

Toslto Co 
Dora Xlilton Co 
Carle A Inez 
Jas Thornton 
Huling's Seals 

2d half 
Wally Ferar'o A W 
Jean Boydell 
The Crisis 



BIRMINGHAM 

Hijou 

Harvard A Bruce 
Manning A Hall 
Kerr A Ensign 
DilHColl Long A H 
Downing A Lee Rev 

2d half 
Forrent A Church 
Howe A Faye 
4 MuHketeera 
Reiff Bros 
(One to fill) 

BOSTON 

Orphenm 

The Bramlnos 
Brennan A P'tteri»'n 
Rhoda Bernard Co 
Kimberley A Page 
I^ne A Freeman 
Valentine A Bell 

2d half 
Peters A I^Buff 
Claire DeVine Co 
Eddie Clark Co 
Ashley Dorney Co 
Stevers A Lovejoy 
Burns A Lorraine 

BUFFALO 

State 
Australian Delsos 
Hughie Clark 
Dorothy Burton Co 
Friend A Downing 
St Clair Twins 

CLEVEIxAND 

Liberty 

Alvin A Alvin 
Mann A Mallory 
Homer Miles Co 
Burns A Klein 
Songs A Scenes 

2d half 
Turner Bros 
"Mammy" 
The Chattel 
Reilly Feeney A R 
Elizabeth Saltl Co 

Metropolitan 

Sinclair A Gray 
Goforth A Br'kw'y 
Ada Jaffe Co 
Arthur Lloyd 
Dancing Surprise 

DAYTON 

Dayton 

Turner Bros 
"Mammy" 
The Chattel 
Reilly Feeney A R 
Elizabeth Saltl Co 

2d half 
Foley A Spartan 
Ulls A Clark 
Hodge A Lowell 
Josephine Harmon 
Getting It Over 

DETROIT 

Colonial 

Bicknell 

Collins A Dunbar 

Ijore 

Luckcy A Harris 

Josle Flynn Co 

rBESNO. CAL. 

Hlppodrorao 

(12-14) 
Uyeda Japs 
Dana A Loehr 
O Handworth CJe 
Dave Thursby 
Waldron A Wilson 

2d half 
Preston A Ysobel 
Johnny Dove 
VAC Avery 
Baker A Dunn 
Bobby Jarvis Co 

HAMILTON, CAN. 

Tioew 
a Cliffords 



HOUSTON, TEX. 

Majesdo 

Margo Francois Co 
A A L Wilson 
"Botty Wako Up" 
McCormack A W 
LaFoletle Co 

2d half 
Dennis Bros 
Reed A Bluke 
Joselyn A Turner 
liilly Barlowe 
McKay's Revus 

KANSAS CITY 

Ix>ew 

Hanlon A Clifton 
Jack Case 

Townsend Wilb'r Co 
Henshaw A Avery 
ToyJand Frolics 

2d half 
Frank Mannfleld 
Ferguson k. S'd'rl'd 
Martha RuHsell Co 
CAT Harvey 
CasBlor A Beasley 2 

LONDON, CAN, 

lioew 

Roof Garden 3 
Flo Ring 
Chas Gill Co 

2d half 
Hubert Dyer Co 
Marks A Wilson 
Hall A O'Brien 

L'O BEACH, CAL. 

State 

(12-14) 
Hlll_A_Qulnnell 
Clifford A I^slis 
Wild A* Sedaha 
Frank Terry 
Moro A Reckless 2 

2d halt 
Uyeda Japs 
Dana A Loehr 
O Handworth Co 
Dave Thursby 
Waldron A Winsl'w 



Ashley A Dorney 
Sit vers A Lovfcjcy 

2<1 half 
The Bramlnos 
Brennan A P'tters'n 
Rhoda Bernard Co 
Kimberley A I'age 
Lane A Freeman 
Valentine A Bell 

SAN ANTONIO 

Princess 

Ella LaVail 
Davis A Bradncr 
"Mary's Day Out" 
Babe LaTour 
!> Musical Peaches 

2d half 
Margnt Francois Co 
A A L Wilson 
"Betty Wake Up" 
Mc<:orinaok A W 
LaFollelte Co 

6A1RAMENTO 

State 

•12-14) 
Hashi A Ooai*i 
Mack A Castleton 
Douglas Flint Co 
Maley A O'Brien 
Kalalahi's H'w'ii'os 

2d half 
Harry Benteil 
Murphy A Kline 
l/yron TottenCo 
Race A Edge 
Frances Ross A D 

SALT LAKE CITY 

State 

a2-i4) 
HAL Stevens 
J A C Nathan 
Gruet Kramer A 
Jim Reynolds 
Holland D'krill Co 

2d halt 
DeLyons Duo 
TAD Lane 
PAG Hall 
Collins A Pillard 
Song A Dance Rev 



Flske A FalloB 
Al lister Co 
Eddie Cassidy 
"One Two Three" 

2d half 
Hashl A Oasi 
Mack A Castl'itcn 
Douglas Flint Co 
Malcy A O'Hrien 
Kalalahi's H'w'u'cs 

TORONTO 
Loew 

Dura A Fceicy 
Hilton Sis 
Leila Shaw Co 
Phllbrlcic A DeVoe 

Beatrice Morreil i 



WASHINGTON 

Strand 
Obala A Adrlenne 
Melville A Stetson 
"In Wrong" 
Hart Wagner A ■ 
Jonia's Hawaiians 

WINDSOR, CAN, 

Loew 

Hubert Dyer Co 
Marks A Wilson 
Hall A O'Hrien 

2d half 
Roof Garden t 
Flo Ring 
Chas Gill Co 



^ GUS SUN CIRCUIT 



ALBANY 

Majestie 

Rops A Ashton 
Mazlne Dell 
3 Little Maids 
Milton A Carmen 
Marguerite A ll'nl'y 

2d half 

Slmmn A Warfl^ld 
Dainty Dorothy Co 
2 Slickers 
Piccolo Midgets 
(One to fill) 

CLINTON, IND. 

Clinton 

The Savages 
Pantzer A Sylva 






H'NT'GT'N, W.YA. 

Hippodrome 

Evans A Sidney 
Ryan A Moore 
IJoyd Sabine Co 
Anger A Adelon 
Flying RuBsells Co 

INDIANAPOLIS 

Lyrlo 

Chas Henry's Pst* 
Rice A Francis 
The Bangards 
Gosler A Luaby 
Ben Harney Co 
Cinderella Revue 

ROCHESTER 

Victory 



Official Dentlat to tlie If. ▼. ▲• 

DR. JULIAN SIEGEL 

I 1403 B'lray < Putnam Bids.) H. T« 



ROSS WYSE and €0. 

In A BIO SURPRISE 
BOOKED SOLID 



CARRIC 



BOB 

AUSTIN and ALLEN 

''BROADWAY TO THE ORIENT" 



JACK HEISLER 

ECt'ENTRIC DANGER 

Wtii P. A. ROI-FB A '-> 



Jas Thornton 
Dan;o Varieties 

Gates 

JAB Aitken 
Makarenko Duo 
"Tid Bits' 
Sherman Van A K 
Jack Walsh Co 

2d half 
Montambo A Nap 
Margaret Merle 
Wm Morris Co 
Ta>lor A Franks 
I Around tho Clc-k 

Palace 

Al Orazf r 

Lea.h I.aQulnlf^rj 3 

• Thrt'- to fll!) 

2d half 
4 Lugene Boys 
s'h.-iw ft- L*o 
HomT Kis '"o 
'Two to fill) 

\\ \\T\\ i< h 

p< " fori Iiro«' 
>I»»iil« rson ft H 
\\* nry Frey 
I >an' • Folli* s 
<Or.e to f'ln 

I'd b.i f 
Al Cra?.«r 
Hfgiil A JLifl* 
liarrjn A Bvi* 



DuTlel A Covey 
GuiiianI 3 
Lubin A Lewis 
"Oddities of 19:i ' 

nOBOKEN, N. J. 

lioew 

Jcsson A JesBon 
Criterion 4 
Ward A Wilson 
Around the Clock 

Id half 

Marie Hart Co 
Fein A Tennyncn 
Carle A Inez 
Burko A T«joh«y 
Dance Follies 

HOLYOKE, MASS. 
Ix>«w 

Russell A Hayen 
JAB Page 
Marie IlufiHi tl ("o 
L W tjijhert Cf) 
Diifife Kvoluticris 
(G:iO !o rill) 

Id half 
Fly'nr Howar(''s 
Brouptiton ft T rn' - 
Ili.riy Sy Ues 
Rcbertn A Uoyne 
Car do A NoM 

)j '.jr. •) ft Do:s 



LOS ANGELES 

SUte 
Musical Rowellys 
Pitzer A Day 
r-reseewt City 4 
Fred Weber 
Timely Revue 

MEMPHIS 

Loew 

Fred's Animals 
Curry A Graham 
"Honeymoon Inn" 
Monte A Lyons 
Rose Revue 

2d half 
Harvard A Bruce 
Manning A Hall 
Kerr A Ensign 
Driscoll Long A H 
Downing A Lee Rev 

MONTREAL 

Loew 

DePlerro 3 
Howard A Brown 
Arthur DeVoy Co 
Billy Mason 
Tollman Rev 

NEWARK, N. J. 

State 
T^on A Mitzi 
Tabor A Greene 
Morley A Cheslelgh 
Ralph Whitehead 
Fatten A Marks Co 

NEW ORIJSANS 

Crescent 

Dennis Bros 
Reed A Blalie 



BAN FRANCISCO 
Hippodrome 

(12-14) 
Pescl Duo 
Adams A Gerhus 
Mack A Co 
Lambert A Fish 
Kee Tom 4 

2d half 
Stanley A Eiva 
Flske A Fallon 
Al Lester Co 
Eddie Cassidy 
"One Two Three" 

Wigwam 

(12-14> 
3 Raymonds 
H A K Sutton 
Bentley Banks A O 
Lew Hawkins 
"Playmates" 

2d half 
Pescl Duo 
Adams A Gerhue 
Mack A Co 
I^ambert A Fish 
Kee Tojn 4 

BAN JOSE, CAL. 

Hippodrome 

(12-14) 
Fa her Bros 
Bernice Barlow 
Fox A Kelly 
Fox A Evans 
Ed Btanlsloff Co 

2d halt 
8 Raymonds 
H A K Sutton 
Bentley Banks A G 
Lew Hawkins 



2d half 

Stone A Hallo 
Miller A Rock 

COLUMBUS 

Orphenoa 

Millettes 
Mack A Dale 
Barrett A Harrla 
Mile Rhea Co 
Stanley Doyle A R 
Kitamura Japs 

DETROIT 

Celnmbi* 

Pauline A Francife 
Weston A Toung 
Jack McCiusky 

GLENS r*LLS, N.T. 

Empire 

Piccolo Midgets 
Sims A Warffeld 
Dainty Dorothy Co 

2 Slickers 
La Graclosa 

2d half 

Ross A Ashton 
Mazlne Dell 

3 Little Maids 
Milton A Carmen 
Lynn Bros 



Harry Webb Oe 

Nina Clary 

2d half 
Peppino A Parry 
Crisp Bis Co 

TERRE H'TB, IKD, 

Liberty 

All Aboard 
(One to All) 
2d half 
J A K Klnc 
Frank Bush 

TOLEDO, O, 

RiToU 

The Palmers 
M Prince Girls 
Al Richards 
Lincoln H'hw'ym'B 
Pete Curley Co 
Marras Troupe 

WATERT'WN, N.T. 

Avea 
Whirligigs 
Peppino A Perry 
Delea A Orma 
Crisp Bis Co 

2d half 
MonVey Hippodr'aa* 
According to Law 
(Two to fill) 



ANDY RICE 

Vaudeville Author 

LOBW B17ILDINO 

46th 8tr««t and Broadway 

NEW YORK CITY 



WESTERN VAUDEVILLE 



LA MAZE TRIO 

Direction: EDWARD B. RELLAB 



Joselyn A Turner 
Billy Barlowe 
McKay's Revue 

2d half 
Fred's Animals 
Curry A Graham 
"Honeymoon Inn' 
Monte A Lyons 
Rose Revue 

OAKLAND, GAL. 

Btate 

(12-14) 
Freston A Ysobel 
Johnny Dove 
VAC Avery 
Barker A Dunn 
Bobby Jarvis Co 

2d half 
Fabcr Bros 
Bernice Barlow 
Fox A Kelly 
Fox A Evans 
Ed Stanisloff Co 

OTTAWA, CAN. 

liOCW 

The Haynoffs 
Maidie Del^ong 
Hayes A I-Iojd 
Moore A Fields 
Fred Gray S 

PITTS II urc;h 

l<S reum 

Mllo A Blum 
Robinson Mc^'abe 3 
TiCster Bernard Co 
Hayes ft YU\iSn 
Royal Marniony t 

PROVII»ENCr 

Emery 

Peters ft lieHuff 
«ialr*i DeVlne Co 
Burns A I^orralno 
Kddio Claric '_o 



"Playmates" 
SEATTLI9 

Hippodrome 

(12-14) 
Prevost A Goclet 
Norton A Wilson 
Pearl Abbott Ce 
Arthur Deagon 
Jack Martin • 

Id half 
Raymond A Lyte 
Lillian Boardman 
Marriage vs DIv'ce 
American Comedy 4 
Aoselsmiths 

BT. LOUIS 

liOCW 

Foley ft Spartan 
nils A Clark 
Hodge A Lowell 
Josephine Harnxn 
"Getting It Over • 

2d half 
Hanlon A Clifton 
.Tack ("awe 

Townsend Wilb'r Co 
Henshaw A Avery 
Toylanu Frolics 

SPNGP'LD, MASS. 
liOew 

Flying Howards 
Harry Rykes 
Roberts A Boyne 
♦"anlo A Noll 
Haz»l Green Co 

2d half 
Russell A Hayes 
J A B Page 
Mario RusHftll Co 
L W 'J II belt Co 
Dan.-© Kvoluttor.s 

STOCKTON, CAL. 

State 

tl2-H) 
?.Mr.?'y A Kl\a 



ALTON, ILL. 

Hippodrome 

Russ Lcddy Co 
Walton A Brent 

2d half 
Flaherty A Stoning 
4 Popularity Girls 

ATCHISON, KAN. 

Orphenm 

Ford A Packard 
Chamberlain A Earl 
M Delight A Boys 
Wills A Bobbins 
Alex Melford 3 

BL'MINOTON ILL. 

Majestie 

Willie Mlssem Co 
Alf Ripon A Jiggs 
"Summer Evo" 

2d half 
Clay Crouch 
Roberts A Clark Co 
(One to fill) 

C'D'B RAPIDS, lA. 

Majestie 

Deso Re Iter ' 
Larry Harkins 
Fern A Maree 
Evelyn Phillips Co 

CENTRALIA. ILL. 

Grand 

Manning A Nonn'te 
Russ I>>ddy Co 
Nada Norraine 
Kittle Thomas 
Klnkald Kiltlce 

CHAMPAIGN, ILL. 

Orpheona 

Wr-k Ebs 



Genevlevs May Os 

2d half 
Dezzo Retter 
Browning & DSTle 
Ix)uis Miller Co 
Vance A Aileen 
Noel Lester Ce 

Kedsie 

K A B Kuhn 
Rita Gould 
Wayne M'shall A O 
"Prediction- 
Lewis A Rogers 

2d half 
Corrine Co 
Taylor Macey A B 
"Night in Dixie" 
Henry A Moore 
Hanson A Burtons 

Lincoln Hipp. 

Embs A Alton 
Kennedy A Davis 
Clay Crouch 
"RubeVille" 
(Two to fill) 
2d half 
M Diamond Co 
Bert Howard 
WInton Bros 
(Three to fill) 

CLINTON, ILL, 

Clintonian 
Hart A Francfs 
Cook A Roscvere 

DAVENPORT, lA. 

CotnmblA 

FAB Monroe 
Browning A Davie 
Roberts A CHark 
Max Bloom 



Phone RHYANT M71 

DR. M. HERBST 

DENTIST 

■XRAY DIAGNOSIS 

1482 BROADWAY, Bolte 408, Cor. 4Sd ft. 

NEW YORK 



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Harry H. Coleman 

INVENTGR and OKIGINATOB 

OF THE U ALKlN4i DOUL 

Tfuring PA>NTA(.K*« ♦ 1K< UIT 



.llnuny Save Co 
Johnny Coulon 
(Three to nil) 
2d half 
F A C Latour 
"Modem Cocktft'}' 
Bob l<a Salle Co 
(Three lo fill) 

CHICAGO 

Americnn 

K'ibeli<k A Carlo 
Harry Hni«ien Co 
Hob Hail 
(Thi'o lo fill) 
2d half 
Pepry Worth 
\ AiHlLTSon A Graves 
Br>b II.iii 
(Thrto lo fill) 

Empress 

W.'i-ren A O'Dilcn 
I'eggy Worth 
Andtrson A Graves 
Fc-<1 A Goodrich 



Hanako Japs 
(Ons to fill) 

2d half 
Wilfred DuBois 
M Montgomery CSe 
B Phillips Co 
Ray Fern A M 
Galclti'a Monke 
(One to fill) 

DURUQUE, LA. 

Maje«tle 

Noel Lester Co 
Stlen A f.'mlth 
M Montgomery Oe 
FAG Fay 

3 Meivin Bros 

E. ST. LOUIS, ILU 
Erber'B 

4 Popularity Girls 
Newport Btirk A P 
The Wintons 

2d half 
Fisher A Lloyd 
Bally Hoo 3 

rn Pocc i4) 



•♦• 



24 



VARIETY 



Friday, February 10, 1( 



> 



SOUTH AFRICA 

By H. HANSON 



CAPE TOWN 

pMpo Town, .Tnn. fi. 

OPERA irOUSK— Tho African 
theatres production of "Chu Chin 
Chow" drew cai>acity for a month 
BtartinpT Dec. 2. This length of sea- 
son is unusual for Cape Town. The 
production was elaborate. Com- 
mencing Jan. 2. Leonard Rayne's 
Co. staging "Brown Sugar," witli 
Freda Godfrey. Week of Jan. 9. 
"Carnival," with Freda Godfrey and 
Alfred Pammier. 

TIVOLI.— Vaudeville, week of Dec. 
27, Teddy J. Wood, vocalist; Herbert 
Rros. and Jackson, entertainer.s; 
Pearl Mitchell and sister, musical; 
Frank Varn«'y and Teddy Butt. In 
mirthful stunts, a good all-around 
act; Martin and Castle, enter- 
tainers. Tony Castle is the hit of 
the bill. Tom Lcamore, the London 
character comedian, has good recep- 
tion. McArdle and Donald, Scotch 
comedy act. Week of Jan. 4, Arthur 
Ferris in comedy character studies; 
Betoncourt and Lady, French-Cuban 
specialty; Harvey and Courtney, 
musical; Varney and Butt, mirthful 
stunts; Pearl Mitchell and sister, 
musical; Teddy J. Wood, vocalist; 
Tom Leamore, comedian, 

RAILWAY IXSTITUTE— An en- 
tertainment called "The Ideal Show," 
run by Friedman and Fitzsimons, 
doing good business. The main at- 
traction of the show is "Tanagra." 
a novelty. A fire-place scene opens. 
A miniature stage is seen. The mini- 
ature curtain goes up, and real 
figures of artists appear in minia- 
ture going tlirough their acts. The 
act is worked probably by the aid 
of mirrors. It is a chart movelty. 
Pucheea' Cats, good show; Josephine 
Keeve Is pleasing with slight of hand 
and sharp shooting; Sevcrus 
Schaffeo gives a clever juggling 
I>crformance. 

ALHAM BRA.— Capacity; week of 
Dec. 26. "Tilly of Bloomsburg." fea- 
turing Edna Best and Tom Rey- 
nolds. Week of Jan. 2, "The Bat le 
of Jutland," 

GRAND. — Good business; Dec. 
2^-31, "The Beloved Blackmailer," 
(film) with Carlylc Blackwell. Jan. 
2-4, "Xorth of 53." starring Dustin 
Farnum. Jan. 5-7, "The Devil's 
"Wheel," featuring Gladys Brockwell. 

WOLFRAMS.— The excellent pro- 
gram is attracting big crowds- 
Dec. 28-30. "The Hope Chest." fea- 
turing Dorothy Gish. Jan. 2-4, "The 
Widow's Might," starring Julian 
Kltinge. 



On the Pier a fancy dress carnival 
dance and confetti battle on New 
Year's Eve drew a big crowd. 



JOHANNESBURG 
HIS MAJESTY'S. — The panto- 
mine "Little Red Itidlng Hood" is 
drawing cajmcity. Tlie production 
is good. 

STANDARD.— Week of Jan. 2 was 
the last of the Sir. Frank Benson's 
s«'ason. which has been a success. 
"The Wandering Jew" by E. Temple 
Thurston has been staged and was 
a triumph for the company. Jan. 9, 
company opens at Opera House, 
Pretoria. 

ORPHEKM.- Week of Jan. 2. 
Florence' Yaymen and Napier and 
Yvonne, contortion act. 

PALLADH'M.— Commencing Jan. 
L' the Jewish actress Sarah Sylvia in 
"Resurrection." 

ALHAMRItA (Doorufountein).— 
C»)nnnencing Jan. 2, J. Strunin 
(Jfwish actor), in "Sora Sheindel." 

EMPIRE.— Business brisk. Week 
of Jan. 2, Loronda La Bella, Mexican 
artist. In song-scena. elaborately 
dressed; Henry De Bray, assisted 
by May Vivian, dancing act; Arthur 
Beresford, character study; The 
Martells; Benson Gray, ventrilo- 
(luist; The Fanyacks, Charles 
Ancaster. juggler: Dusty fthodes, 
English burlesque comedian. 



A strike amongst the coal miners 
in the Transvaal is likely to affect 
amusements. 



The Christmas and New Year's 
days brought the crowd into town. 



Countess Roubadi. the violinist, 
was wed Dec. 15 to Arnold Wagner, 
a Johannesburg pianist. 



Jan. 0. the Graham Moltatt Co. 
open farwell season. 



Pagel's Circus and menagerie is 
showing around Johannesburg. 



George Graves, the London artist, 
opens at Empire, Johannesburg, 
about Jan. 16, with his own sketch 
comiKiny. 



CABARET 



Arthur Buckn«r opened • new 
show at the Capitol restaurant on 
West Fifty-first street Tuesday 
night. Sig "^'erner la of^eratini the 

place. 



Stories of the Canadian border 
and liquor are plentiful, but seldom 
dwell upon the smallness or big- 
ness of the customs or revenue men. 
For Instance, on the Quebec Central 
going into Sherbrooke (the border, 
and coming from Canad .) there is 
a 'Stems officer who will make 
passengers disgorge even a pint 
bottle of whiskey, though urged not 
to molest the liquor as it is for me- 
C A&l . lo&es. The jfflcious cus- 
toms man <^ American^ say? it Is 
the law, and insists upon the empty 
bottle being produced to him be- 
fore 'the train reaches " -^ border, 
while the same train may have 100 
or more bottles of liquor hidden all 
over it the customs offlct ixkos 

ro effort t.> locate. At other points 
along the border customs men have 
been known to pass as much as a 
car of liquor goinj in a car 

when convinced the owner was not 
a dealer, and that the liquor being 
conveyed was for personal use. 



BILLS NEXT WEEK 



(Continued from Page 23) 



March 15 Is set as the date for the 
opening of the New C^noe Place 
Inn at Hampton Roads (formerly 
Good Ground). L. I. The inn repre- 
sents an Investment of 1200.000 by 
Julius Keller. It will have 50 hotel 
rooms, and a replica of th former 
ground floor, of antique design, and 
the pavilion adjoining. The old 
Canoe Place Inn burned last April, 
just as Mr. Keller was announcing 
the new summer season. 



The Washington revenue o'llce 
sent 30 men to New Y'oi" this week 
to act under the direction only of 
Director Day. 



The African theatre have secured 
a revue show. 



Xlble and Doris are booked for a 
South African tour leaving England 
Feb. 6. 



BROADWAY STORY 



(Continued from pag2 13) 
business to hold up within the last 
three weeks by blaming it on the 
weather, then the Washington thea- 
tre disaster, and finally thft influ- 
enza. The disease is epidemic in 
New Tork, but the health authori- 
ties declare the situation not alarm- 
ing, and no regulations have been 
issued as with the epidemic of sev- 
eral years ago. There is no doubt 
"flu" did affect business last week, 
but It is not believed to be the real 
handicap. 

"The Czarina" is the newest hit 
among the dramas, Doris Keane 
having a role as well suited to her 
as that in "Romance." The show 
opened at the Empire last week and 
easily beat $13,000 in seven per- 
forniances. It is the third non- 
musical attraction this season to 
charge %y and appears to have the 
best chance of making a real run at 
the scale. "The Cat and Canary" at 
tho National should land and fight 
its way out of cut rates. That hap- 
pened with "Lawful Larceny" at 
•the Republic, whfch has steadily 
climbed. Last week the Republic's 
gross went to $11,900 and that is 
not far from capacity for the house. 
"The National Anthem" is pulling 
strongly on the lower floor and went 
to better than $12,000 last week at 
the Miller. 

Tho failure of "The Voice from 
the Minaret," with. Marie Ix)hr, is 
decided at the Hudson, where it 
opened last week, though the Eng- 
lish star is liked. Tho show was 
taken off Thursday (this week> and 
"Fedora" will be olTered Friday. 
Miss Lohr's repertory was planned 
but the succession of pla\s was 
hardly expected so quickly. "Pins 
and Needles" is .said to be held up 
by the agency buy at the Shiibert 
thus far, but showmen's oiiitiion 
.«ay8 tho de Courville revue won t 
do. Eddie Cantor with his revue 
"Make It Snappy," now preparing, 
is the likely succ*^ssor. 

A third Importation seems to have 
landed strongly— Balleft' "r'hative- 
Souris," the lti:sslat» specialty com- 
l)any tliat emanattd from Moscow, 
successfully i»layins London and 



I'arls. The attraction is a novelty, 
opening at the 49lh Street Saturday 
for tho first public showing. The 
engagement i;i advertised as limited, 
which should aid in its getting away 
with a $5 top. Monday night the 
takings were $1,900 — big business 
in this house of 740 seato. 

Frank Fay's "Fables," which 
opened Monday at the Park, is re- 
ported meaty, but much in need of 
cutting; it opened here "cold." "The 
Law Breaker," the fourth premiere 
of the week, started off well at the 
Booth and though there Is a differ- 
ence of opinion Insiders tab it as 
having a good chance. 

There are twr new offerings listed 
for next week, when "Madame 
Pierce" relights the Ritz and "Mont- 
marte" takes the Belmont, "S. S. 
Tenacity" moving from^the latter 
house to the Neighborhood Play- 
house. Both new i>lays are adapta- 
tions from the French. "He Who 
tJets Slapped" will- move fVom the 
Garrick to the Fulton, whk". is dark 
this week, "The Circle" having gone 
out last Saturday, opening ^Its tour 
in Newark. 

"'The Grand Dukf" will leave the 
Lyceum after another week, "The 
French Doll " being due to succeed 
Feb. 20. On that date Earl Car- 
roll's new theatre will open, the 
liamo (J the attraction being kept 
secrq,t until the afternoon of the 
premiere. "Madelaine of the Mov- 
ies," a n*>w comely hy George M. 
Cohan, v.lll succeed Elsie Janis at 
tho Galt"'ty early in March. 

Indications are that "The Choco- 
late Soldier" will be withdrawn from 
th»' Century after another week. 
The house will close during re- 
hearsals of "Rose of ■ Stamboul," 
which has most of the "Soldier" 
cast. 

Buys and Cuts Both Increased 

Wednesday the h.>>t ot buys at 
the broker.s stood at L'T attractions, 
an increase oV(r last week to the 
extent of two, one a new attrac- 
tion, "The Blij.shing Bride," at the 
A.-^tor, which opened f»n Monday, 
the brokers takinj about 250 a 



Th« h'quor arrests made at the 
Flotij^la restaurant, at Sixth ave- 
nue and Fifty-fifth street. New 
York, w^re of two waiters. The 
management disclaimed all knowl- 
edge of the sale of any liquor, and 
immediately discharged theb. impli- 
cated waiters. It is said the man- 
agement appeared before the United 
States Commissioner hearing the 
cases and made a statement to the 
above effect. The Flotilla is the 
property of Dr. John M. Harrlss, the 
Traffic Commissioner. Ever since 
the restaurant opened the manage- 
ment has denied any selling there, 
though parties have said they were 
served with liquor in the restau- 
rant. Members of the management 
making the denials to personal 
friends lead to the surmise the 
waiters were taking a chance now, 
and that has often happened In 
other New York restaurants since 
prohibition. 



Reisenweber't has Sophie Tucker 
again. She re turned t th e cafe 
Thursday. 



The Chateau Laurier, City Island 
(New York), when reopening April 
1, again managed by Bill W'crner. 
will have had about $1S,000 spent 
on redecorating. 



Irene Caetle returned to the 
Knickerbocker Grill, New York, as 
featured dancer Tuesday, after hav- 
ing been out of the restaurant show 
for a week. Joo PanI, the manager 
of tho Grill, had been unable to se- 
cure a name feature to follow the 
dancer, and induced her to return 
until he was able to secure some 
one to take her place. 



The Susskind brothers, Joe and 
Harry, may part partnership on 
their Blossom Heath Inn, on the 
Merrick road. Long Island, accord- 
ing to current reports. Joe Suss- 
kind. in active charge, is said to fa- 
vor an open all-year p< llcy. while 
Harry was in favor of closing over 
the cold spell. With nothing else 
opened against Blossom Heath thi.s 
winter in that section. Joe's inten- 
tion prevailed. At the .same time 
Harry ofT<'r<'(l to dispose of his one- 
(Gontinued on page 29) 



Stratford Comedr 4 

FT. SMITH, A&K. 

Jole 

Frank Wilaon 
Maker Si Bedford 
Coflcia & Verdi 
Wm Brack & Sla 

GAI.ESBUBG. UX. 

Orphenm 

Rosa & Fosa 
McGrath &, Deeda 
Teaa Sherroaa Co 

Sd half 
Two Rozellaa 
Kenny Mason & S 
(Oao to flU) 

G'D ISLAND. NEB. 

MaJ«atie 
Ford A. Packard 
Watta St RlnsTRoId 
Frlah Rector & T 
HANNIBAL, MO. 
Price 
Ocorsla Howard 
(Two to fill) 
2d half 
Dohn A Landolf 
Alexander & Fields 
Kinkaid Klltlea 

JOIJET, ILL. 

Orpheem 

Blside La Bergcro 
Fisher & Lloyd 
(One to flU) 

2d half 
B & 11 Conrad 
Sawinir a Woman 
(One to All) 

JOriJN, MO. 

Electric 

Elliott Johnson Co 
Lew Wells 

2<1 half 
Alfred I'owcll Co 
(One to nil) 

KANSAS CITY 

Olobe 

Bonn Xoe One 

•Smilrs" 

(One to fill) ^ 

2tl half 
Mora r thy &r Gale 
Mi'llon & Ronn 
Ilite Reflow Co 

LINCOLN. NKB. 

Llbrrty 
Foster & PeiiRy 
Marshall & C«nncr 
Hall & Dexter 
liite Reflow Co 
i Callmains 

2d half 
Dalto & Frees Co 
Itainos a Avey 
Dance Flashes 
Holliday A. Willettc 
J & J Gibson 

MADISON, WIS. 

Orpheum 
Barbette 

Jack George Duo 
Trl«ie Frlganza 
Rltter Si Knappa 
(Two to All) 
2d half 
Mack & Stanton 
Mile Marionne 
4 Valentinos 
(Three to fill) 

NORFOLK, NEB. 

Aadltoriom 

Foster A PcRgy 
MacCarthy & Gale 
Marshall Sc Conner 
Hite Reflow Co 

OM.\HA, NEB. 

Empress 

Dalton Frees Co 
Watta & Ringgold 
Raines A Avey 
Dance Flashes 

2d half 
Gladys Greene Co 
Marshall St Conner 
Hall A Dexter 
(One to All) 

OKL.\IIOMA CITT 

Orphenm 

Ford Si Price 
Charles Scmon 
Wilbur Mack Co 
Delia We.«(ton Co 

2a half 
Tyler & St Claire 
Rlnehart & Duff 
P Dobson A Sirens 
.'^canlon Den'os A S 
4 Lamcys 

OKMULGEE, OK. 

Orphenm 

Hughes Muiflral 2 
K«l Allen A Taxi 
Alf Powell Co 

2.1 half 
Mudge Morton S 
Joan Barrios 
(One to All) 

PEORIA, ILL. 

Orpheam 

"One on Aisle" 
K A B ronrad 
.•^lu'lton Brooks 
Sawinjj a Woman 
(Two to fill) 
2i half 
Monroe Bros 
"Sututnrr Kvo" 
Walton * Brant 
.Too Browiiintf 
(Two to nil) 



QUINCT, ILL, 

Orphsam 

Two Rosalias 
Keony Ifasoa A 8 
(One to fill) 
2d half 
Roas A Foas 
McGrath A Deeds 
Dan Sherman Co 

KACINE. WIS. 

Blalto 

Nip Raymond 
Ford A Good ridge 
Roatino A Barrett 
"Rubevllle" 

BOCKFOBD. IIX. 

Palare 

Mack A Stanton 
Mile Marionne 
4 Valentlnoa 
(Three to fill) 

2d naif 
Barbette 
Jack George S 
Trixie Frlgansa 
Rltter A Knappo 
(Two to nil) 

ST. JOE, MO. 
"^ Electric 

Bennington A £cott 
Mellon A Renn 

2d half 
Foster A Peggy 
Chamberlain A E 

ST. LOl'IS 

Colombia 

Kittie Thomaa 
Flaherty A Stoning 
Stratford Comedy 4 
Fielda A Harr'gton 

2d half 
Auatin A Gale 
K A E Kuhn 
Lawrence A J'nson 
(One to nil) 

Grand 

Rialto A LsMont 
Cook A Valdare 
Lutes Bros 
Our Future Home 
Tom Brown Co 
AI Abbott 
Doll Frolics 
Ito.se Wyse Co 
Lulu Coates Co 

SIOl X CITY. I.\. 

Orpheam 

Mar-rarol Taylor 
F.l K Ford 
Sully A Thomaa 
J R Johnson 
Toney A Norman 
D lIunjMhrey Co 

2d half 
Tonoy A Norman 
Fred Hughes Co 
Lcedom A (Jardner 
Josephine Victor 
Joe Boll»'y Co 
Taylor Howard A T 

RIOrX F.\LL««, S.D. 

Orphenm 

Oladys Greene Co 
Harmony 3 
Holliday A W'lette 

2d half 
OUroy Haynes A M 
Herron A Arnsm'n 
Taketa Japa 

SO. BEND. IND. 

Orphenm 

» Knight's Co 
Warner A Cole 
Maurice Diamond 
Anna Eva Fay 
Henry A Moore 
"Dreams" 

SPRINGF^LD, ILL. 

Mnjestte 

Stuart Girls Co 
Jos L Browninc 
(Four to fill) 
2d half 
William Ebs 
Wayne M'ahall A C 
Howard A Fields 
Wilton Sis 
Tfanako Japs 
(One to fill) 

TERRE HTE, IXD. 

Hippodrome 
F A C Latour 
Hallen A Go.ss 
Bob LaSalle Co 
"Modern Cocktail" 
Roach A McCurdy 
Monroe A Grant 

2d half 
Butler A Parker 
CJardner A Aubrey 
.Tohnny Coulon 
Jimmy Savo Co 
Rita Gould 
Amaranth Sis 

TOPEKA, KAN. 

Novelty 

Ford A Packard 
Chamhorlain A R 
Mary Delifrht Co 
Wills A Robbins 
Alex Molford 3 

2d half 
B*«n Noe One 
"Smiles" 
(Three to All) 

TI f»«»A, OKI.\. 

Or{>heUm ' 

Tyler A .m f"lalr»> 
U;nehart A DufT 
y rank Dobson Co 
Scanlon Den's & S 



IChaa Seaman 
Wilbur Mack Ca 
Cell a Weston Q9 

IRTEBSTATE CIRCUIT 



4 Kamey* 

td half 
Ford A Prico 



niglit, Willi the ii.sual return, and 
the other the Krady production, 
"Drifting," at the IMayhoiiso. for 
which a small buy was onRinerood. 
The cut rate li.st. wliich stood at ir> 
attraction.s last week, j\jnii»«»d to 22 
on Wcdon.=:day of tiic current wook. 
with a nitnlxT of tlio new show.s of 
this and last week includfd in tlic 
list. 

Tlu' buy.s InchK".* n "r.loss*>m Tim* ." 
Amha.ssatlor; "lilushinir i);ldt'." As- 
tor; 'Kiki." Hclasco: "Dover Koad. ' 
liijou; *'Marjo!aino," IJroadluir.«t; 
"Tangrrino," Casino; "rorft'Ot 
Fool." Colian; "Capt.iin Applrjai'k," 
Cort; ' J)t'mi-Vir;;ln." lOUiiiKe; "Th^ 
Czarina," Empire: "I'p in th«- 



Clouds." 41th Street: "Elsio Jani.« 
and CJanp," (iaiety :- "( Jood MorninfT. 
Dearie." Crlobe; "Six Cylinder Love," 
iTarris; "National Anthem," Miller; 
"\'oire from the Minaret." Hudson; 
I'.ombo,"' Jolson; "Dulldog Drum- 
mond,", Knii'kerhoeker; "C>'l>rieii 
Cirl," Liberty: "The .rand I>uke.' 
Lyceum; "Music Hox Kevue," Mu- 
sic; IIox; "Sally." N»\v Amsterdam; 
"Driftinp." IMuyhnuve; 'Lawful 
I>axteny," Hepublie; "IMue Kitten." 
Sclwyn; "IMns and NefMlles, ' jSlm- 
bert. and "Hill , of Dlvorcenn nt,' 
Times K(iuar«'. 

Tho romplete li-it «>n saW- ;it <'uL 
rales included 'Tho J!hi.«hinK Lride, ' 
Astor; "The S. S. Tenacity," IJel- 



DAIXAS. TKZ. 

Majeatlo 
ClIfTord Wayne t 
Zelaya 

Columbia A Victor 
Dooley A Storey 
Helen Keller 
Zuhn A Drela 
Schlctl'a Manikliui 

FT. WORTH, TEX. 

MaJeaUe 

Nippon Duo 
Wheeler St Potter 
Tracey A McBrido 
Ben Smith 
Rolfe's Revuette 
Johnston A Mack 
Bennett Sla 

G.iLVESTON. TEX. 

Majeatio 

(13-lS) 
(Same bill plays 
Austin 1«-1S) 
Michon Bros 
Perrone A Oliver 
Fiske A Moyd 
BAM £rnle 
I.ee Children 
Georfce Morton 
Five Chapins 

liOl STON. TEX. 

Aiujestic 

Jufrirli^if; Nelsons 
Carleton A Bollew 
"UiKh Imw Brow" 
Hampson A Do'glas 
Neal Abel 
McKay A Ar<Bne 
Sawlnt; a Woman 



uiTTLE aoci 

Frank Wii«on 
"Volunteers" 
Bronson A Baldvt. 1 
Edith ClifTord ^ d 
Wm Brack Co 

2dhaU 
Leipsix 

Mack A MaybelU 
Ed Esnionde Co 
Andriefr Trio 

OKLAHOMA can 

Majestic 

(Tulsa split) 
Ist half 
Ford & I'rica 
Chas Semon 
Wilbur Mack Co 
Celia Weston Co 
(One to fill) 

SAX ANTONIO 

Majestic 

Three Kegals 
KolIi8.«?iii 
.*5arah Padden 
Carson A W 11 lard 
The Cansinos 
Claudia Coleman 
T.H'ly Alice's Peta 

TU-S.\. OKLA. 

Majestic 

(Oklii. City spilt) 

1st half 
Tyler A St Clair 
Rhineharl A Duff 
Dobson A Sirens 
Siuiiiuii neti'us A 8 
Fr>ur I.aniys 



PANTAGES CIRCUIT 



WINNIPEG 

Pantairc* 

Henry Cat a la no Co 
Bernivici Bros Co 
Maggie Cliftttn Co 
Johnson A Brown 
Sooihrrn Four 
Mae Weston 
I'Oth CcntTiry 4 

CALCiARV. C'.\X. 

Pantnces 
Sk»«llv A licit Rev 
Foley A O'Nell 
Walter Hastinps 
Cr W .fohnaon Co 
3 Ambler Sis 

CJT FALI>{. MONT. 

Pantn^es 

(14-15) 
(Same bill plays 

ITeN-na 16) 
"Cupids Closeup" 
Borsinl Troupe 
!lIelody Carden 
Harry Berry A Sis 
Home A Waijer 

BITTE. MONT. 
Paniairea 

(11-14) 
(Some bill plays 
Anaconda 15. 
Missuula IS) 
Four Bards 
Eliz'beth Nelson Co 
Hazel Morgan 
J A I Marlin 
Ward A Oorl 

SPOKANE 

Pantairefl 

"Eyes of Buddha" 
•'0*d NiBht Nurse" 
Klass A Brilant 
Bison City Four 

SEATTLE 

Pantair«*A 
Pasquali Bros 
Jap Sayden 
Hall A Fnyder 
Jack Hallen 
King St Irwin 

VANCOUVER, B.C. 

Pantacea 

Dllferent Revue 
Adama H'ndera A II 
Burns A WHsonr 
Lillie J Faulkner 

TACOMA 

Pant«ce« 

Act DifTerent 
Lanfrton Smith A L 
Five Patrowars 
Aerial Rooneya 
Vlolot Lyons 
EAR Adair 
Mile Bunell 

Travel 

(Open week) 
C.ladys Webb 
Oklahoma City 4 
Itolland A Olsen 
Meredith A Snoozcr 
(One to nil) 

S.%N FRANCISCO 

Puntaires 

(Sunciy opening) 
Shaw's Animals 
Mabel Harper 
Swan A Swan 
Kl Cot a 

I-nrry Ri-illy Co 
Punbar A Turner 

OAKLAND, CAL. 

Puntairea 

(Sunday opening) 



Kva Tang^uay 
F'ulton A Burt 
7 Tumbling Dem'aa 
Tybelle .Si« 
Hail A Francis 
Chic Suprc:nc 

LOS ANCiRLES 

Pautuees 

.'^tiiith's Animals 
f'raiK A Ciito 
Bon.see A Baird 
Lunatic Biikcri 
.*5arno8*>I A T/nh'dt 
I'errls Hartman Ca 

S.%N DIKGO 

Savoy 

Class Manning A C 
Hayden O'dw'n A R 
Fields A Sheldon 
l>r Pauline 
Pantheon Singers 

I/O hf.ach. cau 

Paiitages 

Pedrick A Bevera 
(tlasgow Maids 
FAT Hayden 
Ishakawa Bros 
Harry Lamore 
Mrs Roy Gardner 

SALT LAKE 

Pantageo 

I.atoy's Models 
Violet Carlson 
Melodies A Step* 
"Night Boat" 
Foster A Ray 
Six Tip Tops 

OCiDEN, FT AH 

Pantagea 

(1€-1»> 
Jack Trainor Ca 
Harry Van Foasel 
Johnny Small Ca 
W A O Ahearn 
M A M TTumphref 
Noodles Fa gin ' 

DENVER 

Pantagea 

Jack Dempsey. 
T^ngana 
Chuck RIsn'T 
Terminal Four 
Broadway Revtia 
p Conchas Jr Ca 

KANSAS CiTf 

Pnntagea 

Three Alexs 
Bernard A Ferrff 
ralpfcv Noon Ca 
T*ee Morse 
Arizona Joe C» 
Byal A Early 

ST. IX>L'I« 

Empreaa 

Mile Paula 
Holland A Ray 
Srhcftcl's Revue 
Veil McKInloy 
TTouse David Band 
Creole Fashion Re^ 

MF.MPniS 

Pnnlaffea 

La re to 
■Cuba Four 
Tfarry Antrim 
••Te<» My Dear" 
Brdwell Mayo * » 

CINCINNATI 

Punt ages 

Jf.ncs A Sylvester 
G.nAvlevo May ce 
"Dixieland" 



mont; "Chocolate Soldier," Century; 
"Whito Peacock," Comedy; "The 
Xest." -ISth street; * I'p in th* 
Clouds." 44th Street; "Dniey." Fra- 
zee; "Ksio Janis and (Jant;." Oai- 
ety; "The I'igeon," Giernwich Vil- 
la ffo; "V(.>ir'e fr^bin the Minaret,* 
Hudson; ' IJlit>.s of tho Field,** 
Klaw; "lUjlldofT Drumtnond." Knick- 
erbocker; "C.rand Dukf." Lycoiim: 
'Mountain Man.' JCllieoti; "Th« 
Cat and the Can.iry.' NationaK 
"Just MaiTied." I'.ayes; "iMiftinC 
Playhnu.:e; "TIk- Doing..' I'lym* 
outh; "Pins and Nendbs." .*^hubcrt; 
"Shurrio Alo.i!,'." (;;',d Stroot: 'I>oii* 
ger." CDth Stroet.-and 'Pill of l-^' 
voroemenl," Times S(iuaro. 



''V 



Friday, February 10, 1922 



VARIETY 



25 



KEITH'S COLONIAL, NEW YORK, 



Thelma and Marjorie White 



''New Iwinklers in Stardom 



yy 



AT KEITH'S PALACE, NEW YORK, NEX T WEEK (FEB. 13th) 



Direction MAX E. HAYES 



CORRESPONDENCE 

The citi«s under Correspondence in this issue of Variety are 



as follows, and on pages: 

BALTIMORE 29 

BOSTON 25 

BUFFALO 31 

CLEVELAND 27 

DETROIT , 32 

OULUTH ^ 29 

INDIANAPOLIS 27 

KANSAS CITY 29 

MONTREAL 31 



NEW ORLEANS 29 

PHILADELPHIA 32 

PITTSBURGH ,. 25 

PORTLAND, ORE 30 

ROCHESTER .... 31 

v#t/NI IL>b .».• .... ......•• fc" 

SYRACUSE 33 

TORONTO .*30 

WASHINGTON 31 



BOSTON 

By LEN LIBBEV 

Keith's 
Due possibly to the drawing 
power of Bessie Clayton''s name, 
featured far above the balance of 
the show, or perhaps to the fact 
that a slight drizzle had been fall- 
ing all the forenoon, making out- 
4(K>r conditions unpleasant, the 
house at the Monday matinee was 
bigger by a pood margin than has 
been the case the past few weekn^ 
and the rows of empty chairs well 
back in the orchestra were mif-s- 

Ing. 

The show as It ran appeared to 
be a bit shy of material. It con- 
aisted of but eig' acts, when it 
could have stood nine easily, for 
the closing act went on a bit after 
4:15. It appeared from the way 
things stood the Bessie Clayton act 
was Jlgured for a longer time than 
It took. It waa several minutes 
shy of the running time of the Ger- 
trude HofTman similar act. which 
played the house a few weeks ago, 
and In other ways did not measure 
Bl to the Hoffman act. 

The Magleys took the greater 
part of the applause, and at the 
inatln^e performance Miss Clayton 
did not hesitate to shout lustily for 
•pots and other things when she 
considered them due. The jazz or- 
chestra worked as hard as ever, 
but one of the sinp'erg in this or- 
chestra has a blue line In a song 
that was probably ordered right out 
after the afternoon performance, if 
the Keith watcher got it, which he 
probably did. 

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for the house. It Is the Three 
Weber Girls with their combination 
dancing-acrobatic act, vei'y well 
staged. The lirst few minutes were 
•slow, due to the girls not being 
there as dancers, but when they 
.Mwung into the aci-obatic routine 
they scored. 

In .second position were the 
Quixy r'our. They got over on]y 
fairly w^ll at the matinee, and were 
followed by the lirst rf^al comedy 
act, "Family P'ord." This ran to a 
riot for several minutes, although 
a groat many in the audience were 
familiar with the v^ffering through 
it having been in the "Follies" here. 
W. O. Fields was fortunate to 
escape a nasty blow from the cur- 
tain as it fell for the finish of his 
act, just ducking out in front in 
lime. 

B. C. Hilliam was pencilled in for 
Vaughn Comfort in the next spot, 
the latter being on the sick list, 
and announcei. ent to that effect 
being made out front before the 
.show. He was assisted by a singer 
and the pair turned out to be one 
of the knockout bits of the show. 
For the first time the performance 
showed signj of wavering from the 
even course, and the pair could 
have taken a couple of more en- 
cores, pleading a lack of material. 

The Swor Brothers were next. 
Both boys are well and favorably 
known to the followers of vaude- 
ville at this house and are always 
sure of a good reception. It does 
seem, however, about time for them 
to shift their act around some. 

Billy Wayne and Ruth Warren 
followed the Clayton revue. They 
had a tough spot. The comedy of 
their opening saved the Bituation. 
The girl met with misfortune with 
her one attempt at a song and 
candidly blamed it on the orches- 
tra. Either she or the orchestra 
was off key; they know best which. 
The Fillis Family, a horse act, 
closes the show. 



Majestic 

Three of the nine acts were not 
repeats, but these three alone would 
be the backbone of an average bill. 
Just how much 'money the bill rep- 
resents is speculative. John 
Charles Thomas is credited with 
$2,500, and Eddie Dowling (doubling 
in a single and in the Shubcrt tab, 
"►Sally, Irene and Mary," for which 



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he also collects royalty) is pulling 
down a bale, considerably larger 
than most of those associated with 
him believe. The balance of the 
bill was average in cost. 

The house was a real surprise, 
both matinee and evening, the 
strongest Monday in four weeks, 
most of the credit going to John 
Charles Thomas, who drew a net 
set of faces in, and it was the ^t.- 
thusiasm of this element that 
tingled the entire bill. For the 
past few weeks, because of the re- 
peat evil, the house has been tit- 
ting on its hands, and only one or 
two acts have been able to really 
put a wham over. Monday the 
floor was full. Including most of the 
boxes, proving that money well 
spent will draw business. 

Fred Allen, a sure-fire repeat, 
easily topped the comedy end, being 
wise enough to drop most of his 
profes.sional cracks out of the big 
city, and yet foolish enough to use 
most of the stuflt he previously 
used, despite the fact he has an 
almost inexhaustible store of patter 
new to Boston. One line that 
tickled the regulars came when he 
kept sitting down c i the stage and 
getting up again, explaining it was 
wonderful exercise, which he 
needed badly of late, since be had 
stopped taking many bows. 

Eddie Dowling was a hold-over, 
".Sally, Irene and Mary" playing a 
straight repeat, but Dowling in the 
second half offered a new single 
which wag breezy and scored. It 
was a hodge-podge sort of a thing, 
all new except his "Ain't Love 
Grand?" He strolled on an- 
nouncing that he was there to give 
them what they wanted, from Jug- 
gling down to weepy ballads, and 
before he was through he had them 
purring in their seats. His imita- 
tion of his old Irish mother talking 
with William Gillette in a Pullman 
was perhaps the most effective 
thing he did, as It was intimate and 
yet inoffensive. Dowling up to now 
has successfully gotten out of the 
"smart Aleck" league, something to 
his credit. 

Taflan and Newell o»>ened In their 
Chinese bar act, and with their pat- 
ter grea'ly modified went much 
better than before. Armstrong and 
James in their blackface double 
ran clean at the matinee, but re- 
turned to the blue at the evening, 
sliding in one or two spots that 
had been cut during their previous 
booking. It all went out Tuesday 
matinee, however. 

Libby and Sparrow could have 
stood * stronger spot than third, 
as, in addition to being clever 
dancers, they have an abundance 
of novelty in their act. At present 
all it needs Is a bit more vigor, a 
bit more polish and a snappier 
close to step intact fnto the new 
Passing Show, for which they are 
apparently destined. 

Alfred lAtell and Elsie Yokes In 
his dog specialty scored big, Lat- 
teira work getting a spontaneous 
hand in several spots that held up 
his routine. It Is the type of nov- 
elty that the bills of late have sadly 
needed. 

Thomas followed, getting down to 
work without any lugs, and run- 
ning through nine short numbers 
in a polished manner, his selection 
of bits being remarkably well bal- 
anced. His final bow was un- 
fortunate, cheapening his perform- 
ance decidedly, his announcement 
being "I sing different numbers 
every performance." 

The Ice Carnival, an artificial Ice 
skating act, closed. To thoso who 
had not been regular Shubert fol- 
lowers the bill was irreat dollar 
vaudeville. 



PITTSBURGH 

By COLEMAN HARR780N 

PICTURES— Pitt, "Orphan"? of 
The Storm," fourth week; Grand and 
Regent, "Gypsy Blood"; Olympic 
and Alhambra. "Saturday Night"; 
.Savov, "Why Girls Leave Home"; 
i Liberty and Blackstone, "Rent 



Free"; Camera phone, "Two Kinds 
of Women"; Lyceum, "The Hunch"; 
Aldine, "Shadows of the Sea"; Gar- 
den, "Fightin* Mad"; Kenyon, "Con- 
necticut Yankee." 



Two different local amusomr'nts, 
always with an aversion to jazz 
music in the past, are resorting to 
that form of entertainment in a dull 
season. The Blackstone, one of the 
largest film houses downtown, an- 
nounces jazz music exclusively this 
week, while Bue^hler's dancing 
academy on the north side, after 15 
years of conventional dancing, has 
engaged Maggio's Orchestra, one of 
the jazziest. 



merchants all over the city. The 
latter give tickets with each pur- 
chase, which allow a discount of 10 
cents per ticket. The first hundred 
persons presenting the merchants' 
tickets get free seats, which may be 
for any performance except Satur- 
day night. 



Harry Davis Enterprises are get- 
ting more than enough opposition 
this season. Time was when they 
fairly had a monopoly on things 
theatrical here. W^ith Shubert vaude- 
ville bucking the Davis, the Aldine 
vs. Harris and new State to be 
opened Feb. 20 directly acro*5S from 
the Grand. The Shubert invasion 
has nut hurt hardly. The Aldine 
of the Felts Brothers has been do- 
ing big business without damaging 
the Harris, while the effect of the 
State on the Grand remains to be 
seen. 



After billing "Chuckles" unit to 
return, the Duquesne Shubert man- 
agement announced .a change late 
last week, with Clark and Aroaro, 
Li'ona I^ Mar and Moran and Wiser 
all getting the bold type. 



"The Wild Cat" opened to n*»ar- 
capacity nt the Nixon. "Gold Dig- 
gers" next. 



Reformers in Uaiiontown are at- 
tempting to stop a scheduled film 
show next Sunday to bo given as a 
benefit for the town policemen's 
fund, claiming they see in the show 
a plan to test the chances of over- 
throwing the present blue laws by 
the response of the townsfolk. 



The Fort Pitt Hotel cabaret, which 
has engaged various New York or- 
chestras during the past three sea- 
sons, is now furnished with music 
by a group of Buffalo mu.sicians. 
The Fulton cabaret, closed recently 
by police order, was again opened, 
when charges against It were proved 
unfounded. Bongiovannl's cabaret 
entertainment Includes four Indi- 
vidual dancers and a comedienne, 
while Black's, the refined restaurant 
which on the verge of bankruptcy 
Introduced a cabaret and revue. Is 
continuing to do big business ever 
(tince the change of policy. 



Duquesne (Shubert) 

A fair lineup opened to a fair 
gathering. The crowd was a little 
warmer than the usual small as- 
semblage such as has b'^c. greet- 
ing most of the shows at the first 
matinee. Last ^^M^\ at this house 
went over the desired mark by a 
hair's breadth, Saturday night help- 
ing out considerably. Clark and 
Arcaro and Leona La Mar were 
given the lights and with Harris 
and Santley and Novello Brothers 
took most of the applause. Leach 
Wallln Trio opened with plenty of 
pep, and Harris and Santley, who 
went over to a bigger hit than on 
their first visit, merited a later s. jt. 
Moran and Wiser kept things going 
at a rapid gait in No. 3, and Leona 
La Mar was well received, closing 
Intermission. Nip and Fletcher fol- 
lowed the pictures, garnftring a 
couple of bows. Clark and Arcaro 
took three bows. In general a good 
act. Walter Weems didn't get as 
much as he deser.ed, and Novell© 
Brothers collected as much applause 
as any predecessor. 



"The Silver Fox" Is drawing fair 
attendance at the Alvin. "Pas.slng 
Show of 1921" next. 



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Davit (Kei.h's) 
A whale of a sh-^w; went like 
wildfire Monday night; the crowd 
in good mood and that had its good 
effect on the performers. The 
house was all but filled. Joannys 
started off with their Shadow- 
graphs', taking two curtains. Billy 
and Eddie Gorman were satisfied 
with three bows in No. 2. Doo 
Baker In his 'Tlashes," with a 
group of good dancers and singers 
and some quick change, went over 
to a solid hit, and Joe Towie swept 
everything In sig' * without a mo- 
ment's let-up. Next came Victor 
Moore and Emma Llttlefield, seen 
here before, who changed places 
with Dillon and Packer, gathering 
as many laughs as ever. The lat- 
ter, following Yvette Rugel with 
their brilliant offering, took four 
bows. Miss Rugel could have 
stayed much longer than 15 min- 
utes, and Dooley and Sales in a 
new version of their old stuff, with 
Towle coming back for a line, 
smashed over to the biggest hit of 
the show. Page, Hack and Mack, 
adept display of band balancing, 
held practically everybody in. 



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"pinched" tho recalcitrant Feriju.son. 
escorting him off to tlie alimony 
club. 

"Dummies'* was the flash act of 
the bill, spotted in the trey. Ernest 
Wood as the model dresser in a lin- 
gerie shop is the bashful hero of a 
female quintet employed there, all 
of vhom connive to Induce him to 
pop the question to the ingenue. 
He does that for the curtain after 
some telling business, such as prac- 
tising love on the "dummy" stat- 
ues, who are in reality very much 
alive and kicking — high kiclving 
when It comes to the stepping. The 
girls are a nice aggregation collec- 
tively, the Ingenue definable as 
"cute" and two of the gals at the 
left of the audience on the opening 
curtain being real 'iooker.«}." built 
on typical showgirl lines. In addi- 
tion they are accomplished hoofers. 

Harry I^eonard and Jessie Wil- 
lard lent the fir.st real comedy ole- 
^nent to the bill. Miss Willard is a 
peppy worker, doing eccentric 
through(»ut. As the daughter of the 
owner of the Put and Take Inn. she 
greets Leonard, the new bo.irder, 
who takes an J8 room in preference 
to the ten bucks* "flop." Leonard 
Roon goes into some fast work, the 
girl admoni.sliing him he cannot ex- 
pect too murli for $8. A good deal 
of their material is unique in its 
handlifig and delivery, although not 
EO much fill Uie points themselves. 

Roy Itioe and Mary Werner 
worl<ed hard and seriously to .good 
purpose "en the scaffold." the wom- 
an's efforts to join the colored 
painter boluw her window sill prov- 
ing as laugh productive as ever. 

Edward Miller is an un- tuous 
tenor of pleasing style and delivery. 



Miller reads his lyrics very well 
and does not deem a popular song 
beneath him. In fact. Miller docs 
two. Both were composed by Louis 
Silvers, who formerly accompanied 
Miller at the piano. The tenor's 
present accompanist is a youtli in 
Eton jacket, who jazzed Up cues a 
couple of times. The boy looked 
scared and is probably being put 
through the novitiate by Miller. The 
sfbger established himself with two 
romantic songs that got more prob- 
ably than his ensuing numbers. 

The Werner-Amoros Trio closed the 
vaudeville section. It's a three men 
juggling and musical combinatirtn, 
one of v.hom pulled an Eltingc that 
fooled the house. He disclosed his 
identity in the middle of the a^"!, 
changing to Tux for a violin solo. 
The chap who later played the cello 
bore the brunt of the comedy and 
acrobatic labors, finishing with 
some frenzied plate catching work. 
The act is an offshoot of the Wer- 
ner-Amoros Family act of some 
twenty years back. Another man 
was included in the turn formerly. 

Marcelh' Fallett, and Kay. Hamlin 
and Kay not seen at this show. 

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The first part of the first half bill 
this v.eek at the 5th Ave. was a 
pntty Mid affair, it started off as 
though booked fOr a one-nighter. 
llarring a ray in "On the Aisle." No. 
3, it never happened until Walmsley 
alid Keatinp. and from then on it 
was a vaudeville show. 

The "On the Aisle" skit now has 
Wm. 11. St. John in the lead. It runs 
12 minutes, which is about the act's 
limit, as it i.s repetition. Something 
of a novelty in fun skit.«, the setting 
holds at first. It is the front rows 
of a theatre, with a heavy man hav- 
ing the aisle front row seat, the two 
next to him occupied by a loving 
young couple who disturb the elder 
by their talk, besides frequent exits 
by the young man The turn got 
something in entertainment and is 
all right for the smaller big-time in 
the No. 3 spot. It could stand re- 
writing to better the dialog and 
avoid the repetition to some extent. 
Us company passes, though the 
young couple need to soften theic 
makeup. 

The high light, class and amuse- 
ment of the bill came out with 
Peggy Parker and her Four Mus- 
keteers, a 30-minute act that didn't 



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seem a minute too Igng. At that, 
though, it coufd stand a cut of a 
few minutes, for some of the double 
dancing merely acts as a stall. The 
best stepping is the single who does 
the eccentric to the melody of "Say 
It With Music." But it is Harry 
Koler (after Miss Parker), as the 
Hebrew comic, who takes up t\ie 
burden, holds it up and. with the 
girl, makes the turn. While not new 
this week the act .staged by Harry 
Delf or Seymour Felix or both (and 
extremely well staged), may have 
been the medium for another girl 
and boys' act before. 

When a girl comes around to the 
Xew York houses with three, four 
or more boys and in a "production," 
as a rule it is known in advance the 
girl has looks with nothing else. 
That's why the boys are there. But 
it's different here for a change, and 
a wonder. Miss Parker has the 
looks, plenty and much of them (she 
looking like Vera Maxwell did when 
Vera was first in the "Follies"), and 
Miss Parker can sing, enunciate, 
dance and take care of dialog. She 
is quite ingenuous as an ingenue 
for vaudeville, while her young men 
are healthy looking Iads,_ The skit 
is a sort of satirical story that you 
can catch or not without hurting 
either way. Its lyrics are excep- 
tional at the opening, kidding and 
carrying the story along. Miss Par- 
ker was formerly of Buzzell and • 
Parker. At the head of her own 
turn she can step in anywhere. 

Next to closing were Bert Fitz- 
gibbon and his brother L^\', besides 
a singing plant in an upper box. 
Bert spilled only two hells and ex- 
pectorated once for a laugh, which 
it got at the nth Ave. They didn't 
want to let him go. Each of the 
brothers played the piano and xylo- 
phone, witli I^ew the musician of 
the couple. Bert is still the nut. 
somewhat toned down since the 
Ilammerstein days and Pastor's be- 
fore it, but still the nut, as good a 
vaud«\'ille showman as there is in 
the business. He may be the nut- 
tiest on the stage, but he's been a 
long while on the stage as a nut. 
and that may be the reason, regard- 
less of his methods, for Bert seems 
to know vaudeville a whole lot bet- 
ter than some of the overnight 
booking managers W'ho have stocl: 
quotations on their minds. 

Closing the show were Miss Jean- 
ette and the Norman Brothers (Xew 
Acts), an acrobatic three-turn of 
quite nice calibre in looks and man- 
ner of working. 

Hartley and Jee opened (Xew 
Acts), with Balente Brothers (Xew 
Acts) second, then "The Aisle" 
sketch, followed by Payton and 
"Ward, two acrobat.'< who dance and 
talk, with their finishing dance that, 
if it were the opening of a new act 
for them, might land them much 
farther than they can ever go witJi 
the present turn. But the finish 
seemed enough for this house, and 
it is an acrobatic bear. 

Xo. r» held Walmsley and Keating, 
.1 bricht act with a couple of bright 
people, man. and girl. Tlif man is 
of the boobisli sort who sends over 
.1 point with a slam, while the pood- 
looking >oung woman is one of the 
best fem.'ilo straight.^; who have comf 
around in a two-act. Siie dressed 
neatly in a riding habit. 

I)in*ing the .Teanette-Xorman turn 
the two boys in .a swing on the rings 
must have received some unexpect- 
ed applau.se. Miss Jeanette re- 
marked, a.s it sounded: "And they 
sent us over to Passaic." 

Business off at the fjth Ave. Tuos- 
day niglit, considerably so. i<inu\ 



stellar flash, but their assignment 
to close the slow moving program 
did not prove the best thing for 
them, although they did much to 
top oft a rather even entertainment 
with something approaching qual- 
ity. The sisters, supported by a 
female piano accompanist, are a 
capable song and dance couple. 

The only other ^lighlight was 
Hughie Clark's terpsichorean at- 
temj ts. Four Kugene Boys and 
Demarest and Williams, spotted 
opening and in the trey (Xew Acts). 
Burton and Shea. No. 2. have 
dressed up their impression idea of 
various stars through the medium 
of an exterior in "one" outside the 
Hippodrome, where a Red Cross 
benefit is on. 

Carl and Inez, No. 4, have dis- 
carded their former flirtation open- 
ing and the curtain tlnds the boy a 
doorstep hound who refuses to take 
a hint and the ozone despite his 
amours yawning ruggestion. The 
idea and development is neat and 
clean-cut, although limited to a 
lhret*-a-day grade of tho Loew type. 

"Songs of Scotlai.i" way the 
overture and a Norma Talnwidge 
feature the urimc flicker attraction. 

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STATE 

Of tho six acts on the Stat<^ bill 
the flr.xt hall, four were double.s. 
one a male .«■ Ingle and the opener 
an acrobatic <iuartet. This lack of 
variety lev";..me noticeable even to 
the laymen. Thre*- of the two icts 
followed in rot.ition, starting with 
Xo. 2. 

The De Wolf Cirls were the 



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Whereabouts of 

BERT JOHNSTON 

Last known place was Teller's 
Theatre, Brooklyn. 

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AMERICAN 

" Holding no specialties the first half, 
the nine-act bill unwound itself 
into an average small time vaude- 
ville entertainment sans thrills, 
sans interruptions — with the same 
going for the amount of enthusiasm 
the somewhat meagre attendance 
displayed. 

What particular emphasis of ap- 
plau.-e was stressed, whicli two of 
the passing turns managed to pry 
loose, was wafted in the direction 
of Al Shayne and Harvey and 
Downs (Xew Acts). Other than 
that it was an especially quiet 
gatliering for West 42d street. 
Shayne. at the top of the posters 
in frrnt of the house, entranced 
next to shut to argue with his 
"plant" In the pit for a solid re- 
turn._ The comedian clings closely 
to his former routine and some 
fresh material would not be harm- 
ful, though they continue to dote 
on the routine "as is," so — and why 
not? 

Two dumb acts were placed 
within the initial trio of Instances, 
Yosito and Co., and Diaz's Monkeys. 
Both brought attention, spaced by 
the Hubers (New Acts), in a dance 
recital. Connors and Boyne, No. 4, 
.slipped by, making their strongest 
bid with their long-winded opening 
lyric. 

Chappelle and Stinnette. with a 
pianist, terminated immediately 
ahead of intermission. This colored 
mixed couple should become well 
established In the smaller houses 
through their vocalizing. Tuesday 
'• ht the act was under a handi- 
cap, due to the man's voice giving 
way on him frequently because of 
a cold, with the resultant burden 
thrown entirely on the woman. A 
trio of numbers, also a selection by 
the accompanist, fulfilled their por- 
tion- of the entertainment. The 
woman did especially well with a 



southern number that is away froia 
the usual trend of the cotton dis- 
trict pop tunes and listens, em- 
phatically, of having been inspired 
by a negro melody called "Deep 
River." that the late Maud Powell 
Included in her repertoire. Any- 
way, it impresses as having a little 
something on this season's outcrop 
of ditties applying to the various 
"Mammies" and the territory from 
Virginia on dowQ* and whoever has 
got it ought to assign a strong 
"plug" to the number, as they're 
not singing it frequently around, 
along with the dance orchestrae 
only giving it an occasional airing. 
The melody alone, even if "lifted,** 
is worth something. 

Harry Brooks with his sketch 
took care of the position second 
after intermission, holding up on 
the strength of his banjo fingering, 
aided somewhat by the light comedy 
the material affords. 

The Leach La Quinlan Trio 
closed. 8kio. 



WILL J. WARD'S TWINS 

Will J. Ward was presented with 
twins by his wife February 4. 
Mother and babies are doin" nicely. 

Ward formerly had the "Melodf 
Maids" act, but is now doing a 
single. He received news of the 
additions to his family in Waltham, 
Mass. 



• WARNING!! 
PRODUCING MANAGERS 

Vun ny «l..iiht havo .set-a the hand-writ- 
iiit; «»n the \\:\U 

Vou tiirinot afford to spn«l n routine 
ai,'ont fiho.TfJ of your attrnofion. 

Vou mu.«t hjivp a man with pep and 
Ht>ilit% not afr.'iid of hard work and 
on*' iililo to prt'sont his fcoods liofore 
th" Duldic .ind ust» haloHnianMhip. 

.VT F.lUKtlTY, youiijf. oxpori«^nr.'d and 
.ne(jrf.«siv.\ noat appcririnj; AlJK.VT 
with thorou«li knftwlpdk'i- of Puhllclly, 
'■in furni.xh best of n'f«'r<'nrps. Addrp.s.s 
15<j\ '2'i. Varipty. Now York. * 



Jnst to Remind Everyone 

A 

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W 

o 

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A 
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in "THE GRADUATE" 

IS 

MAKING A NICHE IN 

THE HALL OF FAME 

ON THK ORrilKliU CIRC TIT 

DIHKCTING HIS FOOTSTEPS 
NKWYOKKWAKD ! 



FIRST TIME IN NEW YORK 

JOE FORTE. 

A NEW STRAIGHT MAN IN BURLESQUE— BUT NOT A NEW ^ 

STRAIGHT MAN. 

WITH 

JACK SINGER'S SHOW 

COLUMBIA, NEW YORK 

NEXT WEEK (FEBRUARY 13) 

LOOK ME OVER 



pHday, February 10, 1922 



V A RI ET Y 



CLEVELAND 

By J. WIL80N ROY 

OPERA HOUSE— "Llghtnln* • <8d 
g^jf). Next, Elsie Ferguson Jn 
The Varying Shore." 
HAN N A— Margaret Anglln In 
the Woman of Bronze." N«zt, Pay 
ijnter in "East Is West." 
SHUBERT-COLONIALr— Dark. 
STAR — Al Reeves' "Beauty 

''em PIRE— "Parisian Flirts.* 
PRISCII^LA — "Mardl Gras Pun 

festival." 

MILES— Kane, Morey and Moore, 
jttle Caruso, Herbert and North, 
•oletnan and Ray, Khoda and 
Yampton, pictures. 

JIETKOI'OLITAN— Royal Har- 
Bony Five, Lester Bernard and Co., 
layes and Fields, Robinson -McCabe 
Mn Mild and Blum, and pictures. 

GORDON SQUARE— Leighton's 
llnstrela, Adrian and Co., Valdere, 
jid pictures. 

FILMS — Allen, Jazz-a-Week and 
'Alfs Button"; Circle, "The Sing- 
n* River"; Monarch, "The Idle 
3ch"; Heights, "Perjury"; Strand, 
flower of the North"; Stillman, 
•Peter Ibbetson"; State, "Saturday 
Uleht"; Standard, "Shattered 
[)reams"; Mall, "Two Kinds of 
leomen"; Park, "The T.otus Eater"; 
Uhambra. "Wedding Bella"; Rlalto, 
-School Days." 

"Rosmersholm" will be presented 
it the Playhouse 10-12 evenings 
ltd fo/r days of the following week. 

The first annual Thimble theatre 
levue, given by pupils of the Ohio 
jchool of Stage Arts, of which Rob- 
irt McLauglilin is president, is 
icheduled for matinee and evening 
jerformanoes at the Opera House 
KXt Sunday. 

Keith's Hip. 

The current bill started Monday's 
Mtinee in high gear and sped ulong 
It a merry clip to the closing turn; 
10 weok spots; everything in per- 
toet shape; big a licnce. 

While every act scored, Gallagher 
tnd Shean probably are entitled to 
ircmier honors, but Clinton and 
Itooney ran them very close Mon- 
lay afternoon. Julia captivated her 
uidience, and with songs and 
Unces, plus Walter's personality 
lod ability, this team put over a big 
lit 

Charles Olcott and Mary Ann 
|ot over, the singing of the lady 
ringing good returns. 

Art and class were strongly rep- 
lesented in the dance numbers of 
llorence Walton and her as- 
(atants, Alexander Vlad and Leon 
Mtrim. while the violin playing of 
iazimlllan Dolin deserves commen- 
Mlon. 

Some whirlwind ice slwating was 
ftered by Else and Paulsen that 
iroaght heavy plaudits; the turn is 
pectacular and clever. 

Bobbe and Nelson cleaned up; 
bis Is an amusing team that de- 
erved their big success. 

Wilbur Crane and Martha \:an.«=:- 
ftld had a pleasing reception in 
b«ir sketch, "Wright or Wrong." 

Miss Amoros — petite Parisienne — 
pened with some clever and unique 
rapeze work, ably assisted by an 
nprogrammed supple and pleasing 
lisa. The Rectors closed with an 
thletic turn that fully d<'serves a 
etter place on the bill; it is far 
bore the average. 



27 



Together Again 



LEW 




AND 



NED 



NORTON 



Ohio (Shubert) 

Youth carried off the cre.im at 
■nday's matinee, but it is a matter 
^personal opinion whether Nat Na- 
urro, Jr., or Masters and Kraft are 
ititled to tirst place position. Bcr- 
U^ and Townes pleased with a 
>eedy, peppy and snappy con- 
Ibutlon of songs and hokum, 
hllc Fome good dancing marked 
>e turn of Harper aiul Blanks, 
rturo Bernardi repeats his protean 
!t acceptably. 

Gallarini Sisters have a good mu- 
cal number consisting ot aecor- 
on» violin and saxophone i>lay- 
f that scored, their personality 
Wing zest. George Rosener sub- 
itUted for Bert Melroso Sunday 
^emoon. Pedersen Brothers open 
llh some clever comedy aerial 
«nts, and in the closing spot Gen- 
»l Pisano displays his former skill 
I a marksm.'in. 



TOGETHER AGAIN 

AFTER PLAYING 35 CONSECUTIVE WEEKS ON THE B. F. KEITH CIRCUIT-DECIDED TO HESI- 
TATE. BUT HAVE NOW DECIDED TO GET 



TOGETHER AGAIN 



IN VAUDEVILLE 



Keith's 105th St. 
"Pick Out Your Own Headlinor" 
the slogan at this hou.'^e, and it 
arks. (Jenulnc vaudeville is pro- 
M, and Mond.iy night's good 
'dienco showed their appreciation. 
Ona Munson, with her "manly" 
Vne, repeated her success of a 
^ WeckH ago at the Keith down- 
•^ house. Fisher and Gilmorc 
jnt over with their bashful lover 
t. Laughs were collected by Ste- 
i^ns and Hollister. Shircen has 
Biething new In psychological 
»• While blindfolded she picks 
t various colors, describes per- 
•*■ '.n the audience in detail and 
*Ve8 around the stage with perfect 
*dom. 

V'an Cello has a good opening 
J> in some clever barrel balancing 
^ pedal juggling, and Franke 
O^n, with some nifty xylophone 
^yjnpr. justifies his title to knight 
^e hammer. 

'^lly Kay worked hard for suc- 
|» In several published numbers 
» got over, while the Thr^e Fal- 
*■ flu the closing spot with dis- 
<^tion in some expert trapeze 
►rk. 



LEW 



HILTON -d NORTON 



NED 



INDIANAPOLIS 

By VOLNEY B. FOWLER 

Bevue vs revue this week. "Green- 
wich Villngo Follies" at Murat and 
"Cluck! Cluck:" at Knglish's. 

"Miss Lulu Bett," op^^ned well at 
the Murat la.st week with a local 
social service organization sponsor- 
ing the first night, but the show 
starved the rest of the week. I-o^'f/^ 
Closser Halo playing CJrandma Bett 
was given a reception by her Indian- 
apolis friends after the performance 
Monday evening. She scored with 
a curtain speech In which she re- 
called the childhood days when .she 
acted with Booth Tarklngton n 
his father's barn here. Inridentally 
Carol McComas carved a niche for 
herself in the estimation of Indian- 
apolis theatrical ob.servcrs by sur- 
rendering most of the curtain calls 
to Miss Hale out of generous con- 
.sideration of the fact that llie latter 
was in her home town. 

Staffard Glore on the T.ryic bill in 
the "Mclodanco" turn hist week ' 



ul.so got some home town publicity. 



The city bureau of fire prevention 
has given local theatres a clean bill 
of luaith after a detailed inspec- 
tion. 



Krnesto Natiollo, conductor of the 
Knickerbocker orchestra in Wash- 
ington, who was killed In the roof 
collapse catastrophe was leader of 
the Circle orchestra here until a 
year ago. He had many friends 
iiere who were .shocked by his death. 



".My Boy," "The Three Mu.sketcers," 
"The Kid," "The Queen of Shcba," 
and "Sentimental Tommy." 



Movies— Circle, "Polly of the Fol- 
lies"; State. ".Saturday Night"; 
Colonial, "Silent Years"; Ohio, "Con- 
fiict." 



Amusement tax collections in 
Indiana in VJ21 totalled $2.065. C.'il. 48. 
the internal revenue collector an- 
nounced. 



.Tolin Berger, 68, ticket taker In 
a Miincic movie fell dead oa duty 
Jan. 2'J. 



Walter P. Hickman, dramatic 
critic of the Indiana "Daily Times" 
))icked as tho ten best pictures of 
1921— "Over tho Hill." "Tol'able 
l>avid," "Disraeli," "The Four 
Horsemen," 'Little Lord Faun»*<roy," 



Herb Jennings, formerly on the 
publicity staff of i:)ouglas Fairbanks 
and Mary Pick ford has succeeded 
Walter David as manager of IX)ew'H 
State. 



Sale of th»^ Ria Uo, Lenwood, 
Gaiety and Broadway theatres, 
owned by the Lenwood \musement 
Co., now in receiverRhip, was 
scheduled for today. Tho sale has 
twice been postponed because of 
dis.agre*»ment over claims. Includ- 
ing the rentals for the past 30 days 
The houses have Veen closed for 
several days. Bert F. Hughen \h re- 
c«'lver. General business depression 
was ^iven as the cause for the 
action. 



identity secret are trying to duo 
some member of tho city council 
to introduce a strict Sunday clos- 
ing ordinance. ,So far they have 
been without kiccchh. Mayor 
Samuel Lewis Shank is opposed to 
blue laws, as.serting last week that 
he was in favor of at leajst two 
women being elected to the state 
leglHlature from Marion count but 
would support no woman whom he 
discovered to bo trying to get into 
the Assembly to "help enact blue 
laws of any kind." 



Reformers who are keeping their 



Incorporation of the National 
Cinema Corporation with 1250.000 
initial stock, none of wliich is for 
5»ale, disclosed plans for a new na- 
tional photoplay distributing cor- 
poration last week. E. M. Mathews, 
scenario writer and T. F. Vonnegut, 
hardware merchant of Indiant^polis, 
and W. K. Rothermel, wholesale coal 
<lealer of Chicago, are ilio directors 
named in the Incorporation papers. 
C. J. Rothernie], of Philadelphia, will 
be resid^-nt manager in New Voik, 
it was announced. 



28 



VARIETY 



Friday, February ij 



^^f<^<i^<T^- 



Vj^ic 



IN LONDON 

(Continued from pa«re t) 
original Florri© Forde, m, H©pcti- 
lean and popular "star" of vaude- 
ville, produced her annual panto- 
mime at the Finabury Park Empire 
the week before Christmas with a 
chorus, every lady of which wa« 
equal to the standard set by her 
own generous physique. The prin- 
cipals in the Backs production In- 
clude Edith Day, Maldie Hope, 
Billy Leonard, Robert Hale. 

The new Grand Gularnol series 
consists of "Amenda," a comedy by 
E. Crawshay Williams; "Cupboard 
Love." by the same author; "De 
Mortuls," a play of East End life 
by Stanley Logan; "Changing 
Guard," a fantasy by E. Nott-Bower, 
and "The Regiment," a sensational 
drama adapted from the French by 
Lewis Casson. There is no change 
in the company, the principals being 
Sybil Thorndyke, Barbara Gott, 
George Bealby, Lewis Casson. Nich- 
olas Hannan and Russell Thorn- 
dyke, who returns to the Little after 
having been lent to tlie Old Vic. for 
a few weeks. 



A SHOO-BERT STAR 

GRIFF, 

b Out of Woik 

OFFERED SHUBERTS 



^>^ 



RUSSIAN BOOTS 

The sudden demand for this ateil 
Parisian Vogue is being met almost 
exclusively by the ever eitf erpris* 
ing Shops o£ I. Miller. The I. MUler 
factories are bending every energy 
to lead in variety as in vogue. 



I. MILLER 

1554 Broadway, New York 
State Street at Monroe, Cl\icag«: 



The affairs of Sir Thomas Bcecham 
are again occupying the attention 
of the bankruptcy court. Jan. 17 
the court'3 approval was besought 
on a scheme recently accepted by 
the creditors for the payment of the 
bankrupt's debts in full by install- 
ments. The senior official receiver 
.«'aid that so far as he could ascer- 
tain the sum of £51 or more would 
have to be deposited for the pay- 
ment of the first five shillings In 
the pound on the liabilities. Sir 
Thomas, however, lodged applica- 
tions to expunge proofs amounting 
to about £32,000 and proposed to 
lodge others to expunge claims 
amounting to £11.000. The amount 
required to pay the first installment 
would then be reduced to £30.000. 
The application was adjourned. 



!►%^S!>^^fiv^ 



GILRS FROM JOYLAND 

(Continued form page 10) 

accessories that Is a novelty for 
burlesque, and the kind of stuff 
that sends an audience out with 
Bomething to talk about, taking the 
£how out of the regulation burlesque 
class. 

Another thing that Williams Is 
entitled to praise for is the getting 
away from the cut and dried custom 
of most burlesque shows of having 
all of the girls on for every num- 
ber. There are a couple of shim- 
mlers in the ensemble, end girls, 
who do much to make the numbers 
enjoyabla The 16 work like veri- 
table beavers throughout the show. 
Irving Sellg is the principal comic, 
doing tramp, following the traditions 
in make-up and mannerisms, but 
marking his efforts with a likeable 
touch of personality. Jack Ma- 
honey, second comic, does eccentric 
and assists materially in keeping 
the laughs moving. In Bob Will- 
iams, the show has a straight who 
works with the easj of a legit light 
comedian, and who has everything, 
including appearance and class. 
Rose Lee and Hazel Douglas are 
women principals who make a fine 
irapresRion as regards dressing. 
Both sing well and understand the 
whys and wherefores of putting over 
numbers thoroughly. Sidney Page 
Is the juvenile, good dancer, and 
willing worker, and Nellie Nel.son, a 
Blender little soubret, who ii the 
essence of cuteness, stand.*? out as 
one of the best exponents o£ jazz in 
burlesque. She has the Qualifica- 
tions that call for rapid advance- 
ment, and should be heard fiom 
shortly. 

Usual comedy bits, with table 
stuff, burlesque drama and most of 
the surefires, all handled in an ex- 
perienced way. 

The show Is clean throughout. It 
pleased the Olympic Tuesday night 
bunch Immensely, and without 
•'roughing It up" at that, which ia 
saying something for any show. 

BcU. 



CUDDLE UP 



(Continued form page 10) 



Jan. 17 Justice Laurence made an 
order for the compulsory liquida- 
tion of the Yearsley^de Groot Pro- 
ductions, Ltd., on the petition of 
Arthur Bouchler. Counsel said thefe 
was no opposition by the company 
I or by any creditor, and notice had 
been received from a creditor for 
£900 supporting the petition. The 
petitioner served the usual statu- 
tory demand at the company's place 
of business, as the company had no 
registered address. This disas- 
trously ends the career after only 
a few months of a producing firm 
which started under the happiest 
auspices and which will go down in 
theatrical history as the first man- 
agement with the pluck to openly 
produce an ex-enemy show with a 
cast including ex-enemy artists. 



mmm 

TOQiirr 



BUT HAD TO QUIT HIMSELF 



Address Me at the Hotel Navarre. 7th Ave. & 38th St.. New York 



\m 



FOB SALE 



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"C" to ••«.:•• Inlornattonil 

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Drum, Sl«e 13x6; Brand New. 

F. F. FACCENDA, «$7 W. H«rrl»on St. 

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AIp3" scene, also dances nimbly on 
one or two occasions. An over- 
assurance of manner detracts con- 
siderably from his total. Ted Healy 

gets laughs in blackface throughout 
with hij hick cracks. In a spe- 
cialty in act two, Healy whams 
over a couple of ballads a la Jolson 
and leans across the leader a la Al 
Herman to chatter intimate obser- 
vations and inside stuff about the 
show and Its personnel. The mono- 
log is mostly borrowed but was the 
most modern note in the show. 

The women are all above the bur- 
lesque average and look fin© in 
various and sightly changes. Bertha 
Delmonte, the prima donna, is a 
tall statuesque brunet with a nice 
personality, a good singing and 
speaking voice, and graceful car- 
riage tha sets off her gowns well. 
Jane May, a pretty red-head sou- 
bret with jazzy movements and de- 
livery, led m.ost of her numbers to 
sure encores and flashed several 
fetching knickered changes. This 
girl has personality and an ability 
for dialog that will bo utilized. 
Shirley Mallette, a. slim brunet in- 
genue, was the best dancer among 
the females. 

Ward worked under a severe 
handicap vocally but did as well as 
could bo expected with the ingred- 
ients allowed. His soft shoe buck- 
and-wing dancing specialty coupled 
with that of hia female vaudeville 
partner landed solidly in the second 
act. 

A comedy minstrel quartet of 
Snyder, Healy. Ward and Mortan 
was another rift in the clouds of 
gloom. One of the few funny pas- 
sages was a bit of crossfire between 
Ward as a. garage mechanician and 
Snyder as the "dope" with Irrele- 
vant questions and explanations for 
obvious things. 

"Cuddle Up" Is a good Columbia 
Wheel burlesque show and with the 
aid of a show doctor could be one 
of the best. The production and 
people are there strong. Con. 



The trouble between the Melville 
brothers is not over. It having been 
found impossible to bridge the 
chasm between the brothers an or- 
der has been made for the compul- 
sory winding up of Popular Play- 
houses, Ltd. The property owned 
by the company consists of the Ly- 
ceum theatre, which they had 
nursed back to successes and 
crowded houses. The two Melvllles 
are not only the sole directors of 
the company, but they also are the 
only shareholders. This may mean 
the closing of the theatre after the 
pantomime run and the throwing 
out of work of a great number of 
people. 



For a long time past the suburban 
vaudeville houses have been suffer- 
ing from bad business. Bad trade, 
labor conditions, the money short- 
age, taxation, threadbare talent, to 
say nothing of the pictures, being 
contributary causes. Taxation and 
expense have increase as business 
has gone down, until it Is now al- 
most impossible to carry on without 
incurring heavy losses. The rot- 
tenness of things may be judged by 
the fact that Chales Gulliver has 
ofllclally announced he is consider- 
ing the advisability of recommend- 
ing his brother directors of the 
London Theatres of Variety to close 
eight of their liouses during the 
summer months, the artists already 
booked for these halls being trans- 
ferred to others of the circuit. To 
minimize the unemployment such a 
step will mean he has suggested to 
the V. A. F. that they run the halls 
ho proposes closing. Should thi«i 
suggestion meet with the feder- 
ation's approval he is prepared to 
allow the use of the halKi at a nom- 
inal rental equal to one-half the ex- 
pense he would have to bear if tlie 
buildinga remained closed. This 
sounds all right, but will it pay the 
federation to keep the places going 
so that they can be turned over once 
more to the L. T. V. warm and well 
aired when the summer e'ump is 
over? 



verslty city of Oxford, has banned 
the appearance of Jose Levy'" Grand 
Guignol players at the New «.heatre 
in that town. Through the manager 
of the house the turlng company 
was compelled to submit the cast 
and synopses of the "thrills" to his 
mightiness, who read them and 
promptly said "No." An appeal was 
made to him on the grounds that 
the company would be thrown out 
for a week. He replied his decision 
was final. Even the townsfolk on 
protesting discovered that he was 
their overlord and that they could 
have no entertainment that he did 
not consider good for them. 

••Old Jig," the new mystery 
drama produced at the Strand Jan. 
ll^ is a crook play with a good deal 
of comedy In it. It is not particu- 
larly brilliant nor exciting, but is 
responsible for the introduction to 
the stage of a new character In the 
person of an elderly magistrate who 
has crlmlnoloy and mechanical toys 
for hobbies. While he plays with 
his toys, apparently innocent and 
verging on his dotage, his sshrewd 
eyes are ever watching, seeking the 
little things which lead to the un- 
raveling of the tangled skein of 
crime. In this case the crime is the 
disappearance of a valuable dia- 
mond necklace from a country 
house. During "Old Jigs" Investi- 
gations things get in that hopelessly 
muddled states, beloved by writers 
of detective fiction, and everybody 
In the house and around it falls un- 
der suspicion until with thai last 
minutes of the last act the mylstery 
Is solved. The piece Is well pro- 
duced and capitally acted, notably 
by Allan Aynesworth as the old 
magistrate. "Old Jig" Is preceded 
by a playlet, "Me and My Diary," 
which will probably draw more peo- 
ple to the Strand than will the 
drama. "Me and My Diary." Is a 
brilliant satire on a certain volume 
of reminiscences written by the 
wife of a very high personage with 
such blunt abandon that they have- 
been known as her "indiscretions." 
In this clever playlet the diarist is 
described as "having sacrificed her 
dearest friends in order to be amus- 
ing." She spares nobody, and in 




the series of Interviews which coi 
prise the playlet her victims hiui 
out some very plain speaking to tH 
indiscreet one. Ellis Jeffries gave'j 
magnificent performance as di| 
diarist and Mr. Asquith was & dH 
tinctly attentive member of th 
audience. Both plays had very ft^ 
receptions, but "Me and My Dl 
topical and daring, will be the 



)l*r« 
dr»^ 



Marie Lloyd la practically w|| 
again and is playing to capacity I 
the North. She will shortly be bd 
In London playing the Gulliver ef 
cult. ' 



A. RATKOWSI 



INC. 



34 West 34th Street 




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all the most fashionable gather* 
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Scarfs, Coatee and noveltfl 
pieces — aH at one-third less XJtad 
wholesale prices. 



\ 



SPECIAL DISCOUNT TO TH 
PROFESSION 

Furs Repaired and Remodeled 



^ 



FOR NEW AND ORIGINAL 

LAUGHS 

fashioned Into monologues, acts 
in * one", sketches, songs, .smart 
patter, etc., see JAMBS MADI- 
SON, who has returned from 
Cal!-4N-Yah and is once more 
dipping the pen of wit in the Ink 
of inspiration at 1403 Broadway, 
N. Y. 



REISENWEBER'9 

COLUMBUS CIRCLE A 58th 8L 

DINNER $2 

INCLUDING ' 

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TUCKER 

With AL SIEGAL At the riM» 



IN PARADLSR ^ 

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y\Ni> HIS kntkrtainkM 




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Margaret Bannermar. wi.o was 
recently leading lady in "The Little 
Girl In Hod" at tlie Galoty, is the 
latest recruit to vaudevilio. she la 
supported by Arthur Margetv;on and 
the act consi.st."* of riun\l)«Mi from 
the defunct musical comeJ.. ur.d im- 
personations. 



The Vice-Charicollor. wl\o Is mon- 
arch of all ho surveys lu ttie uni- 



MINIATURE DANCING VIOLINISTE 

Touring W. V. M. A. and Orfiheum, Jr., CircuiU 



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F*n Lifting 
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Eytlldi Youthiflatf ([nuws K P^-nn; 



PRE-PUBLICATION ANNOUNCEMENT 



TO ALL SINGING ACTS— 

We offer you an opportunity to secure tonne absolutety 

NEW UNPUBLISHED SONG MATERIAL 

and Identify yourself with the introduction of one of the many fl^-, 
■ong numbers we are in a position to offer you. If you have f°°^ ^ 
your act for one or more good numbers, visit our profession*', d<P' 
ment at once, as we are prepared to supply songs that yyiH ^* '^'^ 
any occasion. Out-of-town acts may either vyrtte .or. pH6ne tb*"" ' 
Qutrements to our professional manager aqd«-vwe 'will .mailcop'** 
son^^sHli. table. >' •■ ^ -^ - • ' v^^ •-'-:: ^.^ ^^ 

KNICKERBOCKER HARMONY STUDIOS •^"JVJfr.'l? ^v '^' 



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■ I I IJPPINU il 



iday. February 10, 1922 



VARIETY 



29 



lOOKING THEM ALL SQUARE IN THE FACE AT THE B. R KEITH'S COLONIAL, NEW YORK, THIS WEEK (FEB. 6) 





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Ai 



THE TIP TOP 





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Direction PAT CASEY AGENCY 



CABARET 

(Continued from page 24) ^ 

jif Interest, with ono or more 
pepectlve purchasers. The Suss- 
108 have a 13 -year lease on the 
oBsom Heath property, at $3,000 
nual rent. Harry Susj^klnd is 
ported having: aslced $G5.000 for 
I 50 per cent, of the place. The 
rrick road around Valley Stream 
I Lynbrook will, havu iinother 
touraht thia 8umm(3r, called 
fman'8, built by the rest .:a- 
; who formerly operated Iloff- 
I Arms, now the Pavilion lloyaie. 
fftoan's now place, .located be- 
len'the Pavilion and Blossom 
th, repre. onfs arour..' $150,000. 
JI,now being finished " ' "''le. 

Cehgrestman ^9lst««d is said to 
tn informed a friend b« would 
t oppose a light wine and beer 
rare in modification of the . res- 
t Prohibition law. If a restriction 
Wt placed In tt agalnet the cor- 



ner saloon. LI(|Uor men seem to 
feel there will be a modification at 
least within a year. As far as the 
corner saloon goes, a measure pat- 
terned after the Canadian light 
drinking law would eovo- that, al- 
though present Prohibition has 
failed by a wide margin to wipe out 
the saloon, not necessarily on the 
corner, .liowever. 



OVERHEARD 

the telephone between "Abe 
W)bible" and '•:^rlnsk"— with the 
Jnd permission of Harry Hir.sh- 



ly Minsk, I hear yoil are In 

theatre business now. Well,' 

want to put you wise to a 

^•r boy; Buch a nice fellow. 

He Is got such a good edii- 

Ion but no luok, a nebbich. 

le Is about 22 years old, and 

ich a pleasing personality. He 

aows the vaudeville game from 

to B, but admits he's got a lot 

|o learn yet. I would send him to 

foa Minsk, but he only wants to 

Dnnect with a reliable agent or 

itrical manager. If you know 

lybody who is on the lockout 

Just such a party tell him to 

)P a line to J. L. D., In care of 
riety, New York. 



' Arrested in a car a/g bootleggers, 
on Informatfori whlbh thiey ' them- 
selves had phuiied from the country 
to the police of, an up-New York 
State ci|Ly, .wa.«^ the fate that over- 
look two prohibitiou agents last 
week, doing along th .ay, the 

fagents discovered a bootlegger's car 
and attempted tp seize It, but were 
overpowered, the booze runners 
making away In the machine. The 
dry officers telephoned the police 
ahead to be on the look-out for the 
automobile and to arret it occu- 
pants, should they apr ar. After 
they had seni ' this messaged the 
agents ' sighted another car, . w^ilch, 
on examination, also proved to have 
tiiuor ooard. ."^bf^v seJ .the car 
an* contents and ordered the driver 
to "dust up the road" to the neigh- 
boring town. On the outskirts of 
the city the police stopped the sec- 
ond machine and placed the agents 

(Continued. on page 33) 



BALTIMORE 

'. AUDITORIUM.— ''Main Street." 
FOHDS.— ','lntimrvte Strangers." 
PALACE.— "Hello 1922." 

. GAYETY.- "Puss Puss." 
FOI^I..Y.— "Gay Widows." 
CENTURY. — Film, "Saturday 

•Night." 

: NEW.— Film, "Her Own Money." 

: ;PARKWAY.— Film, "^ust Ai-ound 

the Cotrner." . 

RIVOTJ. — Film, . "Hail the 

Woman." 

BOULEVARf).- "Silent Yenrs*' 
STRAND.— 'All for a Woman." 



MARYLAND (Keith's).— An all- 
around bill of unusual merit with 
the lights divided between >>ank 
Molntyro, Hamilton: and Barnes. 
Rhoda Royal's Elephants. and 
Do Lyle Alda. Others contributing 
are O'.sen and John.«!On, Jones and 
Jones, Bre.it Haye^, The Bayo.«, and 
the Dancing MacDonald.g. 



ACADEMY (Shuberts').- Bill is 
above average hero for past few 
weeks, despite all but one are re- 



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Ch: Ifant, assisted by Belle Morri- 
son, Fred Rial and Maia Linstrora. 



The Academy (Shubert vaude- 
ville) is now giving free tickets In 
about fifty stores with iiurchases of 
ten cents or more. Considerable 
amu-^eracnt was caused by the 
I'Sun" ad with the list of mer- 
chants, for It included picture 
houses, dance halls, restaurants, 
drug stores and one of the depart- 
ment stores. . 



DULUTH 

By JAMES WATTS 

GA RRICK— "Polly of the Follies" 
(film). 

LVCP:UM— "The La.^^t Payment" 
(film). 

NEW LYRIC— "Tlio Man from 
Lost River" (film). 



Despite the cold snap that sent 
the mercury lower than it has been 
for five years Duluth theaters en- 
Joyed good business ^last week 
.Vaudeville has not fared so well as 
pictul'es, but patron.age has been ex- 
ceptional for 30 below weather. The 
depPeJ^.vion that has prevailed for a 
long time seems to have lifted and 
managers are encour.'iged to plan for 
'more active business for the re- 
mainder of the winter. 

FihkelstMn & Ruben^, who recent- 
ly leased the Grand to the Graves 
Bro.s. for tahHold musical comedy, 
have resumed the management after 
a month of the "tabs." "The Saucy 
Baby" company had a successful run 
and returned toMirtncapoHs for an 
indefinite engagement. The Grand 
,will be made into a piotuVe hou.se. 
P. F. Schwio, general manager for 
F. & R. there, will take over build- 
ing up the Grand. Howard Whelpy, 
.as.sistant manager of the Garrick frtr 
two years, will be hou><e niamger for 
the Grand. 



"Open Your Eyes," a photoplay 
produced under the direction of the 
United States health service, closed 
a week's run at the Grand Saturday. 
The picture treats of venereal dis- 
ease .and is somewhat on the order 
of "Damaged Goods." Unu.^nal in- 
terest in the film was taken by the 
city health department, and two pri- 
vate showings were given for city 
officials and girls from the various 
correctional Institutions. The pic- 
ture was booked here by A. E. Abel- 
son, a foinier'Duluth theater man- 
ager. 



The Lyceum, a .swge and s-^reen 
Imuse, I.s booking avallnblf* .=:tag^ 
productions for the near future. 



KANSAS CITY 

By WILL R. HUGHES 

SIirP.EKT— "Tho Bat" (return 

engagement). 

(JAYETY— "The Golden Crook.s" 
CENT LKY — "Follies of New 

York." ■ " 



T...'>st V e«^k was an«»;li»'r of tlio-*- 
spotted affair.-*, some of the houses 



KettiuR a heavy play while some of 
the others had hardly enough busi- 
ness to count. At the Shubert 
Sothern and JMurlowo for seven per- 
formances filled the house. At the 
Gayety Billy Wat.sons "Big Show" 
succeeded In pu'^hing up the recei|>ts 
over the preceding week, while tlie 
Mainstreet often found its , 3,100 
seats were not enough. Commenc- 
ing Sunday tho Shubort had "Tlie 
Bat." return. The Better llome.s 
Exposition also commenced Sunday. 

After playing the Shubert four 
weeks last season at regular Hou-si' 
prices "Way Down East" came back 
strong in the Newman lasi week at 
bo -70 and was held ovir for the 
pecopd week, but sept to the Iloyal, 
a block away, where the picture wis 
given for 35-50, witli 10 ctiits foi 
children. 



The Newman has startf'd its new 
poliey of offering it.s new )>i.l iSat- 
urday instead of Sunday. 



Joe Click, re.'-id» nf nr n.-uier of tlir 
Shubert, is uur^jing a bad,y iafcCiod 
right eye. ♦ 



ErvlIIe Alderson and his associate 
players gave their initial perform- 
ance of "Love and Geography" In 
Con.servatory Hall last week. The 
critics were unanimous in their 
praise of the members of the com- 
pany, but not so warm over the play. 
Those interested are well pleased 
with the first attempt of what may 
develop into a permanent rei)ertory 
theatre. Planp are being considered 
for a new theatre to house the com- 
pany, at Thirty-first and Troost, 
about two miles from the regular 
theatrical district. The repertory 
theatre propcsitlon has the support 
of the Kansas City Star, which has 
given tho project and company ex- 
tensive space and an earn^^st at- 
tempt will bo made to put it over. 



A;^ a result of the Grand being In 
the h.'inds of a receiver and closed, 
Ethel r.arrymore was compelled to 
pass Kansas City up thi.s season. 
She played a week of onc-nightera 
near here. 



NEW ORLEANS 

By O. M. SAMUEL 

TL'LANE.— Nance O'Neill in "The 
Passion Flower." 

SI lUBEUT-ST. CHARLES.- 'Or- 
phans of thf> Storm" (film) 

LYlttc:— Bennett's 
nival. 

STRAND— Norma 
"Love's Redemption" 

LIBIORTY.— Mae Murray in "Pea 
cock Alley." 



Colored Car- 

Talmadge In 
nilm). 



Mao Murray In "Peacork Alley" 
caught on. It is b-^iiig retained for 
a second week at the Liberty. 



The C.i.sh girls, Lillian and Dor- 
othy. api)ear<d per.sonally at the 
Shul>ert-St. Charles In conjunction 
with the showing of "Orphans of 
the Storm" on Saturday, Sunday 
and MoMd.iy. pivlng the th<<atfe 
.standing room for all performances. 

Mad.imo Sara^ Adl< r, wife of 
Jacob AdicT, is appearing at Jpru- 



.•-alt III Temple In "St'-pehild of th« 
\Yorl»l." Madame Atller, one of tho 
bt -t l;nown of tho Yiddish aclres.ses, 
ajinmiMcod h»>ig sjic \v<»uld npi)car 
in an English- ^Pcaking role an 
liro.'idwiiy in tlie fall. She pannod 
Ww. la.ste of New York, avowing 
mcst of tho people went to tiia 
vaud'n illc shows. 



m 

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Ov. rfiow, «;rowds at the Orpheur 
this 'X'l'lv to gr^et ilu.slniiaii an 
l^ayiic, who will pvtd.aldy eslablisii 
a r«' Old for this season. The couplo 
art- : urronnded by an enteitalninfj 
ci)t«.i ic leaning niostly to comedy,' 
I'lnns Brothers gave the show a 
nic»> »^tait, running thrniigh th'lf 
atlibii • stuff smoothly. Ivate Lr|p» 
'/.iff nas an early filrces.s. liilly Ar» 
lin ;t' n .«• nt the old boko home; 
niaivir.'.v them nil like it. Mae and 
Kc ; e Wilton were in a soft spot. : 

lUi liman and Bayne swung into 
;'a\Tt;« instantly with their playlet 
|ir.>viiig delightful. Yorke and King 
roplsleit'd throuMh the originality of 
th.'ir opening. The l)urles(iue dancO 
at the end brought resounding re- 
•iiltM. Andriff Trio closed, belnflp 
helped imnieasur.ibly by Miss King", 
who inserted l»inl< s<iije skating Intoi 
their dan<'ing inteiliide. The threq 
disclosed Russian hire mestly arid 
the fact they held them with It w-as 
(piile a c*om()lirnent, as it la general* 
ly, eschewed here. ^ 



SEATTLE. 

By LULU EASTOM'^NI'* 



LIBERTY (Jan. 29).— Char^ft^Mlaj 
In "R. 8. V. P." and Buster 'i»ton 
in "The Boat." 

COLISEUM.— "Love's Redemp* 
tlon." Business good. 

STRAND.— "Molly O," continuing 
on Its third week, will be held over 
for a few days only. 

BLUE MOUSE.— "A Conn^cticul 
Yankee In King Arthur's Court,'* 
contlnded beyond original booking. 

COLXIMBIA.— Louise Lorraine in 
"The Fire Eater." Business good. 

WINTER GARDEN. — Priscllia 
Dean in "The Conflict." Buslncsi 
fair. 

COLONIAL— Buck Jones In "To 
a Finish." Business fair. 

WILKES.— "Adam and Eva." by 
Seattle Co-operative Stock Co. Mary 
Robbln.s, the new leading woman, 
appears for the first time. 

BUTLER. — Twenty-one number* 
are included In the "Revue," pro- 
duced by Elmer Floyd. Jean Wilkle, 
Edna Barr and Clarice Rinard havo 
the leading parts. 



BIXLEY vs. BIXLEY 

On ()..tt b. I- 4. IDLI, in * 'hic'iv.O; 111.. EDITH SWAN was j. j.mt-d .'iti 
ab.-olulc divurc" l':<>m EDGAR BIXLEY, and the right to resume h'T 
m.'!id«n iiani'^. . 

The div«)ic»' was gratit-d «ai tlw g'tjin.ii^' of cruel and inhuman treat- 
ment without iiuy~^yHl or r« .i^-oi^atde cau.'-'o. Edg.-ir I.ixb.y did not con- 
test tho «a'-e. Mi.^s Swnn i.s nltli the F.n r' 1-Ta> lor Co., In vaud»jv|lle; 
aVd Bixley is with th<' 'ibirum ,*-^<iji tini " show, re«"enily dosed c»n tlH> 
Anieii'-an circuit. Tlicy v.'i< niarriid in licAihoster, N. Y., In TJ13. 



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At B. F. Keith's Bushwick, Brooklyn, Last Week (Jaa. a|) 



BURLESQUE ROUTES 



(Feb. 13— Feb. 20) 

•"Bathlnff Beauties" 13 Howard 
Boston. 

"Beauty Revue" 13 Gayety Louis- 
ville. 

"Biff Jamboree" 13 Oayety To- 
ronto 20 Gayety Montreal. 

"Big Wonder Show" 13 Olympic 
Ciacinnatl 26 Columbia Chicago. 

"BiU of Broad wa> 13 Gayety 
Montreal 20 Gayety Buffalo. 

-Bon Ton Girls" IS L O 20 Star 
Cieveland. 

•bowery Burle?«quers" 13 Hurtlg 
ft Seamon's New York 20 Kmpire 
Brooklyn. 

•^Broadway Scandals" 13 Olympic 
Kew York. 

"Chick Chick" 13 Gayety Mil- 
^^aukee 

"Cuddle Up" 1$ Empire Brooklyn 
to Empire Newark. 

Dlxon'i "Big Review" IS Empire 
Cleveland. 

"Flashlighta of 1921" 13-16 Bai- 
lable Syracuse 16-lS Grand Utica 
30 Empire Albany. 

-Follies of Day" IS Empire Al- 
bany 20 Casino Boston. 

•Vollles of New York" 13 Empire 
Hobokco. 

"Folly Town" 13 Empire Provi- 
dence 20 Gayety Boston. 

"French Frolica" 13 Plaza Spring- 
fleld. 

"Garden Frolics" 13 L O 20 Hy- 
perion New Haven. 

"Glrlg de Looks" 13 Hyperion 
New Haven 20 Miner's Bronx New 
York. 

"Girls from Joyland " IS Majestic 
Bcranton. 

"Golden Crook" 13 L O 20 Gayety 
Bt Louis. 

"Greenwich Village Re^-uo" IS 
Gayety Omaha 20 Gayety Kar* s 
City. 

"Harvest Time" IS Gayety De- 
troit 20 Gayety Toronto. 



"Hello 102r' 13 Gayety Washing- • K»«'-«^<Jl^«-*n*' 



IS Howax^ 
Gayety 
13 Majestic 



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Chicago 20 L O. 

"Kandy Kids" IS Century Kansas 
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•Keep Smiling" 13 Palace Balti- 
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Kelly Lew 13 Gayety Rochnster 
20-22 Bastable Syracuse 2S-25 
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"Knick Knacks" 13 Casino Phila- 
delphia 20 Hurtiff & Seamon's New 
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"Little Bo Peep" 
Washington. 

"London Belles" 
Kansas City 20 L O. 

"Maids of America 
Jersey City 20 Empire Providence, 

I Marion Dave 13 Empire Newark 
20 Casino Philadelphia. 

"Pace Makers" 13-16 Cohen's 
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"Parisian Flirts" 18 Penn Circuit. 

"Peek-a-Boo" 13 Lyric Dayton 
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"Pell Mcll" IS Allentown 14 
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"Record Breakers" 1€-1« Acad- 
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Reynolds Abe IS Casino Brooklyn 
20 L O. 

Singer Jack 13 Columbia New 
York 20 Casino Brooklyn. 

"Social Fo.iies" IS L O. 

"Some Show" 13 Lyric Newark. 

"Sporting Widows" IS Casino 
Boston 20 L O. 

"Step Lively Girls" IS Gayety 
Buffalo 20 Gayety Rochester. 

Finney Frank IS Star St Garter 
Chicago 20 Gayety Detroit. 

"Tit for Tat" IS Star Cleveland 
20 Empire Toledo. 

•Town Scandals" 13 L O 20 Pal- 
ace Baltimore. 

"Twinkle Toes" 13 L O 20 Gayety 
Omaha. 

Watson Billy 18 Gayety St Louis 
20 Star & Garter Chicago. 

Williams Mollie 18 Orpheum Pat- 
erson 20 Majestic Jersey City. 

"World of Frolics" IS Empire 
Newark 20 Casino Philadelphia. 



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Oibaon Deatrlce 
UuuUmun (Jirard 
Qoodoff Staak* 
Qordon Elaine 
Orahjun Harry 

Hallen Williaaa 
Handler ▲! 
Harris Adeline 
Hayward Jeasie 
Hill Chaa 

Inrlnff Dolljr 
Jardoa Dorothy 
Johnson A Crane 
Johnaon V^alter 
Jene« Irvia^ 
J«dr Mrs J 

Kelton Aryaa 
Klnir Ilasel 
Klonfferla Jean 

I<amore Mra H 
I.<eendar Lew 
La Sylphe 
LeBrandt Frrd 
Li*ffS>e Gertrude 
LAoaard I«»ea 
LJoyd Benaie 
Uayd Jtilea 
Ljrle Jack 

M cAdler Owen 
McNeil Dixie 
McWatera * Talor 
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Mal1«>a Ilaudle 
Mark J 

Micliupl Gertrude 
Miller Fred 
Miller Pete 
Murray Laura 

Reilly T 
Relnke Mias A 
Robinaon Charles 
Roae Billle 

Sawyer Joan 
Scott Oliver 
Senaa Sidney 
Shayae Nell 
Simondft Bubble 
Simons Joe 
Simmona Max 
Singer Johnny 
Smith Billy 

Taylor Chistor 
Temple & Wutson 
Tllden Helen 

Vaa Harold - 
Van Oatrond Al 
Vee A Tully 
V^ei Marre 

Ward Will 
Wariaff Mr W 
Weaver Kvolya 
Webater KIsa 
Wren ^larva 
WrlBht Betty 
WrlRht Mabel 
Wrijhl Johnny 



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Gus A. Metzger, owner of the 
RivoU* has contracted with Louise 
Lovely and her company to nxake a 
week of personal appearances in 
Portland next month. Miss Lovely 
will pt^ent a ^0-minuta dramatic 
sketch, with Roy Stewart, Harry 
Von Meter, Dorothy Valegra and 
Eugene Burr in the company. They 
will bring Amos Stillman, camera- 
man, to make impromptu motion 
pictures here. 



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A. C. Raleigh as rioe-preaident and 
G. E. Sandor.son as secretary, 
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bill was changed at the last «1mZ 
Hetty King replacing Adele RowlaS 
as the headline act, id other aol ^^ 
accordingly switched, which ^^ 
Miss King to uphold a rather 
usual mixture of acts, but the _ 
llsh artiste upheld her reputation 
her third appearance. Business 
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Jameson K E Mr« 

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Knapp Hob 
Knight Frank 
Khaym 
Kipple Vina 
Kramer CUftoa 
Kail Sam 

Lloyd Jalea 

Little Joe 

Le Vere Veirta 

Leater Bell A Q 

r^ Ifaie TrJo 

T-ee A Cranatoa 

Long A Jackaon 

I<ee Bryan 

La Mert Lonla 

La Mert Sam 

McGreevy F M 
Mack AI 
Morrell Frank 
McDoagal Mae 
May A KlldufT 
McCullouffh Cart 

Norrla C Jr 
Newport Hal 

O'Shea Timothy 
Oatrowsky L Mile 

Patton Joan 
Pstt^rson Helen Q 
PfrifTor Richard 
Poshay Bob 
Patton Jeanette 
Patricola Tom 
Palmer Fred J 

Ro.ns Bob 

Ryan Elaa 

Rield Goo * Arthur 

Rojrors Wilson 

Rankin W Mr« 

Ramieves Augo 

Sieger Lllllaa 
Stanley A I^a 
Spahman A Mrs 
St Leon George 
Suzettp Miss 
Sapp Ruth 

Thirty Pink To«S 

Valeno Don 
Vert Hazel 
Vain Arthur 
Voltaire Harry 
Verona Countess 

Watson Evelyn 
Watslka A U'atudy 
Ware Archie 

Tap Hankers 

Zukor 



Portland's first Important dra- 
matic oflferlng of the new year was 
the appearance Feb. 9 of David 
Warfleld in "The Return pf Peter 
Orlmm." Interest was enhanced for 
the first -night audience by the 
presence In the company of John 
Sainpolia. formerly a member of the 
liakor stock company here. The bill 
continues through Saturday night 
Next Thursday May Robson 
Pays to Smile." 



Henry Miller and Blanche Bat 
had a good week at t' Priflc 
£dith Taliaferro and Ben W< 
j^ts would draw full houses, 
Shea's bill pleased . id packed 
house all week. "Three 
Ghosts" at Pantnges was oUch a 
it will go into another week. 



Larry Comer, sppearlng at 
Hippodrome last week, gave a bi 
day dinner in honor of his nu 
on Friday night which was ;.tt 
by many performers. 



in It 



TORONTO 

ROYAL ALEXANDR V — "Miss 

Lulu Hett." with Carroil McComus. 
Next, Shubert vaudeville with Alice 
Lloyd and an all-Enjli.sh star bill. 

PRINCESS— Mile. Irene Bordini 
in •The French Doll." lext, "H. M. 
S. Pinafore." 

GRAND— "Ten Nights in a Tiar- 
room" <play). - * 

UPTOWN— Glaser Players In "It 
Pays to Advertise." 

SHEA'S— Vaudeville. Karyl Nor- 
man, Mr. and Mrs, Jimmy Barry 
and others. 

PANTAGES— "Three Live Ghosts" 
(held over for a second week) with 
first of Pantages road shows- 
vaudeville. 

LOEWS— "Oddities of 1921- and 
other vaudeville. Film, Viola Dana 
In "Life's Dam Funny." 

HIPPODROME— Eric Zardo. Den- 
no Sisters and other vaudeville 
acts. Film, Sessue Hayakawa in 
"Five Days to Live." 

PARK— Vaudeville and film. 



Last week window cards and 
other advertising of Shubert vaudo- 



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NEAR 80th STREET 

NEW YORK 

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For the Profession 

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for dining room, bedroom, 
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The "Step Lively Girls" comi 
of burlesquera. who look more 
a big time act off stage, havt 
skating club, and instead of 
home early in the morning they 
tire early and arise about i e'cl 
and skate until lunch time, 
attract a deal of attention and 
a great nd for the show« 



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*'Chuok' Callahan (Callalian 
r.lisa, Shubert vaudeville) and 
brother Emmett. mann^or of 
o* Broadway." met on S^mday at 
Union Station for a few mlaut« 
One was coming and the 
going. 



The baggage of vaudeville 
alone leaving Toronto on 
fllled a €«-foot baggage car. 
other carload always precedes 
on a Saturday night to Montreal 




ALBOLENl 

quickly democmtlrca royaltv; !•• 
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Macbeth into every -day citiseaa> 
The most moderD make-up remove^ 

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PORTLAND, ORE. 



-David Warfleld. 
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I^YKIC — Mu.sical .stocks. 

PICTURES — Liberty, "Peacock 
Alley'; Columbia, "Saturday 

Nli;ht": Rivoli, "l*olly of the Cir- 
cus": Blue Mouse, "Over the Hill"; 
Majestic. "The Lane That Had No 



This is "SMILE WEEK" and everybody who buys his 
clothes St EDDIE MACK'S gets a suit that is the latest 
in style. When one wears a suit that is in style he can- 
not help but wear a smile. At B. F. Keith's Royal 
Theatre, New York, this week (F6b. 6), HERBERT 
WILLIAMS, of WILLIAMS and WOLFUS, is wearing 
a great big smile because his act entitled, "From Soup 
to Nuts" wins by a mile and also because his clothes 
An EDDIE MACK trial wilLbring you a 



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mr (Of the B«tUr Class— Within Reach of Economical Folks) 

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B»ctloB lineH. "L" road and Huhwny. 

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BUFFALO 

By SIDNEY BURTON 

MAJESTIC— FIske Ollara, **Tho 
Happy Cavalier." Drawing well 
within limited circle. "Merry Wid- 
ow" next. 

PICTURES— Hipp and North 
wk, Saturday Night"; Criterion, 
foolish Wives"; Loew'a "At the 
gtago Door"; Strand, "Received 
Payment"; Olympic, "For Your 
Dtughter's Sake." 



Business sing-song past week. 
Fi«ke O'Hara. following Irish Play- 
•rt at Majestic, only legit offering 
jn town and doing comfortably. 
Careless booking sends O'Hara in on 
heels of Dublin Players. Might have 
cleaned up otherwise. Vaudeville 
cwnpetltion settling down for test. 
^th Shubert dropping off. Shea 
Offering heaviest bills In years to 
capacity. Pictures mild, small 
nouses suffering. "Foolish Wives" 
JPened to fair returns. Advertising 
neavy for this feature, with results 



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uncertain. Closing of American 
burlesque house sending patrons 
into Gayety for s«ll-out. Pop vaude- 
ville going strong, Loew's continu- 
ing to do remarkable business, with 
DO signs of let up. 



The dismantling of the electric 
signs on the Criterion drew large 
crowds. Shea's lease on the house 
terminated Saturday. All day a 
wrecking crew was busy pulling 
down the huge nitrogen display sign 
and the colored "readers" about the 
main canopy. By night the house 
w^as in darkness. Universal rushed 
in Sunday with canvas frames and 
strings of bulbs and got up a "flash" 
of "Foolish Wives" in lights in time 
for the opening. 

Margaret Wright, author of "The 
Exquisite Hour," the new play Will- 
lam A. Brady has selected for Grace 



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George, is a resident of Lewiston, 
near here. Miss Wright studied the 
drama under Prof. Baker at Har- 
vard and later abroad. This Is her 
first play to be produced. She left 
for New York this week to attend 
rehearsals. 



As a result of a number of anony- 
mous letters received by the mayor 
and fire chief complaining that local 
theatres are overcrowded, Mayor 
Schwab called a conference on Mon- 
day of a committoo of theatre man- 
agers to discuss the situation. Re- 
ports of special fireman stationed at 
the tlioalres were read. The man- 
agers asserted they were willing 
to co-operate in every way and 
Chief Murp'iiy lias stationed men In 
various show houses to reassure 
patrons. The aeritation is the result 
of the "Washington disaster. 



Film.s valued at $2,000 stolen from 
the Niagara I'icturo Corporation 
were r< covered by the police this 
week. Two former employes of the 
firm woro arrested in conneition 
with the theft. 



MONTREAL 

By JOHN M. GARDINER 

71I.S .MA.TirST VS.— Walter i^cAn- 



lan in "Irish Eyes." Next week, 
"Ttie Bat." 

OKPHEUM.— Orpheum Players In 
"T.vin Peds." 

GAYETY.— "Step Lively GIrU." 

CAPITOL..— Capitol Opera Co. In 
"Colonial Garden Party." Film, 
"Three Live Gh08t.s." 

ALLEN.— Allen Concert Co. "The 
Wonderful Thing." Mile. Helen 
Kroner and Signor Aresonl. 

IMPERIAL.— "The Battle of Jut- 
land"; "For Those Wo Love." 

ST. DENIS.— Jane and Miller, 
Follctt's Monkey Circus, Bceman 
and Grace, d'Alvine, Mile. Fougorc. 



The management of Loew's Mon- 
treal theatres has inaugurated a 
beauty conjpetitlon for Canadian 
pirla resident in this city. Great in- 
terest is being taken in the contest, 
which is proving a good business 
puller as well. Among the prizes of- 
fered are a trin to New York for one 
week, with all cxiiensca paid and a 
try-out in the movies. 



The Plaza, Montreal's latf st, will 
open In a f«w wee ks under the man- 
agement of the Independent Amuse- 
ment Co. 



A ntimb* r of stnpehanda with the 
.Miuin I^f)lii' Co. were laid off here 




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Very Modern. Uanuing Water In All 
Rooms — Shower Hatha; Hate: $1.26 81a« 
gle. 12 00 Double. One Minute WalU 
from Orpheum Theatre. 

Opposite New Parthenon Theatra, 
TIIKO. CJISH>I F. Prop. 



when that actress and a new com«« 
pany went to the Hudson. NtlT 
York. 



ROCHESTER, N. Y. 

By L. B. 8KEFFINGT0N 

LYCEUM— "The Emperor Jone*,* 
first half; "To the Ladies," second 
half. 

GAYETY.— "Flashlights of 192a.'< 

FAMILY. — Musical stock. 

Pictures — "Connecticut Yankea^'t 
Star; "Thunderclap," Klalto. 



**Forever*» was /looked and adver« 
tlsed for Loew's Star for this W4 
but "A Connecticut Yanket" 
continued. 



The Lyceum is figuring promN 
nently in Rochester's latest and on* 
of its worst outbreaks of crimo by 
reason of yeggs cracking open its 
safe In broad daylight after slug- 
ging and binding the Janitor and hla 
wife. Although the crimo was com* 
mltted last week, on the morning; 
following the murder and robbery 
of A hardware marchant in another 
part of the city, the police are mak« 
ing little progress toward the solu^ 
tion of either crime. 



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WASHINGTON, D. Cg 

By HARDIE MEAKIN I 

BeUioo (Shubert) 

Judging solely by applause Miloi 
was the hit of the new bill. Same 
act familiar to all and which he 
showed in this house early In the 
season, but it didn't Foem to make 
any difference. Belle Story Is head-^ 
ing the bill. She, too, was most sue* 
cessful, as was James Watts, whr> 
was here a short whilo ago at 
Keith's. Aleen Bronson also scored. 

The Great Manuel opened, doing 
some thrillers. Could improve hla 
appearance. Eddie Pock and Harry 
Stone worked hard with their bonga 
and got over, while Jack Merlin, 
with his cards and pleasant manner 
of delivery, also rcglHtered. He was 
at Keith's also a short while ago. 

Georgia O'ltamcy in "Suzie from 
Sioux City," a version of Fred Jack- 
son's "A Full House," with a good 
cast, was next, and created a great 
deal of fun, closing intermission. 
Olympia Des\'airs animals closed^ 
the act being another repeat. 

Poli's, "Passing Show 1921"; Na- 
tional, Zicgfeid'a "Frolic," with 
Will Rogers. 

Shubert-Garrick, return of "Mis«< 
Lulu Bett," with indications point- 
ing to good business. 

Burlofiquo, "Sugar Plums,'* Gay* 
ety"; "Grown Up Babies," Capitol. 

Films — Palace, "Back Pay"; Co- 
lumbia, "Saturday Night"; Rialto. 
"The Last I»ayment"; Metropolitan* 
"School Days.'» 



Keith's 
The bill at Keith's fliis week, 
though not containing any unusual 
features, provides entertainment of 
the highest order. There is a gen- 
erous supply of dancing and one 
distinctive novelty. Edna Pierce 
and Hazel Goff opened well with 
their musical offering, being fol- 
lowed by Tyrrell and Maek, whose 
dancing was well received. A 
sv.'ltch In the regular programing 
brought Jeannett Haekett and Har- 
ry Delmar In their dance revue on 
next and they, too, earned much 
applause. Stella Mayhew camo next 
and ns usual went over big. Mls.i 
Mayhew has a likea « way all her 
own that Is always welcome. John 
Cumberland, ssslsted by T 'abel 
Cameron and Cnrn»ll Lu'^.is, in *'Tho 
Fall of Eve," were next. The sketch 
is rather quiet, but amused due to 
clever presentation. Following In- 
termis.Mlon Ed Flan.igan and Alex 
Morripon in "A L«'SHon in Golf* 
presented a «i>l<n(lld novelty. 
George Jessell followed and ns waa 
to be expect«'d r<'(Tl>^torcd a solid 
hit. Ho was followed by (Mssie and 
(Jeorgio Sewell In a splentildly got- 
tf'U together daneing «»rfering. 




KENNARD'S 
SUPPORTERS 

2(0 W. n^'h St. N. T, 
I'Uone I iU Itoy OSift 



VARIETY 



Friday, February 10, 19^ 



B. F. ALBEE, President 



J. J. MURDOCK, General Managrer 



Vice-Preside^ 



B. F. Keith's Vaudeville Exchange 



B. F. KEITH 



(AGENCY) 

(Palace Theatre Building, New York) 

EDWARD F. ALBEE PAUL KEITH 

Founders 

Artists can book direct by addressing S. K, HODGDON 



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m ORPHEUM S! 

MARTfN BECK MORT H. SINGER 

rresideiit - ' CJeneral Manager 

CHARLES E. BRAY 

General Western Representative 



FRANK W. VINCENT, 

GEORGE A. GOTTLIEB, 

Managers' Booking Dept, 

FLOYD B. SCOTT 

Publicity and Promotion 



BENJ. B. KAHANE. 

Sec'y. Trcas. and (^ounsel 
8. LAZ LANSBURGH 
Associate Counsel 
JOHN POLLOCK. 

Press Department 



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O. R. McMAHON, 

Manager Auditing Dopartmont , 

GENERAL OFFICES * 

PALACE THEATRE BLDC. NEW YORK CITY J 



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BERT LEVEY CIRCUITS 
VAUDEVILLE THEATRES 

ALCAZAR THEATRE BUILDING, SAN FRANCISCO 

PAUL GOUDRON 

EASTERN REPRESENTATIVES, WOODS THEA. BLDO.. CHICAGO 



DETROIT, MICH. 

By JACOB SMITH 

Last week was the second best 
week since Shubert vaudeville went 
Into the Shubert-Detroit, being ex- 
ceeded only by the week In which 
Nora Bayes headlined. This week 
Alexander Carr headlines with his 
*'Toblltsky" playlet that goes over 
big. The Five Kings of Syncopa- 
tion with Hattie Althoff and Carlos, 
dancer, were splendidly received. 
Their act is full of speed and pep 
and the whirlwind dancing by Car- 
los Is tho greatest ever displayed 
here. Ford and his dog opens; the 
Flemings do some excellent posing; 
Ryan and Lee captured liberal ap- 
plause with their %nockabout com- 
edy; May Farrcll, novel singlnf act; 
Sensational Togo does his sensa- 
tional slide from the gallery to the 
stage; AValter Brower, good story 
teller. 



the Garrick. Next, Leo Ditrichstein 
in "The Great Lover," stopping off 
here for a week on his way to the 
Pacific coast. 



Walter Hampden in repertoire. 
Next, Margaret Anglin in "The 
Woman of Bronze." 



Pay Balntor In "East Is West" at 



EDWARD CROPPER, Inc. 

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Elsie Ferguson in 'The Varying 
Shore" at tlie New Detroit. Next, 
Mary Ryan. 



"Molly O" playing return engage- 
ment at the Madison, first time any 
picture has been rebooked for that 
first -run theatre. "Hail tho Woman" 
at the Adams for indefinite run; 
"Her Mad Bargain" at the New 
Capitol. 



"Nothing But the Truth" la being 
capably presented this week by tho 
Woodward Players at the Majestic. 
Business has Jumped 50 per cent, in 
tho past two weeks. "Common 
Clay," as presented last week, was 
every bit as good as when presented 
on tho regular circuits. It Is now a 
certainty that the Majestic will re- 
main as a stock house. 



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John J. Nash, Business Manager. Thomas J. Carmody, Booking Manager 

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policy again. The Jimmy Hodges 
musical shows are doing tliree per- 
formances daily instead of ten a 
week and the running time is boiled 
down to about one hour instead of 
two hours and a half. Feature pic- 
tures fill out the balance of the 
program. Prices have been reduced 
to 25, 40 and 60 cents, evenings. 

Robert Peltier, of the Bijou the- 
atre, Mt. Clemens, has also taken 
over the New Macomb in that city. 



Fitzpatrick & McElroy have just 
opened their new Liberty theatre, 
lionton Harbor. 



There have been .some confer- 
ences between the local theatre 
owners, Phuberta and K. & E., rela- 
tive to some pooling in order to play 
the biggest shows at the New De- 
troit, which has the capacity, and 
dividing the smaller attractions be- 
tween the Garrick and the Shubert- 
Mlchlgan. 



S. R. Kent, general snle.q managrr 
for Famous Players, and C5eorge W. 
Weck.% general manager for thl.<^ 
section, were vLsltors here lu.st 
week. M. II. Ifoffman, prefcidont of 




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Tiffany Productions, was also a 
Detroit caller last week. 



W. S. Butterfleld has closed his 
Orpheum theatre, Jackson, Mich., 
which town is off his circuit en- 
tirely. Famous Players have made 
an arrangement to play pictures in 
the house on a percentage basis, 
dealing directly with the owner. 

PHILADELPHIA 

By ARTHUR B. WATERS 

The Glenside, a suburban house 
in which ex-Mayor Thomas B. 
Smith has a part interest, opened 
last week. Fred G. Nixon -Nirdlin- 
ger, head of a chain of picture 
houses here and one of tho syndicate 
chiefs, turned over his stock In the 
company controlling tho Glenside to 
Herbert and Mrs. Jennie EfTlnger. 
Tho resignation of Mr. Nirdllnger 
was accepted at the last meeting of 
tho Board of Directors and Mr. Ef- 
flnger was appointed to succeed him 
as general manager. 



Despite prediilions to the con- 
trary, the plans of tho Fox company 
for building a theatre at the corner 
of Sixteenth and Market streets 
seem to be going through. A per- 
mit was issued last week by tho 
liureau of Building Inspection for 
tho erection of a 16-story structure, 
to be used for a theatre with a seat- 
ing capacity of 2,400 and stores and 
ofTlrpR, at a total estimated cost of 
$1,100,000. The structuro will be 
l)Uilt fur tlie William Fox Enter- 
tainment C!orporatlon by Thomas W. 
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the aggregate rental of $6,000,000. 



The Pastime theatre, on Polnl 
Breeze avenue, was destroyed by « 
Are declared to have originated in a 
stable in the rear of tlie theatre. 
The tire occurred between 6 and 7 
o'clock Saturday evening, January 
28, when there were about 209 pa- 
trons in the house. No one was 
hurt. Tho Pastime, which seated 
1.000 persons, was owned by M. 
flann. sojourning at the time ia 
Florida. 



Current features at downtown 
lilm houses: 

"Tho Iron Trail'* (Aldine, second 
wook). 

"Sailor-Made Man," 'Xarmtn* 
and "Four Seasons'* (Stanley). 

"Four Horsemen" ^Stanton, third 
week). 

"Saturday Night" (Karlton, first 
week ) . 

"Boomerang Biil" (Palace). 

"Ten Nights in a Barroom" (^'ic- 
toria). 

"Jane Eyre" (Arcadia). 



Through David Bortln. represent- 
ing l»(»tli pnrties, tht? ledse of tht 
Ambassador theatre. 56th street and 
Baltimore avenue, has been trans- 
ferred from Sam and Cteorge Felt to 
Fred D. and Eugene Felt, proprie- 
tors of the Aldine. The lease is said 
to cover 10 years and the amount 
Involved is $200,000. 



The first performance given for 
the benefit of the Stanley c'ompany 
of America Employes' Beneficial 
Association, held in the Stanley the- 
atre recentl}', proved successful. The 
entire theatre, seating 4,000 people, 
was sold out In less than 36 hours. 
The performance was given at 11.39 
o'clock, at the conclusion of the reg- 
ular picture show. A short comedy, 
orchestral selections led by Victor 
Herbert, vaudeville acts through the 
courtesy of Keith's, Shuberts* and 
Sablo.«iky 8z McGurk, and Lloyd's 
"Sailor-Made Man" formed the pro- 
gram. Jules Mastbaum, head of tht 
company, addressed the audience. 



B. F. Keith's 
The Lightner Girls and Alexander 
carried away honors In decided 
fashion. Winnie Lightning was 
probably the outstanding feature, 
but she received capable assistance 
from Vada Hussell, the Gosman Sis- 
tors and Harry Jans. Action wal 
the middle name of the skit, and ths 
klg house liked it. Jack Norworth's 
songs wero generally liked, though 
there were a few leaden spots in hll 
act. Ed Lee Wrothe and Owen Mar- 
tin's comedy, "One," Is a bright spot 
on an otherwise average program. 



Shubert Vaudeville 

One of the best bills of a month or 
so (excepting "The Chuckles" re- 
vue) Is Iieaded by Nora Ba>e3, who, 
although ^ repeat this season, hai 
much now stuff and gets It across 
with a bang. In fact, if anything, 
the audience was more enthusiastic 
than on her last visit. Carl McCul- 
lough, who has an cxcclleiit voice 
and, what is better, a stage presence 
and personality above the average 
soloist, was a close second in popu- 
larity. The whole bill went o>er 
with more zest and zip than usual. 




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Friday, February 10, 1922 



VARIETY 



BACK IN THE KENNELS 




rOR THE WINTER 

My f oOU win 

h*T« to ffo to 

work BOW. 



Oswald 



W OODSIDE KENNELS 

LITTLE 

PIPIFAX 

THE rrXNT LITTLE BAILOR CLOWN 

Assisted by 

Hiss Elsie and Eddy FANLO 

*TUN AT THE BEACH" 
— PANTAGES CIRCUIT — 



NANCY GIBBS 

(Ansisted by) 

PIERRE DE REEDER 

IN 

''MUSICAL MOMENTS" 

M»n»Ktnxcnt 
Meflsni. LEE An<l J. J. fiHrBERT 



KYRA 



Shubert Vaudeville 



CABABET 

(Continued from page 29) 
under arrest. The prohibition offi- 
cers tried to explain who ihey were, 
but to no avail, the bluccoats in- 
sisting that they had Just received 
a messagre from the agents in the 
country to step a car loaded with 
booze. The two agents t takm 

to the station hoyse, where they 
spent two hours of explanation and 
argument before convincing the po- 
lice of their Identity. So many 
hoaxea have been perpetrated by 
tt prohibition agents recently, 
that the police are very wary o^ re- 
leasing booze cars and their occu- 
pants on the mere say-so of sup- 
posed prohibition enforcement offi- 
cials. 



Liquor prices still remain sky- 
high and It looks as though they 
are going higher, for the real stuff. 
Good rye Is at $105 a case, Scotch 
up to $110-1120; gin, any kind or 
quality, from $50 to $65; champagne, 
around $110; and beer, In barrels 
(120 bottles) from $60 to $95, ac- 
cording to grade. A Pilsner, said 
to be Canadian i.iade beer. Is sell- 
ing at about $85 a barrel. It is 
excellent beer. "When bought In 
seldls In restaurants that handle It, 
75 cents a seidl is charged. 



*^'^''' BLANCHARD «= " 

1493 BROADWAY. NEW YORK CITY 

■EB US FOR BTO TIMB RESTRICTED 
MATERTAU ACTS REWRITTEN. RE- 
HEARSED and OPENINGS ARRANGED 

P. 8— Real Comedy Acts New In the 
East — Communicate. 



"A Visit Brcomes m Habit" 

YORK CAFETERIA 

Turr, trholenome food, taatcfally 

prepared. 

Popular price*. 

158 West 44th Street 

(Adj. Hotel Clarldge) NEW YORK 



WARDROBE PROP. 
TRUNKS, $10.00 

BIc Barfralns. Have been used Also a 
few Second Hand Innovation and Fibre 
wardrobe Trunks. $20 nnd $26. A few 
extra large Property Trunks. Also old 
Taylor and Hal Trunks. 26 West Slst 
Street, Between Broadway and 6th Ave.. 
New York City. 



INERS 

MAKE UP 

Est. Henry C. Miner, Inc. 



COVERS FOR 
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IN 

MADISON, WIS, and 
ROCKFORD, ILU 

Next week (Feb. 13) 



TOM HANDERS 

and 
DAVE THURSBY announces 

Room and Bath $18 to |25 Week 

Room and Shower, $14 to $17 Wk. 
Suites $18 to $40 Week 

HOTEL JOYCE 

31 West 71ftt Street 

CENTRAL PARK WEST 



JACK NORTON \ CO 

in "RECUPERATION," by HUGH HERBERT 

Direction: CHAS MORRICO"; 



A REAL VAUDEVILLE NOVELTY 

PAUL FETCHING 

"THE MUSICAL FLOWER GARDEN" 

Permanent Address, 16 Packard Ave., Lymansville, R. I. 



LAURIE ORDWAY 

IRENE FISHER, At Piano 



SYRACUSE, N. Y. 

By CHESTER B. BAHN 

WIETING — Dark first half; "The 
Emperor Jones" last half. Good ad- 
vance sale. 

BAST ABLE— First half, "Follies 
of the Day." Without any question 
best burlesque the Columbia Wheel 
has had. It Is Barney Gerard's show 
and It has been left for Barney to 
Introduce the flapper chorus girl. 
There are eight of 'em In his chorus. 
Last half, dark. 

ROBBINS-ECKEL— All week. 
"Saturday Night." Good fllm and 
business 

EMPIRE— "What Do Men Want?" 
Any doubt that the RIalto may have 
had regarding the future of this 
playhouse as a film theater has 
been dispelled. Business Is growing 
weekly 

STRAND— "One Arabian Night." 

CRESCENT — "Mother Eternal." 



Last half, "Every Woman's Prob- 
lem." 

SAVOY— "The Love Charm." 



Free pictures are to be the pro- 
gram at the System theater here for 
four hours every Wednesday after- 
noon until March 29, it Is announced 
by Manager Earl I. Crabbe. The 
free admission rule will govern from 
noon until 4 p. m. on Wednesdays, 
and the regular day's program will 
be offered. 



"The Emperor Jones" after Its 
local engagement will play a week 
of one-night stands In northern New 
York. 

The favorite Indoor sport of the 
vast majority of stars visiting Syra- 
cuse is to pan the town from the 



DA PIT THEATRE, Columbus Clrcl<». 
rMniV EvB. 8:15. Mats. Wed. -Sat. 2:15. 

FRANK FAY'S 



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THE CHOCOLATE 
SOLDIER 

wmi 

Donald Brian— Tessa Kosta 

ANT) A TRULT GREAT CAST 



JOLSON'S 59th ST. fl.^:- c*iU' 358L 

Eroa 8:20. Mats. Next Hon., Wed. A. Sat., 2:20. 

AL JOLSON 

in *^BQMBC 

AMBASSADOR {.Z.^'-cS'-..".'m: 

ETea. 8:30. Mata S'eit Mon., Wed. and Sat 

The Musical Sensation 



HITS.— DiraetioR, LEE Mi J. i. SHUBERT 

WINTER GARDEN "-TtSS^Tc'e *d uly- 
SHUBERT VAUDEVILLE 

WEEK OF FEBRUARY 13 

10 Star Acts 10 

SMOKING PERMITTED in BOXES 
and LOGES 

AAt\% ^T THEATRE, nr. B'way. Eta. 8 20. 
^fl*" •^'•Mats. Mt Mod. Wed, Sat 2:20. 

UP ik CLOUDS 

*'CORKINO 6000 FUN."— World. 





COMEDY 



41rt St. nr. R'way. Ere^. 8:20. 
Pop. Mats. Neil Mon-Thur-Sat 



MME. 



In 

PERSON 

In 



PETROVA 

"THE WHITE PEACOCK" 

By MMB. PETUOVA 
"Many peopla In Naw York anjoy 'Tha White 
Paacoch* '•— Woollrolt Tlmen. 



Maxine Elliott s M»tMt ni... w..i s^t 

CLARE KUMMER'S New Play 
YHE 

MOUNTAIN MAN 

"Frwh, dellcloui and onapproaehabla." 

• —Kenneth Ma<<;n\v»n. Oobe. 



D|^/\Tr|J Weet 45th Ftreet Erea. at 8:30. 

DxJxJ irg Mali. -N" Mon, Wed. Sat 2:30. 

WIIilAM COURTENAY 



.IN 



THE LAW BREAKER 

By Jl LES ECKERT GOODMAN 

O/XTU CT* Thea.. nr. B'way. Eves. 8 3ft. 
■CM I ri O 1 * Mala Nxt Mon. A .Sat 2 30. 

H. B. WARNER 

(IN PERSON) 

in "DANGER" 

TIMELY SEX PROBLEM 
A Carlton Frodaction 



Eta. 8:30. Best Seati {3 50. 
a Nit Mon. & .Sat 2 30. 



Nora BayeS mi*. Nit M.n wed Hat2''n 
THE FUNNIEST FARCE OF TWO SEASONS 

JUST MARRIED 

With VIVIAN MARTIN and 
LYNNE OVERMAN 



CASINO .S, 

A Carlton Production 

JULIA SANDERSON 

IN A MTSir.\L COMEl'Y SATIRE 

TANGERINE 



ASTOR 

CECIL 
LEAN 



BIJOU 



iUtx. Nxt MoiJ. Wt.l, sat. :.J0. 



—THE— 



DOVER ROAD 

ny A. *. MILNE «lih Ch'A ^ PhPrfV 



TTuafre 45lh A B'wiy. F.n. 8 30. 
M.-.ts. .Next Mon.. WeJ. and Sat. 

and CLEO 

MAYFIELD 

In tVio ' I..-iMch-a-S<Ton(V' MunI'mI C<itn' <1y 

^THE BLUSHING BRIDE" 

QklllRPDT Then. 4»th. W. of Uy. Ev. 8 ',0. 

OnUDunl MutH. Nt-xt JI«in.. We.l.. .<at. 
AIllFRT I>E lOrRVILLK'S 
LONDON «j.%IETY REVIE 

"PINS and NEEDLES" 

WITH 
HARRY PILCER and EDITH KELLY GOULD. 

I ; i.nMu»\ .s ijiMiTirur. '.AiLiA <;ii:i,s 



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stapo in rurt.Tln .sprorhoA, with spe- 
cial attuiition to the lack of patron- 
age. 

Kisko O'llara, at tho Wletlnp with 
"Tho Happy t'avalior," liowevor. 
made a neat little addresj* to his last 
audience, thank in»f tho folk.s for 
ctnniny: out, and frankly slating that 
while the husines.s wa.s far from 
normal it was a.s good as econoniio 
conditions at present would warrant. 
With so many folks out of work 
O'Hara declared ho realized tliere 
was little money for tho .sur)port of 
the theater, liut that wouldn't keep 
him from Syracuse, risk a promised 



One of these days, he declared, he 
folt Iie'd again do capacity here. 

Barney Gerard's "Follies of the 
Day" broke tho season's record at 
the Bastablo for opening matinee 
and opening night attendance. The 
throe-day run will give the house 
its biggest gro.ss in several seasons. 



Hammondsport's (N. Y.) new Park 
will open about April 1. The Park 
at pre.sf nt has quarters in tho town 
hall, but will he shifted to the Wood 
block, now undergoing necessary 
I alterations. 




HENRY MILLER'S T^.V AdV,..^ 

ir\E3. 8:20. UATIaEES TULUS. A SAT. 2:20. 

LAURtHE TAYLOR 

»n J. II.\RTLEY M.WXER'S New Play, 

^^THE NATIONAL ANTHEM" 



REPUBLIC 



in 



TIIEATIIK. W. 4M Rtreft 
Evi'it. H.M. Hats. WvO. A Sat 

A. n. WOODS rrcsenta 

MARGARET LAWRENCE 

LOWELL SHERMAN 

ALLAN DINEHART 

"LAWFUL LARCENY" 

A New I'lay by SAVI BUIPMA.N 



P*l TIlMl^l? THEA.. W. 42d St Eva. 8:30. 
^*-« * **^V»i:« Mats. Wed. and Rat.. 2:30. 
—THE MOST FAMOUS PLAY IN NEW YORK— 

THE 
DEMI-VIRGIN 

By AVERY HOPWOOD 

8AM H. HARRIS Attractions 

/^/>Dnr Wort 48(h Kt. F>a«.. 8:l.n. 

iV^Vilx I Uata. Wed. A Sat. at 2:15. 

IWALLACE , MARY 
IeDDINGER and kASH 

in "CAPTAIN APPLEJACK 



-ooo- 



Sdltl H. Harris Te^/llryant 634*. 



Evea. 8:20. 



Matt. Wa4. and Sat. at 2:20. 



Six Cylinder Love 

A \cw Connilj by Wm. Antliony McGulra 

with ERNEST TRUEX 



-000- 



WMt 4.'.th street. 
Tel.: Dryant 1470. 

Maut. Wrd. an<) Sat. at 2:15. 



MUSIC BOX 

i:vr«. 8:ir.. 

"Bast Mutkal Show Evar Mad* iH Amarlea." 

— <;LonE 

IRVING BtiRLIN'S 

MUSIC BOX REVUE 

— with • Cast af Metropolitan Favoritaa — 



KT A nr THEA., W. 4!;th PT. Brs. 8 30. 
JL ill tV Mats. W'fcd. and Sat. 2:20. 



MARIE DORO 



IK 



am 
llurlbut 



"LILIES Of the FIELD^' "IS 

Frederick Perry 



A.NT» SMARTEST 
CAST I.N TOWN 



/laiCTY B'wny A 48 St. Kvs. at 8:16. 
UHIC I I Mais. "Wed, and SaL at 2:1». 

Elsie Janis 

AND HER GANG IN A NEW SHOW 

"SAME GANT/' - "NEW STUFF" 



T 
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KNICKERBOCKER Theatre 

B'way, 38th St. Eves. 8:30. 
Matinees Sat. and Mon. 
CHARLES DILLINGHAM Treacnta 

'bandog Dnumnond" 

A Real M<>loarama, by "Sapper," 
with A. E. MATHEWS 



Cri lAiVM Weit 42d St Fvea. f :1J. 

OCLWTN Mala. We«l. A «at.. 2:15. 

AHTUL'R nAMMEnSTEI.V Pre^rnti 

JOSEPH . . ^,^„ A'i-.Hi*'* 

CAWTHORN and LORRAINE 

in "THE BLUE KIHEN" 

THE POURRE CAFE OF Mf'SirAI. SHOWS 
WITH A CllORi:S OF 30 PUSSIES 



JOHN r.OI.DEN ATTR.^rXIONS 



I 



8taK«'(l by I^INCIIEIX iSMlTH 
LONGACRE Mat»,'wed'.'''^k Sa"L 

Thank You 

A Coin''d> b> Messrs. Sor.l'b and Cushlng. 

I ITTI C ^'*'f^ <<^h Pt. Evr«. |::0. 
LI I I LC Mara Wed. .)< FaU 

"The 1st Year" 

bj and With FRANK rilAVEN 




tVtS<}50MAr5LVia 
*SAT?3<> 



THE BAT 



NEW AMSTERDAM ^T;."J.,7- 

dATI.NKES WKDNESDAT A SATURDAY 
50c to $2.50 —NO HIGHER 
ZIEGFELD TRIUMPH 
MARILYN MILLER. LEON ERROL 

SALLY 



BELASCO 



Wast 44th St. BfMk I:1S. 
Uata. Tbura. A Bat. t:U. 



OAVIO BELASCO PraMttta 

LENOREULRIC 

« K/K/ 

A Kaw Character Study hy ANDRB PICABD. 



I YCfUfiH WEST I Bra. 1:90. MatiL 
Lll/CUm 48tli St.1 Thura. and Bat 



DAVro BELASCO PrcMAta 



UOmATWDI 

In "THE GRAND DUKE" 



N iW — NOW — NOW — NOW 

TIMES SO L**£^l"'' ^' «< •«'^ 

• **»**-** »J\l» tt^tu Tk«r. (P«f) A Bd. 

ALLAN POLLOCK 

la "THE QREATCST PLAY OP TNI VEAB** 

—**A Bill of DivoTcemtnC-^ 

With JANET BEECHER 



EMPIRE ?>■' * "th St BVM. 1:11 
a^avaa akkks n.uneea Wad. A Sat. t:l£ 

DORIS KEANE 

IN HER NEW PLAT 

"THE CZARINA" 

"DORIS KEANE 6L0RI0U8."~Eva. Warltf. 



LIBERTY P^»' ^ ^2 St. Ev. 8:19. 
AuAOI^IVI 1 jiata Wed. A Sat 1:20. 

I^ST WEKK 

GEORGE M. COHAN'S 

WHOLESOME MUSICAL COMEDY 

''THE O'BRIEN GIRL" 



BROADWAY, 

and F'orty-aixtb Bt 

Mat& Wed. and Bat. S:tf 



GLOBE— 

BvenlnK* 1:80. 

CHARLES DILLINGHAM Preaenta 

'GOOD MORNING 
DEARIE' 



with a Caat of 
N. T. Favoritaa 



To R«««d«ra of VARIETY-^ 

WB RECOMMEND 
CHARLES DILIJNGHAM'S 
Sixth Annual Wonder Show 

GET TOGETHER 

tvlth POKINE and FOKINA. CHAR. 

LOTTE and many other Iniemational 

atara. 

Prlr^«Cutf^|ppQ[JpQH||£M.tlnaa 



In Two 



Daily 



'." COHAN 



Eves. 8:15. 



T N C A T R g 
Broadway and 43d 8 treat 

Mats. Wtd. and Sat. 

ED WYNN 

"The Perfect Poor 

NIS NEW MUSICAL RIOT 



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^MARK— 



T R A N 



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"\ Nntinnul InntKullon"— H'^ar at 47 St. 
Dircrlloii Joaeph Piankett 

NAZIMOVA 

in "A DOLL'S HOUSE'' 

SIKAND SIMFHUNT ORCHESTRA 

<"A15L EDOUARDB, ConUuctar 



Si 



PICTURES 



Friday, February 10, 1922 



FILM REVIEWS 



STAR DUST 

Llljr Becker ( Kdna Rom 

} Hope Hampton 

Ilenry riickpr Thomas Mugulrt' 

Mrs. U<'<ker Mrs. Mary Kov 

Jethro I'cnny Charles Mu.s8«t 

Mrs. Penny , Vivia O^.h-n 

Albert Tenny ,, (Noel Tcarlo 

{ Ashley Huck 
Antonio MarvelH. . i .,,,,. .Gerpt- Hunib.-rt 

l>alsy Cameron liladys Wi son 

Bruco VIslKoth Charles? Wellsle 

Thomas Ck-mons James K<nnie 



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rir.et National has roloased this 
■crecn version of Fannie Hur.'^t's 
story, directed by Hobart Jl«'nley 
and featuring Hope Hampton. 
Anthony Paul Kelly's name appenrs 
as having adapted the tale for film 
presentation. He has accomplished 
about as much as could be expected 
with the subject in hand. The tale 
lends itself easily for plcturization. 
thousrh running pretty close to the 
conventional path with a story oft 
done before. Whatever credit the 
film will gather can be reasoned 
out as belonging to Mr. Henley for 
having held up the continuity of 
the theme and f supplying vari- 
ous bits of detail as the opportuni- 
ties, which aren't many, presented 
themselves. A few elaborate in- 
teriors, revealing choice decorative 
staging, add tone. 

The narrative relates how Lily 
Becker, having a natural talent for 
music, grows up under a tyranical 
mother to be forced into a marriage 
with one of the rich sons of the 
Iowa village. She eventually runs 
i.^ay from her husband to inaugu- 
rate a cai'eer in New York, becomes 
a mother, goes broke, attempts 
suicide, finally meeting a young 
composer who has gone through 
the same cycle of events. He gives 
her the confidence to go on until 
she makes her successful debut in 
operatic circles. The marriage of 
the two winds up the conclusion. 

Mixed in arc the incidents of the 
overbearing and under-cultured 
husband and his family, the death 
of the child, a "play" made for her 
bj' a theatrical magnate, the death 
of her husband in a railroad wreck 
and her premier performance in 
"Thais." 

The smash-up of the trains is a 
gentle reminder of the train wreck 
pulled down at Brighton some time 
ago, when two engines were turned 
loose against each other with many 
a camera clicking as it happened 
and a general admission . being 
charged to witness the event. Hen- 
ley has worked up the situation to 
some suspense through coupling 
the night of the accident with that 
of the wife's initial stage appear- 
ance, interweaving snatches of the 
theatre and the confusion in the 
railroad's switch towers as the Im- 
pending disaster approaches. The 
scenes showing the dead baby In a 
crib, with its hands folded, might 
be eliminated as it rather rubs the 
wrong way, and especially will it 
border on morbidnesj to women. 

Miss Hampton w^ill satisfy her 
following and the general run of 
fans as Lll.v Becker. The only In- 
stan<?e in which the feminine star 
is liable to be found fault with is 
when inforn.^d her baby is dead. 
Beyond that there is nothing of the 
unusual called for, though her best 
appeal is made at the time pre- 
ceding and following her marriage, 
previous to the running away. Noel 
Tearle givea a corking performance 
as the uncouth and pum-chewlng 
husband, seeming to take special 
delight, as all KngUshmen do. in 
bringing to light the repulsive feat- 
ures of America's choice habit. 
Tearle does It with enough gusto to 
make it close to audible, and if it 
doesn't do anything else, this one 
mannerism of the character should 
quiet down whatever chewers there 
are in the house. The east lends 
able support, with Vivia Ogden, 
Mrs. Mary Foy and Thomas Ma- 
gulre, allotted the small town roles 
of the immediate farillles, making 
the most notable impression. Gladys 
Wilson also made a brief chorus 
girl bit stand out for appreciation. 

Showing at the Strand for the 
current week, "Star Dust" has the 
personal appearance of Miss Hamp- 
ton twice daily to help the film, 
and the women were plentiful in 
the audience at the time she was to 
appear, 

"Star Dust" will never be a rec- 
ord-breaker, but it Bhould prove 
an intermediate feature for the 
larger picture theatres, and If com- 
pared to the filmy shown in the 
second and third run houses, it's a 
classic. Hkiff. 



land then went out Into the woods 
with duelling i)istols, first bowing 
' profoundly. All of which wouldn't 
be so bad if related in a worth- 
while tak*. 

"The Prodigal Judge" Is about a 
blustering, mid<lle-aged man whose 
wife runs away with another, tak- 
ing with her their child. The hus- 
band. Judge I'rioe, 4>romptly takes 
to drink and degenerates into a pest 
who "moot'ht's" booze, etc., sink- 
ing in the social scale until he be- 
comes a bum. This character is 
intended to be lovable and to be 
sympathized with. Instead he is a 
pest and, as Maclyu Arbuckle en- 
acts him. it is more a burlesque 
than a characteri..ation. 

There is a young girl, played by 
Jean Paige, whose guardian plots 
to marry her and thus retain con- 
trol of her vast estate. It turns out 
he is the man who eloped with the 
wife years before* and he also tries 
to make away with the child, who 
also lias a vast fortune coming to 
him. So the villain goes through 
the old-fashioned manouvres and 
machinations that we so dearly 
cherished in the palmy days of 10- 
20-30 and formed the basis of many 
a Drury Lane melodrama, many 
re. ching these shores. 

You .sit through this drivel for 
nearly two hours, vainly striving 
to keep awake, and when it finally 
ends you breathe a sigh of relief. 
The ploture is more a travesty on 
old-style melodrama than a modern 
film feature. Jolo. 



butterflle*. He returns to the ship 
and "Moran** Just in time to save 
her from Kitchell. Tliis is where 
the epic battle takes place. It starts 
in the cabin, takes in most of the 
decks and then goes into the rigging, 
ending when Kitchell crawls out to 
the end of a lofty spar and is thrown 
into the water, a 60-foot drop. 
Kitchell out of the way leaves the 
road clear for the finale embrace. 

Rush, 



WHERE IS MY WANDERING 
BOY TONIGHT? 

Garry Beerhor Culien T^indis 

Silas Budge Carl Stockdale 

Martha Beecher. .. Virjfinia Tru* Boarrtman 

Lorna Owens Kuth "Patsy' Miller 

Veronica Tyler Kathleen Key 

Stuart Kilmer B*n Deeley 

H. Sylvester Jones Clarence Badfcer, Jr. 



MORAN OF LADY LETTY 

Moran Dorothy Dalton 

Ramon lAtodo .....Rudolph Valentino 

Captain Sternerven. .' Char.es BrinUley 

Captain Kitchell Walter Long 

Nols Emil Jorgenson 

Josophino Herrick Mau !e Wayne 

Bill Trim Cecil Holland 

"Chopslieli" Charlie Ueorge Kuwa 



THE PRODIGAL JUDGE 

Betty M<»!roy J'Mn Piif^'' 

Judge Slofum Price Maolyn Arbucklf ) 

Solomon MahalTfy. Krnost Tornnce 

Bruce Carrington M;irl V'-^x 

Col. Fentress Arthur Carew 

Charles Norton Horacp Bi:ih:im 

(icn. Quinlard Charlo.s K"iit 

Ifannlbal. (^'harlos Kiton 

Ik)b Yarioy Rolx-rt Millisch 

Cavendish Owrge B:uu rof t 

Bess liitKs Ppggy Shanor 



A Vitapraph prodiirllbn directed 
by Edward Jose, adapted fr.>m a 
novel by Vaughan Kester. About 
eight reels In length, "The IModigal 
Judge" is endlc'ia, or apparontly so. 
It is supposed to be a romance of 
the south in the early nineteenth 
century — the days f chivalry, when 
folks slapped each other with glove- 



"Moran of the Lady Letty," at the 
Ilivoli this week, is designated a 
'George Melford production" from 
the story by Frank Norris; scenario 
by Monte M. Katterjohn, with Dor- 
othy Dalton as star. It works into 
an interesting melodrama of the 
sea With a wealth of action, and has 
its dramatic punch in a man-to- 
man battle all over the deck of a 
three-masted sailing vessel and into 
the lofty rigging, ending with the 
hurling of the villain from the lofty 
main truck Into the sea. 

The marine scenes are splendid 
photographically and all the settings 
on board ship are tremendously 
realistic. The attendance was large 
at the Rlvoli Sunday night, prob- 
ably drawn by Interest in the star 
and by Rudolph Valentino, who 
heads the supporting company. Miss 
Dalton appears in a new type of 
heroine. The sinuous frocks are 
gone. So are the vampish head- 
dresses. With bobbed hair falling 
about her ears and in duck sailor 
trousers &he looks the part of the 
girlish daughter of the Lady Letty's 
master. It's an astonishing trans- 
figuration from the typical Dalton 
roles. 

Whether the fans will accept 
Mis.s Dalton in an ingenue part of 
this kind is an interesting consid- 
eration. As translated to the screen 
"Moran" is rather a colorless per- 
son, the real star of the picture be- 
ing Valentino as a rich young idler 
who is shanghaied and finds him- 
self In the battle with a piratical 
skipper In shady trade between the 
California coast and West Mexico 
ports. As a rough-and-iumble fight- 
ing hero Valentino is a revelation. 
Physically he looks the part, but it 
comes .as something of a shock, 
probably becau.se he has so long 
been identified with roles of a 
daintier kind. 

Ramon Laredo is a society Idler, 
much sought after by the debu- 
tantes but bored by the artiflciahties 
of the gay world. lie starts for his 
yacht moored at the waterfront, but 
his society friends have tired wait- 
ing and sailed without him. He en- 
ters into conversation with an old 
salt on the wharf and by way of a 
lark accompanies him to a water- 
front drinking place. He is drugged 
and wakes up on the pirate ship at 
sea. 

On the voyage to Mexico on some 
nefarious sciieme the pirate ship 
finds the Lady Letty. whose cargo 
of coal is burning. All hands have 
l^een asphyxiated in the hold by coal 
gas, and Moran, daughter of the 
skipper, alone survives. She is 
taken aboard the i)iratc ship, where 
Captain Kitchell's designs upon her 
are frustrated by Ramon. Arrived 
at the Mexican port the plans of 
Kitchell to sell the girl into slavery 
to a native outlaw are discovered. 
Ramon organizes the crew, .ind 
when the Mexican bandits approach 
the ship tliere is a battle royal. This 
passage is a lively bit of staging as 
the outlaws swarm over the sides 
and are thrown back into the sea. 

Kitchell stows away as the ship 
puts back to sea. homeward bound. 
Rack in San Diego. Ramon hurries 
ashore to notify his friends that he 
Is safe. During his absenre and 
while the crew is away Kitchell 
leaves hi.s hidinrr place atul attacks 
"^loran"' in her cabin. Ramon ar- 
rives among his former friends dur- 
ing a gay party. The debutantes 
renew tlieir siege, btit Rannm. who 
has new hlens of life after his ex- 
periences, is not interested in social 



Bennle Zeldman's initial effort as 
a producer of films, entitled "WhereV 
Is My Wandering Boy Tonight?" 
reached Broadway this week. It is 
at the Criterion, which the Equity 
Pictures Corp. has taken under a 
rental for three weeks. The picture 
has a story written by Gerald C. 
Duffy to fit the title of the old song 
which was for years the punch in 
"The Old Homestead," but as a feat- 
ure It isn't quite in the special class, 
although it will prove a fairly en- 
tertaining picture of the usual grade 
of program productions. 

Its principal trouble at present is 
too long. The extra footage of a 
number of scenes give the picture a 
tendency to be draggy. With judi- 
cious cutting the value will be en- 
hanced 50 per cent. 

When one considers the title on 
which the story is based it seems 
rather a pity a great picture isn't the 
result. Surely with that material 
to work on another "Over the Hill" 
should have been the result. How- 
ever, when it is taken into consider- 
ation that perhaps Mr. Zeldman and 
his associates had to work on a lim- 
ited capital this effort must be rated 
as a rather worthy one. 

Originally the picture was brought 
to New York and submitted to the 
First National. After a few months' 
time with no action by the Kxecu- 
tlve Committee regarding exhibition 
value that would meet with the ap- 
proval of the producers the picture 
went into other hands. 

One thing the producers did do 
was to pick a very fair cast. CuUen 
Landis, who plays the lead. Is a 
clever juvenile and he makes the 
most of his opportunities. In the 
support Ruth "Patsy" Miller and 
Kathleen Key were the two girls 
who figured in the boy's life. The 
former was the little country miss 
delightfully, while the latter was the 
fly and flippant Broadway chicken. 
Virginia True Boardman handled 
the mother role very nicely and Carl 
Stockman was the small-town 
heavy. Ben Deeley as a rounder and 
Clarence Badger, Jr., in a minor role 
completed the cast. 

The story is a tale of the smp.ll- 
town boy who comes to Broadway 
to make his way to fame and for- 
tune, but does a Brodie and finally 
winds up doing a ten-year bit at 
Sing Sing after he has been crossed 
by the chorus girl vamp. In a jall- 
break he saves the warden's life and 
for that Is given his freedom in time 
to return to the old home town on 
Christmas eve to be greeted by a 
lonely mother and the real girl who 
has been waiting for him. 

In detail the production has been 
badly handled, but seemingly J. P. 
Hogan and Millard Webb, who di- 
rected, cannot be blamed for this. 
The indications from the screen are 
that the picture was slaughtered in 
the cutting. That a chorus girl 
jumped to stardom within a week 
and other little things of that order 
seemingly mean nothing to whoever 
cut and titled the production. 

Photographically the picture has 
some corking bits hero and there. 
The prison break, with the convicts 
escaping on a locomotive and the 
final smash of that engine with an- 
other in a head-on collision, fur- 
nishes a real thrill. That locomo- 
tive smash, had it not been stock 
and had it been staged for this pro- 
duction alone, would have sent the 
production cost away up, but as the 
majority of picture goers of today 
have m all likelihood forgotten the 
original locomotive collision they 
may take this as a real wallop. 

I'leiL 



Plso. Hlfl marriag* to Calpurnia 
occurs. 

Step by step th« ris« of Caesar 
Is traced through th« iptricacies 
and masea of political intriffuingr 
and strife with such high spots aa 
the famous battle between the Ro- 
mans and Qauls depicted in detail — 
"I cam& I saw, I conquered," etc. 
The Roman senate is magnificently 
pictured. As a lesson in history it 
would probably be intensely inter- 
esting to a classroom of students. 

The production winds up with the 
city aflame with riot after the mur- 
der of Caesar by Brutus and others 
and the oration over his body by 
Marc Antony in the market place, 
wherein ho concludes with, "Mis- 
chief, thou art afoot, take thou 
what course thou wilt," and show- 
ing Cornelia, his flrst wife, as his 
chief mourner. 

As a film spectacle "Caesar" com- 
pares favorably with the other Ital- 
ian pictures that have been brought 
to this country. If sensationally ex- 
ploited it might attract more than 
ordinary attention. Without the 
booming, however, and offered sim- 
ply on its merits as a picture it 
would probably not satisfy our 
cinema habitues. Jolo. 



LITTLE MISS SMILES 

Splitting with U.'s "The Scrap- 
per" on a double feature program, 
this film is directly oi)posite as to 
its characters and location. Where 
Unlversal's output deals with some- 
what extravagant Interiors popu- 
lated by cast names dripping 
heavily with the brogue of Ireland, 
this Fox release has its locale on 
New York's 'E.ist Side and unbur- 
dens itself of the woes of a Jewish 
family, including Shirley Mason as 
Esther, the only daughter. 

The family includes the mother, 
father and older brother, who won't 
work, desiring to be a prize-fighter, 
always scrapping with the two 
younger sons and the daughter. 
Esther is the shining light, looking 
after all the members of the fiat, 
later falling in love with the young 
doctor from the mission who is 
called in when the mother becomea 
almost totally blind. 

The pugilistically inclined brother 
gets himself mixeil up in a shoot- 
ing affair when he lets drive at hi.s 
proposed manager, whom he has 
heard insult his sister, which per- 
mits of the doctor taking unto 
him.self the blame and makes way 
for the situation clearing up. 

Miss Mason does nicely, but Is 
somewhat cramped by the sur- 
roundings of the locale. The pic- 
ture must have cost almost next to 
nothing. There is little beyond the 
tenement and poolroom interiors. 
While exteriors deal with ordinary 
street scenes. 

Jack Ford did the directing and 
has turned in an average piece of 
work for the subject Involved. 
Nothing to enlarge upon and little 
to be cut down; must have been 
pie for the director in turning out 
"Miss Smiles." It's a picture where 
the audience knows the finish and 
can guess all the incidentals after 
the initial 200 feet. 

The cast is not called upon for 
any exceptional work. Attempts at 
comedy come to light at various in- 
tervals for relief, but the picture 
will run Its natural course without 
being molested or causing any 
serious thought from those In front. 

Skirr. 



released from. prison. Bill looks inu 
the window, sees Annie surroundM 
by her mother, husband and babv 
and »ocs back to the Chinese laun 
dry, where the only other perao* 
who cared for him was a Mongolian 
child to whom he had been kind 

The picture flasixcs back to th^ 
park bench, with the noble detectlv* 
pointing: out Bill as an example of 
evil-doingr. and as the shattered Bill 
fades out comes the sub-title "Verily 
I say unto you that whatsoever a 
man soweth that shall he reap." 

A mawkish, old-fashioned tale 
written by Jack Boyle, with an up.' 
to-date scenario prepared by Doty 
Hobart, modern direction by Tom 
Terris. It is a Cosmopolitan pro- 
duction released by Paramount and 
starring Lionel Barrymore. 

The star is altogether too "classy" 
for a gunman. It is not so much the 
clothes he wears but the unmistak- 
able "distinction of good breeding* 
that marks him as anything but a 
per.sonage of the underworld. Un- 
derlying his r.ne. rugged characteri- 
zation, his gentlemanly mien ob- 
trudes itself. Otherwise his per- 
formance is an excellent one. The 
only other character of any promi- 
nence is Annie, sweetly played by 
Marguerite Marsh. In the big prison 
scene, where she is tormented by 
her love for the man who went to 
jail to raise money for her. she 
strongly recalls her more illualrioua 
sister. 

ITnmistakable care and attention 
have been devoted to the making of 
this picture, but there is nothing in 
the story to lift it otit of the cate- 
gory of a program release. As such 
it should rank as one of the best of 
the present day. Jolo» 

POSSESSION 



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Kauul Paslf 



JULIUS CAESAR 

George Kleine is offering another 
Italian film spectacle, probably one 
more of the series of Cines produc- 
tions, po.sed and executed in and 
about Rome. This one Is titled 
"Julius Caesar," and Is built .around 
the life of the Roman dictator of 
that name. The leading role is 
played by Anthony Novelli, and 
from a spectacular standpoint the 
picture compares with the other film 
features which have come from that 
country. Like all the Italian screen 
productions, "Julius Caesar " runs to 
mob scenes, with a couple of ancient 
battle scenes that are probably cor- 
rect in visualizing the costuming 
and military tactics of those days. 

The picture opens with Caesar, 
aged 20, In love with Corneli.i, 
daughter of Cinna, who is the bitter 
enemy of Sullj', then dictator of- 
Rome. "Where is thy gratitude to 
•me that thou didst marry the 
daughter of mine enemy." 

After an exile of 20 years Caesar 
returns and offers himself as a can- 
didate for consulship, aided by 
Calpurnia. daughter of the wealthy 



BOOMERANG BILL 

Roomcrana Bill. ......... T.Ionel Rarrymore 

A nil if .MirKUiTiie Mamh 

Annie's mother Margant SeMo.n 

Torrctice O'Malley Frank Shannon 

Tony, the Wop Matthew Hetts 

Chinaman Charlie Kong 

Chinese CSirl ,, Harry I.e * 

Chinese (Jirl Miriam Hattlsta 

Chinese Girl Helen Kim 

"He tried to build a house of love 
on a foundation of crime," says the 
sentimental plain clothes man to the 
youth who contemplates a career of 
crime. They arc seated on a bench 
In Battery Park. A gangster had 
Just left the boy after persuading 
him to enter upon "a job**^ th it night. 
The detective had seen them to- 
gether, and when the crook departs 
he approaches the boy and starts to 
read him a lesson. 

At this juncture along passes a 
man, still young, led by a Chinese 
girl, but carrying himself like a per- 
son either blind or broken in spirit. 
"See thnt man," says the detective. 
"Listen to his story." The tale itself 
Is then told in a cut-back. 

It shows Boomerang Bill, other- 
wise Clark Street Bill from Chicigo. 
a gunman^rom the Windy City, 
lately arrived In New York and a 
bit lonesome. He goes to a Bowery 
dance, rescues a girl from the 
clutches of Tony the Wop. a local 
gangster, runs Into her af erward in 
a restaurant where she Is ca.«h:cr. 
They fall In love and he decides to 
go straight. The day before ho is to 
go to work he takes Annie to the 
Kenshore. where she tells him she is 
Worried about her mother, who must 
go to the country for her health. 

Bill deckles to do one more stick- 
up Job to help his girl out of her 
dilemma, gets nabbed and Is sen- 
tenced to a stretch. Itealizing he 
did It for her. the girl promises to 
wait for him and writes him rcgti- 
larly. One day the girl vi.sits him 
and tells him her mother is dying. 
Another man has the money that will 
save her if she will marry him, but 
she decides to remain true to Bill. 
He, however, declines to let her do 
so, sacriflcing himself. Kventually 



This is an adaptation of the novel 
•I'hroao," by Anthony Hope, pro- 
duced by I..ouis Mercanton and 
handled in this country by Il-C 
Pictures. It has been showin;? 
around for three months now. and, 
while it is a corking special, it suf- 
fers from lack of a name with 
American appeal. Another trouble 
with it is Malvina '^ongfellow, who 
is disappointing as Phroso, but on 
the whole the seveii reels make ex- 
citing, plausible entertainment. A 
better melodrama for screen pur- 
poses it would be difficult to 
Imagine. 

Lord Wheatley \uys the island 
of Neopalia, but the natives resent 
the i)urchaKe. wishing to hold It 
for Phroso, and when Wheatley 
tries to take possession he encoun- 
ters a united opposition. His diffi- 
culties are further complicated 
when he himself falls In love xt-ith 
Phroso and has to rescue her from 
a Turkish pasha. There Is constant 
action, attack and defense, escape 
and capture, and always effective 
sea scenes. Photography and in- 
serts were excellent. 

Reginald Owen as a straight lead 
was attractive, but means nothing 
here as a drawing card. Mar 
Maxudian made an effective heavy, 
while some first rate, natural com* 
edy was supplied by Louis Monflli 
Other roles were capably assumed, 
In particular by Raoul Pasll and 
Salvatore Lo Turco. Lrcd. 



SIGN OF THE JACK 0' lANTEBK 

Mn. Carr Betty Ros» Clark 

Harlan Carr Karl Srbenck 

nick Wade lioteler 

K!aine Zclla InRrah-im 

Willie N'.'wton Hull 

The IV>^t 1 Victor Tote] 

MrH. D.id<l Clara Clark W'nrd 

Jeremiah Bradford Monty Collin* 

t'nole Skyles \Vm. CourtwrlRht 

Mr.s. Holmes Mrs. Raymond Hatton 



Hodklnson state right release In 
six roels based upon the story by 
Myrtle Reed, the screen ver.«ion of 
which was written by Lloyd Ingra- 
ham, also the director, and David 
r'rkland. The scenario writers 
have developed considerable worth- 
while comedy from the Reed script, 
which In screen form has many 
valuable a.ssets In the comedy line. 
This Is a rural comedy with the 
fiction taking place in an old New 
Kngland homestead. The home- 
stead has been left to the nephew 
of a man who during his life had 
been annoyed by his grafting rela- 
tions, his beneficiary being one of 
j the few V ho had not imposed upon 
, him during his lifetime. Imme- 
diately upon the new owner taking 
possession, his relatives put in ^o 
appearance to take up their resi- 
dence with no intent to pay their, 
share of the expen.ses. Thi.** con- 
tinues for some tlm^ with the 
owner finally declaring them out. 
Upon reaching Ihls decision his 
d(>ad uncle's lawyer pre^^ents a doc- 
ument which Informs him that now 
that he has taken the action the 
dead man had wanted to take all 
through his life, but did not have 
the courage, he would receive 
$10,000 additional from the estate. 
The comedy Is largely developed 
by the number of types employed. 
In this respect the cast has bvcn 
well selected with the two leads, 
Betty Ross Clark as the young wii« 



Friday, February 10, 1922 



PICTURES 



and Earl Schcnck, gaining the just 
returns with two straight roles. 

No great cost was necessary In 
the malcing. The greater portion of 
the action takes place in a limited 
lumber of interiors, none of which 
.iave necessitated a large financial 
outlay. 

^lodkinson can look for results 
with this Btate right picture, as it 
provides the proper comedy punch 
for neighborhood houses. llart, 

MAKING THE GRADE 

Irving Ii. Lesser presents "Mak- 
ing the Grade," a David 13utler pro- 
duction based upon the story 
•'Sophie Semlnoff," by Wallace 
Irwin, which appeared in the "Sat- 
urday Evening Post." The picture 
ia being released through the First 
National exchanges but does not 
have the First National stamp. 

The Irwin story misses in screen 
form largely due to the slip-shod 
manner in which the pict ir© has 
been made. The story is made 
;erky and ridiculous at times in the 
screening. Tlie director has made 
little attempt to turn out a finished 
product. 

The theme deals with a wild 
young American who goes to Si- 
beria with tho army. While there 
he marries a Russian peasant girl. 
Returning to the States, ho brings 
her with him. Upon hearing o< 
the marriage his mother disowns 
him, with the father sticking, how- 
ever, forcing tho boy to go out and 
make his ow^n way. This he dotis 
as a laborer. 

David Butler Productions pro- 
duced the picture with David But- 
ler as its star and Fred J. Butler 
as director. Other members in- 
clude Lillian Lawrence, Will R. 
Walling, Jack Cosgrove, Helen 
Ferguson, Alice Wilson, Otto Led- 
erer and Jack Rollins. 

Only at a 5-cent a(\|nission charge 
can this picture give film patrons 
their money's worth. • Uart. 

HEADIN' WEST 

Bill Perkinfl : Hoot Gibson 

Potato Polly <jfrtrude Short 

Mark Rivers Charles LeMoyne 

Re<l Malone Jim Corey 

Honey Giroux Leo' White 

•inn Forrest Louise Lorraine 

B.'irnaby Forrest George A. AVilliaina 

Stub Allen Frank Whitson 

Judge Bean Mark Senton 

A western comedy drama of the 
regulation Universal type, starring 
Hoot Gibson. Photographically it is 
far and away ahead of the usual 
U photography, and the direction 
makes for action right from the 
start. For these two items in the 
picture Alfred Latham is to be 
given credit for the former and 
Wlllla:.! Craft for the latter. The 
picture made an impression at 
Loew*8 Circle, New York, where it 
ser. ed on a double-feature bill with 
the Fo:: release, "Any Wife," star- 
ring Pearl White. 

The story and scenario were the 
work of Harvey Gates, who struck 
on a novelty for the opening of his 
picture. He has Gibson as a hobo 
stealing a ride on a mail aeroplane 
and dropping off via the parachute 
route at the point where he wants 
to land. This bit and the landing 
give the picture a thrill at the start 
and the follow-up Is tho usual 
ranch stuff with gun -play, bucking 
horses and a wild ride. 

The scenes for the greatii'r part 
are exterior on a ranch, the U back 
lot being used. Gibson shows up 
on the ranch where the owner has 
died but .short time previously. 
A nephew of the deceased owner is 
the heir to tho pl^co, btit no one 
suspects that the airplane tramp 
Is he. 

On a neighboring ranch thore is 
a girl who has just returned from a 
fashionable school. She is the 
daughter of tho wealthy cattle 
baron anil she and tho boy fall in 
love. Charleg LoMoyne. foreman of 
the ranch oh which tho boy has 
landed and where he has be<'n em- 
ployed as a dishwa her, thinks it 
would be a great joke to palm him 
off as the heir on the "stuck-up 
girl" who has been passing up the 
rough cowpunchers since her re- 
turn. But the boy at the last minute 
turns the tables and proves himself 
tho real heir and there Is tho usual 
happy ending. 

In direction Craft has managed 
to give the picture numerous 
touches that lighten It in a comedy 
way and two of the v.naractors that 
aid materially in this aro G'ertrude 
Short and Leo White. LfMoyne 
makes a good heavy and at one 
stage of tho plcure puts up a cork- 
ing flKht with Gibson, but the hook- 
up between the star and Jim Corey 
earlier in tho story is tho prize 
battle of tho film. 

Louise Loiiaine makes. a pleasing 
lead for the star and ridis well 
besides looking pretty. J'lcd. 



ANY WIFE 

With Pearl White starring and 
Herbert Brenon as the director iliis 
production has at least two features 
worthy of advertising. But that 
about lets It out. Miss White does 
not make an extraordinary impres- 
sion, and as a matter of fact is be- 
ginning to appear plightly mature, 
while Mr. liPcnon's direction is 
naught that demands extvndod com- 
ment for its effectiveness. 

The title of "Any Wife*' i.^ one 
*hat may have box-ofilce value, >»ut 
in the same breath tho implication 
that the thoughts of any wife run 
in the direction tho .stury suggefits 
is a direct insult to the womanhood 



of our country. Even though the 
writer, director and producer have 
employed the time-worn expedient 
of the "dream" to "take the curse 
off, • the fact the Buggestlon la there 
remains. 

The story Is that of a wife who Is 
dissatisfied because her husband 
cannot give her all the attention 
she craves. The unfoldment of the 
tale Is handled In such a manner 
the twist is given to the audience 
at the last minute. Up to that mo- 
ment the action carried little but a 
heavy meller suggestion. 

A successful business man lives 
In the suburbs. ]Ie has a wife and 
child. One morning he receives a 
wire that it Is necessary to cross the 
oontlnent to protect his business in- 
terests. He wishes his wife and son 
to accompany him. When reaching 
his ofiice he discovers the plans nec- 
essary for him to take with him are 
not completed and so he asks one of 
his ottlce executives to bring the 
plans to the house that night. This 
employe, one of the he-vamp type, 
takes it upon himself to arrive at 
the house iirior to the arrival of his 
chief. While waiting he presents 
the wife with tickets for the dog 
show and requests her to permit him 
to escort her there. 

After he leaves the house she has 
not determined whether or not to 
accompany her husband, and appar- 
ently decides not to do so. From 
then on the action indicates her run- 
ning about with the he-vamp and 
the final return of the husband, who 
finds her in the arms of his employe. 
This leads to a divorce, with the 
husband taking the boy, a life of 
degradation with her seducer, al- 
though she Is married to him, and 
at the end a leap from a bridge into 
the river. 

At that point she awakes from the 
dream and Immediately starts pack- 
ing to accompany the husband on 
the trip. 

It Is the last few hundred feet with 
the comedy touch that saves the 
picture from utter condemnation. 

Playing on a double feature bill at 
Loew's Circle, New York, with a 
Hoot Gibson Universal it failed to 
stir tho audience until the laughs 
came during the last couple of 
minutes. Fred. 



THE POWER WITHIN 

•Job Armstrong' William H. Tooker 

Mr.". Armstrong. . .Nellie Parker Spaulding 

Hob Armstrong Robert Kenyon 

Dorothy Armstrong Dc-rothy Allen 

Count Cyril Bazaioe Robert Bentley 

Pauline }*auUne (iaroh 

Little Bobby William Zohlmen 



"The Power Within" Is an 
Achievement Film Co. production, 
written by Robert Norwood, di- 
rected by Lem Kennedy, distributed 
by Pathe. It tells the old, old story 
of a successful business man, satis- 
fied with himself and regarding 
himself as sufficient unto himself. 
This works out all right for years 
until a series of disasters befalls 
him, culminating with a breakdown 
In health. Until that time he finds 
no lieed for spiritual comfort, but 
Is finally made to "see the light" 
through the beauty of soul of a 
little French peasant girl who 
comes to him as the widow of his 
son, bringing with her a grand- 
child. 

Having arrived at the psycho- 
logical moment when ..o old man's 
cup of bitterness ia full to over- 
flowing, the daughter-in-law is en- 
abled to straighten out the prob- 
lems confronting the unhappy old 
man — tho whole designed to teach 
a strong moral lesson. 

William H. Tooker gives an effec- 
tive performance of the old man, 
visualizing his mental transition to 
a nicety, and Pauline Garcn makes 
a sweet and wistful French girl. 
Tho remainder of the cast is rea- 
sonably competent. Adequately di- 
rected. A pleasing program feattire. 

Jolo. 



THE SCRAPPER 

Released by Universal, featuring 
Herbert Rawlinson, with the screen 
version having been taken from the 
original story by R. G. Kirk, which 
appeared In the Saturday Evening 
Post. Showing at a second run 
house and splitting top honors for a 
"double feature day'' the film .satis- 
field. thouK'h failing to reveal any- 
thing of moment throughout. 

For an Irish neighborhood house 
this picture is about perfect, per- 
haps constructed for that purpo'c. 
With the exception of two charac- 
ters, who aro the files In the oint- 
ment and get their proverbial Just 
desserts, the entire membershiib is 
cast in roles of Irish-Americans, 
with sub-titles in brogue. 

Rawlinson as Pat Malloy, a yourig 
construction engineer who is as- 
signed to a Job of putting up a 
building fhat is to be completed 
ui)on a stated date, falls in love 
with tho builders daughter. He 
fuj.ios iiirough the theme, lending 
to the part a breezy assuraneo and 
appearance that should meet the 
) 1 oe appioval. There's not 

much else for Rawlinson to do be- 
sides Will, pering words of love in 
tho ingenue's ear, all of whieli is 
flasl.ed in detail on the screen, lie 
does partake in a fi.st light that 
clears up tho labor trouble, permit- 
ting the building to be completed on 
time. This puts him in strong with 
the girl's father and he clo.ses out 
to tho usual clinch. 

Gertrude Olmstead as the girl is 



pleaslnff In looks, though so far as 
work Is concerned has little to do 
outside of sitting with Rawlinson 
and then having him chase her 
around the interior sets. 

Direction and photography have 
been averagely taken care of, even 
if the story does fall to explain how 
young Malloy, recently graduated 
from college, is driving a corking 
raceabout and walks right In to boss 
the constructing of a steel sky- 
scraper. That and his overcoming 
of the Incidental delays In the work 
by means of the one fight seem to 
be the deficiencies in the scenario. 

Appe'allng to purely an Irish 
clientele, "The Scrapper" should 
get by if placed in conjunction with 
another feature to bolster It up. The 
film can't stand alone In other than 
the smaller houses. Skig. 



FRENCH FILM NOTES 

Paris, Jan. 25. 
The exhibitors here have a long 
and varied list of claims, and if 
certain relief Is not forthcoming 
they threaten to close. The man- 
agers* union has accepted an Invita- 
tion to attend tho three day's con- 
gress organized by the Alsace- 
Lorraine of entertainment caterers 
at Strasbourg, May 25 next, and 
suggests the following items, among 
others, for discussion: Equal treat- 
ment for moving picture halls and 
theatres; suppression of the special 
tax on picture entertainments; the 
adoption of the Bokanowski-Rameil 
bill; a tax of 10 per cant, on all 
entertainments and luxuries; revi- 
sion of the poor rate collected only 
on entertainments and at present 
not imposed on other Industries; 
the suppression of special municipal 
taxes on entertainment tickets; less 
fees for official attendants (police, 
firemen, etc.); suppression of the 
compulsory attendance of municipal 
firemen during performances 
(charged to managers): suppression 
of local censors and the institution 
of one board of examiners whose 
visa shall be final; religious enter- 
tainments to *be taxAd the same as 
regular klnemas; relief for exhib- 
itors In devastated regions, abolish- 
ing of the abuse of the Dramatic 
Authors' Society, which claims a 
certain number of seats for each 
show (and has them sold to the pub- 
lic at the door of the theatre): 
diminution of the royalty claimed 
from klnemas by the Music Com- 
posers* Society and suppression of 
the percentage exacted for the char- 
ity box of the Authors* Society; 
revision of the decree of 1921 in- 
stituting the ad valorem duty on 
foreign films; abrogation of the de- 
crees of 1914 relative to the use of 
non-inflammable films, or fixing at 
least three years before the adop- 
tion of the measure to enable rent- 
ers to dispose of celluloid stocks. 



NEWS OF THE FILMS 



Eeriin i-u.ure theatre owners have 
their backs against the wall duo to 
the new municipal taxes which 
threaten to throttle the entire indus- 
try over there. At a meeting of 
German eineman owner.s and film 
dealers It was decided to "use all 
possible and impossible means" to 
tight the tax. 



Will H. Hays plans to V'ave the 
picture industry $50,000,00t) yearly 
by establishing branch clearing 
houses in the prini'li)al cities and 
doing away with tho present com- 
peting exclianges maintained by in- 
dividual producers. The plan calls 
for the erection of new structures 
costing between $250,000 and $300,- 
000 each, with tho American Rail- 
way Express Co. to bo appointed 
the lllm industiys "jrostal service" 
and di.siributor fcr all producers. 



What may establish a precedent 
took i)lace at Utica, N. Y., when the 
Alhambra Amusement Co. Ine., of 
that city was awarded a favorable 
verdict of $17,500 against Associat- 
ed First National Pictures, Inc., by 
a jury in the Supreme Court before 
Justice Louis M. Martin. The Utica 
theatrical firm brought the action 
for $40,000 against First National, 
alleging that the latter concern had 
repudiated a contract to deliver ex- 
clusive features and then sold the 
fi*an:hisc to a competitor. 



an Increase to 2,2S9 for the men and 
1,311 for the women. Within the 
same period there has been no 
marked increase in newspapers, but 
the list of authors, editors and re- 
porters has jumpeii from 320 to 695, 
while tho mark for women in the 
same line of occupation has soared 
from 104 to 312. Photographers, 
nifile and fenmlo, are totaled at 1.14< 
and chauffeurs at 8,923, which in- 
cludes three women. 



Florence Deshon, picture actresSi 
died In St. Vincent's Hospital, New 
York, Feb. 4. The medical exam- 
iner's office report read: "Death 
from gas poisoning, accidental." 
Miss Deshon was found unconscious 
in her apartment at 120 West 11th 
street, Friday night, with a gas Jet 
partly turned on. Max Eastman 
underwent a blood transfusion op- 
eration in the hope that it would aid 
Miss Deshon, but she never regained 
consciousness. 



"State regulation of motion pic- 
tures" was tlie subject at the non- 
partisan discussion in the National 
Republican Club Saturday after- 
noon. Those who spoke for censor- 
ship of the screen were Motion Pic- 
ture Commissioner Joseph Leven- 
son, Charles Urban, Mrs. C. B. Smith 
of the New York State Federation 
of Women's Clubs and Professor 
S. B. Heckman of City College. 
Against the cen.sorship program 
were arraigned Rupert Hughes, 
Rufus S. Cole and Mae Murray, who 
made more or less of a non-com- 
mittal statement, .saying: "If we are 
to have censored pictures I think the 
candidates for tho position of cen- 
sor, whether men or women, should 
be examined with as much care as 
persons serving on a Jury." 



How the picture industry has af- 
fected Los Angeles is shown upoi> 
the analysis of occupation issued by 
the Federal Census Bureau. The 
data reveals that in 1910 the city 
contained 399 actors and 216 ac- 
tresses, with the year 1920 showing 



The Injunction suit which James 
Forbes, playwright, had Instructed 
Joseph P. Blckerton, Jr., to bring 
against tho Vitagraph was adjusted 
last week. Forbes objected to the 
use of "The Show Shop" title on a 
Larry Semon comedy, which showed 
at the Moss Cameo theatre, the film 
company changing the title to "The 
Shop.'* A summons and complaint 
were out, but Vitagraph recognized 
the author's claim before they wer* 
served. 



The Williamson Realty Compa..y 
of BInghamton; N. Y., which erected 
the Symphony Theatre, lias passed 
out of existence, the dissolution of 
the corporation following the recent 
sale of the theatre to the Kodeco 
Company. In the Williamson Realty 
Company were A. S. Williamson, 
Harry E. Flory and Milton Flory. 
They also operate the Flory -Wll« 
llamson Company of BInghamton. 

The Hippodrome theatre of Car- 
thage, N. Y., will be operated for th« 
next year under lease by Robert 
Wagn^ and W. H. McGarry, with 
the former as managing director. 
The house will be devoted to films. 



Ralph W. Rhodes of Marion, O., 
will direct the Mozart theatre or- 
chestra, Elmlra, N. Y. Rhodes is a 
graduate of the New England Con- 
servatory of Music, has directed 
theatre orchestras in Little Rock, 
Ark , and Camden, N. J., and for 
some time was musical director 
with Lyman Howe's pictures. 



COAST PICTURE NOTES 



Los Angeles, Feb. 8. 
Tod Browning has finished di- 
recting "Peterman," the first screen 
story from the pen of Louis Victor 
Eytinge, American prison-author. 
Herbert Rawlinson Is the star of 
this new Universal special. 



Shooting commenced last week on 
"Robinson Crusoe," a new Univer- 
sal serial in which Harry Myers of 
"Connecticut Yankee" fame plays 
the title role and Joseph Swickard 
of the "Four Horsemen" plays an- 
other Important part. Eighteen 
episodes of *'RobInson Crusoe'' are 
to be turned out. The serial will 
differ from the usual daredevil type 
Inasmuch as there Is none of this 
scheduled. Bob Hill Is directing. 

Mary Miles MInter has finished 
"The Heart Specialist" under Frank 
Urson's direction for Famous. 



"Beyond the Rocks,** with Gloria 
.Swanson starred, is nearlng com- 
pletion. Sam Wood is director. 
The picture is Elinor Glyn's novel 
adapted by Jack Cunningham. Ru- 
dolph Valentino plays the male lead. 
Miss Swanson will next begin work 
on "The Gilded Cage," also under 
Mr. Wood's direction. 



Robert B. Mclntyre, Goldwyn 
casting director, is en route to New 
York at the request of Samuel 
Goldwyn to assist in the search of 
"new faces" for the screen. Paul 
Bern, Goldwyn scenario editor. Is 
due here from New York this week. 



Thomas Meighan commences this 
week on "Our Leading Citizen," by 
George Ade, adapted by Waldemar 
Young. LoI.«« Wilson has the femi- 
nine lead m this picture, which will 
bo directed by Alfred Green. 
Meighan Just finished "The Proxy 
Daddy" for Paramount. 

A new comedy, "The Bottle 
Baby," under making at U, will 
have most of Its location scenes 
through the courtesy of William 
Wrigley, Jr., famous gum king and 
owner of Catalina island, who do- 
nated his yacht and Island to Craig 
Hutchinson, the director. 



Neely Edwards has Just signed n 
contract to appear In Universal 
comedies. GU Pratt, formerly Har- 
old Lloyd's director, will supervise 
Edwards' pictures. 

J. Allan Eocne, director of pub- 



licity for Roljerl son-Cole, was 
robbed of $40 and severely beaten 
by a pair of bandits who Jumped 
on the running bonr<l of his auto- 
mobile late one night last week. 



Ambassador Hotel for a limited en- 
gagement, to teach several hundred 
extras how to waltz in tlie manner 
lltting the picture. Elaborate balU 
room sets have been built. 



Gladys Walton has departed for 
a personal appearance tour In the 
northwest. .She will visit her home 
in Portland and then return here 
for a new picture, probably "Top o' 
the Mornin'," for Universal. 



Robbers broke Into the home of 
little Lucille Ricksen, Goldwyn's 12- 
year-old leading "lady," at Culver 
City laFt week and succeeded in 
taking jewelry and other valuables 
totaling ficveral hundred dollars. 



Louis Joseph Vance's novel, "The 
Black Dog," will be Herbert Raw- 
linson's next story. 



Frank Mayo will commence soon 
on "Out of tho Silent North.' 



"Sherlock Holmes, Jr.," is tho 
title of a new Monty Banks comedy 
being made at Warner Bros.' stu- 
dios. Banks Just finished "Sinkers." 



Wallace Reld starts this week in 
"The Dictator" for Paramount. Llla 
Lee win have the supporting lead. 
Tho picture will be directed by 
James Cruze. 



Johnston McCulley, who has been 
here writing a sequel to "The Mark 
of Zorro" for Douglas Fairbanks, 
plans to go to Colorado Springs this 
week. He will return to make hli 
permanent residence here. 



Mervyn LeRoy, formerly in vau- 
deville as LeRoy and Cooper, Is 
back at the Lasky studios. He plays 
the tough New York kid In "Bought 
and Paid For," William De Mlllc's 
latest for Paramount. 



John Gilbert commences "The 
Land of Beginning Again" for Fox 
this week. Jerome Storm directs. 
Barbara Bedford plays the lending 
support. William Russell Is soon 
to start in "Lucky Gharrity." Scott 
Dunlap will direct this picture for 
Fox. 



Grace Darmond, film star. Is back 
on the Warner lots today after two 
weeks in bed, the result of being 
thrown from an elephant while 
working on the eighth episode of 
".Shadows of the Jungle." a serial 
in which Miss Darmond is featured. 
Sho sustained a severely bruised 
arm an<l .«-everal torn ligaments In 
the fall. This ninkeg Ulna Dar- 
mond's fifth .«;erloug accident since 
leaving vaudeville a few years ago. 
A double has been engas^d to aid 
In the closing chapters of tho serial. 



Frank L)oy<l, who In directing 
Norma Talmauge In the "Duchess of 
Lor. goals" at the T'nitrd .Studio?*, 
entablished a preredent la^t' week 
when he 'ngnged ManrlM*, famous 
dancer, wlio is appearing a: thi 



Luis Ross, picture Idol of Mexico, 
Is studying American motion pict- 
ure making at Goldwyn's studio. 

A series of birthdays has been 
celebrated by several prominent 
members of the film colony during 
tho past seven days. Today i« 
King Vidor's birthday. J. L. Froth- 
Ingham celebrated his Monday. 
Feb. 4 was an anniversary of Neal 
Burn.V birth. Christie studio had 
a party. Maurice Tourneur had his 
last week, as did Frank Lloyd, who 
is directing Norma Talmadge. 

Director George Melford has re- 
turned from Burlingame. Cal., 
where ho had been making exteriors 
for "Tho Cat That Walked Alone." 
Dorothy Dalton's latest for Para- 
mount. Milton Sills and Wanda 
Hawley have roles. 

Norma Talmadge's productino of 
the "Duchess de Langeais" will 
probably be finished at the United 
studios this week. 



Dorothy Phillips Is on location in 
Ran Diego for "The Soul Seeker," 
which Allan Holubar is directing. 

Gus Peterson, chief cameraman 
for Benjamin B. Hampton, is now 
a director on Hampton's staff. 
Peterson was elevated to the posi- 
tion last week, replacir Eliot 
Howe, who died recently. Peter- 
son Is the fourth cinematographer 
to becomo a director. 



Constance Talmadge starts work 
on a now picluro next week. 



"Trouble" Is the tlt> chosen for 
Jackie Coogan's production Just 
completed at United. 



Thoma«? IT. Tnce's "The Brother- 
hood of Hate" company returned 
this week from Sonoma. Lambert 
Hiliyer Is dlreetlng this feature, 
^hii'h has I ?oyd Hughes and Mar- 
guerite de la Moite. 

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Friday* February 10, 193| 



INSIDE STUFF 



ON PICTURES 



Harry Schwalbc, of First National, says that no picture is entitled to 
have an exhibition value of ISOO.OOO put upon it these days. Despite this, 
First National's contract with Joseph M. Sohenck for the Talmndpe Rirls 
calls for a payment of somethinR like 1275.000 upon delivery of each 
Norma Talmadge negative, and about $225,000 for each Constance Tal- 
madge negative. This means that these pictures must gross considerably 
over $400,000 for First National to get out whole. Schenck pays Norma 
$8,000 and Constance $6,000 per week straight salaries. 



One of the largest film distributing organizations is having consider- 
able trouble with its producing units through inability to pay over moneys 
due for rentals played and paid for. It is more or less of a co-operative 
organization. The trouble seems to be that the various offlces throughout 
the country arc behind in their remittances to the home oiflce, making it 
impossible for the main office in New York to supply accurate and up-to- 
date statements to its producers who need money to carry on. Several 
Of the more important producers are understood to have banded together 
to demand accountings on pain of appealing to the courts to appoint a 
receiver. 



Al Lichtman's trip to th*' coast is for the purpose of making a new- 
deal with Associated Producers to act as their representative at First 
National. There is a question whether tlie A. P. officials will care to 
meet Lichtman's demands, which are understood to bo quite heavy. Ue- 
fore leaving he was offered a salary of $100,000 a year to take charge 
of Universal's sales department and turned it down. This is regarded as 
a pretty stiff salary, in the face of the fact that Arthur Zukor'.«j stipend 
from Famous Players is but $50,000, and Messrs. Schwalbc and Williams 
are on First National's payroll at $25,000 a year. 



A couple of years ago Eugene O'Brien invested $18,000 in the purchase 
of a flat in one of those co-operative apartment house ventures, happy 
in the belief he owned outright a home in New York for life. Since then 
some of the others welched and up to date O'Brien has paid in something 
like $45,000 to protect his original investment — and is not through yet. 



to Insure tha pubUc against the plajing of the picture he waa boosting 
playing any other house in the town at a cheaper rate of admission than 
what it wa» bcingr offered at during the current engagement. Le« was 
in the town In the Interests of the Swedish Biograph and had rented the 
Metropolitan there for the showing of ''Sir Arne's Treasure," one of the 
features made by the organlzatic a. Lee conceived the insurance Idea 
and closed for an actunl policy with Sara Behrendt, president of the 
Behrendt-Levy Co., insurance brokers of Los Angeles. The wallop that 
lie put over in press work and advertising on the strength of It developed 
the first advance sale that a picture attraction ever had in Minneapolis. 
The details of the affair worked out so successfully the Insurance 
people are now trying to elaborate on the scheme and make It a practical 
one for the entire country, taking in the smaPer towns especially. In 
those towns where there Is one big house and three or four small opposi- 
tion theatres the plan that is now in process of evolvement might be 
worked out successfully with the big house getting a guarantee of no 
second or third run booking on big features with the pay a small Increase 
on the regular first run rentaL The producer and distributor would get 
about an even break on the plan, for it would do away with the necessity 
of the overhead for a second and third run sales, and the house manager 
would make up the diiTerence in the rental in the increase in business 
that he would get through the absoli»te guarantee that the picture would 
not play any of the other houses. 



Although Dorothy Dalton is the nominal star of Paramount'a current 
release at the Rivoli, "Moran of the Lady Letty," Rodolph Valentino Is 
the stellar attraction from the woman's angle. No better proof is 
necessary than the advance billing at the Broadway. New York (vaude- 
ville pop house), which announces the "Lady Letty" feature for next f 000 will be granted them. When the 
week mentioning Valentino as the sole star without any reference to 
Miss Dalton. 



rOEMER WIFE FIOUBES 

Los Angeles, Feb. 8. 

F. Richard Jones, head director 
for Mack Sennett, is defendant in 
a suit for divorce filed here last 
week by Josephine Bank Jones. 
Mrs. Jones' chief allegation is that 
her hus^>and continually visited 



and talked over the telephone with 
his former wife, Carroll Guthrie 
Jones. Jones Is said to have an in- 
come of $100,000 a year, of which 
$750 a week' is alleged to be his sal- 
ary. 

The present Mrs. Jones was mar- 
ried Dec. 6. 1920, in Ventura. They 
separated Sept. 5, 1921. 



FATE OF CENSOR REPEAL 

Senator Walker's Bill Goes In^ 
Hands of N. Y. Republicans 

Albany, Feb. 8. 

Senator James J. Walker, Dem, 
ocratic minority leader in the State 
Senate, yesterday Introduced a bill 
to repeal the $tate Motion Picture 
Censorship law, enacted last year 
unAer the G. O. P. whip, although 
the measure does not call for an 
appropriation, but, on the other 
hand, would eliminate an approprl* 
ation with the abolition ot the Film 
Censorship Board. It was referre'. 
to the powerful Finance Committee, 
and its fate will now rest purely 
with the Republican leaders. 

If a measure does not receive the 
endorsement of Republican leaders 
once it finds its way into the 
Finance Committee, it 19 almost 
certain to remain th.^e. The film 
censors this year asked for $i: .000 
to carr:,' on their work ti-.'ing 1922, 
but it is not likely more than J3« - 



board was created lart summer 
$70,000 was appropriated ''^- it. 



Lynn Reynolds' Alimony 

Los Angeler Feb. I 
Cite<l for contempt of court t»y 
being in arrears with alimony due 
his wife and two child- :n, Lynn F. 
Reynolds, film director, was last 
week ordered to pay h'w wi'e $50$ 
a month for three months. The di- 
rector was said to be earning a 
salary of $1,000 a week. 



tTnlversal's "Foolish Wives" at the Central, New York, is said to have 
taken around $7,000 last week, probably representing a loss to the pro- 
ducer. Speculation as to the chances of the company getting its invest- 
ment, reported at around $1,250,000. back, is lively in the trade. The 
general view is that the Broadway showing Kc-ircely reHects all of the 
film's possibilities. While the New York proposition appears to be an 
assured loss, Universal probably will get a return from its foreign rights, 
particularly In South America. U. Is one of the few concerns that dis- 
tributes directly in Latin -America. There is no censorship in Central 
and South America. When "Foolish Wives" is cut and edited for exhibi- 
tion in Mexico and points south it will have in its footage pretty much 
all the spicy material deleted for the showings in the United Statea 
There Is a large demand for such lurid stuff in the southern republics 
and such cities as Rio Janeiro (where U. has its own exchange). Buenos 
Aires and Mexico City the possibilities are considerable for a clean-up. 
The enterprise will tie up a large amount of capital for a considerable 
time, but the losses probably will be much le.<^s than the trade at first 
'estimated. 

£— 

The Reform Bulletin, published by Rev. O. R. stiller in the interests of 
the New York Civic League, of which he is superintendent, asserts that 
"The movies have engaged Will Hays and Joseph Tumulty to enable the 
producers to elude the law and all political control." This startling state- 
ment comes In the course of a long and bitter attack on the screen and 
a demand for a Congressional investigation. An attempt to find the 
source of Miller's information as to Tumulty's connection reveals that 
onca when the first rumors of an investigation of Famous Players by the 
Federal Trade Commission, attorneys for the film company called upon 
the law firm of which Mr. Tumulty is a member in searclnof certain 
information. Otherwise no mention appears on the record concerning 
President Wilson's secretary, who naturally is a Democrat and, next to 
Rev. O. R. Miller, the last man Hays would be likely to select as an aide. 
The Reform Bulletin points out that the New York State Theatre Owners 
will hold a convention in Albany next wec«k. "Evidently the object of 
calling the convention at this time and place,** says the organ, "is to 
stampede the Legislature for a repeal of the censorship law." The re- 
formers cull upon their followers to Importune their representatives to 
uphold the present law, which "has not yet had a fair trial." 



Charles Ray's agreement to become a United Artists' star calls for two 
productions only which are to be in the nature of a test of the star's 
commercial popularity. The United holds extensive renewal options 
on Ray'a services thereafter, exerciseable at their choosing, Ray's 
manifest duty apparently being for the purpose of proving his mettle to 
enter permanently under the "Big Four" fold and make the combination 
a quintet. 



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Coincident with his return from Miami next week Will S. Hays is 
expected to make some definite announcement in Washington regard- 
ing the association of picture Interests ho has been engaged to head and 
the policy of the organization he is to form. It is practically assured 
that Courtland Smith, Ij'-other-ln-law of Arthur Brisbane, will be 
appointed to the post of secretary of the organization, although the 
names of Tarkirmton Tiakcr an'' Charles Pettijohn have been mentioned 
in this connectiuu. 

One of the plans for tiio i finpin;; about a saving in the industry which 
Hays has .n mind i the ronsolidatinfr of the exchanges of the various 
compinies and uull:.ing the American KaiUvay Kxpre.ss as th' distribu- 
tion medium. 



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Al Lichtman is getting ready to make atioilior trip to iho coast to 
negotiate another contract with the Associated I'ro'hiccrs. The reason 
is that the Executive Committee of the Associated Fir.st National turned 
down all compromise propositions the sales manager offered. Lichtman 
was proffered the sales managership of First National at a salary that 
would be less than what either Harry Schwalbe or J. D. Williams is get- 
ting, and that docs not mean a figure anything like $75,000 whicli he is 
stated to have refused. The sales managership of First National, coupled 
with a proposition to handle the Associated Producers product on a ba.sis 
of five per cent, of the gross, would have been a sweet berth, but the 
A. P. would not stand for the live per cent, arrangement. Lichtman then 
presented a proposition that he be general manager of First National on 
the basis of one half of one per cent, of the gros.s of the organization, and 
that was tjie final proposition the Executive Committee passed up. 



Now York State's censors appear to be divi<lod upon the desirability 
of having Will H. Hays as mediator of the lilm trade. Chairman Cobb, 
of Watertown, recently put his o. k. on the selection, expressing the hope 
and belief that his rule would bring reform.M, Censor Jo.seph 7,evcnHon, 
the other male member of the three-cornered body, took a slam at Hays 
in a public speech the other day, hinting that the appointment was 
made at the instance of the producers who were .seeking to acquire re- 
spectability by as.sociation with an eminent political personage who might 
be expected to wield a good deal of infiuence over the lawmakers of the 
nation. 



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Once in a while there Is a real stunt pulled by a press agj-nt that not 
only gets over, but leaps beyond that and works out into a reality that 
will be a general help to the business at large. Such a stunt was that 
which Joe Lee pulled in Minneapolis a few weeks ago when he offered 




"Action speeds through 
every foot." — New York 
American, 

"One of the be»t things 
MiM Dalton hat done/'-— 
N, Y. Telegraph* 

"Excellent entertainment.** 
'^-N. y. 7*ri6une. 

"One of the finest por- 
trayals of Miss Dalton's ca« 
reer." — N. Y. Telegram. 



With a Great 
Supporting Cast 

including 

Rodolph 
Valentino 

ami 

Walter Long 



From the World-Famous Story by Frank Norris — Scenario by Monte M. Katterjohn 



The Greatest Sea Story 

Ever Screened! 



a G>ammount G>idure 




FAMOUS PIAYERS-IABKY 00RFORAT1ON 
(3-co). adv. Mat» at exchanges) 




Friday, February 10, 1922 



PICTURES 



37 




IN READINESS 
FOR N. Y. CONVENTION 

Fight for Censor Repeal Item 
of Principal Interest 

Albany, Vvh. 8. 

Everything Is in reatlinoss for the 
itnniial convention of the Motion 
pjct'ue Theatre Owne.s of New 
York State to be held liere next 
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs- 
day. Feb. 14, IB and 16. More than 
J,*00 exhibitors, producers and 
others identified with the film In- 
dustry are expected to attend the 
convt'tttion. 

Albany hotels will be taxed to the 
limit, and locms will be at a 
premium while the movie men are 
In the city. Manasera of the hotej 
are in a quandary as to how to ac- 
commodaie all those who liave 
made reservations. Reservations 
for nearly twjce as man^ rooms as 
are available. The hotels here are 
always overcrowded the first three 
days of the week during the legis- 
lative ses.slon. Roy S. Smith, 
executive manager of the Albany 
Chamber of Corrmorce, a committee 
from which is co-opcratinj with the 
Albany Theatre Managers' A.«!.socia- 
tlon in making arrangements for 
the convention has issued an appeal 
to owners of rocming houses to list 
them wiih him. 

The convention will formally get 
Qfider way at 3 o'clock on Tuesday 
afternoon, when Mayor William S. 
Hackett will we'come the visitors. 
A special train conveying 275 people, 
including Marcus Loow, Adolph 
Zukor and others, as well as the 
various .*«oret'n stars, will Arrive 
here at 5: JO o'clock in the after- 
noon, being .^scheduled to leave the 
Grand Central terminal at 2 o'clock. 

A hearing on the bill of Assembly- 
man Louis A. Cuvillier. Democrat, 
of New York, to repeal the Motion 
Picture Censorship law is scheduled 
at noon Tuesday, and all d(>legates 
who arrive in Albany in time will 
attend it. Loading men in the lilm 
industry will .^^peak in favor of the 
repeal measure. 

On Wednesday, business sessions 
will be held fror 10 o'clock in the 
morning until 5 o'clock in ♦' e aft- 
ernoon. The big event of the con- 
vertion — the movie ball — will take 



7,000 HOLLYWOOD RUMORS DISSOLVE 

AS POUCE FLOP IN TAYLOR MURDER 



Dead Director Well Thought Of— No Philanderer- 
Opinion on Coast No Women Involved — Re- 
formers Active as Usual 



Los Angeles, Feb. S. 
To date the police and the news- 
papers are completely baffled in re- 
gard to the slayer of William D. 
Taylor, one of the principal direc- 
tors of Famous Players -Lasky. The 
slain director who met his death 
last Thursday during the early 

hours of the morning was buried 
yesterday. It was a day of mourn- 
ing for all Hollywood. The conspic- 
uous poiifis of the funeral were the 
collapse of Mabel Normand, and the 
absence of Mary Miles Minter. Both 
have been prominently mentioned 
with the facts of the case that are 
thus far known. 

Neither the police nor reporters 
on it have had anything definite or 
any reliable lead to work on. The 
cops are handing out the usual 
chatter, and may be keeping some 
of the real facts quiet because of 
the prominence ^ some of the peo- 
ple involved. On the surface it 



seems that every possible clew h^H 
been run down without result. About 
7.000 Hollywood rumors have passed 
into thin air. 

The police and press have made 
undoubted efforts to dig up a scan- 
dal a»)glo on the matter, but they 
have failed, although any number of 
highly -colored reports have been 
broadcasted on the latest "scandal 
of the films." 

Taylor was highly regarded in 
film circles, and the insiders here 
refuse to believe any of the scandal 
rumors. Mabel Xormand, ifary Miles 
Minter and others were undoubted- 
ly crazy about Taylor, but he was 
no philanderer, and the general 
opinion is that they are not In- 
volved. Unquestionably they talked 
too much, ai.d at present pressure 
is being brought to bear to keep 
them quiet. 

Locally, the Hearst papers have 
been giving the case a tremendous 
lot of space and playing up the 
scandal angles, but the ' Times" has 



begun to let up on the story. The 
lilm leaders liere are deploring that 
a tremendous .scandal of iilmdom Is 
being built up out of a murder mys- 
tery with the pjinting of unfounded 
rumors and dirt angles not Justified 
by the ^acts of the case. Everybody 
whoever knew Taylor, even Tony 
Moreno, has boon dragged in, sus- 
pected and qucsiioJied. 

Of those involved the general sus- 
picion points to Sands, the former 
valet of Taylor. It is beleved that 
he was fully aware of all of Tay- 
lor's past and h:»d bee.i blackmail- 
ing the director. There is a prob- 
ability that Sands was somewhat 
mentally wrong in the cvenL that it 
was he that committed the crime. 

The ordering of the arrest of 
Sands by the local police is taken as 
proof they have been unable to find 
any clew in either Los Angeles or 
Hollywood that points to anyone 
located here. 

Peavey, the negro valet employed 
by Taylor at the time of his deatli, 
was arrested three days before the 
crime was committed in another 
part of the town and was out on 
bail. The charge against him was 
a serious moral offense. There 
doesn't seen a possibility Peavey 
was connected with the murder. 

All the anti-vice society bugs and 
the local reformers are taking a 
fling at the picture colony here and 
in Hollywood because of the case,' 



and the rumors to the effect that a 
number of the producing firms may 
leave here for the east have been 
rife for the last thrco or four days. 
This hardly seems possible because 
the amount of money invested here 
by them make such a move a moat 
costly one. 

Adolph Zukor, head of the Fa- 
mous Players-Lasky, by which firm 
the slain director was employed, Is 
reported on his way here. It is 
possible that he might take some 
steps tending to a moral house 
cleaning at the Lasky lot on Gower 
street, Hollywood. There are three 
or four people connected with the 
plant whose affairs have the tend- 
ency to influence others there, but 
that Is perhaps as far as the matter 
will go. 



Washington, Feb. 8. 
The directors of the Chamber of 
Commerce here are planning to 
make a bid for the location at Great 
Falls near here of the motion pic- 
ture producing Interests In the event 
that the Taylor murder and the at- 
tendant scandal in Los Angeles 
makes it Imperative for the pro- 
ducers to seek quarters elsewhere. 
At a meeting last night A. K. Sey- 
mour, secretary of the chamber, was 
instructed to get into touch with 
Postmaster General Hays to at- 
tempt to verify the rumors of the 
reported transfer of film activities. 



place at the State Armory in the 
evening. Twelve screen stars have 
promised to attend the ball, it is 
announced. They include Bert Ly- 
tell, who was r. favDrite here in 
stock at Harmarus Bleecker Hall 
before his entrance into the movies; 
Harry Carey, Mae Murrj*. , Dorothy 
and Lillian Gish, and Mary Alden. 

In connection with the ball t e 
General Electric Company of Sche- 
nectady is planning to bring to this 
city approximately five tons of 
electrical apparatus, which will be 
installed and furnish the light for 
filming the crowd of dancers. These 
lights have an intensity of some- 



WASHINGTON BUSINESS NORMAL 
AFTER THEATRE DISASTER 



Coroner's Jury Hears of Faulty Construction of 
Knickerbocker Theatre — Crandall Reopens Other 
Theatres 



thing like 500,000.000 candlepower. 
The convention will, come to -. 
close with a banquet at the Ten 
Kyck on Thursday night. Former 
Governor Martin H. Glynn, editor 
ajid j>ublisher of the Times-Union, 
was obtained this week to speak at 
the dinner, at which Senator James 
J. Walker, Democratic minority 
leader of the State Senate, will pre- 
side. Other speakers will Inc'ude 
former Senator J. Henry Walters, 
formerly Republican majority leader 
of the Senate; former Senator 
George F. Thompson of Niagara 
Falls, former Speaker of the As- 
sembly Thaddeus Sweet, Supreme 
Court Justice Almet P. Jenks of 
New York, the Rev. Newell Dwighv 
Hilles of New York, and Marcus 
Loew. 

The booths of the producers will 
be established in the tea room of 
the Ten Eyck, each one having a 
space of 48 square feet. Twenty 
booths will be installed. 



BEHEARSINa ? 

Los Angeles, Feb. 8. 

That Larry Semon damaged furni- 
ture to the extent of |2,500 and then 
moved out of a house she had 
rented him without giving her a 
month's notice, constitute charges 
made against the film comedian by 
Mrs. Jennio M. Davis, property 
owner of Harvard boulevard, who Is 
suing for damages totaling $2,850 
vhich Includes one month's rent on 
the hou<96. 

Mr.s, Davis' accusations were 
denied by Semon. 



WANT TO MOVE "ORPHANS'* 

Chicago, Feb. 8. 
Thj D. W. Griffith people would 
like to move "The Orphans of the 
Storm" (film) out of the Great 
Northern into another theatre. 

They don't like the Great North- 
ern for the picture, as it is not doing 
overly well there. 



NO F. F.-METRO LEAL 

Los Angeles. Feb. 8. 

Sotting at rest rumors that a deal 
had been made by Famous Players- 
Lasky to take over the Metro studio, 
Jesse L. I^Asky, vice-president of the 
Famous Players-Lasky corporation, 
said there has been nothing done 
nor will there be any action on the 
matter and that it is dead for all 
time. 



POLLARD BETROTHED 

Los Angeles, Feb. 8. 

Harry "Sntib" Pollard, comedian 
of the Hal E. R oh studios, and 
Marie Mosqulni, who has appeared 
as Snub's sweetheart In , several 
screen productions, are to become 
man and wife shortly. They an- 
nounced tlrelr plans for a little 
honeymoon last week and following 
the ceremony will visit Australia 
and the parents of the bridegroom- 
to-be. 



Washington, D. C, Feb. 8. 

The expected slump in business 
after the Knickerbocker disaster of 
last week failed to materialize. 
Business after Tuesday night 
picked up to close to its usual 
standard. This was true of the 
picture houses as well as the legiti- 
mate and vaudeville theatres. 

Harry M. Crandall opened his 
other houses Saturday night. T'.ie 
crowd at his Metropolitan on F 
street were waiting in the street to 
gain en* ran o for the second show. 

During the past week theory 
after theory has been j)iesented as 
to the cause of the collapse of the 
roof of .ho picture house, and the 
deatli list was increased by two, 
Col. Edward H Shaugh.i*ssy, the 
second as.sistant postmaster general, 
having died of his inju*- ?^. as well 
as Mi.ss Carolyn Ushaw, niece of 
Congressman Upshaw of Georgia. 

Another death directly due to the 
riiock of the disaster was that of 
R« W. Buckley, ssociattd with 
Crandall in his t^eatre properties 
here. ;wr. Buckley died Monday at 
his home in Palm Hea^h. and the 
attending physician.- announced his 
death was directly due to nervous 
prostration brought on ns a result 
of the Kniv^kerbcckcr disastt-r. Mr. 
••'ucklej was treasurer o;' the Metro 
TheatTv.* Co., and lirst becamo a."^.so- 
ciatod with Crandall in the early 
day.«! of pictures. Recently in con- 
nection with his nihor <hitios ho 
was actively engag»d %vith the 
Kinogram.s. a news weekly. 

The first hearings lefore the 
<*oroner's Jury were held yesterday. 
Much startling as well as sensa- 
tional evidence was brought out. 



Robert Henry Davis, engii.evn* and 
computer in the district building 
inspector's office, told the jury the 
steel construction which supported 
the roof of the Knickerbocker was 
weak; 1 did not come up to the 
building plans and the insufficiency 
cf the construction should have 
been discoverer by proper inspec- 
tion. 

Mr. Davis frankly stated the 
plans for the building from which 
the permit was issued contained no 
dimensions, onl: setting forth in 
some in.'5tan ^es the general measure 
of the steel to be used. The wit- 
ness said he had been working on 
the plans ever since the collapse 
and that the i.formation he was 
offering had been gained by com- 
putation. He seated that in the 
case of the main truss it was nine 
inches fhorter than the plans 
would indicate by comp nation. 

J. K. Donaldson, an iron worker 
on the building, teslilud he was 
laughed at when he reported to the 
superintendent that in his work he 
noted the beam- over the stage 
were con: .derably >-hort. and at 
I hat time ho said he would never 
gj into the buil.ling . gain. He j 
r-tated others with him ;»t the time 
heard him mak* his rei or: t« the 
superintendent. 

Some 30 • -itnesses were ready to 
appear, and among thest were 
.Major Rrown, assistant engineer cf 
(lie di.slrict, and Inspector Healy, 
who testified that they «o»ild not 
tell what caused the accident. .Sev- 
eral witnesses were croHS-examined 
and considerable evidence was 
gained in this manner, all pointing 
to faulty construction. 




You Franchise Hold- 
ers, Strengthen Yqut 
Local Standing by 
Driving Home the 
Fact That Your Fran- 
chise Gives You AB- 
SOLUTE OWNER- 
SHIP in Your Com- 
munity of a Steady 
Supply of the Finest 
Pictures From the 
Greatest Stars. 

A Solid Week of First 
National Will Do It 



There'll Be a Franchise Everywhere 



PICTURES 



Friday, February 10, 1922 



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VIRGINIA REFORMERS 
RENEW CENSOR HGHT 



Lost Last Year, But De- 
termined to Put Bill 
Through Now 



Richmond, Va.. Feb. 8. 

A new bill has been Introduced 
In the Virginia Senate and a paral- 
lel measure is being prepared _.f or 
the House of Delegates creating a 
board of picturt censors with broad 
powers. It is backed by a strong 
reform ring, the same that came 
close to putting cepsorsliip over two 
years ago. 

In that Legislature the bill passed 
the Senate by unanimous vote and 
probably would have passed the 
House of Delegates except that a 
last minute deadlock on a prohibi- 
tion enforcement appropriation oc- 
cupied the time up to adjournment 
and left it dead on the calendar, to- 
gether with several other bills that 
were regarded as certain of enact- 
ment. The sponsors of censorship 
were greatly encouraged by their 
near-victory and are renewing the 
fight at this time with redoubled 
determination. 

The new bill was drawn and is 
being supported by the same inter- 
ests, prominent among which are 
the ministerial associations of the 
state. It provides for a board of 
three censors at a salary of )3.000 
to be appointed by the governor 
with the approval of the Senate. 

It requires that each film enter- 
ing the state must be passed b^' the 
board and all pictorial advertising 
matter examined and approved. A 
fee of |2 Is to be charged for each 
original film and |1 for each coi/.- 
before it can be exhibited. 



COMING FIGHT FOR CONTROL 

OF NEW YORK EXHIBITORS 



Sydney Cohen Wants National Organization's Man 
to Replace William Brandt at Annual Election — 
Cohen Reported Apprehensive of Brandt's 
Standing and Prestige 



DIVORCES GOETZ 

L.OS Angeles, Feb. 8. 
Thelma Goetz was granted a di- 
vorce from Ronald Goetz, film actor, 
in the local courts last week. The 
wife's chief complaints against her 
actor husband were his alleged as- 
sociation with other women, a bad 
temper and habit of cursing. The 
Goetzs were married in England 
lollowing a pretty war romance. 
The wife is the dauphter of a promi- 
nent London attorney. 



Who is goincT to be the next head 
of the New York Theatre Owners' 
Chamber of Commerce? 

Behind tl.nt quest In lies the be- 
ginning of what promises to be one 
of the bitterest flghtj In exhibitor 
ranks in .come year, with the con- 
trol of the Chamber of Commerce as 
the objertive. 

At present the Chamber, of Com- 
merce has at its head William 
Drandt, who organized the body, 
an under whose '■'Ta*-'*e it has 
become ... the most succesaiui.^ 

functioning exhibitor organizations 
in the country. Incidentally, It is 
one of the strongest financially, 
having over $20,000 cash in its 
treasury at this time. 

The ■ *oi. Picture Theatre Own- 
ers of America, the Sydney Cohen 
National organization, a ould like 
to obtain contrcl of the local body. 
To that end It may off^r in nom- 
ination Feb. 28 a ticket for ofllcers- 
of the Chamber of mmerce 

which, If elected, will '.'.irow the 
control of the organization into the 
hands of the lOional organization. 
Co. .n will not be mentioned on the 
ticket, but those on the Inside are 
predicting John Manh.Imer will be 
the Cohea candidate for the post of 
president of the chamber. 



In thj event of the election of 
Manhelmer, the position oi Cohen 
would be strengthened, and the 
strong treasury of the Chamber of 
Commerce might easily b* diverted 
to the national organization's treas- 
ury by a vote of the offlc^rs of the 
chamber, a move that would mate- 
rially strengthen the financial 
s .i.ding o. .lal body. 

The strength of the Grrater --.cw 
York organizutivn i. . . i/O reen in 
the facn. that they donated one 
week's five per cent, tux saving to 
the national organization, the check 
am.jnting to approximc* . >- -*/0. 
This check was turn-a c.^r to the 
national body within the last week. 
The question of who was rerpon- 
slble for the lifting of the five per 
cent, film x Is one that has been 
much discussed among insiders. The 
h\j organization was, in a great 
measure, responsible for the gov- 
ernment action in removing the tax. 
1 . . > th*t, Cohen and x . v. ere 
considered unusually Intimate. "With 
the passing of the tax and the tak- 
ing over of the credit for the boon 
by Cohen, a rift occurred between 
him and Fox, It Is said. 

Cohen, a short time after the 
passing o' the repeal measure in 
Washington, was tendered a dinner 
by the Clamber of C' ^. but 



this was refused bj the leadtr of 
the national exhll;>itor bodf. He 
m.'»v have felt that those reuily re- 
sponsible for the lifting of the tax 
would be roused sufflclently by such 
an affair to come out in the open 
and lay their claims for credit for 
the repeal of the tax measure before 
the exhibitors, and '.' us wipe out 
all the glory accruins: to Cohen. 

As to the actual functioning of 
the national and the local organ- 
izations, the latter has. during the 
past two years, effected more last- 
ing benefits for its i-.emberchip 
than the national orgi^niration. The 
manner in which Brandt operates 
independently with his organiza- 
tion has made him a fa' >r in the 
exhibitor ranks, and ^ looms as 
the biggest in the exhibitor field, 
who might be considered to dis- 
place Cohen at the head of the na- 
tional crginlzation. Cohen, it Is 
said, is seeking to prot<ict his pq^- 
slLlon at the head of tie natl.nul 
body by knocking the props from 
beneath Brandt and taking the con- 
trol of the local org..nlzation. 

Within. the past year the local or- 
ganization started a i ' for a 
uniform film contract to be adopted 
by all of the exchanges. The na- 
tional organization asked to be per- 
mitted to take the move over, but 
in 12 months it failed to advance the 
idea or ^arry it through, and within 
the last few weeks it returned the 
data regarding it to the local or- 
ganization without having consum- 
mated any of its aims. 

During the coming week an ink- 
ling of the forthcoming fight will 
be made public during the State 
Convention in Albany. After the 
return here and the nominations 
take place the fight will be on in 
earnest. 



Cecil DeMille Coming Back 

Cecil DeMille, who has been 

abroad the past two months with 
his art director, Paul Iribe, is on 
the ocean due here some time this 
week. lie leaves New York almost 
immediately to start work on p. new 
production, "Mar.slaughter." 



BASES $40,000 OAIM 
ON PUYERS DEFAIIIT 



SCHENCK-TALMADGE FUTURE 
DISTURBS FIRST NATL PEOPLE 



J. D. Wjllip.m8 Arrives in Los Angeles — Wants to 
Adjust Schenck's Contracts — Schenck Reported 
Having Distributing Plan — Neilan With Him 



Fox Sues Sennett When 

"Farmed Out" Actress 

Quits Before Film Is 

Finished 



Won't Wed "Splendid Boy" 

I^os Angeles. Feb. 8. 
Rumors that Marjorie Daw and 
Johnny Harron, brother of the late 
Robert Hnrron. were engaged to be 
married brought a deivial from the 
film actress last week. She added, 
however, that "Johnny is a splendid 
boy." 



ARBUCKLE'S MISTRIAL 
SURPRISE TO INSQ)] 

No Chance of Convictlc. 
They Knew— Women Re/ 
versed Testimony 

San Franclsc », Feb. | 
The dlaagrreement of the Jury'iM 
the eecond Arbuckle trial wm a 
complete aurprlse to the insldcn 
here. On the surface they knew 
that there wasn't a chance of . 
conviction beingr handed down, but 
they did look for a better break 
than a disagreement, although the 
comedian personally expressed lit. 
tie hope last Thursday after tbt 
Jury had been out for 24 hours. 

At that time his wife made & 
statement to the effect that Rosew 
had lost hope of being acquitted and 
that "he no longer cares." 

The reversal of the testimony ot 
Zey Prevost and Alice Blake were 
the real surprises. One had planned , 
a trip to New York long before the>^ 
trial ended, but now she will have i 
to remain on the scene until the 
new trial is cal'od. The date set for 
the third jury to hear the case now 
is March 18, fixed by Judge Harold 
Louderb'^ck after the suggestion of 
Gavin McNab, chief counsel for Ar- 
bu^kle, was concurred In by District 
Attorney Brady. 

PAULINE FREDERICK ELOPES 

Los Angeles, Feb. 8. 

Pauline Frederick and her second; 
cousin. Dr. Charles Alton Ruther- 
ford, prominent in Seattle, eloped 
Saturday and were married in Santa 
Ana." 

It is rather a coincidence thtt^ 
her former husband. Willard Mack, 
is honeymooning here while head* 
lining at the Pantages this week in 
a sketch entitled, "Second Night." 



EDNA PURVIANCE STAR 

Los Angeles, Feb. 8. 
Edna Purviance Is to I .> featured 
in a series of pictures which Cliarlie 
Chaplin will produce. Upon com- 
pletion of his present picture for 
United Artists, Chaplin will laun^"'. 
Miss Purviance as an independent 
star. She has been the comedian's 
leading woman since he first gaihed ', 
favor as a screen star, although of 
fered contracts elsewhere. 



P 



Los Angelef', Feb. 8. 
The arrival here tonight of J. D. 
Williams, general manager of First 
National, and also of James Grain- 
ger, Eastern representative fo Mar- 
shall Neilan, ^'ollowing in the wake of 
the advent on the coast within the 
last few days of Felix Feist and Al 
Llchtman, Is taken as an indication 
of a general shakeup in the picture 
field. 

The purpose of the trip West of 
Williams is to bring about an ad- 
justment of the contract which First 
National holds with Joseph Schenck 
for the productions of Norma and 
Constance Talmadge, Grainger, 
who left New York hurriedly after 
Williams took the train, it is be- 
lieved, is here to protect the Inter- 
ests of the director In a deal where- 
by Neilan may become associated 
with Schenck, and the latter if 
breaking away from First National, 
w^ould carry Neilan with him. 

During the past few months It is 
understood Schenck has had a re- 
leasing and distributing organiza- 
tion of his own In mind ond that 
Feist, his general manager, has been 
in communication with exchange 
managers throughout the country 
lining up the skeleton of an organ- 
ization to handle the Talmadge pic- 
tures, as well as any other product 
Schenck mi^jht arrange for. 

With Felfct and Lichtmnn both on 
the fifound, it appcary the inr.ttor 
will be threshed out during the next 
two weeks. Llchtman is through 
with the As.'-ociatcd Produrer- and 
now only rctain.«i whatever t^m-iU 
percentage comes in weekly on pic- 
tures booked before Ihey went over 



to the First National as a distribut 
ing medium. 



The early season's theatre slump 
\\"'as reported in New York at the 
time as having been seized upon by 
the First National group, to request 
Schenck to alter his terms for the 
pictures of the Talmadgo girls. 
Schenck was also reported to have 
acceded to the request, but tem- 
porarily, and without having heard 
since from the First National on the 
subject. 



LOCAL FILM STUNT 

New Orleans Manager "Shoots" 
Workmen of Local Plants 



New Orleans, Feb. 8. 

Manager Piazza, of the Orphcum, 
has hit upon another scheme to 
boost business. He has entered 
Into an arrangement with a local 
comrT;&rcial film company to make 
pictures, showing the activities of 
large industrial concerns, and Is 
presenting them on Tuesday night, 
the lightest of the week, at the close 
of tiic regular performant:e. 

The employees have been anxious 
and eager to ^ee them.selves in pic- 
lures and g^nerally buy their tiekets 
in blocks of hundreds. I*att week 
tlio Wiiodward-Wi^ht .«!liip chan- 
dlery firm imrrha.'-ed r.50 tit^Uets, 
and with the filming of the Amer- 
ican Sugar Refinery plant, a sell- 
out Is assure*! ft-r r.fst Tue.'^day. 

It was Piazza who first put for- 
ward the .Tntomol)lie license scheme, 
now used iPi all Orpheu'm theatres. 



Los Angeles. Feb. 8. 
Suit for $41,817 damages was filed 
in the Superior Court last week b\ 
the William Fox Vaudeville Co. 
against the Mack Sennett Comedies; 
Corporation bringing to the atten- 
tion of the courts for the first time 
the question of whether a motion 
picture producer has legal rights to 
"farm out" film actors or actresses 
under contract. The case is a test 
of the picture producer's reselling 
power of his contracted players. 
Such activities have long been car- 
ried on by baseball organizations. 

The complaint sets forth that the 
plaintiff and defendant entered into 
an agreement whereby Harriet 
Hammond, an actress under con- 
tract with Sennett, was to play a 
leading part in a feature picture to 
be made by Fox. Sennett, in return 
for her services, was to receive $300 
a week. 

As contracted, Miss Hammond is 
alleged to have commenced work 
Sept. 14 as leading woman in "The 
Fast Mall" in which Buck Jones. 
Fox star, was featured. On Oct. 14, 
the Fox people alleged she quit the 
company and refused to continue 
with the picture although it had only 
been partly completed. As a result 
of Miss Hammond's action the plain- 
tiff alleged it became necessary to 
re-take the picture which Incurred 
an expense equal to the amount of 
the damages asked. 

Althoigh not stated In the suit, 
the Fox people claim Miss Ham- 
mond quit the compa.iy following its 
refusal to use a double in an ex- 
plosion scene to which it is said by 
the Fox company Miss Hammond's 
mother objected. .Tacquos Jaccard 
was directing the picture and re- 
ported to his employers that the 
pcene was ab.'solutely without risk. 

The Inside of the case, which will 
probably be threshed out in court, 
shows that Miss Hammond has been 
a Sennett bathing girl fur some 
time and l.ad recently been piv -n :\ 
Cftui)le of loads In wiiich she showed 
to advantage. It was on these 
grounds that Director Jaccard those 
her for the supporting lead in the 
r.uck Jones picture. At tliat time 
Miss Hammond was idle as th re- 



ZUKOR BELIEVES ITS CLEANUP 
TIME AT F. P.-L LOT ON COAS' 



Left This Week for Los Angeles — Film Scandals 
Have Uniformly Involved Famous Players-Lasky 
People — Three or Four in Row ^ 



Ac Iph Zukor left for Los Angeles 
Wednesday. The head of the Fa- 
mous Players organization is re- 
ported as having stated he was at 

the end of his rope as far as studio 
conditions were concerned. That 
three International scandals had de- 
veloped at the West Coast gtudios 
of the concern was more than he 
cou.' stand, and he Intended clean- 
ing up when arriving on the Pacific 
i-lope Zukor is quoted as stating. 

The first of the scandals rose to 
the breeze last spring when a young 



suit of the censor action on bath- 
ing girl pictures. She was, how- 
ever, under contract to Sennett for 
another year. It is reported. Her 
salary at this time is said to have 
been around |200 a week ' y close 
friends and members of the colony. 
Her loan to Fox by Sennett meant a 
profit for Sennett of the amount be- 
tween that called for in her con- 
tract and that paid ti Sennett by 
Fox. 

Attorneys for the plaintiff feel 
that they have a strong case 3n 
these grounds. They point out that 
since Sennett seemed to n.ake a 
proJlt on the player he is responsible 
for her failure to go through with 
the borrower's i>rogram. 



"KNIGHTHOOD'* STARTED 

Marion Dayies started work thi.s 
week on the filmization cf "When 
Knighthood Was in Flower," under 
the direction of liobert O. Vignola. 
It is designed as a big special. 



woman scenario writer committed 
suicide. The underground reports 
were to the effect one of the princi* 
pal executives of the Famous Play- 
ers organization was Involved wltb 
her. At the time several of the pub- 
lications building up circulation by 
promulgating the scandals o* the In- 
dustry were reported as having been 
Ls-ught up to prevent the publication 
of the facts. 

Thib affair had not died down 
wh- 1 along came the Arbuckle case. 
It also had Its beginning in the Fa- 
mous Players studios, and the de- 
tails regarding that scandal are still 
fresh. 

Atop of this the Taylor murder 
and the attendant mess involvl g 
practically all the names of proml- 
nen'«e of the screen both on and off 
the Famous Players-Lasky lot. 

The P.oston alTair Is well enough 
known in the film Industry Itself to 
need no more than passing cotn- 
mont, but here again, it Is pointed 
out, the original party that caused 
all the Massachusetts grafting and 
the investigating which followed 
was also a Famous" Pla\ers-La8l^ 
arranged affair. 

(>n the coast it is gossip that there 
will never be a cleanup about the 
Famouy Players -Lasky lot until cer- 
tain executives are removed. These 
executives have it in their power t^ 
call others to task for their P"^'J^^ 
affairs, but are unal>le to do so b** 
cau. . t^ir own skirts are none too 
clean. Wiien they have tried to i«« 
down the law they were inf(>rme(I^5,l 
those t 
that the 
they iireached; 



he law they were iniornitv. -^ , 
to whom they wore talking 
ey might best practice vsiia* 



rrfday, February 10, 1922 



MOTION PICTURE DEPARTMENT— Pages 34 to 39 

PICTURES 



39 



if SHOWS IN PICTURE PALACES TO PLAY 
PART IN FORD'S PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAP 



^pty Seat Problem May Be Solved for Exhibitors 
by Scheme of Detroit Flivver King — Educationals 
Preparing — Better Than Cart-Tail Oratory 



Another sign Henry Ford is grooia- 
lg himself to enter the race for the 
residency in 1924: 
With the Muscle Shoals all but 
^ered to him by Congress, giving 
Detroit automobile maker prcs- 
ainong farmers for a low priced 
;Li«er (that experts pay he can- 
deliver), the Ford vision, or 
[paign management is now clos- 
In on another sensational inno- 
^lon of national interest. 
The fresh blast of the Ford forge, 
;ordlng to premature report, solves 
» problem that has been giving 
jtlon picture leaders the country 
er the headaches of th«'ir lives, 
♦^ the disposition of the picture 



temjles of largo seating capacities 
throughout the country tliat are 
now, save perhaps alone i New 
York, addressing their fc^ilent plays 
mostly to empty benches. 

The plan of the Ford vote -get tors 
of the future, according to negotia- 
tions said to be in tangible evidence, 
apprehends nothing less overwhelm- 
ing than giving free picture shows 
in the big auditoriunis, with the 
programs mostly educational and 
toi ical, interwoven with just enough 
political propaganda to keep the 
gratis audiences from falling asleep. 
The plan, as outlined, is subtler than 
electioneering from the tail end of 
a cart weeks or months ahead of a 
nomination or election, because, as 
planned, the purpose accredited to 



Ford wil! be in no wise distinguish- 
able as a Ford move at first. 

Tho scheme to use tlie theatres ' \ 
the way indicated is to begin with 
10 of the largest film auditoriums in 
the country. With the 10 established 
as centers for disseminating enter- 
tainment and Information oC a pop- 
ular sort, additions are to be made 
from time to time. The completion 
of the chain will dot the country 
with auditoriums, all working full 
time at giving a free public a free 
show. 

No expense Is to be spared to 
make the programs super-attractive. 
Cameramen, it is claimed, are al- 
ready ^signed up for the cxploradon 
of new travels not now on the 
shelves of the educational distribu- 
tors. Nor is anything worth while 
in the current collections of Inter- 
e^ling places of the worUl to be 
missed from the programs of the big 
free shows. Topicala of the sort the 
public has shown it likes are to be 
features of the free bills. Those top- 
Icals will take in the entire country 
and be fast-fired stuff, citi.\s that 



ADVANCE DEPOSIT BILL 
IN MASS. WITHDRAWN 



To Be Re-edited — Say Pro- 
ducers Hold $500,000 of 
Exhibitors' Money 



are the scenes of pictorial happen- 
ings in the afternoons showing 
prints that same evening. Systems 
of interchanging the reels have 
been devised, and the whole works 
all along the lines of the units of 
theatres are to be kept whirring. 

About the only thing not so far 
considered by the devisers of the 
project is the opposition the plan 
will generate among the picture in- 
terests, big and small, that will be 
commercially affeeted by the pro- 
posed free show plan. 

The joker in the first showings of 
the proposed complimentary pro- 
grams. It is said, will not b«. visible 
to the public patronizing them, for 
the reason that the free .shows will 
bo explained during their Initial 
weeks or month« as commercial ad- 
vertising campaigns of this, that 
and the other of the worlds proprl- 
etiry commodities, whoso Interests 
will meanwhile have been bought 
up, or into, by the accredited de- 
signers of the now colossal plan of 
finding an ea.sy way to Washing- 
ton's Pennsylvania avenue. 



rER JUDGMENT AFFIRMED 

Los Angeles, Feb. 8. 
The original judgment obtained 
Mary Miles Minter against the 
ierlcan Film Co., Santa IJarbara, 
$2,500, was sustained by the Su- 
ior Court thl^ week. 

film star charged, while 
rking on a special picture, a se- 
toothache necessitated a 
1*8 layoff. Permission to tem- 
rily postpone for tlie purpose 
receiving dental treatment was 
ited by her director, Lloyd In- 
but the etTlci»'nry expert 
the film concern subtracted the 
lount sued for. 



I The 



LABORATORY INCREASE 

Want to Turn Out 1,500,000 Feet 
Weekly on Coast 



Ma« Murray Going to Spain 

Mae Murray, accompanlel by Dl- 

8tor Robert Z. Leonard and tev- 

of the principals of her com- 

ly, are planning to tail for Spain 

take a number of scenes for a 

thcoming production to be called 

rasclnatlon." 



Frank E. Garbutt, special techni- 
cal adviser to the production de- 
partment at the ^asky studio on the 
coast, is due In New York next 
week to confer with Frank Meyer, 
head of the Famous Players labora- 
tory in Long Island. 

The object of his visit is to for- 
mulate plans for the enlarging of 
the coast laboratory to permit the 
turning out of 1,500,000 feet per 
week. Ti.e present Lasky labora- 
tory produces 600,000 feet and the 
Wilshire studio laboratory, an an- 
nex of the Lasky studio, has an ad- 
ditional capacity of 350.000 feci 
more. 



HRST NAT'L LOSES 
imCA CONTRACT SUIT 



Alhambra Co. Receives Ver- 
dict for $17,500— To Be 
Appealed 



POWERS IN R.-C. 



Becomes Managing Director — Ne- 
gotiated with Bankers 



lUSICAL SOCIETY MET WITH 
DEFENSE BY PA. EXHIBITORS 



Mleged Illegal Combination— Court Reserves De- 
cision—Society Attempted to Enforce Payment 
for Copyrighted Music 



4- 



The American Society » f Compos- 
T9, Authors and Publishers, which 
lued 61 Pennsylvania picture ex- 
libltors for the unauthorized per- 
ormance of their copyrighted mu- 
lic, were met with a con.Hrted de- 
tense interposed by the P'^nnsyl- 
ninla Picture Theatre Owners* As- 
■ociation, *o the effect there is no 
flamago to the copyright own^r of 

song when it is being played or 
performed for profit; tha: it bene- 
fits the publisher rather than dam- 
ages him beeauR of the "plugging," 
that the musicians play only ex- 
cerpts of their music in tljo a^^com- 
Paniment to the ??crern action and 
that the theatre owner pays for the 
hire of the musicians, whi-h in 
'tfielf .♦■hould license them to piny 
music. The theatre owners also 

*naintained the Ameiican Soelety jl 
C. A. K: P. is an illegal romljinatlon 
In violation of the o'.i^rman anti- 
trust art. 

Ex-.hulgo Haiplit of f-peeinl coun- 
iel f.,r the plaintiff move.", before 
JudKe Thompson in the PhiLob-lphia 
ft^deral Court to slrik<' o'lt the an- 
■^'T, the court rcKeiving decision. 

-Anif.ng the 61 defendai;.«? are in- 
clude! several Nlxon-Nirdllng«r 
housf s ond potn*^ ovsumi by .Tohn S. 
Kvany, president of the I'enn.syl- 
^''iiiia Picture Aiuati'e Owii'TS* as- 
*<>clal!..n. 



FAKE "FILM SCOUTS" 
MENACE SCHOOL GIRLS 



Syracuse on Lookout for 
Grammar Grade Hang- 
ers On 



Syracuse, N. T., Feb. 8. 

Syracuse's drive to stamp cut 
juvenile immorality to«jk a new turn 
today when the police and the Do- 
partm« lit of I'ubUc Instruction 
spread the dragnet to catch men 
ro.sing as motion picture operators 
who have been making Improiier 
.ulvances to grnmin.'*r school girl'^. 

All students liave been instru^.ted 
to report at on»^e any strangers' who 
.ircost them. The methods of th«' 
men so\mhi l^y the authorities have 
been to engage g-irls in conversation 
as to the possibility of ".shooting" 
motit.n picture ^eene^^ in the vicin- 
ity of the grade .Vhools. Thi.s has 
op'nrd the way fiir 'fiirthfr ques- 
tioning as to the r^udents' desire to 
appear in pictures. 

Coni'ent J.s followed wl*h 'he 
men's f ugpes'Jons tha*: th»y un- 
dergo certain test>». Tiio "exam- 
ination' results in the girls fleeing 
for assisfan-''^ and the etiually *iui'h 
di«apprnran. e from the scene of tlie 
movie men. In'^ fiomo caj-ci the 
"tfsts' are m;d«:' in grammar sch"ol 
anto-ro'':nfl. 



Utica, N. T., Feb. 8. 

A Jury in the Supreme Court here 
rendered a verdict Friday in favor 
of the Alhambra Amusement Co., a 
local corporation, for $17,500, 
against the Associated First Na- 
tional Pictures, Inc., establishing a 
precedent v.hieh may bring about 
a series of similar suits all over the 
country. The First National at- 
torneys served notice of appeal im- 
mediately. The action was based 
on a breach of contract, and the 
amount of damages asked was 
$10,000. 

During the five days the case 
lasted, Harry O. Schwa Ibe, J. D. 
Williams and Ralph Clark, all of 
First National, testified, as did also 
Walter Vincent, of Wiln»er & Vin- 
cent; Arthur H. Whyte, owner of 
the Amsterdam Theatres Corp.; 
Murray Hawkins, Hugh Rennie, 
Harry L. Knappen and others. 

Prior to this verdict the Court of 
Appeals, in the case of the Broad- 
way Picture Co., against the World 
Film, held that damages from a 
breach of such contract could not 
be shown by lo.ss of profits, for the 
reason that 11 would be impo.ssible 
to forecast whether the weather 
would be good or bad, and as to 
the pos.sibilities of the drawing 
powers of various jfilms. 

The testimony of Arthur II 
Whyte, for a number of years an 
executive with Famous Players, 
was to the effect that proiits la the 
Jllm Industry mounted high; that 
he had never heard of a company 
starting to computo them, begin- 
ning with 10 per cent., but any- 
where from that amount to a pos- 
sib!e 300 per cent. 

Nathan Robbins, head of the al- 
li'd Pwobblns int' rests, r ffered .some 
t< stimony regarding th«i respective 
drawing abilities of various stars In 
the vicinity of Utioa. Ho stated 
Mary Pick ford was a poor drawing 
card i:i thnt seeti'-n, whi'e Norma 
ar.d Constauf^e Talmadge arc ex- 
cellent box ofllce atlraotlons; tliat 
Charles Ray ouidrev Lionel Dar- 
ryinor'\ while Jae,: 
Anita Stewart were 
of The li: t. 

Th'' counsel for 
tional decried their pictures in his 
•-umming up, stating a fran' hise ».t 
I'iist Nat ion. il wa.s not ^ tiling of 
great value and that it» pie'tures 
Tvcj-o no bett'i* than thos<; manu- 
fa<tiir'-d and tlistr;l'Ut» <: by other 
orguni^ationy. Counsel fo. the tlie- 
ntre (^.ri'oratlon lauded First N.i- 
tioKul picture.*?. 



A brief announcement was made 
from the Robertison-Cole ofllces thig 
week that arrangements have been 
completed by which P. A. Powers 
has become financially interested in 
ther corporation and its subsidiaries, 
and will occupy the poi:ilicn of 
managing director. 

It is understood Powers negoti- 
ated his deal with Graham & Co., 
London bankers, who had invested 
a large sum of money in the com- 
pany. 

J. S. Woody and Fred Qulmby 
were also reported within an ace of 
buying in. They rode up in the 
s.'imo elevator in the R.-C. building 
the other day with $1'50,000 worth 
of securities to close with Cole, and 
sent In their names. Without 



Boston, Feb. 8. 

Judge J. Albert Brackett, appear- 
ing for the theatrical Interests, wa« 
given leave to withdraw his bill 
designed to make deposits paid by 
theatre managers to producers for 
the use of films trust funds by the 
Committee on Legal Affairs at a 
hearing Tuesday. 

Judge Brackett in speaking for the 
bill pictured the managers as doing 
business under precarious condi- 
tions. Nearly half the hous- ?s In thl« 
State, he said, had to close last 
summer becau.se thev could not 
make a profit and ho also stated 
that probably three-<iuarter3 of the 
Boston houses were not making 
their expenses now. 

This condition he ascribed partly 
to the conditions imposed by pro- 
ducers and partly to the demands 
of musicians and stage hands, lie 
called attention to the fact that 
orchestra leader, get $150 a week, 
musicians $78 and stage hands $75. 

Nathan Yammlns of VuW River, 
a theatre owner, said the picture 
industry is the only business he 
knows of where the "ho/iur system'* 
is not used in the matter of credit. 
Producers require deposits from all 
theatres on films and are compelled 
to take many films they don't want 
in order to get those thny do want, 
he declared. He estimated the 
amount of money tied up in thia 
way as $600,000 in Massachusetts 
and alleged that some producers 
do busl- ess on no other capital than 
the deposits exacted from exhibitors. 

In reply to Questions Judge BracK- 
ett said he would have no objection 
to changing the wording of the bill 
so that it would not necessarHy 
affect deposits made In other lines 
of business, such as gas and electrfo 
lighting companies, and to allow for 
such a change leave to withdraw 
the bill in its present form was 
granted by the committee. 

waiting to be announced, Powers 
walked into Cole's oJIlce and pre- 
sented bis credentials. 



ADVANCE OF PiaURE RIGHTS 
PRESAGES RETURN TO NORMAL 



$3S;000 Offered for Screen Rights to "Six Cylinder 
Love"; Also "Capt Applejack" — Refused by 
Both— "Three Twins" Goes for $7,500 



FOX GIVES UP WOODS' 
OVER $100,000 LOSER 



. I'i'Ktord and 
at the bottom 

the First Na- 



Films Go Out of Chicag 
Legit Resumes Feb. 20 — 
Fox Paid $6,000 Weekly 

Chicago, Feb. 8. 

Through an arrangement with A. 

ir. AS'oods, Wilii.'im F<»x wiil giv«> 

up po.'»sc.;sio of the Woods, Feb. IS. 

Fox had a lca.«^o of 30 weeU-} on the 

liouse from Woods at a rental of 
$6,000 a week, to 'xi»ire April 11. 

Business with Fox films hi.*j not 
romf) up to rxpe tat ions. I'ox i.^ 
.•ad to have sustaii ^'d a lo-^s rxeeed- 
ing $1 00,0*^0 d irlng the period he haa 
been operating the louse. Ho pro- 
jected three of bis jilctures there 
from Hey)t. 1, last, the final one 
b(iiig "The Conne.ti< ut Yankr*'," 
whieli closes Feb. 18. 

Feb. 20, the hou.-e Will .igaln 
Mos. orn fotfh in tn^ legUiniate 
ranks w'.ih K'.-:!o F^-rgusori ojtening 
th« re in "Tiio \arying .Slior*. * 



P:.: 



■ y.ni« Ic ii.is jiUiTha*^' d from 



Herman J. 'larJieid the iIkIi'.-' for 
Oiiio to the film f-^'iture, ' Th<; J'ar- 
jsh Prl- .1." 



STARTING "A BLIND BARGAIN" 

Kaynir. lid MfKfe, who.'-o 'niL'ni^o- 
mi nt fo marry Franfs Whi'e has 
been aiinouiu* d, has just completed 
w«^ijk on the Ooldvvjn production (f 
•A Blind Bargain." 



During the last week a revival 
hn3 occurred In the buying of pcture 
rights. The market is far from be- 
ing as strong as It was two years 
ago. That $35,000 was offered for 
the screen rights to "Six Cylinder 
Love," and the same amount for 
"Captain Applejack* Indicates prices 
are rettnnlng to a somewhat normaP 
basis again. ^ 

Lewis & (lordun, associafed with 
.'=^am H. Harris In "Six Cylinder 
Love," refused the $3r>,000 off.r. Al 
Lewi.'? !;tafcd it was their Inte.ilon to 
gambbj 5:omewhat on what they 
would leoeivc for the film rghs to 
that pieee. Ram Harrl.i also re- 
fi."^' d rho offer for "Applejack' and 
placed a price of $50,000 .>n the 
screen rh^hts. 

The sale last week 6f the screen 
rirMB to "The Three Twins" for 
$7,r.01 revealed a rather interesting 
line of the mark-t. Four years ago 
Charles Dixon h« !rl the screen rights 
to the musical coinedy at $3',00V>. 
l'"-s Than a month .•i;^'o it .vas Mffered 
in Iho maiket at $.1,5 "0, the price be- 
ii!g fore. «1 up to tho hiIo figure 
through the medium cf three com- 
p.inic.^ bidding. Fniver-^al wanted It 
{<>r riarry My« rs and iJurton King 
for hi.s new jiroduiing unit. It was 
finally s.cijred by Jack Xol)?© who 
is about to start an independent 
prodiKMig company whi^'h will re- 
1. ;icr. •luough Patho. 



40 



VARIETY 



Friday, February 10, 



pNAT LEWIS, HABERDASHER NAT LEWIS. HABERDASHER NAT LEWia HABERDASHER NAT LEWia HABERDABHBai NAT LBWia HABBRPAft 



After 15 Years 



? 



m 




of Steadily Increasing Business; 
giving the Be*?1: of. Service, Satis- 
faction, Dependable Merchan- 
dise, catering to our Patrons* 
needs — not expecting tnem to 
trade with us when ve get to be 
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NEW YORK CITY, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1922 



48 PAGES 



RPHEUM MOVES TO CHICAGO 



lOOL CHPREN LIKE PICTURES 
"BLOOD AND THUNDER" TYPE 



Its-Teachers' Assn. of Buffalo Takes Survey — 
SOfiOO Children Attend Film Theatres at Least, 
according to Statistics 



IFuUy 



Buffalo. Feb. 15. 

Fifty thousand Buffalo school 

Idren paying admissions aggre- 

)8,000 weekly attend local 

ea at least once every week and 

Bt a quarter of that number go 

•fy other .day In the week, ac- 

rdixxg to a survey Just completed 

the Parent-Teacher association 

thla city. The survey, covering 

of the public schools, brought 

• revelations as to local tastes 

conditions. 

80 per cent of the 50.000 

dren prefer "blood and thunder" 

and "pictures that scare you." 

the downtown schools, Mary 

kford appears to have lost favor, 

preference going to heroines of 

Are serials, and to wild-west, 

. and Jungle films. 

the better residential sections, 

l6 attendance is much higher 

downtown, with tastes turning 

w^ "Polyanna" pictures, and 

>^1 and educational films. 

the endorsement of the 
ct - Teachers association, a 
ter of community thcatrfe man- 
are giving special Saturday 
Ws for children. The films shown 
8€lected«and approved by the 
oclatlon and the parents are co- 
eratlng by allowing their children 
•ttend regularly every Saturday. 

BUSINESSJETTER 

Wdle West Report an Increasing 
Patronage in Former Dull 
» Territory 



In 



Vnth 



y Akron, O., Fob. 13. 

waflatrlal Improvomont around 
Akron-Canton di.slrUt is bring 
"ted in Incrcurf-'d theatre pa- 
go, say local manager.^, 
la the lirat incrca.so noted .«!inrc 
Thi.s Koction ha.s been lin- 
eally dull thoalrioallv for many 
»nthi. 

ork startrd this we«k on tho 
-dchiyed C o m m o d o v e IVrry 



SOME ROTTERS IN FILMS, 
SAYS D. W. GRIITITH 



Speaks Mind in Cincinnati — 
Censor Says Pictures Im- 
perii Nation's Morals 



Cincinnati, Feb. 15. 

In an interview here by D. W. 
Griffith, brought about through the 
Taylor murder, the director said: 

"There are a lot of rotters in the 
film industry. The sooner they are 
eliminated the better. Given a lit- 
tle time they will be swept out one 

way or another. To hold a great 
industry to account because a few 
brainless people of low morals do 
some scandalous things is un- 
worthy. It is no mora fair to hold 
a religious cult to account for the 
misdeeds of one pastor. 

"Only a few good pictures are be- 
ing made. The public is nauseated 
witlK pretty faces. Gradually pro- 
ducers liave come to realize this. 
They are demanding something 
more, talent, personality and ex- 
perience. 

"Anotlier roa.son for the box pITIcu 
slump is the money shortage. I'co- 
plo are not buying as many shoos 
as they did and they are not buying 
as many tlifatiu tickets." 

Mrs. Evelyn Snow, Ohio'.^ cluof 
film cfni^or, has raid in a Ftalcmont 
that the picture business imperiLs 
the morals f)f the nation. 'Tbcro is 
too much )jlg money !)rliiiul the 
moving picture businf.ss," Mrs. Snow 
stated. "America is amusement 
mad. 'There is no mf)ro home life. 
It will take all the Will Hays' in tin- 
world to cUan up movini? pictures." 

Mrs. Snow offered as her exru.se 
for pnsf^ing tho Dempspy-Carpnntler 
fight picture, rhowing hero thla 



EXECOTIVE 





LEAVING N. Y. 



Decided at Directors' Meet- 
ing Last Week of Big 
Western Circuit — Rever.s 
to Condition of 15 Years 
Ago-— Chicago Considered 
More Advantageous Vau- 
deville Booking Point — 
Martin Beck Consents — 
Board of Control to Be 
in Charge 



M. HEIMAN» CHAIRMAN 



The executive and booking offices 
of the Orpheum circuit (vaudeville) 
are to be removed to Chicago 
within the very near future, ac- 
cording to the story of action taken 
last week at the circuit directors* 
meeting in the windy burg. 

It was also decided at the same 
(Continued on page 30) 



ALL AMERICAN RECORDS 
GOING TO "UGHTNIN' "? 



and theatre bulldin/r. It i^^Xfif'U, that it in le.^s d.-nioralizinr 
-tcd to 1,0 eompleted by next than some .siig^. stivo crimitia 
Juary. 



films. 



Chicago, Feb. 15. 

"Lightnin's" Chicago run is pre- 
dicted to exterul into a second 
season. If so, it will break all 
American records away from I3road- 
way. The comedy is at the Dlack- 
stono. headed by Frank I'acon. No 
F)ooking has been asked for the 
show after the Chicago date. The 
week stands .nro being played by 
the "I.ightnln' " comiiany, headed 
by JSiiiton Nobles. 

The show opened Sept. 1 in Chi- 
cago. It has been playing to vir- 
tual'' capacity right along. It is 
cl, limed the weekly kvoah Is around 
$2J.0U0. "Lighinin" " rm for three 
years at the Waiety. New York. The 
(M'iKlrial intention to save the big 
city time fur the IJacon coini)any 
may rc.;ult in l'.o>ton and I'hlla- 
delplua not ^ecirlg the .-how until 
lO'Ji. J.loth stands are reserved foe 
the Bicon companj'. 



POUCE CLEANING UP '^TAGS"; 
NO MORE ROUGH OR LIMIT SHOWS 



District with Restaurants Closely Watched — Police 
Interference for Undressing — Clean-up Idea 
Good One, Vote Legitimate Show People 



ERLANGER & SHUBERT 
TRAVELLING TOGETHER 



Going to Chicago to Look 

Over Town — Shubert House 

to Be Decided There 



A. L. Erlangcr and Lee Shubert 
are going to Chicago the latter part 
of the current week, to look over the 
situation there. 

It Is not definitely settled which 
house will be given over to Shu- 
bert vaudeville next seaiion, but the 
choice at present Is between the 
Great Northern and the Garrlck. It 
now plays Woods' Apollo. 



LEWISJN^ REP 

Sothern and Marlowe's Lead 
Go Out On His Own 



May 



1,000 — KEITH'S PALACE (FEB'. 20) — D. D. H.? 



Kansas City, Feb. 15. 

It is probable Frederick Lewis, 
for many years leading man f(»r 
Sothern and Mailowe, will head liis 
own Skakespearean repertory com- 
pany next season. It is known that 
plans for such a move aro being 
considered and have the approval 
of Mr. Soth'-rn. 

The Sotherns are contemplating 
sailing for England in May and do 
not expect to return for a year. 
Should Mr. Lewis's plans work out 
some of the members of the Soth- 
ern-Marlowe company may l)0 seen 
with the new .«tar until the Sotherns 
return for he 19-'3 i-ea.son. 



STOCK SPLIT WEEK 

The Mth Street theatre, N.w 
York, whicli h.as tri( d several poli- 
cies duriiig the present soa.Mon, novv 
ha.s a Hpht week st(ick poliey. An 
Italian dr.miatic stock cupi|.,iiiy ap- 
pears In the hoi^se the first thr<. 
days of the week, with the liist half 
beiiig ghen over to u Viudi li or- 
ganization. 



Forres are at work tending 
toward a clean-up of the stag enter- 
tainment field In New York City. 
The police are taking more than a 
passive interest In the performances 
and agents in this field at the pres- 
ent tipie. To date, there have been 
a numher of raids made on stag 
afTairs recently given. 

At present It la stated that the 
police of the inspection district 
which covers the theatrical section 
where the greater part of the res- 
taurants and agents arc located aro 
supposed to bo watching the stag 
bookings carefully and checking up 
On the nature of the performancc!i 
that are contracted for and given at* 
this type of affair. 

During the past week there was 
a raid made at a restaurant on 
Lower Seventh avenue, at which the 
performance was stopped and the 
performers sent home, although no 
arrests were made. Two future af- 
fairs at the .same establishment aio 
on the book for investigation. The 
possibility is that anything tending 
to suggestlveness Is to be reason for 
the breaking up of 'le parties. 

As far as the police are concerned, 
stories *nnd parodies, as well as 
Ktralglit dancing, will be permitted, 
but the moment undressing starts 
or tho show gets "too rough," tho 
police are going to ste-t In and, after 
giving a Warning, will mako arrests. 

They have listed at this time a 
half dozen girls who have been In 
the habit of appearing at these af- 
fairs and "going the limit" for col- 
lections, after they have performed 
tho repular turn they were engaged 
for. This half dozen tho ofncials 
are go.ntr to eliminate unlcnrj thry 
change their method of operating. 
There nro aKo six agents who cater 
particularly to this foim of booking 

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Not Yet Published, New Rules Expected to Bring 
Storm of Protests — Licensing Authorities, Mag- 
istrates, Police and Inspectors to Be Dealt With 



London, I'eb. 15. 

The contr<'l of the clnomay 
throughout the country by the 
Home OfTlce cinrits with It a seri- 
ous situation. Tlie new roguiations 
are very cir'stic; yo rmJfoal from 
previous f .. ictions ih.y are apt 
tc clo«c a nun 'Or of tl»o l»r»ii.s'»^ un- 
ab! 1 to conform Mi th«^ JemardHJ. 

The rcpulntions, r\( i yet publlshetl, 
will doubtless aiuuvo a storm of 
protest fronti exMbitors when they 
become generally kno\vn. If they 
are enforced .is th^^-y now stand, 
with no hiodiflrntions, K will spell 
ruin to hundreds of showmen. 

The Mp exhibitors will, in some 
case?, also find dirtlouliy in meet- 
ing the demands, owins to lack of 
space, but the little men will be 
hit the hardest, not only by lack of 
space, but through inability to pay 
for the alterations. 

Both big and littK will suffer 
Jointly by the additional power to 
Inflict annoyances xLa^e new regu- 
lations give local nuthcrlties, such 
fis licensing authoritie.s, magis- 
trates, police and all sorts of in- 
■pectors. 



BATAILIE'S SOCIETY COMEDY 

Paris. Feb. 15. 

Another society comedy of Henry 
Bataille wag pri sejited by Sylvestre 
at the Thratre du Vaudeville Feb. 10 
entitled -La Chair Humaine" ("Hu- 
man Flesh'), and was fairly re- 
ceived. 

Felix ll'iguonot holds the lead, 
supported by Palock, Jeanne Gra- 
nier, Faleonetti and Delys. Hugue- 
not is Rpltndid in the last two acts. 

The first act occurs "0 years pre- 
vious to the other two, consequent- 
ly the roles are doubled. ^ The plot 
Is a \^a.r story rescmMing "Autre 
Fil.s," now playing at the Theatre 
Arts, but In this case the wife of 
the man opposes recognition of his 
Illegitimate son, who withdraws 
with his own mother. The title sig- 
nifies flesh sncrific^d during the war 
and In It Bataille criticises the 
slickers. 

It will not attract like "La Tos- 
sesslon** at the Theatre de Paris. 



PEGGY CTNEIL'S FILM 

star of "Paddy" to Make Picture* 
of Play. 



London, Feb. 15. 

"Paddy, the Next Best Thing" 
will pro' ibly be ♦•.■.»n; ferred from 
♦ho Savoy to the Shaftesbury. Ex- 
tra matinees are being given to cope 
with the demand for seats. 

Peggy O'Neil, the star, will make 
a picture version of the piece when 
the London run is finished. 

".Sarah of Soho" will be presented 
at the .S?voy. Feb. 23, with Gertrude 
Elliott In the leading role. 



"LOVE,'* FAIR SUCCESS 

ParLs, Feb. 15. 

A comedy by Paul Geraldy at the 
Comedie Francaise sounds risky. 
However, a three-act piece by this 
author entitled (after some dispute 
with other writers who* had a prior 
claim on the title) "L'Amour" 
("Love") was presented by the 
House of Moliero Feb. 11. It met 
with a good reception from friends 
at the dress rehearsal. From the 
public point of view it can be de- 
scribed as only a fair success. 

The roles are held by I'Yancell, 
Massart. Rollin, Mesdames Brigieet, 
Regent and Alvar, who unfold a 
mythological story in modern form. 




ENGLISH ACTORS CRUSADE 

AGAINST BAD MANAGERi 

Actors* Ass'n. May Appeal to Other Trade UnioBi 
for Enforcement — Need Other Assistance— Di, 
faulting Houses to Be Boycotted 



Ned Xorworth's .spoken picture 
of Frank Van Hoven ns near as 
po.sslble from memory, h.avlng 
heard his picture repeated by a 
friend of his. Van carries one trunk 
full of drawers both sides, and has 
them pack< d ;wlth cards, pictures, 
bills of where he has played, pro- 
grams, and puts the glass top off 
the dresser on his bed. generally 
gets rooms with two bcxis and puts 
his typewriter on the glass and 
writes to friends, managers, agents 
and who knows who, hours at a 
time; always has a little something 
hanging around, and will write 
while you talk for hours. And his 
man Bi\ly says: "Mr. Norworth. 
does Mr. Y. H. ever go to btd?" 
"Billy, I tried to get him to stop 
writing at five this morning; don't 
blame me." 

P. S.— If I didn't get Ned just 
right I have to laff. Any way, I've 
got his idea of what he's getting at, 
and l.e is one grand little boy. And 
what a little pet of a mother he has. 
I'd give a week's salary to see his 
mother and mine together. Well, 
anyone that tells jne life's a fake, is 
all wrong. 

FRANK VAN HOVEN 



PAVILION'S 6 PER CENT 

London House Paying Dividends- 
Government's 15 Ptr Cent 



London, Feb. 15. 

The Pavilion has announced the 
payment of a six per cent dividend, 
free of income tax. 

The chairman complained the 
government took 15 per cent of the 
proceeds, whether the show was a 
success or not. 



DAVIDSON JUGGLING NAMES 

London, Feb. 15. 

Paul Davidson, who recently ran 
a short and unsuccessful Yiddish 
season at the Scala and told won- 
derful stories of bif capital and far- 
reaching plans for establishing Yid- 
dish theatres here, it now behind a 
movement for a national theatre 
and appears to have some Influential 
names to juggle with. 

He says the object of the theatre 
Is not gain but the elevation of na- 
tional dramatic art. 



"JENNY" GOOD 

Edith Day Scores in Empire Pro- 
duction 



London, Feb. 15. 

"Jenny"' was produced at the 

j Empire, Feb. 10, and proved to be 

an exce'lent show. It is a variation 

of the "Cinderella" story wi:h a fine 

production and average music. 

Edith Day was in great form and 
scored heavily. The coniedy is 
rather weak, but when this is 
strengtlicned and pnlled together, 
the I'ioce will likely be. a big suc- 
ces.s. 



'*LA BELLE POULE" A FAILURE 

Paris, Feb. 15. 

The Matharlns Is another house 
changing Its bill frequently the 
present season. Presented there 
Feb. 6, a new three-act piece by 
Marcel Nadaud, called "La Belle 
Poule," dealing with a sympathetic 
matured lovci who goes to Buenos 
Ayres and thought wrecked on the 
steamer "Bello Poule," returning 
home to find his mistress Installed 
with another, who condescends to 
retire because ho Is unable to prop- 
erly support the woman. 

This farce Is handled by Polin. 
Etehri)are and Allen Andrce and 
can be list(»l as a faiiuic. 

Trebor and Prison are now try- 
ing to run this little house on the 
same lines as the Mi«.hel. 



STEP INTO HIP SHOW 

London, Feb. 15. 

Clarice Mayno retired from the 
principal boy role at the Hippo- 
drome owing to her husband's 
(James W. Tate) deaili. 

ThQ part was taken on short no- 
tice by Dorothy Ward. .Shaun Glen- 
ville is In Walter Hale's role. » 



SAILINGS 

March 21 (New York to Southamp- 
ton), Sophie Tucker (Aquitania). 

Reported through Paul Tausig & 
Son, 104 East 14th street. New 
York: — March 9 (from Cherbourg 
to New -York), Seven Rleffenr.-^hs 
(Peninsular State); March 2 (from 
Antwerp to New York), Three Phil- 
lips, Yong Kui Wong Troupe, Yong 
Wong Troupe (Finland); Feb. 21 
(from Lisbon tf New York), Five 
Erncstos < Braga) ; Feb. U ' ( from 
New York to Antwerp), Scali and 
Scali (Finland); Feb. 7 (New York 
to London), llc^rman and Shirley 
(Aquitania). 



'•My Son" Closed 

London, Feb. 15. 
"My Son" closed at the Ambassa- 
dor, Feb, 11. 



NO BOXING WITH GERMANS 

London, Feb. 15. 
The Home OflUce has prohibited 
boxing matches arranged for Ger- 
man champions, on the ground such 
presentations are not likely to teach 
the English anything about boxing. 



MILLERS CONSERVATIVE MGR. 

Gilbert Miller, who has a half in- 
terest in the English presentation 
of "The But,"' is in receipt of char- 
acteristically conservative crf!)le In- 
formation concerning ita success in 
London from his general manager 
there, T. B. Vau??!ian. 

On the opening ni^'h' he receives 
no word from his nianag*~r. The 
second day the cable read: "Pros- 
pects hopeful.'' The third day the 
word was: "Should say success is 
sure," and on the fourth day: "De- 
lighted with enr>rnious fcucc«ss." 



PAUL MOUNET IS DEAD 

Parl.s. Feb. 15. 
Pa >1 lyiounf^t, the famous actor, 
who recently retired from the Com- 
edie Fran«"ais, died I\b. 10, aged 75, 
of heart disease. 



FAY CCMnON'S 3D MARRIAGE 

London, I'eb. 15. 
Fay Compton is entagrd to marry 
Leon Quartermain. Miss Comiuon 
is 27 years old and thiri will br jur 
third hu.sban'l. the oilur two b( in^' 
Pelissi»>r and Lanri DeFrece. 



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STOLE REFUNLTNG 

Litndon, Feb. 15. 
Sir Oswald Stoll is returi.inr; 
money subscribed for. his Llverpot^l 
snpf r-kinema, and the allotment 
lias been stopped. 



"TELEPHONE" PLAY REVIVED 

Paris, Feb. 15. 
Aft»"r ,1 eouplp f»f mot)ths with 
vaudeville and a like period with 
•*La Chaste Suzanne" C'The Girl in 
the Taxi"), operetta, Leon Volt*'rra 
presented at the Eden, Faubourg 
Montmartre, Feb. 0, a farce, "Le 
Coup de Telephone," by Paul Ga- 
vault and Geoges lierr. The revival 
was nicely received. The leads are 
held by Max Dearly, Mesdames 
Clairviiie and Saint Bonnet. 



FILM HIT AT COVENT GARDEN 

London, Feb. 15. 

The Wangrr lllui .-ea.son at Covent 
Garden has thus far proved a big 
success. His presentation there of 
the French super film "Atlantide" 
was greeted on the premiere by en- 
thusiasm on the part of a huge 
audience. 

Wanger is a pioneer and is set- 
ting the fashion for Sunday film 
IDeniieres. 



IRISH PLAYERS CHEERED 

London. Feb, 15, 
The Irish Playirs op'Mied at tlic 

Amba.ss.'idore Feb. 13 and met with 

an enthusiastic rrre])tion. 

The performan-.e was stopped by 

cheers. 



CHALIAPIN ON WAY HOME 

London, Feb. 15, 
Chapiapin reapp'^ars at Royal 
Albert Hall. Feb, iS, and thrn re- 
turns to liussia. 



Doris Eaton on Other Side 

T^ondon. IVb. 15. 
Doris Eaton, of Zi»^gfeld's "Fol 
lies," is here to star In the n<xt In 
ternational Artists' prodiiction. 



GARRICK THEATRE 
LONDON 



Cyril Maude's "Dippers" 

London, Feb. 15. 
Cyril Maude op»n.s in a new 
comedy. "The Dippers," in the proy- 
inres prlor'to a \V» st Erg,cngnge- 
ment in Apiil. 



Fire in Lee White's Home 

London, Feb, 15. 

Fire broke out at Lee White's 
London home dming the own«'r*s 
absence in the pio\iiiccs with iier 
husl)and, l^kiy Smiih. 

The servants had a narrow es- 
cape. It was quickly su^'duc d w;th- 
out much damage. 



"Justice" Liked in Revival 

London, Feb. 25. 

John Galsworthy's "Justice'* was 
revived at the Court and mr-t with 
an excellent rerei)ti<>i. It augurs 
well for the season. 

The produet on is fir.e and the 
acting brilliant. 



Arthur Bourcliier lill 

London, Feb, 15. 
Arthur I'ourchier is seriously ill of 
I>loniaii)C poi'-oning. 



POLICE AFTER STAGS 

(Continued from page 1) 
and these are also on the police 
buspoit list. 

One of the agent- has in the past 
been an offender and o!i one occa- 
i sion he was mixed in an affair 
where two of the g rls appearing 
were arrested. Ho stood by them 
and It cost him considerable money 
to hush up the affair and secure 
the release of the girls. Recently 
I he was almost arrested when the 
police broke in on a "club" that he 
had booked where the show "went 
to the 4imit," On this occasion the 
girls were not arrested because the 
husband of one managed to secure 
her release and the police permitted 
the other offender to go, A woman 
ag^nt in Times .s(iuare also has been 
the subject of police action several 
times. 

During the .last ' year the club 
agents, due to the fait that the 
majority of commit cs have been 
compelled!', to cut tluir appropria- 
tions for entertainm»'nt, where there 
were straight shows given, have 
forced to look to the stag field as a 
source of revenue to keep their bus- 
iness going. They ha'e stood ready 
to supply almost anything in the 
way of entertainment for these af- 
fairs. The ease with which both 
th'^y a the perform*^rs got away 
with the rough stuff has so em- 
boldened them that they have re- 
cently not stopped at anything. 
This fact has gotten to police ears 
and the (lecision to clean up came 
forthwith. 

Tiie clean-up isn't a bid idea at 
all, say legitimate show people, for 
sooner or later something would 
have broken loose that would have 
gotten Into the daily rrc^s and then 
the whole of the show business 
would ha\ e had another nasty 
scandal laid at its doors. 

At this time there seems to be an 
inside light in the stag booking field 
which might wind up in a violent 
manner, for the eror bookings have 
brought hreats of "knoting off 
that guy," and the like. Someone 
has been "tipping" the police from 
the inner circle of the ag«>!Us, When 
the search dls<-loses just who the 
tipster is, there niay be something 
doing, and then the police will have 
real reason for cleaning out the 
entire nest of .«tag agents for the 
general good of the show businos.s. 



*'Lady of Rose" Postponed 

London, Feb. 15. 
The production of "Tho Lady of 
the Hose' at Daly's has been post- 
poned owing to changes in the cast, 
etc. 



BIG SUCCESS IN EUROPE 

ELKINS FAY and ELKINS 

**MINSTREL SATIRISTS" 

PLAYING MOSS, STOLL and 
Principal Circuits. 

Direction, W. S. HENNESSEY 



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London, Feb. U, 

The actors here are starting*! 
crusade in earnest against bof« 
managers and those not paylM 
standard wages. 

They intend to divide the cou 
into divisions and investigate 
ters thoroughly. Where theatres'ai^ 
found booking defaulting companies 
the houses will be boycotted. 

The actors will probably appeal 
for support from other ti-ades unionil 
as a boycott from the Actors' As* I 
soclatlon alone Is scarcely likely to I 
bo effective. | 

Membership In the association la 
by .no means universal and acton 
are plentiful, so the defaulters art 
hardly likely to engage rssoclatloil 
members and the class o! theatres 
booking such ccmpanies v;on't cart 
ab. ut threats unless other trades 
unions support the movement. 



TWO CLOSINb 

**NiQbt Cap" and ••Divcrcem«fit» 
Ending London Engagements! 



London, Feb. 15* 
"A Bill of Divorcement" finis^ss 
Its run at St. Martlne, March 4. It 
will be followed by the new Qals* 
worthy play, "Royaltie^s," and Bar- 
rio s "Shall We Join the Ladies." 

"The Night Cap" concludes its 
engagement at the Duke of York'% 
Feb. 26, to be followed by a new 
Pinero play. 



AMERICANS IN EUROPE 

Pari.-^, Feb. ^ 

Rosalie i>.iller, sojuano, is , st 
Monte Carlo, prii^r to a concert 
tour In Italy. 

Nina Payne, dancer, is appearing 
in the Folies Bergere revue, Paris, 

E. M. Schoelsac'k, of Los Angele^ 
is in Rome, to shoot I'pisodes con« 
nected with the Conclave. 

Sydney Thatcher, of Washington 
the London representative of ths 
I'hiladelphia "Public Ledger," has 
.sailed for the U. S. 

Henry Ru.ssell. formerly managST 
of the Boston Opera, is in Paris. 

H. M. Wellmon, conductor of thf 
world-famous International Orches- 
tra and Singers, has Ixen giving t 
series (f concerts with his company 
in Paris. 

Fayo Atlcins, of New York, is la 
Paris, having crossed frum Londoi 
by the air fiervlce. 



ENGAGEMENTS 

Stanley Jpssup, "Madame Pierre.* 

Clarence Derwent, ' iJaek to MS* 
thuselah." ^ 

MoUie Dodd, "Up in the Clouds* 
(to repla«v June Roberts), 

Albert Pruning, "Back to Methu- 
selah." , 

J. C. Huffman, "The Rose « 
Stamb^ul." . 

Louis Wolheim. ' Th'> Hairy Ape. 

Henrv Herbert, Earl Carroll the- 
atre Feb. L'O, 

Queenie Smith. "Just Rocause. 

Stewart Baird, 'Liith^ Miss Raf- 
fies." 

Ernita Lascelles. "Back to Melha* 
solah " 

Edna Walker, "The Elufhlnf 
B «de." 

The Loekfords, "Rose of Stam- 
boul," 

Charles Trowbridge and >ell» 
Graham, "Just Because." „ 

Cecil Yapp. "Madame Pierre. 

Beatrice All««n, "lJrok<n r.ranches-^ 

Fay MariM'. "Litth' Miss Raffles-^ 

All's Arah.s, 'Make It SnapP> 
(Cantor). 





WOT 



Fiiday, February 17, 1922 



a 

VAUDEVILLE 



PENNA. STATE POUCE EMPLOYED 
TO STAMP OUT CARNIVAL CRIMES 



Health Department Puts Constabulary at Command 
of Authorities — Warns Mayors and Fair Men of 
Menace of Disease in "Sewer's" Wake 



Harrlsburg, Pa.. Feb. 15. 
The Pennsylvania State Depart- 
ment of Health through its director, 
g. Leon Cans, has opened a state 
^Ide war on "The Sev.jer of the 
show Business," directing a cam- 
paign of education to all mayors 
•nd burgesses and to the i)residents 
of fair associations, "in the inleree^ts 
of public health." 

Pertinent facts have been as- 
aembled to show that vencival dis- 
eases commonly follow in the wake 
of the travelling carnivals., say the 
health authorities. 

A new move in the fight on the 
disrei»utable carnival Is tlie purpose 
of the Pennsylvania healtlt oflkials 
to employ the State Ci»nstabulary. 
Director Cans' communication to 
local olllciuls carries this offer of 
co-operation: **In order to co- 
operate we will have the Flate 
pdllce noUfy us in advance of ariy 
exhibition to be presented in any 
given locality. Tliey in turn will 
take the necessary steps to enforce 
the gaml>ling and obscenity laws; 
In this manner overcomins? any ad- 
vaiitage which a carni\al may huvc 
in getting a definite location for 
their bhow in the state." 

The Health Director's letter to 
the local authorities follows 

'To all Mayors and Dur'^osses: 

"The so-called amuscnunt insti- 
tution usually referred to as the 
traveling carnival has been a 
definite spreader of venereal dis- 
eases. The usual personnel of such 
a group is of the lowest order an<l 
the female contingent are in many 
instances commercial prostitutes. 

"These facts together wyith the 
stimulation engendered by obscene 
exhibitions result in a wake of 
venereal diseases which from an 
economic standpoint alone is most 
damaging to a community. 

"It is with no desire to curb 
legitimate amusement nor attempt 
to regulate the morals of a com- 
munity that this communication is 
being forwarded to you. On the 
other hand, in the interests of pub- 
lic health, it becomes our duty to 
Inform you that the granting of a 
license for an amusement of this 
kind, called by whatever name, is 
taking a risk with public health. 

"You are advised that this depart- 
ment therefore strongly urges the 
refusal of licenses for such amuse- 
ments in the State of Pennsylvania. 

*"It is gratifying to note that a 
large number of mayors and bur- 
gesses have already taken this step. 
If you are one of them we con- 
gratulate you, if not. please give the 
matter careful and conscientious 
consideration. 

"We shall be pleased to enlightrn 
you further if any questions regard- 
ing this matter come up. In order 
to co-operate we will have the State 
Police force notify us in advance tf 
any exhibition to be presented in a 
given locality. They in turn, will 
take the nece:ssary steps to enforce 
the gambling and obscenity laws; 
In this -manner overcoming any ad- 
vantage which a carnival may have 
In getting a deimite location for 
their show in the state. 

"Pleasf appreciate, liowever, that 
this will only be done in connection 
with local authorities, and it is r^in- 
cerely trusted that their service.s 
will not be necessary to any large 
extent; this owing to a comi»lian<"e 
generally through the state with the 
above biig^estions. 

"S. LEOX CANS, A. A .^ . 
U. S. P. II. S , Director." 

The sop:»rate conuniinication to 
presiUfHts of fair nss'jciation:^ 
covers the same geiv^nl groui:d atul 
carrifs this additional statcmcnl: 

'■Wliilo we are i.ot prr .se ii\- 
tercst«d in morals, wo hue nev( r- 
thoV'ss discovered tliat i:ndue ;.x 
stimuhttion can.'cd by unworthy 
concessions, usuall\' rosull in a 
Wako of vi-nereal dise;4"-o. 

"\\ ill yoii not give til. > ii.i.t.r 
cartful eoasiiU-r.it.oii at tin- niOflinfT 
when you dotlnitejy ari^an^;*^ f-T 
coticeo; it>ns, • iMu.s 'pur<'.y in Jhe in- 
lervsia of iiublic heallh." 



N. Y. PROPOSES MORE 
TAXES ON SHOWMEN 




SHORTS IN FAMOUS PUYERS 
SQUEEZED AS PRICE JUMPS 



Bill to Tax Unincorporated 
Trade Would Hit The- 
atre Managers 



Albany, X. Y„ Feb. 13. 

Tl.eatrical managers are con- 
fronted withn 4 per cent, state tax 
on income and profits under a bill 
just introduced in the state senate 
by Senator Frederick Jkl. Daven- 
port, of Clinton (Hep), amending 
the present tax law. 

Tills is one of a series of sweep- 
ing tax reforms introduced after 
six mouth'i of elaborate considera- 
tion of revenue problems. It would 
affect everyone engaged i:. business 
in the state, but showmen declare 
it bears particularly hard on them. 
Hitherto partnerships and indi- 
xiduais have been exempt from 
taxes outside of personal income 
imposts, but the new proposal rep- 
resents a radical departure in the 
tax policies of the state. If it is 
enacted into law property taxes 
will be discontinued fot* i»aitner- 
ships and unincorporated individ- 
uals, ajid in their place a 4 per 
cent. lmpt»st will be fixed 

The new bill amends the old tax 
law by inserting a new article desig- 
n.ated No. 17, wliich imposes the an- 
nual 4 per cent, tax on net income 
derived from any trade or business 
carried on in this state for Rain by 
an individual, trust, estate or part- 
nership, other than a trade in which 
gain Is derived principally from 
professional service and in which no 
capital expenditure Is required or 
only as compensation for such ser- 
vice. 

Lawyers who liavc examined the 
proposal which has been lent to the 
committee on taxation and j^e- 
trenchment of the senate are of the 
opinion that it will apply to mer- 
chants, theatre proprietors and the 
like, but will not operate against 
performers. 

Another propcsal before the sen- 
ate puts an annual tax of 10 cents 
a square foot upon* outdoor adver- 
tising: signs, excepting signs on the 
immediate premises of a place of 
amusement. Tho aame proposal 
was up in the last session, but failed 
of passage. It Is sponsored by Sen- 
ator Douglas Robinson, who has in- 
timated that it is being opposed by 
a powerful lobby and he proposes to 
push it through if he can. Political 
wiseacres are of the opinion that 
it may eo through, but they declare 
the proposition cannot stand the 
teot of constitutionality. 

Other new bills are Mr. Prichard's 
proposal to license billiard rooms (a 
new step in the direction t .. restrict- 
ing personal liberty), backed by the 
succcH.sor of Senator Klon R. Brown, 
who ill turn took the seat of Senator 
robb, now chairman of the Picture 
Censor Commission, and a bill by 
Mr. Slaoor to limit th^ alcoholic 
content of a!l liquors to 24 per cent, 
(apparently desij^ned to make drug- 
gists ptii more water in prescription 
whiskey;. 



HOLLINS SISTERS 

In "MIRTHFUL MOMENTS" 

Direction: 
BILLY JACKSON AGENCY 



Sellers for Quick Return Disappointed When Stock 
Is Bid Up Determinedly — Attention Drawn to 
Loew 



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AVONS WONT WORK; 
DON'T FEEL UKE IT 



SHUBERTS-' UNIT-SHOW 
DOES $16,400 IN CHI 

Takes Vaudeville Box Office 
Record at Apollo — Draw- 
ings All Over 

Chicago, I'eb. 15. 

The box ofHce record at the Apollo 
for its first -season -In -Shubert 
vaudeville was broken and estab- 
lished last week, when the Shuberts' 
unit show, 'The Whirl of New 
York" did $16,400. 

The Apollo has been up to $IC,000 

as its high mark and has dropped 

as low aa $8,800 while playing 

vaudeville. The house has been a 

sure indicator of the show within, 
invariably doing business with a 
good bill. 'The Whirl" has been 
drawing all over the Shubert time 
it has so far played, having: taken 
other records in the Shubert houses 
before reaching here. It's a con- 
densation of the legit attraction or 
the same name, originally intended 
to be called "The Belle of New 
York," and first planned as a re- 
vival. The Shuberts reproduced 
"The Whirl" for their vaudeville. 



Refuse to Accept Assignment 
by Shuberts— Act Laying 
Off— Injunction Unen- 
forceable Abroad 



20' 



REDUCTION MAY 15 

Clucago. Feb. 15. 

Itailroads west of Chicago have 
ajuiounccd that beginning May 15 
(if.sttad of June 15) this year that 
they wil! put into effi-ct a reduction 
oi '-»> per cent, in the co.-t of all 
round trip rai'.rtiad fares from CUi- 
rai;o to tl.»- Cr.asl i.nd itturn, 

Th;:- will be a saving tri individual 
acts and .<-liO\\.s travclu.i: on t!ie 
C>n>lK'iira, li'.Kvv af.d l\iiita;i ta- 
(•ua.> I'M- a foui 'Month p i Uul. 



Roberts Back at Palace, New York 

In another week or so, Benny 
Roberts will return, to the leader- 
ship of the orchest:'a at the Palace, 
New York. 

Since leaving the Palace some 
months ago, Roberts has been at 
the New York Hippodrome. 



The Avon Comedy Four has done 
no stage work since served with the 
injunction order obtained by the 
Shuberts, restraining the four male 
vaudevillians from appearing under 
other than Shubert management. 

Joe Smith is said to have called 
at the Shubert office, where he w^as 
Informed the fihuberts wanted him 
to«-play in Shubert vaudeville. Mr. 
Smith is reported to have answered 
that he and his companions did not 
feel like working just now. 

At the time the injunction was 
granted the Shuberts the Avons 
were appearing under contracts Is- 
sued out of the Keith office. They 
had left the Shubert management, 
alleging a brea^ch In their vaude- 
ville contract, on which* grounds the 
Shuberts apjilied for the restraining 
order. It was reported the Keith 
office had issued instructions the 
Avons were to receive full salary 
until appearing for the Shuberts, 
but whether this contemplated a 
long d«day or merely the week the 
Injunction might have been served 
is not known. 

While the Avons could not appear 
in the U. S. for other theatrical 
management than the Shuberts, the 
Injunction is not enforceable abroad. 

The Shubert's contract with the 
Avons is for $900 weekly; Keith's 
paid the quartet $1,500 a week.— — 



Famous Players was run up to 
S2% this week during a swift coup 
to drive In a new short interest 
which had gradually grown up as 
the time for a dividend vote of the 
board approached. These quick 
manoeuvres seem part of the new 
pool's plan. The syndicate man- 
agement appears to be a keen Judge 
of the Inside position and when the 
balance between longs and shorts 
gets lop-sided the price Is promptly 
worked to the disadvantage of out- 
siders. It Is common gossip in 
Times Square and in "the Street" 
that this Famous Players coterie is 
as well handled a group as the 
whole list presents, both in Its pres- 
ent makeup and in the personnel 
of the old market pool which it suc- 
j ceeds. 

Lost Their GueM 

Not a few of the wisest of film 
trade players were astray in this 
newest twist. They were impressed 
by the drop of the stock to around 
77^ last week and when the price 
recovered to 79 H last Friday they 
liquidated, firm in the belief that 
they would bo able to get in again 
around 7^4. Instead of that the quo- 
tations took tlie upward course on 
the rc-opening of the market Tues- 
day following the holiday and got 
into new high ground on the move- 
ment Just above 82, an advance of 
nearly 2 points from the Saturday 
close. 

The short players probably put 
out their lines during last week witii 
(Continued on page 35) 



MABEL McCANE*S ACT 

A production act Is being staged 
by Jack Mason for Mabel McCane. 
It is to cany about 20 people, in- 
cluding principals, and its title is 
"The Fourth Queen." 



MAY THOMPSON WOULD 
DIVORCE McCULLOUGH 



TAX MAN AT VARIETY'S OFFICE 



RevL<Viue Agent Cadwalader Woodville. assigned to Variety's of- 
fice, 154 West 46th street, to aid professionals in making out Federal 
Income Tax returns, started Wednesday, lie will remain on duty 
daily until March 15, the final date for filing. The revenue man is 
available to artists and showmen from 9.30 until five o'clock. The 
various income tax forms may be obtained at Variety's office for 
those who do not require Mr. Woodviile's aid. 



Marg e Coa,tc on Fu!i Wca^s 
M.ir>.'te Cuat'' )'i'- ^'•'•t V»on'.{Ml 
lor a fut; ueek Iri 1" of th.> Lo- w 
);<»ii.-He* aroiiiid Now Vu.lc. op'^-nin^' 
lhi.-<* weV'lc. r»;i\enpf.rt *<• Cnrrrir. 
arrange. 1 tin* b"«'Ulii::. 




JEAN SOTHERN SCORES 

last 



At K'.ifh'.^ Uamiltoi., N. w Vork. last w«-.ic. 
.1 cofnplote new act, entitbd '('.iris Will IV T'.r.ys.' 
,.n.l It won tlK> hearts- api»rov:»l of the audjfiH«-s 
munauers The former d.maii'bHl speerh.-s ntid 
"a-'em. nts. What more could be desired.' M.s^ 
M-i'^ir-il l».i"<-tor laebman uv[\ a" ^^t.tv r;.ri.«v.t' r 
E. K. NADEL cf the PAT CASEY AGENCY. 



Tf-ari f^'othrrn disrlos^d 

by I'aul (;»i\ird .'^rnlth. 

as w<n as the bof»kii.g 

the latter (>ff«red (n- 

Sofbern is assisted by 

"T'uc act' 13 bool'vcd'by 



Action Started in Rockland 
Co, — Commissioner Ex- 
amines William Haig 

Syracuse, N. Y.. Feb. 15. 
Taking of evidence here disclosed 
the blighted romance of graceful 
May Thompson, the danclntj star of 
"You're in Love" of a few seasons 
ago, and Carl McCullough, her 
comedian-husband, whom she mar- 
ried after warbling the lovesongs 
of the popular comedy with him. 
William Ilalg, appearing here with 
Betty Byron in "The Book on 
Vaudeville" at the Temple, was the 
first to be questioned in the open- 
ing of proceedings brought by Mrs. 
McCul lough to free herself from 
matrimonial bonds. 

Ilaig appeared before Attorney 
n. B. Martin, as commissioner, to 
answer questions which will be for- 
warded to Rockland county, where 
the former star will seek her free- 
dom. Ilalg identified the photo- 
graphs of the dancer and her hus- 
band and gave evidence concerning 
an alleged occurrence In the 8t. 
Doml^nic apartments in San Fran- 
cisco last summer. 

McCullough and Ilalg were thf>n 
touring on the Orpheum circuit. 
They were close friends and shared 
the same apartment. Ilaig appar- 
ently did not relish the task of ap« 
pearing as star witness against his 
friend, but In obedience to tho court 
summons, told what he knew con- 
cerning a lively party. 

Developments during tho past few 
days proved the couple liad parted 
and itockland county was selected 
by tho wife for her divorce action. 
Syracuse was picked as the city 
whero Ilaig's testimony was to be 
taken because he soon Jumps into 
Canada. Ilaig f^aid he had known 
McCullough for four years and also 
is acquainted with his wife. Mc- 
Cullough, he sa'd, is now playing in 
.*^liiibcrt vaudeville In Philadelphia, 
while Mi.ss Thompson is appearing 
in a Ihoadway musical i»lay. 

Mai:y questions were answered of 
Ilaig for (Mirpcses of establishing 
the fact that a stunning woman who 
vi.sjled tho San Frayclsco apart - 
mfiit one July nigl-t after the f^er- 
formaiAi', did not resemble Miss 
T4uitMp:'>on 4S slie is- pioCe^sionally 
known. 



VAUDEVILLE 



Friday, February 17, 19% 




LOEWS VAUDEVILLE OUT OF CLEVELAND: 
LIBERTY AND METROPOLITAN DARK 

W^m ^ ■■!■■■ !■ ■ 1^ I ■■■■I. ^ ■ ■ 

Unemployment and Too Many Theatres Assigned for Withdrawal — Loew Has 
11 Cleveland Theatres — All But Two Darkened Ones with Pictures — 
Keith's New 105th Street Sets Back Loew's Liberty — Loew's State to Add 
Feature Act to Pictures 



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Clovclnnil, Ffi>. T". 

The Lo(^w Circuit will »>e uithom 
a vaudeville slaiul hore after Srfatur- 
Uay whf'n ihe Liberty aiul Metro- 
politan, both of which the i>1ayinK 
vaudeville and picture>J. < lose that 
policy for the season. 

The future policy of lh«» liousos 
has not been decided, with a strong 
possibility they may remain dark. 
' This leaves the Keith houj^es. lOuth 
tJtrcet and Keith's, Shubei Is', Ohio 
and Miles' in possession of ihe vau- 
deville Held. 

The new Loew Slate w ill continue 
■with pictures ar.d will add one fea- 
ture vaudeville act to the picture 
p: opram, from lime to time when a 
suitable •name" is available. 

The decision to close the Metro- 
politan followed an announcement 
that vaudeville was to be discon- 
tinued at the Liberty Saturday, 
but would continue at Lqew's ^klet- 
ropolitan. 

I'nomployment and too many 
- theatres during present restle.-s in- 
dustrial conditions are given as the 
reason for the closins of the houses. 
The Liberty patronage received a 
big set back with the opening of 
Keiths uptov n lOJth Street house 
in close proximity. 

The Loew interests control 11 
houses in this city, all of which will 
be operating a straight picture 
policy after this week, with the 
Liberty and Metropolitan tempor- 
arily dark. 

The loss of the Met and Liberty 
means that Loew acts will jump 
from Dayton to Chicago, coming 
from the South. 



"FLU" DID IT 



Business FaKs Off With Epidemic 
Publicity 



The "flu" *8care was blamcil by 
local theatrical men for the light 
attendance noted around the local 
vaudeville houses last week. Ac- 
cording to the managers and book- 
er.'^, business took n, decided slump 
after the dailies began publicizing 
the epidemic. 

People remembering the fatalities 
from the disease during ihe war 
period were chary of public gath- 



CURTAIN RUNG DOWN ON 
WILLARD MACK'S ACT 



Author-Actor Forced to Stop 

Sketch Through Audience 

Jibes— Illness the Cause 



Los Angeles, Feb. 15. 
During th» playing oi' ^Villard 
Mack's .vketch, -Second Sight." at 
Pantages last Friday night, tlie cur- 
tain was rung down as the playlet 
had about half proceeded. Mack, in 



erings aiid avoided the theatres and 

other public gathering places as a I ll'*' l''""^''/''^V^/^^^' ''^PP^^^^^^. J^*-^^!^'^''*^ 

result. The fact that the health 



department assured the public th.>t 
this spell of influenza wasn't par- 
ticularly malignant didn't appease 
the timid. 

A return to normal attendance is 
looked for from now on. 



FAR EAST TOUR 

D. Barton Arranging for Vaude- 
ville Troupe for Orient 



He was fumbling lines and arguing 
with the audience, which had shout- 
ed, "Where's the bootlegger?" 

The audience from the previous 
show noting the actor's condition 
had rtinaiiu'd for the final perfor- 
mance, which gave the theatre a 
crowded attendance. 

Mack was reported j have been 
inidor a physician's car* liero an 1, 
ill his weakened condition, it is 
said, medicine containing alcohol nf- 
i fected him. His sketch finished out 
the week and he left with h com- 
pany and new wife for Salt Lake 
City, where he was due to play 
Pantages there this week. 

Mack accepted the local Pantnges 
engagrmr nt while honeymooning 
here. 



J. D. Barton, who managed 
Julian Eltinge's tour to the Orient 
last season, is preparing another 
specialty show for the Far East. 
Appearance in vaudeville will pre- 
cede the foreign bookings. The 
show will ] i headed by Pollay ^'CABARET GIRLS" DISBANDED 



SING SING SHOW 



Prisonsrs at Pris.n Again Enter- 
ta'ined by Vaudev.llians 



Sing Sing. N. Y.. Feb. 3 5. 
The Mutual "Welfare League of 
Sin:-j Sing Prison submits the fol- 
lowing In appreciatio:! of th«^ vol- 
un' T entertainment given ;is m< ii- 
lioncd. 



> 



Throuv'h the courtesy • : » 'Neil & 
P.ri'.:gs of the Victoria. Ossiiiing. as 
well as the artists, the inmates of 
this institution were _ain accord- 
ed a treat in the form of a vande- 
tillf* tho-.v on Lin?cln's P.lrthday. 
The lirst act was Labelge i:ros., 
Rcrobatic, ri'ing a very creditable 
pf ricrniance and wnrmly afipla.id- 
rd. Next was Nat l?urns, sinjriiig 
.'ind dancing, was line and kept the 
house liappy. 

pAirkc and Purke, in : flirtation 
act, w(re handicappc d, as they were 
unabio to u.-e their props and drops, 
but they, nevertheless, rave a good 
p<rf«'rm.ince ami amuocd the house 
'or 15 miiiUtes. Jn(\: and Tommy 
Weir in a sinking skit luive pleasing 
Voices, and he knack of p\itting 
their numbers across In great style. 
Three Comi)ton SistcrB in s»>ngs 
ind dances i ••» over a good net in 
treneral. They wore pretty fro<ks 
and knew how to put tJieir act over. 
::ntiro bill made, a real Int with 
Iho men. The .bhow ended 'with a 
live -n el ^fetro fcatur*', * (loMen 
Gifts," with Alice Lake. 



Anna, :. dance star, formerly of the 

Royal Opera House, Budapest. She 

recently appeared in a private Sun- 
day performance at the L'^Iniont, 
New York. 

Mile. Poilay Anna will * .ten short- 
ly at the I'alace, New Yoi k, and 
will wor)c westward, via the Or- 
phcum, leaving that circuit at Sari 
I'rancisco. Assisting lier in her 
turn will be Josef IJolays, with Elsie 
du (Irande, a (Iyi>sy violiii;-t, and 
Janos Kurucz, pianist. 

Other act.«i will be used f..r 
fore.ira bookings, which v.cic 
ranged for by M. Ku^Itlbiki, 
agent in Ja[)an. 



Kelly & Kahn's "Cabaret Girls," 
which started the season as an 
American wheel show, dropped off 
that circuit six weeks ago, and 
played a week on the Burlesque 
Booking OfUce Circuit, has closed 
for the season, the company hav- 
ing been disbanded. 



ar- 

an 



Better Business at Howard 

The Howard, "Washington, which 
replaced the Capitol as the Amer- 
ican wl;rol stand in that city, and 
reported as closing last week, will 
continu*.? with the American shows, 
business lla^■in.g taken a turn for 
rhe bettrr last wetk. 



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HART DIVORCE SUIT 

Madge Hait has withdiawn her 
moiidH for ?."i>0 alimony and $.'".,«00 
counsel fe< s in Ikt separation ac- 
tion against Max Hart and instead 
will continue her original divorce 
Buit begun last y«ar. 

H. S. Ilechlieinier will ; lake a 
Bimilar motion for support and law- 
yers' fee in the divorce suit. An 
tinknown woman is named in the 
complaint, although Adele iM-rrest 
lias liguied in the aflidavits of th« 
several previous suits Mrs. Hai i 
started and droi»ped at dive, s times. 




Utica Prospers 

rti.a. N. Y. r«b. ]-. 
Theatres are showing heavier re- 
ceipts this week than 'n any wyek 
since the holidays, for I'tie.i has an 
automobile show and Dollar Day, 
i^- mtjltnneousiy. Both ahva>s bring 
Ukousands of .suburbanites to town. 




PEACHES! 



A striking photograph of 'Janet 
of France," who returns to the New 
York Keith theatres, opening at the 
liiverside. New York, this week 
(Feb. 13). 

According to one critic, 'The 
trenches of Montmartre and the 
barbed-wire entanglements of the 
Folies Bergere are reflected in the 
charms and broken English of 
Janet. The playlet shows the rather 
unconventional way of getting a 
bride; that is, imconvontional ac- 
cording to American customs. But 
quo voulez vous? Janet is really 
trcs chic, and her eyes r,ro quite ir- 
resistible when they dance to the 
tune of her delightful Yankee 
slang." 

Janet is under the personal direc- 
tion of E. K. NADEL of the PAT 
CASEY AGENCY. 



KEITH OFFICE TAKES 
SINGLE FOR AFTERPIECE 



Tommy Gordon Agrees to Pro- 
duce, with Members of 
Bill Playing 



Tommy Gordon will open for the 

Keith office as a single act Feb. 27 

under a new arrangement by which 

Gordon agrees to put on an after- 
piece later in the show, with a cast 
recruited from members of the bill. 
Gordon's last vaudeville venture 
was as a partner of Waito Hoyt, 
the Yankee pitching star. 



"CHUCKLES OF 1921" AT 
SHUBERT, CINCINNATI 

Shubert Vaudeville PlayinQ 
Cincinnati First Time- 
Week Only 



Cincinnati, Feb. 15, 
The Shubert next week will havt 
Bedini's "Chuckles of 1921," a rcg. 
ular fc^hubert vaudeville unit-show, 
"Chuckles" comes in here for % 
week us a All -in with ngular legit 
attractions booked to follow, among 
them '"The I«ist Waltz, "' 'Honey 
Dew' and Thurston. 

Ben HeidJngsfeld, attorney for 
the Sliuberts, says the Be<lini show 
entrance does not mean vaudevJhe 
will be here permanent ly. 

Cincinnati has been u mooted 
spot for 'he Shubert vaudeville 
time through the Shubert s' assp- 
ciate. Congressman Jos. B. Rlunork, 
also being in association with the 
Keith iniere.ts in several South- 
western cities, including Cincinnati 



KALIZES RECONCILED 



Amelia Stone Drops Suit and Will 
Rejoin Husband in Act 

Amelia Stone (Mrs. Arm.in Ka- 
liz) has dropped her separation 
action against Arman Kali/- (.stoje 
and Kaliz), and will resume vaude- 
ville dates V ith her husVxmd in tbs 
"Temptation" act. Miss .Stoie 
originally appeared as a tv/o-aft 
with Mr. Kaliz, but on his sugges- 
tion retired temporarll>- :.llo\^iI^ 
her husband to head the giil act 
revue. 

One of the otrer mem.»ei-.s of the 
"Temptation" act was mentiou'-d in 
the legal proceedings Mrs. Kaliz 
started two weeks ago. Bospect- 
ivo coun.sel succeeded in rt Mniting 
the couple Harry Saks Heeh- 
heimer acting for Kaliz. 



TEAM INCORPORATES 

The vaudeville team of Jimmy 
and Jktty Morgan have incorpor- 
atet^as tiie Morgan Brodu( tions to 
produce a new play, ''Moonlight," in 
which they will assume the stellar 
roles. Sylvester B. Curtis, n Louis- 
ville, Ky., banker, and H. S. Hech- 
heimer complete the directorate. 



COIOitED MURDERER, 20 YRS. 

Klmira, N. Y., Fel.. 15: 
John Siggs, a colored porter, who 
shot and killed Harry Wallace, lif 
the Eleanor Pierce and Co. act, Nov. 
29, last, was brought to trial in the 
Chemung County Court Feb. 9. He 
was convicted and sentenced to 20 
years in Auburn Prison on at charge 
of second degree murder. 

Siggs was i»ermitted to plead 
guilty to the second degree murder 
charge, the court holding that if a 
first degree charge was made against 
him it would necessitate collecting 
a large number of witnesses which 
included several vaudeville artists 
who are distributed throughout the 
country. 

The murder was the outcome of 
an argument between Wallace and 
Siggs in a local hotel. • 



PICTURE 

TO 

COME 



ALEEN BRONSON 

COMEDIENNE . 

"THE SUNSHINE OF THE STAGE'* 

"VARIETY" 

Alcen Bronson held ''. ni nicly with her >iiv in. ing kid charaeteri/a - 
tion in "I^te Again," tlw .Andy Ilice skir. (onstrurtcd frankly to exploit 
Miss Bronson's precocious scluxd girl eharacjer. The conversati'»nal ex- 
< hanges aic bright and ( ntertalning, tlie laughs rlpj>ling right along con- 
seeutlvely, Misa Itiorison. by lieft si)adiT)g .-md a wrll-developfd techni(iue 
that embraces all thevo is to know cnceriiing xuudvN ill«- values, bring- 
ing out the high lights perf<i tly. 



JOSEPH H. GRAHAM 

STAGE DIRECTOR 

TOLEDO THEATRE, TOLEDO, OHIO 

TOLEDO "TIMES" 
"The Tyled^o J'lavi is' give a coiKing p<rfojmanie. . The deft hand ot 
Stage DirectfM- Joe (jruham is evident Ihrouj^hoiil. M.h hell lVoof/^'"i/' 



•im*'^^i^^^'i^9fy^''W ■'■*' *f " '" 



Friday, February 17. 1922 



VAUDEVILLE 



FRANCHISES FOR LEGITIMATES 
IN SHUBERTS' NEW VAUDEVILLE 

Shubert Combination Vaudeville Next Season Appears to Strike Showmen 
Favorably — Six Vaudeville Acts and Review to Every Program — Shuberts 
Out to Sign 250 or More Turns— Herk-Spiegel Side Operating Affiliated 
Theatres Corporation 



Appli(*ftnts for Shubert vaudeville 
franchises next season appeared 
«arly and often this week, after the 
plan as reported in lubL v»'eeks \'ji- 
riety, for a Shuberl conibii-.ation 
vaudeville entertainment of six acts 
and a revue ftl.- each unit next fca- '. 
son had been concluded. It was 
signed last Thursday ni«ht. 

Amonjj those who >vill recel\e 
francliises it is said (with no one 
person allowed to hold over two) 
are aBsociates of the Shirberts in 
the legit, from both the fhubert and 
the Erlanger slae. 

The first franchises to be issued 
will run for five years, with the 
unit show to pay a weekly fee of 
$60. Theatres on the circuit also 
will pay a $50 weekly foe. All 
vaudeville acts and revue prinrij>als 
engaged will have their contracts 
pass through the Shubert vaudeville 
efflce. It will charge the acts the 
customary D '>er cent, commission 
and pass upon ever>one other than 
choristers en^^a-ed by th producers. 

li]very show is to travel ui.der the 
banuer of Shuberl vaudeville, which 
will also designate every theatre 
playln,'^ the shows. 

Shulu rt vaudeville v.ants l'r><J 
vau(l( \ ille lUrns or more for next 
season. According to rei)ort, the 
Shubert booking ofllee will give 
tbcm a 3o-week contract. It is un- 
derstood the "20-in-24" and other 
timed eontraets with a marjrinal 
pek'iod for t»pen weeks is to be done 
away with next seaion on the Shu- 
bert time."" ~ 

The Affiliited Theatre-^ Ci.rpora- 
tion is the olficial title ai.d concern 
that will operate the revue end of 
the Shubert cori'.)innlion unit show. 
It holds eight directors. The four 
on the Shubert side include? l-co and 
J. J. Shubert, who havo appointed 
as their co-difectors. In addition. 
William Klein, their attorney, and 
L. Lawrence W ber. who may be 
Interested in the Shubert vaudevillf, 
but holds no interest otherwise in 
the AfiUiated. The four other di- 
rectors are I. II Herk, Max Spiegel, 
Ed. lJ(>atty and Forrest P. Tralles 
Of St. I.ouis. Mr. Tralles. who rep- 
resems the liutler estate in St. 
Louis, is not expected to be a'^tive. 

The Afl^liated is incorporated for 
10,000 shares of common stock at i 
par of $100. The stock is equally 
divided between the Sl.ubert and 
Herk side. Both sides have signed 
•n agreement for 10 years, to joiiit- 
ly operate Shubert vaudeville. The 
•Ulcers of the affiliated are Ilerk, 
president; Spiegel, treasurer, and 
Beatty, vice-secretary. 

One report says the Affiliated .«tock 
has been equally divided ind : laced 
In escrow with tbj cont ctual un- 
derstanding existing thav none o' 
the stock ca i be negotiated in iny 
manner without the consent of all 
parties on both sides. 

The Affiliated will bo governed 
by an Executive Committee. Fran- 
chist's will pass ♦>;ough and bo ap- 
PVo (I by that committee, which 
Will .iiso have the direction of the 
Imp' lant matters in conneetion 
With the review portions of the en- 
tertainment. The unit shows will 
not all be similarly composed. Each 
is to have six acts or more and the 
reMie. but the manner of running 
the show may be left to its produ- 
cer or the i:xeeutive t'om..iittee. A 
Voting trust has been .'irr.'intjcd for 
in tlu- AMil'ated ' both sabs con- 
cerned ;iiul pi'ovision ma le for ad- 
justn^.ent of diffrreu'c in opinion 
over policy r<r < 'her matter."^. 

Th.ere are L'O th('atr»\s row avail- 
able for the !!♦ w Cr>-\\eek i»l:»n and 
the entire circuit of .'15 theatres will 
ho ill readiness to open next Labor 
l^ay, it l.s el limed. H«r'j ha; fi greed 
to copitrlhute theatres in Minneap- 
olis. St. ViivA aii«; Mihvauki ^ to the 
cinuii. Th • H.-rk-Spi^ gel theatre 
in r.ulY.iiti i,> ;ir other. T'fM> S < rt.s 
^^lil furni.^h there of their prevent 
^ist tlial may I e sel '(^led with tlhi'r.^ 
thry l.uve pi kid out. 

Th<' figrevm* n hriwee. the Shu- 
boits uiid the Herk !-ides is th.at 
fithti- 1 ay Ii.i\t.- the privi'ej, of se- 



lecting a theatre in an open city, 
but n)Ubt v/ithin 30 days thereafter 
off<'r the oth(r sid:* an opportunity 
to buy in etiually on the house, or 
both siues .niiy agree to plaee the 
ac(|i!in.d ib.viir*' in the Atfillated 
corporation. ll the ollu-r sid.^ re- 
jects ihe proposel. the side urehas- 
ing the hout:o may operate it as its 
ov.n. 

The Affiliated b.as a v.e>rking eaiii- 
tal to start, it is said, of $100,000, 
made up by those now actively i^ 
the Affiliated and the same amount 
contributed by each. None of the 
Atfiliate^d stock is to be ofiered for 
public ialo or subscription, it is 
claimed. 

The Shuberts reserve the right, 
according to the account, of sending 
in an extra attraction to any unit 
ehow reported under the standard 
Impcs 'd. The extra attraction may 
cost up to $2,000 weekly and must 
be paid for by the show up to the 
time such correction of the per- 
forrranee- as directed shall have 
I'cen (omplited. The entertaining 
rtatus of the unit is to be deter- 
mined by a board of three censor.-^ 
to be appointed. None of the cen- 



sors It is said wil! bo connected with 
any of the men interested in Shu- 
bert vaudeville. 

Showm< n along Broadway seemed 
to favor the new Shubert vaudeville 
plan. The legitimate producers ap- 
peartd much interested, asking 
manj questions and i arti 'ularly 
ccncerr.ed as to what a Shube t 
unit would cost for weekly opera- 
tion, what it cv ult! play to at $1 
top, and if the $50 weekly fee was 
high or low. The showmen who 
understand those things said they 
thought the $30 weekly charge a low 
one. One experienced showman 
stated he liad anticipateu the week- 
ly fee would bo $100 with a bonus 
for the first franchise holders. No 
bonus is to be exacted. 

It is likely Herk will shortly sever 
his business connection with the 
American burlesque wheel. This 
is Herk's second season as a New 
York theatrical operator. He came 
here from the west to take charge 
eJ the American wheel and has been 
talking off and on to the Shuberts 
over the revue and vaudeville prop- 
osition since the Shubert vaudeville 
started. 




PITTS. SEASON ENDS; 
AT NIXON NEXT SEASON 



Shubert Vaudeville Withdraw 

This Week from Duquesne 

— House Against Them 



"DKM.AND TlIK OKICilNAI." 
BETTY— ^-PHILIP 

MARTIN and MOORE 

NKW OKI.K.W'S "ST.iTKS" 

It is seldom that an acrobatic act 
g<ts a big hand. Hetty Martin and 
Philip Moore stopped the show lit-, 
erally. I'hilip does some hazardous 
feats on the tIukh and Hetty goes 
him one better by her agility and 
suppleness on the rings. Hoth are 
fine speeimen.s, and their act is a 
treat. 

BOOK ED SOLI O- 

Direction LEW COLDER 

TALK No 9 



HYNOTIST'S "SUBJECT" 



Maraiah in Mystic Act Ac- 
cused by Schulci or 
Deiroit 



Ilerkhnrr. N. V.. Feb. 15. 
I^eonard SchuUz, 13, objeet of the 
e::orrjcm of Jack Ma.tib, of De- 
troit, professicnally known as 
••Marajah," a hypnotist, on Sunday 
was taken f re m Herkimer, where 
the "Mar.ijah" was plajing in a 
mystic : Jt, by his mother, Mrs. 
Augustus Sehultz, of 151:5 Sheridan 
avenue. Detroit, and Josephine Pies- 
key, said to be the sweetheart of 
young Sehultz. Sehultz* mother 
and his sweetheart arrived here Sat- 
urday from Detroit, where they 
learned last Monday for the first 
time in si.K months the nature of 
the act. Young Sehultz was the 
subject for '"Marajah." 

The young man, who is a tool- 
maker by trade, was influenced to 
leave his home, his mother claims, 
through "Marajah," who for three 
years resided in apartments over 
the Sehultz homo in Detroit. 
Sehultz himself manufactured much 
of the equipment used in the act, it 
is said". Money, letters, etc.. sent by 
the nu Iher to ihc noting nun were 
never Hteee;v«'d by bim • oliee say. 
His It t era told of gr^Mt suff* ing 
while on ihe road, his mother as- 
serts. 

Mr.-;. Srhultz told the polii-e a year 
ago "Marnjah' 'exercised influence 
over her daughter, Cladys. 14. 

Youn,: Sehultz left for Detroit with 
his mother and sweetheart Sunday 
afternoon. His father, who owns a 
cafe in D^nroit, is said to bo well 
to do. 

The young ninn was in an ex- 
tremely n<rvous cotnlitioii wiii-n lie 
left Herkimer. He has been out 
with the act for less than a year. 
Mrs. Sehultz tr:d the '. 'cal police 
'Mrnajah" was forced to flee Can- 
ada for some act there. 

The authorities may take action 
on a report that "Marajah* gave ad- 
vance information on slock market 
.Tetivitit s while tlie turn v. as play- 
ing he.e. The district att ney is 
now coiiductirg an invcf^tigalioti 
into thi.s matter. 



couple made every effort to keep 
the knowledge of 'the ceremony 
from their friends. 

They were married several weeks 
ago at the rectory of St. Mary's 
church, in this city, and were at- 
tejided by Yvonne Daiglc and 
Oeorge Carey, a member of the same 
vaudeville team, as the bridegroom. 

The older Dannon is a well known 
baseball umpire and was at one time 
a member of the old Boston Na- 
tional club. 



CRIMINAL CHARGE DISMISSED 

Judge Max I.evine. sitting iii tlic 
12th District Magi.stratps* Court last 
week, dismissed the criminal com- 
plaint lodged against Abe Miltel- 
man, a I'ennsylvania osteopath, ac- 
cused by the l»eople of the State of 
New York on the comi)laint of Re- 
gina Smith, of performing an illegal 
operation on Helene King (vaude- 
ville). 

Miss King was operated upo"n 
Sept. 10, 1921, and died Oct 2, lt>21, 
at the Fordham hospital, New York, 
the accused being charged with 
homicide and released under |u,000 
bail. 

Judge I^evine dismissed the com- 
plaint for lack of proof. Mrs. Smith 
is the girl's mother. Herman F. 
Spellman acted for the defendant. 



PANNON GECRETLY WEDS 

L;. I n. Mas.-Ji.. ,1'eb, 1.' 
Tlir' .•■'^'■■ret niinia;;e of \'irrin.. 
r.icl;er. daughter of Mrx. A«l,i Love- 
joy. t.» I'red P.annon ef the vaud< - 
villc t'ain f»f Carey. Mcaj:;h 'r an«l 
P.ainirm (si.n of M>*. aJid Mrs 
TlK.mas Daniton. l>oth of this city). 
lias leaked out, after iho yc/uni: 



SHUBERTS CHEATING 

Chicago, Feb. 15. 

It looks as though the Shuberts 
are commencing to cheat on their 
vaudeville billing to hide return 
dat(*s. 

This week the advertising for the 
Apollo carries only "A Southern 
Gentleman" to describe Valt^r 
P.rower, without mentioning the 
Prower name, and Jolly Johnny 
Jones is advertised as "Stage Door 
Johnny." P.oth are repeaters at the 
Apollo this week. 



WILTON PAYS $1,250 

Settles Collins' Suit Out of Court 



Johnny Collins' suit against Alf. 
T. Wilton for a dissolution of the 
Wilton ", Collins vaudeville agency 
and an accounting of the proflts 
was adjusted out of court last 
week. Julius Kendler (Kendler & 
Gold.stein) represented both liti- 
gants. 

The cash settlement is fa id to 
have been around $1,250, the lame 
amount Wilton offered Collins la.st 
August to buy out his interest in 
the r.gency. 

Collins held a five-year eo|)art- 
nershfp agreement with Wilton 
dating from March CO la.:t. 



MUSIC PUBLISHERS SWEARING 

Chicago, 1-V1>. i:,. 

All employes of the music pub- 
lishers in Chicago this week si^niMl 
slips forwarded to them from the 
Mu.sie I'ublisbers' Protociivo A.s.^o- 
ciation .swtarini? lliat ihyy were not 
paying any aet:i nKincy' or gi\ ing 
them other gratuitios for singing 
their sonps. 

All of the statements aftrr being 
signed were sv/orn to before a 
notary i>ublie. 



MEETING FOR PROFESSIONALS 

Testimonial mcetjn/js of the Ninth 
Church of Christ Scientist arc 
held every Wednesday at noon at 
the Moroseo theatre, West 'J5th 
street. The attendance of this 
church is made up mostly of pro- 
fessionals who are unable to attend 
tho regular Wednesday evening 
services in other churches. The 
Sunday services are also held at 
the Moroseo theatre at 11 a. m. and 
3 p. m. 



Pittsburgh, Feb. 15. 

The Shuberts" first reason of 
vaudeville here closes Satu^ay. A 
New York report to the manage- 
ment here conflrmed the exclusive 
story in A'ariety last week that the 
Shuberts would house their vaude- 
ville ne.\t season In the Nixon the- 
atre, which has always been one 
of the two best legit liouses here, 
and for many years devoted to Klaw 
& Krlanger productions, and that 
the Nixon biiowa will go to the Pitt, 
which is owned by the Shuberts, 
and which has had spotty success 
in tho last two years. It is certain 
that no agreements have been 
drawn up as yet. 

The Felt Brothers, of Philadel- 
phia, who successfully ran pictures 
in the Duquesne before the Shu- 
berts put their vaudeville there, 
and who took the former Shubert 
house and made a big success with 
their pop vaudeville, are believed 
to be negotiating with the lessors 
of tho Duquesne, Kaufmann's De- 
partment Store, for the purpose of 
showing at least a few more featuro 
Alms there. Original lease between 
them has not been carried out, is 
the report, and if the showing of 
tho films continues to draw at the 
Duquesne, as it did formerly, tho 
Felts will continue the policy. 



SHEA'S BOOSTS SCALE 

Buffalo Vaudevill* Hou«« Sets Top 
at $1,50 



Announcing increasing: cost of 
bills made move necessary. Shea's, 
playing Keith's biff time bookings, 
has advanced its night scale ta 
$1.50 top, with a 75-cent top for 
matinees. 

It's the same scale charged hert 
this week by the Teck for Shubert 
vaudeville, with "Tho Whirl of New 
York" the attraction. This Is the 
Shubert's final week of their tem- 
porary vaudeville at the Teck, which 
has not the capacity to support a 
big timo show at the dollar top 
price. 

The Incrensing cost of the Shea 
bills seems to have start^ when 
the Teck opened early in January 
with Shubert vaudeville for a 
month's run, contiruing \intll this 
time. 



STAGE CHILDREN WARNED 

Oklahoma City, Feb. 15. 
Announcement that theatre man- 
agers would be prosecuted for vio- 
lation of the child labor law if they 
allowed children under 14 years of 
:ige to appear on the stage in Ok- 
lahoma City theatres was made by 
County Attorney Forest L. Hughes 
recently. An act alleged to have 
appeared on the stage of the Or- 
pheum theatre and reported by the 
labor commissioner is said to have 
caused the announcement. 






SALLIE FISHER ALARMED 

Los Angeles, • Feb. IT*. 

T'pon receiving a wire her child 
was .seriou..ly ill in the east, Sallie 
Fi.sher left the Orpheum bill last 
Saturday, .starting eastward. At 
Salt Lake sli.- reeiived a reassuring 
;eleKrarn nnd retiu'ned. 

Lo.^ing the Sat.rd.'.y and rJiinday 
performances, Mi.'-s Fish»:r i.^ Inild- 
ir..:,' over .it tlic Orplieum \\\\a week. 



Johnny Cantwell Injured in Crash 

J(»hnny Canlwell (('.inlwell and 
Walker) was se\ efely cut abfHit the 
he.'ui .'iiid Ii.mIv as the result of jik 
;iuU» accident in llarkensack, N. J., 
I'riday ni:^lit. Tlx: Inj'i'MeH nece;si- 
t itf'd bis rernt'val to Ihi' Ilacken.sacU 
liospital. 

Cantwell Wis en rf»ute to his 
i/me at H;d;;e!i.ld rarl;, N. J., when 
tho car he v.as In and a large ^luto 
truck had a head -on, collision. 




THE JovruL PiiP.Ti.^yr--^ 



■■•■)• '-S' 



VARIETY'S SAN FRANCISCO OFFICES 



^an Jf rancfeco 



PANTAGES THEATRE BUILDING H 

Friday, February 17, 182g j 



SAN FRANCISCO SHOWS 



Till 



ORPHEUM 

San Francisco, V(h. 1 
Ori>heum clientele is b< 



injj; 



\Nell fod up on comedy, wliich ln's 

been a feature of the bills for the 

past few weeks. It again comes to 

th«^ fron-t in the aunent work's pro- 
jnatn, every i.ct of which con- 
Irihutes lauRhs. 

With no stnkuiK leadline feature, 
the top blllinp: was divided between 
l>ave Harris and l^and and the pro- 
duction act, "A ]>rcss Rehearsal," 
with tlie Four Marx brothers in 
their second week. The latter turn 
carried off the laugh honors «»' the 
bill. Harris with his syncopators 
scored substantially. The talli 
failed to impress. Harris partici- 
pates in all of the bands selections, 
and it would not be amiss if ho 
permitted ihe musicinna to jazz it 
up on their own account. The bass 
viol worked proved one of the out- 
Htanding hits of the act. "A Dress 
RehearsiiT produced laughs from 
the start with the introduction of j 
principals and the burlesque re- 
hearsal providing capital entertain- 
ment all tho way. 

Jtobby Adams and Jew«l Barnett 
did exceedingly well in the No. 2 
spot with good comedy numbers, 
rilart Darnctt appears in a stunning 
gown at the piano and participates 
in the singing. Miss Adams, in a 
gingham apron, supplies tho com- 
edy via a tough number and nut 
style that landed smashingly. The 
Ward Brothers cleaned up nicely 
with their poker game chatter, 
topped by stepping which landed 
ihem in the hit column. 

feen Bernio, next to closing. i>ro- 
vided another big laughing ptriod 
with his liddle and i>atter. His 
opening remark that, after having 
heard Dave Harris play tho cornet, 
he felr safe, struck the house as 
funny. Pallenberg's l^ears closed 
the show with the house remaining 
inta<-t. Kmilc and John Nathant- 
pave tho sh^w a bully start, win- 
ning heavy appreciation wi(h their 
nifty Hftrj and sppp <lacrobatics. 

Josrphs. 



CHIEF OBJECTS 

Police Head Repudiates 
Thelma Harvey 



risco s 



JUMPS JODEATH 

Mary "Billie'* Newell Leaps Out of 
Moving Automobile at Oakland 



San Francisco, Feb. 15. 
Chitf of Police Dan O Brien of 
San Francisco war- disturbed last 
week when some well-meaning 
friend in New York sent him a 
clipping regarding a statement 
mado by Thelma Harvey, a dancer, 
arrested in tlie oast for wearing an 
alleged Indecent costume. . 

From the newspaper clipping sen^ 
it appears Miss Harvey, when she 
got out of jail told her troubles to 
a New York newspaper and stated 
that while in San Francisco .she 
frruenily danced at tho homo of 
Chief O'Brien, to entertain guests 
there; that she wort- the same cos- 
tume as that to vhich the New York 
police objected, and, furthermore, 
that this same costume had received 
the ollicial sanction of the San 
Francisco police department. 

Chief DBrien. in a statement. a».- 
nounced he had never heard of 
Thelma Harvey, and did not give 
parties in his homo at which danc- 
ers i bead costurres were eng.iged 
a:^ ♦nttrtalners. 



PANTAGES, TRISCO 

San Francisco, Feb. 15. 

Light attendance greeted a neatly 
arianged bill at the opening show 
Sunday. iarry Keilly c.nd Co. in 
"The Knd of tho Road" headlined. 
Tho playlet aroused keen interest 
and carries a pui ch that Is sure- 
fire. Reilly's personality guaran- 
teed its success. Dunbar and Tur- 
ner, a mixed team, scored a hit next 
to closing. The couple start strong- 
ly with the yodeling and nut stuff, 
but allow their turn to weak«'n in 
the middle. Tho Jinish. including 
nut antics by tho girl and eccentric 
dancing, lands heavily. 

Mubel liarper, assisted by l^thel 
Fitzpatrick at the piano, was 
warmly received in the second spot, 
the comedy and nut numbers secur- 
ing results, Shaw's Sporting l)og 
Hi.vue closed the show successfully. 
The dog.s are presented in an Inter- 
estln:r mann'^'r with good showman- 
ship displayed. P21 Cota with com- 
edy xyloi)hone work secured fair 
returns. Swan and Swan, man . id 
woman team, openetl with juggling. 
Tho man is versatile, his work 
>>eing of the highest or<ler. His 
Itaitner detracts from the value of 
the art. Joseph a. 

HIP, 'FRISCO 

San Francisco, T\i). 1.'. 
The curretit week's bill was the 
best that Jic Hip hns had in some 
timf». It was agreeably lacking in 
dimih acts. Fesci Duo. man and 
woman, with harp and better class 
.^ongs, .start etl things off nicely. 
AcKims and (Urhue talked, sang and 
tlanced neatly in the No. 2 spot. 
Mack and Co., j>ro«enting "A 
Fii'udly Call," an oUltime comedy 
.•sketch, kept them laugh inrr. Tho 
dancing girl and bagpipe work 
jiroved winning specialties. 

I nbert and Fish, mixed team, 
• l)rovided a hit next to closing. The 
man's comedy and announcements 
at the i)iano went over for ex •♦llent 
results, with his i)art.ier's eccentric 
make-up good for howls. The sing- 
ing linj.-ili and liambert's burlc:;quc 
dancing stoi»ped tho show. Kee 
Tom Four, a male quartet in Ori- 
ental frnrb, c1os«mI the show, secur- 
ing good v^sults for ne.'jt routine 
and good harmony. Josephs. 



CUT-RATE^ PLAN 

Rucco Gives Out Reduction in Cou- 
pons for Robson Show 

San Francisco, Feb. 1.3. 

A new stunt to boost business and 
to gract fully reduce the admi.ssion 
prices from $2 t«> $1 was tried out 
with success by W. A. Jlusco. who 
brought May Hobson in "It Pays to 
Smile" to the Auditorium, Oakland. 

Tickets bearing coupons and read- 
ing "people's League Ticket" were 
distributed to all of the big stores 
in Oakland and given out free to 
purchasers. With the ticket, thea- 
tregoers were able to buy an or- 
chestra seat for $1. 

The San Cirln Opera company, 
playing in the Centviry the sanie 
week, failed to draw as well as was 
expected. 



San Franci.sco, Feb. IT). 

Mary 'Billic" Newell, a cabaret 
eiileriainer, was killed in OaklJn«i 
last week when sho leaped from tiie 
aiitijmobile of William K. Heathorne. 
a traveling salesman. Heathorne 
stoi>i)ed Ills car, picked her up and 
took her to the Emergency hospital, 
where she was pronounced dead. 
The police held Heathorne for a 
time while investigating tho cir- , 
ctmistances of the young woman's | 
dt\'ith. i 

Heathorne told the police Miss 
Newell insisted upon going to n 
c( rtain address to .sec a friend. He i 
took her thero and then started f or { 
her home, when sho suddenly in- 
sisted upon returning to the friend's 
home. Heathorne refused to take 
her back, when* without warning 
he say.s. she jumped out of tho car 
while it was going at full speed. 



OBITUARY 



"OrvPHANS" LOOKING FOR TIME 

S.'\n Fran-isco, Feb. 13. 
D. \V. CJriffiih's newe.n feature 
"Orphans of the Storm" appears to 
be having a tough time in finding 
a house to sliow. Both the Century 
an<l Columbia were approached for 
time but tho bookiners were such 
that it appeared no time could be 
given to the i)icture. Tho Colum- 
bia, however, hag diivcovered that 
it has f(»ur weeks open after the 
engagement of Fthel l?arrymore, 
who comes March 6. The picture 
people want six weeks and an ef- 
fort is now being made to switch 
another show so that the six weeks 
can be given to "Orphan.'^." 



Work 1<? being ruslu d on the New 
Curran theatr*', and at tho present 
time it h»oks as if the new house 
will bo ready for occujiancy next 
August. 



WOT MARRYING ART HICKMAN 

San Francisco, Feb. l."i. 
Humors of the engagement of Mrs. 
Sidi Wirt Spreckels to Art Hick- 
man, former orchestra leader at the 
St. Francis hotel, and now at the 
Ambassador hotel, Bos Angeles, were 
cmrtnt here last week. Mrs. Sprcv k- 
els denied tho rumor although Hick- 
man would say nothing. 

Mrs. Si)reckels Is the widow of the 
late Jack Spreckel.s. Through her 
attorney, John I^. McNab, the fol- 
lowing statement was given out: — 

"Tho I..OS Angeles rumors of Mrs. 
Si)reikel.s* engagement are abso- 
lut<dy and also positively denied. 
Mrs. Si»reckels Is not contemplat inp; 
matrimony at this time." 



BUSINESS GOOD AND BAD 

S.an Francisco, Feb. ].'». 

Oliver Morosco's "Wait Till Were 
Married" at the Columbia has been 
doing poor business. Tho show 
failed to catch on, despite fine no- 
tices on the show and its star, Terry 
Duffy. 

Kolb & Dill, with their new com- 
edy; "Ciivo and Take," at tho Cen- 
tury, arc going over with a smash. 



When in SAN FRANCISCO 



MEET AND EAT 



With DAVE LERNER 



ECONOMY LUNCH No. 2 

24 ELLIS STREET— NEXT TO CENTURY THEATRE 



RIALTO BANKRUPT 

Fdcco House Has Liabilities, But 
No Assets 



San Francisco. Feb. 13. 

The Hialto, a picture house con- 
troHed by Dan Markowitz and Abe 
.lacUson, tiled" a voluntary ])etition 
of bankruptcy here last week, stat- 
ing liabilities were $38,000, with no 
assets. 

M. I... Markowitz of the Strand 
has taken over the house temporar- 
ily. 



"EILLIE'^ RHODES' DIVORCE 

San Francisco, PVb, 15. 

William Jobbleman, formerly pub- 
Ii;ity man for the Tivoll. and who 
last year married "Dillie' ithodes. 
tile picture star, is in the divorce 
courts in Los Angeles. 

"Dilli<'" Khodrs filed a bill in 
which she charges that among other 
tilings Jobbleman kicked her out of 
bed. offered to give her grounds for 
divorce for $10,000, and was unkind 
to her friends. 



SEPARATION AND DIVORCE 

San Francisco Feb. 13. 

The team of La Hose and La Hose, 
doing a trapeze act. separated in 
Oakland last week, when the woman 
niemlier tiled suit for divorce against 
her husband. 

She gave her name as Mrs. Ade- 
line Kelsey and named the defend- 
ant as Albert E. Kelsey. The team 
was playing with Fraidvlin Brothers 
circus. 



L. R. Crooks Leaves T. A. D. 

San Francisco, Feb. 13. 

Jj. It. < 'rooks, formerly associated 
with Turner & Dahnken in an ex- 
ecutive capacity, and who organized 
the T. & D., Jr., Corporation, of 
which he was al.so general manager, 
has retired from that concern as a 
results of dissension among the 
stock holders. 

Crook is succeeded i;i the T. Sc D., 
Jr., organization by Jean Fmick. 



FRISCO ITEMS 

San Francisco. Feb. 13. 
Mile. Marceline d'Alroy has been 
engaged by the Alcazar to appear 
in "Cornered." 



Cari'oll Johnson, former box ofTlce 
man nt the San Franeiseo and I^os 
•Angeles Orpheums, and who inter 
became manager of the Ori»heum 
shows playing Sacramento and 
I'resno, is booker for Fox Film Kx- 
change in Los Angeles. 

There appears to be a )m;^> for 
eomi)l»*tion between the ('.olden 
C.ate, the Orpheum, Jr., house, and 
the new \Nar!iel<l theatre, Loew's 
house. The (iolden (Jatc expect.s 
to be ready to ojien in April. It is 
not thought the Warlield will open 
until later. The two theatres are 
across the street from ea<'h other. 

■Recause of the booking of Monte 
Cartf-i' in music.il comi'<ly .sioiMc in 
tho Spreckels. San Diego, ni)ening 
Feb. IS, a number of road shows 
Iiave been kept out of that city. 

Herman Hell* r. orchcstr.a leader 
•♦ ilie California tlnatie, and his 
wife, Irene Heller, til»'d suit in the 
Superior Court '.leje l.a.st week 
a:;.»lnst (leorge A. and Artlun- Cum- 
niings for iJO.tllt'.t.s.') damages. 
Heller charges that Mis. Heller re- 
ceived permanent injuiies as the 
i-e.'-ult of an avifornobil(. a'-'id' nt for 
which the Cummings brothers are 
a.ieged to be responsible. 



JOE RAYMOND 

Joseph It. Raymond (Joseph R. 
Kintrach), 44 years of age, died 
smUlenly, Feb. 13. of pneumonia at 
Ward's Island. Xew York City. 
Tho deceased had been an inmate 
of the institi.tion for six years, suf- 
fering with a weakened min.l. He 
had been looked after for luxury 
necessities during hia stay there by 



IN FOND MK.MOKY 

or Ol'K DEAR PAL 

HENRY LEWIS 



Who l>«V)ait.a This l.ifo 
.lanuary olst, 1*>L'2 

MAY HIS SOUL REST IN 
PEACE 

I Mr. and Mrs. Jack Goldie 
Mr. and Mrs. Max Brooko 



a 'group of Ktith offic^ nwu, who 
periodically s'jbscrlbcd to a fuiul 
for that purpose. 

Jce Raymond had been In the 
>>how business for -5 years or longer. 
At one time he ditl a Hebrew comic 
In Vnirlesque. Later he became an 
udvertislng solicitor for the Xew 
York "Morning Telegraph," and 
about ir> years ago became a so- 
licitor for Variety. Leaving Vari- 
ety some years afterward, he en- 

IN .MKMOKY OF 
Our Dear Departrtl Pal 

WEST AVEY 

May Hifl Soul Rt-st in P»'ace 
i > tho .^inct-ro wish of 

ANTHONY HUGHES and 

OLLIE DEBROW ^ 

gagtd in the vaudeville agency 
business Vviih Jack Curli.-., now of 
Rose & Curtis. His lirr « is.-olved 
after two years, with Raymond 
branching out for hlm.'-elf as an 
agent imtll illness overlook him. 

While on \'ariety. Ra. inond be- 
came acquainted with and married 
Teddy Gerard, now appe.iring in a 
London show. Mi.'^.s Gerard came 
ov»>r hfre a few seasons ago. ap- 
pearing a few weeks for Ziea:feld, 



IN LOVING MEMORY 



I: 



of My Uustiand 

JOSEPH S. NATHAN 

Who passcit away F- hruury 20, If 17. 
HIS WIJ'K, 

DOILY Dahl NATHAN 

but did not visit her huFband nor 
inquire concerning him except U 
ascertain if he were still' living. 
Neither Raymond nor his wife had 
seen each other from the moment 
they were married, some 12 years 
ago. Raymond never learned why 
Mi.^s Gerard had married liim, and 
apart from sti)rle.s which were cir- 

IN I.OVlNCi MEMORY 

OF 

HENRY LEWIS 

Who raH.««e(l Away January 31^t, lf)L'2 

E. N. B. 

ciliated by others, no one ever 
found that out. His mysterious 
marriage preyed on Raymond's 
mind, and his wcjikened mental 
condition was attributed in part to 
it. Immediately after the ceremony 
was performed, as Raymond re- 
lated, his wife excused herself, .said 
she would rdurn in a few ml'iutes, 
and R.'iymond never saw her iigaln. 
Later Miss rjerard wer.l to Ihjg- 
land and there became successful 



in musical shows, building up qnitM 
a following that is still reported to 
bo hers. Raymond claimed ho had 
been often approached witti a view 
of being <livorccd, but .-ai,J at nrai 
he had asked $10,000, which was re- 
fused. After that, Raymond stated 
he liad concluded to hold Miss G^ri' 
ard to her legal wifely status, and' 
would not consent to a divoree under 
any circumstances. For a long 
while when in New York itefore hit 
commitment to the Ward Island In- 
stitution. Raymond believed he was 
being shadowed by private tletec- 
tives employed by his absent wife. 
Also surviving the deceased are 

TO MY MTTI.K P.\I. 

MARJORIE KINGSTON 

Wlin Passo.l Away Kel.ruarv 11.11»2>. 
MAY HE'.l soil. HEST l.\ PC.NCE 



B0B3Y BLISS 



^1 



three brothers and a si.-^tec. non- 
professionals, living at 332 Eleventh 
avenue, Astoria, L. I. Int»rment 
was at Washington Cemetery, 
Coney Island. N. Y.. Feb. 14. with 

IN FOM> MKMORY OF 

HAROLD McCLELLAN 

Who died February JStli, l»M 

•MAC," Ol'K TRILV I.OVKO V.W. 

IIAUS, HAKKY and IUCNIS 



DU FOR 



^ 



services at Jtoth.schild 1 urial 
lors, 20S Lenox avenue, Nev; 
City. 



I'ai- 
Voik 



MAX HEIMAN 

Max Heiman, 70 years old. who 
was engaged In the wagon sl»ow 
business in the middle west for 35 
years until his retirement 20 years 
ago, died at his home in Lexington, 
Ky., Feb. 0. 11« was the ijiiher of 



IN I.OVINCt MKMOKY 

cf My I'fiir I)opari»il F.ith-r 



MAX HEIMAN 



Who Passotl .\way February Id. 1922 

at T.i'xinjfton. Kv. 

May IIIh Soul Rent in IVace 

MRS. GUS BARTRAM 



Mrs. (I us Hart ram, wife of (lus 
liartram of r.artram and Sa\!on. 




RUSSELL B. FROST 

Russell 15. Frost. 29 years oM. who 
appeared with "The Cumps' last 
season, died Jan. 25, at San An- 
tonio, Tex., of tuberculosis. Frost 
appeared with several roa«l .ittr.ic- 
tions which included 'Time, Place 
and -he Girl," "Three Twins." and 
was also in vaudeville with his wife 
under tho team name of Foster 
and Clark. Interment took i>l.'iee at 
his home, Memi)his, Tenn. 



MARJORIE KINGSTON 

^larjorlo Kingston. 2<>, one of th« 
chorus girls in "Hanky ranky" 
(vaudeville), died Feb. 11 nt th« 
Cassidy Hotel, AVllmington, Del., 
from pneumonia. The remjiins wer# 
shipped to her parents at 8-'i> Dor- 
chester avenue, Dorchester, Mass., 
for burial. 



Mme. Maranette, 73, widely known 
as an e<iuestrienne, died at her home 
in ?.'Gndon, ^lich., last week. The 
deceased began her career as ft 
bare-back rider on lier father'i 
farm at the age of six. She spent 
44 years with circuse.s until age 
forced her ijito retirement s. veral 
yar^ ago. 



Luigi Denza, Italian romjicser, 
prof<'ssor at the Royal Ac;oleniy of 
Music, died in London, aged 76 
year.s. He was born in Italy, but 
had resided in Kngland sine*- 1><75. 



Service and Rates to the Profession 

HOTEL TURPIN 

17 Powell St., Near Market, SAN FRANCISCO 



Oi.p I'.loek from All Theatres 



A SHOW IN ITSELF 



COFFEE 




SAN FRANCISCO'S FAMOUS MIDr4iGHT PLAYGROUND 



SCENE 





EDWIN H. FLAGG STU 




Fr.cl?. 



February 17, 1922 



VAUDEVILLE 



I 



1 AND 2-DAY VODE 
STOPPING AROUND N. Y. 

Surburban Towns Fined $100. 
Daily Cost Too High— Try- 
ing Pictures at $25 

Surhurluin towns in the vicinity 
of New York city, playing vaude- 
vlllo one and two day.s a weolc, have 
droi)p<d their vaudeville allows to 
a maikcd degree within th«' past two 
weeks 

Bu-siness conditions In tlie small 
towns have necessitated the with- 
drawal of the vaudeville bills, the 
theatre managers having found that 
t^e 1 100 outlay necessary for a 
vaudeville show has r.ot brought 
th^ necessary returns to make the 

llicy a paying proposition. 

[n the towns In which the vaude- 
vrilf ^^^ been eliminated, pictur-^s 
being useti, it having been de- 
taimined that a picture at a rental 
uider |-"» a day draws sufTlciently 
wftll to i,'ive tlie house an advantage 
©Vpr llic cost of the vaudL>ville bills. 



ORPHEUM'S WARD DIES 

Btby Adopted by Hennepin Staff 
Succumbs to Pneumonia 



LOEWS ACTS 



Hazzard 



Chert's Two PrccJuction 
Turns Bookrd 



I'Ciic'c 
)eb<luctio 

aikl rionic* Aiiiiersn;p. wiiici 
F#)ruary 4 at the Orpheui 
Oooans. and was brought 



Click." the llas.-ard Slic.rt 

on act, headed by Al (lirard 

d rionic* Millership. which closed 

mi, New 
back to 

K|w York to be disbanded, will re- 
open in the Loew time, playing the 
lal*ipi'r houses around New York. 

In addition to "Click CUck." 
Shorfs ' IMts and Piecei-," with 
Jack I'atlDn and Loretta Marks, 
has been booked into the New York 
Loew houices for four woeks. com- 
mencin-r Monday. Both acts were 
originally i»roduced for Joseph Sant- 
ley and Ivy Sawyer, who appeared 
!n them between production engage - 
ment.-i. 



Minneapolis, Feb. 15. 

"Old Timer," the Hennepin theatre 
baby, is dead. On Sunday, the baby 
was abandoned in the nursery room 
of the new Junior Orpheum theatre. 
It was taken to a hospital when 
the mother could not bo found. 
Later employees of tho theatre 
adopted him and ofTlcials of the 
theatre announced he would be 
placed on the theatre's payroll and 
receive a regular allowance until 
he was 21. The baby contracted 
pneumonia. A trained nurse and 
baby specialist were employed by 
the theatre employes. Tlie baby 
died Feb. 7. 

Funeral services wero held at 
Lakewood chapel. The l>ody was 
cremated. The only mourners were 
theatre employes. Now the Henne- 
pin .'.tafL' do not know what to do 
vvith a 1100 bank account they 
si;ntfd fc»r the little fellow. 




TFORD TAKES BIG TIME 

fusiiiess at the Grand. Hartford, 
inn., recently opening with Shu- 
rt vaudeville, is reported so good 
booking arrangement lias been 
•xtended until May. ^;^T~" ~ 7 v~ 

The liouse formerly plnyed bur- 
lesque, the vaudeville going in on 
trial. 

It is the first time Hartford has 
had big time vaudeville. The Shu- 
bert ailmission is $1 top. 

Poli'j is the opposed K»Mth-booked 
vaudeville, its policy being split 
week and usually a small time show. 
Max Speigel control the CJrand. 



SINGLING AND RICKARD 

John Kingling was in New York 
fur a lew days last week, but re- 
tuiiud to Florida. It was stated by 
riin:5ling's friends he came north 
for the purpose of witnessing the ' 
I'ennie Leonard -Rocky Kansas bout 
and denial Is mado that he jour- 
neyed to New York in connection 
with tl.* Tex Rickard case. 

Kingling and Kiclvard are jointly 
inierested in some pliases of the 
Madison Square (Sarden lease. Cir- 
cus people believe that arrange- 
ments will be made bcfor^ the open- 
ing of the big top season for the di;s- 
a^trociation of Rick.ud and King- 
ling, iirespeotive of v/liat hai>pcns 
in the legal proceedings brought 
against the light man. 

The Rickard aflalr h.ns occasioned 
country wide inibliciiy which ia re- 
garded as undesirable lor the circus 
r nd measures probably will b( taken 
to feparate the tv,( names for trade 
purposes. 

No announcement of the opening 
of the lilngling Rro-.-narnuni- & 
Dailey circus at the darden has 
been made so far, but everybody 
connected with the show is assum- 
ing that the usual time — the la.st 
week in March — will be followed as 
a matter of course. 




CHINESE TROUPES IMPORTED 

Arrangements have been com- 
pleted for the importation of three 
Chinese acts for circus work 
through AVirth Ulumenthal & Co. 
The Chinese troupes include the 
Yong Wong Troupe (S people) for 
fiells-FloLo; Yong Kai Wong Troupe 
(5 peoi)le; for Hagenbach-Wallace. 
•nd the Canton Troupe (.5 people) 
for the John Robinson circus. 

The throe troupes, never appear- 
ing in this country, are tlio first to 
be imported in several years. They 
Will be used in vaudeville upon the 
com])letion of tl eir circus contracts. 



DIXIE DIXON WAS CHORISTER 

D.xie Dixoii. who died Jan. 2L' at 
the Harlem hospital, from what 
Chief Medical Kxaminer Norris of 
New York, following an investiga- 
tion, announced to he an overdose 
of heroin, was at one time a chorus 
girl in a New York stock burlesque 
organization. Miss Dixon, as far 
as inquiries among wheel producers 
develoi)ed, never worked for a 
wheel organization. 

According to the New York dailies 
this week. Miss Dixon's family has 
engaged Harry Rerman, a Danville. 
Va., attorney, to carry on a further 
investigation with a view to ascer- 
taining whether Miss Dixon met 
with foul play or really died from 
an overdose of drugs. 



ERIE'S COIONIOL CLOSING 

Erie, I'a.. Ft-b. IT). 

Tho Col..ni.'.l, Erie, I'a.. will dis- 
continue vaudeville Feb. "6. The 
house is owned by A. V. WeschU-r. 
It is cln.sing. f«)lUnvir.g wholesale 
laying <.f!' of local hibor mii'loyed in 
Erie industrial plants. 

The Colonial has been book«'d 
thruM:;h tho Kt ith olli-e by Arthur 
Blond. '11. Early this .M-aron the 
house had Shubert opposition 
vauiUvillf at the I'ark, withdrawn 
after a fo.v weeks, due to liv'ht at- 
toiuhiii ,'. The Colonial may play 
a pictiii*' policy. 



OPPOSITION AT MII)i)LETOWN 

Mi Idlelowti. N. v., I <'1>. ir«. 

The Stratton. pliyirii; straieht 
Meluit;;, started Koit'.i |nit». Vaude- 
ville ul,^ i;4.-,t half of last urck 

The hoM.'-e will wc o'.itinj . the pic- 
ture |»nli('y the fuvt hull t f tiic we»'lv 
on accou?it of advance pi"lure book- 
*fiM!». Four : ts of vaudin-ille and 
l»icnii(':< V, ill b." tiie last liilf pnli, y. 



COLLINS WITH FINK 

A booking and producing thea- 
trical partnership has l^een formed 
by John J. Collins and Henry Fink. 
Their olllcos are at 1493 Rroadway. 

Johnny C«>llins is the former 
Keith booher who left the Keith 
otlices about two years ago to form 
an alliance with Alft T. Wilton that 
was later dissolved. 

Henry Fiidc is well knt.wn as a 
producer in \aud«'ville and restau- 
rants. He foruKiiy operated the 
largest cabaret-restaurant in Rrooli- 
lyn. ixrA stands v.ell amo:ig show 
peoplf. 



Tl, 



o;*po-:ti(>n is 



l''a.\i!.-: independent v 



tiif .'-'tra.'id. 
.•••i.l.v.ll.-. 



Thr:: Month's Stril-c Settled 
■^Moinpbis, Fei». 1'. 
The strike of the musicians at 
the pi-ture houses has Ikhmi settletl. 
after the men had be<M out for 
llir.M' months. 



MIDCETS FOR SELLS-FLOTO 

The Sells-I''!oto ( ircus has signe<l 
a for<'ii;n midj^cL troup'^ <»f lu 
p<>:>p!e. Tl.o midgets, of (lernian 
orli-^n. sail !'l;{»rtiy and will be us< d 
as a ling art in addition to side 
show w(>rk. 

Circle es hen'toruic )ia\«' lini:l<'d 
mid^'i^'ts carried to ih<> s:<I" .'^h'.-.x, 
owing to tlie (i('li('at<« lonstiiul ions 
of tl '.' lit lie peoph'. 



T 
n-.r" 
l-'or 



W. & V, CLOSE ALTOONA 

.• Orpheum, Altooiia. I'a. <\V»I- 
;v \iinM nl) will ( !o."'e iSalurd.iV. 
scveial werl>s tl'.e house has 
iM't'M tryin;; varioU"^ i.<.lir:.'< iu ;tn 
• •fiorl t<» r<inain o|icn iu fa(o n* 
local unst'ttli tl (oi.dit it'iis. I'^iM' act.-^ 
:iji(! i>iiiuit's. trilHoids and fe'Uuivs 
.and tliree a< ts and f.atiMfs have 
been tri«'il with ind.lV.-ieut .success. 
Fran'; O'llrien of the Keith (.trice 
is IIh- booker. 



BALTIMOnECHnfiQE 

Shuberts Alter Show rnd Cut Prices 
— Coupons, Too 



I'.allimore. Feb. 1.". 

The Shuberts' Acadenty this w < « k 
starliMl its new va\ule\ill.' po'iey 
ai'ts and picture.^, with a L'G-cenl lop 
for matiner.s and 75-cent top at 
?i:ght. 

Tiie change appeared to improve 
business at the opening shows, 
though th(>re v.ere many coui)on 
tickets out. The Academy has i 
coupon ruh> that oidy the llrst 100 
presented for any perfoiinance shall 
be honored. This often lead.s to 
cotifusion ;M'ound the box ofllce. 

The Shuberts are report«'d nego- 
tiating with A. L. ICrlanger, who 
recently leased Ford's, for the 
switching their vauileville from the 
Academ.v to Ford s for luxt «fasoii. 
The switch has lieen held up due 
to a clause in the lease held by 
I'rlanger for Ford's which d<'sig- 
nates that only first-class attiac- 
tions may ho played in that house. 
Loev,''« Hippodrome is two bloc!;.-' 
away from Ford's. 



TAXIE 



The Canine Thespian with 1'aI. 
Allen, now playing twenty-^ixth 
week, finishing Orpheum and Inter- 
state circuits. 

San Antonio "News": 

" 'True Pals' was the act that reg- 
istereil 'home.' Everybody likes a 
dog. an<l an intelligent one like 
'Taxie.' pn-sented by Ed Allen in Jin 
everyday sort of sketch, holds tlio 
interest from the time he makes his 
entrance upon the stage. You are 
convinced in a very few min\iles 
that the bulldog certainly inubr- 
slands Innnan language, and you 
are forcibly reminded of how glad a 
man slu.uld be to have such a pal." 

Taxie's »)usiness representative is 
E. K. NADEL of the PAT CASEY 
AGENCY. 



VAUDEVILLE AGENTS 
HIT BY HIGH RENTS 

May Petition Marcus Loew to 

Let Up Some Over Summer 

— Winter Bad Enouqh 



A eonunitteo representing tho 
vauileVille agents with oilUes in th© 
Loew Anm».\ is being formed to wait 
upon Mannis Loew with a rtJiuest 
that their rents be redue»>d during 
the summer months. v 

Tiie leases in the Loew building 
were taken at a time when rents 
were at th?ir highest, witli several 
of the agents having expc^rienced 
ditllculty making jiayments during 
the winter. With little proI)ability 
for an improvement in theatrical 
conditions for the next few monthB, 
the tenants believe they will be un- 
able to live up to their leases durins 
the summer months. 



NORTHERN N. Y. CIRCUIT 

Watertown. N. Y., Feb. If.. 

Nor. hern New Vork towns an»l 
villages will be united in a new 
\audeville circuit, if present plans 
materialize. The lineup of the new 
wheel calls for Carthage, Malone, 
Potsdam, Ogdensburg, Canton, CJou- 
\erneur and iios.^ibly Lowville. 

The Walter J. Plimmer Agency is 
mentioncil as behind the proposed 
circuit. 



The Alamac Hctel, Atlantic City, 
las been sold for $1,230,000 to the 
\'ictor Co., of whieh Myer Craviu is 
pr»!sident. Imjirovements will be 
made and an addition built as poon 
as the lease held by the Mack Latr. 
Co. « xpires in about a year. 



HIP CHANGES JULY 1 

Cleveland's Big House Changino 
r.lanagcment During Summer 

Cleveland. Feb. If.. 

The present least of tho Hippo- 
drome held by th'e Keith interests 
expires July 1; next, at which time 
the house will be taken over by 
Walter Iteade. The Keith vaude- 
ville at the Hippodrome will be 
moved to the new Keith house, now 
under construction. 

According to the present plan.s. 
the Hipfodrome will play a picture 
policy under the n«adc manage- 
ment. The Hip also will be used 
for <*oncerts. 

The Hippodr(»me In i.Ve largest of 
the local theafn's, wlUi a seating 
capacity of 3,500. 



LOEWS ATLANTA OFFICE 
SHORTLY DISCONTINUING 



Loew's Southern Houses to Be 
Directed from New York 
- by Ed Schiller 

Atlanta. Feb. \'>. 

The Loew ofTuM' in this cil>, in 
charRo of Kd .Schiller, will be short- 
ly d scontinued, it is .'■aid. The cdlice 
has been open for several years. 

The liOew's southern houjes will 
continue to be directed by Schiller, 
who will therenfter make his heatl- 
quarters at the Loew building in 
New York. 



CLOSING LOEW^S MET 

Second Loew House in Cleveland 
Giving Up Vaudeville 



Cleveland, Feb. IS. 

Loew'3 Metropolitan, Cleveland, 
playing vaudeville since the closing 
of the local Liberty, will close 
March 10. 

The Metropolitan, which Is close 
to the new Keith's 105lh Street, has 
not been doing the business the cir- 
cuit e.\pected. 



Leo Morrison Leaves Keith's 

Leo Morrison, one of the younger 
booking staff in tho Keith ofllceM, 
Xow Vork. resigned and left th',rc 
i^'aturday. 

Tho young broker has steadily 
risen on tlu- staff after Several 
years, until he had become as:-?ist- 
atit to L K. Samuels, in the h.andl- 
ing «.r the bills for the impcutant 
ls«ith'H Xew York big time houses 
.Mr. Satnuels book*^. When his .mi- 
|)orior was lately away recovering 
trom an illness, .Morrison .i.':;-unnMl 
( harge uf the books during his ab- 
tence. 



AMONG THE WOMEN 

By THE SKIRT 

Qurer sort oT a .^Iiow at the Palace this weelc. None too easy to ^it 
through, either. And the Monday matinee audience showed it. No en- 
thuFiasm was worked up until Mabel Ford finished her act, although 
Thelma aiul Marjorie White and Anna Wheaton furnished some applau.-e. 

A typical (ircus act. the Cvene Trouii, had the three girls in short 
Llue dresses edged at the hem with \ iolet ribbon. Millicent Hower wore 
a grey dress made .'^imply with a .-ilver giidl .and three rows of ste«'l 
heads at the hem. 

Maryon Vadio (with Ota C.vpi) for Iht (iisl dance was In blue silk 
trimmed with orvinge-cfdorrd Ih v.«is. A dirjs of gold Ijue opened at 
the front, showing rose net. 

An effective co.stume was in black atid while dianiond-.-h;ip«'<l hlock* 
with a red sash. Four girls in the net did a lot of bare-leg dancing thrit 
might bav(! beou alf rigiit it you' could forget Johnnie Dooley in \ua Tiuk- 
isli toweling. 

The Whites are tv.o adorable kids, fir.st in pink checkered pinaf(»re ; 
and then in v»hite rompers. Solo numlM'rs were done, one in a red vel- 
vet Russian costume, the othor in Scotch plaid. They finishod in <b'li''ht- 
ful little pink chiffon frocks mad<' very short- waiste<i and rufflo*! :ii 
the hem. 

Miss Wheaton (with Harry Carroll) was 'n white chiffon made with 
a full skirt elongated at the sides. IMowors circb-d the waist. A Wis- 
taria-colorc<l tafr«'ta was made with a long tight-fitting bascjue. Am 
ermine cloak worn at many opening nights was also shown. It had .i 
chinchilla collar. 

Miss Ford in a nice act recalled all the old-time dance music, A hooj)- 
skirted dress was of white lace; a pointed girdle was of black velvet. 
A Spanish dance was done in silver and red with long white fringe. For 
n hard-shoo dance Miss Ford wore short pants and ( o.it of mau\<\ Alonu' 
the same lines was a jet costume faced in henua. 



Ir.tcrctr.tc "Building in Houston 
Houston, Tc.K.. l-'eb. 1 '-. 

ji.iu ion s to have a new ilnairf 
rdilice v.hi< h will house the liifci- 
state .\mu fm'^nt f )mpany i'nl'rosts 
here, vlt has had a lease on tlx- 
Majestic f'»i' \<i viars. The n«v.- 
thiaH*' \\il! l'» <.<1I«-<1 til" .\rW Ml 
je-*le. 

TIk- Interstate will retain »h. 
pr» ^•••i;t .VIa.i«'>t|f. pl;i>itig ItH x.iU'b-- 
vil;*- in :!:'• now hou-e, to ha\o f.uo 
more .v<'a'ing cjipicity, with an .tiier 
pr»lii-.N- "ir; tii' old. \vh»n Iho «.h«n«e 
occurs. 



Lucky Doris Keane! What actress wouldn't have wantfd tli.' tii • 
r(»le of "Czarina," at the Empire. It is the treat of this hecti<- s'm (» i. 
There is but one word for it — superb. 

Miss Ke.anc was indeed the queen in all ber clothes, and It la a grout 
credit to tho designer. Of an early i)eriod. the ukirts were pll wind, 
rtoyal red velvet was the first dress, heavily .iewellcd with pearls .uid 
rubies. A closo-ntting cap of -poarla bound Miss Jvcaiie's b.ead, upon 
which rested what looked like an inverted pan. A second gown in th" 
first act was of a negligee, pink and white in little pufl's covererl by ;<,, 
grey taffeta mantle embroi<Urcd iu gold. I'roni the sidos hung long einls 
of blue ami mau/e chiffon. A real Kussian costume with headdress was 
of a figur<'d material in a cream ground. Red boots >vere worn. A gr«'y 
dreg's made v.ith the full extended i;kirt was trimmed profuotl> with 
lace. 

Miss K nno look* il h"r bfst anr| h< r joungcst in a ridifig habit. A lojig 
full rloak trirunv d with silk and military braid « overed the bla'k riding 
logs. 

I^ois Mondith an<l Fhyllis Ahbn wero pictures in their old-fashioned 
hooped .skirts, 0)U' pink, the otli<r blu<^. The men weie pict ur«-sriue in 
ili«ir c»)Uit clot I. "s Liisil Hathhorii'' woro a i cd vchet ci<jak any womati 
nii.v.ht <nvy. . 



Something niu^t h.ave gore wi-ong with tlo- vmtihitir.g plant at the 
.^Irand Tuesday, Coming in from the streot f(»r tlo- I o'clock slutw, tin 
;ir in'ido was •horrible. Hut tlie Jiir, good or bad, <ouldn't make the 
pi« luro, "Fofjl's I'aradisf." better or worse. 

Stenlcali.v it was superbly done. What stojy flnie was Is taken fr>'m 
lb" hook, "The llo.-ai.\," and without crc<lit. 

Oorotliy iJalton. always a ^^cre( n pb^asure. is a C. lu'cr in a Western 
di\«\ wearing tlu' usual Spani-h jno<b» of dresses. ' i'ait it wa-s <iu'it" 
ridicidcnis f<T .Mis:. Palton to ;ip!><ar in a tatd;-town theatre drosscfl it\ a 
c!f ik and evening frock ♦•t for the Metropolitan ojiora hDtisc. 

Mihlred Harris, rilso featured, reminded one of Hcpner; she" vcntM .o 
mucli hair. Miss Harris is itl»it a dancer in. the picture and her costiuucs 
were most lavi.li. They followed t los<' filling lines with abundant pearl 
' t rimmltig. 



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VARIETY'S CHICAGO OFFICE 



Cfitcago 



STATE-LAKE THEATRE BUILDING 

Friday, February 17, 1922 



CHICAGO VAUDEVILLE SHOWS 



MAJESTIC 



Julian I'ltingo iho jnajiiKt wlik-h 
drew tln> Vnst Monday hit;ht autli- 
enzQ a: ilu.> houi;o f<>/ n lonp Wiuc. 
His cutiio » ndeavor iini-rtsstil both 
epocif'S of the sox. Kltinpo ilid four 
number.--, iho name catalo!,' u^^d by 
hini win )i b«'r«^ seviral inoiilhs n^io. 
Ho uas ealleu upou for a euriain 
Fpooch. Davo Svhoohr, with liis 
<iuartet of femijiine aids, was ac- 
cordfd the n-^xt spot. Sehoolor is 
assisted by Maretta Xally, r»'ralled 
as having: bctn .*^ecn liereabouts last 
summer at a south side cabaret 
which f^ho vTiddenly b ft, and KUen 
Koyl^. Ina Alcova and Peggy Vane. 
His offerinj,' is entitled "Musi.^ Hath 
c'harms," an<l lays its origin to 
i;choob r an<l Herman Timberg. No 
<loubt the i)iano solos rendered by 
Schooler ar»^ his cojilribution, with 
\he other I'ortion emanating from 
the Timbeig domain. The ba^'ic 
(!>lru?ture is novel and would b«* ac- 
eeptiiblo were it mounted in show- 
manlike fashion to git tlie pellins 
value out of the turn. However, 
Schooler, being the j>rin<'ipal. takes 
the center of the stage for himsvlf 
and uiilizt\s tlie major portion of the 
Time allotted lo liis piano specialties 
and to further the idea he is at- 
tempting to drive home 'the crea- 
tion of melody." 

Relief is furnished by Mi.«?s Xally 
when she struts out as '•Syncopa- 
tion'* after the other three girN as 
"Harmony," "Rhyihrti'* and "Mel- 
ody" have conveyed the fact that he 
must stick to the artistic and not 
let his brain be stagnated by jazz. 

The scenic and electrical inv» sti- 
fures are of a most lavish nature 
and serve as major components, eo 



, with a few song"?. m;)sriy along \h" 
comedy line, put liimstlf iii solid 
! enougli to get an encore and an- 
oth«'r .'>ong with extra choruses. 
"Vip Yip Vaj)hanktrs'' i>roved their 
worth as a ' iniddle-of-lho-bill act." 
Their comedy qu.ntet singing and 
tumbling WfMil over like wddtlre, 
biingiiig .Melino and liothang out in 
"one' ft)r a eometiy wrestling bit 
and a speech of thankf. 

Harry Dolf is live y»'ars ahead of 
ajiy single that has been seen In tlii.-* 
vicinity. Delf sing.s dances and 
monologs him.':. 'If into a hit. His 
imi):es.-ion of the soup-drinking bit 
is a g«'m. while his family album 
W7irre-slon is a comedy riot. ll.Tllcy 
and rowan, with Kstelle Davis, 
went for another hit. 

t.'liarks (Chic) Sal^^ received a 
thu!id(rous ovation ami went right 
to work, in his sjitcch of thanks he 
told the audi* nee he eiijoyed his 
work i\i-n\ is one artist who lives up 
to his spe«'c!i, seeming to enjoy 
evcj-j minute of his allotted time. 

Santo'^ and Hayes were the piece 
de lesistance and saved to close the 
siiow. This revue has outlived many 
of the big acts, and rightfully so, as 
it has everything to make it a suc- 
cessful big-time act — class, talent, 
comedy and speed. It proves th.' 
acid test of vaudeville in being able 
to come back again and again and 



(lolden Butterfly, with the same 
touch of stage direction and pro- 
ducing. Three women, well formed, 
pos'^ on a platform back stage In 
seven different poses. They are: 
The Clolden \ ase, 
Springtime, The 
American Beauties 
A signboard an- 
posc. They are all 



IMetty Polly, 
Futurist Art, 
<..>ue(n Passes, 
and Dream.s. 
notmces each 



well executed and well named, ex- 
cept th elast one, "J)reanis." whiclvi 
seems to have no resemblance to 
tljc j)ose. The turn is conventional 
in most ways, and offers artistic 
entertainment. i 



APOLLO 



The i>atrons 
show they 



still be relished. 



Loop. 



EMPRESS 



Anoth 
borhood 



Chicago. Feb. IT), 
r of the association neigh- 
houses that presents a 
s:and;ud Orpheum, Jr., bill. Located 
within .a stone's throw are the 
Knglewood, a burlesque; Stratford, 



sn^aller movie houses. 


Directly 


across the stree* is the 


National. 


stock shov,-. 




The Kmi.re?.'? has mv.rh 


competi- 


tion. no: in the vaudeville 


field, but 



far as the siglit and (lash portion of j sumi'tuous picture house, and many 
The act is concerned. A little mor^ 
song might be interpolated and 
prove as a welcome perquisite. 

Opening tlie shovr wore th--' Three 
Falcons, with a routine of stunts on 
the Roman rings, -which were ex- 
ecuted in snappy fashiiin. "Dcuc- 
ing'' it caine Dotson, who hoofed 
along at lightning speed and told a 
number of "gags" while he was try- 
ing to catch his breath between 
dancing numbers, l^otson gave the 
show a real impetus and left the 



in theatricals in general. The 
neighborhood is populated ejiough 
to supi»ly a good cli.'niele for most 
of the houses, yet there must bo 
some drawing card to fill any of 
the theatres out this way. 

The show last week did not have 
anything unusual, although it ran 



"mob'* in good style for Arthur ! smoothly. Downstairs was about 



Stone and Marion Hayes, who dis 
Paused their "« Ireen Goods" in most 
Ijumorous fashion. 

Following Seho<tler were Moran 
«nd Mack, the droll blackface com- 
icp. These boys b.avo a routine of 
talk which in some spots may bo 
railed "reminiscent,* but in its en- 
tirety Is sound laugh provoking 
propaganda. Their burlesque box- 
ing bout carried them both ofT 
nicely. 

Joe Cook had ail gravy from the 
st..rt. Having had the aid of Cook, 
Alex P.r«thers and Evelyn held the 



i tnree-(iuarters 
; stairs getting 



iHled. with the up- 
a fair play. Rago 



throng 
turn. 



in ciicck throughout their 



15. 
at 



PALACE 

Chicago. Feb. 

The Fell -out sign went up 
fclock, and with the people packed 
in the lobby and lined up on the 
walk it looked as if they would sell 
out for the week. Whether it was 
the tip that an all-around good show 
was on the boards or Lincoln's 
liirthday helped them come in i.s not 
known, but conie they did. 

Kay and Lorene Sterling, man 
rnd woman rolbr skaters, took the 
lirst chance and gave the bill a fast 
start. Mi.<s Sterling's single num- 
ber could be elirnir.atrd, as it mean*- 
iiothing and slows up ai. otfc'rwiso 
fust rout.in«». 

Kd Morton got to them q-iie!:. and 



"BOB ZENO SAYS" 

Artists \^llo ha\e loni; riir:ii(;*'iHpnt^ in 
f'III('\(>0 w\\\ rnjoy u more |ilens;*.nt 
->i«°t by (tta^ina: at 

"Chicoifo'H NencJit" 

HUNTINGTON HOTEL 

4526. Sheridan Road 

In Chirnico'*! Kirluslv** Section 

Ktery Kooni with a I'rivate Itatli 

OiM* Itlwk from l^ke 

IVentj- Minated to All Thratr^fi 
Bus htofiit at <2o«r. Ksrrlirct Caff. 

Attractive Rates 
Wire for Reservations 



, and Co. followed the few reels of 
i pictures. The company consist.*? of 
I Rago, a woman «and man as assist - 
I ants. The act is on the Houdini 
j style and has been out here a long 
I time. Rago releases himself from 
chains, trunks and the like, show- 
ing a good vaudeville sense. Fiddler 
and I'crry trotted in next with en- 
tertaining song, talk and charac- 
terizations. Roth are colored, and 
use dialect in spot.-?. The man gets 
much humor out of facial expres- 
sions and a Chinese bit. while the 
woman pos.-esses a good voice, 1 it 
selects poor numbers. She also 
does a little playing on the violin 
and know.s how to handle the bow 
and fiddle. With minor improve- 
ments in the talk, the act should 
work steadily. 

Colt Albert.son, with the assist- 
ance of a woman, presented a skit, 
the theme of which is a husband 
mcct.s his wife on board a boat, 
Rermuda bound. They were fuss- 
ing v.ith each other, and tbroupb 
the assistance of talk and song are 
V»rought together again. The man 
lias a tab or musical comedy ap- 
pearance about his style of work 
and sings pleasingly. The woman 
boasts of a good voice, attractive 
wardrobe and personality. All 
fiction takes place in a steamshi}) 
set with electrical effects. 

-lit.a riould tied the show up. 

fo\ir numbers and encor« d 

medley, all along the "blues" 

She came back again with 

for tKo soldiers. AValzer ajul 

gave the comedy tourh. Th-:- 

had broken up, but r<^join"d. 

:« a neat appearing chap, .and 
straight to Miss Walztr's 

iok comedy, v%hich goes ov« r 
iudi»tice is facetious. If tluy 



uomg 
with a 
style, 
a ])lfa 
l)y« r 
tf-am 
Dyer : 
dof's 
s pst 
if the 



ain't. th»'n it's a crvwl fate Walz<i 



Chicago, Feb. 15. 
last week saw the 
Im s: show they had ever seen since 
vaudeville started in this house by 
the Shubcrts, and natu;ally this 
week were expecting just as much. 
l.^iM.appointment awaited the jammed 
house Sunday night, for the show 
inner reached the goal expected, and 
all in all seemed to be just a vaude- 
ville bill with the necjt>ssary acts as- 
.-rmbled together to run just the 
eJlottcd time. 

Of course, another "Whirl of New 
York" could not have been expecte«l 
liere, but a good variety show i)rop- 
erly blended would have passed 
muster. Comment on the individual 
merits of the acts is not necessary, 
but comment as to the manner in 
v. hich the show wa.s laid out U In 
o.der. .The first part seemed to be 
one of the weakest first parts linked 
tojrether here for some time. Three 
of the silent type of acts followed 
each other, then came a character 
singer, after which the star of the 
bill was called upon to close the 
show. The second part, though con- 
vent'ion.nl, towered above It as a 
ir.«>uniain does over a valley. 

Abxander Carr in the sketch 
wliich started his future on the 
stage. •The End of the World." 
basi'tl U'>on the philosophy of "Tob- 
litsky, ' goaled them. The sketch is 
practically the same as wh«'n Carr 
originally appeared in it. It tool; 
about 40 minutes for him and his 
two aide?. Rrandon I'e'.ers and Le- 
More Masso, to go through. 

The balance of the bill was made 
up •: f four repeat acts for this house 
and two repeats which had played 
etlvr houses during the past few 
iiii>nilis. 

• Ireeting the throngs as they 
walked in was Jolly Johnnie Jones, 
although billed under the name of 
"The Stage Door Johnny." with his 
Vvi;«'- walking novelty. By the time 
he had concluded the house was 
more than half seated and Ford 
and Truly, like Jones, a repeat act 
n< re, completed the task. Ford 
se» med to devote too much of his 
lime to talk and too little to Trulys 
tricks. 

The Flemmlngs. *wo men in a pos- 
ing and equilibrist ic novelty, were 
on the "trey" spot. The duo sell 
their admirable routine in fine style. 
Marguerite Farrell, with her dif- 
ferent type of songs which she sings 
in a different way, is another re- 
peater here. It was o most arduous 
task for Miss Farrell to get started. 
She Jinally succeeded in arousing 
the audience with her last two num- 
l)ers. which w^ere a bit fly. On her 
previous visit here Miss Farrell had 
a much better spot. 

Opening the second half were 
Kranz and White, who were seen at 
another house about three months 
ago. The boy« gave the second por- 
tion a bouncing .'•.tart with their 
songs and comedy talk. Robby 
O Xeill nnd onmpnny in "Four 
(.Ju* ens and thd Joker" played the 
State-Lake a few weeks ago. The 
recent engagement at another house 
had no bearing on the recej)tion 
ae« orded him and his girls. The 
O'N'eiii act Is a good flash ottering. 
Next to closing came the fourth re- 
p< at act — Walter Rrower. Rrower 
in his suave and modest way told 
his stories .ind delivered his recita- 
tion. l^>rower was also billed in the 
iKwsp.'.pors under the name of "A 
Southern Crntleman," without his 
own name appearing, athough on 
the eaids in the thoairo hir> name is 
ll.i-hrd. 

Closing the ^shov,- a^ ll:!.*! \yar. the 
S'-nsational Togo with hi3 slide for 
lif<' from the bal ••>ny to the staj^e 
.".nd lis ju.'j^gling. It sj-emM .as thuugh 
« v« ryone was interested in the ou' 



and Dyer meet. This eiowd wo/p in ! .vime (,:' Togo's slide, jor he did U'^'t 
.1 hajipy-go-lucky frame of mind,|le:«* more than trn people o]i tl.e 
and the duo crashe«l over. The aet l'.\v«r lloor dining his act. 7.oo;). 



is a pleasing one, with song, talk 
and dancing the mainstays. 

"Dreams," a posing act, closed 
the show. It is similar to "The 



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real work of the duo would speed 
up. 

Eul and Richard.", man and wom- 
an, were next with a noyelty song 
and dancing offering. This couple 
havo a good assemblege of dancing 
numbers and exectjte them in smart 
and snappy fashion. The man is an 
exceptionally good eccentric hoofer 
aand shows tiomo very intricate 
steps. As a team they measure up 
with the average standard acts. 

In the middle of the bill were 
George Damerel with Myrtle Vail 
and Miriam Allyn, in "The Sixth 
Reel," a mu.'jical satire by Jack Laitr 
Thi.s .skit furnished the lirst comedy 
clement and as well the llrst vocal 
contributions of merit, Damerel 
serves as a good straight for the 
two women and enables them to get 
over their comedy talk and situa- 
tion in capital fashion. 

Next to closing Nelson and Ma.l- 
ison who. stylo themselves as "A 
Kube and a Ruby," furnished 
comedy talk and .song. Their dialog 
is conventional and fnrnishe.; en- 
tertainment, which augmented by 
their songs, pa.sses muster In ac- 
cei)table fa.shion. 

Clo.'iing the sh.ow was Harry 
Rogers' "Story Rook Rev.ie." a 
visuallzatij)n of the "Story Rook* 
with the characti'rs luought to life 
in story, song and dance. R is 
presented by four girls and a man 
and is a mo.st novel Idea. The ♦11- 
tiro .action is enacted by the girl.s 
stepping out of the book covers 
and portraying the principal char- 
acter of th<» hook in story, song nn«l 
dance. The man acting as prompter. 
The act is splendidly endowed with 
scenic and light Investitures and the 
wardrobe Is far above the standard 
and type u.sed by similar acts. For 
tlie neghborhood houses this of- 
fering is a most prttentious flash 
and adds abundant class to the l»il!. 




CHATEAU 

Chicago, Feb. 1'. 

Attendance in some neighborhood 
iiotises may dwindle down to almost 
•shadow-like form this time of the 
yt ar, but at this home section palace 
it .seems to stand up to expectations. 
Ah usual the vaudeville portion con- 
sists of five "courses" provided by 
the Pantages Circuit. This partic- 
ular bill was well balanced and ran 
in good fashion. 

Opening the show were the Daihy 
Rroth'.rs. with their equilibristio 
feats. This duo are p.ist masters at 
heftd and hand balancing as well as 
bt ing able to accomplish a number 
of interesting acrobatic feats. They 
however, as most acts of this time. 
s( < m to be imlxied with the ide.i 
t.ilk is an essentiality for their par- 
tirul.n* work. U seems to be a mis- 
tnke. The boys have a poor "gab- 
birig" routine which docs not stlm- 
tilale interest btit rau.ses th<'ir offer- 
ing to drag. Cutting out this talk 
would be advaiUageous, for then the 



RiALTO 

Cjiicago, I'eb. 15. 

Clii ill ren and women made up the 
fnajor portion of th(^ attendance on 
th'? lir^n .show .Motukiy. Just ;; fair- 
sized crctwil. Roilinger and Reynolds 
started the .vhuw witli mucli in. tion. 
The pantomime work of the man on 
the loose rope got many- screams. 
The woman did a little rope walking. 
l»ut assisted mostly by handlitig 
I)rops. Rasil I.,ambert h.immervd 
away at liis xylophone. Lamb<ri 
rushed through his work, making 
his act look like it was half done.* 

Chalfonte Sisters met their Water- 
loo at this show. One of the sisters 
lias a fair voice and exer-uied her 
too dances T)(^orly, while the other 
is a nimble dancer who Httempts to 
sing. Rearr.ingement in routine at 
this performance seemed necessary. 

Kennedy and Martin got more on 
their dancing than on their t;ilk. 
Their chatter is snappy and is 
bound to hit wJicn the" audience 
wises up to it. These blackface 
boys have been around here a while, 
but this is a new aet they offer. 
Cook and Hamilton were in the good 
graces of the crowd and Jinished 
their olTering to good recognition. 
Williams and Darwin Co.* presented 
a sketch with two men and two 
women. Comedy arises through one 
of the women walking in her sleep. 
R's the betlroom style of skits and 
seemed quite new. A trifle naughty 
but the company got away with It. 
Salle and Robles, two men, got over 
with a potpourri of nonsense. They 
don't stick to any lino of comedy, 
and that may be one of tiic reasons 
why they hit on ail six. Both have 
good \oioe>i. Billy fjeilif-i and her 
revue closed the show. Miss rjerber 
made a rep in Chicago through her 
matiy ai)pearances in cafes and out- 
door gardens. She has assemble<l a 
real vaudeville act, enlisting the 
services of two men accordion i)lay- 
ers and a woman who does specialty 
an<l toe dances. Miss fJerber is <le- 
veloping into a pro.spe t for the big- 
ger things. 



KANE BOOKINCr GREEN MILL 

Chi''ago, I'eb. ] .'>. 
T.ew Kane Ikis resigned as general 
maj-.ager of tlK? Shube.t W«vstern 
Vaud<;vill(' elnh dei>a!tni« nt to be- 
come dir^'Mor of amusi.nieius at tlif 
icre-n .Mill <;a:-dri-s. 

ICane is in. t.illing a nun.ljer o; 
ney,' « nteriainers an<l is coiUeu'. plat- 
ing on prorlncinr; a revu*- li^< re. 
Ruth Ettmg, formerly of the Mari- 
gold (Jardens, heads the pres'^nt 
revue. 



''BEST ENTERTAINER IN 
TOWN," VERNON SAYS 

Exhibits Himself as Sartorj. 

ally Perfect in Open Court 

—Wife S^ys '*Big Bum" 



Chicago, I'eb. 15. 
s. Harry VernoTi C'DobbyS 

4;\. a former cabaret performs 
wife'of Harry Vernon, also a cab^ 
r.ret entertainer, was awarded $30 a 
week and custody of the cotiple'g 
one-year-old child by Judge Sabath 
in the Circuit Court, nftci a plea- 
had been made by the husband to 
have the amoimt reduced. 

Vernon informed the court h% 
was the best cabaret entertainer In 
Chicago, but on accoimt of his ex- 
penses could not afford to pay Mrt. 
Vernon over $15 a week for th» 
maintenance of herself and chili. 

Ho declared that he spends $1 a 
day with the barber an«l manicure; 
(5 a week was given his French 
laundress and another $5 a week 
was paid by him to his tailor to keep 
his trousers pressed. He also nar- 
rated that he hud to purchase a new 
tuxedo every three weeks, rpon 
questioning by Judge Sabath. Ver- 
non said: "I an. the best and neat- 
est entertainer in the city." 

"You admit," retorted the judge, 
"that you arc the best? Remember 
that you are under oath." 

"Well, there may be .«^omc as good 
--I do not know them, bnt ther« 
may be — but there is none better. 
There *:> none belter, I i-ay, in this 
city." 

The judg'^ made no reply. 

"And," resumed Vernon, "it is 
essential that I maintain a neat and 
c';ean ai)pearance in consotuince 
with my position." 

'Just what do you call a neat ap- 
pearance?" inquired Judge .Sabath. 

"ICxactly as I am," and Vernon 
arose ii. the crov»ded courtroom, ex- 
tended his arms and turned slowly 
about ■» let those aK.scmblcd there 
give him the "O. O." 

Then continuing to speak, he .<:aid, 
"Oh I forgot, I ahvays have to spend 
$3.75 a week for a cab on i^ayjiight. 
I have no desire to meet robbers." 

Referring to his wife, Vernon told 
the court that she was utterly de- 
void of aestlietio temperament and 
artistic appreciation. He said this 
might be duo to the fact that their 
year-old baby keeps her awake 
nights. "You know how children 
are, judge," he said. 

Vernon' told the court that Mrs, 
Vernon visited the place where he 
had been employed in the company 
of other men just to annoy him. 

"Why, your honor," shouted Ver- 
non, "she was always razzing me, 
right in the midst of my be.':, work. 
One night I was pingino a song 
about 'Ten Little Fingers and Ten 
Little Toes,' of which the most ef- 
fective line is 'I never had a baby 
to call me dada.' Well, my wife was 
there. I didn't know it. She v.aited 
until I got to that phrase in the 
.song, till I was on the note holding 
'dada.' The place was so still you 
could have heard a pin drop. She 
stood up on her chair and hollorcd: 
■Oh, yes, you have, you h'.r, ' •:'^" 

"It rained my act and I lost my 
job. Another time I was singing 
a song which had a the...e about 
•gas bills.' So she shrmtc out. 'You 
big stiff, you can pay gas bills but 
you can't pay alimony.' 



All of this :\Irp. Vernon denied. 
The couple were divorced in August, 
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Friday, February 17, 1922 



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STATE-LAKE THEATRE BUILDING 



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ARTISTS' FORUM 

j.rttcrs to the Foruvi should not exceed one-hundred and fifty xcords. 
27it »/ vxnut he signed hy the writer and not duplicated Jor any other paper. 



Wateibury, Conn. 
J'.diior Variety: 

Kiiclbsed is a c-lipplnp: which ap- 
peared in the Boston I'ost, llart- 
foiil's Daily Times. Waterbury pa- 
pers, and others throughout New 
England: 

Wt* Wfie arrested for crossing the 
striet. taken to court, and made to 
pay $12.84 wiiliout even being 
given a cliance to state our case, 
jillliough we were called to court 
the following morninR at 9 o'clock 
for that purpose. \\ lion our case 
was called we wcrt? told to pay the 
flue imposed on u.s. and returjj to 
our hotel. In view of the circum- 
stanies, we told l.icm we would 
rather po to jail than to pay the 
line, as we CiiUsMered it an outrage 
to have boon tre ited as we were. 

J hope > on will wj.rn our f«'llow 
artists. 

Friday. IVb. 10, I and ni.\ sisttr 
had (Kcas'on to cro:vs th»^ street for 
the lir; t time, while on oar way to 
the l>ost oMice. Wo waited on the 
corner for the whistle to blow and 
Htarted acro.-;H, as we are arcu.s- 
tometl to doinff in Xew Vork and 
every other city in Amer'.ca. When 
we had fully ariiveil at the other 
side ajid wore about l«> slcp \iV(n\ 
the .'^ide.valk, some one jcrkeil m<' 
by th'"' arm and .^'lid: *(;et l-ack 
there on tiio other .^ide v here you 
belon^V-" I looked up in amajic- 
ment. and said: "What b.ave we 
done?' Tlie polieeman Hal<l: •(ict 
back because I tell you lo. ' 

H^ <lid not, and would not ex- 
plain and we, beini; strar.cjers in 
the city, did not know we had 
violated atiy train<' rule. I told him 
until he told ns what was wrong, 
and took his hands off me. I refu.sed 
to move. We explained to him 
several times that we were strang- 
ers here, appearing at the Capitol, 
but it made no difTerence. He 
simply hauled us down the street, 
with a crowd of citizens following, 
to. the police court, and preferred 
charges against us. . ' ■... ; 
After taking our names, address, 
. etc., and what data they haa 
I thought neces.sary, they told us we 



might go; and to report there again 
at 9 o'clock in the morning. 

After leaving the building and 
getting out on the street the Rumc 
policeman came out and jerked me 
by the arm, and preferred another 
charge of breach of peace against 
me after taking mo back in the 
building. 

We were not allowed to take the 
stand and state our case; just 
mitde to pay $6.42 e.ich. 

I think it is about time we of the 
st.ige who C(»me to the different 
cities to entertain should bo given 
more consideration. 

1 have gladly volunteered the 
services of myself and partners on 
numer(jiis occa.sions for benellts for 
l)()liee fmnls. and sold tickets and 



CHICAGO GUILD'S PLAY 

Chicago, Feb. 13. 

The Chicago Theatre CJuild will 

present "The Younger General ion," 

a three-act comedy, at the Illinois, 

Sunday night, for a s!ng> perf(M-m- 
ance. The play was substituted for 
"Jane Clegg," v hich the company 
was restrained from producing by 
action of the New York Theatre 
Guild. 

The reason ilie Cluild has the Il- 
linois for tiiat evening is that Uiis 
Skinner, appearing there in "P.lood 
and Sand," does not appear at Sun- 
day evening performances. 



SPORTS 



iJtimy Leonanl. liy:hl\N. ight I points iov 
champion, announced this wec'.c he i ^'^^ *' betw 
has agreed to fight the winner of 
the Ihitlon -Shade bout, which is 
scheduKil for the (J.irden tonii^ht 
(I'ridaj). FJritton is the pr» .-.ent 
welterweight titleholder, notwith- 
standing he is 3G years old. 



CABARET GIRL IN HOSPITAL 

Chicago, l''.elt. lo. 

Irene C i :;on, I'J, who last week 

served as a vltnc^s for Harry ^'cr- 

non. a cabaret entertainer, before 

Judge Sal.iath, is in St. Mary's llos- 



I)ilal suffering from peritonitis, llei 
taken up collections in front of the >t^^l "^inie i.s Irene Karwow.-kj. She 
house for their cause. 



I'lnrcnce L. ^hrrloch-. 
(.<hei]o k Sisters and Clinton.) 



New Vork, Feb. 1 L'. 
Fdit«.i' Variety: 

In the re\ iew of oni' act at the 
Fifth A\enue this wiek it slid we 
are dvii^g Ji "Kegal and Moore" 
fini.-h. The toe to toe catch we did 
man.v years ago, before these peo- 
ple had an act or knew each other. 

While we were playing I'eilhs 
lloyal some .\H';jrs ago we were cred- 
ited with doing ' Jvc\c,al an«' Ben- 
ders" lin sh. We are a copy of no 
act and W(- are the only >< .»le do- 
ing this "trick" lhree-hit':h, Mi.ss 
Jvanette at the top, 

Ji'an^ttc and Norman Jiros. 



ran away ftom homr- t l.'i. was 
married and deserted by her hus- 
band: returned home onl.v to run 
away again last Christmas. 

Since then blie has been vorking 
as a cloak model, but si)ending most 
of her time in the North Side cab- 
arets. Her parents traced her 
throi:gh recognizing a photograph 
published in a Chicago paper. 



Jack Hodgdon, representing the 
bookers of the Keith olhce. w.is de- 
clared the winner of tin' recent pool 
tournament between the bookers 
and agents Of the Palace TUiilding. 
lie was presented by Klein, pro- 
prietor of the billiard academy 
where the games were held, with a 
cue valued at $L'5. Another ton -na- 
ment is in prep.iration with all tht^ 
f<»rnie,. contestants eligible except- 
ing Hodgdon. 



"ELI,** the Jeweler 

TO THE PROFESSION 

Sp^cliil DiHCouni lo Performera 

WniCN IN CHICAGO 

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BERT KELLY'S 

431 Rush Street, Chicago 

6 Blocks from State-Lake Theatre. 
2 'Mlnutoa frem I.f»op. 

IN THE HEART OF THE 
ARTISTS' COLONY 

Announces the Arrival of 

"YELLOW" NUNEZ 

rcttnposor of "Llvory Stable niuos** 

World's fircnteflt .lurx Clurint^tist, 

Direct from New York City. 

Danct in the Red Lantern Room 
from 9 p. m. on, 

DINE IN BAUN BOOM. 

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Ten Per Cent. Discount to the Theatrical 
ProfeHslon. 



ILL AND INJURED 

Irono l>U!'Ui|no, wiio cotxlucts the 
Mnjo. Kono Sliop in Cliicago, is 
conrincd to her homo \vith an at- 
tack of influenza, llcr condition is 
said to bo serious. 

Arthur lilondell. Keith booker, 
has been confined to his home witli 
grippe since last Friday. Bill Mc- 
Caffrey returned to his desk in the 
Keith ofllce after a week's absence 
fr m Krii>pe. 

Ruth lloyt (wife of Fred Arnold), 
ill with influenza- and larynpitis, is 
convalescing at her home in New 
York. 

Norma Terris (Max iroffman, Jr., 
and Norma Terris), confliied the 
past three weeks with bronchial 
pneumonia, is convalescinpr. 

One of the Three Mohl Urotheri* 
sustained a fractured leer while do- 
ing the final feat in the act at the 
U. S. theatre, Iloboken, Sunday 
night. He was removed to a local 
hospital. 

Melville Ro.senow (Jcnie Jacobs 
office) has been confined to his 
home for several days, having un- 
dergone a minor operation. 

At the U. S. Theatre, Iloboken, 
N. J., Sunday night the topmounter 
in the Mohl Brothers' perch act 
slipped, sustaining a fractured leg. 
The team has been, together isevcn 
years without accident. Tliough a 
20-foot p(>rch is i-?:ed the mishap 
happened after tho topmounter had 
slid down to hig partner's shoulders 
and wns stepping to the stage. 

A severe c;iso of tonsililis kept 
Janet of Franco out of tho proirram 
at Keith's Philadelphia, three days 
of last week, but she opened at the 
Riverside, New York, Monday. 

Marlon Currie, chorus girl, under- 
went an operation having her ap- 
pendix removed, at tho Mercy 
Hospital, Chicago. Mlsa Currie i.s 
the wife of Cus (luderian, member 
of the Broadway Saxo Harmonists. 



CHORUS GIRL WAS DAMAGED 

Chicago, Feb. 15. 
Julia B. Grant, a chorus giii, fili'tl 
suit in the Circuit Court for $15,000 
again.st Lee and J. J. Shubcrt. own- 
ers of the Winter Clardcn company, 
( for injuries to her kneecap, suffered, 
y.hc alK-gcs, wlicn ihrtjwn to the 
floor in February, 1020, ]>y 11. A. 
Bailey, manager of thu company iti 
whiiJi she was employed. 

According to the papers on file, 
she is permanently lamed. 



Little Frances Kennedy Writes 
Chicago, Feb. 15, 

"Blossom Time in China," a play- 
let written and produced by jF'rances 
Kennedy, Jr., daughter of Frances 
Kennedy, vaudeville, was presented 
at the Cliicago Summer School 
Feb. 3. The proceeds were donated 
to the Open Air Fund for tubercular 
children. 



$85.00 MONARCH TRUNK 

To the Profession for $52.00. 
r.UARANTEKD FOR IIVK YK.VK.-^. 

foinpleto line of new and usod trunUf<. 

Vi)ur old trunk In r-xrhiingo. Special 

rales on rrpairx. 

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IN AND OUT 

Jiimes and Kessie Aiken were out 
at the C.atcs, Brooklyn, first half, 
due to illness. The Theodore Trio 
substituted, 

liarron and Durt, reported ill at 
the American Monday, with Lanigan 
and Haney replacing them in the 
fir. t-half bill. 

Gene CJranese refused to accept 
the No. 2 position at the Palace. 
Chicago, and "Vip Yip Yaphanker.s" 
replaced her on the bill. Instead 
of this date she played the week in 
Champagne and South l^iid. 

J^ydia JJarry was out of tin- 
Orpheum, San Frainisco, bill last 
Thursday through a <-old. Flanders 
and r.utlor dcputizrd. coming (ner 
to Frisco from the Orpluum, Oak- 
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JUDGMENTS 

The following judgments have 
been filed in the County Clerk's 
olllce. Tho first name is that of 
judgment debtor; name of creditor 
and amount follow: 

Gerald F. Bacon; A. S. Loo; 
$1,084.20. 

Albert Gorman and Joseph Perry; 
G. Azima; $1C3.71. 

Jackson Film Studio Corp.; W. II. 
Perry et al.; $175.45. 

Joe Ward's Orange Grove, Inc.; 
Tanncy I'tcr. & I'ub. Corj).; $S0.60. 

Sidney Garrett; J. W. i'arnham; 
$1,438.12. 

Second Ave. Theatre, Inc.; S. 
GulLlovcr; $L02.S2, 

Arthur Buckner; M. B. Barnes; 
$S30.20. 

Charles Osborne Seessel; Aeolian 
Co.; $33fi.49. 

Wm. K. Ziegfeld; II. W. Blakc; 
$ir.i.42. 

Same; H. W. Smith; $837.40. 

Harry McRae Webster and Harry 
McRae Webster Productions, Inc.; 
Baumann & Co.; $C30. 
Attachment 

Edwin Carewc; Oceania, Inc.; 
$2,0('1.35. 

Bankruptcy Petition 

Criterion Records, Inc.; phono- 
graphic records, 1227 Broadway. 



An all star wrestling show lo b«> 
held at tho Garden, Feb. 1. will 
have Joe Stretcher and Wladek 
Zbyszko, brother of tho present 
title-holder. The contest may mark 
the initial step toward an elimina- 
tion tourmment to determine the 
legitimate contender for S. Zbyszko, 
champion. Among the nvmbors 
who Will probably be ii)clud«'d are: 
Strangler Lewis, Farl Ca<ldock. Nat 
Pendleton, Hansen. McGill. Binck- 
Icy and Daviscourt. 



I*ill.\- Gib.'^'on i»romo(«'d the L"o!i- 

ard- Kansas light, giving Itick'trd 

$2.', 000 and paying Kansas aiul all 

oth.er operating experi^'es. Kansas 

received $17,500. of whif h $!• '00 was 

in tickets which the I'.jff.ilo boy 

rt sold to his friends from up-state 

at Ihf.v "face valu«^. * Cilvon is 

credited with di-poslng of $3«».000 

worth of choice s'-atf*. Ju • whit 

the Levn.«r<l -Gibson bit .imfnuit^d to 

! has not been divulg»'«1, but it is said 

I thut it was one of tli"ir nio-t profit - 

I a!>le \enttir'vs. TIk* G.ird<ri n*- 

].o!t« d an e.-iily .«:fIl-out. w.tii pl-'iity 

I t»f du< kets in tiie l,an<ls of the spcrs 

I who asl.ed and got .'is mii'h i -. $2') 

, foi- a $!.'» ringside s-eat. 



Jclinny lOvers loft Troy Wednes- 
day for tlip W'ituly City to la\c iii> 
his duties as assistant lo Kid Gloa- 
son, hj'ad of tho White Sox. Kvers 
will devot«« most of his time to 
coaching the team's youngsters, a 
task for which his bas<>ball knowl- 
edge and experience fit him. His 
acceptance of a berth in Chicngo 
was a hig suipriso to Tiojans. for 
it wa>-- generally believed that he 
was tlu<»ugh with the western me- 
tropolis. 



Colgate's baseball schedule for 
1022, just announced, calls for 21 
games, ten of which will be played 
at home. After a lapse of eight 
years, athletic relations with Har- 
\ard will be renewed, a game being 
S(iio<lukd at Cambridge on May 22. 



Walter Thorne, of Bo.'Uon, was 
awarded tho silver loving cup for 
having the highest number of points 
in the winter carnival at rittsfield, 
Mass., last week. Thorne finished in 
front, in all five races in which he 
started and scored a total of 120 
points, winning five medals in ad- 
dition to the cuj). After winning 
the two-mile race Saturday after- 
noon, he dropped out of tho five- 
mile and one-mile open races, but 
competed in the half-mile open, the 
final event on tie program and eas- 
ily took that race. Charles Mosher, 
of Waltham, ^Fi^ss., won the five- 
mile open event and AViIlian\ Far- 
rnigton, of fc;i)ringfield, Mass., took 
second in a close finish with Carl 
Fngelmnn, of Hartford, Conn. Fred 
King, of Cohoes, X. Y., beat Mosher 
by llie scantiest of margins in tlie 
mile open. 

In the half-mile race for women, 
Alice Hinehart, of Albany. N. Y., led 
all during tlie contest until a few 
foet from the finish, when Mrs. Jen- 
nie Engelnian, of Hartford, Conn., 
passed her. Earl I'ulmer, of Lake 
I'lacid, N. Y., tho amateur chani- 
i>lon barrel Jumijr-r and diver, gave 
an exhihition of hla bkill, going 
through his complete progiam. He 
electrified the crowd. 



liiiiil ])o.silion were di- 
M-n them. No comnuMit 
was made on tlio decision at the 
[ lime, but Saturday when Jewtraw 
I drew up so close to the Chicago 
wizard the matter \>\^s placed before 
tho skating cuthorilies for recon- 
sideration. If the original action 
of thr ollicials in splitting the points 
is not uplu'ld, Jewtraw a ill skate 
the 220-j*ard, the ihrec-iiuarter mile 
and the thiee-mile events to decid< 
tlie is -ue. If this contest should be 
staged ; nd Jewtraw should win he ° 
would tie Stelnmetz for the title 
The authorities in charge of the 
meet take the position that the 
quet;tion is based on a technicality, 
and, while no definite statement 
was fi>rthcomlng. it was generally 
believed that there would be no fur- 
ther skating for the honors of the 
meet. The skating of Jewtraw Sat- 
urday v.'as the leaturc of tho meet? 
He entered the final day's events 
with a chance to win the title If he 
.should lake first place in both and 
Stelnmetz was not placed in either. 
Jewtraw won both, but Stelnmetz 
finished third in tho half-mile race 
and won the title by what is said 
to be tho narrowest margin in the 
history of the sport. The "I^ke 
I'lacid Flash' gave a brilliant per- 
formance in both races. In the half- 
mile ho trailed the field until the 
last turn, when he spurted and fin- 
ished ahead of Charles Gorman, of 
St. John, N. B., and Stelnmetz by 
a safe margin. An even more bril- 
liant performance featured his vic- 
tory in the three-mile race. The ice 
'vas soft and the skater.i took the 
early lai)s at an easy Jaunt, waiting 
for the bell before making the final 
spurt. When the spurt came Joe 
Moore, the classy New York skater, 
and Corman were out in front. Jew- 
traw trailed the field to the back- 
stretch and then, with a great burst 
of speed, finished a yard in the lead. 
Moore was se^rr.d and Gorman a 
close third. 



Becoid breaking crowds attended 
tho three days' meeting of the Lake 
Placid Diamond Trophy Champion- 
ship Tourney at the Adirondack re- 
sort last week, tho majority of the 
spectators coming from eastern 
cities. William Stelnmetz, the Chi- 
cago whirlwind skater, was crowned 
amateur skating ace of America, 
emerging from the tourney with a 
total of 120 i)ointa. Charles Jew- 
traw, of Lake Placid finished In 
second place with 115 points. There 
was a hot wrangle over the lating 
of the skaters on the basi.i of points. 
When Jewtraw finished the meet so 
close to Stelnmetz, tho finish of the 
one mile race on the openint; day of 
the tourney was hrought up for con- 
sideratifMi. In that event .Tewtraw 
and Boy M( W'hirter, of Chicago. 
were tied for third place and the 10 



Richard Donovan, of St. Paul. 
Minn., won the silver cup competi- 
tion with "'20 points. M.-urice Co- 
gan, of Cleveland, won the 220 -yard 
race for boys of sixteen. Earl Finch, 
of Lake I'lacid, took the 440 -yard 
event for boys of fourteen; Jack 
Shea, of Lake IMacid, carried off the 
440 -yard race for boys of twelve, 
and I'.ugene Shea, of Lake Placid. 
Jinislud first in the 440 for boys of 
ten. 



Thi- Loew bai^ketbuU team met 
and defeated the "Bcco" five, of the 
Buchmann-Fmm(rleh Co., on the 
.Stuyvesant High .School court Tues- 
day night by a score of 20-14. At 
the end of tho first half the the- 
atrical qTiIntet lead 14-5. The gam«> 
incline<I to roughness with numer- 
ous arguments. Three referees W'«ro 
consumed before tho final whistle 
blew. The Ilanlon brothers, Alec, 
and Jack, stood out as the p.iriiru- 
lar r f.'W .tars of tlie 'jontesi. 



A nation-wide Investigation of 
college athletics is being considrred 
by tho National Collegiate Athleti«: 
Association. Conditions are report- 
ed as bad In several districts, an<l 
an inquiry is favored to preserve the 
collegiate .*^port9. Palm< r H. Pierce, 
president of tho N, C. A. A., h'ls 
sent out questionnaires to repre. 
sentatives in nine districts requ«'st« 
Ing a full report on conditions as 
found In order that the measurr.H 
neces.sary may be taken. 



One of the largest crowds llmt 
ever jammed its way into Bolton 
Hall Monday night saw FrankJe 
Laureate defeat Walter Mohr in the 
feature bout of the opening show 
staged by the Collar City A. C. 
Troy's new fighting club. Between 
2 i')00 and .1.000 turned out for the 
bouts, whl< h were satisfactory. 



IVSME. RENE 

(FORMERLY HAZEL-RENE) 

HATS— GOWNS— COSTUMES 

308 State-Lake Bldg. Phone Dearborn 4846 

CHICAGO 





WABASH and VAN BUPvEN 

M. J. FRITZEL. Prop. 



laitfrluitiiiiic ntiJ 1>i«iu-inc from *i I ntil 
.XrtiT the Tlit'ttlrc. Visit TliU 

• LAND OF BOHEMIA" 

\'. t • r- <;..| l.-Ili.ui (;et T.»«tlte- 

V la f nr(r N«*r«ire at All llourn 

ltc*.r(-\Ntioii, I'lu.nf Wnbaith Wil.'. 

S|»riitil Tnide illlole r>irtn«>r C U I 



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BURLESQUE 



Friday, February 17, 1022 



AMERICAN CIRCUIT'S $3M00 SUIT 



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AGAINST COLUMBIA AMUSEMENT CO. 



Damages and Interference to American Theatres and Shows Alleged as Basis 
of Action — Burlesque Booking Office in Question — Receivership Applica- 
tion Reported on Tapis for American Burlesque Association 

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Imli oat ions point to two inipor- 
lant devclorments arriviiiyr very 
shortly in the battle which has 
been golns: on for several weeks 
between the Columbia and Amer- 
ican burlesque interests. One is a 
well-foundcil report the American 
Burlesque Association Is preparing 
papers in an action for $300,000 
against the Columbia. It is under- 
stood the basis of the reported 
American suit against the Colum- 
bia will be damages alleged to have 
been suffered as the result of the 
cancellation of the American 
shows at the Star and Gayety, 
Brooklyn; Capitol, Washington, and 
Gayety, Baltimore, five or six weeks 
ago. These houses were controlled 
by Columbia Interests and played 
the American shows for many years 
prior to leaving the American cir- 
cuit. 

The American, It is said, will also 
allege interference with its busi- 
ness by the Columbia, in that sev- 
eral American shows have left the 
American circuit since the battle 
started. A contention that the 
American will probably pi*t forth is 
that the former American houses, 
Star and Gayety. Brooklyn; Capitol, 
Washington and Gayety, Balti- 
more, have been placed in a new 
burlesque circuit called the Bur- 
lesque Booking Office Circuit, and 
that the latter circuit Is officered by 
John J. Jermon and Warren Irons, 
both Columbia franchise holders 
through partnership, Jacobs & Jer- 
mon and Irons & damage. Tom 
Henry, the other Burlesque Booking 
Office officer, was an employee of 
the Columbia Amusement Co. last 
season in the home office, and until 
recently was manager of the Ca- 
sino, Boston, a house in which Co- 
lumbia interests are stockholders in. 

The fact of several American 
wheel shows closing on that circuit 
and going over to the Burlesque 
Booking Office circuit, which the 
American suit will probably con- 
tend is really a by-product of the 
Columbia, will also likfly be put 
forth as a ba.sis of action by the 
American. In other words, the 
American's $300,000 suit will be 
based principally on the- alleged 
"pulling out" of hou.ses and sho\v.=; 
en the gi;ound that the Columbia 
" interests oppoiicd by the American 
inspired the defection of .'^hr^ws and 
ihcatre.*?, with consequent loss to 
the American. 

The other devolopment fxpcctfd 
an/ day is that an appli<^ation for 
a rcceiver.ship will be made for the 
American Burle.cque Association. It 
is undrr'tood the recrlvcrsliii-) plan 
has been under discussion for the 
last couple of wcek.s by two con- 
cerns with claims against the Amer- 
ican. 

JACK SINGER SHOW 

Mifis Ti. Ooo.le B< !ty Fu'Vr 

«*on M. tJooile lo"! Forto 

M. T. Nonillo Artnur Da\is 

boob Mc.Nutt Paul Fffnch 

ima L)ant:'.rrr Am<Ta rypf>< 

FuHf?r P'Tp n^rt M"arthy 

WiJl B. Wprk Harry I.an.lrr 

Dusty Rhon<l''.« \Vii:ir> I,an<l» r 

rrimm A. Donner May Walsti 

O. U. Kjdd Hobby Moure 

Rich Mann Jjispor .'^truji** 

Lpson DowiuH Jack Oil; 



Kobody can say that Jack Sincrer 
Is cheating. Hl.s show at ilie Co- 
lumbia this week has its full rom- 
plement of people. Anybody that 
l;oe3 that far into the second h::lf of 
such a .season as this with his origi- 
nal personnel unchanged is entitled 
to credit as a game sticker. One 
detail of the proceedings which 
serves as a dependable index of his 
maintaining his organization intact 
is that he .«till carries a male qunr- 
tet which docs practically nothing 
.'iftlde from the .short interval of Ic^s 
than 10 minutes during the .^^econd 
half, when they deliver the usual 
male quartet routine. 

TJ10.SO four salaries could have 
been lopped off the ovcjrhead and 
few would have been the wiser. But 
with them in the musi<^al quality of 
the show was that mu(h improved, 
and they provided a distinctly 
agreeable specialty. Male voices in 
a iBurlcsquo show contribute a good 
deal, althoMFTh tbo cost Ih not alwijy.s 
iipparont in the fl.J';h. 

But the real foundation of this 
outfit is the effective oomedy. Wiien 
A wheel organization has .Hubsian- 
tial backbone in laughing \aM.e^ it's 
a pretiy safe propo.Mtion. llany 



Lander is the works here, playing a 
tramp of the Nat Wills type, none 
too clean but always funny in a 
legitimate way. His get-up may be 
messy but his material is absolutely 
sanitary. No comedian playing the 
wheel houses more scrupulously gets 
along without resort to off-color ref- 
erence than this same Lander. 

When a comedian is both clean 
and funny the last word has been 
.said of his capability as a genuine 
entertainer. Lander does nothing 
especially brillian tor novel. Neither 
does ho depend for his laughs upon 
the threadbare bits of burlesque tra- 
dition. For example, in this present 
show he makes full use of the 
"Greek Restaurant" scene, using the 
thing In much the usual way, except 
that he manages it with a natural 
drollery that many others miss. One 
of his bits — the best laughing 10 
minutes of the evening — ia made out 
of no more elaborate props than the 
cover of a washing boiler and a 
stuffed club. The scene probably 
doesn't sound funny in the telling, 
but it kept the Columbia audience 
in an uproar. 

Joe Forte, the straight man, tells 
the tramp that to make love in the 
accepted manner to the Indian girls 
who dwell thereabouts he must pre- 
sent them with the club and the sil- 
ver token (the boiler cover). Lander 
takes the absurd prop and with the 
utmost ingenuity plays more changes 
upon them in 10 minutes than 
you could think up in a week. First 
it's a ba.seball catcher's shield, then 
it's a plasterer's trowel, a manicure's 
buffer, a shaving mirror, with a run- 
ning tire of laughable talk that goes 
with the ridiculous low comedy bus- 
iness. Lander is a pantomimist and 
.1 natural clown. He is aided by his 
brother Willie, also In tramp char- 
acter, and the pair make a 100 per 
cent. team. Another good bit was 
the magic burlesque earlier in the 
evening. They even put a new twist 
on the old bit of the girl crook lift- 
ing the watches. * 

The pair are burlesquers of the 
typical kind, playing always in the 
be«t spirit of that special type of 
show. On the other hand, the sur- 
rounding company is entirely away 
from the rough-and-tumble atmos- 
I phere of the familiar burlesque 
show. Tho straight man is Joe 
Forte, and he might have stepped 
out of the juvenile part of a musical 
comedy for stage poise an«l grace- 
ful reading of lines. In the s.ame 
way the two principal women. May 
Walsh and Betty Fuller had about 
thrm nothing of the robust, good- 
follow stylo that ordinarily marks 
the burlosque soubret, prima donna 
and ingenue. Both are tall, willowy, 
dark-haired girls, neither of them 
with bobbed hair, and they would 
have been appropriate in a straight 
comedy. Miss Fuller can dance 
more tlian a little. One of tho lirst 
items that wakened the crowd to 
intorc^t in the show wa.q her hard- 
shoe danco, sprung cold immediate- 
ly after the chorus girl's introduc- 
tory, a plaoo where anything less 
striking would have died. The pair 
have a neat, inipretentlous little 
specialty in "one" — just an inconse- 
quential bit of talk, songs, rostume 
changes and a step or two, but be- 
rauso of their knack of putting 
smooth, unaffected specialty stuff 
ovo:' the it^m stood out strongly. 

Ameta Pyncs was more in the 
burl»sque voin. As long as she kept 
to unpretentious chorography her 
gonorous proportions were handled 
with reasonable grace, but when she 
f'ssayod a classical dance to the 
strains of "The Spring Song" and 
with embellishments of Greek drap- 
eries, it was too much for the house. 
Fluttering crope de chine couldn't 
be reconciled with Miss I'ynes 
Amazonian ?ulhouotte and the 
giggling of the audience almost 
broke up the number. This, how- 
ever, was the only impasse of the 
evening. 

The rest of the show — costuming, 
settings and other production in- 
cidentals were in accord with the 
good taste of the other two principal 
women and made an agreeable pic- 
torial background for an enjoyable 
burlesque show. The eighteen 
chorus girls were no record break- 
ers for beauty, but they were cheer- 
ful, onthusiastic workers and 
seemed to enjoy it. Rit^h. 



OPPOSITION CONTINUED 
BY AMERICAN WHEEL 



15 Houses Line Up for Next 

Season — Independent of 
--j^^*^-—^ Columbia 



GAYETY'S EXTRAS 

The Cayoty, Baltimore. l«)ral 
s'and of tho Burlesque Book.ng Of- 
fice in that city, will add pictures 
and vaudeville to .the regulation 
two-a-day burlesque poli< y in a 
ciuple of .wetks. r 

The Gayety will run continuously 
with the pictures, vaudeville and 
burlesque plan, along the V.nf>*i of 
the HoNvar.l, Boston, policy., 



Burlesque opposition to the Co- 
lumbia burlesque circuit is regarded 
as inevitable for next season froni 
the American burlesque circuit, onee 
again. 

I. H. Herk, president of the Amer- 
ican circuit, is authority for the 
statement none of the present 
American stands is being considered 
as spokes in the new Shubert 
vaudeville wheel. 

This will leave the former Amer- 
ican circuit theatre owners and 
several of the American producers 
outside the pale. It is said ♦hese 
producers and house owners will 
get together and formulate a new 
No. 2 wheel, Independent of the 
Columbia. 

It is stated a prominent American 
house owner and producer has al- 
ready laid the ground work for the 
new circuit. He has sounded out 
his colleagues, with the result that 
15 houses have been lined up for 
next season. 

The new circuit will be operated 
along novel lines for burlesque as 
regards financing of shows, pro- 
duction xrost and division of re- 
ceipts. 



B'WAY SCANDALS 

HJH , ,,,. Jim Iliininton 

Lou Pick Slrnnionei 

Dick Fred Ftanl^y 

Do)ly , ,,, Dorothy Marnps 

Vlnnlo •••..• VJunle rhllUps 

itian Mao ICcnniH 

A t»«»lf«'r * t'lydo Bates 

Another Uolfer Major Johnson 

TJie c'aJdle Henry O^ang) JIncs 



TO COLONIAL FROM STAR 

Columbia Wheel Shows Will Change 
Cleveland Houses 



The , Colonial, ^Cleveland, con- 
trolled by the Shubcrts and playing 
legit shows for the past eight years, 

will replace the Star as the Colum- 
bia wheel house in Cleveland, within 
three or four weeks. The Colonial 
was leased by Campbell & Drew, the 
burlesque people, to Comstock & 
Gest eight years ago for a ten-year 
period and later taken over by the 
Shuberts, who turned back to 
Campbell & Drew last week. 
Campbell & Drew also control the 
Star. 

The Colonial seats 1,S00. It is a 
much more modern and better ap- 
pointed house than the Star. "What 
disposition will be made for the 
Star after the transfer has not been 
decided. 



Rubo Bernstein's "Broadway^can- 
dals," at the Olympic this week, 
opened to capacity Monday after- 
noon. At tho conclusion of tho show 
a good houseful left satlslled. Tho 
Monday matinee played to $468, very 
good business for the afternoon. 

The attraction is unusually well 
produced, having several distinct 
scenic punches for an American at- 
traction. The com»'(ly is spotty and 
light, due to vocal and oth^r limita- 
tions of Clyde Bates, principal come- 
dian, who do«'S 'tramp" throughotit, 
and 3Iajor Johnson, tho "dwarf," 
who gets some laughs due to his 
physique. 

The principal women are Dorothy 
Parn«>s. a s:.iiur'sqn»» blo:)d'». who 
caji and does v.oar gowns, ami Viii- 
nie I'hiliipa, one of tht» most per- 
sonable ingeniio soJ'broties s» <-n in 
months. I^liss liiillips is a graduate 
of tho oh.orus but a woh'omo addi- 
tion to the ranks of burl* squ»» i-riu; 
cipal womm. She has a good\oice; 
pt'i •^•onulily. and is quite a steptwr 
for a girl of Inr ample proportions. 

Mae Ivennis. an end chorister, who 
danced wildly and ad libly, was also 
utilized lor a couple of soubret bits. 
The rest were Jim Hamilton, a 
good-looking, clean-cut juvenile 
straight, who made a neat appear- 
ance in tuxedo with silk lapels a\A 
nautical trousers; Henry (Gang) 
Jlnes, a hard-working, smooth-col- 
ored singer and dancer, and Dick 
Simmons and Fred Stanley, who 
played bits. Jines held up the shov» 
with a singing and monologue spe- 
cialty In "onp," slamming over two 
comedy songs in ckan-cut manner 
and getting results with his talk. ' 

Tho production flashes w»^ro 
"Models," with the chorus in on*'- 
piece bodices and tights for several 
group poses. A banquet scene in 
full stage with circular tablos hacked 
by a miniature stage on which sev- 
eral specialties were enacted, and 
two other elassy-looking full->lag«.' 
sets. 

"Irish Justice" was al.so pres'iit, 
rlosing the show. The old stand- 
by got more laughs than any other 
attempts at roniedy. Bates i)ulh <1 
j some laughs by promiscuous use of 
the bladder and s(»mo mossy work 
with a pitchrr of water and a bottle 
of stage hooeh. 

Most of the comedy V)usiness were 
old favorites but died ^boinir.g 
through sloppy iiandiing. One of 
the other ex*'eptions was a "Put and 
Take" apparatus In "one," with 
Hamilton handling the board. Bates 
and Jines as the two come-ons try 
and pick a number whirh tho 
straight man bets he can discover. 
It's an old bit but was well handled 
and registor.d. 

Vinnie IMiillips took f-nrores with 
"Francis Dances Wiih Me" through 
an original "tough broad" panto- 
mime chorus version, and made the 
house help her sell "Vahoo ' by sheer 
personality. 

The numbers were handled wi:h 
pep and dash, the girls working as 
though they really liked to, and 
looking well at all limes in the well- 
selected costumes. 

Bernstein hasn't slcimped any on 
production, and were the comedy on 
a par wlth^the rest of the piece he 
would have an aggregation hard to 
tie on either wheel. As it Is it s one 
of the best in all the other depart- 
ments. Con. 



BURLESQUERS IN PERU 
AT FIRE NEAR HOTE 

**Hurly Burly-' and ''Chick 
Chick" Company in Min- 
neapolis Blaze 



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Minneapolis, IVh. 15. . 

Members of two burlesque corn, 
panics, "Hurly Burly" and "Chick 
Chick," both of the American Cir- 
cuit, were in peril of asphyxiation 
Sunday night in the Gayety hotel 
adjoining the Gayety theatre here. 
As it wa.s they fled the place via 
the tiro escapes wearing what scraps 
<»f raiment they could snatch as 
they gn^uped ab(»ut in the suffocat- 
ing smoke at 4 o'clock In iho morn- 
ii'!?. 

The Ir.ise wus in the building ad« 
joining tl^e hou 1 buy dense smoke 
filled the sleeping rooms and the 
danger of the troupers was none the 
less from the fact that they escaped 
the flame.;. 

T..nimy Johnson, night elerk of 
the Gayety, w-nt from rocm to 
room wariiing the sleeping theatre 
f(»lk when the smoke entered the 
building, but everybody did not get 
out immediately. Olive Sherman, 
chorus girl of the "Hurly Burly" 
company, awakened by the sum* 
mens, thought the warning was 
someone's practical joke and went 
back to sleep. She was partly over- 
come when liremen broke into her 
room ten minutes later and helped 
her down the fire escape. 

l*earl Brady, another chorister of 
tiie same organization, got out flim* 
sily attired in a kimona which was 
all .'^he could Jind in the midst of the 
dense .smoke. She came down the 
fire escape carrying a bunch of 
roses, gatherel up in her panicky 
flight. The fire caused damage 
estimated at $25,000 to adjoining 
l-uildings. The damage to the hotel 
property was slight. "Chick Chick*' 
closed Saturday and the "Hurly 
Burly Girls" opened Sunday. 

"Chick Chick" closed as an Amerl^ 
can Wheel show last Saturday night, 
and will go into stock at the 
Academy, l*ittsburgh, begiunin|p 
next week. i: 



BRIDGEPORT OPTIONAL 

rolls Lyric, Bridgeport, Conn., 
which tried burlesque as an experi- 
ment last week, as a tentative spoke 
in the Columbia wheel with 
Gerard's "CMrls de Looks," will con- 
tinue for the present as an optional 
week on the Columbia route. The 
shows may play it if they care to 
or passing it up they feel so in- 
clined. "Garden Frolics" is at the 
Lyric this week and "Sporting 
"Widows' has been routed in for 
the following week. 



Adolph Singer Marries 
Adolph Singer, son of Ja-k Singer. 
and Anna Costello were married m 
Bo.s?on, Feb. 4. 



COLUMBIA WHEEL MAY REDUCE 
ADMISSION SCALE TO $1 TOP 



Next Season Probable Starting Time — Columbia, 
New York, Included if Reduction Is Ordered — 
Denial Shubert Vaudeville at $1 Top, Responsible 



BROOKLYN POOL OFF 

Tlie arrangement .whereby the 
four Columbia controlled Brooklyn 
houses, Casino, Empire, Star and 
Gayety, have pooled their profits for 
a number of years, has been de* 
clared off, since the Star and Gaye- 
ty, the two former American houses, 
were "pulled out" of the American 
and placed in the recently formed 
Burlesque Booking Olflco circuit. 



PARK, UTICA, OUT 

The Park, Utica. N. Y., playlnf 
the American wheel shows as • 
three-day stand dropped out of the 
American route Saturday. Gal- 
lagher &, Bernsteins "Little Bo- 
Peep' was the final attraction. 

The Columbia wheel also has A 
house in V'tica. 



Smouldering among the execu- 
tives o: the Columbia burlesque 
wheel Is a plan to reduce the ad- 
mission generally all over the Co- 
lumbia circuit, where exceeding $1 
top, to that figure. The plan tukes 
In the Columbia, New York, now- 
charging $1.65 in tho orchestra. 

If 'the reduction Is ordered. It 
will likely start with the opening 
of next .•■eason. 

Around the Cohmibia theatre 
building this week It was denied 
the proposal to reduce tho burlesque 
admission prleo had been resolved 
upon through the announcement by 
the Shuberts of their new combined 
vaudeville at the dollar scale. 

It was said the matter of the busi- 
nefis this season on the Columbia 



rcdu<'tion. One Colum'uia man 
qyioted a day a gross at the Colum- 
bia, Xew York, as a sign of the 
timrs. He said .% matine there re- 
cently drew f 500 at the louer after- 
noon scale, while the night's gross 
of the same day at ih«; $1.65 top. 
amounted to $750. 

The Columbia wheel houses have 
had no univcr.sal scale. It has been 
left to the individual theatre. Some 
have been charging $l.L'5 top fol* a 
couple of seasons. The Columbia. 
New York, thrcugh increasing its 
scale to $1.50, mounted up during 
the box ofllce fl> oO of the i^how busi- 
ness a gross often a.s high as $14,000 
and over. This season the average 
weekly gross at the Columbia, New 
York, has been around $8,500, wit.i 
but one $10,000 week in the houpe 



wheel Is tho prime rea.*on for the | .sinco the reason ."ytartcd. 



MARION'S LEGIT VENTURE 

Dave Marion will shortly make » 
plunge in the legitimate producing 
ijcld, in conjunction with Drew & 
I'amhell of Cleveland, The firm ha« 
establi.'^hed ottices in New York. 
Marion will continue as a Columbia 
wheel producer in addition to his 
k'Kit ventu] es. 

Their first production in the legit 
line will bo a musical show, ready 
for Broadway in about four months. 

TRYING OUT LAFAYETTE 

Gallagher fc Bernstein's Amef- 
Wan wheel show, "Bathing Beauties," 
will give the Lafayette, New York, 
a tryout week ''larch C with a view 
to db?covering if the house hi'S po*** 
sibilaie.s for burlesque. 

The Lafayette is locat^^d at l3Tth 
s'.reet and Seventh av»nuo. in the 
colored belt, and has played loloreU 
shows for several years past. 



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BURLESQUE ROUTES 

WILL DE lOU.sD O.V rA<'R 
Thirty- filx in Thi.^ /*"" 



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Friday. February 17, 1922 



EDITORIALS 



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Trade-Mark Reststered 

robUshed Weeklj bj 

VABIETY. Inc. 

SIMB SILVE3RMAN, President 
}|4 West 46tb Street New Tork CII7 



DOUBLING THE TAX KITTY ^ 

The proposal in Consre38 that funds for the soldier bo niisT should be 
raised by doubling tho admission tax on all amu8eraent«._charjrlng 
more than 25 cents was viewed with alarm throughout theatricals. Other 
sources are Included, for the amount which would be derived from 
amusements would not make up the required sum. That the proposal 
was inimical lo the theatre, there is no question. 



SUD3CRIPTION 

Xnnu&l 17 11 Forelga |8 

81ncl« Copies 20 



VOL. LXV. 



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Coming at this time, In a season that Is a proven failure, tho raising 
of admission taxes from 10 to 20 per cent, might difoat tho purpose 
of the bill In that attendance would be losHcned. Theatres appear to be 
the only means of direct tax within the revenue field. It is an actual 
Cents sales tax, a scheme which in total was r<'jt.*cted la.st fall when the new 
revenue law was enacted. Discus.sion of lifting the admi.ssions tax has 
brought tho retort from tho Internal Revenue Commissioner several 
times that it is the easiest tax to collect on the entire schedule. 



No. 1: 



Charles Ray's "The Old Swimmih* 
Hole" — the first feature picture ever 
made without sub-titles — is to be 
sbown at tho Visual Instruction As- 
sociation's beneflt at the Maxine 

Elliott theatre Sunday evening, Feb. { power l»y tlie public 
1$. The object of the entertainment ■ ^^^ theatre. Tin 
lis to obtain funds to further the 



effect that a manager had seduced a chorus girl before he would give her 
employment, the pastor should have gone lo the nearest police station 
and Informed the authorities of the fact, \%a.s anullK-r Ihut the Doctor 
had no answer for; neither could ho explain why he did not go to tho 
police when he ascertained that there were nudo vomcn dancing at a 
theatre. 



Lawmakers at Washington might argue that the admissionrt tax is one 
paid aloiio by the public and tliat the doubling of the percentage would 
not take money away from the manager, tince the patrons must pay. 

That Is true only in part. 

The admissions tax is in tho same relation a.«» a "kitty" is to a poker 
i game. It tlio kitty Is doubled, that means p> ; 'ntialiy less spending 

Therefore it would take mon y directly away from 
per cent, impost on tickets sold for more than GO 



50 
cents premium (in tho agencies) likewise might count as diverting 
I money from the box ofllces. Tho persons who pay high prices can 
work of tho organization, which afford it. perhaps, and the doubling of tli admissions tax might not 
has charge of tho selecting and , hurt the "smfisho.«<," but it is certain to take away from the chances of 
of pictures in the schools ' ^'^^ **^^^*^"^ attractions, and they are alway 5 ii\ the majority. 
York 



placing 

of New York city. The Shuberts 
have donated the use cf the theatre 
for the evening. 



Jeanette Lowrie is rc^appeuing in 
vaudeville in a sketch. 



Frank Wolf, Jr., is no longer 
eonnected with the I'h.ladelphia 
office of Arthur J. Horov.itz. 



Abe Friedman 
left Monday for 
in Lakewopd. 



of tho Locw office 
a week's vacation 



There is an alternative open to the managr^r if the proiK)sal ta double 
the admissions tax become.s an actuality. He can reduce prices at the 
box office. The jiublic would still be forced to pay the doubled tax, but 
it would Ite equalized by the drop in priets. Managers say they cannot 
very well drop scales. One reason is that the bulk of business does no 
warrant a reduction and the cost of operation continues at the crest. 



Seemingly Dr. £?traton bad no desire for/ act ion. allhon;;h that aeom.<j 
hardly possible in the light of the loiiirths ho went tii during his dance 
hall crusade for the newspaper space ll»at tlu-re was in it for him. If 
his Information was authentic it stands lo reason he would not have 
let this oi)portunity to get his name into headlines escape him. The 
general rerereiiccs that he made in his talk regarding ihese two instances 
undoubtedly impre.'rsed those that he linds it necessary to impress In 
order to collect his salary and who lake the word of the;r pastor for tho 
gospel truth. 



But the fact remains that Dr. Stralon did not go to the p(»lieo with a 
complaint -in either of the cases that he shouted forth from his pulpit. 
I»erhaps he didn't have the facts to go with; peihai)s he was afraid that 
his Informants were supplying him with misinformation. t)therwi»o 
his congregation should take him to task for being lax in his duties not 
only as a protector of public morals, but as a good citizen whose t^uty 
It is to see that the law Is enforced. If the facts that the pastor had In 
his po.ssession were not authenticated sufficiently to bo given to the 
police, then surely they should not bo mentioned fror.i the pulpit, wiiero; 
only the Word of Truth is titq)poset' to be spoken. 



If there was such on incident as Dr. Jtraton mentioned, how did ht 
hapiK-n to hear of It? People of the theatrical profession do not gen- 
erally go outside of their own profession with their troubles. If they, 
are broke or In need through physical disability, they usually receivo, 
aid from those of their own. This cannot be said to be equally true, of 
the churches. When they want aid they usually turn to the theatre and 
tho profession first of all to help them out, and to the glory of the theatre. 
* and its people let it be said here and now that they always rcpdcr the 
I aid asked of them, regardless of denomination. 



The logical move by sbowdom is to combat the projiosal at Washing- 
ton. Theatricals is too powerful an industry not to have its representa- 
tives present duiing the sessions of Congress. It is said that a lobby 
is working at the present time, but on a different matter. 



: 4!)onna Montrain, tho Kingle, has 
changed her name to Donn i Dar- 
Ung. 



Ralph Wilshin, tho son of the 
vaudeville agent, graduates from 
elementary school with the class of 
June of this year, having completed 
a four-year course in three years. 



Amusements may be considered a luxury in Washington, but it is 
curious the lawmakers do not regard jewelry In the same light. Fab- 
ulous prices are paid for gems and trinkets by persons certainly better 
i equipped financially to pay a tax to the government. Why pick on show 
business'.* It's tough enough as it is. 

■ » 

Regardless of wliether a show is r. success or not, the government gets 
its kitty. An instance is a new musical show getting $19,000 weekly. 
The show makes about $1,400 out of that and the house possibly $2,000 
weekly. The government collects $1,900 and it Is all clear. The show 
producer hrts a production nut of $60,000 am. can't get his money out 
until next season. But if patronage is cut down by doubling the admis- 
sions toll the show will fail and the government would not get the 
$1,900, much less $3,600, which the new bonus scheme propo.ses. 



P. M. McMahon, owner of the 
Qlen Cove. Long Island, has pur- 
chased the Lyric. Oyster Day, Long 
Island. Tho Oyster Bay house will 
b« reopened with vaudeville two 
days and *)ictures the remainder of 
the week. 



Cohen's, Xewburgh, N. Y., dis- 
continued Its legitimate policy this 
week. Split week vaudeville starts 
Monday. 



Sam Rerder is now mana. in^ the 
Oayety, St. Louis. 



The "Go to Theatre Week" end- 
ing Saturday at Davenport, la., was 
not a howling, success, through no 
•pedal appeal in the attractions 
there for the period. The week was 
well boomed and advertised. 



"Senator Francis Murphy" 

(vaudeville) suing as Samuel Let- 
raunlk for annulment of marriage 
from Kitty Letraunik, was granted 
his prayer. Justice Cohalan Tuesday 
affirminsr Referee George Z. Med- 
alie'a report recommending a de- 
cision for the monologist. Murphy's 
marital troubles began in 1920, 
When his wife started suit for sep- 
aration on the ground of cruelty 
and aband. aent. Sho was grant- 
ed $50 a week alimony and later 
made up with her husband. She 
eventually started legal proceedings 
once again. Murphy counter-suing 
for annuUmoT.t on grounds of mis- 
representation before marriage. 



There is nothing the matter with the soldier bonu.s idea. Lot tho boys 
who went across get something at least. But the ways and means of 
raising the money don't look equitable. 



BILL BRADY VS. DOC STRATON 

It finally remained for William A. Brady, a producing manager, to 
come forth and champion the people of the stage, tho actor and actress, 
against the continued attacks which Dr. John Roach Straton, pastor of 
the Calvary Baptist Church. New York, has been launching for months 
in his efforts to keep himself in the limelight of publicity. It wasn't an 
actors* or actres^^ses' association, but a manager, who came forth. 



Whether or not William A. Brady was the proper person to take upon 
himself the fight that rightfully belonged in tho hands of those of the 
acting profession themselves, is beside the question. Mr. Brady, how- 
ever, has a wife and a daughter in the profession. He undoubtedly re- 
mained quiet for a great many months awaiting action on the part of 
.some one whose duty it rightly was. When none came, he took it upon 
himself to wage battle for those on the stage, and the screen as well. 



Perhaps the recognition which IVIr. Brady finally gave to the attacks 
which Dr. Straton has been Issuing from his pulpit was just what the 
preacher wanted. Certainly it must have been gratifying to tho clergy- 
man's press agent's sense In the amount of space which he obtained 
both before and after the clash he had with Brady. Certainly Dr. Straton 
employed methods that were highly theatrical In 'three sheeting" the 
debate that he wanted to take place. 



The Strand, l^ast Liverpool, O., Is 
atarting a split week vaudeville pol- 
icy of five acts, booked by tJus Sun. 
For years the Strand has played 
pictures. 



The Orpheum, Newark, N. J., 
reopened liii.-s v^eek with "Mutt and 
Jeff." It is still tmder tho lilaney 
management and will play the com- 
bination road shows at 85 cents top. 



Robert (Bob) Daly has returned 
to New Y(»rk after appearing in 
pictures for Fox on the west coast. 



Mr. Brady was In touch with Dr. Straton prior to last Sunday through 
the medium of William II. Anderson of the Anti-Saloon League, but the 
manager did not agree to be present to debate with the pastor, although 
the latter, knowing this, made capital of the name of Brady by display- 
ing it on a streamer outside of his church after the generally approved 
method of the little five-cent picture theatre. 



A comparative price scale for 
liquor and beer under the current 
bootlegging scale shows that th.e 
beer price i^^far above th.-it ot hard 
liquor, in p»ncejitage. Rye is now 
up 500 per cent over pre-prohil)i- 
tion prices; Scotch, about the same; 
gin, 600 per cent, and beer 9(iO to 
1.000 per rent. I'.oer is being 
Charged all f'lio way from tf*7t to $9r. 
it barrel (120 bottles). A qU(»tation 
on cordials came out dur'.ng tliO 
week. Scarcity of cordials and al>o 
A demand left that almost forgot- 
ten. Benedictine was quoted at 
1135 a ca«e (12 bottles). 



The manager was not present at the church when the pastor called 
for him, but there was some one present who represented Mr. Brady, and 
that person telephoned to him, stating that capital was being made of liis 
non-appearance. Then Bill Brady decided that it was time to act, at 
least to the extent of personally being present to hear what the min- 
ister had to say. What tho pastor said must have been stinging, for 
Mr. Brady had previously avowed his Intention o- not entering Into 
debate witli the pastor in a House of Cod. No matter what else may be 
said of "Mv. Brady, ho does bold re.t^pert for the Church, any church, and 
naturally liis own church in particular. He was %\illlng to meet Dr. 
Straton on any other platform. Dr. Straton was olvised of this, but 
nevertheless advertised ho was going to clash with he manage in his 
church. 

Bill Brady i.^ a fighter. Once on the scene, R.rady came forward. stato»l 
ho did not want to debate with Dr. Straton in a cljurch, for he did not 
believe the church was the place f(»r such an argument, but he was ready 
lo meet the pastor on any neutral platform. Tlien ho sat back and 
listened to Dr. Straton while the latter tore the stage and its people 
trt pieces for more than an Iiour and a half. There were actors and 
actresses i.i tho audience, but they did not interrupt the pastor wlule he 
flayed their profession, their associates aiid thejuselves. 

What the j.-tstor said must have been more than sufficient. f-T when 
ho had finislietl. B.rady was among those who wanted to ask questions, 
and he was invited to the pulpit t<» answer any of l»r. Straton's charges 
if I'o could. Ho ace* pttd and, judging from the news column and 
torial c(.mmeiit. he prov. d himself a worthy champion of tho cause which 
ho espoused. He pointed out th.it Dr. Strat<»n failed to state facts; 
his accu.'-ations in the niain were g.iierallti. s, aixl that the 
that he did nirntioii were llune of stars regarding whosi 
.sp(.|<o without knowledge of tlie actual state of affairs that ( xisted. 
Mr Bradv asked Dr. Straton if he was aware that an officer of a western 
state tried to 'sliake d<'WJi" Mary TMckford for $100.0(0. (otherwise tlie 
divorce that tlae star obtain d would be attafked. aud als.. if the pastor 
was :n\aro of the conditi(»ns whith surr<»ui.ded Mi^s ri<Uf..rd duritig her 
first marriage. The pastor could not r.nsv«-r eifh-r of t'.ese questions. 



edi- 
hieh 
that 
few Tiames 
affairs he 



Mr. Brady's point ihvlt when Dr. Straton obtaiticd inforniatioa t^. the 



There are a great many women and girls In the professi<»n at this time 
who have been sent to it by pastors. ITsually they were girla who were 
unfitted for any specialized work anywhere else, and If they had a voice 
or a pretty face they were advised to go to the theatre to obtain work, 
and the chances are that they got It. and also that Sundays will find 
them attending church somewhere as they troupe around the country. 

If the facts regarding road conditions were such as Dr. Straton .'aid 
they were, wouldn't the local reform societies be up in arms against the 
stage as they are against the carnivals? Almost all reform societies have 
a pastor at their head, simply because the pastor usually finds that head« 
Ing a reform society is more profitable than preaching from a pulpit and 
because a man has donned the cloth it Is no indication that he has shed 
all sense of commercial values. A list of those that are the paid heads 
of reform movements will readily prove that such is not the case. The 
local reform societies have not taken It upon themselves as yet to indi- 
cate that the stage Is as immoral and decadent as Dr. Straton would 
like to have the world believe, and therefore plays and pictures, too, still 
go on illuminating the way of those who are segregated in the hinterland 
and who cannot derive the educational benefits of Dr. Straton's sermons 
with his general accusations which he did not believe were strong enough 
to go to the police with, although his intimations were to the effect that 
the law was boiiig smashed to smithereens. , 



Just what Dr. Straton's congregation and the deacons at the Calvary 
Baptist Church think of the latest highly theatric newspaper performance 
he has staged. Is a question, but from an outside viewpoint they surely 
must agree with Mr. Brady that the House of God Is not the place for a 
debate of the nature of the one that took place there last Sut.day. If 
they tlo hold that viewpoint, It is going to bo interesting to see -.vhat 
they are going to do about it. 



It is a point whether or not it would be advisable for Mr. Brady to 
continue t^ carry on this controversy with Dr. Straton. But If there 
must be battle. then^It might a.j well be a good one. Why not a noted 
author, a leading actor and actress as well as a manager In the 4ineup 
In defense of the theatre'/ The rank and file of the profession, both tho 
stage and the Bciueii, are not what Dr. Straton would paint them, and 
It Is high time that the leaders in the various branches of the stage and 
the screen came to the fore to protect that 'good name which is rightly 
tlieir.s. 



THEATRES WITHOUT REPRESENTATION 



It's an old story, but it can eland repetition, this haphazard way ot 
running the theatre— no eprcsentatlon, no recognition, nothing at all 
of a protective charat ter. with everyone permitting the theatre to be the 
mark or the butt for anyone or anything that wants to shoot at it. 



If a matter comes up that threatens the theatre as a whole, there is 
a wild yell and a big meeting. When that's over, that's over. They all 
forget about it and all wait for the next thing to happen, believing the 
next thing won't happen, and if it does, the other fellow will have to 
look after It. It's a fine way to run a big business! No wonder the 
lays don't believe it is a buylness, but merely a game. 



States are fighting over censorship; a license commls.'iloner in Nevr 
York, if he doesn't like the title of a show, can clo.se the theatre it's in 
and no one can say him nay; If they need money In Washington they 
go after the theatre; If the film peoide want a hearing about a tariff 
tlioy have to engage a $1 50.000 -a-year politician to tell them how to get 
it the next time. And decent actors and actresses must stand for the 
indecent and obscene abuse of crude and blundering sensationalists. 



Are the theatre interests of this country ever g'^ing to g<t together for 
self and mutual protection? Can it be done or can't it l>e done? Abe 
I'^rlanger and Lee Shubert eat lunch together five day.s out of tho week 
now. What excuse Is left after tlu't? 



Politics! Can't tho theatrital managers ? oe It? Is there fiily one 
Brady in the .show business? If tliere can be no luiison among lurui- 
agers, why not put William A. Brady In charge of all matters i»olitic 
for the thiatre? He seems to be the only manager with any guts for 
an.\thing outside of his own business. 



Old Doc Straton saya there are 28,000 actors in this cotintry. If the 
I>oc doesn't know any more aboiit religion ttian he does about actors, he 
had b'tter stop Having professionals and start praying f<»r more informa- 
tion about both. Th«ro ate over 100.000 people in tlie sliow bu.'^iriess; over 
jr.0,000 if the accessory trades are compiled. Of the 150,000, 11:5.000 are 
Noters. 

Sam Harris spent $200,000 on "The Mu-sic Box Revue" and $1,100,000 
to build the Musix Box theatre. How much has he fpent to protect 
either against marauders? That's only the example; not that Mr. Harris 
wouldn't, but a lot of them wouldn't. AU/ays the other fellow! There 
are national i»t»lities. the State Legislatun-s. tho legislative strikers, tho 
murucip.al grafters, everything and cver>budy — and the theatre the mark! 



If the managers had eensored themselves, nt> one would have wanted 
to (elisor them. The s;ime for the pictMr^' p oplo. Other big business In 
this country has looked out for itself. Tlie., were a.i big as the show 
busiu'ss a!i«l they had business men rtinning that business, whatever Of 
was. Are there no business mon in the the.itre? 



Get together! Donl wait for ihe nejit crash. tt»'at them, ta- lt« 



LEGITIMATE 



Fdday, February 17, 1 




T ■ I i ■ 



\ 



CONTROL OF SPECULATORS BY 
UCENSE PROPOSED IN N. Y. BILL 



Measure Provides for $1,000 Bond and Recovery if 
More Than 50-Cenl Premium Is Charged — Ap- 
plicant Must Furnish Proof of Moral Character 



Albany. X. Y., Feb. 13. 

A now theatre ticket speculators' 
Mil is before the New York State 
Lepislaturc, Introflucetl by Senator 
Walton, of Kingston, and Assembly- 
man Bloch, of New York City. The 
measure adds a new article to the 
general business law providing that 
any person, firm or corporation in 
order to engage in the business of 
acting as a ticket broker shall pe- 
<ure a license from the State Comp- 
troller. Tho comptroller may re- 
fuse to grant a license if the appli- 
cant be not of good moral character. 
The license fee is |100 per year and 
the ticket speculator is limited to a 
resale price of 50 cents above what 
tho ticket would have cost If pur- 
chased at the box olllce of the the- 
atre or other amusement place. 

The comptroller is given super- 
vision over and inspection of all 
ticket brokers so licensed. A bond 
In tho penal sum of one thousand 
tlollars is required of each broker, 
and a suit to recover on the bond 
required to be filed by tho provi- 
fions of the proposed law may be 
l^irought by the comptroller or on 
the relation of any party aggrieved 
in a court of competent jurisdiction. 
Failure to secure a license to act as 
such broker or violations of any 
j>rovision of the act is made a mis- 
tlemeanor. The bill is said to have 
-•strong backing In certain quarters, 
and has been introduced In the 
Senate by a Republican and In the 
Assembly by a Democrat. The 
measure is State-wide in its provl- 
tiions. 

The bill provides: 

•'Reselling of Tlcketa of Admis- 
sion: Licenses. — No person, firm or 
corporation shall resell or engage in 



tlie business of reselling any tickets 
of admission or any other evidence 
of the right of entry to a theatre, 
place of amusement or entertain- 
ment, or other places where public 
exhibitions, games, contests or per- 
formances are held without having 
first procured a license therefor 
from the comptroller. Such license 
shall be granted upon a written ap- 
plication accompanied by proof 
satisfactory to the comptroller of 
the moral character of the appli- 
cant. 

"The comptroller shall require the 
apt)licant for a license to file with 
the application therefor a bond in 
the penal sum of one thousand dol- 
lars, with two or more sufficient 
sureties, conditioned that the obliger 
will not be guilty of any fraud or 
extortion, and will not exact or re- 
ceive a price for any such ticket or 
evidence of tlte right of entry in ex- 
cess of the price authorized by this 
article. The comptroller shall keep 
books wherein shall be entered in 
alphabetical order all licenses 
granted and all bonds received by 
him as provided for In this article, 
the date of the Issuance of such 
licenses and the filing of such bonds, 
which record shall be open to pub- 
lic inspection. A suit to recover on 
the bonds may be brought by the 
comptroller or on the relation of 
any party aggrieved in a court of 
competent Jurisdiction and in the 
event that the obliger named in 
such bond has violated any of the 
conditions of such bond, recovery 
for the full penal sum of such bond 
may be had in favor of the people 
of the State. 

*'In the event that any licensee 

(Continued on page 15) 




MR. ALEXANDER CARR 

In a Revivpl of His Original Artistic Triumph. 

"TOBBLITSKY" 

By AARON JONES. .Afanagement: MESSRS. LEE & J. J. SHUBERT. 




LEO GENEVE 

FLANDERS and BUTLER 
"A Vaudeville Concert" 

"One very seldom has an oppor- 
tunity to listen to such a sweet 
voice as that possessed by Geneve 
Butler. Accompanied on the piano 
by Leo Flanders, her offering takes 
the audience by surprise. Her per- 
fection of technique and tone shine 
with a splendid lustre not to be 
dimmed." etc.— OAKLAND EN- 
QUIRER. 

ORPHEUM CIRCUIT 

Direction BURT CORTELYOU 



TWO MORE CLOSE THIS WEEK 

Two Irgitiniato attractions will 
close for the season at Cincinnati 
Saturday. "The Rose Girl," which 
started strongly in tho eastern 
Btand*», will stop, and "The "Wild- 
cat," which recently went on tour, 
will also be withdrawn. 

"The Right Girl" closed In the 
south last Saturday. The show was 
out for 14 weeks and was a Ios«r 
most of the time. 



BOOKING STUDEBAKER 

Thomas F. Hanks and Frank Gaz- 
solo, who take possession of tho 
Studebakcr, Chicago, Oct. 1, undtr 
a 30->'ear lease at JSO.OUO per an- 
num, were in New York early this 
week looking for attractions to i»lay 
-liic hor.se luxt season. 

They are drtt-rnilned to Ijook in- 
Uepen<knfly. 



MASON STAGED *'H0 HO JOSE" 

The entertainment by the cadet 
corps of tho military academy has 
had its numbers staged by Jack 
Mason, with the show put on by 
Harry Plan!. There appears to 
have been a misunderstanding who 
put on the show's number.", with a 
verification leading up to Ma.son. 

Tho first performance will be 
given at tho Point. Feb^20. the final 
one, Feb. 25, on the^evening of the 
big ba!«ketball game between the 
two i^^ervice tcam.«». 



Wilton's Stock at Garrick, St. Louis 
Joe AVilton, who left 'Hurly 
IJuily" (American wheel) tlntt- 
weeks ago, has been engaged to 
pioduce .vtofk at the (^^rrick, St. 
Loui^J, the house, going Into that 
policy and off the .AmiTlran wlieel 
next Men lay. 



MONROE. THE GUEST 

Stage Detective Turns 'Em Away at 
Friars' Dinner to Him 



Frank ^lonroe was the ^Tuost of 
honor at one of the most enthusias- 
tic dinners ever given by and at the 
Friars club. Monroe, who is this 
Bea.«!on in "Thank You," playing the 
first part in year.s in which he is 
not a detective, was greeted i»y a 
turnaway a.-'semblago in comedy 
police caps and stars, frted and 
toasted and lauded. 

None of the notable.^, stars or 
celebrities dined in recent seasons 
by the club was as heartily cheered 
or as solidly supported a.s was 
Monroe, an amiaMe, durable, love- 
able actor In the ranks. 

The speakers were Dean Anthojjy, 
Paul Kelly and Friars* Willie Col- 
lier, Alan Brook.s, Harry Davenport 
and Jack Lait. A .^^how in the mon- 
astery followed the feed. 



CHAIRMAN NELLIE 



Theatrical Division of Jewish Relief 
Drive Appoints Hospital Faticnt 



Nellie Revoll \l^r^ hcoii appointed 
chairman of the theatrical news- 
paper division of tho forthcoming 
drive for tho Roliif of Jewish War 
Sufferers which starts F\'h. 19 and 
lasts until March 4. The theatrical 
committee is to lend its efforts 
toward socurin,'? ,'i lar^ro fortior. of 
the $.".000,000 which i.-: the (jnota of 
New York City.. 

Miss PavoU, v,l'. ^ has bron \u Pt. 
Vincent'.'? hospital. New York, for 
almost three years and si ill i.s a 
patient there, while unable to bo n - 
tive as sho would like to be in the 
drive, will be one f>f th"* tromondous 
spiritual factors in carrying the 
campaign to .success. 

The slogan of tho can-.paign is 
"You don't have to bo of Jewish 
bfiiif in order to give to J« wi>h w^- 
lief." 



MacDONALD IN FILMS 

r.allard MacDonald is going to 
the Coast to berome a meml^r of 
the *tafT of editors at tho William 
Fox studios. MaeUonald s con'rict 
calls for two months it the West 
Coast studios and after th.at time, if 
mutually satisfactory, a contract for 
a period of time is to bo eiitered. 

The present i>lans for MaiDr.iald 
ei>tering the ranks of tho dii« ctors 
evontually. Grace Fish* r, who is 
Mrs. M iDf»n;»ld, has a!.---" be«n 
placed und'-r contract and is to 
appear in pictures. 



WOUUD DIVORCE BROKER 

W. C. Fasi«.'rday, a stock br<>k<r, 
implicated iJi the Nicky Arenstein 
bond tluft, was served with a sum- 
mo?is in a suit f<»r absnhite* divorce 
last Thursday when he was re- 
lea.sed on bail, by (Jloria Ft»y l^ast- 
crday. 

His wife Is now appearing (tn the 
Zio^ftld Itoof and w;'.s undorstudy 
to Marilyn MilLr In 'Sally." 

Kendlor ^' (Joldst* In represent 
AI?s. ■^asterday. 



HIUnY CONTINUES INSISTENT 
ENGLISH ACTORS PAY DUES 



Draw Samuel Gompers Into Controversy with '' 
and Needles'' — Marie Lohr's English Players 
Unmolested — Equity Calls Meeting 



MINNEAPOUS SLUMP 
DISCOURAGES BOOKING 



Season May Close Premature- 
ly After ''Mecca" Fails 
to Draw 



Minneapolis, Feb. 15. 
The legitimato season probably 
will close here in a few weeks after 
the showing of "The Bat" and "The 
Bird of Paradise" at the Metropoli- 
tan. This comes In the way of 
comment from Manager Scott dur- 
ing a discussion of tho poor^^liWw- 
ing last week of "Mecca," which 

went $5,000 to the bad, according 
to report. 

Mitzi in "Lady Billy' also failed 
to draw up to expectations tho pre- 
ceding week and local theatrical 
dopsters are in despair when it 
comes to determining what Minne- 
apolis theatre-goers want. 

Tho "Mecca" and Mitzi slump 
followed several weeks of very good 
business and before these two at- 
tractions appeared Manager Bob 
Scott was optimistic about business 
prospects. 

Southern and Marlowe and David 
"Warfield, dividing a weok. played 
to $30,000. "("reenwioh Village Fol- 
lies" did more than $20,000 In a 
week's stand, while "Miss Lulu 
Bett" did approximately $14,000. 
Francis Wii.'-o!! an d JL)cWol; Hopper 
played to $18,000. 

Poor showinpfs of "Mecca" and 
Mitzi has sealtd Minneapolis's thea- 
trical fate fur the present season, 
according to Manager Scott. He said 
this city was in line to get Lionel 
Rarrymore in "The Claw," and 
Ziegfeld 'Follies," but. there Is 
small cliance now. The K>fa! legiti- 
mate season will pio>aoly close 
aftrr "The r>ai' and "Bird of Para- 
dise. ' 



10 LET GO 



•Fables" Noticed Chori!i,, R«>v!ucad 



to 



12 



After Opening 



Ten ghis in the ch-)r,.s .^t Frank 
Fay's •Tahli -." whi h opc.n d at 
the Park. New Yenk. las* week 
were given iheir not Ic : tluef.' days 
after tlie show start;*!. Th > "Fa- 
hN's' o,;o!i(>;l with a jhorus ot 22 
girls. 

The "Fa!)l«'s" sin w was heavily 
pruned alt«'r tho op(Miini; prrform- 
anre, Avith (ho company ca'lod for 
rehearsal every day last week. 



McCORMACK CANCELS 

Minneapolis. Vth. ].',. 
J)>hn M. Cormatk, a« nor. was 
oliliged to lancel live norlhwcst 
dates l;eausp of a co'd ho con- 
tracted here last week, McC(»rmack 
broKo dov.n while sin-^ing at the 
Audiiovlum l.«>re. Uv oanrvll* 1 next 
d.ite at St. Paul, and bef >:e k-av- 
iwi for Now York said h.> w )u:d 
re'.uni a;Aain in March. 

FRANK BACON'S NLW PLAY 

Frank llacnn has a nrw play in 
rcadiiK'.-s, "M.. and f'.ranf." f».r pro- 
duction as soon as his "L.'n'atr.in' " 
dates pormit liim to atf» mpt a new 
vehicle. I». W. (JrimHi ha;- the op- 
tion of Ba^ ons flicker services in a 
lilmizati«)n of the play. 



Clara Mackin's Tongue Hurt 
Claiming that through the slip- 
ping of a <lental instrum nt, a seri- 
ous injury was caused to lur tongue, 
which is preventing clear enuncia- 
tion. Clara Mack in, of Leo Dietrich- 
stein's conii>any, has brought a suit 
for $20,000 damages against Dr. 
Eugene Vigiirron, a local dentist. 

According to Miss Mackin's at- 
Ivrney, she was forced to decline 
an offer to be hading woman for 
Chauncfy Olcott. a.s a re.-sult of this 
Injurj'. 



The attempt to force Kngliah 
actors appearing in "Pins tad 
Needles" at tho Shubert to joUj 
Equity, will bring Samuel Gompert 
hero Friday (today) to -talk th^ 
matter over with Albert de Cow;* 
ville, the manager of the attractlonj 
Tho head of tho American laboE 
unions wired the English manager 
asking for the conference and tmgn 
gesting Lee Shubert be present alaoi 
Mr. de Courvllle acquiesced, but Mrg 
Shubert expected to bo out of town. 
The latter is reported having stattft 
that he was In no way Interested in 
tho matter and that the affairs of 
the "Pins and Needles" company, 
was no affair of his. .^ 

Sam H. Harris, head of the Pro^ 
ducing Managers' Association, i| 
was reported, was also asked to 
meet Mr. Gompers. . Mr. Harris if 
in Havana. 

Equity's stand in the matter of 
English professionals appearing 
hero is not clear. On one sld% 
Equity ofllcials Insist they are not 
attempting to keep foreign playem 
from appearing here. The weekly 
bulletin Monday stated that thert 
was no fuss with English actors 
but that Equity Intended to gtt 
after "renegades." Tho inferred 
meaning is that so long as PIngllsh 
actors Join Equity they are welcome. 
It appears to be a matter of dues. 

That Is borne out in the case of 
"Pins and Needles." So far as is 
known the Marie Lohr company;- 
playing the Hudson, has not been 
made an issue. The ironical angte 
of tho situation is that both attract 
tions are failures and will not rf* 
main long in New York. 

In theatrical circles it is assumed 
an attempt to establish a precedent 
in tho "Pins and Needles " case it 
Equity's objective. Solicitation that 
those players join came at the time 
Equity announced a closer afTllia* 
tlon with the English Actors' Asso* 
elation. With the preceden> estab- 
lished all llngllsh j>lay<i*s here 
would be called on to follow suit, 
English actors heretofore, in being 
given a six months' card to Equity, 
took tho j)osition of being "guests'* 
here whenever queried as to their 
participation in actors' affairs. That 
came up during the actors* stiike In 
1919 on a iiu:nl>er of occasions. 

Tho particijatlon'of Mr. c.ompert 
follows a retorted app 'al 1 y E(iuity 
that hc^ confer with the i;. '.migra- 
tion oir:"ials as to tlie ' ri;is and 
Needb r," appearances 1) . c. The 
nunibe-.s of the Englisli rcvw^ v.ere 
brought to New Yoik u.dcr con* 
tract. Tho law spec;. ii ally pro« 
hibi's ti.e importation of contract 
la'i'or, but a -tors are not- < 'i ■ '''cl as 
laboier.'^. That was eiJUi'V.!- hod Jn 
the case cT musician:-, ta • i\.*<leral 
authorities ruling l/.' .n to be 
artist-, not laboreis. It i' r.r-arded 
as imprel able that C»»ni;.\:s will 
ev«'r e:;t.n<l tlio l.niinfiii !'V '""• 
eluding artists as we'l a.'^ artisans. 

\Vhil.' 'Tins and Xe ^le;' was in 
rehear.'-al here an altf .n t was 
ma(b' to sH'ur^ tlio pla. (i-" aiipll- 
cations {.^y I'-iuIty r.ie;nl'i'"«hlp. 
Wh. n th.-y exi.laincl i:i 'V be- 
longed to their own o.ganii.uion at 
home, wore h« re for a limit' «1 time 
irndf-r ccntn^-t. and tliei i<mo saW 
no rea»ion !t»r joiiiing, <ie Courvllle 
was a;)p:o,i:-hod by IlVii'f.^' >epre- 
senf;itive:-. Ho was r.sked to order 
his company to join, ii^ ( .\i»lainca 
that the players h-:d j,'.nrantees 
from him and ho con id n'H force 
them to d » what they d d n'»t want 
to do. 

Mr. do Courville is .pioted stating 
that many Ameri«'aii it'ayrrs in 
England were not 1 an ;< d about 
joining any a.s.sociation ti:«io ana 
that Equity':! i- sistenco is •unkind, 

ft 

if not extortionate* and co(n-: ive. 



i 



NF.W COLORED SHOW 

Anton Seibilia and Walt* r Itroolci. 
director of "Shuffl" Alotiu'.' h*^' 
Incorporated for .«.*.O.oini .i« the 
Vaudeviilo Productions, Inc., to 
sponsor a now all -colored r< vue tnW 



season. It will be kn»)\vn as 



in 



Liberia." Stewart Edwaidd, a JCF' 
sey edueational film i>r'.»dvi''tT, >• 
president of tho corpor;:tion orffftB* 
ized by II. S. Hcchheimef; 



Friday, February 17, 1922 



LEGITIMATE 



M 



TWO OF 3 IMPORTATIONS FLOP; 
"CHAUVE-SOURIS" GETS PROFIT 



^Tins and Needles" at $3 Top Getting Less Than 
Musical Show Can Thrive On — "Voice from 
Minaret'' Short Lived — Business Sags Again 



Broadway's interest centered for 
A brief period In the recently Im- 
ported offerings. Within three 
weeks three forelgrn productions 
have been presented. Two are Eng- 
lish and both are failures. "Pins 
and Needles," the de Courville revue 
At the Shubert, and Marie Lolur with 
repertory at the Hudson. "Chauve- 
gouris." the Russian specialty com- 
pany emanating from the Bat the- 
atre, Moscow, "outfooted" the other 
two and leaped to the big money 
class right from the premiere on at 
the 49th Street. 

**PIns and Needles" pulled a smart 
premiere, but there never was any 
doubt about its weakness in com- 
petition against the American mu- 
Blcal offerings. Last week it drew 
a gross of $12,600 at $3 top, a pace 
that no Broadway musical show can 
break even on. The English troupe's 
■tay on Broadway will therefore be 
short. Miss Lohr's "The Voice from 
the Minaret" was a weak draw re- 
gardless of its London run. and last 
week "Fedora" was substituted. 
The latter show's antiquity gave it 
little chance and the end of book- 
ing was decided on, the Lohr or- 
ganization leavin: Saturday, giving 
it a stay of but three weeks. Both 
attractions were accepted as "buy- 
outs" by the agencies and the brok- 
ers started dumping into the cut 
rates almost immediately, with a 
loss chalked down by the brokers. 

"Chauve-Sourls." on the other 
liand, was placed on sale in the 
agencies ,the management figuring 
that the $6 admission scale would 
probably stop the brokers any way. 
The call for the Russian show, how- 
ever, la steady and the 49th Street 
has been a virtual sell-out. 

Business along: Broadway again 
■lipped, last week's gro. ses show- 
ing a falling off all along the line, 
except for the outstanding suc- 
cesses. Lincoln's Birthday Monday 
was sub-normal. It is a holiday that 
usually accounts for almost a.j good 
theatre attendance as Washington's 
Birthday. Agencies complained that 



the demand was away off. Some 
attraotions gro.s.sed excellent busi- 
ness for the t- o Monday perform- 
ances, but noted a drop on Tues- 
day's business. That condition has 
applied to most of the licllday busi- 
ness this season — Instead of added 
grosses for the week, takings after 
the holidays have not held up with 
the result that the week's business 
is little different from normal. 

I'rcdictlons as to business after 
Washington's birthday (next week) 
are none too bright. The advent of 
Lent at the end of the month may. 
because of general conditions, affect 
theatricals this season, whereas for 
the last three or four seasons Lent 
was not counted as a box office de- 
terrent The country-wide protest 
over the special taxes proposed for 
the soldier bonus, about supplies 
the temperature of general business 
conditions. In financial circles, It 
is said many banks arc close to 
their lending limit. The mercan- 
tile situation is, therefore, to be 
figured as having much to do with 
theatrical business. 

"The Cat and the Canary." a mys- 
tery play at the National, Is the 
newe.'^t bidder for big money. In 
five days last week (a Tuesday 
opening) it grossed J9,400. Mon- 
day's two performances drew 
around $4,000 and /Indlc^ions for 
this week are thaCt the show will 
get $15,000 or n'lore. ThW^ "Cat" 
opened with 400 balcony seats al- 
lotted to cut rates, the reaso|n being 
that the National had a balcony 
capacity of 641. The cut ra<e al- 
lotment has been cut down eon- 
siderably and may be eliminated 
entirely. 

Of the other attractions brought 
In last week, "The Blushing Bride" 
at the Astor has a fair chance. Its 
first week grossing better than 
$13,000. "Fay's Fables" at the Bark 
Is being fixed up and may get over 
at $2 top. "The Law Breaker" at 
the Booth Is In doubt. This week 
had two Monday openings. "Mont- 
(Contlnucd on page 16) 



CENSOR CASEY OF BOSTON ON 
JOB WITH MAYOR BACK OF HIM 



All "Gods'* Out— "Gold Diggers" Expected to Lose 
Some Dialogue in Beantown — New Mayor Re- 
appoints Dirt Discoverer 



Boston, Feb. IB. 

"Oh, God," "Good God" and "My 
God" as laugh-making ejaculations 
are definitely barred to Boston. City 
Censor John Casey, who for months 
has been slashing shows right and 
left of oxpres.slons ho calls sacre- 
IJgious, has now taken an official 
Btand in the matter. 

"Afgar" was deleted along these 
linos despite the neurotic and the 
lack of costume elements wore 
imagined to be duo for the axe when 
*'Deiysia" hit Boston. 

"Llllom" was also hit and It Is 
certain "The Gold Diggers" will be 
affected by this angle of censor.shlp 
more than its general theme which 
was supposed to bo duo to strike 
a snag hero. 

With the Inauguration of Mayor 
James M. Curloy a week a pro, more 
rigid censorship Is apparently due, 
as It was undor this mayor eight 
yenrs ago City Censor Casey's "code 
of morals" was officially adopted. 
"The Easiest Way'* being barred. 
"Illrkoy" LeVan bring barred from 
Boston for a year on th'^ American 
"Wheel, and doi)o, bare Irgs, acts 
Working on runways and through 
the nlsles, etc.. being prohibited. 

The expletive ruling has created 
comm(>nt. mo.st of it favorable, sev- 
*^r.'jl of the pnp'^r.s taking up tho 
blatter and making It subject of 



comments on the lines of "should 
be barred because not warranted by 
any dramatic situation." 

Casey will not discuss the ruling, 
but It Is known at City Hall the re- 
elected mayor has officially an- 
nounced Casey's re-appolntment and 
will stand back of him as he did 
from 1914 to 1917. 



MAURICE DANCING ON COAST 
Los Angeles, Feb. 15. 

Maurice and his dancing xrtner. 
Leonora Hughes, end a special en- 
gagement at the Ambassador hotel, 
Lcs Angeles. Feb. 23. The dancors 
open for a week's run at the Fair- 
mont hotel, San Francisco, follow- 
ing the local stay. 

They are booked for a series of 
one-night performances in ny of 
the California towns. following 
which they will leave for Europe 
under the -nanapemont of Charles 
B. Cochran. They return In J^'ep- 
tember to reopen in New York city 
under Diiliiighan-.'s supervislcm. 



DRAMA LEAGUE 

SELECTIONS 



Another Palm Beacher 

Charles Dillingham left Sunday 
for Palm Beach for three weeks. 

Bruce Edwards, his gojorjil man- 
ager, l3 back In town. 



The New York Drama 
League has announced its se- 
lection of the 10 notable the- 
atrical personages of the the- 
atrical r :ason, those credited 
with the most significant 
events In the theatre for 1921- 
1922. 

The honor list Is; 

Le« Simonson, scenic cre- 
ator. 

Eugene O'Neil, playwright 
("Anna Christie"). 

Pauline Lord, actress ("An- 
na Chrialle"). 

Eva La Gallianne, actress 
("Llllom"). 

Gilbert Emory, playwright 
("The Hero"). 

Thomas Wilfred, :.. /*»nlor 
(Color Organ). 

Alan Pollock, actor ("A Bill 
of Divorcement"). 

Augustus Duncan, actor and 
producer ("S. S. Tenacity"). 

Misses Lewisohn, directors of 
the Neighborhood Playhouse. 

Robert Edmund Jones, scenic 
creator. 

A jury of 14 persons not 
members of the Drama League 
acted in making the selection 
th year. The jury was made 
up of representative men, In- 
cluding college professors, 
critics and newspaper men. 
The voting was not unani- 
mous, but the selections ex- 
pressed a majority vote. 

Formerly the "big 10" wore 
voted on by League member- 
ship. 

The Messrs. Jones, Simon - 
son and O'Neill are the only 
names on last year's list. 




N. 0. LIGHT 



"Dear Me" Doing $8 000 — Film Drops 
to $5,000 



New Orleans. Feb. IS. 

"Dear Me." wi:h Grace LaKue, 
may get $8,000 at the Tulane this 
week. It will be very light busi- 
ness. 

Griffith's "Orphans of the Storm" 
was held over at the Shubert -St. 
Charles because of no other booking 
In sight. The film may get $5,000 
on the week. 



MISS G'NEIL CANCELS SOUTH 

Memphis, Feb. 15. 

Nance O'Neil Is said to have can- 
celled her southern route, after the 
New Orleans engagement last week. 
Her local engagement was cancelled. 



VITTORIA GALLARINI 



of the Gallarini Sisters 
^-jfprpQj^j^ varlates her talents 
between accordion, saxophone and 
cornet, mixing them with charming 
personality, and a winning win- 
Homenes.s. 

"As V'lttorIa uses h«»r instruments 
the aiidience fi)und pleasure in let- 
ting htr know of its approval." 
With her Sister Clotllde. Playing 
in Vaudeville with the Shuberta 
Direction JENIE JACOBS 

CHRISTY FINED $100 

Member cf "Roee Girl" Arrested for 
Annoying Boy in Film Theatre 



Cincinnati, Feb. 15. 

Lewi.s Christy, age 24, was ar- 
rested here charged with annoying 
a 14-year-old boy In a picture the- 
ater. Municipal Judge Wosete fined 
Christy $100 and casta, ordering him 
to the county jail in default of pay- 
ment. 

Christy is with "The Rose Girl," 
playing this week at the Shubert. 
His home is in Guilford, Conn. 



COilAN REP., IMPOSTOR 

Davoport, Ta., Feb. 15. 

Repre.senting himself to have been 
commissioned by George M. Cohan 
to recruit talent to entertain soldiers 
in the various hospitals, a man 
known as McKelly, turned up here 
recently, but apj)arently dropped out 
of sight when a telegram from 
Cohan in answer to a quer3', denied 
knowledge of McKelly. Cohan's 
mes.sage was; "McKelly does not 
represent me. Never heard of him. 
He is an impostor and should be 
dealt with ae.Mirdingly." 

M«"K<'1'y is not accu.Mod of accept- 
ing money from i)ro.spcctive enter- 
tainers, but held a number of "try- 
onl.s," prf mising fare to New York 
and $25 weekly, i)lu3 living ex- 
penres. 

The man who asserted he wa.«? 
travelling represrniatlve for George 
M. Cohan and tried out local ama- 
teurs, to select acts for hospitals 
for 8oldi«r entertainment, promising 
them $25 weekly and expenses, i.s 
still in jail here, with a few more 
charges against him. 

It wa.s stated at the Cohan office 
that an Individual working along 
similar lines had bobbed up In the 
West several times within the past 
several years. When last beard 
from he was at the coaj?t.. 




PARKS REINSTATED 
IN "HONEYDEW" CAST 

Peculiar Arbitration Halted — 

Management Takes Back 

Actor, Who Apologizes 

John Park?, Mho was dlami.-sed 
from ' Jloneydew" when that attrac- 
tion played Teller's Hhubert, Brook- 
lyn, last month, because of alleged 
intoxication during a performance, 
I.s back In the cast. The show 
played the Majestic, Brooklyn, last 
week. Thursday and Friday the 
case was arbitrated at Kqulty's of- 
fices, the management not being 
affiliated with a managerial associa- 
tion. William Sellers, who was 
called In to replace Parks, was 
given two weeks' salary, leaving the 
show Saturday. Joseph Weber's 
supposed $50,000 slander action 
against Parks for remarks made on 
the Teller stage after words with 
PYed Fleck, the company manager, 
was dropped, when the case was 
closed. 

Weber, who originally produced 
the show, contended that he was not 
actually in control of "lloneydew." 
He explained he had aold half an 
Interest to Fleck and was only con- 
cerned In possible profits. Parks 
claimed that he waa intentionally 
dismissed so that a place could bo 
made for Sellers. 

When the case was heard, all the 
members of the company were pres- 
ent at Equity's hcadquartera, it be- 
li-g alleged that 6 members and the 
company's musical director had 
signed affldavlta to the effect Parka 
was In no condition to enact hia 
role. Under the usual custom, that 
breaches a contract, though Parks 
Is said to have a run of the play 
agreement. 

Inside reports on the Thursday 
session arc that the arbitration pro- 
ceedings were akin to travesty. 
Ralph Dclmore waa the Equity ar- 
bitrator and Alfred Beekman, the 
attorney, represented the show man- 
agement. The custom Is for the ar- 
bitrators to appoint a third mem- 
ber in cAso of a disagreement. 
George Trimble, however, conducted 
the "hearing." with still another 
Equity representative figuring. 

From^he tone of the proceedings 
It was evident the show manage- 
ment had no chance to win its case. 
Trimble aaked all the qucstlonM, 
and when a query was directed at 
him. he set it aside as being "beside 
the iyfiue." The affldavits were que.s- 
tlonod. and when it was shown they 
were made In Springfield, Mass., 
where the show played after the 
first I?rooklyn date. Trimble at 
first paid they were no good. Per- 
sona making the aflldavits were 
then questioned. The musical di- 
rector atated he knew Parks for 
many years and that they were 
friends, but that the actor's conduct 
and condition on the night In ques- 
tion was such the management wa.s 
justified In dl.smlssing' him. Trim- 
ble is said to have then demanded of 
the director why he testified again.st 
Parks If he was his friend. The 
wardrobe mistress was also closely 
questioned by Trimble, she verifying 
to hearing the brawl between I'ark.s 
and Fleck. Trimble wanted to 
know why the company was nf.t 
present at tho arbitration. Some 
members were pointed out, and 
Fleck then said that. If the matter 
was put over until lYlday, the en- 
tire company would bo present. That 
was done. 

In tho meantime, Mr. B«< kmnn 
sensing the outcome, advise*! Fbfk 
to offer to re-engage Parks an.l 
pay Sellery two weck.s' salary, be- 
cause of the Indications that the 
cr-r.c could hardly bo decided except 
against tho management. The at- 
torney explained that. If Parks re- 
fu.'^od to apologize, the arbitration 
wi.'ild nevir hold in court, boomi«4o 
«»f llif ofTiT to conflone. Fleck'^^ 
pr*^ position v.as readily aecrpted, 
1m »vr'V«'r, 

It was brought out that Fleck 
b..utrht "lloneydew" frf)m Wtber 
for $3,000, Weber to receive r,Q pnr 
e ut. of the profits. The nhow was 
.se ,r out by Weber earlier In the 
.-•♦.iKon and withdrawn, thl:j boing 
It.^ sr>rond time otJt. 

vVebor Is paid to have agreed to. 
the nrhitrathtn commlttoo as ap- 
jx-'Int^d by i:.|uity ofllclals. 



McLaughlin and evans 

"ON A LITTLE SIDE STREET" 
NEXT WEEK (FEB. 20), KEITH'S PALACE, NEW YORK 



Wilda Bennrtt Has Operation 
VVii'da Bennett is out of tho "Music 
I5'>x Kevu«:' and was reported op- 
»'r.it«'d f)n for appendicitis Tuesday. 
.Mirs Bt nMett had been Indisposed 
w I h a throat affection. Katherlne 
V in I'elt was sing ng her f^le prior 
to th»' n»'>re serious affectloa. 



14 



LEGITIMATE 



Friday, February 17, 1923 



COMMENT 



figures estimated and comment point to some attraction* being 
successful, while the same gross accredited to others might suggest 
mediocrity or loss. The variance is explained in the difference in 
house capacities, with the varying overhead. Also the s'ze of show 
cast, with consequent difference in necessary gross for a profit. 
Variance in business necessary for musical attraction as against 
dramatic attractions is also to be considered. 

These matters are included and considered when comment below 
points toward success or failure. 



BOSTON IS ALL SH 
FOR NEXT TWO WEEKS 

Billie Burke Has Town Alone 
for Monday Opening 



ir. 



"Anna Christie," Vandorbilt (lOtli 
wffk). Dropped off a bit agani 
last week, that applying to a ma- 
jority of current attraotion^. 
Cross rtarliccl around |8,000. 
Pare still profitable for both 
houso and ^how. 

**Bill of Divorcement," Timos .'=;ni>'Tre 
(I'Jth w»^« K). .Manapoment expects 
this drama to continue until 
Kaster. Tliat will luobably de- 
pend on the moasuro of support 
secui'ed from cut rate sales. 
<'Jross la^t woek a little under 
$9,000. Was one of fall s successes. 

"Blossom Time," Ambassador (21st 
week). Lfittle doubt but that the 
Roa^on's operetta success will last 
out the season. It continues to 
get the music lovers, with the 
last half of the week pulling 
strongly. Last week the gross 
was around ^$17,000. 

•^Bfue Kitten," Selwyn (6th week). 
Well liked musical attraction 
which has been getting smart 
money. La.^it week takings wore 
around CIS.OOO. Scale at 13.50 top 
may have interfered last week. 

*'Bombo," Jolson (20th week). Re- 
ported the Al Jolson show will 
soon be succ^^eded by another 
Shubert musical production. Busi- 
ness last week, however, was 
close to $20,000, which may turn 

1 -'Ofit. 

f*Bull Dog Drummcnd," Knicker- 
bocker «8th week). This imported 
meller-thriller appears to have 
built up a vogue. A few seats for 
it are in cut rates but mostly for 
gallery. Takings around $16,000 
give it rating with important 
money getters on list. 

''Captain Applejack," Cort (8th 
week). Uemand for this comedy 
unabated with agencies getting 
big call. Hou.se doing nearly all 
it can on lirst floor and balcony. 
race i-3 $16,000 weekly. 

"Cat and Canary," National (2d 
week). Looks like this new 
thriller has landed. Reviews ex- 
ceptionally favorable and after 
the tlrst two day.s a strong de- 
mand was dev<>loped. K%w house 
had been dark for several weeks, 
waiting for a promising attrac- 
tion. Got $9,400 in live days 
(opened Tue.vday last .week). 

•Chocolate Soldier," Century (llth 
week). Final week. iJraw for 
last month has been mostly 
throu^ih cut rates. House dark a 
couple of weeks while "The Rose 
or Rtamboul'' is being readiod. 

■Chauvo-Souris," 49th Street < 3.1 
week). Rus.sian novelty landed 
fstron^ly and, iicicid of a limited 
booking, its stay likely to bo ex- 
tended. Was petting caj.acity and 
standing room laio in the wck. 

"Czarina," Empire (3d week), Xe.v- 
est dramatic hi: should srt the 
lOnipire for the :;ea: on. Oross for 
Inst week went to $li.00o, placing 
show witli ;>.nn-niu:jical l':id»r;-. I.-- 
$3 top. 

"Drvnrjer," 39th Str-xt «Otji week). 
Movrd down last week liko many 
others, business totaling ?:!>,OuO cr 
ju.st btating th.it flgurp. No profit 
at paeo and if no improvement 
soon will bo withdrawn. 

•Virpin," JCltinge HSth wo,.k). 

is tli».' fareo le df r which has 

getting' .stiong sr.pi-ort and 

ligure.s to anchor here until 

sririn/;'. One jf ( :\w attraitions at 



week. Miss Lohr'.s stay ending 
Saturday for a total of thrte 
weeks. 

"First Year," Little ^69th week). 
The slump in business evide<it 
with this long running comedy 
hit as with oth»'r attractions. Be- 
tween $8,000 and $9,000 last week, 
whicli is profitable, however. 

"Foolish Wives," Central (6th v^eek). 
I'nivt'r.'sal him, 

"Get Together," Hippodrome (25th 
week). Hig house lia^ been trav- 
eling at a $30,000 weekly pace 
since first of year. Though 
elainij^d to be satisfactory, closing 
this season likely to be earlier 
than npual. 

"Good Morning Dearie," Globe (16th 
week). The Dillingham smash 
will keep the Globe box office 
busy until hot weather, judged 
from all signs. Pace continues 
at great money, with $29,500 an^ 
more weeklj'. 

''Grand Duke," Lyceum (16th week). 
Final week for this Bolasco pro- 
duction, which goes on road, star- 
ring Lionel Atwill. "The French 
Doll," with Irene Bordoni, suc- 
ceeds next week. 

"He Who Gets Slapped," Fulton 
<6th week). Moved up from the 
Garrick Monday. The uptown 
date starting off with an agency 
buy that takes virtually the entire 
lower floor and extends for eight 
weeks. 

*'Just Married," Nora Bayes (43d 
week). The popular cut rater, 
with two for one drawing as 
much. Business around $7,000 
weekly, whiih appears to turn a 
profit for the roof theatre and 
also the show. 

"Kiki." B«iasco i\2ih week). The 
real class of tii»^ dramas. Gets 
capacity upstairs and down with 
the takings around $16,500, which 
is all the house will hold. Record 
advance sale continues. 

"Lawful Larceny," Republic (7 th 
week). Now counted a dramatic 
success, this season's first scor- 
ing contribution by .Samuel .Ship- 
man. Around $12,000, which isi 
nearly nil houso will hold. 

"Lilies of the Field," Klavr (l9th 
week). Slipped la.st weolc, like 
others. Takings were about $7,<. 
900. That means a profit herp. 
Attraction may run well past 
Easter. 

"Madame Pierre," Ritz (1st week). 
New offtring by William Harris. 
Wednesday night. 
beer^ dark several 



Jr. Opened 

Ho'jse had 

weeks. I'remiere here, show not 



1 1 



Boston, Ffb. lo. 
Billie Burke in "The Intimate 
Strangers" had the town all to her- 
self for the opening Monday, Once 
again tho HoUis Street theatre 
registered an opeiiing night with 
sph'ndid business. The house was 
capacity when the curtain went up, 
and as th«re was very little paper- 
in; done for the show, only the cus- 
tomary pasfc^es being given out, it 
was estimated about $1,700 business 
was recorded. This show Is ex- 
pected to stay here for three weeks, 
a week longer than Gillette did, and 
the dopesters at tiie opening figured 
it would be a big iioney-maker in 
that period, for a dramatic produc- 
tion. The fixing of a short stay for 
a dramatic show seems to have the 
proper result. 

From the way things shape up 
n\j\v, all the shows in town will stay 
here lor th*> next two weeks, any- 
way, and then but ono show is 
figured to leave, "J^ack Pay," now 
at the Sel\\yn. Thi.s show will go 
out to make roon* for "The Ch'cle," 
which will undoubtedly prove to be 
the hit of the season for the Selwyn 
house and give It the first real 
genuine break it has had this sea- 
son. Already mail orders are being 
lal -^n for this show, and branch 
offices hav« been established in dif- 
ferent large cities throughout New 
England, one >it Portland, Me., as 
the show is oeing extensively ad- 
vertised as foi- this city only. 

"Orphans of the Storm" will hold 
on at xhe Tremont for three weeks 
longiT, it is stated, despite business 
is off now and not improving. The 
ads carry a sta^enun; it is the last 
two ■ eks, but this v the old gag. 
witli t)ie extra we«k being pulled 
as due to the demai.d. The Gish 
Sisters were due to hr> brought back 
to api)ear a: the Wednesday show- 
ings of the fi:m to bolster up busi- 
ness. 

Bu.sln»^ss around town generally 
the past we« k was off some, despite 
weather co.i<*jnons were favorable. 
One or two .-hows came through 
with a strong showing, but the gen- 
eral result was off. The business 
has lost some of the punch, and 
although the show; that are billed 
here for the balance of the .season 
before Lent starts P'q the best so 
far this season, and the best that 
will be brou'^ht in for this season, 
as fa.' as the present indications, 
no b g takings are expected. 
I'.-r.rnatcs for last week: 
"Tip Top" (Co!onl.il. llth week). 
About $-»'.,00(,t; about the same 
figure as thp week before. While 
this is a bit off fr^m the highest 
points r»'ai h» <1 whon it is oonsjd- 



"D-mi 

This 
been 
now 



$3 amon^ r.on-mnsicals. 
$11,800, a drop last week. 



I'aoc 



I 



"Desert 

V. e« k). 
duetif»n 
Vv'iI.»^ou 
night. 



Sands," Prlneesv, n^t 
XfW iji»l»'pend<-nt pro- 
written and T>rodurf'd Viy 
(.»|M-in-tl 7*TonilMy 
dramatic W!it»ng 
i known as far«'^ 



Co 

u 



11S4.HI 

firs: 
by author, wjio 
playwri.:;ht. 

" I'lavliouse 



(0th werk). 



"Driftinp. 

One of the Hrady trio of d.-.tmas. 
liusiness fair here with cut rate."? 
fi-Turing in takingri of around 
$6,000. 

"Dulcy." Frazee (2Tth week). TFas 
anotiier month to go, taking to 
the road Mirrh 20 with IJoslon 
the first eastern stand out of New 
York. Comedy was a Chieago of- 



f«ring ].i?.t s» ■!.' 
year it has bef 



;on. ,SiiH<-' hr 
n eut rat'vl. 



t o! 



Els'e Janis and "Her Gang," G;i:< ty 
< ;'th wet k). j'-1iigag( m< nt exfenth d 
one week, the stay hero bein,'r 
Seven Jn.stead of six whIjs. 
"Madelleno of tlw? Movies." tVie 
Cohan farco whirh sticcpeds, will 
not be ready until March 6. 

"Fay's Fables," Park (2d wck). 
First musical sliow at $2 top sinr'c 
the g^'UfTal advance in ndni! -.'iouM 
dating with the war. Midnight 
performance stunt will start this 
week. r< placing Wednesday mati- 
nee. * 

"Fedora," Hudson (2d week. Rec- 
<>nd In tho repertory i»r nl.iric 
I-olir. the Tliivli.^h star. Wa5^ put 
on ].\yt Frldiv n'-rht. sn'^-^eedinrr 
"The*Voi'^<-» f- "i tbf> M^r'ret." 
Hou.s© will get "Rubicon" next 



breaking in out of town. 
; ! a r j o r I a ine," Broadhur.-^t <4th 
week). Musi'^a! version of "Pom- 
ander Wall^" held its pace last 
Week after Tirst two davs. Grossed 
a bit over $13,100, which is good, 
but not big, in this house. 
"Montmartre," Belmont «lst week). 
First offerii.g by the Player.s' As- 
sembly, a new eo-operaUve com- 
pany. Js literal translation of 
French piece whi h was con^id- 
ererl daring in I'aris. 
"Music Box Revue,' Music Box <22d 
w« ek). The season's musical won- 
der. Demand Fcems as strong as 
ever, with advance call undimin- 
ished. Weekly gro'.-s runs $20,800, 
with standees in tliroughout week. 
"National Anthem,*' Henry Miller 
(4th w*'ek). liu.--ine.'-s satis.f^ictory 
hf ro, the feature of the bu»-iness 
being the low«^r floor pace, which 
i-- * ajiacity, with balcony or.ly fair. 
(Jross last week $ll.rj(»0. 
"Orphans of the Storm," Apollo (7th 

w. r k). 1). W. f Jiitlith tilni. 
"Pins and^ Needles," Shub-rt « Sd 
v\«tk). l]iigii.->]i iiviie does ViOt ap- 
j»« .IT tr have much cli.anee. P.usl- 
ncss last week tot;«l.:d $12.0i»0. 
wliieh spells a loss. '" »■'' 
t«'p. <'an»!(it l.ist \i 
unc:;p«ct»(liy jump. • 
"Sally," New Am.sft-jdam (C]^r 
wcclO. Managem< iits ex]M-. tatioii 
th.it last season's sniasli, whi<h is 
jiot mvjch luulf r weekly ]ia'.e of 
thi.s season's musical whaks. will 
run through season. Last week 
takings wer*:' $27.4(!0. 
"Shuffle Along," dMl .Streci (IDth 
w«ck). All-(oktred levue- still a 
money maker. Chances for its run 
continuing until spring look good. 
'•Six Cylinder Love," .Sam Harris 
(2t)th week). The comedy success 
r»fthe fall is still ainonc thr- nioney 
hader«, thtu;;li pace h.is droj)])*<l 
off l.itely. Around $12,000 la«-t 
week. 

"Tangerine," ^^ Casino (2^th week). 
P.usinoKS with the %2.oi) musical 
leadf-r also fe;t depression 'a>^: 
week, dj])pln.j to $17,000 or a bit 
bt.tter. .Still a winner and should \ 
l;ist for some titu'"'. 

"Thank-U," L..i'fra«ie (20th we.k). 
Koad bookings for the spring linve 
been cai^'vlrd a?»d expertatieji )-i 
for eontinuaU'C until well after 
Kaster. Last week gros.s was over 

"Tha aat," Morocco (7Sth Wv;tk). 



Is playing $3 

tiles?^ lakinr^'s 



Mystery play marvel figures to 
finish OL't the season here. Busl- 
nes':! rercnily between $10,000 and 
$11,000. 

"The Blushing Bride," Astor (2d 
wtt.k). i'usi w» ok grossed $13,200, 
with attraction believed to have a 
eh.'ince for moderate run a profit. 
Figures a good road offering. 

"The Deluge," Plymouth (4th week). 
A striking drama that is offered 
for the second tiirie, but which 
cannot command a <lraw. Busines.s 
something over $5,000 last week. 
.\ disappoinrment. 

"Tho Dover Road," Bijou (9th week). 
A light comedy, getting all t! 2 
house can hold. Takings are 
around $10,200. with slightly more 
at times. .Should run wt'll jnto the 
sprini; and eounrs a hi' 

"The Law Breaker," Booth (2d 
week). Latest Brady drama got 
off to fair start. Takings at week 
erid g.ivo promise, with the gro-s 
anintnuing to rthoiit StJ.OOO. 

"The Mountain Man," Maxine Elliott 
tlOtii w«ek). Claimed to have 
be;.te'n $:.(»u(t lii^t ue.k. the last 
tv>o \v«.»jKs btjiJig tho be/t since 
o|;"nin,r. Two for ono tickets dis- 
coi.'.inu'"! tmd nianat^enient tryinir 
for •:o:."int;aii'.e. Faiili in j»ie .c 
desjtite pace. 

«The Nest," 4.Sth Stre. t (3d week). 
This drama w.td given favorable 
send-otf b> .♦.'•!♦ wers, but attrao- 
Mion \.ent into r-nt rates last Week. 
Is getting much word of mouth 
boosting. T.ikiiigs V.i^^t wee'.c u li*. 
:1" ov< r J»;. <••!(». 

"Tnc O'Brien Girl,'' Liberty (JOih 
weekV I'inal v.eek for the (;.or.,«' 
M. Cohan tnusiial success, which 
opens .Monday at tlio Gar. Ick. 
Piuladelplii.i. (?ou!d hav'-^ stayed 
longer, "To iho La<lies" succeeds 

next wee];. 

"Tho Perfect Fool," Coh;jn (17:h 
week). P.!l.(Uless heM ur» to :ood 
figure, the urosy. Last week being 
better than $ 1 'i/JOO -stron...; i»ace ut 
$2 ."lO 'o».. 

•The White Peacock," Oomrdv "Sth 



ercd the length of local run. gross 
is gratifying. 

*'The Intimate Strangerf" (Hollis. 
1st week). Opened very strong, 
having town all alone for start. 
Figured business will bo as good, 
if not better, than was done by Gil- 
lette. He got av.ay with $32,000 in 
two weeks at the same house, doing: 
$16,500 for the final weak. Real 
proof Bostonians like the "hokum." 

"Orphans of the Storm" (Tre- 
mont, bth week). About $7,000; on 
a par with business of preceding 
week. Film is showing signs of 
weakening and would probiibly be 
withdrawn locally if there were not 
a lease extending for three weeks 
longer. 

"Red Pepper" (Shubert. 6th 
week). Show juslilied all good 
things said about it, and is building 
up business weekly and showing no 
signs of weakening. Uood for long 
stay. 

"Lillom" (Wilbur, 2a week). Not 
getting over as strong as expected, 
perhaps, as at two of the Shubert 
houses are plays appealing to the 
h fher class of theatregoers. Un- 
fortunate booking circumstance. 

"The Green Goddess" (Plymouth, 
2d week). Doing cai)acity at every 
performance. Not known how long 
show will stay here, but figured 
now local run will go several weeks, 
if not month.s. 

"Back Pay" (Selwyn). Not .show- 
ing any signs of improvement, de- 
spite extensive advertising and 
publicity stab. 



"THE ttAW" DRAWS 
CHICAGO SOCIETY 



Does $18,000 First Week at 

Princess — Two Shows 

Go Out 



week). W« e!v!y takir.gs io tiot 
\ary nuich. tlie gross hitting 
aioun-l $*y,0uO. Tl.e way ^how is 
hoek< <1 up it. jirob.ii'ly *.\n br«Mk 
• ven r>r mi-,'ht turn a vligh' profit. 
Up In tho Clouds," A\']\ .'■'treet «Tth 
u'»k). T^ookx lik'? a Jlxture un'il 
Kastei", Th0ii.t;h gros-t not «'Xtr;'.or- 
dinary^ fiio ^ h«>'V !;.'m le Id Up 
;,j. ely sinco movlnfT from the . .y- 
rio. I^ast week bMieud tlie pre- 
vious week, gro.'*sijij^ $i 5,000 vv a 
l.t'lc IJjOJ©, 



Chicago, Feb. 15. 

Three attractions started on the 
homestretch here last week, with 
two in addition completing the last 
lap of their stay here this week. It 
is rather unusual to have this num- 
ber of shows all steppin* off at the 
same time. 

"The Rose Girl," which should 
have remained at the La Salle for 
another week, due to Inadequate 
returns at the box oflice. hauled 
anchor here last Saturday. On ac- 
count of its sudden closing the 
house will remain dark until next 
Sunday, when "The Silver Fox" 
will reopen the hou.<e. Robert 
Mantell departed also on Saturday 
from the Olympic to make way for 
'The Beggars' Opera." which open- 
ed Sunday for a short return en- 
gagement. 

With the annoujicemcnt the 
"ZiegfeJd Follies, * Mr. Pirn Basses 
By," and Bert Williams in * Lnibr 
the Bambod Tree" were" on the 
outward vojage tlie >.>usines.s at t?ie 
respective houses in \\hi<h these 
attractions are a:>pe»ring in was 
somewhat on the \ipward trend. 
Fven "The Connecticut Yankee," 
the Fox pi<ture which is to make 
way on Sunday for Klsie Ferguson 
in "The Varying .shore," at the 
Woods, took a suddi'n spurt. 

Both shows which oj)ened here 
during the week seemed to catch on. 
Lionel r.arrymoro opened Sunday 
night at the I'rincess in "The Claw," 
and played to capacity throughout 
the week. He is here for four weeks 
and it is quite likely it will be ex- 
tended for a similar period. Otis 
Skiiniep got und?r way Monday at 
tho Illinois in "Blood and Sand,' 
and did a fairly good business on 
the week, but not reaching the 
IJarrymore gross. 

The business on the average at 
all houses was somewhat shy of 
the figmes totalled on the preceding 
week, which was automobile week. 

T!i«' attractions scheduled to move 
in .'^'nnday and Monday are "Two 
Little r.irls in Blfie,' at the Colo- 
nial, and "The .Silver F«.x." which 
glides into the La Salle, both open- 
ing on Sunday, and the tliree whi<h 
arrive Monday are Frances j-ttair in 
a revival of "Tho ICasiest Way" at 
Fowers; Klsie Fei-guson in "The 
Varying Shore," re-e«tahlishing the 
legitimate poli« y at the Wood^ atid 
Tna Claire and Arlhur Byron ia 
"I'.lneli.'ard's Kiglnh Wife'* at (I;!-- 
lick. "Tlie Last \Valt;i" will va -ate 
'lie latter hotiseand nio\e to tlie 
.SMidebaker, which tho Willianni* 
^'low \a""aiO'«. 

lOstimates for li-f we. ], : 
"Mr. Pirn Passes By" d'owers. ^th 
Week*. Judicious a<l\ "rt -iiiir m'hI 
circiilarixation brout;bt in $1:1,100. 

Last \ve« I,. li» 1 o, 

Robert Mantell H>iyni)>ic, P.rd 
w«ek). .^hiide over $:»,('i()0 on final 
\\( el\. 

"Tbe T.egr:ars' Ojy^ra" oi)en'Ml 
.Snnd.i.x r«»r iavo .we» ky. 

"The Last Waltz' HJ.arrick, 5th 
WceK). Low* r llcor scale brought 
ba«'k to ^$3 top again t!in week, 
uitii returns anuHinting t«) bt'ttej- 
than $1:2,000. Vacitt's h« re Stinaay 
and je mnes rtin at Smdehiktr. 

"Conncct:cut Yankee* (Wt^d-'. 
Frh \ve»k>. l-ilini:'atio'j of famous' 
stoiy spuit'd o\ ' r b i-;:,ess of. sev- 
eral prior weeks arid turnrd $10.- 
000. Doing 1m fter ih;.n lo-ai wis- - 
a. re;-: cab^iila*« d, 

••Follies" iColoeiaJ, 7t)i week). Ar 
;i)l }"r»ormaiM es ''ats on lower 
!>o.»r l.« re wjre at a pr' mivmi. ,*<u!l 



QUIET WEEK IN PHIUY- 
LAST WEEK DROPPED OFF 

Weather Breaks Up Week* 

end Business — Hodge Show 

Is Unmercifully Panned 

, Philadelphia, Feb. 1$. 

A solitary opening makes thla * 
quiet week, with prospects of in* 
creased activity next IVlonday when 
three shows bow In. 

I^ast week showed a drop In th« 
good business spurt, itad weath«r 
•It tho end of the week hit some of 
the houses. Most of the bad weather 
Ireaks of the winter have hit th% 
v'eek-end trade. 

"Main Street" Is the new opener 
to stay at tho Walnut for four wee)^ 
unless the unforeseen happens. It 
follow.s "The Bad Man" and "The 
Skin CJame." Both made nice money 
in throe and four weeks respective^. 
There has been considerable talk of 
the revival of "The Little Tycoon,* 
by AVlllard Spencer, a Philadel- 
phia n„ to open at the Walnut March 
15 for a spring run. This mmloal 
show holds all long distance records 
for the city .with something ]ik« 
725 performances (non -consecutive). 
It Is understood that Jamea P. 
I'cury, owner of the Walnut, is In- 
teres^ted In the contemplated re- 
vival. Another guess is that "Let- 
tie Pepper" will come into the Wal- 
nut, with "The Little Tycoon" held 
off until next fall. Charlotte Green- 
wood Is a great favorite here. 

The Syndicate has two notable 
attractions opening Feb. 20. "The 
Gold Diggers" comes Into the Broad 
for four weeks (longest run at this 
house this season) and "The 

Brien Uirl" at the Carrick for an 
indefinito run. It has been ru 
mored Cohan will use this same 
house for the rest of the season 
with "The Tavern," 'The Meanest 
Man in the World" and a new one. 

Kddie Cantor's new revue, "Make 
It Snappy," comes into the Shubert 
Feb. I'D, and marks an addition to 
the very, very small list of shows 
coming here this year without the 
backing of a Ne\v York run. "A Bill 
of Divorcement," "The Love Letter," 
"Love Dream.s," "Bull Dog Drum- 
mond' and the Ziegfeld "Frolic" are 
tho exceptions. Of these the last 
two were the only ones to pull any 
real money. 

"Dog Love.* 'the new lit ge show, 
was unmercifully panned by all but 
one of the critics, but Tho ususJ 
Hodge clientele has brought money 
to the box oflice. It is not figured 
this comedy will stay over thre« 
weeks at the Adelphi. "Ladies* 
Night* has been a gold mine at the 
Lyric, although it is beginning to 
fall off now. This is its sixth week, 
and it will probably .*^tay two more 
before Favefsham in •The Squaw 
Man" comes in. 

The "la.-t weeks' of "Orphans of 
the Storm" have been announced, 
but nothing has been m» ntioned as 
its successor. This Criinih film has 
been a big disappoint ni^'n; here this 
year. 

"Th Grand Duke' 'is announced 
for March I'O at the I'.roid to suc- 
ceed the "Gold Diggers." 

Estimates for last week: 

••White- Headed Boy" « Broad, 2d 
week), Irish players diil well first 
v.eek. aided by a number of bene* 
lits. Sale for this weelf not "O large. 
Highly praised by crities. 1 12.500. 

"Greenwich Village Follies" (Shu» 

1 ert. 4th week). Beal numey maker 
at $L'.50 top. Around $L'3.000 to 
$LM,000 each week. C inior coming 
in Monday. 

"Orphans of the Storm' (Forrest, 
Cth week). Griffith lilm has not 
done as well as expeeied despite 
splendid co-operation of most of 
erities. About $9,000. 

♦Welcome Stranger" (Garriik, 3d 
w«ek). Comedy lias ma^le nice 
money, although weaihf r br. aks hit 
it last part of last week. Could have 
been v.inner in five or six weeks as 
originally planned. $13,000. "O'Brien 
• Ji'l" next week. 

"Main Street" (Walnut. 1st week). 
Good oj>ening. with jirospeets of Cl- 
<ellent business lor most of four 
wetks' booking. "Skin Game 
i(i<.j)p»d to about $n.000 last week, 
but made munev at that ligure. 

"Lades' Night" (Lyrif. ir]\h week). 
!{eal men. y niak. r despite prophe- 
sies. Nearlv $12,000 last week. 
vbirh, in small hous.\ is .xcellent. 
■.S(iua\v Miin"* und»riineil. 

"Dog Love" (.\deli.hi. Jd week). 
Hedge show jKinned, but did ade- 
(inaie busines ■, thouf,'h n'.»t figured 
to stay more than thr*". p'-rhaps 
only two, wctks; $1L'.»>0(). 



11 N 



i:nter- 



drawing top nion» > ol' town. 

itig linal wi ek. . 

"Nice People" (Cort, lOth week). 
MfUf than nn <iintr expe.:talions a» 
end of I'uurth month. . ,. 

"Little Old New York" fCohanS 
Grand, (iih v. < k >. Go<h1 hieaU wiin 
this < o-tunu' eoniedy dr..ni.a. ^'^f^. 
to remii)! until April ,3, when "Tne 
Olhi.n Cirl' n plaees it. $16.y«« 
total lount, .^x 

"The Claw" (rnnr-e«K, 1st ^Tj^^ 
In lioi!«e on ed»,'e of ■•L(»<M»' L'^"*^' 
KaTMuore got off to a living «*•'*" 
.Snini.iy. with big society otJtpour- 
ii.g. Iiiiii.il week. $ls,<)(io. 

"The Hindu" ( Shulw-rt - «'^ "♦>»■*'• 
t Com iuued M>n page ir») 



Friday. February 17. 1922 



LEGITIMATE 



i» 



ALL SHOW BUSINESS PREPARED 
TO COMBAT DOUBLE TAX BILL 



■\ 



Committees Appointed — Indications During Week 
Luxury Tax Will Not Be Fixed to Meet Bonus' 
Payments — Equity's Objection 



APPEAL ARGUED 

Kitty Gordon's Judgment of |20,000 
Befor* Appellate Divi«ion 



. livery ln'uiich of theatrie:ila was 
fused into one uiiit lute last week, 
prepared to protest to Congress fol- 
lowin? dispatches from Washington 
outlining the soldier bonus propo- 

;^als, which coiUernplated the rais- 
ing of revenue by means of doubl- 
ing the admissii»n taxes (from 10 to 
20 per cent), placing a tax ofi motor 
cars, gaso'.ine and other 'luxuries." 
Meetings cal'.t-d by the International 
Theatr.cal association and held in 
the meeting room of the Producing j for the House, a? 

Managers' assr.ciation. i^aturday. led j and :McCuniber 



mission taxes to i'O per cent. About 
two years ago the theatrical inter- 
ests met on common ground to 
oppose and so successful was the 
demonstration tlie proposal was 
withdrawn. 

The bonus bill proposals emanat- 
ed from the combined sub-commit- 
tees of the Hou-e Ways and Means 
committee and the Senate's Finance 
committee. lloi>resentatlves Long- 
worth. Coi»e:y and Fordney acied 

u\ Senators Smoot 
for the Upper 



to the formation of committees. By | Ilouiie 
Monday, wiien a second met-Ung 
■was held, the most gigantic pub- 
licity machine yot devleed was 
ready fcr the word to go. 
- Farly this week indicatii'tis from 

• iho capital were that the bonus bill 
would be ^shoved a^Ide. so great 
was the volum'- of protests froni all 

. business throughout the country. 
J President Harding had stated he 

would veto any bonus measure 
' which did not carry with it provis- 
■ ions to raise the re^iuircd fujuls. CJov- 

^•rnme.u otlicials and cabinet ofllcers 

opposed Congress in the soldier 
V bonus plan, which it is claimed 

can'iot be carried out at this time 

• because of financial conditions. 

Such a hubbub in opposition was 
patent tliat the theatr.cal unit heal 
off sending a ccmmittoe to AVash- 
ington. it beinj believed that if the 
bonus bill is adopted fome other 
revenue mea .s will be taken a»ul 
all the items first proposed as 
'doubling the admissions tax wouM 
be thrown out. 

The meetiags were inclusive of 
; representatives from the manager- 
; ical ar-sociations, taking in legiti- 
mate, vaudeville, pictures, bur- 
lesque and opera: also representa- 
tives from the Actors' Equity 
association, Actors' Fidelity league, 
the Federation of ?.Iusicians and the 
I. A. T. S. F. (stage ha'nds union). 
Preparations were made to use 
apeakers In all theatres, with 'slides 
shown wherever possible The pro- 
gram, however. Is now prepared to 
go much further than that and 
would include every publicity man 
and publicity device used by thea- 
tres throughout the coimtry, and 
all aimed against doubling the ad- 
mission taxes. 

This is the second time that 
Wasliington proposed to boost ad- 



It was clvirged in political 
circles that the Republicjin party 
had p'.edg'd the soldier bonus 
measure and that if it v.as not 
l»asred. coiigrossmen uji for election 
next year would face hot opi>o>!ition. 
On the other hand, it is believed 
that if the coutitry is saddled with 
additional taxes, the Republicans 
cannot escape defeat. 

I'p to 4 p. m. AVednesday tli« 
Actor's Fquity had not derided 
whether it would co-operate with 
the re-t of the thow business in the 
light, all branches plan to make on 
the proposed imposition of a 20 per 
cent, tax o:i theatre admissions. 
Frank CJillnior*' attended tlie moot- 
ing called by tlie International Man- 
I ager.s' Association Monday in tlie 
P. M. A. rooms, called to pet the 
different laaneiies ot theatrieals to- 
gether to fight the tax. When asl;ed 
v.hether the Equity would co- 
oi>erate with t!ie other branches, 
including vaudtville, burlesque, 
legit, pictures, etc.. Mr. Gillmore le- 
plied he did not know, as he could 
not say what the attitude of tlie 
Ii(liiily council would be towards 
him (CJillmore) "sitting in" with a 
representative of any other actors' 
organization, \\'hile no "other or- 
ganization" was mentioned b.v Clill- 
more, Howard Kyle of the Fidelity 
League was present at the meeting, 
and it was naturally presumed Gill- 
more refeiTcd to the Fidelity League 
as the "other organization." 

"We," meaning "Equity." Gillmore 
said in effect, "hold we are only an 
organization representative of the 
legitimate actors," Gillmore then 
said he would put the matter up to 
the council. The Equity council 
met Tuesday, but no word as to 
whether it would send a delegate to 
represent Equity had been received 
by the International managers up 
to Wednesday afternoon. 



Argument on the appeal from a 
120.430.58 Judgment in favor of 
Kitty Gordon in her breach of con- 
tract suit against Gilbert M. Ander- 
son and L. L,awrence Weber waa 
heard before the Appellate Divi- 
sion of the Supremo Court last 
Thursday. Weber and Anderson, 
appearing through -William Klein 
and Charles H. Tattle, act forth 
several technicalities why the Judg- 
ment should be reversed, contend- 
ing Miss Gordon signed her con- 
tract with the Kitty Gordon Feature 
Film Co. and that the plaintiflf'a 
evidence from the Secretary of the 
Slate of New Jersey to the effect 
no certificate of Incorporation was 
filed there ^s claimed was not 
binding. Documentary evidence 
from a Jersey court, the appellants 
held, was not under the jurisdiction 
of the New York courts; the secre- 
tary of Jersey should have been 
produced in person should such evi- 
dence be n.'cessary. It was denied 
fraud was intended, as Miss Gordon 
maintuiiicd. 

MisfPCiordon sued through Fred- 
erick E. Goldsmith "for $15,940 in 
August. 1918, based on a written 
contract of 1916. whereby she was 
guaranteed 32 weeks at |l,250 as 
a screen star plus 35 per cent, of 
the profits. She alleged for a first 
cause of action she had made 
"Vera, the Medium," for the de- 
fendants, which realized 15,000 
profit, and other than $810 she did 
not receive a balance of $940 due 
on lier profit percentage. She also 
claimed 12 weeks' salary due at 
$1,250. She got a jury verdict last 
year for the full amount, which, 
with interest from 1&16, brought the 
judgme.U total to over $20,000. 

Harold M. Goldblatt and Prof. I. 
Maurice Wormser of counsel v.ith 
Mr. CJoldsmith, ar^ -d in Miss Gor- 
don's behalf to the effect "parties 
assuming to act in a corporate 
capacity without a legal organiza- 
tion as a corporate body are liable 
as partners to those with whom they 
contract." 

Pending the appeal the defendants 
have posted a judgment bond for the 
full amount. The Appellate Divi- 
sion will hand down its decision \n 
the course of a month. 



FEEING AGAINST DR. STRATON 
MAY STOP BRADY FROM DEBATE 



Jt 



Theatrical Manager Deliberating Whether to Proceed 
— Friends Divided in Opinion — Preachers and 
Press Appear to Stand with Brady 



STOCKS 



J. L. Adams, formerly manager of l3 



the Princess Stock Co., Des Moinca, 

has secured a lease on the Grand, 
Kansas City, and will institute a 
a^a^on of stock, commertcing Feb. 
26. The company will be headed by 
Wilmer Walter and Theodora War- 
field. Harry McUae Webster will be 
the director. The opening play will 
be "The Brat," to be followed by 
•Buddies" and "39 East." The com- 
pany will be known as tl-.e Drama 
Pla.\crs. Tlie Grand theatre has 
been dark since Christmas v\eek. 
and the intorests of the Kansas Ciiy 
Amusement Co., which controlled 
the house, are m; the hands of a re- 
ceiver. It is understood that popular 
Price.^ will be the i»oliey, with a 
c! ;nge of bill weekl.v. 



Last 

Girl" 



week "The 
was played. 



Good 
Fred 



SO-50. 
Little Dad 
Raymond and Winifred Greenwood 
are still playing the leads. 



Richard Pitt man, formerly of 
.*^elwyn'3 producing staff, succeeds 
Melville Burke, as Shubert stock 
st:ige director, Minneapolis. "The 
Hottentot" i.^ being offercLl this 
week by the Buzz Bainl>ridge or- 
ganization. 

The Pa\ ton stock at the Lyor-um. 



Xew 

day. 



Britaiti, Conn., closes Satur 



The Auditor! am. I-ynn, Mass.. is 
reported about to be tranvf.urcd 
.*dth no details given. Casey & 
Ilajden are now playing stock in 
the house. 

Tlie stock at the C»rphf ini. Ger- 
iTiantown, PhilA-lelphla. will present 
a !iew eomoily called "St«'p Lively. 
Haztf" by Bi-rnard J. Mc(»\ve;i. 
next wte;. 

T'ran'tC K'e- a in Wall;" e. Inni 
Melviile. Ruth Sl^ /;le and William 
Aiirams have joiJ^cd the Uoo.lv.ard 
Stock i»t t!ie (•rpi'.' uin th- iti« (loi 
v.\ude\ I'.Ie house,» it. i^eult'.e. 

Tao .«»ock at the Strand. Sin 
Diego. CaK, h ts itegun its fifth year 
Ih^'re. The adrais»-ioa sca'.e at ngiit 



The Liberty at Oklahoma City, 
Okla.. reopep.ed Feb. 12 with the 
Liberty IMaycr.'i, featuring Al and 
Lois Bridge with the musical re- 
view, whit'h is scheduled to play at 
the Liberty indefinitely. 

Manr«ger A. H. I^IcCall 
in I'Os Ajig«Nes. Cal., for 
sever.il weeks pieiving his 

l'e.i<iire pictures also 
Li!»erty. 




Sii.'Meme, 
I'uUon ."treet, 
iliainatic stock 
'bird attempt 
w itliin the past 
of tlic r ri'^i«"''»=> 



has been 
the prist 
cast. 
will be 



(Jrard avenw^ arul 

j:?-Ookiyfi, opened 

Moiiday for the 

Wi:li that poliey 

six wc'ks. In eaeli 

attcmj»ls the stock 



policy proved uiiHUCce-: fill fin inria!- 
1;. . wlt'i liie hou^e leveiiii'u' t<» 
picture.*-'. T'lC Supr-tne plays 
\au'ie\i'h- Siihi ay rcgardh .-s of it«i 
weeU-d..:- p<»I;fy, the house huvir.:: 
been tak-ii for Sundays for a pc^o I 
of i;.;!it v."ee ;>~ by J.iek Liabt. 



MARY EATON'S CONCERT 

Chicago, Feb. 15. 

With Flo Ziegfeld's consent^ Mary 
Eaton, of the "Follies," gave a con- 
cert at the Balaban & Katz Chicago 
theatre last Sunday morning. Mls.s 
Eaton had a special repertoire of 
dance numbers which she presented 
tor one hour from 11:45 to 12:45, ac- 
companied by 100 musicians. 

These Sunday morning concerts 
were started several months ago 
with stars .«?elected from attractions 
In local theatres. At the beginning 
the morning concert attendance 
averaged about BOO persons. It has 
steadily built up with 3,500 on hand 
for the Eaton concert. 



Uil'iam A. Brady Mad not made 
up h'a mind In the middle of the 
week whether he would invite Dr. 
Jbhn Roach Straton to a public 
arguTvent on the stage and its peo- 
ple or allow Dr. Straton to Just die 
out 'i'! a sensationalist. Friends of 
Mr. Brady were divided. Some 
averred that since the producing 
manager had, unprepared, gained 
the best of the h>stile verbal clash 
last Sunday in Dr S^taton's church, 
against Dr. Straton'a wholly pre- 
pared case, Brady should de- 
mand l»r. Straton meet him for a 
formal debate on neirtral ground. If 
the debate occurs ,the New York 
t|ipv»od 'ome will likely hold it. 

It is .said Mr. Brady believes it is 
not necessary for him to talk further 
on the subject as the press in its 
new;' and editorial columns, besides 
quo'ing clergymen who have voiced 
an exprecsion on Dr. Straton's 
sweepli.g indictment of profes- 
sionrf's. lia.s covered the entire sub- 
ject. 

Ti.e New lork dailies, editorially 
and in a news way, have been with 
Br''.dy Fince he answered the min- 
ister 1: hi-s own church. The 
Bi .ad.vay '^•pinion was Brady had 
easily outpointed the reform agi- 
i:.*ar. They .seemed thoroughly 
pleased with the polntedness of 
Brady's ad lib argument. 

With his wife C^lrace George > and 
«•'. ighter (Alice Brady) prominent 
m-^mbers of the theatrical profos- 
sloM, Mr. Brady is reported dls- 
tn-bed through an inner feeling he 
should thresh the Straton matter 
out to its finish, and on the other 
hand by the thought If not suspicion 
that Dr. Straton wants tim to do 
that. In order to aid the Straton 
scheme of gaining personal pub- 



5th 



•'THE CLAW" DRAWS 

(Continued from page 14) 
week). Even though locale is 



mystery to some of Chicago's thea- 
tregoers, Whiteside appeared to 
solve it to extent of $12,750, un- 
usually large gross for this theatre. 

"Orphans of the Storm" (Great 
Northern. 2nd week). Acclaimed by 
most of the daily papers as the best 
of the Grlfiith products thia cinema 
checked in $10,500, encouragin^r and 
at same time shows a margin of 
profit for the producer, though do- 
ing extensive display advertising in 
uailv papers. 

♦'Blood and Sand" (lllinol."^. Ist 
week). Otis Skiiuier with limited 
engagement started off at fairly 
good gait with business mounting 
each night of first week. Intake, 
$ir..ooo. 

"Under the Bamboo Tree" (Stu- 
debaker, 9th week). Bert Williams 
doing remarkably well and played 
to good margin of profit throughout 
period here. On first half of last 
lap with lower floor top back to $3 
top, week's i)roceed3 amounted to 
around $14,000. 

"The Night Cap" (Playhouse. Cth 
week), llarly part of week for this 
sensational mystery play was bit 
shy to capacity, but last three 
nights more than atoned by bririg- 
ing week's gross to $11,000, most 
profit.-ible for house and attraction. 

"Lightnin"' (Blackslone, 2:jrd 
\Veek». Ai»picaching half jear marl;, 
P.a'^on piny runnit^g true to form 
and grossing pra«'lical raj>arity ot 
every perfcumance. Traditional 
$•_':'. "'lO el^alked. 

"The Rose Girl* (La Salle. ?ri\ 
we.io. Never got starteil and afUT 
(,p( tiing .'dimply lagged by v.ay.side 
\\i\\\ no (Mitward eff(»rt niade to put 
it over. On linal week bu>-iness just 
skifbb il by house instead cf into !■. 
'The SiuVr Fox" will reopon this 
h..U5-e Sunday, dnrk currer: wee:. 



liclty at the sacrifice of the opinion 
of professionals or of his own con- 
gregation. 

The show people believe all of 
Dr. Straton's points would be 
superficial, gathered from a stray 
newspaper account or the best 
known theatrical cases the news- 
papers have given space to within 
the past few years. They also be- 
lieve Brady would have facts of the 
8how buslnes.s, ns against the casual 
and erroneous observations made by 
Dr. Straton In his Sunday argu- 
ment, many of which displayed he 
had been illy Informed. 

None of the show people seemed 
to give any attention to the state- 
ment made by Dr. Straton and con- 
tradicted by Mr. Brady, that the 
show business Is controlled by the 
Jews. A couple of managers dis- 
missed that by remarking: "Straton 
must be trying to land Henry Ford. 
Tho 'Dearborn Independent' said 
the same thing.'f 

Referring to the Straton -Brady 
controversy, George A. Newman, 
chairman of the Board of Trustees of 
Ninth Church of Christ, Scientist, 
which holds Sunday services and 
Wednesday noonday testimony 
meetings at Morosco theatre, and is 
attended by members of the theat- 
rical profession, said that his church 
had found the actor to be neither 
"immoral" nor "unmoral." 

"If you give the actor what "he 
wants he will come to church just 
like anyone else," said Mr. New- 
man. Ninth Church moved Into the 
Morosco last March and inaugurated 
the noonday meeting largely for the 
purpose of furnishing members of 
the theatrical profession an oppor- 
tunity to express their gratll de for 
what Christian Science has done f&f 
them. The Morosco usually Is filled 
before the meeting begins and large 
numbers are turned ^way. Many 
actors and actresses attend the 
Sunday morning and Sunday even- 
ing services at tho Moro.sco, and the 
number Is steadily growing." 



SPECULATOR CONTROL 

(Continued from page 12) 
shall be guilty of any fraud or mis- 
representation or shall charge for 
any ticket a price In excess of the 
price authorized by this article or 
o.herwise violate any of the provl- 
.«;ions of this article or any other 
law or local ordinance, tho comp- 
J.-oller bhaii be empowered, on giv- 
ing ten days' notice by mail to such 
license, and on affording such li- 
censee an opportunity to answer the 
charges made against hLm, to re- 
voke the license Issued to him. 

"The comptroller shall have the 
power, upon complaint of any citi- 
zen or of his own Initiative, to In- 
vestigate the business, business 
practices and business methods of 
any such licensee. 

"No licensee shall resell any such 
ticket at a price In excess of fifty 
cents in advance of the price print- 
ed on the face of such ticket. Every 
person, firm or corporation who 
owns, operates or controls a theatre, 
plare of amusement shall print on 
the faf^e of each such ticket the 
price charged therefor." 

Assembly man Thomas K. Smith, 
of Onondaga cot nty yesterday (Feb. 
14) introduced In the Legislature 
another bill regulating the sale of 
theafVe tickets by ticket brokers. 
The measure differs from a similar 
bill passed by the legislature and 
vetoed l>y Governor Miller last icar 
In tliat, while the 1921 bill provided 
fur a penalty for violation of the 
provisions of the act, this year's 
mea.'ure imito.ses a civil penalty of 
$30, to be reeovercd by the i>arty 
aggrieved. 

Tickets of admission are to be 
I»rinted with one of two forms of 
contra'!, on the back thereof; th«> 
one df.'i'.aring "On behalf (»f arul fur 
the benefit of the public and as part 
of the coritract of which this tirl;et 
i^ evidence, it is expressly und' r- 
.'tood :;'.d rtgreed as follow i-: Th'- 
perso!'. lirrri or corfHiration leceiv- 
irig tiiljj ticker Khali not sell, trans- 
fi-r or otherwi.ve dispose of it at a 
price in (xco**H of 00 cent: iti .ad- 
\ari''*^ o*" :lic price printed on the 



face hereof; violation shall Incur a 
penalty of $50 to be recovered pur- 
suant to law. This provision shall 
be binding on each holder hereof." 
The optional clause, if the first* 
class la not printed, on the ticket, 
is to read: "This ticket may be sold 
by any person, whether engaged in 
business as a professional ticket 
speculator or otherwise, at any 
price, without restriction or limita- 
tion, which such person may exact." 
Both this measure and the Waltoii- 
Bloch bill will probably be reported 
out of comfiuttee in the near future. 



THEATRE OWNER MARRYING 

Lynn, Mass, Feb. 15. 

A wedding will soon mark the 
culmination of a romance which be- 
gan three years or more ago when 
I)retty Callierino Sheridan, a Bos- 
ton nurse, worked herself almost to 
the point of collapse to save the 
life of William D. Bradstreet, of 126 
Berkeley street, Boston, veteran the- 
atre owner and promoter, according 
to marriage Intentions filed by Mr. 
Bradsfreet this week. 

The bride-to-be, who la now man- 
ager of Mr. P.radstreet's hotel, the 
Ravine House, at Randolph, N. H.. 
is 30 years old, while Mr. Bradstreet 
is C3. He has a son, William D. 
Bradstreet, Jr., who last fall mar- 
ried Adelyn Bushnell, leading lady 
of tho Auditorium Stock, Maiden, 
Mass. 



Charles Lyons Again Treasuring 

Charles Lyon."?, formerly at the 
Belasco, is now treasurer of tho 
Casino, New York. Ho was in the 
brokerage business for the past five 
years. 



A benefit will be liold at the Hotel 
I'l.i.'.a, .M.ir( h 10, for the Roumanian 
W.ir C>rphan.s. Tickets will sell at 
$5 with the program, Including a 
i-ecit.'tl by Mme. Claudia Muzio of 
the Mctrupolitan C»pera and a fash- 
ion display by Hickson, in conjui'ie- 
tion with an exhibition of jewels by 
Cartier. The benefit is under the 
personal Uireeti(»n of WilliO lU 
Liylietnare '.'f Hickson. 



1« 



LEGITIMATE 



Friday, February 17, 192t 



BEDSIDE CHATS 



BY NELLIE REVELL 



(Nell'C Revel! has been for nearly three years confined to her room 
and cot in the Gt. Vincent's Hospital, Seventh avenue and Twelfth street. 
New York City. Without having mcved from one position within the past 
six months (Miss Revell having lost the use of her spine) she has written 
and dictated these weekly articles for Variety, at the same time having 
variously contr.buted to ether periodicals. Miss Revell has been called 
the bravest woman in the world by many. Others have indorsed it, 
adding that under the circumst.inces she is also the most cheerful.) 



A solilirr l.(.v wliom I Imv. <1 aiul ^vhO called inc "mother" vaa ilyint? 
In a ho.-i.itul 'Vtm* whcro in France" aftrr a battle that wiped out almost 
his entire company. A frienO. seeing; how badly wounded the boy was, 
approaehod him. s-iyinir. 'I'.ud. you are all banged up." Tho,.-:t>ldier mum- 
bled, "Sail ripht il it's poinpr to do anybody any pood, but if.s hell if it 
ain't." Tliai's ju.st the way I fiel about my long internment here. I hope 
Bud's battles do a.s much ge-od as my battle ha.s done to one poor down- 
Iiearted girl, who writes me t^he had been i^o di.<eouraped at her inability 
to find work to support hersdf and little .sister she had decided to end it 
all. While waiting for the little one to ro to sleep, intending to turn 
on the gan, she picked up a Variety containing an article of mine In 
which I said I wa.s going to win this fight. I was writing about my many 
blessings. She .says it jerked her to her senses and she resolved that 
if I could find heart to want to overcome my many handicaps that she, 
too, was determined to fight, a.s she had many things to live for. She 
said a prayer of thanks for her awakening and renewed her promise t<J 
her dead mother to look after the littl> sister. She wrote next day 
telling me I had opened her eyes and had saved her life. I've been through 
Victor Hugo's "Les Mii^erables," but that letter to me was worth it all, 
for I did someone some good. ' S'all right. * 



BROADWAY STORY 

(Continued from pagO 13) 
martc" at tha Belmont waa not 
raved over by the reviewers, though 
it is an ambitious production. "Des- 
ert Sands' at the Princess also 
failed to gef, the best of it in the 
comment. "Madamo Pierre," a 
WednesOjiy opening at the Ri.z, was 
announced to be more or less of a 
revival. It Is a Brieux play done 
here some seasons ago by Lawrenco 
Irving and was known under the 
Titles of -Tho Afllnity" and "The 
Incubus." "Ho "Who Gets Slapped," 
a Theatre Guild attr.actlon, moved 
up to the Fulton from the Garrick 
Monday. The agency buy insures 
tho piece strong support, though 
the call was not exceptional. 

The dramatic leaders are topped 
by "Kiki ' at tho Bclasco, with "The 
Czarina "at the Empire, and "Cap- 
tain Applejack" at tho Cort follow 



INSIDE STUFF 



ON LEGIT 



The changing conditions of tho theatrical business within the past 1| 
years contain no more striking Illustration than tho discovery by a voN 
untary statistician last week that on tour throughout the country today 
In productions of legitimate, burlesque, musical comedy and vaudevillf 
tabloids there are only 256 separate unita all told. Tho interest the states 
mcnt must evoke in all theatrical highways and byways cannot bo with* 
out considerable voluntary bookkeeping among players, producers ancl 
the relative personte of the playhouse. Scattered over the traiks of show* 
dom boxing tho compass of tho country not much longer than a decade 
ago were no less than five thousand troupes of ono sort and another 
paralleling the sorts included in the present summary total of only 256, 
Six productions of varied quality then were tho rule in many of the 
small towns, one per day per week, and in states permitting Sunday per* 
formanccs, every night of^ho week saw a show. Producing managers of 
the active class then had many companies of as many as a half dozei\ 
dramatic or musical productions traveling. Eyery town of 5,000 pop- 
ulation had a theatre that would give a traveling production of any sort 
some business, and productions of real merit turnaways., Tho advent ol 
the films cut no particular Inroads on these conditions for a full dozen 
years. But gradually, as the celluloid drama expanded, managers of 



ing closely. "Bull Dog Drummond" | small towns essayed filling their open nights with the eccentric show 



Being Interviewed about how it feels to be ill three seasons or how I 
keep my spirits up is a frequent occurrence. The sob sisters have done 
me proud. A shooting show girl or a famous divorcee with no Indian 
to guide her would not have attracted much more space' than has been 
accorded to my refractory spine. I have been quoted and misquoted on 
every subject from the Deity to birth control. P.ut I have had a good 
laugh and was much flattered yesterday on receiving a letter from H. 
H. Harriman, editor of a magazine called "School Days," devoted to the 
spiritual and intellectual training of the young. It requested an article 
from me of my experiences or advice to school pupils for his puV>l!cation. 
I, the female Fagan of the sawdust trail, to be a.sked to give advice to 
boys. It sounds like retribution. Ghosts of my past dangle ironically 
before me. And memories of the times I have h'.dped kids play hookey 
to go fishinc:. taught them how to make and use a beanshooter, held big 
brolher.«?^sp,they couldn't interfere with the younger ones fighting it out. 
The many times I have pulled up the side v»all of the circus tent to lt?t 
the kids steal in to see the show. One time I recall whll" I was with the 
Sells Kioto Circus, Otto Kioto, now sporting editor of the Kansas City 
"Post'' (but at that time part owner of the show), came up on me sud- 
denly as I was figuring how I could sneak several town kids under the 
canvas. He was taking it all in, but I did not see him. The boys were 
wondering how they could explain to their teachers why they had not 
ii)een to school. Not to let anything interfere with their day's pleasure, I 
and .some other .women of tho show wrote excuses for every one of them. 
_And now at my time of life, when those boys have probably become 
successful burglars or bootleggers. I am importuned to teach "Young 
Americans how to .shoot straight. " The only shooting I could i<a'h (hem 
would be to shoot craps. 



An Elizabetl) de Luxe instead of the much malijrned Tin T-.izzio !>< what 
Mr. Ford has in mind for us. On the front i)age of the Now York 
"Times'* a two-column head reads: "Ford plans 'cottonoid' autos." 
Mr. Ford is working on a preparation and seriously contemplates making 
automobiles (if you can call them that) out of a composition composed 
mainly of cotton. Won't that be cute? Then I suppose when we return 
from our spin, instead of putting the "car" In the garage, we put it in 
the linen closet with the tea towels and doilies. When it begins to look 
mussed, instead of getting it repaim«d we will send It to the laundry. 
The tool kit will be equipped with n stocking darner, a bodkin, needle 
and thread and a card of saf< ty pins. I sui>poso for Sundays there will 
ho hand -embroidered flivvers*. And the tops will have picocd edges with \ 
No. 1 baby ribbon laced through insertion. Tho seat covers could bo of 
pastel shades and we won't kiiow them from a baslnelte. And that 
Merrif'k road on Sunday afl«in'>on wilSlook like a baby pajade on the 
boardwalk at Asbury Park. 



is getting important money and 
"Lawful Larceny" Is drawing vir- 
tual capacity. The musical field 
remains fixed with the "Music Box 
Kevue,' "Good Morning Decile" at 
the Globe, and "Sally" the leaders 
in the order named, and "Chauve- 
Souris" now counted with the 
money getters of the second string 
musical attractions. 

There will be four new offerings 
ne'xt week when the Earl Carroll 
theatre will open, tho attraction 
being "Bevu." "The French 

Doll" "Will succeed "The (;rand 
Duke" at the Lyceum; "For Good- 
ness Sakes ' brings the Lyric back 
Into attractions from films, and 
"Rubicon ' succeeds "Fedora" at 
the Hudson. In addition, Mary 
Shaw will revise "Mrs. Warren's 
Profession" at the Punch and 
Judy. "Tho Chocolate Soldier" will 
close at the Century, which will be 
dark a week or two in preparation 
for "The Rose of Stamboul. ' "Sol- 
dier" will not go on tour, but will 
possibly bo sent out next season. 

Several attractions have drawn 
attention by big business won on 
the Subway circuit. "Liliom" has 
more than $13,000 at popular prices, 
while "Bluebird's f:ighth Wife" is 
reported even a bigger sensation 
with new records claimed in the 
neighborhood houses. 

The holiday Monday night found 
IS attractions offered in cut rates, 
with that source unable to get 
clear of the "dump." By Tuesday 
tho list had grown to 22. and fig- 
ured to add one or two more before 
Wednesday night. The list was: 
•Blushing Bride," Astor; "Chocolate 



that had all its company and all their baggage and all their talk on 
strips of substance that resembled isinglass. Automobiles running parallel 
with the cinema for favor seized universal Imagination. Faced by these 
two formidable rivals for popular Interest, before showmen knew It, 
their business had turned turtle. What had been wasn't. So far as the 
theatre as a business was concerned its followers were looking out on a 
new world. 



.Tennie Dolly is quot< d as sn\ing that "no actress should many nn 
actor, as actors do not make trood husl-ands." How does Jeirnie know? 
She has not met them all. What a shock t will be to Mrs. Wni. Crane, 
who has been married nearly half a century to the same husband, or to 
Kitty Mort<m, who has been, Sam's wife and partner 40 years, or Sadie 
McDonald, who just celebrated her 30th anniversary with Jim. to learn 
that all these ytars they have been married to tho wrong men and did 
not know thry were not happy with them. 



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On eaeh ocrasion that T have been taken to the anatomical comiiosing 
loom, the Sister on this floor has availed herself of my absence to give 
my room a thorough cleaning and do the things that my nervous con- 
dition prohibits while I am in it. I frequently joke her about her fas- 
tidious cleanliness and tell her I think she conspires with the tloc tors to 
operate or jnu new casts on mo just so she can house-clean in my 
room. She came in tbis morning, looked at the walls, windows, floors 
and chandelier rather suspiciously. So 1 am wondering if I am penciled 
in for another opening. Gofidness knows, the oflloo ought to know my 
iwt. My suspicion of their every move is much like tho old ga^r Ja<k 
Wilson told (maybe does yet) about wanting to take all of liis n)«iney 
(a dollar seventy) out of the b.uik because ho s.iw the bank l- lit r le iding 
a ihne table. 



Frank A'an Hoven Is a friend of mine. But as much as I adinij« him, 
I c«n*t let him g«'t away with too much. He is always sending me candy. 
Now he knows that no patient would dare eat all the candy he sends 
mo. He also knows thr.t 1 give it to the Jane CowKsh looking nurse that 



ho met in my roopi. Why don't you send it to her direct, Frank? 
make mc the t^iminal? I fooled you the last time. I ga\ e it to 
to take to the oflice and treit the girls tliat forwartl my mail. 
and yours, too. 

Allan Woolf 



Why 

Betty 

Yes. 



his conseien<'e for 



f Edgar Allan Wooir a])p»as(s 
"* by sending pretty plants with lovely notes attached. 



not com in?,' oft»'ner 
I'd r.'ither hear or.e 
of his imitations than have all the jdants in M«'Kinny's. Come on de»wn, 
IMdie, and let mc see tho act >ou jaiton at tluit opening the ot1i< r niglit. 
r understand you have some new imitations which pleased the audience 
more than the show did. 



Page Blanclie Ring! l-'or two years shedns !»• m promising tli.if when 
T ;.m able to frave hero she was going -to have the finest milliti* r <.n 
I'ifth avenue bring swarms of h.its down here for me to select fiom. I 
haven't heard from her for some time. 1 don't U'-ed the hat y» f. but jist 
don't want to lose her route. 



Soldier,' Century; "White Pea- 
cock." Comedy; "The Nest," 4Sth 
Street; "Duley," Frazee; Elsie 
Janis and 'Her Gang." Gaiety; 
"The Pipeon," Greenwich Village; 
"Fedora,"' Hudson; "Lilies of the 
Field." Klaw; "Bull Dog Drum- 
mond," Knickerbocker; "Grand 
Duke," Lyceum; "Mountain Man." 
Maxine Elliott; "Cat and the Ca- 

iicir,j , ..N.I (.iL>riHl , Ju.-t ..Mctlliru, 

Xoia Ba\es; "Fay's Fables," Park; 
•Drifting," Playhouse; "The Del- 
uge,' Plymouth; "Ghosts," Punch 
and Judy; "Pins and Needles," 
Shubcri; "Shuffle Along," G3d 
Street; "Danger," 59th Street; "Bill 
of Divorcement," Times Square. 

Tliere was no change in the long 
list of buys. "Fedora" will end 
this wrek, and "Pins and Needles" 
will not bo accepted after next 
week, the arrangement calling for 
four weeks. "Madamo Pierre" was 
not decided on before the premiere 
Wednesday. Tho list has ' Blos- 
.som time," Ambassador; "Pdushing 
Bride." Astor; "Kiki." Bclasco; 
"Dover Road," Bijou; "Maijalaine," 
Broadhurst; "Tangerine," Casino; 
"Tho I'erfect Fool." Cohan; "Cap- 
tain Appltjack." Cort; "The Demi- 
Virgin." Eltinge; "The Czarina," 
Empire; "Fp in tho Clouds." 44th 
Street; Elsie Janis and "Her Gang, ' 
Gaiety; "(Jood Morning, Dearie" 
Globe; "Six Cylinder Love." Har- 
ris; "The National Anthem," Mil- 
ler; "Bombo," Jolson's; "p.ull Dog 
l^rummund," Knickerboc!:er; "The 
O'Brien Girl," final week. Liberty; 
"Tlie fJrand 1 uke," Lyeeum; "Mu- 
sic Box Revue," Music T.ox; 
"Sally," New y\msterdam; "Drift- 
ing," Playhouse; "Lawfu: Larceny," 
liepublic; "The Blue Kitten," Sel- 
wyu; '^'ins .iiid Needles," Shub<it; 
vj'.iii of .Divorcement," Times 



Producing managers in the legit don't just get the drift of the l^rlanger- 
Shubert friendlines.s besides bur'inc^s co-operation which seems to per* 
mit the Shuberts to select the best theatre of the two syndlcatoi in any 
city and for Shubert vaudeville. So far, the examples are the Ohio 
(Cleveland) and Nixon (Pittsburgh). From all accounts it'.s Just a com* 
mercial proposition that comes up more as an argument between A. L, 
Erlanger and Lee Shubert than as policy in matters of this partieular 
nature. The arguments are friendly, for, according to all accounts, the 
Erlanger and Shubert sides agreed to the joint pooling In .some towne 
and a combined booking understanding under the utmost friendlines.s 
following attempts of that description extending over several years before 
finally reaching the climax this bad season brought about. 

The Erlanger argument may be there is no reason why he and hij> 
associates should give up an established legit stand, 'ike the Nixon, say, 
for Shubert vaudeville, and more especially as the Erlanger side does 
not participate in Dw 'shubert vaud«-vllle profit, if any, show or house. 
The Shuberts* answer is that an attraction can draw anywhere, and In 
Pittsburgh, as well in the Pitt as the Nixon, since people arc drawn 
directly by a legit attraction, an entertainment seldom drawing and 
never depending upon transient business. Vaudeville, on the other hand, 
needs a location, always, if it may be secured; it's the vaudeville that 
draws, as the rule, with the drawing card the exception. With a theatre 
in a populous location that has throngs frequenting tha^t section, either 
day or night, its vantage point Is of recognized value to Its box offlce. 

So far the logic of tho Shubert contentior. seems to have prevailed. 
While the Erlanger cohorts may have said among themselves, "Why, if 
there's nothing in It for us?" Erlanger himself apparently has not 
adopted that attitude. 

The mutuality of the business agreeing proposals that come before 
the heads of the two syndicates seem of late to be passed upon by both 
more with the future in prospect than any individual gain for the nonce. 
This covers the pooling and booking agreements reached betweeji the 
two. They have decided that to work together means more to tliera« 
selves and their sides than to work against one another. In consequence, 
it appears, and inside accounts bear it out (if they are correct) that the 
Shuberts and tho Erlangers, speaking of each collectively, have con- 
cluded that If they are to work together, they may as well do so whole* 
heartedly and in every way, irrespective of the single theatre. indl« 
vidual or momentary profit. Just how it is all going to work out is un« 
known, even to tho principals, but they must have faith and are trying; 

The same result between the syndicates would have and eouM hav# 
been reached seasons agro, some five or so, when it was first broached, 
but at that time, and even since, it became a matter of who shouM con* 
trol or direct--the Shuberts or the Erlangcr.s. On that point they con» 
tinued to split until tho current tuiderstanding that gives tlic leadership 
to neither, but nuikes it all business, to bo reached by agreement. 

MeanwBile the itulrpendent produeers and others say it is not at 



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Tiie Maiie Lohr < Kn^'lish) lotnjtnny is under her owji manau< n»ent, 
or rather that of her husl»and. Anthony I*rins(»p. It had been thought 
A. H. Woods l>rought the show into New York. Miss I^ohr rented the 
Hudson from Woods for two weeks, and will close the engagement there 
this Saturday. "The Rubicon," with Violet Hehing will follow. 



If you meet a i»re(ty little dark (what's b ft of it) haired girl eaitxing 
a nice new leather portf«.llo. that's "Betty" who stenogs and sp. IN- fo.- me. 
Tom P.yan thought anything a«3 valu.able as my copy 

carclcs.'rly, hence the thoughtful gift. 



"The Night Cap" will close in London Feb. 20 at the Duke of York's 
theatre. And so ends the I'.nglisli b.-ittlo of "The Night Cap" and "The 
Bat." Both are American plays. "Tho Bat" first announced itself for 
London. "The Night Cap" followed. Both were being rehearsed over 
tl.eTe before the opening date of either had been announced. "The Bat" 
announced first. "The Night Cap" rushed for the same date and both 
opened the .same evening in the West End, .something unusual in London 
where the theatrical managers are still under the impression tlurc are 
ethics in tho show business. An increased number of London tlieatres 
may ruin that idea, but so far it has lasted among the evening dresses. 
"The Night Cap" will close, but "The Bat" will go right on. i'oih are 
mystery plays and "The Bat" came in first in New York. The iiiaiiage- 
ment of "The Night Cap" sttnlied all the liand-McNallys trying to lind 
a jdace "The 15at" had not work, d out. It f<.und Boston. "Th<^ Night 
Cap" beat "The Bat" in there ai^d did business. Tiien baek to the Mc- 
Nallys. Nothing else. "The I'.it" was flybig so fast over the mar- "The 
Night Cap" couldn't mt started. "Tho Ni^^-ht Cap" management, thiiiking 
it over, said mayl>f> it could last long enf»imh in Chicago to savv a tnon'h'.'' 
storag(». And in C'hieaL;o "Tlu' Night Cap" has made another liii, that 
it might hue duj>licated in Lon<lon if it ha<ln't waited too loirr. 'Ti« 
the luck <if the s):ow business. 



shouldnf b< « arri«d 



Two theatre rnanat:;« rs of Y« nn).:s- 
tuwn, <J., lately have b«/e:i lini-d for 
I ermitting <hildren ui)on tin; local 
stages. Judge Cooper of tho Juvc- 
)iile> Court in Youngstftwn stated 
last wee:-; fi'om the beji' b no ehihl 
niubr II eould therejifier ni)pear. 



Albert de Courvilb 's own ICnglish revue, 'IMns and Needles." u'l "fl* to 
the smartest kind of a start. Th.' title ;»lotio would have plaiii'd it if 
the show itself was anyway n<;ir "there." More classy limousiin s wore 
lined up before the* Shubert than in seasons, and the pr<niieie drew 
dowti something nenr $4,500 at !."• top. That was why the fiV^i week, 
which was only four d:*y.5 (a \Ve«lnesday opejiing). beat $l?,uua. 'I'non 
the show settled down, and lor its second W(M'k the gross was $lJ,t')00. 
That me.ans a loss, as, for ii\"tance, the salary list alone staiids the 
m.'inager $7,000 weekly. 

Mr. <b; CotMvilh' has exi>r»ss<'d chagrin over the business th i< f-"^'* 
But it has been iiointed out to him that "Pins and Ne(>dles" c.iniuU stand 
up in competition with native musical shows like the "Music Box Kcvue, 
"Good Morning Dearie," ".Sally," "The p.bie Kitten" and others. Those 
altiactions are all charging a higher toj) admission. "Pins and N- • dies 
is 13 to)>- There are sev(>r.'il musical showr? on I'.ioadway at $-'>•' ^^'^ 



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that have the 
( \ owtl was on 



wnporled jevup beaten all around, 
its Way before the show w.as over. 



Half the flr.-t mi 



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Frkhy, February 17, 1922 



LEGITIMATE 



17 



BROADWAY ; REVIEWS 



THE PIGEON 

Ann TV«liw'yn I,oul8«> Treatl*'ell 

Chriatoph<»r Troudwell Whilford Kane 

Kdward Uertloy Henry Morrfll 

Guinevere Megan Kdna James 

Kerraiid Oeorgea Kenavent 

Timson Hubert Druce 

Alfred I'alwuy Kdward Jephflon 

Thomas Hoxton Marshal Vincent 

Rory Megan (.Jordon lllyth 

Cnnatable Charles I.. DouKlim 

Chief Mover Frederic Monti 

IncideiitalN— Wellmnn Tarsonsi. Alan Mc- 
Ateer, James Allen, Williani Gordon, George 
itoule. Allan Moore. 



Ten years ago "The Pigeon," with 

Whitfonl Kane playing the role^ he 

now rovives at the Orej-nwich ^'il- 

Iag»? th(^riire. was ivroilucod in Lon- 
don and was an artistic f-ensation. 
That sanu" .'ori.son it wms- slutwn at 
the I.ittlt^ Thoatif in Xtw York and 
did not raise much of a Ihurv. Now 
it ct>nus back at tlie chic i)i;i\honsi' 
downtown and is rmain taking icti 
ohanoos as a 'iushbrow" ofi'v rinj;. 
This is dc!)iorahh'. 

'Tlic Pii^eon" is hiuuan and liglit 
down ti) t!»*» Jfvel of anybody. It 
Is excitincr and charming, nmnsing 
and nt times thrilling. It will picas*' 
tiie jaded sharpshooter and it will 
gently massage Ins mind witliout 
makir.g it do 5-uddon calibthcnics 
from wliich it will be too lame and 
stiff for the serious business next 
day of picking winners, llmling out 
how (JIbbons and CJrcb are training, 
and following up the Taylor mys- 
tery. 

This comedy ought to b^ uptown, 
circused, plugged as red-hot enter- 
tainment. It is far more nouri^hin': 
diversion than half the successes in 
the commercial theatre seclor. And 
It is belter i»layed than nine-tenths 
of the claptrap in the lii^h-rent 
sliow emporiums, whose manager.s 
hhut one eve and call upon the lis- 
tt-ning heavens to bear witn>\ss that 
the.\ are geniu.'^es at di- criminating, 
casting a:ui direction. 

Tlie acting is m;ir\ »^Io;is. S^hbtm 
has a reviewer the plu<l c'irtnce <'«f 
reporting a perf»»ct performanc«' — 
here is on<^. And ( Jalsworlh^ s i)lays 
do not allow ot the pink-and-while 
ingenues and the stand-ap-and- 
Jot»k-sweot leading men; e\ »'ry i>a:t 
demands a character ami every 
<l5.'iracier is a t>pe. an<l these parts 
have to p!a\od. not only looked. 

Mr. Kane is featureil, antl lie de- 
serves it l^y his distinction above 
most of the featured artists in other 
casts latli.M- than b>i lii.-^ I'ising above 
his • colbagues in^'The IMgeon." 
where at least tlnee others .^ijould 
be elevalod with him in public rec- 
ognition: Hubert Druce. (ieorge.'. 
Itena\ent and Edna .Tames. Drucf'.-f 
cliaraclerization oi a be. wilted ex- 
cal>by ii* a classic tliat should go 
down witli the records of iM)table 
impersctnations. Ilena\ent. who i.-^ 
the young man btought here and 
unsuccrssftilly starred l)y ("icorge M. 
Cohan in Chicago several seasons 
back, is e:«iuisiie and terrific. Miss 
»Tam»^s sci!itiI!atos in a role tliat 
should m.alct? her famous, sought, 
and adored. 

All this is more or les.-^ buried on 
Fourth street. Out of town they 
think Clnenwich \'illage is a blaz- 
ing spot like Montmartre in I'aris 
or the (.id I^.arl>ary Coast in old 
Frisco: it isn't so — it's long way 
Aom *the district," and the district 
Bend.<? out historic successes, but 
never go»»>< :iftf>r them A '^'rdlieM," 
perhaps, can draw them to the old 
end of IManhattan; but they're not 
curious enough to go after a CJals- 
worthy. If it will encourage leg- 
«ho\v liounds any. this reviewer will 
freely advertise that blisses James 
and Treadwell have pretty legs, and 
that the ushers in the Greenwich 
Village theatre are prettier than the 
chorus girls in any show in town, 
not excepting "Tangerine." 

The story is of a soft-hearted 
artist, played by Kane, who takes 
in all the riffralT and ragtag of 
London to feed them and keep them 
and stake them. Among these is a 
thieving, mouthing. drujd<en. (de- 
throned cab-driver; a philosophical 
vagabr.nd who has "the i ad" In 
his bloodoand r(»mance in his eyes, 
hi.s tontrue and his sysh-m; and a 
girl- a How cr^seller wh en he, akf^'s 
off the London streets, where she 
belongs, .and whith -r she returns. 

The i)oetie trami* and the girl "get 
together," for he is a natural lover 
anil t:he jx a natural Ugl^t f»' love. 
JShe's .1 bail lot, »So is hi* Her hus- 
l)and. w ho is peeved because she 
no lunj^t r supports him. tuts tip 
som»« tioubb' ci. si)le!ulid bit by 
(iordon IWyth. by the wayt. tiie 
cabby steals all the liiiuor and dis- 
graces ever\body, the poet shaifs 
the je7,el)cd'H disgrace— atul all ha'.e 
to be show n the door. 

In one v,-.iy or anoihi"." they each 
face death, and eat'h tinn- ".^ociely," 
reprosented by tbe cluu'di. the re- 
speif.ibilit.v a?id ^he bonrf-.eoisie.i V. ill 
not Kt tUem dir-; they want tlu-m 
dead, but m;;!ce them li'.f ami jtrose- 
(Ute tlnin for trying to die and i»n- 
?»ri.son tln-ni for wanting to die. 
Tlie.so evil-doers .are wild birds, 
i^oimthit^g in tliem call.-; for s.''\ni,'e 
disre;iril of convctit ional ortlerli- 
''•'•-s. And the tame birds, coni- 
blacent and smug and superior, 
I'hn'k them naked witli tl.c-ir (leo- 
niosyn.ny claws. For -this the wild 
birds h;.ve to retali.ite by i»hn!un.!: 
tiirt tame birds— such as the pigeon. 
\\ldcb. in r.riii.sh. m» ans a 'inar!.. " 
ll.ai'a al)out all llM.-ro is 10 if. :•■ 



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cept that It is lightly yet powerfully 
developed, deliciously preaentcd, and 
inspiringly played. 

If those ingrcdicnt.i haven't the 
making: of a metropolitan success 
then all that tliQ Knglish say about 
our taste in plays i.^ so; and the 
puzzling, vexing thing about that is 
that sometimes 'tis, and. sometimes 
'taint — so, who knows? Lait. 



MONTMARTRE 

Henri James Melghnn 

Kdmund Karl Carmen 

GtorRTfa Frank Huyler 

An Announcer O.iver Putnam 

A (iir! in Gray Vireinla .Sal,- 

A G'r! il.ir^ar'»t Hawkin* 

All KnijliMhm U) Kisiie J. SinlUr 

Mai. v\i|,h Monocle Gfitild Ttamlail 

.Sinn nil. » Mah-'i rr-^ny^ir 

Kve-Adam I>orrit Ke'.ioii 

.Su7.iinn»» U«>s,» Wiiit«T 

JSi;; AifreJ Wfils .Snjiu!i!in4 

.\ 'lirl TI••^»^ Siran.'liv 

.V <;irl l>>ru MaltiUMv 

A rio\v,>r (;irl Mar;.>ri.' L'rou^ht^it 

A iig'trette Girl AILt Mearki* 

.\ Waiter t;i !>• l<'r inei • 

Another Waiter Kmil- Colin? 

A Gendarme Va.»ii'i i;o-Kmi;i.'r 

Castun l^o^ene Frtinl: l>oni'» 

• Jabriel Moniliiiit l.ui-llic W;iil 

Klalnc l>e Morennes M-»e Hopkin.'* 

I'irrn* Marechal Arthur H'>lil 

Jean Ta vernier l{rAnili)n Huisi 

MaJame Herthe Uenh' ."<krier 

Sl;irie-" iaire Galina Kopernak 

'"amille Helen Lowell 

I'arniaiti John Anthony 

('harloU(» Helen Ware 

S:»int-Serffe Frank Connor 

I.iv y-Hracli Frank MartlnH 

A Maid Mona Itunih/On 

A (Jypsy \ i(>lini.4t Clarke Silvornail 

Ciiiudo Hoy IJuokle.; 

Eu^'ar WUliani l..eonar«l 

A ciir! with the Ued Coat . . .MiMred Gibson 

l»uehL':-s De G rival HeU n Lowell 

M. ciunm KdvNarl M. (Jracc? 

Mme. (^laron Nina Herbert 

.\ Woman VirK>nia IJuiican 

Juliette iliXiU Web.tter 

Ai.siT Winifred Harris 

ttoberi Clark;* Silvcrnuil 

Tl'.e Players' Assembly, a new ag- 
gregation of co-oi)erative hi^trions. 
presented at the Lelmont Monday 
evening "Montmartre." a pl'iy In 
fotir nets from tlie French of Pierre 
Frondaie. adapted by l»enj imin 
(Jlazer. produced under the direc- 
tion of Clarke Silvernail. with .-icen- 
ery construction by the John IJrun- 
ton Studios. The IJrimton concern 
is especially nuMttiotieJ for tlu- ex- 
cellence of its work and the fact 
that it is also in on tb.e co-oi>eratlve 
presentation. 

A. II. Woods .^erured the rights to 
this play many :,ears ago and peri- 
odically announced his intention to 
proiiuce it in the metr-opolis. He 
Went so far as to try it out in stock 
on tlio Coast some half dor.en years 
ago with Jane Cowl in the stellar 
role. The report came back that 
Mi.-<s Cowl was wholly unsuited to 
the part, and upon viewing it now 
no one can readily believe this to 
ha\ e l»een the case. 

It is a not a very difHcuU ro> for 
a competent actress temperamen- 
tally .*^uited to it. In this in- 
stance the star part -of Marie-Claire 
is entrusted to CJalina Kopernak, a 
pretty young girl, said around the 
lobliy to be a Russic'vn who never 
before had been on the stage. After 
viewing her performaiice. this re- 
port should not be contradicted and 
accounts for her amateurishness. 
With a strong foreign accent, she 
fails to synchronize lier actions or 
gestures to the dialog, very much as 
do most of the so-called "talking 
pictures." This was a pity, for the 
role offered some rare opportunities 
for emotional acting that would 
have "brought down the house" if 
handled by an artist. 

The play itself is talky — di.scurslvc 
— preachy — a character study that 
would lend itself far better to 
descriptive writing than to play 
acting. The locale is Paris. A 
young musician visits the Moulin 
llouge, meets one of the women fre- 
quenters, falls in love with l)er and 
the feeling is reciprocated. Ho per- 
suades her to give up that life and 
become his mistress. In the second 
act they are ensconced in .a modest 
apartment, and he only wails for the 
acceptance of his opera to marry 
her. While loving him, she is bored 
and restless, yearning for the old 
excitement of Montmartre, where 
she was born and brought up. Her 
father had been a drunken rab 
driver, she cannot read or write, 
nevv-r learned to .s^vv or to take any 
interest in housekeeping. 

A friend rtishes in to announce 
the opera had been 'accepted for 
prtHluction and suKigests they cele- 
brate by a vi.at to the Montmartre. 
The young composer refuses and 
forbids her to g^ She ha«l just had 
a vi.^it from two other girls wh > had 
been associates in the oilier days, 
and she rilshes ofl. desi»ile hi-iwarn- 
int,' th.it if sh" r;oes she niu^t never 
come back to him. 

Act three finds her flu- mi>fre.*s of 
.1 millionaire, .••urrouiMled with lux- 
ury, but she yearns for In t'^, I',»ver. 
ia»w f.iimnis, and s* liil.* a mes-.iK'' 
t.» him th.it she i< i'.l. lb- comes, 
fiiiils her well, is almost ji.-!\suad'-d 
to take her back wh<M! n. eojr.e j tli'^ 
millionaire. A big .s 'cne cceur.< :nid 
the curlaiii fa'ls wif!i t!'.- lover tak- 
ing l-.'i- av.a\'. 

The fonri/n a-. ?. :< •• : 'in f.. 
g.irde:. of the Moulin I'.ouu't', yeir.? 
l.cUr. Marie -Claire had oiae more 
n-tuiii«'d to her old life, .i.-=< now 
mowing sodden with <'ri:.l:. Pierre. 
the lover, h.as been dra;'g''d to the 
scene by some fiiend<; ii is?- narratevl 



he l3 now famous as a composer bui 
is living alone. They meet, he of- 
fers to help her, she says she has 
everything she needs, and he goes 
away heartbroken to resume his life 
of celibacy. 

Tlicre are. of courrse. some sido- 
li;^hts to this bare, ugly tale, some 
humorous, but all sortJid and de- 
pressing, with more daring dialo,:? 
than a dozen 'Demi-Virgins" or 
kindred farces. 

With a cast of over 40 players it 
can readily be figured that even a 
?o-operative organization must have 
recourse to the rankest kind of 
amateurs for a majority of the roles. 

Mabel Frenyear and Rose Winter 
were excellent as two Montmartre 
habitues who were out to "get the 
money," and Frank Doane contrib- 
uted a very finished performance of 
the millionaire roue. Helen Ware 
offered a careful study of a small 
part which you instantly recognizeil 
was in t!ie hands of an "experienced „. nronoH al 

aetres.. Arthur llohl. an or.twiiil J ^:;^^^,,^^««^^-' 



NEWS OF THE DAILIES 



player, was as l 
a;5 the iml.ai>j»y } 



Wa; hington ^I'juare 
lugubrious as usual. 
lover. Helen Lowell had two small 
parts which she handled adequately, 
with most of the other larts atro- 
ciously and amateurishly portr.ayel. 
If >ou want to hear a lot of "wise 
cracks" from a bunch of women 
portraying harlots, drop iti at the 
I>eI;nont. Hetter go soon, howc^vr. 
for the venture cartnot po.-sibly Ii.st 
long, e.en on a co-operative basis. 

Jolo. 



I.aainski. 



Cour.t !.ori^ Ipanoff 

Jean t'e Seriox 

Pierio lliuott 

Dr. I.oreck 

Greteh 

I>i'sirc 

Itoleslav 
Tchik-ff. 
Ivirill... 
Porix. . . 
I>nr.tri. . 
Ivan .... 
niXLiW.... 
Counten* 
Mark.!.. . 
I'rii:ecs3 



FEDORA 

...H. 



rbert M.»r^!ir»:i 

<". M. Hallwd 

lOdw.od l.'».st.T 

Charlesi K.sdale 

1'!dmnnd Gw< nti 

, .K. Vivian Reynold'* 

.Syilney IJllis 

.,11. Kayson-CnuHens 
.... George Sydenhrim 

Max IJrent 

JuniU3 Matthews 

William (Jrays.)n 

Howard Kdward'^s 

h!t«ukareva HiMa .spdn;^ 

Vane Feather.sfnn 

Fed'ira Romazova Marie Loh: 



I •••••• I 



• ••••• 



i»lga 



Marie Lohr. the English star who 
invaded Canadian territory twice 
and who opened tv/o weeks ago with 
repertory at the Hudson, New York, 
is due to be withdrawn at the end 
of tlie week. Her American debut 
was with "The A'oice From the 
Minaret." That disappointed in the 
business drawn and was succeeded 
last Friday by "Fedor.a." I'nless 
the Sardou play "crosses" the dope 
and lands. Mi.^.s Lohrs stay will i)e 
measured by three weeks. Another 
theatre will be assigned if it does 
catch on. It's an even bet A. H. 
■Woods, Avho ha.'; the managv^ment of 
the Lohr contingent, will not ven- 
ture far v.ith it on tour. 

Its too bad Miss Lohr^could not 
ha\e come with something newer. 
I'air to look upon, majestic iti action, 
•he in a cultured actress but with 
I)lay.s of the yesteryear. "Fedora" 
is to be counted with the revivals, 
and revivals are a painful incident 
of the season — mostly a collection of 
flivvers. Victorien Sardoti wrote it 
for P.ernhardt. The English version 
was presented here tlrst by Fanny 
Davenport. Then the French star 
used it and so did Eleanora Duse 
during Americaii appearances. 

That "P^edora" is a revival would 
not in itself mltigat6 against the 
chances to land, as much as the 
piece itself — a tragedy of the old 
Russian regime. It is built around 
the supposed intrigues of the Nihil- 
ists. Nihilism Is .almost forgotten 
these days. The revolution did 
come as promised in "Fedora," but 
it came in a far different way. The 
greatest war wiped out the old 
regime in total. Bolshevism in 
usurping the revolutionary tenden- 
cies, dated In the days of the Czar, 
dimmed the memory of Nihilism. 

The attempts at lightness to break 
the monotony of fear of impending 
death and tragedy seemed clumsy. 
Hilda Spong as^ Countess Olga did 
the most in supplying the tithe of 
humor, f^he is one of the American 
contingent called on to fill the cast 
of otherwise Knglish players, and 
aside from a small maid bit, was 
the only other feminine player. 

Herbert Marshall was in chief 
support, as in "The Voice From the 
Minaret." I'erhaps a bit handicapped 
in this particular role, his Count 
lioris was nevertheless a capable 
one. In settings the first act was 
by fir superior to the two other 
int» riors. The Jiussian atmosi)here 
was tmmistakable. 

American audiences never have 
been p.irtial to tragedy. My.'itery 
p!ay-» Willi thrill.^ have the call. 



Jessie Reed, tlie "Folli»»>." show 
girl, has been made the subject of 
a book written by Daniel (>. Cas- 
well, the young Cleveland million- 
aire, who married her within 48 
hour<« after having llrst seen her. 
The book is offered as a warning 
to other w^ealthy men as regards 
chor'is girls. Caswell's tale of woe 
alleges he was "hooked," though his 
story narrates the facts thai he first 
saw Miss Reed on a train en route 
between New York and Roston. 
neither si>eaking throughotit the en- 
tire ride, he tracing her identity in 
order to 'phone, request Ing a res- 
taurant appointment, which was 
• •omplied with, later augmented by 
a series of drinks, followed by Cas- 

of marriage, the 
disillu.iionment and 
taking his wif • to Ah-s. Caswell (his 
rnotlivr) who >aid, "If you two chil- 
dren are living together ..t the end 
of a \ear I will give you my bless- 
ing" — which never happened and 
pro-,es the motlier was just a bit 
i sjnarier than eilhcr of the princi- 
i pa's. \Vliat pariictilar blame Cas- 
I well attaches to the show girl for 
[ Ins exi)erience listens as being the 
I wail of a sore loser. The incidents 
j of the affair point to Caswell as 
j having instigate<l it with his only 
claim to being "hooke<l" r(l.\ Ing on 
th" fact that Miss Reed neither 
loo!:ed jior spoke to him either on 
the train or in a cafe, where he saw 
h.er for the second time, a shyness 
he asstrts was 'assumed' for the 
occajiion. And as a whole it would 
seem that Caswell, for no reason, is 
making public an affair in the guise 
of a "warning" that was primarily 
his own fault. His grievance "most- 
ly seem.5 to be Miss Reed informed 
him after marriage 
married before and 
couple of incidents 
foi,.;otten to inform 
vanee, ov.ing to his 



given to the recent debate between 
W. A. Rrady and Dr. J. R. Strateii 
by extending several hundred Invi- 
tations to the clergy of New York 
to witness a special performance to 
take i>lace next Monday afternoon. 



Joseph F. Fishman, for 14 years 
an insi)ector of prisons for the 
I'nitcd Stales Government, has 
made ptdjllc a list of figures which 
ho asserts supports the statement 
of W. A. Rrady that there are more 
preachers than actors in jal* Fish- 
man has picked at random four an- 
nual reports of the United States 
Pen'itentiary in Atlanta, which read: 

Ac- Prcach- 
Tear 
191.''. 
1917 
191S 
1919 



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• • • • • 



tora 


er« 


3 


5 


4 


S 


4 


11 


4 


20 


15 


44 



Khe had been 

had a son, a 

she may have 

him of in ad- 

rushinfe tactics. 



T.vo theaties have been closed hi 
t'ipcinnali because of structural 
di'l'eits. Ruilding Commi.- sioner 
^Jeorj;e Hauser has issued an order 
f'>r the sliutting down i.. the I.ubin 
and L\ceum picture houses. 



The Concord. Rrooklyn. had Its 
.<^afe rifled of $1,000 Sunday night 
The house is owned by the K. L. IJ 
Amusement Corporation. 

Iiu.';.';ell .Tanne.v, producer of 
"Marjolaine" t.ow at the iJroadhurst, 
New Vork. "cashed" on the publicity 



Total 



Tlie Chicago Opera Company Is 
minus $36,000, that sum having 
been lost through the box offlcc and 
representing tickets sold, the 
proceeds of which never reached the 
cash drawer. Auditors of the com- 
pan.v declared a thorotigh search of 
the business had resulted in uq clew 
as to where the leakage had 
occurred. 



Proctor's 5th Avenue, New York, 
had a thief chase mingled in with 
the regular performance Monday 
night, when a pickpocket "lifted" 
J9l from a balcony patron's pocket. 
The victom discovered the loss, cut 
loose with a yell and the chase was 
on, with the thief dropping bills 
along the aisle as ho flew, flnalb' 
being caught at 26th street. Some 
of the money was returned to its 
possessor after matters quieted 
down. 



An old man who had apparently 
spent the afternoon asleep In the 
Liberty, Staplcton, Statcn Island, 
outstayed the remainder of the 
audience and when ushers at- 
tempted to arouse him it was found 
that he was dead. He was identl- 
fled as Mandel Dellson, 76 years 
old. 



The Caruso Anniversary Week 
will commence Feb. 26, starting 
with a concert at the Hippodrome 
under the supervision of Mrs. En- 
rico Caruso. Proceeds for the week 
(Continued on page 32) 



Fedora" 

p<-»ition. 



can hardly ligure 



In com- 
Jbcc. 



DESERT SANDS 



il'^H'i Ii'-rndon . . . 
-Xfthur J. an li.oi. , 

JCa.lra. 

l.i 1.- MaNhbaiik. 



. . . .N irm.ir. Tf • 
Kdnruid I. 

. . . Anz )n"t'.a 1,; 
.Vir.Ti'.ii H.itnm 



•v)r 

•O I 

It. t 



Tli'^ play i-( by Wilson CullL-^on. 
and it is reported tint Colli.«Aln i.* 
.also ".Shelton Wh.eelei/' tind^-r 
wl'iOse diiection it i^ i»r<'.;ented at 
tin- i'rince.vs. Xorniin Tre\ or, its 
.<t.n'. follov.s him: elf in his own 
venture, "Tlie Married Woman," at 
the f.am'* .^riug pla;. lunise, and ': i 
interested In the enteriiri ••:•. 

The Mar role, however, i** no* 
Trevor's/ It i-« thit of K'adri, 
played le, An/.onett.i Lloyd, K.dii 
i.i an exotic, unmoral. six-c.\ iiiob r 
loving, 'J')-horsej)ower killing, r.'itlvo 
chilli of the .S.ihari ]>esert. wheje 
ihey cimie w-iiiin and v.iggl,v. Miss 
Lloyd * created the role when the 



play was tried out some time ago 
for two we(>ks, rnd is the only .sur- 
viving meip.ber of the original cast. 

llor part Is what might justifiably 
be called, for profes.-<ional consump- 
tion, a Lenore Clric. That classifi- 
cation is given it by what it might 
have been raliicr than what it 
tinned out to be. Miss I^loyd is not 
without charm or i)ersonality, but 
she never made the grade. It was 
all forccvl and unreal. She neither 
is a Kadra by nature nor by any 
stretch of her lamentably limited 
art. 

The stor.v deals with two men in 
a desert camp. Roth, it tr.mspires, 
h.ave fled there as exiles bccau.;c of 
their hopeless love of a woman in 
England. One killed her husband 
and escaped; the other was arrest- 
ed for the crime and detained, 
found not guilty, but driven away 
by the shame and the notoriety. 
They do not know each other. 

They meet in Algiers; they be- 
come desert partners. For six years 
these men In the great, silent, mad- 
dening waste have never become 
confidants. They are forced Into it 
by the brown girl, who has become 
the mistres of the innocent man, 
finding a picture of the woman that 
the murderer has dropped, and be- 
coming jealous of her lover. 

The men talk it out. The mur- 
derer (Edmond Lowe) Is going mad 
with ghosts and loneliness. The 
other is hypnotizing himself into a 
belief :hat he loves the desert life 
and that he Is happy in the aclora- 
tion of Kadra. Kadra dislikes her 
lover's friend — jealous of him, i»er- 
haps. 

'i'he English woman comes. It 
.';eems a weird coincidence. I»ut that 
l.-.nt the fatal point in the iWot, for 
she later c(»nf esses she came to s»M>k 
the iimocetit man. She finds him 
living XN'ith th.'- Arab dancing girl. 
She is horrifietl. 

Roth men at different limes 
threat'-n the Engii.sh woman Vvhom 
Ihey .so wor.shippe-l with amorous 
\ iol lice f.intanioiin t to crimin.il .at- 
la<k, .and both .are ir.'tenViptftl. The 
niurdert r i.^ c.iu^hf ;it it while he 
iia:-« his .uif'el on a (li\an, in a night - 
'^ow!!. in a i)).si!if»n v.'hieh c^.i: 
. e,irc«ly be de.sciihed fully in a de- 
cent ir.idc pij"''' It is K.adi'a who 
comes in. She loithr-H the womati 
who is to destroy her, but she killii 
the hiurderer and a-sa!lant. 

Tills is bn'.k pay for the Ihiglish 
uornan having saved her from a 
hi'iing with a nuirt v.'hir-li her man 
was a boat to ai'onini.ster on her bare 
bar!: m tlje j)rev.on.s ar-^ for being 
f iiie I'tening and Itnrndent to the 
blonde vi.-' tor (^t:^s H iniT7o»r.d). 

I'or a Jini'li tiiere is .sf^me ro- 
n;antii; joelieyiHg • bet .vceji Trevor 
and Mi.s Hatnmend: .'^.he linully ad- 
niiJs siie love.s hhn; he jtirops at 
the chance tu r<l!irn t'» rivi'.i/ation 
wit}^! the wh'to wotrati he l.ves. and 



he leaves the broken-hearted Kadra 
ahuie on the desert, kneeling and 
praying to Allah. 

There is something reminiscent 
of "The Rird of l»aradise" in the 
plot, a similarity which must never 
be ignored when contemplating 
money i>uHsibllltles. That classic 
fortune builder was sneered at In 
New York and In Chicago, and has 
played some ten years, and gets 
capacity weeks where the current 
successes can't get one profitable 
night In the middle class towns. Of 
cour.se, Luana, In "The Bird," was 
started off by Laurette Taylor, 
Ressio Barriscale and Lenore Ulrlc, 
K.idra isn't in as promising hands 
by just the distance between 
Hawaii and Sahara. 

Native music, too, l.i Introduced, 
as in "The Bird." Five musicians, 
who act camel-boy bits, play at- 
mospheric tom-toms and whining 
reeds now and again. Miss Lloyd 
does a dance to one of these tunes. 
It might have been well to have 
given the part to a great dancer 
for the specialty at the risk of the 
role, or a great actress at the ex- 
pense of the dance; Miss Lloyd, 
unfortunately,, served neither func- 
tion brilliantly. 

Miss Hammond was equally at 
sea. A dramatic leading woman of 
established standing*, she canxe in 
on the wrong boot (both boots were 
nice and new and slilny). and never 
found the key. Talked to. talked at, 
kissed, threatened with murder, one 
hair from out-and-out outrage, 
finally at peace in the arms of the 
man she loves after seeirg the other 
stabbed to d(»ath at her f(*et. rv b-, 
bing a wild woman of her idolized 
mate — all these and many other 
"fat" moments I^Iiss Hammond un- 
derdid and overlooked. It is inex- 
plicable and almost incredible that 
I very good actress In a self-start- 
ing part, with a marvellous situa- 
tion awaiting her and every known 
sort of dramatic hell whizzing 
. jund lier, could have missed so 
complr-tely, driven away all sym- 
pathy so utterly, misused promlsliig 
ofiportunltieM bo fctartlingly. 

Trevor, always a powerful player. 
v.'as monotonotj.-? and heavy, both 
by characterization and manuscript. 
He gave the play realism with 
fidelity and courage; but it was a 
realism that was imhappy In a 
combination alre.nl.v to urimelodl- 
ous; it was like beating a bass 
drum at mechatiical Intervals over 
Uie driuns of Oude. 

On.- can never tell what will .suc- 
ceed. 'Disert Sand.s" is only three 
or fotjr lime.^ a.s good a piny as "A 
Rill of Divorc.?n.ent." which 1» still 
h in-:iiig on and drawing the ad- 
mirnig .sighs of the anemic drama 
leigutrs, t>o 'rs chances niay be far 
1)' tier th.an the s arcely concealed 
aputiiy of tjie lir.^t-raghiers held 
out f'.r it. Lait. 



1 




18 



NEW ACTS THIS WEEK 



Friday, February 17, 1923 



FOREIGN REVIEWS 



GRAND GUIGNOL 

l».iri.>=i. Jan. 'jn. 

Tho now bill offered by M. Choisy 
at l)i.s little cliap( 1 , in the Kue 
C'hapli^l i^^ ju<lloionsly niixcJ, with a 
fair iloso of tlrand Cuis»iol drunia, 
but no horrifying item. 

•*Lo IJnoeul d'or" CTho Shroud 
of Gold"), two-act drama by Jean 
d'Astorco, deals with the unwritten 
law and tho money crisis. I'errin 
alienates tho affection of Ilarsels 
wife, BO in revenge iho, victim takes 
hia rival's fortune of a couple of 
million francs In paper and makes 
u bonliro with tho banknotes, after 
which he blows out his own bruins. 

Lucicn Descaves, liimself a dra- 
matic critic, has contributed an act, 
"Pierre Dupont," which is the name 
of a famous song-writer. It de- 
scribes the homo of a workingman 
in 195l\ with Dupont the invisible 
liero. Boulange. was tho bard of 
Bonaparte, but Pupone declined to 
bo a partisan of Napoleon III. As 
a matter of fact, ho was imprisoned 
for sedition, and in this short play 
his friends meet to secretly protest. 
They admiro his courage and are 
disappointed when they learn he 
has appealed to the Emperor for 
pardon. But Dupont was a poet 
with freedom for song as necessary 
as a bird, and when some of his 
ditties are invoked tho people ac- 
knowledge the wisdom of histvife 
in prevailing on him to ask for re- 
lease. A simple picture of our 
grrandfathers' political trials and 
difficulties. 

"Le Demon Xolr" Is the substan- 
tial dish of the menu, three acts, 
by A. P. Antoine, son of the critic, 
founder of the theatre of his name. 
It is his flrst^dramatic venture, and 
shows stage experience. Catherine 
accompanies Millet on a topograph- 
ical mission to Central Africa, 
where she is the innocent cause of 
strife, owing to the desire she 
breeds In the minds of all male 
creatures around her, particularly 
the negroes. Even tho dumb high 
priest, Tl-Sao, dares to molest the 
girl, for which asi?ault Millet has 
him whipped. This causes a revolt 
among the blacks, who murder the 
white traveler, while Ti-Sao enters 
Catherine's tent and forces her to 
submis.sion. 

"Le Jugement Galuchet," farce, 
by M. De la Croix, terminates the 
program with a skit on legal pro- 
cedure. Kcndrcic. 



sniallpov, but Xho r«"»'niit changes 
th ' tiibfs of vaccine for others con- 
t. lining hydroj)hobia germs. The 
whftlo rf'^iment goes mad with 
rabies. A meeting of ofUcers agrees 
to treat it as a mutiny and call in 
. otlPT regiment to shoot the mad- 
men down, Tho old commhsloned 
officer gives the order for the mas- 
sacre and liimself gets in the line of 
fire. Apart from its ghastly horror, 
the i.iaylet was remarkable for an 
excei)tionally line piece of character 
'acting on tho part of George Owen 
i as a trooper who was brought in 
'convulsed and barking in the agonies 
' c the dif<ease, 

"Without doubt tho Little theatre 
is the place for a jolly evening. 

a ore. 



NEVINS and GUHL. 

Blackface. 

15 Mine.; One (Special Drop). 

23rd St. 

Corking small time comedy act. 
It possesses all tho necessary ele- 
ments of slapstick with a music 
and dance finish sure to appeal to 
tho audiences in that type of 
theatre. The two men opening with 
cross-fire talk regarding the getting 
of jobs, with the taller of the two 
acting as the ''manager" for the 
little dinge. 

The action takes place In front 
of a drop representing a theatre 
where a champion pugilist Is offer- 
ing $500 for anyone that will stay 
10 rounds with him. There is a 
transparency in the middle of the 
drop and a shadowgraph effect of 
the scrap between the small smoke 
and the champ Is shown. When the 
former Is knocked cukoo, both he 
and his manager are thrown from 
the theatre for the banjorine and 
dance finish. 

At the 23rd Street the act prac- 
tically stopped a fair small time 
show before a holiday audience. . . 

Fred. 



HOMER SISTERS and CO. (1) 
Piano, Songs, Dances 
16 Mins.; Full Stafls 
American 

This turn probal)ly carries a spe- 
cial cyclorama. On tho Hoof it 
wasn't visible. Tho act opens with 
a male pianist "explaining" things 
via a fair lyric. The girls follow in 
blue short dresses, feathered flap- 
per ankletj and head dresses for .a 
double song and an acrobatic dance 
(iMuble with some 'hock" steps. A 
piano solo while the girls change 
to hoop skirts and pantalettes for a 
Sting. They cross the idea by doing 
a modern kicking novelty waltz. 

A pianolog next, then one girl 
solos a too dance In short hallet 
dress. The elevation Is fair and 
the routine mild and novel. The 
o:lier in Russ :ostume follows with 
a "hock" solo, interpolating a few 
somersaults. 

'Holy Boly Eyes" doubled vocally 
in red costumes is followed by an 
"essence." The girls are fair danc- 
ers; the costumes prettj', with the 
rest of the turn in proportion. Its 
a small-time early spotter. Con. 



GRACE and EDDIE PARKS 
Talk, Song and Dance 
15 Mins.; Two (Special Drop) 
Lincoln Sq. 

Grace and Eddie Parks have dis- 
carded their spur and saddle get-up 
and chatter, opening flirtation be- 
fore a cottage exterior. Parks works 
more along clowning linos, binging 
them solidly with his good-naturrd 
buffoonery. IVliss Parks is excellent 
foil for the business and patter, 
teaming up sweetly in the double 
songs and dances. Their stuff is 
topped off effectively with Parks' 
eccentric dance solo. 

In the body of the bill ihey were 
the c1,Mv<5 not of a five-turn lay-out. 
They should do nicely in a choice 
spot in t))e intermediary houses. 

Abel. 



"DANCERS DE LUXE" (3) 
Song, Dance, Piano 
15 Mins.; Four 
Lincoln Sq. 

This act should not be ronfusoil 
with the Dancers Supreme, another 
lerp turn that progresses along 
similar lines. Two women and one 
man are in this offering. On>. wom- 
an accompanies at tho grand and 
later comes up front for a solo Irish 
song and harp number. She look.s 
familiar and may have been doing 
a single recently. The other wom- 
an and the man perform the ballet, 
hock r.nd toe stepping. 

Th»'y work together neatly and 
can Ito counted as fixtuies aroun*! 
the pop house circuits. AhcJ. 



GRAND GUIGNOL 

London, Jan. 2S. 

Although recent Little theatre 
programs have been milder than of 
yore, tlie admirers of the gruesome, 
the morbid and tho objectionable are 
getting their full money's worth of 
horror and nattiness in the new 
series which Jose Levy has just pro- 
duced. His first playlet "'nienda," 
Is a pleasant little trifle in which a 
woman pays a debt by suffocatnig 
thj drink-sodden scoun<lrel the owes 
It tr. 

'Changing Guard," liowcver, mo- 
mentarily relieves the tensio' and 
removes the nasty taste from the 
mouth. It is one of the best Guigo- 
lettes we have seen, although some- 
what frail and out of pi ice in this 
theatre. A little boy is ill, dying. 
By Ills bedside is a toy soldier 
carved by his father while waiting 
in the trenches for tho advance, 
which was fated to be 1 last. 
During the night Death comes into 
tha sick room to claim tts own, but 
the toy soldier grows to hum.'w size, 
defends the little suffereV and-Death 
is vanquished. Morning lindi: the 
child out of danger, b>it the to sol- 
dier lies broken on the floor. This 
Is excellently acted, espeeiallv by 
KusocU Thorndykc as the toy .•sol- 
dier. 

"J>e Mc^rtuls" is one of tjiosi- nasty 

real life episodes in which tiiis clever 

company gb^iJos. It is, however, 

served with a garnishin^:: of luimor 

wihch almost makes it i)alatable. A 

party of mourners retuining from 

a funeral .stop at a low down "pub." 

They are the father, mother and 

other relatives of the young man 

who has ju.st been buried. To them 

comes tlieir daughter, a\ he» has V>een 

disowned for discovering i)rostitu- 

lion as an easy means of earning a 

living. Aft«r one or two drinks she 

gv'.i connd<ntial, and not tho hMst 

piece of interesting information that 

she imparts is the fa<t that the 

youth they m(»urn, her brother, has 

been in the habit of living on Ik r 

immoral earnings. This, iiot unnal- 

u/ally breaks up the i>arty. Jiarbara 

'Jott jii«ti(Je.«^ the piece's priKluetion. , , ^ 

almost by a brilliaiit piece e>f acting' i "I'^'"'^''^ ^o '*" encore wil.i 

as the mother. Sybil Thonulyke dance numbe • 

; ds another faithful study tV) her 

e^•ergrowing gallery of loose wo «'n 

*'Cui)board Lovo" Is the stoiy of 

a young man who, entering a 

woman's bedroom, is cajoled into 

Kl)f ndjng tlie night in a cupboard. 

Tho piece de resistance is "The 
Regiment." a drama adapted fi<»m 
the Fienih. Jt is about as g jesorne 
and evil tasting as It is possil)!(! to 
inaKo dramatic art. The life of a 
I*russian recruit is made liell by his 
comrades' bullying. 'la bides bis 
tint'*, and at last he^ sees his wiay to 
be revenged on the e-iitir. regiment. 
The' men ore u-p fur inoculation for 



MILLER, PACKER and SELZ. 
Singing and Talking. 
13 Mins.; 0ns. 
58th St. 

Two men and a woman. Men af- 
fect eccentric dress, both identical. 
Woman appears first In male garb, 
later changing to evening dress. 
Men do sort of small town boob 
characters. 

Act starts with thre. harmonizing 
after fashion of comedy singing 
trios. After woman exits men have 
cross-fire conversational exchange?, 
followed by one of men soloing 
comedy number, based on standard 
gags. Woman has contralto voice 
of unusual power. Proper training 
would do wonders for that voice. 
As it Is she gets sweetness and 
strength Into her low tones, but 
with .a better knowledge of vocaliz- 
ing could make many a grand opera 
star step. Men get plenty of laughs 
with reliable hoke anel both sing 
well. Harmonizing for finish. 

Act is sure for pop houses, and 
should develop rapidly as it goes 
along. Bell. 



GOETZ and DUFFY 

Song, Dance, Talk 

15 Mins.; One (Special Hanging) 

Lincoln Sv . 

Man and woniiin with a satisfyinjx 
: mall time boy a!ul girl ruutiiie 
along familiar lines, with a few «iut- 
standing deviations, such as the 
business of making love in several 
languages and tlie double whistling 
getaway. She in bride attire, lie in 
business suit, orten double witli u 
blues, leading into the cross-fire. 
For the finish, they dan :c off whis- 
t!ing, his digits in her nioutli and 
h«'r fiii;:;ers in his mouth. Th'y )•♦ - 

fltju'ole 
A h( J. 



WORTH and WILLING 

Songs and Talk 
10 Mins.;' One 
Greeley Sq. 

JNfa!e t< a.n in blackf.iee. doss- 
Jire talk sprinl;l((l witij st< ppir.g and 
iiuml'e:s. Tlie dancing proves the 
lie>t, with a (raj* ^;aine' bit hii'vinq 
soin" w» i>.:ht. 

^\■e»l•th and Willing work fi-^l and 
have' th<^ necessary a«'compiishm' Jit'- 
rnr^-an esirly .-malJ-tiniQ :*;M.t.- • 

irnrf. 



"JEST IN HARMONY." (6). 
Singing and Talking. 
19 Mins.; Full Stage (Special). 
58th St. 

Hoc Reeves and Will Jarvis, fea- 
tured, and fuur girls. Act starts 
with two men and three of the girls 
singing a number. Men wear high 
hats, cutaway coats an<l si)ats. 
Girls in evening costume wiih a 
couple of changes. Reeves inter- 
polates comedy during the several 
singing numbers. There is a bit of 
eros^ifire after fasbi«»n of two-man 
talking turn, by the two men, 
between numbers also. Reeves has 
qtiiet easy method of going after 
laughs but overdoes a raucous sea- 
lion sort of vocal trick. Most of 
numbers run to high-class and 
operatic stuff, but Reeve.s* comedy 
keeps a balance, and prevents act 
from growing heavy. 

Special set. Interior earried. One 
of girls owns good so]irano, which 
she uses to advantage in a .solo. 
Others sing well. 

I'leasing turn for the 



pop 



houses. 
Bell. 



WALTER GILdERT 
Contortionist 
10 Mins.; 0ns 
City 

Walter (Jilbert Is primarily a 
contortionist, but a comedian se<'- 
orT<]arily. This elevates him from 
what ordinarily might have been an 
opening act to ;. Xo. 4 spotter. A 
nice looking young man, ho an- 
nounces an Impression »f 'Oliver 
Twist' and then presents his 
"twists" with choseji small talk 
that iiKTeases the value of his 
flexible demonstrations tiirice-fold. 

Gilbert seems utterly devoid of 
bones. Jf'. finally bowi d off once 
atid exited, which resulted in "top- 
ping the show at this Vox house the 
la.^ t half of last week. Jle shouhl do 
nicely in an early spot in a regular 
luMise. Ahil. 



FIVE HARLEQUINS 

Acrobatic 

10 Mins.; Full Stafic 

Lincoln Sq. 

An Aiab male ri'.iiatet in 
wind ground tumbling :ind 
building routine. I'i.ur of 
use ghiistly i»al«-rae«' niak< 
>du?ig eolorMl «h;ip W'»rkit)j; 
for (oMti-ast. His ^.l1;r^ siiind:,' out 
par;ieu!.irlv (n the Laps and ground 
work. Another \otlllg^t•r is di'^- 
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MfLLICENT MOWER 

Songs 

10 Mins.; On« 

Palace 

Miss Mower may be from the con- 
cert platform. She is slight of fig- 
ure, but apparently well trained in 
coloratura vocalizing. She is not so 
adi'pt at facial make-up and a little 
attention to that will not harm. 

Tho voice control and training 
displayed in tho opening number 
was perhaps pleasing to those ])a- 
trons who knew what it was about. 
The second number, everyone knew, 
"The I-Kast Rose of Summ r,* 'a mel- 
ody too often chosen by concert 
artists for vauc"'"ville appearances. 
Its opportunity for high register at 
the finish is perhaps the reason. 

Miss Mower, however, moved out 
of the groove for her final selection, 
an Imitation of Galli-Curci. It was 
given to the accompaniment of a 
phonograph record. The singer's 
voice :.o nearly synchronized with 
that of the operatic star that the 
record itself at times fused entirely 
with tho singing. The novelty, how- 
ever, did not arouse enthusiasm and 
Miss Mower was not coaxed to en- 
core Monday afternoon. She ap- 
peared second. J bee. 




FRAZER and BUNCE. 
*'Man Who Looks Like Me.** 
Singing and Talking. 
16 Mins.; One. (Special). 
58th St. 

Arthur Frazer and Harry Runce 
added a street drop and Inserted so 
much new material into their former 
double singing specialty that It is 
practically a new turn. The idea 
of two men dressing identically is 
retained, but the former published 
numbers have been replaced with 
exclusive songs and some excellent 
crossfire added. There is also con- 
siderable incidental business in the 
present arrangement that the old 
turn did nctt contain. The drop it- 
self is good for several substantial 
comedy bits. 

A double number with Frazer 
singing straight and Dunce blending 
in an old rag standard shaped as a 
novelty. A baseball double at the 
finish was also out of the usual run. 

A pleasant little singing and talk- 
ing skit withal, that coupled with 
the personality of Frazer and Runce, 
sho\ild make a decidedly likeable 
turn for an early spot in the best 
bills. Bell. 



JACK SYMONDS 
Tramp Monologitt 
15 Mins., One 
American Roof 

Jack Symonds «loesnt affect the 
crepe hair or patched elothlng of 
the tramp comedians of ;v decade 
ago, but wears th-^ ill-fittin.-^ 
hai\<l-me-downs and other realistic 
habiliments of the modern knights 
of the "jungle." However,' his 
monologue ig a routine of talk that 
is reminiscent and consists of tales 
of his experiences while riding the 
rods and canvassing for hand -outs. 

A long .«-piel of what he would do 
if he were President, topped off by a 
comedy recitation concluded. Sym- 
onds is small-time with his pres- 
ent routine, but could make the 
grade with medern material. Tho 
opportunity for humorous comment 
on topical subjects is there. He is 
a glib talke •. On the Roof he pulled 
laughs in spots and earned a couple 
of bows, opening in the after inter- 
mission sjxit. Con. 



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MONTE and PARTI 

Musicians 

14 Mins.; One 

American Roof 

Two male musicians in t\ixedo, 
with a corking arrangement of 
melodies. Opening with a clarinet 
and jtiano-accordion duet of oper- 
atic excerpts, one follows ^- 'th a 
ekirinet solo of an Oriental melody 
unusually well b.arwll'd. 

The accordionist follows v.ith .a 
s( lo aiid ,1 duet (.f botii instruments 
in sorn "blues'" pulled tliem b;iek 
for an encore of popular melodies. 
Rotli are tip-top musj. ians a*id hav«' 
wisely assorted tluir wares for 
popular consumption. la th ace 

spot on the Jtoof they Uiade n de- 
cided inipreshion. f r/a. 

STANLEY and DORMAN 

Acrobatic 

8 Mins ; Full Ctrifjo 

Grcclcy Sq. 

-M.ui atid Woni.-iii. 'j'he \onn;j; 
woniiUi (»l" iar'^e }ir«.>p"i"iions «ii\i<|is 
h< ;• efforts b( twc'in .««tre:igth feaf; 
and contortion work, il< r partner 
MieI;-< ex« !n.si\ . 1 • to iIjp ; uly bind- 
ini,'. 'I'lie fonii.i' e(;ns!.-i.q d." .--ev- 
er.il iKA.lty l.vi>:s, til.' ejT.'CtlVe- 
ness of whivii is I'lst lluo.mii .1 l.i(d\ 
of sper 1. 

A.i a: jtrejent frame ! ;li<' urn 
1 t»jKn tlie •aver:-..i:e. ; mi;;'!-; Ijne 
bi:i saiisfaei(.rily. Ihut. 



TEMPEST and WATSON 
Special Song, Talk, Piano, Dancse 
16 Mins.; One and Full Stage (3p^ 

Royal 

Robby Watson, from *rietie," and 
Florence Tempest (Tempest and 
Sunshine) are this new conibina* 
tion. Tempest and Sunshine digl 
solved partnership several weeks 
ago, when Miss Sunshine entered a 
musical comedy now running 
cally. 



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A couple of numbers ti.s< d by the 
girls in their vaudeville act of this 
season and some of the drops and 
drapes are utilized in the present 
classlly produced turn. 

The act opens in "one" before sil, 
ver drapes with Watson and Miss 
Tempest doing a "Hello" number 
with illuminated telepho)ies. The 
song explains Robby is from "Irene'V 
and Miss Tempest Is anxious for a 
male partner. The drop divides on< 
one side showing a piano ro^ni with 
pianist at instrument. Watson in 
Princt Albert, top hat and cane 
meets Miss Tempest in "one" for 
"Two Sides to Everything," a double 
.song. She Is lavishly costumed. A 
flirtation travesty wflh clever dia- 
log is worked in. Wats* n does 
"nance" briefly but It didn't mean 
much at the Royal, except as an ef- 
fort at comedy. 

"I Love to Go to Funer;,ls," soloed 
by Watson with "nance" manner* 
isms, proved a good laugh getter 
and was followed by a clever dance. 
Tempest's specialty in male attire 
followed singing "Chasing Midnight 
Rutterflles" with appropriate dance. 

Another double followed with 
Tempest in vamplsh costume for 
"Cleo."' A bit of crossfire here with 
Miss Tempest affecting a French ac- 
cent followed by a good dance 
double. 

The "pink pajama" number from 
the former act followed. Miss Tem- 
pest lying on a couch draped with 
silk hangingj for the opening of the 
.song. Watson sings an introduction 
to the number. 

A bridal number closes whieh Is 
also a holdover from tho former, 
turn. After Watson introduces the 
number lyrically Miss Tempest hi 
discovered posed atop black velvet 
steps in bridal array. The act is Ih' 
full stage. A fast double dance* 
concludes the offering. 

X'p town the "names" meant noth- 
ing and the act qualifie<l on its 
merit as i classy addition to the 
bill. Watson's recently gained mu« 
sical comedy prestige can be capi- 
talized at various houses. It's^a 
much stronger combination than the 
last Tempest and Sunshine vehicle. 
.Mr. Watsf)n is immaculate and looks 
big time all the time. Con. 



DE CORSIA and NORMAN 
"Home Sweet Home'' (Comedy) 
13 Mins.; Two (Drapes) 
23rd Street. 

Man and woman offer ;i cioss- 
firo family row talk as an oi)ening 
l>it to an act that looks as 4 hough 
the small time in an early spot is 
as far as it will go. Tho rea.son Is 
tho manner of delivery of the pair. 
Their talk might have a laugh of 
two stuck away In It somewhere 
(it always did when it was heard 
before), but they don't get em. 

The man fin;illy stamps out of 
the house and the woman has ft- 
tlream where the Devil appears and 
tells her she isn't treating her hus- 
band right. Hubby reappears and 
an cibiect wife entrcat-s jiini to stay 
in the house aid have his own way. 
.Vot i.vieh of. an act at its best. 

y 'red 



CHARLES REEDER 

Musical 

11 Min.; One 

American Roof. 

Charles Reeder is a -\n iophone 
player, employing the usji.il .style 
instrum<nt. His present routine is 
gra«l<'d from ojjera, to rar^:, starting 
wilii the former and «»idir.g with 
the Litter. Tho phiying hits an 
average pitch, but at no time dis- 
plays di.^tinrM .venes.^. 

Rack <'f aninnfion buidie;if>s this 
chap I'on.wdtrably. No. 1' on the 
Ro<if the returns wer nif-.-igre, 
the onliestra be.'ng at fault o:\ rvV' 
eriti oc( a.^ion.i. lldit. 



THRFIt. VOICES 

Singircj 

10 r/nn:.; On- 

Malt,' K!nr.;lnv, trli d«s r.,<. d jn 1 U'**' 
nt .--s .st:it.;. .Maify i'.ibl'..li' d iia:n- 
i « r.v dei;vc;;d in I.!'.- r.injiK.i!' • ty*^*- 
Faeh dl j,!ay;» vo •<irabi!ily and KtJf- 

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Friday, February 17. 1922 



NEW ACTS THIS WEEK 



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ANNA WHEATON and HARRY 
CARROLL 

8ongs and Pian* 
17 Mins.; Ona 
Palace. 

Anna Whoaton and Harry Carroll 
were formerly a standard vaudeville 
team. Miss Wheaton "withdrew a 
year and a half ago to be married. 
Her return to the stage was a bit 
of a surprise, It being supposed that 
Bhe ha.«i permanently retired. Since 
the team dissolved, Carroll has pro- 
duced and appeared in vaudeville 
revues, his latest being shown at 
the Palace several weeks ago, and 
then following Into a cabaret. 

At the opening Carroll said Miss 
Wheaton would sing some of his 
compositions and asked forebear- 
ance if they slipped up on the lyrics. 
Miss Wheaton was letter perfect. 
She jang numbers used l»y the team 
when last together, wiiU but one 
fxooption. It was Carroll who fum- 
bled. That was with th<» opening 
line of *Mary I'.rnwn." the two- 
purt cyc'e, with Mi.ss Wheaton flr.st 
as a counlry lass i'tul then as a 
smart pa! ju^^t l;ack from the city — 
likinpr ;t chap who g:iv:' her pres- 
ent:* ard only 50. 

Thoy oper.c;! v.'^lh "A Ki.-:s for 
Cintier*»Ka." also retainel frt)m the 
form»M' niUtine. Miss Whoaton after 
a chat'.so cfT^^rcil "Sus.nnito." u. ed by 
thotn before. There wer(« tluv'c new 
ntun'iH rs no.eJ. Oim* was handled 
by Cairo'!, it beinu "One Little 
Peat h Just Out of Keai h." For en- 
core, a parody in "The Saek" was 
sunt? Jiv Miss Wheaton. Tho third 
was a California song wllh a nov- 
elty chtru.*'. typical < f Carroll, with 
mention of the critirs on the, way 
we: A. 

Mi s Whonton's return to the 
fool! if, Ills is a plci.sant ineident. 
She is charming in style, carries 
herself daintily and is ever so 
graciMul in the slight stopping she 
ofi'ors. Perfect lyrical enunciation 
is pos;eo.»-ed by both. Their reunion 
was niceiy received, but would have 
landed with the old w;vl!op if more 
new numfers had been given. Per- 
haps the team was called together 
without enough time for Ctirroll to 
delivrr. Ibcc. 



ANDRE and GIRLS (4) 

Dancing and Musical 

16 Mina.; Full Staga (Special) 

State. 

Andre Is a singlngr and dancing 
woman, backed up by four dancing 
girls, who play violins, all working 
In very pretty special stage settings. 
An impressive opening serves as 
general Introduction, fixing the 
spirit of the act accurately as one 
of serious musical Import. A tab- 
leau curtain parts half way, dis- 
closing a cabinet through the three- 
cornered opening. Within are the 
four girls in half light playing their 
stringed instruments. The lights 
are very dim and the music comes 
softly and sweetly over the foot- 
lights. 

Andre appears for a solo number 
and dance, attired in costume as a 
Colonial dame with wire spreading 
crinolines jind is joinel by the four 
girl musician.s. also costumed in the 
.same way. The music is pretty and 
the pioturo a charming backgroujio. 
This is before a JoKd drape in heavy 
re'l. 

The drapes arc raised and in their 
place Is \vha». looks, under Ihe lialf 
l.p.hls like a eye of dark velvet. In 
the back center is a cabinet lieavily 
fe.«:too!ied in loops of flowers and 
forward aliout half way to the fyoty 
and .s> inmetrically i)lacetl o eacli 
s:d'^ ;;re ivory colored cai»inet.s re- 
sembliii'; gi.r;anlic det'orativo lamps. 
It is ;i strikiatj futuristic effect. 

The rjuriibe:' leader comes on frn- 
a Chinese number and when this is 
over the cabinet and both lamps 
open, lottiiif; tut the four girls in 
abbrovlale<l skirts and tights. Th;y 
go Inuueiliately into a jazz numbrr 
and li:;e!y Cakewalk drmce make.s 
linisii, all tukint; part in the play. 
The turn is sigljtly in a pictorial 
way. makes a lively dancing en- 
: embie and beside.s iias fine musi- 
cal <iualitj. The.se thrcr points of 
excellence pile up a high average. 

The number took special impre.;- 
livcness from the line surroundintj.s 
at the rtate. but it will be an ap- 
propriate item on any pro«Tr;«m. bitr 
<»r small time. /?j/.,7». 



RUBIN! and ROSA 

Musical '* 

15 Min.: Ona 

City 

Two girl.J. including Miss Rubini. 
an accordianist, formerly with Hoy 
Harrah. Her present partner is a 
violinist with vocal ability in addi- 
tion to her musiccal tendencies. The 
opening consists of violin and ac- 
cord ian work, followed by a vocal 
selection by Miss Rosa, also used 
for whistling and fiddling. The 
three ways of using the number 
should 1)0 more equally divided. At 
present the better portion Is given 
over to the vocal end which, not- 
withstanding Its value, tjhould not 
be given added time over the girl's 
other two accomplishments, as both 
possess cla.«!s. Accordlan work alone 
and doubled with the violin round 
out the turn. 

The finish has both girls using ac- 
cord ians, with the general Impres- 
eion given tho ono used by Miss 
Ro.sa is merely for the comedy de- 
rived from a kcwpie doll. A better 
finish could be worked up with fast 
playing. 

Rubini and Rosa possess a vaude- 
ville vehicle which should secure 
time in the better grade thrce-a- 
day houses, with possibilities for an 
early spot on the bigger bills. 

J! a It. 



JACK COLLINS and CO. (4) 
"Dear Doctor" (Musical Farce) 
23 Min.; Full Stage 
American Roof. 

A nuisical farce employing two 
men and three girls. l''rctm general 
appearances, Collins is the como- 
<lian. playing a satchel .<;alesman 
character around whom the major 
portion of the action is framed. The 
other man is a mixture between a 
juvenile and a strainlit, talking 
pan in all of the husir.ers with the 
comedian. One of the girls is 
given the preference in oi)portunl- 
tios. the remaining two being useil 
fur a specialty and incidiMitil work. 

The action takes i>Iace in a 
Woman «loetor*s ollice. The straight- 
man-juvenile is a prospective pa- 
ti'Tit, with the comedian a pugna- 
cious salesman. Sonj;s and dance- 
are iiitrodueed at vari()us intervah'. 
^^lli<•ll are a distinct relief from llw 
dialo;,', much of which is antitiual- 
e<l. .As seen on the Roof (the 
J-pecia!- ^ ct \vas ntit u.<'«l>. the act 
I;o'U»-i| class. 

The p! lyers poMsess n<» materia! 
f>f \alur, v.-ith the turn sufTcrinc: 
aeoordingly. A pnuluclion act that 
'« not up to the staml.ard for the 
'"'t»er three-a-dav houses. Hart. 



MABEL FORD and CO. (7) 

Dancea 

16 Mine.; One and Full Staga 

Palace. 

Mabel and Dora Ford made up 
the Ford Sisters, The latter re- 
cently married G. Shirmer, the 
music publisher, and retired. Mabel 
Is carrying on with the same rou- 
tine, there being little change. 
Dancing aid Is given by Golden and 
West, two boy steppers, while an 
orchestra Is carried with D. Apolon. 
banjolst and mandolin expert, anain 
featured. 

Tho opening number In "one" 
with the bewigged violinist gave 
way to tho Spanish number, one of 
the assisting dancers also figuring 
in the dance with Miss Ford. The 
male team worked in a soft shoe 
number garbed as Chinese, while 
Miss Ford changed to the Kd.lie 
Leonard costume, now, as before, 
one if the brightest bits in the act. 
The mandolin soloist worked while 
Miss Ford made her next change, 
that of a jetted 'nicker outfit, used 
by her for her hard shoe specialty. 
Golden and West had an inning be- 
fore the cloLc, one of the men do- 
ing "step" .«<tunts on his knees — a 
tough and well rewarded assign- 
ment. They made it a trio wirh 
Miss Ford for the curtain. 

Naturally, the sister was missed, 
but Mabel Ford proved herself ca- 
pable or carrying the turn along, 
getting liberal returns in the im- 
portant number eight spot. Jbrr. 



CARLO DE ANGELO CO (4) 

"A Son of Naples" (Comedy) 
18 Mins.; Full Stage 
23d St. 

Krititled "A Fon of Naples,** tlu> 
l»Ia}let has to do wiih an Italian 
toy taking care of his sKster who 
secretly marries a man much dis- 
liked by her brother, but who turns 
out lo be the son of a wealthy 
banker and draws the .story to a fit- 
ting conclusion. The offering bears 
the name of Joe Hart as producer. 

The i-Iaylet is built for comedy 
through the broken dialect of An- 
gelo as the brother. Others are the 
.sister, husband and a detective. It 
plays along easily .with sufficient 
amu.'^ement, and the supj ( rt is ade- 
quate. The deiriment, at present, 
seems to be a weak finisii. With 
that remedied the playlet should be 
standai'd for a whirl around the 
smaller houses, i^kij. 



MURRY LESLIE, JUANITA and 

DOLORES 
Song, Dance, Talk ^ 

15 Mins.; Two (Special) 
City 

Murry Leslie plays a hotel clerk 
who employs a trio of phones through 
which, at several times, he makes 
comic retorts to the hotel guests' 
requests, Juanita and Dolores are 
his two feminine as.^istants. They 
feed Leslie for the verbal laughs 
and do a blues double number. 

Leslie's style is on the fly wise- 
cracking order. He sports a pair 
of tortoise shells for his make-up. 
otherwise dressing straight. The 
action at all tinns is fast, approach- 
ing what might be termed fre!n:ied 
in spots, the laughs thick and tho 
trio i)iesentable. 

It oULjht to cli<:k iii<-e 
arouc.d the l.>ett'U* grade, 
daily. 



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JIM FELIX 

Comedy Horizontal Bar 

Mins.; Full Stage 

Roynl 

.Inn I'clix l::i.^ an int< r«sl Ij':,' 
tine of bar gymnastics fi ini'.d. 
routine is broke a uj) by Felj.x doing 
a bit of con;rdy ])ant<'!nhn<' or busi- 
ness between (arii .<-:-sion on the 
l»ars. 

I'rop sausages, a prop dog, busi- 
ness of » .iting liyhted andles, a toy 
a'-roplane :-Tiitt:Ml aiound the 
liotis"', top s|»innin'-; . ••rv.' fn th'' 
«liverli;sements from th.' sttai.uhl 
a«ioi<aJ(s. 'i'la- flasli slunt on the 
bars is a loi-p ih" looj) iMrformed 
o!i ;i trape7.e at the fnii-b. 

Its fi corking fu t of.il.s l;ind and 
an eltlor end< r for the best (-f the 
bill.". ■ Con. 



CHARLES ROGERS and CO. (3) 

Skit 

17 Mins.; Thrsc (Special Exterior) 

Jefferson 

Two *'»'*.i]jir .eniffers" (otherwise 
prohibition enforcement officers) 
enter in characteristic icemen's re- 
galia. They park their cart beioi •• 
the house suspected of ille;?ally 
hoarding the forbidden fluid. Th.-^ 
maid of the house completes tiie 
company, which ?jncerns itself with 
one of the detective*s effort* to g"i 
within and Investigate the in.terior. 
particularly the, cellar. Their sus- 
picions are lent further weight when 
the maid orders the ice broug'u 
up.-^taii.'^, e.Kplaiiiing her master is 
the only one allowed in the cellar 
For the punch, one seizes a barrel 
of what he thinks is the contraband 
and tastes it. It proves to be gaso- 
line. 

The two men are phj'sical con- 
trasts, 'Napoleon." the shorter, be- 
ing the beast of burden of the duo, 
carting his tall colleague in on tin 
ice cart and doing the dirty busi- 
ness of every phase of their com- 
mon pursuit. Justice is accom- 
plished, however, when the tyrant 
greedily inhales the gasoline un<le.- 
the wrong imi)ression. 

The act is packed with laughs, 
capably presented by the two me!j 
and the woman. No. 3 on the bit; 
time should be their spotting, 

A hcl. 



BILLY KELLY and Co. (4) 

Comedy Sketch 

18 Mins.; One and Full Stage 

(Special) 
Columbia 

Billy Kelly is one of vaudeville's 
best light comedians and is right- 
ly featured In this singing and 
dancing travesty. The tva-n is built 
around the story of a country boy 
and girl who desert the hay and 
chickens to follow tho lure of pic- 
tures. 

The act opens In "one" before a 
special drop showing a rural seene, 
Kelly Is in overalls and farm re- 
galia. His sweetheart is leaving 
to enter the movies but promises 
Kelly that if he can ever prove to 
her that her career is secondary to 
a quiet existence In the cour.try 
she will give up her ambitions along 
Cooper-Hewit lines, 

Kelly follows her to the city. A 
special drop in "one" serves as a 
background for some comedy cross- 
fire between him and the phony di- 
rector who Is oi*t tc gyp the screen 
struck boobs. Kelly is hired as a 
leading man for n^ considerati«>n. 
The next scene i.s in "full stage," 
representing the exterior of a house. 
The director and camera man out- 
line the scenario to Kelly, The lead- 
ing woman proves to be his sweet- 
heart. A comedy travesty \erslo.i of 
the script is enacted, ending up liy 
Kelly exposing the business as a 
swindle and winning his sweetheart 
back to the farm. 

Several Eong and dance doubles 
are handled cleverly by Kelly and 
the girl. Two other females arc in 
the cast playing a couple of minor 
bits acceptably. The dialogue suf- 
fiees to allow Kelly to extract a full 
quota of laughs, mostly gained 
through his knowledge of comedy 
values and ability as a reader. The 
turn was one of the hits of the bill 
at this house and can duplicate 
anywhere. Kelly should develop into 
a standard light comic for vaude- 
ville. He has everything needed. 

Con. 



LLOYD GARRETT (2) 
Piano and Songs 
13 Mins.; One 
Jefferson 

Lloyd Garrett was in last yoai'.s 
White's "Scandals," A well appear- 
ing, nicely groomed personable chap, 
possessing a mellifluent, finishe<l 
K-nor voice, he off-stages "Idle 
Dreams." the hit of the 1920 Scan- 
dals. He enters in tux for a meil- 
Icy of "Scandals" numbers, Includ- 
ing "Driftin ; Along with the Tide," 
making way for his male accom- 
panist's piano solo. The baby grand 
tickler also is immaculate in njt- 
pearan c, proving a happy com- 
bination on personality it least. 
CJarrett returns for a publislud 
number and the "Sally* song from 
last year's "Follies." 

The song routine is well selected 
and not ahove the popular ta>t". 
The voice, the pe. >nality and the 
showman.' hip .combine for anotli<r 
solo tenor ad<lilion to big time 
ranks. Ab<L 



HARDY BROTHERS 

Juggling 

8 Mins.: Full Stage 

23d St. 

T!m' tossing of .'-traw panama hat-- 
around forms tho main substance of 
the act with the closing minute or 
y,t} (.f the routine Includiiig s.i:ii< 
(»\er th, .v}uMiId»r clinging t clubs. 
A girl sitting in an U[)per box i; 
us (1 during the hat tos.sing to th' 
arnlionce for ccmedy. 

One of the men is In a tj.K'd » 
will!.' the <itIi.T effeas a liick mak*-- 
u\>. Ma'h take a turn at so]oin;r 
Willi the whirling head pieces thence 
.i.ndiiiiifitr o.i the club nmnii»uh.t in?: 
fi-r a llni-<ii. I». the opening hi»ot th" 
.'let (onjM'itrd for average re.suil.s 
that shouUl make the turn accept - 
abl<-, in a similar position, around 
tho «maUei. houses.. '■' ifkvf. 



OONEQAN and ALLEN 

Songs and Dancing 

15 Mins.; One and Throe (Special) 

Colonial 

Neat appearing mixed couple with 
th,^ boy (I)onegan) dressed in lOton 
•Jacket and the girl making two cos- 
tume changes. Tho foimei takes 
care of th? vocaliiing. the ^irl talk- 
ing whatever lines are here, com- 
bining on a couple of th.> dance 
numbers. Mis^ Allen of the "cute" 
t.vi)e does son^e extremel;- fancy 
kicking. K.-<pec:ally is her back -kick 
worthy of note. It comes near being 
contortionistic, for her foot not only 
touches her head on the backward 
KViations, but goes on over the 
shoulders and in one numb»r Done- 
Kan touches a foot to her che:;t 
from behind the shoulder. Krctreme- 
ly effective. Monday ni^'.ht it was 
enough to spoil the efforts of an- 
other feminine dancer who rollov.'cd. 

The act is dres. ed in drai>es with 
the team opening in "one." thence 
going into "three" for an oriental 
interlude, sponsored by the girl. 

Some cutting dov.n on th, running 
time slufUld be tried and it wouldn't 
harm if the ballad Donegan Is 
warbling were immediately done 
away with. It means nothing be-« 
sides slowing down the action to the 
point where it has to bo built up 
again. 

The couple are capable of holding 
their own in the larger houses and 
when they become more acclimated 
to tho routine, .speed up a little and 
get a break from an orchestra that 
does not j>rovc a handicap, they 
should register all along the litic, 

♦S7. ii/. 



BOBBY HIGGINS and CO. (4) 

Musical Farce 

13 Mms.; One and Full Staga 

(Special) 
Hamilton 

r.ohhy Ili^'sin:', late of Lydell and 
Hig^ins, surrounded by a itrong 
cast, consisting of CJeorge Callahan, 
Hetty Pierce and Flora OI>ell. has 
a gem of a comedy .act in "i>h Chet- 
ney," by I.i-wia Alletj Ihown. 

A rural drop in "one" Introiluces 
the to^vu constable, a village goa- 
.^■ip an<l an actress. The gosslp'a 
"nevvy * is stuck on the actress and 
gossip is going to have the "Ilogs 
Corner's Purity League" run her 
out of town. 

Higglns in Sears-Roebuck suit, 
trick hat, red tio and oversixe 
brown shoes enters to champion 
the actress. Ho is the nephew, and 
he defies his aunt by offering lo 
marry the girl. 

The act goes to full stage, show- 
ing a special bed room set and twin 
beds. Tho honeymoonera arrive at 
the hotel to spend their bridal night. 
A maid and a male porter are hep 
to their newly-found connubial 
bliss and decide lo make it inter- 
esting for them, which they do by 
interrupting the pair in their rooms 
with phone calls, rapping on the 
doors and finally a prop flro. Mean- 
while bride and groom are bashfully 
stilted, with Higgina remarking 
from time to time, "Gee, ifa gettin* 
late." Tho line brings a scream of 
laughter at each ejaculation. 

The fitdsh finds Higgins in comedy 
night attire while his bride la 
charming in lacey llngerlea. A 
prop break -down bed Is the final 
howl, with Higgina on the floor at 
the curtain. 

Miss Pierce tea the actresa bride la 
exquisite. She is a pretty brunette 
with a delicate touch that makea 
Higgins' boob stick out. The latter 
has created a new type of "rube" 
in this act and ia ideally outfitted. 
The rest of the caat are on a par. 
Tho theme aourda dangerous, but 
Is handled In a manner that would 
be inoffonsivo at a glrl'a aemlnary 
graduation exercises. 

"Oh Chetney" Is ono of the aea- 
rons comedy and novalty finds. 

Con. 



■ its 

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LEVINE, AUDRY and DORF 
Songs, Dances and Piano 
15 Min.; One (Special Drop) 
58th St. 

Two boys and a girl \\li]\ 
done time and time again. On* 
is a piano player, his parlnei ami 
the young woman han<l!ing the 
dancjng and vocal wo;k, 'J'lie 
.stej)j)ing i.s the fiature, the hinging 
Ixing In th" backKrot.nd. 

The opening con.sists of a rOiort 
iatroduclory number followed by a 
(lancing i m ;> e r s o n a t i o n. Tin- 
familiar liowrry dance is us' d by 
tij'^ couple. The piano player also 
injects what is announ''<d as an 
imper.sonati"n of a movie piano 
|)Iai er. Il is worked u[) in the 
usual manner of bits of liuiL Jiature, 

This trio IS badly in ne.d cH nc.v 
ideas. Ti'C prtsr-nt routine <liselo.--e.s 
nothing that has not bee n done 
i.«'foi<', Th'' !>rir( ipals po. sess s(j!n< 
ai»i!ity but fail to (lev«'l<ij, it vvith 
the present n:alerial, 

Tiie getienl r»Mi of .«^ma)l tinW' bjl' - 

•an use an a^ i of this na'ur". W.ili 

tome new .•-njtr, this trio should 

h.'ive little df/fi' ully iti landing' con- 

'■<•' lit i . e .ti.n< .. • . //'" '. 



EVANS and MA88ART 
Songs and Dancing. 
11 Mins.; Ona 
Broadway 

Opening the matinee at tha 
Broadway tho team had not the 
easiest assignment In the world for 
a routine that adheres mostly to 
dancing and some vocalizing by tho 
feminine half of tho duo. The early 
spot and tho evident mood of in-^ 
difference displayed by those pros-" 
f:nt. merely made the situation more 
ditficult. as the act fell shy of be- 
ing able to live up to the standard 
of the house. 

The premier ditty narrating" 
.something about bellhops paging in- 
'dividuals held far too many verses 
besides leading Into a dance, by the. 
mixed couple, that made the initial 
bit seem almost endless. Two Inr 
different episodes of dancing by tho 
man allow tho girl to'»makc cos- 
tume changes, followed by her de- 
livering of two melodies. The man's 
ono Instance of offering some of tho 
lesser eccentric steps brought a 
meagre amount of attention, with 
tho remainder of the pedal gyra- 
tions adhering closely to tho tap 
stylo that has the girl faking with 
her partner not being strong enough 
to cover It up. 

Much revamping, nnd tlo n. may- 
be, for the small hou.seji. Sl.'f/. 



MARLEY and HAEGNEY 
Songs and Piano 
12 Mins.; Ona 
Fifth Ave. 

Two men, one at the tiiano. The 
routine was duetted thr(»ughout, tho 
lyrics and not th(> nvlodies figuring. 
Ono mentioned that tho collection 
was their own songs. 

Tho opening number was a sort 
of parody on "Merrily \Ve Iloll 
.Along." Next came "i'ou Cati't Vio- 
I-Addy Atiy More," that, too, being 
.along parody lines .and aimed at 
dryness. A long titled ballad, 
something al)Out tl»e "lane that ran 
past the school hou.«!e," was prob- 
aldy meant to be a change of pace. 
Next came a number telling of how 
two .'^(•ho'd chumy grew up. tho 
straight doing the charncler'M, Ono 
boy turned out t<» be a "chief clerk 
'in a rhirl factory," the o.her a 
nance ( i"ed 'f-aundrs" Wagfoi .\n- 
iiie.- 

There was an Indian number with 
a liuht 1;. rl* and then a song iiho :t 
lb'' suhw;)>. It was %\ti(ten befor«« 
the nt'W ' le.atijerweiglit" turnstiles 
lame Info being and. so, \9 slightly 
•lUt ( r (late. The te.im w.'is nf»t 
(o.ix«d to gixe encore.-. .\«t will «1 > 
for llj<- l!i!«-f-M -(lav boil sea. /t»r«^. 



80 



NEW SHOWS THIS WEEK 



Friday, February 17, 



RIVERSIDE 

The eipht-at't current bin shnpos 
tip as oxcclk'iu rntertainment with 
Irene Caaile serving .is tlie stellar 
lodestQno ably suin»ortotl by 

D. D. H., CJeorpo Josj»el ami MnrRU 
Waldron. Mrs. Castlo is aoronUd 
tlie Rolo timpst€n billihfr. Caiiaoity 
business on Lin-'oln's Uirthilay 
matineo. 

Elmer Kl Clevc's next xylo ham- 
mering gave ihe show a fast Kt;sr! 
which was maijitainvd ihri>iij:hon: 
the first stanza summing up as p« r- 
fect vaudeville for ihe lir.' l half. 
The second i)ortion (lid not *}i;iih vin 
80 well, the pace letting do\v)i 
despite the sf^rling trio of acts th.'«t 
constituted that session of the p:o- 
gram. 

Th« audience was bubbli)ig over 
'"With good humor and enlhu.*«iu'-m 
ran high with the result El Cl« ve. 
the intro act, almost succeeded in 
stopping proceedings. Russ»ll nn<l 
Devitt were well appreciated wi:h 
their hybrid acrobatic sstepping aj:d 

!^ comedy by -play. 

' Janet of France and rhnrlcs W. 

Hamp fitted in nicely Avith iljcir 
"Little Touch of Paris" musical sUit. 
Hamp is the piano aecompanl^t. 
also feeding superbly in the opening 
quarrel-flirtation bit. A s;:gg'stion 
for more sincere character cun- 
eistency couM be tak»^n a Ivantaf^e 
of where Hamp, as the sojTg\\rit< r, 
is teaching Janet his latest number. 
It certainly does not carry ovit th*"" 
illusion when h^ start** du«"-:iing on 
••Worth While Waiting For." a long 
released pop number. .Something 
restricted with a catchy swing 
would fit the situation perfectly an«l 
fulfill the story thread to a ni-ety. 
Its very obviousness c.iusts ore to 
wonder why the team, in arranging 
their otherwise satisfying song and 
music skit, did not take adva:.t;;ge 
of the situation. 

Came D. D. H.. entering to a 

' reception from the Riverside regu- 

t lars, and monologed his 1j minutes 
of unique chatter to .a, snceossion of 
Wows and guffaws, exiting .a sweet 
hit, probably th«> heaviesi applause 
receiver of the show. 

Mrs. Castle was the class act. The 
two most striking features of her 
offering are paradoxes. The favor- 
able element are the stage settings 
credited in design and execuiioij to 

E. Douglas Bingham. The opposite 
■ is Mi.ss Castle's vocal attempts. Even 

her alibi immediately on entrarcej 
to the effect it even surprised her 
<Mrs. Castle) that the newspapers 
in their criticisms pulled that much 
worn wheeze, "as a singer siu/s a 
jrood dancer," docs little to lesson 
the sting of her vocal deficiency. 
Do Hupfcld, who himself is a better 
pianist-composer than a vocalist, 
j- co-operates with Mrs. Castle in 
r hokeing the vocal stuff as well as 
' possible <nor can it be de^^ied, in- 
effectively), but why retain travesty 
that borders dangerously on me- 
diocrity when it could be eliminated 
just as well. All of which explains 
all this dwelled upon detail upon a 
;. phase of her act that seems least 
.Important. Mrs. Castle as a grace- 
ful exponent of ballroom dancers 
made her mark many years ago. 
As a personality she has long stood 
the teat on stage and screen. The 
women marvelled at her gowns, 
grace and gorgoousness otherwise 
and seemingly were amply com- 
pensated, Mrs. Castle drew 'em .'it 
the Palace the fortnight preoedirig 
last week and could be a holdover 
here if sho so decides. Hev willing- 
ness to appear in v.audeville, "insid" 
t Btuff" lias it, is dependent chiefiy 
on moods. 

. llae Eleanor Rail and V.rotlur ro- 
r»i>eno(i after the usual 'Topics" and 
"Fables" flicker funnies. The mus- 
ical combination is of the highest 
technical order but the spot v..ts 
not just right for the dno. Tluir 
stuff is a bit too "heavy* to make 
''■ it ideal for re-opening pinpos* 't 
after a comedy reel intermis'*Jon. 
But after the audionoe pot ac- 
customed to assimilating the cello- 
violin stuff, the getaway hand to 
li.ind music sounded like .a sIioav 
stoppr-r. It was sincere too; );oth- 
ing kidding about it rith*M\ 

(leorge Jesse], ambitionrly top- 
billed as "America's Foremost 
^ Young Comedian, Author ar.d Com- 
^ poser" was assigned the r.cxi to 
H farewell position. Jessel set himself 
V right with .a couple local cracks that 
^ clicked soon commencing on a dis- 
course anent the flop of his former 
p' revue act leading into the telephone 
[:•: interruption bit that was n fixture 
in Jessel's former single. Progress- 
ing further the comedian now em- 
ploys a girl accomplice from the 
audience who interrupts pleading 
for a chance on the stage. This is 
cue for some remar' by Jessel 
anent show businneg and managers 
which are not altogether compli- 
mentary but are saved sting through 
a wise-crack twist. The girl is 
dressed in shorties as a "kid" al- 
though her muscularly plump and 
otherwise excellent two r'^asons 'o 
not show as well from the rear as 
Bhe ascends the runway to the etage. 
Personality that is definable as 
"sweet" the chick essays a terp solo 
, and does straight for some of Jes- 
Fel's lines. Tlie "recital character- 
istic," to quote the act's billing, did 
nicely in a spot that was rather too 
ambitious for it. Further ui>, 
probably next to shutting the first 
Btanza, would liave been the ideal. 

Marga Waldron, despite the late 
hour, despite the program handicap 
of a "premier danseuse' and a 
"classical offering" and despite Mrs. 
Castle's stf'ller terpslchorcan pro- 
duction prcceUlnjf, held 'em 



hypnotized through the medium of 
her swaying self, assisted by George 
Halprin. It's a tough spot to assign 
any solo turn particularly an act 
of Miss Waldron's type, but her 
holding ability is the more to her 
eredit. The show ran late and holi- 
day dinner hour was calling at five 
beils, but she danocd and they wtre 
'entranced. 

The concluding news reel llirkr:-. d 
to an aJmost 'Uipty house, Ahil. 



BROADWAY 

On\v six of the nine a>'ts lisied 
show* d at th»' three o'cloi-k holiday 
matinee Monday. P.s the .Statt - 
l:ak»^ jioiiey. Frawley and Luuis-e. 
th»^ Be.'.umont h^isiers, and the Six 
Musical Nosscs were the ones \o 
draw the off-assigninent for the 
^'arly i>''rforTnan<'<\ The remaining 
sext«:t of turns opened to an al- 
most eni.a«Nty hous»^ th;;t pontinu* d 
as such throughout the afternoon, 
despite the cotistant change of in- 
dividua's. 



The bi/1 
dancing in 



was o^erboa!d wltl; 
its runjung order, four 
of th»^ six a«'ts displaying ih.e focit 
work ;i8 th» ir prin'':;>al » onsiunrKnt 
of goods. V.'i:!ia;n:" ;.nd Taylor, t »-o 
(^olored hoys, sold it bitter 'h.in 
their •ompetitors besides having the 
b». St of it as reg.T'ds ability. l'la'<d 
down next to closing the team blast- 
ed tlnough to toi) honors for the 
afternoon. The pair offer neat hard 
shoo tai'ping that has one of the 
men Taking lare of jthe more eccen- 
tric style of delivery, and between 
Thim it total.^ as an act that ^vin 
hold up. for straight dan-^ingr, Witli 
th»' majority. They ••cleaned." 
singly and together, in a maniicr 
that i^'ft no room foi* doubt. 

Thomas J. Kynn with 1.j« sketch 
r.id nicely, though hnving to work 
against .'i haphazard morr.le that 
lutdn't ^!ll:^n kindly to any thing 
uhi(h had gone before, and st|onied 
about resigned to simply wait for 
tho scr«^>en fraturo. About half vay 
Through. Ryan started to reuist'-r 
•continuing to plug till he got at least 
fair ack!;ow]f dgmi lit. Evans and 
Massart « Xev.- Actr) initiakd v.ith 
I'raJik V.ard and his linger dancing 
dolls, following. Ward's coiiversa- 
lion is laeking in substance, ;,nd i". 
was accorded «^orreHponding recog- 
nition. !t should eithe.- be rep1*^n- 
ished or done away v.ith. Tl.*" 
actual work, or wlifii the dolls av 
in action, provoked curiosity' witli 
some amusement closing out to .a 
mediocre response that failed to 
disttirb anyone's trend of though*. 

Kirby, Quinn and Anger found it 
equally as hard to get started V)ut 
managed to impart some <?nmblan<cr 
of life among the patrons with th» ir 
burlesqu*:» bit at the finish and by 
me.ans of the sl.apstick falls of oni- 
of the men. The act impresses as 
though it would shap'^ up better if 
running closer to the 13-minute pe- 
rio<l and possibly under that. 

The Australian Woodcutters term- 
inated, holding substantially with 
their sawing and chopping. The 
two men sawed through a log. de- 
claretl to be CO inches in girth, in 
23 seconds. Can .Selbit or Holden 
top that? 



isliS' 



FIFTH AVE. 



Moijd.ty nij^ht the firvt pe^rtion of 
tlie show was rather listless. The 
ysual big audience found nothing to 
enthuse over until the comedy fea- 
ture arrived. 

That eame with Frank and Teddy 
Sabinl in the key position, Ko. 5. 
of the bill. The c.»rds announeed 
Sabinl. while outside the billing 
!-am<'d the two j)rincipals, the third 
member of tho trio being unnanvd 
but us*^d to good purpose in th^ or- 
clj^estra pit. Tl.at portion caught on 
from the jump. .Sabini's musical 
contributions are important but 
secoiMhuy to his "wo])" nonsense. 
Miss Toddy Sabini, in building up 
The vocal factor, gives the tvirn 
sub.stance. She vise<l what sounded 
iik*^ an old type of •■•oon shou: — 
'Tf\\ That to the World,'* then sent 
a "Mamtny" number big. Their idea 
of the l>l\jes, wliich was jiart of the 
encore, had Sabini lilowing on a fif« 
v,rhi'ie ?>Iiss S.abini toyed with .1 uke. 
Thp .*<aloinis were again reca;leO.. 
ca^ly taking th'^ evening's honors. 

The Mosconi Brothers in tlK* next 
spot we're the class of the show. 
Wihie, the >o\:nger Vtrother, ai":d sis- 
t'-r V'«rn.-i are in ilie txu'n, but *;j»' 
father is missing. In th-^ ojm ning 
lyric it is mentioned that pop is 04. 
has liung his daiicing sho«s a vay. 
and is through with stag-^ wori;. 
That called for a -slightly different 
.arrangement of routine. Willie and 
Verna, with a duet number, really 
opened. lioth show smart improve- 
ment over their first appearance two 
.seasons ago. Following the younger 
stoppers William Ede.son, the leader 
carried, soloed with basson In th*» 
pit. Charles and Verna in a duet 
number displayed something new in 
one stepping. Louis then pranced on 
for liis specialty. Ch.arles joined 
him for the brothers' double num- 
ber and that won a nice hand. All 
four wero on for the close, Willie 
tumbling all over the stage, using 
Louis' style. 

Tom Kelly followed and In the 
next to closing spot found the going 
made for him. Kelly's Irish stories 
now are perliaps in better time 
than ever, and it may be said that 
they arc not hackneyed. He opened 
with a song speaking of the glad- 
ness that the clouds had finally 
rolled away from Ireland's shore. 
Kelly has a rich brogu«», faithful 
and effective, which la half the idea 
in telling Irish stories. His "O'Brien 



and Murphy' tickled tho house, with 
fhe varn about the "Protestant 
Popes" about the best. A parody 
on "Lucky Jim" was given in solemn 
styl*^, Kelly announcing it as an 
inipr-^ssion of a star of 20 years 
ago, at which time he was a child. 
There being some doubt he increased 
the time but said it wasnt more 
than 40 years anyway. 

Jean .Sothern supplied a liked No. 
4. Sylvester ami Vance were an 
farlv 'comedy pair. The man's tag 
comedy line "horses," being a sub- 
stitute for "bull." carried the te.am 
along easily. It's amusing when he 
.idmits mothers hide their daughters 
when lie comes along because of his 
good looks, and then .adds '•horses." 

Clarity and H«agney jXew Acts) 
were second. Eary and Eary opened, 
interesting with the acrobatics with 
st"f 1 rings— a novelty. The Tuscano 
JJrcthers h» aved battle axes in the 
shut spot. Daring stuff. Jbcc. 



ROYAL 

Anniversary Week, Linco'j.'s 
Birthday and 12 vaudeville a'^ts 
failed to offset the holiday prices at 
the Royal Monday night. The cus- 
tomers evidently preferred to stay 
iiome and honor the houre with 
their patronage Later in the w*^eic. 
V l.^n the admission sca'e was 
noniial. 

A corking show rewarded the 
three-quarters of .1 house, with 
every act on the bill getting ade- 
quate returns. Hits of predomi- 
nate calibre wer*^ registered by Afc- 
Laughlin and Evans, fifth; Wells, 
Virginia and West, second after in- 
t*-rmission, and Burke and Durkin, 
^-i^;hth. all in juioy .spots. The Mc- 
Laughlin and Evans duo have s^'t 
t\i>^ town talking, and are second 
only to Ctaliagher and Shean among 
tlie seasons novelties. It is a man 
and woman slang talking act in 
••one," with the chara:'t*^rs as f.iirh- 
fully drawn as some of O. H<-nry's 
heroes. What tWs te\am will do to 
a I'ala-"*^ gathering only time v.-iil 
tell. Th»y haven't playr.d that 
house yet. 

A conflict ion in a popular s'.ang 
Eorg origjn.illy written for thisi act 
r. ao avoided when Bianth»» Evans 
walked out in the Burke and 
Durkin turn and introduced the 
song for Burke, .^hf^ aiul her part- 
n«-i* had used it pr<-vious]y'. Jimmy 
Burke sang his specially writter. 
'. .'rsion following and got as mvi -i 
v.ith it as ever. The latter team 
has improved unspeakably since 
the season opened. Miss Durkin is 
of the Durkin sisters. She and 
Burke hcive framed up a pleasing 
Konf: and piano routine that can cn- 
tert.ain them anywhere. 

The second half contained noth- 
ing but "wow.^'' Opening with 
Burke and Durkin, followed by 
Meehan's animals, with Well.«=', Vir- 
ginia and West next. The young- 
ster in this turn stood them on their 
ears with his dancing. He is un- 
doubtedly the sweetest hoofer in 
the racket, and he.aven help the 
exponents of the Russian "hoch" 
stuff who have to follow him on a 
bill. They yelled for more long 
after tlie nest signs were up. 

Jay Velie was dropped into a 
toijgh assignmeift following in his 
singing and dancing turn, assisted 
by the four girls, but did nobly not- 
withstanding. Velio is a smooth, 
refined worker and a good show- 
man, and macPe the grade nicely. 

The Swor Brothers had a late 
stirt for their quiet opening, but 
went as usual here, where they are 
great favorite.^ A couple of new 
gags were heard in the routine, but 
the rest of the offering remains tin- 
changed. It's an entertaining 
quarter of an hour for any man's 
ti.eatre. 

.Sensational Valentines opened 
the evening, followed by Cold and 
Edwards, the dancers, in place of 
McFarlane and Palace, who were 
off the bill. P'isher and Hurst had 
the first comedy belt at them in the 
third position. Fisher is a positive 
comic with an offering built aro\ind 
•^^ -ire-fire bits. Much of the dialog 
is familiar, and one or two pieces 
of business are from burlesque. 
Th«y did it in the position and gave 
th'^ show .a real start. 

Margueritr.a Padula, with her 
pi.-^inolog and songs next, also 
landed. The song sung at tiu-» .'udi- 
r.'f-'Q in which she i»;cks out ajid 
names a patron in an aisie sc.'.t i'-- 
in bad taste unles'i a plant i«» used. 
Th*^ patron Jlonday night v,as 
visibly embarras^rd, and t)ie lar.ph- 
te-r that follows doe'-n t ex:\^se tiie 
■J.-*'' of tho song ii tha* matriier. 

Jim I'eliX fiNew Acts) elo?.ed 'hf- 
show, and Tempest and Watson 
• New Acts) did likewise for the 
fir. St half. Con. 



JEFFERSON 

At eight o'clock the box ofTlre 
door-man was annotmcing the sale 
only of balcony seats and discour- 
aging the orchestra and box 
would-be* patrons. Inside the 
house the reason was obvious. 
Log«^^s and boxes jammed with ex- 
tra chairs and tho overflow stand- 
ing many deep in tho rear of the 
orchestra. Monday night looked 
like a good holiday's business for 
anybody's theatre, and that was the 
way tho standees wero accommo- 
dated for the major part of the 
evening. They came early r»nd 
stayed late, tho Rhow flickering out 
its "Tol'able David" feature at ex- 
actly the witching hour — midnight. 

The Jcffersorv ran Its customary 
three shows, although busir.ecs 



would have warranted the extra 
show. The orchestra ovcrturcd its 
Dixie medley very apropos of the 
occasion at about 8.30. The show 
itself was erratic and an absolute 
fooler. It would not seem likely, 
ostensibly, that a deuce-spot col- 
ored hoofing team could take the 
edge off the headline act, Hackett 
and Delmar Revue, spotted No. 6, 
but that inn't tho reason why the 
revue fell flat, it was not a case 
of too much dancing, for no step- 
l>ing obtained between tlie second 
and sixth acts. Merely the colored 
boys showed such wicked hoofing 
m the early spot that the impres- 
sion lasted, and the Hackett-Del- 
mar's produv'tioned stepping didn't 
click so prettily. 

Tho Nagyfys, a mixed fire-eating 
team opened. Their pyroteehnics 
bewildered the natives when it came 
to the flame shooting from the 
mouth and left '»m disbelieving 
rhe'/r ey*'slghr when the man started 
digesting the carbon are light ter- 
niinals. individually and logetiier. 

Williams and Taylor, tlie dude 
colored bo.vs dressed straight ex- 
c»'pting for one's inky black cork- 
>ip, sang and (lanced, mostly th" 
latter, to a rousing No. 1! bull's-eye. 
The 'midnight" fellow do*^s a B» rt 
Williams t.\pe of number to mix it 
tip, but for ihe main joshes, and 
deprecates his partner's legma:iia 
lat» r by taking a iiand — rath*r a 
foot — at it v.tih a subdu* d imiu'c-- 
sie^nistic solo in direct contrast to 
tiie other's int^i.sive pedal work. 
The .sum total was .1 wow. 

Charles Rogers and Co. (New 
Act*-) subV)ed for McLallen and 
Carson. Lloyd Oarrett *Ne-w Aets) 
was followed by Al Raymond, the 
•Tniteel .Stat»'snian. ' who mono- 
logiud liis politic;;! and topical 
..Latter to goe»d i>'n-poso. 

Flaekett and Dilmar's "Dance 
Shop" iM a sartorial Jlash if nolhin-^ 
'"Ise. Miss Hacketi's artistic hand 
is ctbvious on th"" dei.ijjnin;.: e?)d of 
it. but tlie a<-ti'.nl execution of tiu> 
gorgeous f urle'e'ws and d« wd;:ds 
must have r» pr«^« nf^d v. very mun- 
dane and ir.fi. .!«d dressmaker^' bli). 
The as-isting f*niale .sext* r, who 
are' show girls as v.» ]\ as .'■tei>p« rs. 
wore- The V)'auiii"iil elotlK.s iiko pi •- 
ture ladi-s and .• hov.i d them oit to 
best advantage, i*o=-sibly this un- 
due attention 10 tlie dres.sing ac- 
counts tor The a?t's sluggish pro- 
g!-ess. It coMhl stand jaz.",!ng r.p 
like a tramp woulu a good iiand- 
vv.t. 

I»cVoe and Ilosford. fortified by 
the pianists sup« r-impc-ing ap- 
pearance nnd t]:e> stopper's Jimmy 
Wfitl.s* travv.sti Elli.ige .stuff, have 
elevated wh.it would ordinarily be 
a two-man piano act into an int» r- 
mediary house feature. Snyder 
and Me-iino closed. The a<"t, billed 
as a duo, is really a three -man bike 
turn, the straight doing tho i>edal 
tricks, and the two men dressed as 
tramp" the clowning. A good dos- 
ir.g act that comp'^ls interest. 
, "Tol'abln David." Richard Ear- 
thelnuss' first First National star- 
ring feature, was the picture at- 
traction, and a pippin. Bucolic in 
setting, the director has taken 
simi^le backwoods folk and made 
them tensely dramatic. It topped 
off the shov,- excellently. 

Abel 

AMERICAN ROOF 

Although not lacking In number*, 
the Monday evening audience on 
the Roof was distinctly minus tho 
holiday spirit. The eight-act bill, 
with no outstanding features, passed 
in review with but little enthusiasm 
during the evening. The show 
framed up as fair entertainment 
for the hous*^, Avhich has not boast- 
ed of many exceptional bills in 
some time. 

Rose and Dell, a man and woman 
cycling turn, op. ned the show. Tho 
male m»^mber kc-pps up a steady 
line of chatter, a large portion of 
the turn b(i:.g devoted to his talk. 
In it there are several gags that are 
threadbare. Tlie couple displayed 
dashes of ability tJiat kept th^m 
above water the greater ))oriion of 
tho time. Cliarlrg Reeder «Nr-w 
A.ts) started little with his xylo- 
phone work, tl;e orchestra h.^ving 
•lifTlculty in keej.mMj time ^-jt)! nim. 

The bill began to shov.' .sl^'n^ .,f 
life with Mabrl Wli.tiiian and Co. 
No. 3. Mj-o Wintmcn has two clo- 
ored hoyn who wh(>op"tl thir:gs >>p 
in the dan->? -ine .-ind .,.p,.lr,i «:'iong- 
jy with some .-tim. dy bits. It would 
b-e an advrtiit.ij;*' to h.ivc the bo', s 
eliminate the white socks and black 
neckties with the full dress attire. 
The first real enthusiasm was de- 
veloped by thhs act. 

L.anigan and H.aney ploked It up 
in the No. 4 spot ,ind continued the 
comedy at the desired speed. Lani- 
gan with his boob character landed 
his laughs .solidly, with Miss Haney 
putting the proi)er final touchei^ 
with some clever dance imperson.i- 
tion.s. The show dwindled again 
with Jack Collins and Co. (New 
Acts) closing the first half. 

Furman and Brown opened after 
intermission with .a song and piano 
turn. Furman formerly appeared 
with a partner named Nash, with 
tho present Furman and Brown 
.styled after that of tho other com- 
bination, which In turn was framed 
along Van and .Schenck lines. The 
present combination can be relied 
upon i; tho vocal division with 
present numbers displaying good 
judgnunt in the picking. The show 
was revived In fiood -sfjjle' by Ihcs© 




cum, 
certain 



boya. Regal and Mack, second af 
intermission, with their book stora 
skit found the going hard, the ve- 
hicle being rather light for a Root 
audience. It Is devoid of hok 
with the comedy having a 
crlspness that is app aling. 

Anthony and Arnold next t« 
e^losing proceeded swimmingly. An« 
thony playing a dude Italian dis- 
plays expert schooling in his work 
Tho laughs wero worked up in ■ 
quick style, with the singing of 
Miss Arnold, which includes con- 
siderable high note work, making 
them strong contenders for the 
same spot in any of the bigger 
three-a-day bill.«. Rieardo and 
Ashforth, a man and woman aerial 
team, .losed the shovv'. fi^e house 
remaining inta.'t for the feature 
picttire showing, which could not 
liav.:» ended mui-h before midnight, 
the vaudrville having run ovfr^ita 
allotted time. Jlart. 



23RD ST, 



A lot of show and* v.iih.'il a Kood 
f liOW lor tlie price of atViiu-sion. 
That seem* d to Vw the gcn^'ial opin- 
ion of a hylifhiy audjeiv-e ;it th- 23d 
Street Monday afternoon, .Six acts 
•>f vaudeville together with a I'athe 
New.'-, a I'aTk.i^ Adve-nture film show- 
ing Mr.j. Jaek Allen roping a lion 
from an aerop'.ane, arul a tlve-reel 
featiue. Katherine Ma-Donjild in 
"H« r Social Value,"' compri«-ed the 
bill. 

The f.atir.e on< ned th.e sh.ov; with 
th.e nvo otiur reds following. Then 
an overture .'tnd The Seeba -ks start- 
ed Th-:* vau<:eville section. ILiriett 
Setback put over a rag ballad in 
"cn<^' ' as wt 11 as any of the regula- 
tit»n singles, atid then the t«'a!n. in 
full st.'.ge, went through the i>ag 
punching routine to applan.se. De- 
i'orsi.'i ajid XormaTi • Nev.- A«!s) in 
a s«'rr,i-s!;etiii offering tiie<] but 
laibel to ! eiu.'^e anything Jike a 
demon.-?t!atiofl of a] :prov;;l f:-e>in tne 
Mali* p. e. 

.M'.ilb •• an«l Stanley in their con\- 
edy talkii^g skit, whicli gives Miss 
Muller an opixntuinty 10 display 
1:« r vocal abilities and offer a lit of 
.an Irish eharacte-r sketch, hit liie 
iiudie-nce for suffieieiu applause' to 
take .1 couple 01 bows. 

Mali'il I'.Mike. with a new ai"ce>ni- 
l^anist wliO incidentally is not as 
''lever a*' the g?f] j«re«''e''«lJ'<'T bej-*. got 
over. Miss Burke and h'^r com- 
))<anlun did IS minutes with piano 
and sC'n};< aiul then ent^ored for a 
five-minute jilug OJi a Dixie baPad. 
Five minutes is a little too much 
of that sort of thing. 

Nevins and «Juhl (New Aets) in 
a )ilack face comedy act pulb d down 
the leal hit of the show, i»raciieally 
stopping the performa?ice. The 
iiudience was- lumgry for some real* 
slapstick comedy by the time the 
team arrived, and the boys cleaned 
Tip. Closing, the Lorraine Sisters, 
assisted by a pianist who also j>lays 
xylophone, won applause v.ith tb.eir 
dances. The girls a.«i framed now 
cannot expect anything better than 
the small big time, but as a pair they 
look as they are galted about right 
for a summer revue. I'mi. 



PROSPECT 



Thrills featured both ext'-- mes of 
the first half show at the Ihospect, 
Brooklyn. Kafka and Stanley, a 
two-man trapeze combination with 
a routine that embraced two dan- 
gerous-looking feats on the flying 
trapeze by one of the men. and some 
ticklish turns and twists on th© 
webbing by the other star cd th« 
show with a rush. Tho flying tr.ip 
stuff, especially the one that the 
performer dropping from a sitting 
liosture to a back heel hold is really 
sensational. It made 'em gasp 
Tuesday night. 

The other thriils catue in the 
Richard Have man trair.ed animal 
act. whieh had llaveman wrestling 
v.ith a Beng.'il tiger, lying down 
.among lions anel leopards, taking 
meat out of the mouths of the beasts 
as if they were maltese kittens in- 
stead of wild anim.'.l'', and ge.n rally 
making the six lions an<l a like num- 
ber of leoiuirds run through their 
paces with perfe -t precision and 
eontiol. 

The rest of the 5-how was made up 
of singing, talking, and niusi'-. all 
eombi!iing for a lirst-rate lutp enter- 
tainment, .linimy and Bet'v Mor- 
gan, second, piea.'-ed witli piaiio, 
fin,';ing, violin, clarinet, and uke. 
Kaber an«l -M- iJowen. with a fiiita- 
tion turn .1 bit away from the' regu- 
lation double act of its kind, fitted 
in iiboly fourth. Both we>rk natur- 
ally, .a. condition that betters their 
material, whiejj in itself Is full of 

life. 

iu»b Willis, the ex-jwstman, hP J 
quiekly established himself as a 
monologist, and deservedly so. He 
is an excellent story teller, ^ho 
knows how to get the most possible 
out of his stuff. Willis handles a 
couple •)f dialects, both a«eurately 
and makes every one count whilt 
ho is on the plat form. The rntir* 
routine registered for laughs at the 
Prospect. Next to closing were 
Ames and Wlnthrop, with their 
"Alice in Bliinderland" travesty 
turn. Tho old time side wliiskcrea 
beau, and bustled damsel of the 
IKSO pM-iod landed their customanT 
wallop. Ames and Winthrop ar*' do- 
ing a new encore bit that Is very 
timely. It's anent the income i^* 
and full of pertinent quips. I'oia 
Negri in "Tho Last Pnymeiit' W'^' 
the feature pieture. Business shght" 
]y less than capacity Tuesday ai^^nV 



Friday, February 17. 1922 



NEW SHOWS THIS WEEK 



21 



1 



SHUBERTS' NEW STYLE 
OF COMBINATION SHOW 



''Midnight Rounders" Opens 

''Cold" at Crescent, 

Brooklyn 



"Tlib Midnight Rounders," a com- 
bination vaudeville and revue enter- 
tainment made up principally of 
Bkits, bits and numbers from the 
Century Hoof show of that title in 
■U'hich Eddie Cantor toured this sea- 
son, constitutes the current bill at 
the Shubcrt-Crescent, lirooklyn. It's 
an ideal vaudeville show, as re- 
vamped to meet the requirements of 
the two-a-day, running like clock- 
work and with enouph entertain - 
mc-nt tfi snpply tlirf^e vnudoville 
.shows. The **Kound?rs" opened cold 
at the Crescent Mdnday, rehenrsinR 
until liv*-' o'rlock Suinlay morninK to 
pet .'^et for Monday nftciMoon. Mon- 
day niffht it ran from 8:15 to 11:10. 
There wasn't a dull moment from 
the ri.se of the curtain until the exit 
march. "The RounJers," third of 
cameo series of revues for Shubort 
vauiK-ville. broke th»* hou.s.» r<M'ord 
for a matinee at th':» Croscoiit. Mon- 
day aft«'rnoon (TJticolti's l'.;rt'.:(hi> ). 
Business wa.s a bit .short of capacity 
Monday nighty 

T!ie elimination of stallinj^. 
joeiv^yinj; «ind all extianr^ous en- 
cores IS one of the outsUinilin^ fea- 
ture's of the show. It'.s wonderful 
what can be acconi)>lished with the 
tini<*-wasting, needle, s encore and 
bow iiii; businejs.s out of a vaudeville 
show. I'ncore.s were taken in the 
'•Rounders" Monday niRht, but — 
onl.\ v^hen absolutely calle.l for by 
tln> house, and then insistently so. at 
that. 

' Foiiowln^ the news reel, which 
m\\r th" uudience a chance to KCt 
t:ettled. the ^how proper started with 
a proIo^T. which plants tlie idea. In 
this IS irvlufr O'llay. Colin Cameron. 
Helen Kley. Jane Green, John Keller. 
Kthel O'lhien, Jean Carroll. Davey 
White and Lillian Washburn. The 
proloi? 'ran three minutes. Alice 
Ridnor and 12 choristers were on 
next in a number "Land of Blues," 
with tlie girls in blue costumes. Thi.> 
was anc^ther three-minute bit. Sam 
Hcarn, third, with his quaint rube 
monolog and fiddllnpr, scoring all the 
way in his quiet effective manner. 
Helen Eley and John Keller, fourth, 
with James Blyler at the piano; 
Harry Hines, In his single, and Jean 
Carroll, Aiice Ridnor and Davey 
White, in a brief dancing interlude, 
in the order named, following. All 
of the numbers were marked with 
speed and wero nicely varied for 
contrast. Closing the first half were 
Ray Miller's Jazzists and Cliff Ed- 
wards. The band is a pip, playing 
mostly in the modern subdued fash- 
*ion with a variety of instruments 
and a fine idea of shading and ex- 
prcs.sion noticeable throughout their 
program. ClifC Kd wards (Ukelelc 
Ike) did several numbers between 
band selections, all landing for 
woofs. Miller and his Jazz mer- 
chants just couldn't give 'em enough 
Monday night. It was the right act 
in the right spot, making for a per- 
fect balance in entertainment values. 

The first half ran till 9:44. During 
the seven-minute intermission the 
Orescent orchestra pulled off a spot- 
lighted overture that was a number 
In Itself, and as far removed from 
the regulation Intermission overture 
fls Harlem is from Coney Island. 
The Crescent orchestra incidentally 
did itself proud Monday night, play- 
ing the unfamiliar musical comedy 
fttuff throughout the show without a 
miss. 

The second half held the comedy 
rf the show, and it was plenty. 
There were foift* eklts, "Comedian 
W'anted." with Irving O'Hay, Harry 
Hines and Inez Buchanan; "Winter 
Carden Stage Door," with Sam 
Hoarn, Charles Wheeler, Jane 
Green, Helen Eley and six choris- 
ters; "Life Insurance," with Irving 
O'Hay, Sam Hearn, Inez Buchanan. 
Helen Eley, and Lillian Washburn, 
and "Cafe do la Prix," with Harry 
Hines, Charles Wheeler, Irving 
O'Hay, John Keller, Sam Hearn, 
Alice Ridnor and choristers. The 
"Comedian Wanted" bit wjis a talk- 
hig acr, with o'Hay doing straight 
to Hines. This held a bunch of 
laughs and seemed to be running 
along in a sort of impromptu man- 
ner, with an arrangement that 
would permit of ad libbing. 

The "Winter Garden Stage Door" 
hit gave Sam Hearn and Charles 
Whoeler an x>pportimity to show 
Ihey were real comics, who coultl 
get oceans of laughs with the quiet - 
<*st and easiest methods imaginable, 
.lane Green al.so scored on this as a 
sophisticated chorus girl. 

"Lif(> Insurance" was one of thos(» 
secon<l cousins to that good old 
• •lassie. The Doctor Shoji." with n 
l''Ui;h a set'ond, good wholesome 
hoke, splendidly h.mdled. "Caf.> dc 
la I'rix" was a restaurant exterior, 
''ssenti.iUy a table scerc*, with Sam 
ir»';Jrn. Hines. >Vhoeler and O llax 
whooping it up for I.iughs that 
rQckod the house. 

Alice Ridrioi" panickt^d 'em in this 
seejie. l":^dii)g a nunih«r aiid iiitjo- 
ducint? the same conil)incd wiggly 
' lltd.i Hul.a" .and .ia/'/.y stejiping 
that siMpp.Ml the ihow on the open- 
ing nivht of 'The Biushing Bride." 

S.tndu ielied in bct\^•e(•n the seconil 
li'tlf <'om((l^ scerM>s were bri«^f num- 



bers— "The Heart Breakers," led by 
Helen Eley, with six choristers In 
novelty costumes; an eccentric 
dance by Davey White; an Oriental 
number by John Keller and girls, 
with a full stage background show- 
ing the Pyramids; a beautiful cos- 
tume number, led by Helen Eley; a 
fast little stepping bit, led by Jean 
Carroll; a nursery number, "Coun- 
try Life," with John Keller, Jean 
Carroll, Virginia Banks and Alice 
Ridnor, and Green and Blyler's piano 
and singing specialty, which arrived 
at 10:30, and held back the following 
scene until Miss Green had begged 
off with a flock of bows. The Green 
and Blyler turn was one of the real 
wows of the show and earned every- 
thing it received. 

Closing the show was Cleveland 
Bronner's "Wedding of the Sun and 
Moon" ballet, ai^ allegorical affair 
that made a httmg climax for an 
unusual bill. The 15 choristers are 
manipulated in this to appear like 
r.o instead of the smaller number 
mentioned. The costuming is pic- 
turesque and in excellent taste. The 
light in;T is .-^Iso finely handled. 

The combination of variety, musi- 
cal show, revue and burlesque as 
presented in "The Midnight Round- 
ers" is a marked advance over the 
regulation vaudeville shov.*. If the 
Shuberts can dig up 32 more as 
gooil as this, Bedinis "Chuckles" 
and "A\'hirl of Xew York," their 
\audeville circuit is set. 

If "The Midnight Rounder.s" unit 
doe- n't break a record for $1 top at 
the Crescent in Brooklyn thi.s week, 
it will be hard to find the reason. 



PALACE 

The holiday crowd Monday (Lin- 
coln's Birthday) matituv> was apa- 
thetie. l".sually the bunch that 
gathers on a day off is wound up 
like a spring to smash hands to- 
gether. r>ut there were no smashes 
scored. it was the show's fault 
more than the humor of tin* audi- 
ence. ^\hi^.•h left some empty sjiaces 
in the boxes but tilled the hotjse 
otherwise. The program billed nine 
acts but the performance held ten, 
with many changes noted in the 
running order as lirst laid out. 

Anna \Vhe.aton and Il.iiry Carroll 
(New Acts) reunited, prehably sent 
in to make up for the absence of 
Bcllo Baker, who wa.5 listed for the 
show but was reported out through 
illness. Miss Baker would have 
mopped up; the show really needed 
a wallop. Carroll was recently at 
the Palace with his revue, but it is 
possible the reformed Wheaton and 
Carroll turn may Bhove the revue 
out for a time. 

Frank Mc In tyre and Co., whose 
"Wednesday at the Ritz* farce 
turned up recently as a novelty at 
the I'alace, which hadn't had a play- 
let in many moons, was in the going 
as a repeat. Tlie Bostock comedy, 
listed after intermission, was 
switched into closing intermission. 
Joan Storm looked excellent as the 
wife who hated her "fl\'e-cent cigar 
salesman husband." All the three 
male assisting roles ore slight, but 
the chap who takes a ducking In the 
bathtub at least earns his salary. 
The house liked the turn, without 
undue enthusiasm. It was a pretty 
quick return for this type of sketch- 
act. 

Thelma and Marjorle White, 
Juvenile entertainers, wont on in the 
fifth spot (six turns before inter- 
mission) and scored the first of the 
limited hits of the afternoon. Be- 
fore them the scoring was negligible. 
The White kids look tender In years. 
They are reported hailing from the 
northwest and were taken on y 
Flo Ziegfeld for tho "Midnight 
Frolic" with Will Rogers. They did 
open with that show in Philadelphia 
but didn't fit. Several weeks ago 
the children were tried out in a 
three-a-day house and big time 
booking resulted. 

The little Whites showed them- 
selves perfectly at home. They 
have an air of sophistication that is 
disarming. There was humor in 
their opening number, "Those Days 
Are Over," for Thelma and Marjorie 
are just the age the lyric tells of. 
The kids surprised with a duet 
dance that followed, the kicking in 
particular drawing attention. The 
eldest singling with "Heeland Mary" 
In kilts tossed out an astonhshing 
Scotch burr. Then the smallest 
trotted forth In all Russian, the 
dancing not being so difficult ns 
surprising. The White Sisters are 
strongest perhaps in their singing, 
harmonizing finely for children. The 
eldest works in the harmony por- 
tions. They are perhaps the future 
successors to the Duncan Sisters. 
Tlie kids encored twi<e. 

Mabel Ford and Co. (New Acts) 
m.ade a strong follow up of tie- 
Wheaton -Carroll offering. which 
opened the late portion of the bill. 
After Intermission the running was 
much stronger but y«t did not meas- 
ure up to the usual standard here. 
Pressler and Klaiss were down iiext 
to closing thou.'^h progranied Xo. .'(. 
Tlio spot was much too late for 
them on this bill. I'rcssler's mop 
ef l.Ie.-ichrd hair and his w.-il»hly h^gs 
stan«<l the laughter, but the vahc 
of Miss Klaiss* sours contribution 
was distinctly brouu-ht om. 

.M.\i\on Vadie and Ot.-i G\gi fur- 
ni-h'-d the class of tle^ oju'Tiinir sef> 
ti..:i. Ma:y l7.ant is the piano ur- 
.niupanist.' but the Cakewalk num- 
l)»r by Miss \'adie called f..r thf 
or« hesir.i, v, hieh .•-(•eniod in diireul- 
lies several tim«\s durini; the djite •. 
C.vpi caimht th-' matin*-' cro\\d with 
plaintive melodies, softly ]. laved, lb- 



was not on at the close of the act, 
which had Miss Vadie and the Por- 
tia Mansfield Dancers In a classical 
number, programed "Rondo Capric- 
closo." The Mansfield dancers are 
four In number, the girls replacing 
the special musicians carried last 
season. The bare-legged contrib- 
utors are Flavla Waters, Frances 
Hartsook, Willette Allen, and Jeanne 
Fuller. 

Ed Lee Wrothe and Owen Martin, 
listed on the program to close in- 
termission, appeared third. The 
routine, which is billed "Now," might 
be called "Janitor Higgins at the 
Track." The spot was too early, 
the house either not getting the rac- 
ing slang or not being warmed up 
yet. The elephant line won a real 
laugh, but there was little returns 
at the finale for their first Palace 
appearance. 

Few if any present had not seen 
one version or the other of "Cutting 
a Woman in Half." Yet virtually 
no one left the house until it was 
over. That was a tribute to the 
showmanship of Horace CJoldin. His 
film bit in itself is well carried out. 
Then the details of the ".surgical 
problem" make it much more of a 
problem. He proves that the feet 
projecting through the box are real 
by removing one shoe and snipping 
off tlie end of the stocking with 
scissors. The wiggling toes are a 
"convincejp," So is liis «.'ompleted 
"operation," which has h:in i-uwing 
through the platform entirely. 
Therefore when the two halves are 
pulled apart the entire platform is 
sei>arated. 

Millicent Mower, evidently from 
the concert field, was No. 2. while 
the Cvene Troupe opened. The .set- 
tings are unusual for a wire act, 
and at the opening the raised cafe 
idea looked like the restaurant set- 
ting in the "Music Box Revue." 
Ibce. 

WINTER GARDEN 

A ragged bill of nine acts that 
must be costing nearly |6,000 on 
the week, and with Charles I'lU'cell 
headlining, drew rather a light 
audience Monday (»he holiday) 
night at a $2.L'0 top. With the Pal- 
ace charging $2.75 top the same 
evening as its special holiday scale. 
Broadway vaudeville was out for 
coin that evening. 

Tlie Shuberts know their Winter 
Garden. They played vaudeville 

no wonder the Shuberts wanted 
vaudeville as a steady trade, Time 
often has been when the CJarden 
did over $3,000 at its single (night) 
Sunday show. It then built up a 
Sunday trade that remains to now, 
with the Shuberts certain that from 
Friday to Sunday night of any week 
the Garden will get around $S.OOO, 
if not more, for Saturday and Sun- 
day the scale leaps to $2 again. It 
may or it may not be nows that the 
Winter Garden has not played un- 
der $16,000 gross any week since 
the Shuberts offered vaudeville 
there, and its top weekly gross in 
that period has been $23,000. 

The first part of five acts is what 
kicked the Garden show Monday. 
It held five just-mls.sing acts, one 
after the other, right up to Purcell 
with his band and specialty people, 
taking 30 minutes to close the l>e- 
fore intermission position. The 
opening three turns were In the 
"dumb" class, and at least if the 
Permano and Sholley turn could not 
be strictly called voiceless, it might 
better bo that way. To jam a $6,000 
bill up this way is not good vaude- 
ville, and more especially when two 
of the best known acts, both re- 
peats, were In the second part. Per- 
haps one or two of the others were 
al.so repeats. 

The Purcell act turns out aver- 
age entertainment, with the Leroy 
Smith colored jazz band not the 
least of that. For value it's merely 
Purcell's name and what it is worth. 
Otherwise it has Purcell's singing, 
his slight attempt at comedy, with 
dancing by Hubert Kinney and 
Martha Shelby. The Purcell por- 
tion is his song hits from the 
musical shows. It's the same xict 
Purcell first showed at Keith's I'al- 
ace about a month ago, but now 
seems to be loss on principal. 

The second part was programmed 
to be opened by Kajlyama, one of 
the repeaters. It's the position 
Kajlyama should have had when 
ho was at the Garden the first time. 
More easy to attrac* attention to 
an act on its firt;t appearance than 
on its second. Likewise the pro- 
gram is now giving some explana- 
tory billing to Kajiyama's remark- 
able mental feats. Then came Hal 
t'orde and Gitz-Rice, another r<- 
peater, followed by Mane Nord- 
strom, with James Watts closing 
th show. 

Opening were the Apollo Trio, 
three men in a gohl bronze, who 
combine posings with lifts and 
acrobatics, one doing a nice mu.-^eu- 
lar dlsfday. Its somelhmg of a 
sirht turn for the o[»ening si>ot. nnd 
might be tri^'d some time for the 
after intermis.«tion position. Ofi"n 
it i.i a waste of tab'tit imd money 
Jo figure vaudeville spots a'^cording 
to salary received. That's the small 
time booking pysf'-m. Xo. 2 held 
I'ermane an<l She!i»N'. who h.ave a 
mixrore of a Mirn whore comedy 
is striven for early at th^ opcnin-?. 
iMit doesn't arrive in any bu'k, The 
two nun appecir to depend upon a 
violin and con<ortina MU-sical lini: 1». 
Its hardly enoimh. 

Alter tli»ni were irorllfkand th" 
S.uMnuta Si.'^ters, all diricer^, Hor- 
iie!; (I'ling the Rii.r.^i:in work and 
w.'l!, but he mu-^t b«'ld up ih'' act 
Our man standing fer thrt'c on the 



program assumes quite a task. Still 
it's an enjoyable turn of that class, 
for Horlick makes it so. 

Emily l.)arrell was up against it 
N >. 4. She had followed the three 
acts, none with comedy that was. 
and while at first thought It might 
be said the spot .vas right for a 
laugh by that time, it .seemed as 
though thb holldayers had given up 
hoi»e. Miss Darrell went after them 
hard enough, but it was quite a 
while before they left their shells. 
When they did. Miss I")arrell re- 
marked to the bulldog she always 
carries: "Don't look so surprised 
'Oscar' when they laugh." The 
laugh she got for that indicated 
some professionals were present, 
perh.aps to look over Purcell. But 
even at that Miss Darrell could 
staml to have new talking material 
written into her turn. The more 
the better, and the better the more. 



It Is some 
been around, 
worked his 
musical in- 



COLONIAL 



Tle» Rcner.al query around the 
Colonial Monday nicjlit was — where 
are th«'y'.' The holiday h.id no par- 
ticular effect upon business lor the 
evening performance e.vcept pos- 
sibly to make the total attendance 
below the usual figure. The last 
six or seven rows, downstairs, were 
sparingly populated with the vacan- 
cies along the sides running even 
further front. Maybe the day off 
threw 'em into the theatres at the 
malinee.s. though afternoon business 
was only reported as being big at 
inter\als, but the fact remains the 
usual allotment of Colonlalites were 
con.spicuous by their absence at tho 
second show on Lincoln's birthday. 

The eight act bill played itself 
out to ai>prociation, being split into 
portions of five and three respec- 
tively. John Steel was placed at 
the bead of the line-ui) an<l ran true 
to ihc billing by turning in the ap- 
plause hit of the night. Down next 
to closing Steel walkcil on to render 
five sonj;s. Intcisjicrsed by a selec- 
tion from the accompanist, which 
failed to appease tho hungry mob 
and led into a duo of encores that 
climaxed with the tenor 
\erbal re(|uests. I'rob.ably 
sing the best voice in vaudeville, 
today. Steel delivers it with a neat 
sense of showmanship besides being 
profuse in hhs thanks following the 
numbers which arc short, melodious i 
and extremely easy to liste.i to. Aj 
corking headliner, John Steel, with i 
the audience getting its Initial ear- 
ful in the lobby upon entering 
throuyh means of the wax discs. 

The Lightner Girls and Alexander 
swltcheil i)laces with Leo Donnelly, 
thereby closing the first half. Those 
present doted on Winnie's clowning 
and responded to her rendering of a 
ballad plus much enthusiasm which 
took the act away well up. The 
remainder of tho cast filled In nicely 
both as to looks .and work, the Gos- 
man sisters vocalizing to apprecia- 
tion and Ramona, the dancer, lend- 
ing some aid in appearance if not 
work through being forced to fol- 
low another feminine dancer who 
rather took the edge off her efforts. 
Alexander and the sister are prac- 
tically buried in the routine to the 
extent tliat it .seems somewhat 
ridiculous their ste])ping forth, in 
front of the drop, to take bows with 
the comedienne. 

Donnelly and his p.artner plea.sed 
with their "Tis and Tisn't" turn 
wljen getting the second half un<ler 
way. Miss Hal ley dres.ses the stage 
above par for the act, also accom- 
plishing a well perfected "straight." 
Rule, and O'Brien, No. 2, got away 
to a nice start by going immediately 
to work with their schedule of a 
quartet of songs and were click- 
ing it off acceptably until they 
started to stall on bows, thcnc re- 
turning for a rather long winded 
encore. Tlie boys shape up as being 
well able to deuce it but are spoil- 
ing tho Impression left by tho 
hesitating methods revealed at the 
finish. Tlie Melnotte Duo opened the 
way for the remainder of the run- 
ning order which had Donegan and 
Allen (New Acts) placed third, with 
Fenton and Fields succeeding. The 
latter two men picked it up in a spot 
that craved comedy and closed out 



solidly 


thr 


ough 


their 


haphazard 


kidding 








- 


Th.ile 


ro's 


Circus 


was 


on the ex- 


tit-me end. 






i<kiff. 



head, was bewllderinff. 
time since Glngras has 
Charles Gibbs has 
specialty of i tatlng 
struments down to a fine point. Not 
an Instant is lost. He walk.«i on 
carrying a 'cello and instantly goes 
Into an imitation of the instrument 
while making tho motions of play- 
ing it. The 'cello is supported on 
a tripod like a muslelun's music 
.stand and from the body of it he 
takes a dozen other instruments, 
of which he gives a short imitation. 
Tho act never pau.-es for an instant. 
He is from one thing to another, 
speaks scarcely a ord, but works 
in capital incidental comedy busi- 
ness. This is l!ie best iclnd of 
simple si)ecialty, and the State 
crowd gave Gbibs a whale of a re- 
cei)tlon. 

Zack and Randolph with "Groom- 
ing the Groom" worked under a 
handicap. They open Aith a spoken 
Introduction, delivered from behind 
a transparency at the extreme back, 
and not one word was audible. 
When they came forward into full 
stage their dainty special set In 
pink silk won th^m something, and 
tho girl's vocal number clinched 
them. The couple have an excep- 
tionally bright lino of conversa- 
tional exchanges, all on the matri- 
monial angle good for laughs any- 
where, and they both have a fine, 
smooth comedy way. By their* 
method of delivering lines and put- 
ting over numbers they might be a 
musical comedy pair, so casual and 
natural is their address. A neat 
sketch by a clever couple. All they 
needed were a few steps at tho 
finish to touch up the offering with 
action. If they can by any means 
accomplish this, they are ready for 
prompt advancement. 

Four Brown Girls do nothing 
especially distinctive, but handle 
the familiar female quartet routine 
neatly and look trim in their green 
and white sport clothes. Taylor 
and Francis have knitted up their 
routine somewhat by the partial 
elision of the long recitation the 
man formerly delivered, but they 
are still addicted to punning and 
tho recital of a string of limerick.s 
singing i at this late day has no place In the 
pos.scs- material of a bright man and 
woman c jnver.satlonal turn. It be- 
longs back with the spreading tan 
box coats with pearl buttons, turkey 
red soubret dresses and tho other 
forgotten things of a generation 
ago. 

The girl is a dandy looker and a 
capital feeder in the familiar sort 
of flirtation and quarrel bits 
looks extremely well, first in a 
trimmed opera cloak and later 
trim kiddy dress. ' They 
"Good-By " agreeably with comedy 
Incidentals for the finish and make 
a first-rate getaway with a few 
dancing steps. The man of the 
learn does a few gag« In Hebr«»w 
dialect, and there may be comedy 
possibilities in this direction. Cer- 
tainly anything is better than the 
constant labored punning. 

Paul Barnes has u new partner 
in Tom Ormsley, succeeding Jack' 
I'reeman, and the routine is 
switched somewhat. Along with 
the others In tho talking division 
this pair suffered from prolonged 
laughs that killed their succeeding 
talk. They were on sixth around 
4:15, and there was in addition a 
good deal of shifting among the 
audience, with many departures 
from among tho early comers and 
the rush of others to occupy tholr 
.'^oats (the holiday matinee ap- 
peared to draw two pretty full 
iiouscs between 1 and 5:15). Barnes' 
dres.'^es In tight brown clothes now. 
which Intensify his leanness, and 
his Hebrew dialect stuff is genu- 
inely funny. They have a novel 
opening in the appearance of the 
trouserless straight mat# and his 
explanation that he Is waiting for 
ilio appearance of the clothes 
pre.«'-er. This lays tho found.itlon 
for much of tho amuain? conversa- 
tion later. 

Andre and Girls (Xew Acts) made 
an attractive closing turn. The act 
has good musical quality and at- 
tra'^ivo sight features. 

Altogether an excellent show. an«l 
with the feature "The Fourteentlj 
I..over," a Metro feature with \'iolii 
Dana, a bargain at the pric^. 

Jtu.^h. 



and 
fur- 
Ln a 
sing 



STATE 



All the iomedy of the show for 
tb.e first half was t.ilk, and lost 
upon a very consider.! ble portion 
of the audience. Tlie trouble with 
n talking act in tlils houso Is that 
when It raises a good laugh the 
giggle continu*'M long enough to kill 
the n« xt laughing point for all but 
those immediately down front. For 
this r'-ason th" comedy values w«.'re 
injured, l>uf th^re w<'re other feat- 
ures whi'Mi lujlled the bill up. For 
class in not too pretentious way 
the arr.mgejn'ut Monday was one 
of the best the house has had in 
several W"(ks. It wa.^ fine, clean- 
cut. stiaii;ht-away spfcialty m.i- 
leiial. The show went along 
.'.niooi hi.v and with ex'^elN-nt sp<M'd. 

IMnrmd Gingra.-;, hc.'ivjwcighi 
^^quilibt ist. op» tied. His handlint; oi 
th.' s»e«'I canon balls is irnpr'v-sive, 
and se\eral of his feature tricks, 
.such as FUpporting an Uiirl>:hl ob- 
ject On each foot, while seit'.d. hf»ld- 
ing an elaborate pereli in one hand 
and jug;;fing four balls ui tin- other 
and at tlie s jnic tini'r keeping a , 
.«<phi.?re Ivaveluig aiound a track J 
IIU'- the rim of uliat attatiiMl to hl.-i 



NEW ACTS 

Tom Murphy (Primrose I'oui >, 
single. 

Roy Harrah, with four girls, Iren^ 
T^abinl, formerly with Harrah, will 
rejoin her old partner Rosa as a 
two act. 

"Iteel Dream," with 5 people, fea- 
turing Zfdia Rambeau. 

Dr. I'escatore-t'isher. a German 
inventor who has devised a new 
sound-amplifying body to the or- 
dinary string instrument, including 
'cello, violin or piano, showed his 
v.iudcville offering at the Wednes- 
day morning Keith try-on*^ at the 



Palace 



Berlin 



aet, 



arrived from 

o]\\^ Kin^ and M.ay (herald, f ;•..•» - 



Dr. Fisher 
last week. 



BIRTHS 

Boeder (Four Rodders), 
her home in New York. 



C'ai rnon 
1 eb. :j, at 
daushi'-r. 'i'he act reopena with ih»» 
.*<elb--l''loto circus next se.Msou. Both 
ptreiits aie inetnber.s of it. 



Winifred Verina. a ballet 
tiie Hippodrome, won the 
h'ld hy iVilhe to select a 
for a tutur*^ two-reel serial. 



girl a*:, 

'•ontoMt 

heroino 



VARIETY 



Friday. Febrmrv IT IV.jj 



BILLS NEXT WEEK (FEB. 20) 



open 



IN VAUDEVILLE TIIEATIIES 
for the week wltb Monday matii «e. 



(All hounea 
indicated ) 

Tb« biUa below 
from. 

Tbe manncv" tn wbich thcc« bills are rrlnted 
Importance of aits nor their t>''oKram posit luns. 

• before name denote* art is iK/inp new turn, or reappt arlr.jr after 
from vaudeviile. or appearing in City where listed for the Aral tinie. 

4. 



wbpn net otbcrwiM 

are grouped in divisions, according to booking offlcea supplied 

does not denote the relative 



abacnce 



KEITH CIRCUIT 



IfEW YORK CITY 

KeitirN Fiiliice 

•Dolly Sia 

Dolly Kay 

H A O Ullswcrth 

D D H? 

"On Fifth Ave" 

Wheaton & Carroll 

Courtney Sia 

McLaughlin A B 

Roj A Arthur 

The Nagyfya 

Keith's Rlveralde 
Cbaa AlirHiii Co 
Florence Walton Co 
Watson Sis 
Vaagbn Comfort 
llelene Davis 
Norwood A Hall 
••Shadowland" 
Tbalero's Circus 
iOne to AH) 

Keith's Koyal 

•Bobby Illggins Co 
•Mary LawJor Co 
Cahlll * Romaine 
Kale & O'BrieD 
Jack Benny 
WbUe Sis 
Horace Goldln Co 
•Mildred Harris Co 
Joannys 

Keith's Colonial 

WillJama & Wolf us 
Alma Neilson Co 
Rae Samuels 
Howard & Lewis 
McConnell 81s 
■Williams & Taylor 
Maxine Bros A B 
Six Hassans 

Keith's Alhmmbra 

John Steel 
Harry "Watson Co 
Temple & Watson 
Fenton A Fields 



•Cliff Friend 
Kay Hamlin A 
•clattihon Junes 
(Others to till) 



K 

Co 



135tb St. 

(16-19) 



Prortor'« 

2d half 
Billy Giason 
Janis A Cbaplow 
Pollard Sis 
Downey A Clarldpe 
•Carlo DeAngtlo Co 
Berlo Girls 

1st half <20-::) 
Wni HaiJen 
CreeUon A Davis 
Story A Clark 
Johnson Baker A J 
(Two to fill) "' 

2d half « 23-20 
Burns A Lynn 
H & B Skatclle 
•Emil SuWcrs 
S Lunatic Chinks 
(Two to flil) 

Prortor's 58th St. 

Greenlee A Drayton 
Claire Vincent Co 
•Billy Kelly Co 
Moore A Jayno 
•Ploetx Bros & Sis 
•Lindsay A Mason 
The Littlejohns 

2d half 
'Nobody Home"' 
Harry Cooper 
Conroy A' Howard 
Downey & Claridge 
Phillips & Whit© 
•Dano A West 
The Arnauts 

Prortor's 6th Axe. 

2d half (16-UO 
Ilackett & Delmar 
Rice A Werner 
Cooper A Ricardo 
J & B Morgan 



BILLY GLASON 

Starts a l»-week Tour of the 
Middle Wcpt. NEXT WEEK (F«'b, 20>. 
AT THE DAVIS, PITTSBCRGH. PA. 



Donegan A Allen 
Spencer A Williams 
•Faber A Beruala 
•Cross A Sanlora 
(One to fill) 

Moss' Broadway 

20th Century Iltv 
Johnny Burke 
Stevens A Burnell 
•Jones A Jones 
Ford & Cunninph'm 
Reddington A Gr'nt 
<Two to fill) 

Moss' (oliveom 

••Flashes" 
Devoe A Hosford 
Larlmore A Huds'ii 
(Others to fiii) 

2d half 
Iflss Juliet 
Jack Ostorm.nn 
(Others to fill) 

Keith's Fordliam 

•Mabel ^Ict.'amj Co 
Miss Juliet 
Jack Ostt rman 
(Others to fill) 

2d half 
Margo Waldron Co 
Langford & Fdr'ks 
(Others to fill) 

Mos%* Fmiiklin 

•Tiniberg A Darl'g 
Langfard £. F'dr'Ab 
Ruth Roye 
Rudell A Don'>gr.n 
tTwo to fiili 
2a half 
Ruth Roye 
3 Denols fc^is 
•Steeds Septet 
(Others to fill) 

Keith's IlaAllton 

Hackrtt A li'linar 
Glenn A Jenluns 
Pearson *: Le\\;s 
Leavitt A Lockw'd 
•Jl C Hilliam 
Susan TovipKirs 
(Others to fill) 
Keith'fl Jeffrrvon 
Margo Waldron Co 
Klida Morns 
(Others to fill) 



B & 11 Pkatelle 
Bob Willis 
Rhoda's Anlmala 
(One to fill) 

1st half (20-22) 
Hampton A Blake 
Lew Cooper 
Orren A Drew 
Kay Hamlin A K 
•Gattison Jones Co 
(Others to f^ll) 

2d half (23-2«) 
Wm Hallen 
John B Hymer Co 
15ob Albright 
•Grtat Blao3:««;one 
(OthTs to fill) 

Proctor's 23d St. 

2d half nc-19> 
W ^- M Rogers 
Susan Tompkins 
B» *»nian & Grace 
Wal»«h & Bmiley 
(C'thirs to till) 

3ft half (20-2:) 
'•Marry .M. ' 
Crafts A IIa!ey 
•Rings & Rainbows 
(Oth'.rf» *n fill) 

2d half (23-2€) 
Mullin A Fran<. s 
•Geo liae 
Ilartl«y & Jee 
(Others to fill) 

FAR ROCKAWW 

Colli n;bia 

t 2 3 - '-• • • > 
Dfvoe A llovford 
Fran.: M'lntyre 
Rite A W.rnrr 
Mar.<i,e Falltt 
"Two to fill) 

HROOULYN 

Keith'H IlusiiwttU 

MofSi oiii Br«.!? Co 
»'oop»r & Ricardo 
C>;pen & JohnFon 
• "has Keating 
V« ! i.on 
I-uf-f'-r Bros 
M«^fhaus Anim.'.is 
<;;reat I.eon 
Janet of Fran'.e 



) 



ROSS WYSE and CO. 

fratorinj; a Living I'.'.oom'ng \^ onder 
ROOKED SO 1,1 D 



I Roy A Arthur 

' Bob Albright 
M'-ehan 9 Anmia.'s 
(Une to tiil) 

Ist half (20-22) 

Rico A Werner 
Burns A Lynn 
Towers A Wallace 
Gilbert Wells 
Eary A Eary 
Rhoda's Animals 
2d half (23-:C) 
Lew Cooper 
Werner Amoros 3 
Hami Ton «: Blake 
Saw Thru Woman 
(Two lo fill) 

Moss* Riviera 

Frank Mclntyre Co 
Marc«'lle Fallot 
(Others to fill) 

2d half 
Harry Kelly sSo 
MuUtr A Stanley 
Flashes' 
I.::iian Herlien 
(Two to fill) 

AIDANT 

Prortor's 

Mack Ac 1^1 Rue 
W^-lser A Reistr 
Gclden Gate 3 
Laura Ordway Co 
Willie Solar 
Ai Moore Co 
2d half 
Joe Armstrong 
Carroll A Gorman 
Florence Nash Co 
Bevan A Flint 
Koroli Bros 
(One to fill) 

ALLENTOWN 

Orpheam 

Alice DeCarmo 
Ryan & Ryan 
Noxtor A Haynes 
"Juvenility" 
(One to fill) 
2d half 
Leon Varvara 
Si'hwartz & Clifford 
(Three lo fill) 

AMST'RDAM, X.T. 

Kialto 

Florence Brady 
M<tgg.e I,<j Clair Co 
WeUh Mealy A M 
Henry's Six 
(One to fill) 

•:d half 
Wright A Gamnu-n 
Conn A Albert 
Donovan A Lee 
Three Lordens 
(One trt fill) 

ATI^\XTA 

Kyrio 

(Birn^ingham split) 

IM half 
Watson Duo 
Hunting ft Frnne1n 



Ist half 
Frrar Baggct A P 
AUman «: Woods 
Virginia Romance 
Hughes A Pamm 

CU\TTA!tOOGA 

Kialto 

H*»nrl Sia 

LaFrance & Harris 
-Newell A Most 
Edwin Gecrgo 
Bronson A Edw'rds 

2d half 
Strand 3 

ott'.se «;orday Co 
The LeGrohs 
Wanda A Seals 

CIIESTEB. PA. I 

Ecko A Kyo 
Ang. i A Fuii^-r 
Sully & Kennedy 
Weber .t Rid nor 

:d half 



Steed's Septet 
(Two to fill) 
2d half 
Jada Trio 

Casting Campbells 
(Three to flll) 

INniANAPOLlS 

B. V. Keith's 

Willie Rolls 
Adlcr A Dunbar 
Dress Rehearsal 
Sig Frlscoe 
Ramdells A Deyo 
Mapon A Shaw 
Wilfred Clarke Co 

JACKSONMLXE 

Palace 

(Savannah aplJt) 
191 half 
Cortex Sis 
Ben Meroff 
Mark & Holly 
Stella Mayhew 
Jean A Va'jean 

JERSEY CITY 

B. F. Keith's 

Sd half (U-IS) 
Mab<l Burke Co 
Murdo. k & Ken edy 
•Mass Bros 

Corradln; s Animals 
CAM Dunbar 
•GattiSi'n Jones O) 
(Others to fill) 

1st half (20-22) 
Mullen A Stanley 
Murphy & Lang 



Nifty Three 
W H Armstrong 
Wright A Dietrich 
Fred Bowers Rev 

KKWARK»<M. J. 

Proctor's 

3d half (1«-19) 
•Thank You Doci'r 
Oscar Ixjrraine 
Williams & Wolfus 
I Lunatic Chinks 
(Others to flll) 

1st half (20-22) 
"For Pity's Sake ' 
Bob Albright 
4 Fords 

Bud Snyder Co 
Janis A Chaplow 
(Others to fill) 

2d half (23-:t;) 
Harry Jolson 
Ames A Winthrop 
Orron A Drew 
Potter A llartwo-I 
(Others to fill) 

NORFOLK 

Academy 

(Richmond sp-lt) 
1st half 
Larson A Noble 
McLellan & « 'arson 
Josie Heather Co 
(Two lo flll) 

PIlILADnLPlilA 

B. F. Keith's 

Clown .Seal ^ 

Pressier A Klai^s 



Transfloid Sis 
Ben Beyer 
North ft Halliday 
The LeKevrca 
Ruth Budd 

SAVANNAH 

Blioa 

(Jacli'onvllle split) 
let half 

Ward A Doolcy 
Graca Doro 
Paul Hill Co 
Lowry ft rrin'*e 
G Dehnar Baud 

SIIREVEP'RT. L\. 
Grand O. U. 

(Baton Ro'ge split) 

Ist hair 

F ft B Carman 
Traoy Palmer A T 
Sully ft Houghton 
Ferro ,(L- Coulter 
Mantells Manikins 

SCII'NTT'DY, N.Y. 

Proctor's 

Five TamakJs 
»'onn A Albert 
Dono\ an A Lee 
Walsh Il.^ad A W 
(Two to flll; 

2d half 

Masgio L* Clnir Co 
Welch M*>aly & M 
rior*^no-- Br.idy 
^Uth«=rs :o f))') 



1103 BROADWAY 



TELEPHONE BRYANT 841-84'2 



ED. DAVIDOW and RUFUS LeMAIRE 

PIIJSSENT 

B0B6Y O'NEILL ._ 4 QUEENS AND 
and CO. 

IN SHUBERT 



THE JOKER 

VAUDEVILLE 



Mclnot!e 2 v 
Flnley ft Hill 
Silbers ft North 
Creole Cocktail 

CINCINNATI 

B. F. Keith's 

Leo Beers 
Kenny A HolHs 
Eddie I^eon.ard Co 
4 Casting Melloa 
Weaver ft Weaver 

CLEVELAND 

Hippodrome 

Bobby Pandor Tr 
Dare Bros 
Victor Moore Co 
Creole Fash Plate 
Sargent & Marvin 
Corione Tilton Rev 

lOMh 8t. 
A ft G Falls 
Bobby Bernard Co 
Morgan ft Moran 
Haviman's Animals 
Renee Roberts Rev 
Duffy ft Kf-ller 
Brennan ft Winnie 

COLI'MBIS, <». 

B. F. Keith's 

Jane ft Miller 
Fisher ft- GiJmore 



OOlolnl Dentisf to the IV. V. A 

DR. JULIAN SIEGEL 

140:X B'vrny IPotnnm Bldfi:. ) N. 



Y. 



ft W 

gnn 



W 



Zd half 
Wells Virginia 
Rudell ft Don 
4 Fords 
(Others to fill) 

Moss' Regent 

•B Bernard Co 
Wells Virginia ft 
3 Denols fr'is 
(Others to fill) 

2d half 
•TJmbcrg ft Pnr!'R 
•J.4irlmore ft- H'ds'n 
(Others to fill) 

Keith's Slst St. 

Jed Dooley Co 
Kane ft Hornmn 
"Dummies" 
Burtis ft Lorraine 
T^ouls Stone 
Scwell Sis 

Keith's II. O. n. 

2d half (10-Ht) 
Muller ft Stanley 
•Sullivan ft Meyers 
•Sidney Clnrk 
Combe ft Nevlns 
Werner Amoros 1 
(Others to fill) 

Jst half (20-22) 
Mullen ft Francis 
Wilson Bros 
•N ft O Verga 
Roma 2 

Royal Oasooynes 
(Others to flll) 

2d half »«3-CC), . 
rovn ft Kie rt* 



e 



I\eitli'>« Orpiieum 

•I.'oiiy S,s 
Swur Bros 
Lo<l.€tt ft- Lyr.n 
Billy Dale »;o 
nurk** A Durk^n 
Bert Fi^zgibbon 
Huston Bay 
•Pierce ft «:off 
ArTlstic Treat 

Momh' natbu<-Ii 

Eisa Ryan ''o 
Syb.l Vane Vo 
Enrs Frazf-re 
Robinson ft Tierge 
(Two to fl;l) 

Keitli's Cireenpoint 

2d half <lrt-i;i> 

R08COO Ails Co 
I'rince ft Bell 
•Jon^s ft Jon^-s 
Hampton ft (.;<>;»] n 
••'onnell Lrona ft '/. 
(One to fill) 

1st half (20-22) 
Juhn n Hyir.er to 
rot?»r ft llartwrii 
Johnny Harriyon 
(Others to fill) . 

I'd half I23-2C) 
"Marry i\l. ' 
H« al' y ft t'r.iss 
.Murphy ft Lang 
t<»tli<rs ti fill) 

Keilh's Prospp'f 

2d half ( 1»M;'> 
Sh»lirt '^"''riy, ^'o 
TfaVrrs ft l><>ug!.aa 



G^rtrudo T'.^rnes 
Th-i \trc)nn.ajs 

BALTIMORE 

Mary land 

Franhlyn Chas Co 
J ft B Morgan 

El "'k ve 
B- 1... Baker 

BlKMlNt.llAM 

a 

L>rlc 

(Atlanta s j : i t ) 
l^t half 
Mr ft Mrs Da r row 
Monarch «,'( in< «ly 4 
Harry Hayd». n Co 
Ml If. K» nny 
•\I. Uae ft Ciegg 

BATON ROl (;E 

C'olninbia 

(Shrr.vej>ort split) 

1st half 
Jf e D-Lirr 
Franois Arms 
V-'Ju Edmonds Co 
M:n' 'ti ft Sidcili 

BOSTON 

B. l". Kelth-s 

>^i;s<.n Aubrey 3 
Murray Girls 
Mabf 1 Ford -Rov 
Mt ft Mrs J B.-ry 
Davis ft l)arn- .'I 
Win Rock Co 
'i'om Smith 
Lola Se.na Co 

Bl FFALO 

Shea's 

F J S;dn<ty -'o 
F«.l»y ft Lature 
Mnie B' sf^on Co 
Shark y Luth ft- W 
I.jghtncrs ft- Alex 
Wayne ft- Warren 
It.gRS ft Witchie 
I.ewjs ft- Dody 
Martin ft Jfooro 

CHARLESTON 

\ l«'lory 

Laura l>fv:n<» 
•all. n ft- Matth- w«« 
Jack Nor: on Co 
Bowman Bros 
2d half 
^'Ibinl ft- •Jrovir.i 
Adams ft- May 
Sr> bboM ft- Brool.s 
lf»-rbrr: Bro«)l.s 
G;ifoyie ft I.ant'c 

< IIARLOTTE 

Lyrlo 

iC.T- • :)".l-;ru y.i-1.'-) 



Co 



Valeria Bergrre 
Rf' k & Rector 
Vokes ft Don 
Four Mortons 

DETROIT 

Temple 

Jfli'li I^aVier 
Fnusual Duo 
Rome ft Gaut 
I'atricola 
Toni Wi.'r' Co 
l.oyai's Dogs 
Mabel Burke Co 
Bryan ft Brod^riok 
Gaiiagh-r ft Shcan 

EASTON, PA. 
Able O. n. 

Lron Varvara 
Nancy Boyer Co 
Srhwartz ft- Cliff'rd 
(Two to nil) 
2d half 
Ailoe De«Jarmo 
Ryan ft Ryan 
Nestor ft Haynes 
Juvenility 
One to fill) 

ERIE. PA. 

Colonial 

J.T^iC IJan!»y 
Ita.Mnond Bond Co 
I'rin'-eton ft- W tsn 
Spirit Mardl «:ras 
Dixie llfM:,,.ton 

GR\Nn RAPIDS 

EinpreM 

I'rank Ilrowne 

W ft-''j Mandt I 
S Blue DtvDs 
llobson ft B"a:ty 

(.REEVsiioRO.N.r. 
ttrand 

(Charlotte split) 
1st half 
Van Horn ft Inez 
Bobby H<^nshaw «'o 
Herbert L'oyd Co 
WalDi.si^y ft K'ting 
'Cotton Pickers" 

IIA MILTON. CAN. 

Lyric 

Arthur Aat;! Co 

Bif-rro 

Harry Largdon '"o 

Tngc Hack ft JH 

IIARRIMU RG 

Majestic 

TTfi'il: Brown Co 
-M • uy ft Walton 



LA MAZE TRIO 



•Jack Goldie 
Werner Amoroa S 
(Others to fill) 

2d half (23-2C) 
Story A Clark 
Harry Mayo 
Creedon A Davla 
"For Pity a Sake " 
(Olhcra to flll) 

LOIISVILLE, KY. 

Mnry Ander^ton 

Butler ft Parker 
"Indoor Sporta" 
Joe Towle 
Ona Munscn Co 
V ft E Stanton 
Elaie La Bergere 

KeHh's National 

(Nashville split) 
let half 
Bergman McK A N 
Annette Co 
Earl Cavanagh Co 
Autumn Trio 

LOWELL 

B. F. Keith's 

Arnaut Bros 

J arrow 

Conroy ft Yates 

Green ft Myra 

Francos Dougherty 

Chandon 3 

Stephens ft B'rdeau 

MOBILE 

Lyrlo 

(N. Orleans split) 

1st half 
Two Ladcllos 
Edna Dreon 
Nola St Clair Co 
Lloyd ft Christy 

MONTREAL 

Princess 

(Sunday opening) 
Breakaway Barl'ws 
Paula Nolan 
Clara Howard 
Sheldon Thos A B 
Burfis & Freda 
Henry Santry Co 
H ft A Seymour 
Kramer ft Zarrell ' 



Fields Ford 
Gertrude Hoffman 
Rae E Ball 
Miller ft Capman 

Keystone 

Mack & Brantly 
Fields ft- Fink 
Conlln ft Glass 
Clifton ft De Rex 
Arthur Miller Co 

Wm. Penn 

Melnoito 2 
Flnley ft Hill 
Silbers ft North 
Creole Cocktail 
(One to flll) 

2d half 
Ecko ft Kyo 
Angel A Fuller 
Bob Ferns Co 
Sully ft Kenn*>dy 
Weber ft Ridnor 

riTTSBiR4;ii 

Davis 

Van Cello ft Mary 
Billy Glason 
Elpie ft Paulsen 
Ernest Ball 
Clinton ft Roonoy 
Wrcthe ft Martin 

PORTI^4ND. ME. 

B. F. Keith's 

Quixie Four 
George Yeomans 
Homer Romalne 
Boyle ft Bennett 
Doris Duncan 

PRO\lDENCE. RJ. 

JR. F. Alhee 
GAR Perry 
The Stanleya 
Hall Ermlnie & B 
Frank Gaby 
Flanagan ft M'ris'n 
Walter C Kelly 
Daphne Pollard 
Holmes ft Lavere 
Morton ft Jewell 

QCEBEC, CAN. 

Aoditoriam 

Lowe Fcrley ft 8 
Halg A Levcre 



CHAS. J. 




OFFICES 

BOOKING WITH ALL 

INDEPENDENT CIRCUITS 

Suite 417, Romax Bldg. 

245 West 47th Street 

NEW YORK 

PHONE: BRYANT 8011 



MT. 



VERNON, N.Y. 

Proctor's 

2d half (16-19) 
Harry Beresford Co 
Bert Walton 
Snyder ft Melino 
Mullen ft Fran<i» 
Princess N T Tai 
Hardy Bros 

1st half (20-22) 
Harry Jolson 
Healey A Cross 
Ames ft Winthrop 
8 Lunatic Chinks 
B A H Skatclle 
(One to flll) 

2d half (23-2C) 
Powers ft Wallace 
Ollbert ft Wells 
Rhoda's Animals 
Rojal Gn-royn-a 
(Two to flll) 

NASHVILLE 

Princess 

(Louisville split) 

Wift^fiTJft'eV ' 



Breakawny Bari'ws 

REABINti 

MaJeMic 

Jada Trio 
Grey ft Old Ro«.o 
Larry «l'omer 
(Two to flll) 
2d hair 
Monroe ft Mn»> 
B A Rolfo R/>v 
McCool ft Raritk 
Bill A Blondy 
(One to flil) 

BiniMOND 

Lyric 

(Norfolk split) 
Ist half 
TiOvin© Audre ft D 
F Pablnl Co 
Eva Fay 
(Two to flll) 

ROCHES TKH 

Temple 



SVRACl SB 

B. F. Keith's 

Page ft Green 
Uoscoe Ails Co 
Reynold? ft Doneg'n 
Arnold ft Weston 
Betty V.ashington 

Proctor's 

McCort ft Morrow" 
Plnney Jarrett Co 
Rose Clare 
Berlo Girls 
(One to flin 

2d half 
Walsh Read ft W 
Five Tamakis 
Young ft Whetler 
Berlo Girls 
(Two to fill) 

TROT, N. Y. 

Prortor's 

Wright »t »;ajnmon 
Carroll ft Gorman 
Florence Nash Co 
B«»van ft- Flint 
Koroli Bros 

2d half 
Mack ft La Rue 



Wehper A Reiser 

Ooldcn Gate 3 . 
Laura Ordway Co 
Willie Solar 
Al Moore Co 

TOLEDO. O. 

B. F. Keiths 

Chic Sale 
Yvettc Rugcl 
Paul Decker Co 
LAO Archer 

TOBONTO 

Shea's 

Tes'how's Cats 
fandy McGregor 
Wyliv ft ilartman 
C ft F Usher 
Bobbe ft Nelson 
Gus Edwards Co 
Herbert ft Dara 

lIi|>l>odroroe 

Asalil ft- Taki 
Connor Twins 
Certmel Harris Co 
E CI a 8 per Boys 

ITICA. N. Y. 

Colonial 

Jo^ Armstrong 
3 l.ordons 
(Tlir»e to fill) 

2d half 
M'^Cario'i i«.r Mav'.n'' 
^iciiMly Sextet 
Ko*«^ <'5alr 
(Two to Jili) 

WAsi|;vt.|oN 
B. F. Keith's 

B'*^t;;.i.j ft Gra-'c 
Miiliccnt Slower 
To.o 

.Sylvia Clark 
Leo I»onn^lley 
Al lit rman 
Singtrs Midgets 

YONKERS, N. Y. 

Proctor's 

Larry t'omer 
Furman ft Nash 
Down-y ft c^laridge 
(Others to flll) 

2d half 
Billy Kelly Co 
Janis ft Chaplow 
(Others to fill) 

YORK, PA. 
Opera lionse 

B il ft Blondy 
Monroe ft- Mao 
H ft J Chase 
B A Rolfe Rev 
(One to flll) 

:\l half 
Hank Brown Co 
Grey ft- OUl Rote 
T-arry Com-r 
• Two to flll) 

YOl NtiSTOWN 

Hippodrome 
P ft N 01 ms 
Vin-^'^nt 0'Donn»'ll 
Olcott ft- Mary Ann 
B ft B WheelT 
E.la Br.idna Co 
Lewis ft- Norton 
Du For Boys 
Niobe' 
Herman Tiniberg 



POLIS CIRCUIT 



BRIIH.EPORT 

Poll's 



Bagi 



Ist half 
rard ft Sheldn 



RUTH BUDD 

THE GIRL WITH THE SMUE" 

Booked Solid Until 1023. 

(.)H1'BLLM AND KEITH 



ovf:h the 




\ 



Gardner's Maniacs 
Elm City 4 
.Springtime 
Grant Gardner 
Mme Ellis 

2d ha:f 
My k off ft Vanity 
Hyams ft- Mclntyre 
The L'ightons 
Leo Edwards Co 

Pl»»»i> 
Hoyfs Revue 

HARTFORD 

Capitol 

Jean Soth^rn 
L ft P Murdock 
••Musioland" 

:d half 
Murdo-k ft K'ncdy 
B Barriscale Co 
Phyllis Family 

Palace 

The Baitos 
Harry Kelly 
Dan Co!»^man Co 
Fred Elliott 
•Mimic World" 

2d haif 
Blark ft- Lynn 
Wainian ft Berry I 
Mary Marble Co 
"At the Party" 
Worth Way ten 

NEW HAVEN 

Bijoii 

Bla.k ft Lynn 
R'ifr Bros 
• Ireen ft Burnett 
Mary Marble Co 
Worth Wayfen Co 

Td naif 
Davis ft Walk*'r 
Brown ft Barrows 
Barry ft Layton 
Mlio Ellis 

Palace 

Mykoff ft- \ anity 
Walinan ft Berry 
B Barriscale Co 
Murdofk ft Kf n'edv 

2d half 
Gardn<-rs Maniac 
L ft V Murdo. k 
"Springtime" 
Grant Gardner 
Kavanaugh ft E 

SCRAN TON, PA. 

Poll's 

(Will..s-Bre «rl!t) 



Cronin ft Hart 
Glor's Musical 10 
Babco.:k ft Dolly 
Aurora Animals 

8PRiN(;nEij> 

Palace 

Loo Edwards Co 
Sherlock Sis A C 
Dave Roth 
ITyarns ft AT.Tn»\r« 
Green ft- Burnett 

2d half 
Reckless ft Arley 
Frozinl 

Dan Coleman Co 
4 Entertalneia 
"llufiicland" 

WATERIIIRY 

Palace 

Reckless ft Arley 
The Leightons 
Pn)ma Carus 
Frozini 
Kavanaugh ft B 

2d half 
Burke Walsh ft N 
Fred Elliott 
Brown ft Weston 
Gonzell's Ja)nboree 
WILKFS-RARRE 

Poll's 
(Scr.mton split) 
l3t half 
Gibson ft- I'rico 
•"^niith ft Nriiiian 
Kirksml'h Sis 
Whitfield ft Ireland 
C Be) fords 

WOR( ESTER 

Poll's 

4 Britir'ainers 
Brou n ft W«si. n 
(Others to flll) 

2d half 
Sherlo«k Sis ft r 
Gr«en ft- Barnc't 
Emma '".trus 
Dave Holh 

PIn/n 

Davis ft Wa;i*r 
Phiilis Family 
Barry ft- Lavfon 
"Al the Party • 

2d half 
The Baitos 
DeWift ft King 
Elm <'!ty 4 



.*-h. rlo'it Sis .C 

BOSTON— B. F. KEITH 

BOSTON 

Boston 



Murray ft Gcrrlsh 



Frani: Mullano 
Gaictil ft Kor. 11 
(Two to fill) 



I 



Harry H. Coleman 

INVENTOR and ORH.INATOR 

OP THE WALKING DOLL 
To«rln» PANTAOES ClRCl-lT 



Gordon's OlVnipIa 

»S>'o]luy .S<j > 
J C Mack Co 
Clara Morton 
(Three to flll) 

Gordon's Olympia 

(Wafchlufftt/ii t.1.) 
Webcv Girls 
Bert Baker 
(Three to fill) 

Bowdoin Hq. 

Eily 

llanders ft Mlllis 
Howard 

Anna Francis 

BANGOR. ME. 

Bijou 

Harry De Coe 
Keller & Horb'^rt 
Alice Hamilton 
Wyat fa Lads ft L 
(Two to flll) 

2d half 
Arena Bros 
Anger ft Packer 
(Four to flll) 

BROCKTON. ME. 

■Strand 

Grant ft Wallace 
Ormsbee ft- Rtn:g 
R^'dKiond ft Wei;s 
Seed ft Austin 
2d half 
Dusih'Mi ft «»'Ma 1. V 
B':-Kcr ft W.nfrci: 
S'liirh ft Barj;er 
The Kitares 

CAMKRIDGF 

<>cr>lon's Cent. S«. 

M -Bans 

L'on;,rd ft Wi:.ard 

7 Honey B..y!» 

• Tango S'hue^," 

2d h.:lf 
Choy Ling Foo Tr 
R'»d:riOnd ft Welis 
Polly Moran 
The Co m*. back a 

P'V RIVER. MASS. 

Empire 

P Br-^men ft Bro 
Poiiy ft- Oz 
Howard ft Ross 
Lew Dockstader 
Vaida '"'o 

2d half 
Davis ft- Walker 
Bobby Randall 
K'ihw€;i Browne Co 



r 
i: line en 



(Two :o f. t 

Lmpire 

Hayatalui Bros 
Peal ft- Cor van 
i'mith ft Bark 
Barrett ft . 
(On« lo IJii) 

:d haif 
Grant ft Wallace 
Leonard ft- Wiiiar^ 
Joe Laurie jp 
Carnival of Venice 
(One to flll) 

LEWISTON. ME. 
Music Hall 

Ang.T ft- Pa-ker 
Ar»-na Bros 
(Fhree to lill) 
2d half 
Keller ft Herbert 
Alice HamiltofT 
W'yatt's Lntls ft L 
(Two to r:il> 

LYNN, MASS. 

(•ordon's Olympia 

The Kitar(><< 
Joe Lauri*? Jr 
Polly Moran 
"Not V»t Mk rit" 

2d half 
0:-;>iy'u-e ft- n^n'g 
S-^v. n H-n- y B'.\s 
" Tungo .She %" 
><>v> to ?..]) 

MAN( }:i>TliR 

I'alucc 

Tucl; »v ('Lire 
Jess'.' M i-i^r 
Kern.. n ''riijii!* Co 
Hov.ard ft- Sail «r 
The «'om»-bat i-.s 

2d half 
Harry Do t'ue 
Peal ft • 'or van 
K«^rnan <'ri:jt s Ci» 
P.arrert ft t'un'i**;!! 
H.Trt ft DyPicnd 

NEW BEDFORD 

Olyinpin 

:d lialf 
Tuck ft (jarp 
See.l ft. A us; in 
Howrrd ft Sadler 
'Not Yet Jfarle* 



NEWPORT. K. 

Colonial 



I. 



Phone BRYANT 53;; 

DR. M. HERBST 

DENTIST 

NHAY DiAGNO.srS 

148; BROADWAY. Kuitc 408, Cor. 43d St. 

NEU YORK 



(One to fill) 

FITC mil RC. 

l.yrio 

1st half 
Hart ft Dymond 
Rueker ft W infred 
Choy Ling Foo Tr 



Davis ft- V.ai.;#^r 
Bobby Itanilail 
Bthweii Brown. 

2d haif 
Valda t'o 
Pol.y ft Oz 
I^w Fx.'-ks'ader 
How.;rd ft Ross 



r.j 



CHICAGO— KEITH CIRCUIT 



CINCINNATI 

Palace 

•lack Hedley 3 
Lewis Fonesca 
Fox ft Conrad 
5 Harmony Queens 
Howard ft" White 
Adams ft Guhl 
McGrath ft Deeds 

DANVILLE, ILL. 

Terrace 

Glenco Sis 
2 Roz^llHS 

Manning ft- Manto 
Co. '•.son ft- Klein 

DWTON 

B. F. Keith's 

Jackie ft Billie 
Fairman ft Patrick 
Brown's Rev 
Rigdon Dancers 
Joe Whitehead 

2d half 
Hughes ft Debrow 
L ft- M Hart 
Jo Jo Harrison 
(Two to 111!) 

DETROIT 

lASalle Cardens 

The Crawfords 
Lew Huff 
Embs ft- Alton 
Kitnrr ft- Ra?ney 
Reynolds 3 

2d half 
Baby June ft Pals 
A ft A Knight 
Keno Keys ft- Mont 
(Two to flll) 

Tuiedo 

Cliff Baiiey 2 



:«• 



2d ha.f 
Girls of Altit. 
J C Nugent 
Eldridge B rl'w ft B 
Lamry ft Pearson 
Delbridge ft Ct-riDet 

LAFAYETTE, IND. 
New Mars 

Bert Howard 
3 Hamei c-pis 
Kennedy ft l)4ivJs 
Flying Nelsons 

LANSINO. MICH. 

Strand 

Toung ft Fri^n.is 
Ferry ft- Hawthorns 
Keno Keys ft- M 

2a half 
"Wonder Girl ' 
Hugh Johnftcn 
Knight ft Sawtdls 
Rose ft Schaffner 

LEXINGTON. KT. 

Ben AH 

Tllyo'j ft Rogers 
I-eroy ft Hart 
Hughes ft Debrow 
Hope Eden 
(Two to fill) 
2d h.-.lf 
McMahon Sis 
Firman ft P. 'rlrk 
Brown's R'^v 
Jackie ft Bilile 
Joe Whiteh'-ad 
2 Ilennings 

MIDDLETON 

(•ordon 

MeMnhon .'-^is 
RoFfiOw's ?IidpetS 



MAY and HILL 

No. 3 on any bill--"VARIETY'» 
Correct, says ARTHUR HORWITZ. 



Ro*e ft FchnfTner 
7 Fiash^ s 
J C Nugent 
3 Kenna sis 
2d half 
Th*' < ran for*! 9 
I.'-w Huffman 
Embs ft Alton 
Kitner ft r.aitiey 
Iteynolds Trio 



FT. 



WAYNE. 

Palace 



IND. 



Glenec-e S s 

B.iby June 
• "osMiia •\ ft- 
M«'«'o:.n« il 
(•-'ne ;o fll! 



ft Pals 

ivlein 

r< W'-st 
) 



Paul r.rady 
3 Hamel G.rls 

2d half 
• Miff Baii»y 2 
3 Kenna Sis 
«Oth<^rs to flil 



RI< IIMOND. IND. 

.Mnrrisy 

^ Heniiings 
Irene Mey« rs 
-Mar^ton ft M.^rlry 
Jo Jo Harrison 

2d half 
Stagpuole ft Spier 
Harry Haw ft Ss 
Hall* ni ft- GdJ'* 
Rossuv.'s Midg* '« 



SHUBERT CIRCUIT 
This Week (Feb. 13) 



NEU ^ORK < ITY 
Uiiiler l.arden 

Afiolitt ,1 

• •••rniaii.' ft She]}, v 
Horli. !c .«,. s rnijtas 
l-viiiiiy Darrell 
•hns I'urciU Co 
Kn.fiy;4iMa 
Ford- ft Ri.r. 
.Mar:'> -Nord.*^^' ro;n 
Jas Watts 



^I: 



BROOKLYN 

C WhCC lit 

Ihi^'ht I'.ouii-l 



'^ht^ I'.oun 
Grcfii ft B'i'er 



Eley ft. Keiiar Co 
Sa I'l H« arn 
Hairy liin- s 
t'lev>land B'n'r ft B 
Ray Mill, r < \» 

ATLANTIC ( ITV 

Apollo 

1 Sunday openirg* 
I 'on.'i d Sis 
Buddy l»i'\ !.^ 
.Tf.vf ilijah d- 1 • .1' 
l5»-:ir Story - 
«';eorgift Dr.'« rt- ■•' 
, H lly McD.. li. • ; 
i ht Scx.infuii* 



Friday, Fc'uiuary 17, 1922 



VARIETY 



23 



BALTIMOKE 

ArBdemjr 
B«b]r Thelina 
Carl McCullouffh 
Bdffftl A Moore 
Lanatlo Bakers 
The MoCormackJi 
Horton & I^Triska 

nOSTON 

Mujeetio 
Huasey's Pr'men'd's 
XSthel Davis 
O'Hanlon & Z 
Burns & Foran 
J A K DeMao 
Mr & Mrs Mel-Burn 
Rath Bros 

N Bl'FFAI.O 

T*rk 

Whirl of Now York 



Torino 
KEWARK. N. t, 

"Spangles" 
Bedlnl & Cucko* 
Desert Demons 
Martha Throop 
Jack Blruuee 
Llbby & Sparrow 

NEW HAVEN 

Shnbert 

Olympla Deav'll Co 
Emily A Wellman 
In Argentina 
Clccollnl 

Rial Sc Lindstrom 
Roode & Francis 
Go Oet 'Em Rogers 
Vinle Daly 
Frtd Allen 



HUGH HERBERT 

Address: N. V. A. ClulH New York City. 



Nancy Oibbs 
Florence t^hub-rt 
Kyra 

Purcella P.ro." 
Clarence Harvey 
Dolly Hack^tt 
Bard & IVarl 

CIiIC.\(^0 

Apollo 

(Sunday oixMiinj) 
Alexancl.r r.iir 
The Flonilnffs 
Marguor;tH Farrell 
Walter Dt•o\^•er 
J J Jones 
Ford & Truly 
Sensational T.>ar'> 
Bobby ON'i! « \> 
Kranz & White 

CI.KVEI.ANI» 

Ohio 

(Sunday o.ieninn:) 
Kings of Synr'irtin 
Clark & Arearo 
Leacli Walliu n 
Harris & Santl-y 
Walter JWcv luji 
Nip & ri.t hf-r 
No\elle Br, .» 
Koran A- Wiht 
Lucille Clialfant 

BKTROIT 

Detroit O. H. 

(Sunday o|>enini?> 
Itatthow.s <t Ayres 
Bernard 1 
Oallerini Sis 
If astern & Kraft 
Nat Nazurro C'i> 
Pederson Bros 
General Pi.-Hf.o 
Harper X: BlanUs 
Johnny Dooley 

HARi;i'ORII 

<iruud 
Maaon & K- -lor 
Chas T AM:., h 
Bob Xelxon 
Anna C«>d»-e 
Aleen lJr«>ns'-»n 
Iffusicat Aviil.td 
>Iaria lo 



FIIILADKL^UIA 

Chestnut St. O. H. 

Frank Jerome 
Evort-st'a Monks 
(Jen Ed La Vine 
Sally Irene & M 
Eddie Dowllng 
Equillo Bros 
• JeorKie I'rice 
rrrmlfl & Bert Co 
Erhf^xtine Myerj Co 

riTTSBI KCiH 

Bu(|UpHne 

T.eona La Mar 

Bi vk & Stone' 

Sainuyoa 

M»rll:i 

Zi<'Bl»r Sia 

Rix>>!ft III Bros 

DieklHHon & l>oag'n 

SI»*X<in'D. MASS. 

Cuart Sq. 

Lew FieldH fi> 
McConnell & S 
Frances R>>nault 
Klein Bros 
Joclk McKay 
Thre*» Chuin^ 
The Plckfords 
Rome & Cullen 

TORONTO 

Royal Alexandria 

Arthur Terry 
Alio.' Llu>d 
llannefortl Family 
Bernard A Townes 
MoMsman & Vance 
B Enrle & iUrla 
Joe I'anton Co 
A Robins 
Lipinskt's Animals 

WASHIXCiTON 

Itelasro 

(Sunday opening) 
Chuikles of iril 
Alt Naeas Co 
Earl Rickard 
("has Mciloods Co 
^Vllite Way 3 
Nonet te 
Mullen A Correlll 



B^d 4 r»)trir eac< Repaired. Mall Orderi Filled. 

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IIA Went 4r,»li Street. New York City 



Next Week (Feb. 20) 



CINCINNATI 

Ohio 

Chuckle.<i of 19::i 
Roode & Francis 
Earl Rickard 
Mr&Mrs M-l-Burne 
White Way 3 
Lucille Cha'.fant 
Rial Si Lindstrom 



rillLADKLPIilA 

Cliestnut O. II. 

Chas PCirceli 
•Bedlnl'a Spangles 
Llbby & Sparrow 
BcdinI & Cucko» 
Jack Strouse 
Martha Throop 
(Others to fill) 



ORPHEUM CIRCUIT 



CIlltAC.O 

Majestio 

Houdiiii 
Alleen Stanioy 
Imhoff Conn & C 
Jack Joyce 
Lohse & Sterlinf 
Harri.qon Co 
Bernard & tiurry 
Ed Morton 
Robbie LJordone 

Palace 

Allen Rogers 
Swift & Ke'.ty 
Joe Bennett 
Richard Ke»'n9 
Moody & l»un an 
Wanzer i*t Pjlf.-r 
Bessie Clifford 
Folletfs Monks 

StHte-I.rtke 

Kitty I»..n.r 
•Little Cottage" 
Henry A Moor ' 
Burt & Rnsc.lala 
Moran & Maolt 
Clifford ."i Jt.hn^on 
I'earMOu Npoii Ai: 1' 
Kramer A B ^10 

1>F,N VK.U 

Orphcuai 

Eddie Fi.y Co 

Tarzan 

Rn.loro .''.• 'Mirivmi 

^Iuldi)un I'ui M & It 

Nihia 

Blanehe J«h'r\^ 'd <'o 

Jan^eH «" Morton 

i>Fs :moim:s 

OrplittMii 

(Sunday op«>nin;;'> 
I'ho Sharr ich-i 
Josfj)luri<' \'i Mor 
A & 1' St:nliii.in 
J Ro.Hi iti ii.I .1o'..n :t 
Jimnty Lui-is 
Enker.s.tn X- J'.ald win 
MorriH' .V (1.111 ;i .1 

1>I 11 T!l 

Orpli!«u!ii 

(Sunda\, r. iciCn;:) 
Silvi.\ l.o;a! 
Block \- Jtunl'tp 
M'<"rm i; / Wall » '" 
.Iu*» Quon T,'. i 
^ an & < or:* ir 
ilerk Jt sx\ii\ 



EDMONTON, CAN. 

Orpheum 

(20-22) 
(Same bill plays 

Calgary 23-2&) 
Rymond & Wilbert 
Lois Bennett 
Mrs L'Idney Drew 
Pinto A Boyle 
Buckridge & Casey 
R & E Dean 
Weston's Model* 

KANSAS CITT 

Main Street 

(Sunday opening) 
Worden Bros 
^Hall & l>exter 
M ^lontgomery 
Fern & Marie 
Joe Browning 
Blossom Seeley Co 
Toney & Normaa 
Evelyn Phillips 

Orpheum 

(Sunday opening) 
Jor«lan dlrls 
Itayin'nd A Schrain 
Joseph Howarit 
Sam Mnnn Co 
Dii^an A Raymond 
Three Mdvins 
Joseffson's l.'o 
honPKan A All'n 
Mlver l>u \ al A- \-i 

LINCOLN, NFB. 
Orpheum 

Ed Jan is Hc'vue 
MosH A I'rye 
Kii'h Hr)\ve|| 2 
K> tiam A <i hare 
rr"<l Llfid.^ay 
l-'rank Farron 
1»H IIii V" 11 4: N.' e 

lO"* \N(.FLK>* 

Orpli'Mini 

•Nat Na/.arro « o 
Will <i:i\;oii 

I '•iiiiiTfn Siri 
I.illi.iii Sli.tvv 
< •; .j.iliiis ,v :-!c»r!-t 
l'\\> A\a!<iii.^ 
Aiorris «v «"ainp;»»;i 
».'l.irli »v B'TKin.i I 

.>iFMPIlI»* 

Orphruni . 

I'l-iri K^,:av 
Wh.ting & Burt 



Jack Rom 
Kara 

Qaulier's Co 

MILWAl'KKS 

Majeatic 

Santos Hayes Rer 
Stone A Haves 
Wood A Wydo 
Dot son 
Hitter A Knapp* 

Palace 
Wright l>anceri 
Lyons A Yosco 
Minstrel Monarchs 
The Crelghtons 
Barbette 

MINNEAPOLIf) 

Hennepin 

(Sunday opening) 
Margaret Tayiow 
Sandy Shaw 
Eape A Dutton 
Sully A Thomas 
T A K OMeara 

Orpheum 

(.Sunday opening) 
Cialletti'a Monks 
Fred Hugh-^i 
"Young America" 
Chab.ot A TortJiii 
Kitty Cordon 
Rianaldo Bros 
Lei'dum A tfurdn«^r 

NEW OKI.EAN.S 

Orpheum 

Carlyle BlarkweH 
Brown A O'Donnell 
Ford .Sheehan A F 
Uautier'a Shoji 
Avey A t»*Neil 
Juliet DiUa 

OAKLAND. C AL. 

Orplieutn 

(Sunday opt ning) 
4 Marx Bros 
Ward Itro.s 
Adams A Jl»rnefte 
Ben Bern> 
Nathan«» IM-os 
Palenbfrg"3 Bears 

OMAHA. NEIL 

Orpheum 



Joe Coolc 
Alex liros A ■ 
Harry Delf 
William Ebs 
Anderson A Yyei 

Blalto 

Billy Arlington 
Wilbur Maek 
Margaret Ford 
Hughes Musical 2 
Wayne M'shall A C 
• Monroe A Crant 

ST. PAUL 

Orpheum 

(Sunday opening) 
Taylow H'ward A T 
Sophie Kassmlr 
Mrs Gone Hughes 
Claude Goldman 
Briscoe A Rauli 
Wm Seabury 
Four Ortons 

SALT LAKE 

Orpheum 

Sallie FiHher Co 

Lydia I^arry 

Lane & Hendricks 

.\1 Wohlnian 

Rasflo 

It"atric<» .Sweeney 

Fink's Mul'-s 

SAN FRANCISCO 

Orpheum 

(Sunday opening) 
La Bernicia Co 
Patrlcoli A Delroy 
Keane A Whitney 
Boyee Combo 
Howanl's Ponies 
Leo Zari-fll 
•'l»ro8s R-'hearsal" 
Dave Hurrlij 
Flanders A Butler 

.SEATTLE 

Orpheum 

(Sunday opening! 
Pat Rooney 
Davis A Pelle 
Ann Gray 
Shriners A Kit^ 
Crawford & B'd'ck 



Walter Newman 

in "PROFITEERINfi" 

Keith Worlds "*«» ^>;i"V*':>JU* 
Direction W. 8. HENNLSSY 



(Sunday oponinjt 
Lucas A in/'z 
Harry Holmun 
Dem'reHt &• Collette 
Rockwell A Fox 
T A M OM'ura 

PORTLAND. ORE. 

Orpheum 

(Sunday opening) 
"The Stt)rm" 
"}'edeKtriani»iu" 
Libonati 
Bill Robinson 
Keegan A OHourkc 
(iordon A l't)rd 
Redford A W\h'i'r 

S'CR'MENTO. CAL. 

Ori>heum 

(20-22) 
(Same bill plays 

Fresno 2;t-25) 
Eddie BU7.7.r-ll Co 
Lydell A Macy 
Innes Bros 
Cliff Nararr.> 
La Pilareia 'i 
Garcinetti Bros 
I^ng A Vernon 

ST. LOUS 
Orpheum 

Bob Hall 



Nash O'Donnell 

SIOl X CITY, I A. 
Orpheum 

(Sunday opening) 
Rose Ellis A R 
Ed Ford 
Jack Kenneily 
Green .t Parker 
F A M itritton 
Harry Conl-y 
Bloom A Shear 
Peggy BarkiT 
Emerson A Baldwin 

VANCOIVER, 11. C. 

Orpheum 

Ruby Norton 
Miller A Mack 
}Iarry Kahn'^ 
Daniels A Walters 
Jlal Skelly 
Bostocks School 
K i n 7.0 

WINNIPEG 

Orpheum 

Bill r;t'nevieve A W 
Jim Cullen 
Oliver A Olp 
Haley Sis 

Adelaide A Hughes 
Van Hovcn 
The Buttons 



LOEW CIRCUIT 



NEW YORK CITY 

State 
Montambo A Nap 
J A E James 
Julia Curtis 
Bernard A Meyers 
Jack Collins Co 
Barron A Burt 
Homer Sis Co 

2d half 
Bohn A Bohn 
Royal LaPearl 
Patton A Marks Co 
(Two to fill) 
Americas 

Knwana Duo 
Wallman 
Hall A O'Brien 
Cooper A Lane 
Andre A Girls 
Francis A Wilson 
Grew A Pates 
Royal J.x Pearl 
Bohn A Bohn 
2d h.'ilf 
Royal Sidn\v'j 
Collins A l>uiil)ar 
Saw Thru Woman 
Lnv Tilford 
Mcintosh A Jfald? 



RIcardo A A.shforth 
(One to fill) 
2d half 
Wally Ferarro A W 
Mason A Gwynna 
Great Howard 
Frank Hurst Co 
Dancers DeLuxe 

DelMiicejr SI. 

LaFleur A Portia 
Margie Coate 
Carl Nixon's Rev 
Anthony A Arnold 
Dance Varieties 
(One to nil) 

2d half 
LInd Bros 
Al Shayne 
Hazel Green Ca 
(One to till) 

National 

Wally Ferarro A W 
Broadway Duo 
Downing * Bun!n3 
Jas Thornton 
Anita Diaz Monies 

2d half 
BicUn<-ll 
Dori Hilton Co 
Jas Thornton 



EDDIE VOGT 

VACATIONING 

Avldr'-ss. care of A!ii"riea!i Kxpre.js Co. 
Haymar'iat, London. England. 



Kentucky R ■>?•. budj 
Harry Masi.n (.'o 
I.U-!;'V A Hr\rr.3 

^ ictoriti 

l'l\ I 111? 1 low.trl.-t 
i>ora Billon i'o 
KtdiiriM iV- lti)> I,.' 
W-stoii AL- Elir,- 
J'atton .v.- M.uh.s ».o 

LM h ilf 
I'M GinKra>< Co 
<'ijii''n »v •'ariti»r 
H'Tnaiil .V M".\-r;^ 
.-'t"\'r.«« iV 1 .<•*. •>•;- 

Lincoln S(|. 

Franlv Shi-lds 

li' lUU' 1»> I' elii..|-i 

.Va'.v 'I hr i \V'".ii.i n 

Sh.i w X- !."•• 

lU \\ ; I ;:lii»or. • • 

:d half 
r.'ill I r .V I'l-t . 
I'-in .V 'i'<nn\ • > 

.h:,n )ln\ .III! 
Cxi I ,Ni\ou ;*. 

J.rerloy ><i- 

P.o>- .V 11.11 

Gov«.: .^- lu'lVv 
tarU l-ovoU ^ 



HoHi r .'•'is Co 

Orph;-UMi 

Roynl Siilnoy-* 
l'%in Sr T<-n?i.\ -.ri 
Worth A Willifiif 
Grt'at Howard 
Ir iiiK JIur'-t 
Mcintosh \' Mal.l- 

IM half 
Fr iiilv .shit-Id:* 
Slia-.v .t I.e.' 
.\i:rlioii.\ .<• Ar*; •; I 
1 Mill •■ !•'. I1pj» 

lt«>iilev.tr<l 

I. vv Til lord 
Mason .'> Gwyi!!i^ 
< "ir lo .V Noil 
•';altM X- Haley 
i Mnt>'rs I » l.u , • 

■ L.I h;.lf 
liroi*! v\ fi v Dim 
(i.ill K- • • lt"i' u 
i >oW!i.n4 ^ J • Jii ns 
'.ior -y .><■ uj\:» , '. < 
■> HarU«tuirs 

\\ iiue n 

I -r;,; o" V. .«- ^ 

A'i>j(;}.an v.v> 
' ' r ^ 



Henry Frey 
Haxel Green Ca 
(One to fill) 
2d half 
Australian Dclsoa 
Harry Sykes 
"Around the Clocu" 
(One to fill) 

BROOKLYN 

Metntpoiitaa 

S Belmonts 
Phil Davis 
Sosaman A Sloans 
Sunbeam Follies 

2*1 half 
Anita Diaz Monks 
tloeiz A Duffy 
Demarcst A Wins 
Cardo A Noll 

Fulton 

5 Harle(|ulns 
Apple Bl'som Time 
Harry Mason Co 
Elsie White 
S levers A Love Joy 

2d half 
^ Walterji 
Margie Coate 
Regal A Mack 
Weston A Eiiue 

(iates 

Ed Gin^ras Co 
Jean A Goydell 
Regal A Mack 
Morey Senna A p 
l)anee Follies 
2d half 
Blak-'s Mules 
Gvindell A Esther 
Roberts A Boyne 
JaeirPowe-.l 5 

Pnlftoe 

I'eter Iti-rnard Co 
Mark A l>ean 
Harry .Sykes 
• Around the Clock" 
(One to fill) 
2d half 
Boht-miaii i 
I'hina <'o 
(Two to nil) 

Warwick 

Turnf-r A DeArmo 
Boh^'inian 3 
Rand A Ciould 
Varictlt-H I>'I>ance 
(One to fill) 
2d half 
Rali)h Whit.he.'id 
.Snyder A MohiiiO 
(Two to fill) 

ATLANTA 

<irand 

.Swain's Animals 
M«-(;owan A Kn<»T 
Old Black Joe L'lid 
Evans Xt Sidney 
Anker Trio 

2d half 
Obala A Adrienne 
Mt-lville & Sl.tson 
"In Wrong" 
Hart Wacn.r A K 
Jonia's Hawaiians 

BALTIMORE 

Hippodrome 

Zeno Mull A C 
Irene Trevette 
G A E Parks 
Tom McRae Co 
Jack Wal«h Co 

BIRMINGHAM 

Dijou 

Diamond He I»a"hter 
Lehr A Bell 
•Tames (;rady Co 
Altina Carbone Co 
Melody Festival 

2d half 
Swain's Animals 
McCJowan A Knox 
Old Black Joe L'nd 
Evans A Sidney 
Anker Trio 

BOSTON 

Orpheum 

Marvel A Faya 
Furman A Itrown 
Carl A Inez 
Barnes A Worsley 



Rernlce Barlow 
I'ox A Kelly 
Vox A Evans 
Ed Stanisloff C« 

2d half 
Thre? li^ymonda 
H A K Sutton 
Bentley Banks A G 
L>'w Hawkins 
"Playmates" 

HAMILTON. CAN. 

I.oe«r 

Dura A Feeley 
llailton Sis 
L'»ila Shaw Co 
Philbrick A DeVoe 
B Morreil Co 

IIOUOKEN, N. J. 
I.oew 

The Delsos 
Matthews A Alvia 
(Jolden Bird 
Ralph Whitehead 
I'hina Co 

2d half 
.1 r>iamond.4 
Ward A Wilson 
.Sossiiian A Sloane 
Elsie White 
• Candy Box" 

HOI YOKE, MASS. 

I.oeiv 

The Newmans 
«.'onnors A Boyne 
Tid Bits 

.S( nator Murphy 
liuling's S<al:i 
(un'e to nil > 

2 J half 
The Bramiiios 
Delniore A Moor.^ 
Kiinherley &- Page 
Lane A Freeman 
Valentine & Bell 
(Une to fill; 

HOrSTON, TEX. 

MiiJeNtir 

Frcl's Animals 
Curry A Graham 
"Uon'\vmoon Inu" 
Mon^e A Lyons 
Rose liev 

2d half 
Hiiward A Itiued 
Manning A Hall 
Kerr A Ensign 
Drisroll Long A IT 
l»owning A Lc-e Vo 

KANSAS CITY 

l^ew 

Ella I.aVail 
J>avis A Bradner 
".Marys Day Out" 
Bnbo LaTour 
S Music.il Peaches 

2d half 
M Francois Co 
A !<- I. Wilson 
"Bitty Wake Up" 
Mc<;ormack A W 
LaFollette Co 

LONDON, CAN. 

liOew 

Summers r)uo 
RobinsoTV McCabc 3 
Bayes A Fields 

2d half 
Ernesto 

Kennedy A Martin 
Lester Bernard Co 

L'Ci BEACH. CAL. 

Slate 

(19-21) 
Musieal Rowollys 
Pitzer A I>ay 
t'reseont City 4 
Freil Weber 
Timely Rev 

2d half 
Feber Bros 
Hernice Barlow 
Fox A Kelly 
Fox A Evans 
Ed SlanUloft Co 

LOa ANOELES 

State 

Preston A Ysobel 



THE STANLEY AGENCY \ 



INSURANCE 



^!R« rnwK (.. «T\vr.L^ 

. .11. mow ItUllM.K 1I.\KH1> 
4.K l( I HI 1)1 < MM l\} \ 



Jack Walsh Co 

2d half 
Russell A Hayes 
Jack Symondi 
Marie Ru.ssell Ca 
L W Gilbert Cu 
Dance Evolutioa 

BIFFALO 

State 

The Ilaynoffs 
Maidie DeLoiig 
Hayes A Lloyd 
Moore A Fields 
Fred Gray 3 

CHICAGO 

McVirker's 

Turri'-r Bros 

Mamtny 

The Chattel 

R.'lllv Feel, y A R 

Elizabeth Salll C> 

DAYTON 

Day ton 

Hanlon iie C lift jn 

J.K k ('.IS" 

Towns'. I \\'ilbiir <'^ 
Henshaw A: Av<ry 
Toy land Frolics 

2<i half 
Fr.iiik MaTisM.-M 
Fi rK'imnn \- .'-^'d rl 'I 
Marlli.* Rus.s-11 C.» 
C X- T JLirvy 
(• M.-^lar (<- B -.. '1 •:• t: 

DLTROIT 

Colonial 

I!..;;:nK«-r ^ Ity;iM i 
• il<nti A Ri harli 
Hawl.H \' \an J: 
Salle vV RoSiKs 

ir rt L:. t.-il 

I RI.nNO. < \I., 

ilippodroiio* 

< • •' . : I 
r ib<. r Rr.s 



Johnny Dove 
V A C Av.ry 
Barker A Dunn 
l^obby Jarvis Co 

3IEMPIII9 

Loeir 

i'orr?3t A Church 
Jlowe A Fa ye 
4 Musketeers 
Hf^ifr Broi 
4 Paldrens 

2d half 
DIamoTid A r>a'h;cr 
L'»hr A B.ll 
Jamr>3 (;rady Co 
Altina Carbon" Co 
Melody Festival 

MONTREAL 

I^eur 

.1 r-.,ff„rdi 
DuTi.'l A Covoy 
> iuili.itii 2 
I iilii n A^ J ,(iw\9 
'Oddities of 1'j2V' 

NEW \11K, N. J. 
State 

I .'Mch Xr Zt-Iler 

' ban Cfibbs 

IfiJi'l ^- Loclcw'ofiily 

l''.r »t- Brifl 
l>-Wo;f Girl.! 

NLW ORLi:\NS 

( reHcent 

M.'Wfifd A T'.nif'^ 
.M..i.n.riir A- II.. '1 
K.»r X' En.Hii;!! 
Dr. .••'■oil Long A 1 1 
1».. .'. i.insf * L <• •'"> 

LI half 
r.rr'-st A rbjrch 
II..W • A- r.i> e 
I .Miihii»'l '•> :s 
K. .if l:r..s 
» PaMr.fis 



BOB NELSON 

IN POLITE VAUDEVILLE 



OAKI^ND. CAL. 

State 

(1»-21) 
Three Raymonds 
H A K Sutton 
Bentley Banks A G 
Lew Hawkins 
'Playmate**' 

2d hair 
Pescf 2 

Adams Gerhue 
Mack Co 
Lambert A Fish 
Kee Tom 4 

OTTAWA, C\N. 

I.<oew 

DePlerro Trio 
Howard A Brown 
Arthur Devoy Co 
Billy Mason 
Tallman Rev 

PITTSIll'RCin 

Lyceunt 

Sinclair A Gray 
Goforth A Br'ckw'y 
Ada Jaffe Co 
Arthur Lloyd 
Bancing Surprise 

PORTLAND, ORE. 
llippmlrome 

(n»-2i) 

Raymond A Lyte 
Lillian Itoar«lmnn 
Marriage vs Div'ce 
Bryant A Stewart 
AnaelttmithH 

2d half 
J * A Keeley 
Harry (.Jilbert 
"Money Is Money" 

. PROVIDENCE 

Emery 

Russ'H A Bttyea 
Jack Syinontls 
Marie Rus>Mell Co 
L W Gilbert Co 
r)ance Evolution 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Marvel A Faye 
Furman A Brown 
Carl A Inei 



Monte A Lyons 
Rose Revue 

BAN FRANCISCO 

Hippodrome 

(lD-21) 
Hashl A Oasl 
Mack A Castleton 
Douglas Flint Co 
Maley A O'Brien 
Kalaluhi'H B'w'ii'ns 

2d half 
Harry Bentell 
Murphy A Kline 
Byron Tot ten Co 
Race A Edge 
Frances Ross A D 

IVigwum 

(19-21) 
Stanley A Elva 
Fiske A Fallon 
Al Lester Co 
Eddie Casshly 
"One Two Three" 

2d half 
Hashl A Oahi 
Mack A Castleton 
Douglas Flint Co 
Mal.y A O'Brien 
Kalaluhi'-H B'w'ii'ns 

^AN JOSE, CAL. 

Hippodrome 

(1»-21) 
Pfsci Duo 
Adams A Gerhue 
Mack Co 
Lambert A Fish 
Kee Tom 4 

2d half 
Stanley A Elva 
Fihke A Fallon 
Al Lester t'o 
Eddie Cahsidy 
'One Two Three" 

SEATTLE 

Hippodrome 

(n-21) 

J A A Keeley 

Harry Gilbert 

"Mc ney Is Money" 

2d half 
Alvln A Kenny 
C A C McNaughtofc 



4 Florlan Girls 
TERRE IIAl TB 

LlbeHr 

1st half 
Rice A Francis 
The Bangards 

TOLEDO, O. 

llivoll 

Arthur Davids 
Delea A Ormo 
Peppino A Perry 
Wanda Ludlow Co 
Lester A Moore 



"Pardoa Ms" 
Four Itoedera 

WATRT'WN, N.T. 

Avon 

Howard & Norwood 
Woodchoppers 
Vlller Carmon A S 
iOne to All) 

2d half 
Berry A Nickerson 
Dorothy Burton Co 
Morris A Shaw 
St Clair Twins Co 



WESTERN VAUDEVILLE 



AT( HISON, KAN. 

Orpheum 

McCarthy A tJala 



Jacks A a QuccB 
ELGIN. ILU 
lliulto 



E. IIEHMENDINGEK, Ine. 

PLATINUM fll A Ik/inNnK "■ 

JEWELRY ■-'■'^"•^l^'-.'O REMODELINa 

Tel. 071 John, 45 JOHN ST.. N. Y. CITT. 



BOB 



CARRIIC 



AUSTIN and AU£N 

•♦BROADWAY TO THE ORIENT" 



Barnes A AVorsley 
Jack Walsh Co 

SACR.\MENTO 

State 

(19-21) 
r.es Sylvas 
Itoyd A King 
"Innocent Eve" 
Holden A Barren 
Strassle's Seals 

2d half 
Prevo.st A Goeb't 
Norton A Wilson 
Pearl Abbott Co 
Arthur Deagon 
Ja«k Martin 3 

ST. LOI'19 

Ix>ew 

Frank Mansfield 
Ferguson A S'drl'd 
Martha Russell Co 
("A T Bar vt-y 
Cos.^lar A B»»a8!cy 2 

2d half 
Ella T.aVnil 
Davis A Bradner 
"Mary'.s Day OuC 
l^abe LaTour 
5 Musical Peaches 

S.\LT LAKE 

State 

(19-21) 
JIilI A Quinnell 
Clifford A I^slle 
Wild A Sedalia 
Frank Terry 
Moro A Reckless 2 

2d half 
I'yeda Japs 
Dana A I^oehr 
O Handworth Co 
Dave Thursby 
Waldron A Wins'.'w 

SAN ANTONIO 

Princess 

Dennis liros 
Reed A Blake 
Joselyn A Turnor 
Billy Barlowe 
McKay's Rer 
2d half 
Fred's Animals 
Curry A Graham 
"Honeymoon Inn" 



Herbert Denton Co 
Riverside ^ 
Jackson Taylor t 

SP'CFI'LD, M.\SS. 

liOew 

The Braminos 
Del more A Moore 
Kimbcrley A Page 
Lane A Freeman 
Valentine A Bell 

2d half 
The Newmans 
Connors A Boyne 
Tld Bits 

Sonator Murphy 
Bullng's Seals 

STOCKTON, CAL. 

State 

(19-21) 
Barry Bent-ll 
Murphy A Kline 
Byron Tott.'n Co 
Race A Edge 
Frances Ro»is A D 

2-1 half 
Les Sylvas 
lloyd A King 
'innoc..-nt Eve" 
Holden A Barren 
Sirassie'M Seals 

TORONTO 

Loew 

Roof Garden t 
Flo Ring 
Chan Gill Co 
Marks A Wilson 
Hubert Dyer Co 

WASHINGTON 

Strand 

Al Llbby 
Monte A Parti 
"Lefa G.)' 
Grace Cstn»ron Cn 
Brava Barra A T 

WINDSOR. CAN. 

IiO«W 

Ernesto 

Kennedy A Martin 

Lester Bernard Co 

2d half 
Summers l>uo 
Robinson McCabe 3 
Bayes A Fields 



Mellon A Renn 
Bite R.flow Co 
B'TL'SVILLE, OK. 
Odeon 

Charles S^emon 
Ford A Prlc*» 
2<l half 
Georgia Howard 
M Delight A Boys 

BL*MIN(iTON. ILL. 

Majestic 

Two Rozellas 
Kenny Mason A S 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Jess A Dell 
Shelton Brooks 
Hanako Japs 

C'D'R R.\PIDS, lA. 

Mnjestle 

Iht half 
Lewis A Rogers 
Marshall A Cor.ners 
"One on the Aisle" 
Colvln A Wood 
Adelaide Bell Co 

CHAMPAIGN. ILL. 
Orpheum 

J A I Melva 
Monroe A Gratton 
Howard A Fields 
Tess Sherman Co 
(Two to fill) 
2d half 
Mariow A Thurston 
A I Abbott 
(Four to fill) 

CHICACtO 

American 

Three Banjoys 
Browning A Davis 
Trixie Frlgansa 
Palermo's Canines 
(Two to fill) 
2d half 
Howard A Fields 
Fr'nkie Klausen Co 
(Four to fill) 

Empress 

Musical Shermans 
Roack A McCurdy 



Ross A Foss 
Taylot- Macy A I£ 
E A B Conrad 

2d half 
.Tack George 5' 
Four VaIt*ntinos 
(One to fill) 

hT. SMITH. ARK. 

Joie 

F^rd A Price 
FoUis Sisters 
Rd Esnionde Co 
Charles Seinon 

GALESBI RO. ILU 

Orpheum 

Mang A Snyder 
(Two to fill) 
2d half 
C A A Glocker 
Cook A Rose vers 
Larry Harkins Co 

HASTINGS. NEB. 

Empress 

Harmon Co 
Follette Pearl * W 
Alfred Powell Co 

40LIET, ILL. 

Orpheam 

Monroe Bros 
Walton A Brant 
"Summor Eve" 

2d half 
No da Norralns 
"Rubeville" 
(Oiie U fill) 

J9PIJN. MO. 

Eloi'tJic 

Mudge Morton t 
Wills A Bobbins 

Sd half 
Tile A Tide 
Chamberlain A ■ 

KANS.%/« OITT 

Cilel>e 
Foster A Peggy 
Earl A Bartlett 
"Dance Flashes" 
Holllday A ^Tletts 
Dal to A Pries 



HOLMES and LE VERB 

The Original Box Party in On« 

U.-^o Throwing the "Dummy'; this week 

(Keb. 13) nt Davis'. Pittsburgh. 

Songs by LEW BROWN 



GUS SUN CIRCUIT 



ALBANY 

Majefitic 

Halo 

l»»ylc A C.iifllth 
I'umew Co 
Dayton A Pitmer 
(One to fill! 
2d half 



T.h.' Savages 

I»ETROIT 

Columbia 

Fl/ing Rus.ieil 
Post A Gibson 
fJims A Warfleld 
Columbia Com Co 



JACK HEISLER 

ECCENTRIC DA.NtER 
With B. A. ROI.FE A CO. 



Sweeney Xr Rooti-^y 
iMiri.s Bar'ly Co 

Milh'r A Ko«e 
Sa'.ving a Woi.-i.m 
(".)ne to Jii! • 

A.^liE\ILIF. N. (. 

I*a<k 

M'Tca Four 
Iti.iw r Trio 
J .< J Mur.i 

( 'M'.NB'H.l \, N.V. 

Pnluce 

r.-rry *v Nicii'>r-<i>n 
1 Flniisn Girts 

CIINTON. IVB. 

C Union 

.1 X K ].-n^' 
ToiiiJiiy a:i- ii <'o 

LI ha f 
rra'ilt Bush 
t h.n Il»'nrv'rt P'. s 

< Ol.l MIH H 

OrplifiiiM 

l'l> ing RuMsoli (■*•» 
Siwiie A Hail) 
I'nnt^fr A Sylva 

J.lj.'d Sibil- <■■■» 



HEf^ai.^ HE\VSO,N. at tftt Pf no I AUiier ^^^ Vock^ 



(LENS FA'LS.N.Y. 

Empire 

H.»o 

IJoyi- A GiimCa 

I »UIl.i - A C'u 

I'ayton A Pnl.'iier 
I.oui-s Hart Co 

IFNT'GTON. W.VA. 

liipiHtdrome 

Snnl,-y D..y!.> A R 
.Mack A Dale 
Rarritt &. Harris 
Miltettes 

INBI \N\pOLIS 

L>rir 

Tho Rick.-ir-lo 
Myr'M Pr.nce G.ris 
Al ni( K.trds 
Lincoln iriuv'vMi'n 
P'te ("urloy f'.> 
Marras Troup-' 
\ViU.«r A D\v>-r 
"- Mor.'iti Ciiria 

ROCIIEMLR 

VIelory 

Moi r!.i A .-vhakv 

M <'lair Twins r> 

'J.I h.rr 
■jAferrf J| ^t(^kafAMa 



Francis Parks Co 
GhIic (Jreen 
Lutes Bros 

2d half 
oilte Young * A 
Menke Sisters 
Orpheum Cotnedy 4 
Adelaide Bell Co 
The Great Lester 
Karl Emmys Pets 

Kedale 
Oilie Young A A 
Jean Gibson Co 
Hugh Herbert Cs 
Mel Klee 
Bowers Walters A C 

2d half 
Der.so Better 
Roach A McCurdy 
4 P'pularlly Queens 
Billy Doss Revue 
Gene Green 

Llnroln 

Frankle Klausen Co 
(Tive to fill) 
2d half 
Cook A Valdars 
"Summer Eve" 
Mel Klee 
(Three to fill) 

. Logan Square 
Mack A Stanton 
Rita Gould 
Wlnton Bros 
2d half 
Palermo's Canin/>s 
Hugh Herbert Co 
B.b La Salle Cs 
Gordon A May 

DAVENPORT. I A. 

Colunthia 

T * J tiih.M.m 
c;ibson A P.Hty 
shelton Brooks 
'Sawing a Woman" 
(Two to fill) 
Barber A Jackson 
"One on tho Als'.o" 
Clay Crou.-h 
"Sawing a Wo-nin" 
(Two to flli» 

DIBUQIE, I\. 

MaJpHtie 

Cruett Kramer A C 
Carlos A r>e fries 
Max Bloom Co 
Clay Crouch 



2d half 
Gladys Greene Co 
Watts A Ringold 
Mudge Morton S 
Fiish Rector A T 

LINCOLN, NEB. 

IJbertr 

Gladys Greene Co 
Walts A Ringold 
I'rish Bettor A T 

2d half 
Herron A Arnstnao 
Hall A Dexter 
Capt Belt's Heals 

MADISON, WIS. 

OrpKeuiit 

Binie Gerber Iter 
Jack Inglis 
Roberts A Clarke 
"Dreams" 
(Two to fill) 
2d half 
Stanley Tripp A M 
Ford A Goodrldge 
Anderson A Graves 
Buddy Walton 
M Montgom*.ry Ca 
Maurice I»iami>nd 

OKLAHOMA (ITT 
Orpheum 

Renninglon A Sfott 
Jea n B irrios 
Bron.son A B.tM via 
Edith CiilTord 
Alrft Melford S 

2d half 
Frank Wilson 
Ma<k A M;.v:."lle 
"Vohinferrs" 
Wm Brick C.> 

OKMl L(.EE. OK. 
Orpheum 

M Delight A Bovs 
Chamberlain A E 
Four Laiiicys 
ra half 
Tyl-r A St Clair 
Ben Nee One 
"Smiles' 

OMAHA. NLH. 

Empress 

Gilroy Bainc* A O 
Hall & De.-iter 
Takfta Bros 
2d half 



JOHN J. KEMP 
Theatrical Insurance 

fi3 JOHN STREET. NEW YORK (ITT 

Phone: I'.uwllng Green JlOO 



Capt Betti ?ea!$ 
E. ST. LOl IS. ILL. 

F.rber« 

"4"Mjr Furur.' Home" 
rish.>r;y A Sfoiiiig 
T Itrown's Ya'.h'g 
I'red Lewis 

2d half 
Ria'ito & Lamont 



Mary Dore 
(Two to fi ') 

PEORIA. III.. 

Orplieam 

N'ada Norralne 
Eadie A Raiu<« I vtl 
Bob La SnllQ 
"Rubevill"" 
(Two lo fill) 



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VARIETY 



Friday, February 17, 1922 



44 



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acts in Vau* 





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Consult with our vaudeville booking office, the SHUBERT VAUDEVILLE EXCHANGE, at 

WE WANT YOU— YOU WANT US 

We want you — you want us. In vaudeville we help each other. The Shuberts pay what they think acts 
are worth — they *'set no salaries" on the take it or leave it system. If you would like to engage with us and 
we can use you, you have a value. We will offer you that value. If it is mutually agreeable, the next season's 
35-week play or pay agreement will be handed you. If you are a standard act we know you. We know what 
you have done and think we know what you are capable of doing. We will not ask you to play a break-in 
week nor a try-out week nor a cut-salary split week or weeks. 

We may have future plans for you. Vaudeville is a part of our theatrical enterprises. We have grad- 
uated more vaudevillians into musical comedy than all American theatrical producers have done since musi- 
cal comedy was played as a legitimate attraction. 

SHUBERT VAUDEVILLE DEVELOPS TALENT 

Playing for Shubert vaudeville brings you under our direct observation. We are alwiays looking for 
talent. We may need you in musical shows as well as vaudeville, but we will give you the Shubert vaude- 
ville contract to start with. If we find your services will also be valuable to us for other stages, you will be 
informed and we will negotiate with you anew. 

THE OPPORTUNITY OF ShUBERT VAUDEVILLE 

makes it desirable to artists seeking opportunity, to those who want elevation and promotion, a new field and 
a new stage to exploit their talents, not to be held down and hidden away only in vaudeville. 
The Shubert circuit is the way out; it's the possible path to fame and independence. 

SHUBERT VAUDEVILLE MAKES VAUDEVILLE AN OPEN MARKET 

It is competition for talent, it creates a demand, it promotes bidding and above everything else, Shubert 
Vaudeville obliges the value of an act to be legitimately determined, not by one man or a group of men, but 
through the open market that it has created. ^ ^ 

Talk it over with us before or after you have talked it ever with any one else. Talk it over with 
us anyway before you sign elsewhere. 

IVE ARE TALKING TO YOU P40W 

We want to talk to the vaudeville artists NOW. This is our own announcement, not written by a press 
department. It is written by the undersigned and we are writing it because we want to say it in our own way. 

We haven't said much before to the vaudeville artists through Variety. We could have said a lot; we 
were advised to advertise to the artists in Variety, to impress the artists, butwe didn't. We had a good reason 
not to. Reports were being circulated about ourselves and our vaudeville this season. Those reports said we 
weren't in vaudeville to stay; that we intended to sell out, the rumor mongers spread about. We waited and ac- 
cepted the handicap of waiting, because we knew TIME WOULD TELL. 

Time Jias told. Here we are and here we are going to remain. We went into vaudeville on a strictly 
commercial foundation. We think it is a good business to be in. We have always wanted to be in it as our 
other amusement productions often were closely allied. It was lucky we went into it this season, for this has 
been a bad season for everything in the show business. Vaudeville has kept our theatres open this season. No 
one wants to buy us out and we couldn't sell out if we wanted to. If we did, what could we do with the 



theatres? 



IN VAUDEVILLE TO STAY 






And now wc come before the \audevillians to say we are in vaudeville, to stay, and we say it at a time 

ARTISTS— Think about Shubert Vaudeville and talk about Shubert Vaudeville among you 
ville artists all over the world, for it does mean something. It means a lot, we are certain; 

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Friday, February 17, 1922 



VARIETY 



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Opportunitv 



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lie— 'CI play or pay cor^traict for 





\t 45th Street, New York City, in person or by mail before placing your services for next season 

when they can believe it. For we now ofifer you a play or pay contract for 35 weeks next season^ The agree- 
ment we have signed with our associates in vaudeville is for 10 YEARS. 

This is wholly business with us. We have made no sentimental issue of our vaudeville circuit. We want 
to be fair with the artists and we only ask that the artists be fair with us. We shall try our utmost to be fair 
with them in every way. 

We intend to use Variety from now on to talk with the artists and also the vaudeville managers all over, 
the country. We want to convince the artists we are acting in perfectly good faith, that we have acted that 
way from the start and intend to keep it up. We want to tell every artist engaged with us who believes he has 
a just grievance of any nature and can not secure what he thinks is a proper hearing, to place his complaint 
in writing before either of us. It shall receive every attention. 

We are endeavoring to convince the artists that w^e are fair and we want their confidence, to have them 
believe that Shubert vaudeville is here to stay, and that there will be Shubcrt vaudeville just as long as there 
is a Shubert theatre standing. We pledge it. 

TO THE VAUDEVILLE MANAGERS 

we will also have something to say later on. The season is drawing toward its close so we won't waste your 
time right now. You can remember though, vaudeville managers, that Shubert vaudeville is going to offer 
you vaudeville of a different kind for next season and all seasons after that. Vaudeville with a variety and a 
variety that will make business for you without taking a strangle hold of you or your theatre. 

ALL THEATRE MANAGERS 

will be interested in our booking proposition when we announce it, whether playing vaudeville or some other 
policy. It's going to be a proposition that will interest every theatre manager, of the legitimate and pictures 
as well as vaudeville. Shubert vaudeville will submit in due course and before the summer is over a proposi- 
tion to you that will give you a show or an added attraction on 48 hours' notice, to play one day or a week or 
longer, to play on a percentage, flat payment or for us to take over your house and guarantee the gross while 
we are' in it with our bill. It's going to be a proposition the American theatrical manager has never heard of 
before, practically a guaranteed engagement, to fill in open time for a legitimate theatre or to act as an extra 
and added attraction for a picture theatre. 

We could say a great deal more now to artists and managers. We will say more later and often through 
this medium. We intend to tell you both everything there is to tell, in a wide open and honest way, for there 
will be no secrets and nothing under cover, no intrigue in or about Shubert Vaudeville. 

ARTISTS AND OTHERS 

We accept this^ieans of publicly thanking the loyal artists who have played for us this season, our first. 
The^^ undertook the engagement on faith and nearly all have stood by us, knowing as we know that we had 
started a new vaudeville circuit in the most precarious of seasons. Many of the artists have been so thought- 
fully considerate it would be unjust to attempt to thank them singly and perhaps neglect some. One or two 
acts have attempted to take advantage. You probably know who they are. When acts advertise that we have 
not treated them fairly, don't you believe it, and whether those advertisements arc written and paid for by our 
competitors or bv the acts themselves, it is not so. Acts that try to secure an advantage in position and salary 
in a venturelhat aids them and their fellow artists in their own field should not expect to meet with more than 
scant courtesy when found out. When tliey are found out through trying to cheat besides, the scantier the 
courtesv. We don't want to mingle with that class of acts. There are not many of them, for which we are 
thankful. 

lelves. Make up your minds what it may mean to you, individually and collectively, all vaude • 



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LEE and J. J. SHUBERT 



VARIETY 



Friday, February 17, 1( 



CONQUERING THE EAST 



<2^'.*'^ 



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FRANK 



HARRY 








and 




"EXCERPTS FROM MUSICAL COMEDY" 
ACCEPT E D A PPLAU DE D £ ST ABLISHED! 

B. F. KEITH CIRCUIT 



Direction HARRY WEBER 



CORRESPONDENCE 



The cities under Correspondence 
M follows, and on pages: 

ALBANY, N. Y 33 

BOSTON 33 

BUFFALO 34 

CLEVELAND 34 

DETROIT 37 

DULUTH 34 

INDIANAPOLIS 37 

KANSAS CITY 26 

MONTREAL 28 



in this issue of Variety are 



NEW ORLEANS 38 

OKLAHOMA CITY 34 

PHILADELPHIA 38 

PITTSBURGH 26 

ROCHESTER 37 

SYRACUSE 37 

TORONTO 33 

UTICA, N. Y 38 

WASHINGTON 28 



of goinp after the prizes. I^ast 
week one of the manage. s saw one 
of "his" performers goin., into an- 
other hoiKse and a«ked the \\\\y of 
it. The performer replied that he 
would be on hand as usual, hut was 
making the two houses the same 
night. , 



Ann 
Crook 
week, 
count 



Myers, of the "Golden 
show at the Clayety this 
was out of the hill on ac- 
of an attack of throat trou- 
ble. Her num])ers and dances were 
handled by member.s of the company 
in a most creditable manner. 



crowded house Monday night at the 
Alvin, with 12.50 top except for Sat- 
urday night. "Kast Is West," with 
Fay Bainter, return, next. 



KANSAS CITY 

By WILL R. HUGHES 

Shubert.— Frances Starr in "The 
Easiest Way." 

Gayety— "London Belles." 

Century.— "Kandy Kids." 

Photoplays. — Newman, "Tol'able 
David"; Liberty, "Peacock Alley"; 
Royal, "Nancy from Nowherie"; 
Doric, "Doubling for Romeo"; 12th 
Street, "Sowing the Wind"; Em- 
press, "Hearts of the World"; Gar 



if the piece would be returned 
here again later in the spring, as 
the company noW on the coasi 
could stop off here very easily, and 
t^iere are many who have yet to 
solve the mystery of "The Bat." 



The attraction at the Century, 
called the "Follies of New York," 
was at the same house, week of 
Nov. 17, under the title "Passing 
Revue." The company is headed by 
Jim Bennett and Ada Lum and a 
favorite with the American Wheel 
fans liere. ; 



Next week Ldew's Garden will 
have an all -girl show of the fol- 
lowing: "Five Musical Peaches," 
Babe LaTour, Lynn Sherlock and 
Georgia Burdell, (ienevieve Davis 
and Bee Bradner, Ella LaVail. 



The Repertory Theatre company 
which gave its initial performance, 
"Love and Geography," in a small 
hall a few days ago, will try again, 
Feb. 16-17, when "Grumpy" will be 
the offering at the Auditorium. 



den, "Jtemorseless Love* 
•*Don't Get I'ersonal." 



Globe, 



"When the Shubert announced a 
return cnyagenvent for "The Bat," 
there were many scoffers. The piece 
repeated its business done on its 
Initial showing here last November. 
Capacity houses were the ru^e, with 
extra chairs and standing room. 
Many who saw the first company, 
^'ith Lizzie Evaiis and William L. 
Thorne, wont again last week to 
Bee the Chicago company headed by 
Julia Stuart and Carl Anthony. 
Those who paw both organizations 
were about evenly divided as to the 
merit?. It would rot be surprising 



Following "The Easiest Way," at 
the Shubert. will be "Irene," 
"Greenwich Village Follies," Walter 
Hampden, and the Winter Garden 
show, with the Howard Brothers, in 
order named. 




£. Galizi & Bro. 

3rc»test Profession- 
il Arcordlor) Manu- 
farturer* and Da- 
pn Irers. 

Incomparablt Bpe- 
clal Works. New 
idea patented thlft 
keys. 

Tel.: Franklin ith 

215 Canal Street 

New York City 



Roy J. Ford, who claims to be a 
vaudeville actor, was arrested here 
Saturday, charged with picking 
pockets on a crowded street car. 
He gave bond for liis appearance 
for trial. - 



Frances Starr in "The Easiest 
Way," at the Shubert this week, 
Is the first of the Klaw & Erlanger 
bookings to reach this city since the 
closing of the Grand, Christmas 
weelv. 



PITTSBURGH 

By COLEMAN HARRISON 

PICTURES— Blackstone and Lib- 
erty, "Bride's Play"; Olympic, "Sat- 
urday Night" (second week); Re- 
gent, "R. S. V. P."; Savoy, "Why 
Girls Leave Homo" (second week); 
Grand. "Ruling Passion"; Lyceum. 
"14th Lover": Cameraphone, "Five 
Days to Live"; Alhambra and Gar- 
den, "Camllle": Pitt, "Orphans of 
the Storm"' (fifth week); Aldine, 
"Why Announce Your Marriage?" 



Creatore Is back for a return 
gagement as guest director of 
orchestra at the Grand. 



en- 
the 



Clara 

dancing 
last IS 
home ih 



Maude Newton, In a 
act in vaudeville for the 
months, Is roating at her 
this city. 



With several of the theatres giv- 
ing amateur nights, some of the 
performers are making a business 



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BILLY GERALDINE 

LIGHTELLEand COFFM AN 

in Bright Bits from Musical Comedy 

Opened Our New Act for the 
W. V. M. A. and B. F. Keith (Western) Circuits 

PERCY HOWARD at the Piano 



The Aldine, pop vaudeville of the 
Felt Brothers, which has been doing 
big business continually, has added 
an earlier show to Its Saturday 
schedule, to start at 11:30 a. m. 



Seat sale for "Llghtnln*," which 
goes Into the Nixon Feb. 27, was 
started three weeks in advance, a 
custom that was used only with the 
"Follies" in the past. "Gold Dig- 
gers" opened Monday night there to 
three-quarters, with .*<trong Indica- 
tions for balance. "Abraham Lin- 
coln" return next. 



"Chick Chick," Amr^ricnn wheel 
show owned by Georpo Jaffe, pro- 
prietor of the Academy here, will 
hold forth there starting next week, 
supplanting the burlesque stock 
company that has been rumung for 
the past few months. 

"Passing Show of 1921* o[.oned to 



Leona La Mar is headlining the 
Shubert bill second straight week. 



"Molly O" will be the feature at 
the opening of the new State here 
by Rowland & Clark Monday. Je- 
rome Casper, for many years identi- 
fied with that firm here, will be in 
charge of the house. 



Whether or not Keith Interests 
are testing the etllcacy of a revue to 
close the show as a combative meas- 
ure to oppose the Shuberts' an- 
nounced policy, that plan is being 
followed at the Davis this week. 



Whitaker Ray, Duquesne man- 
ager, was laid up several days last 
week ill, now recovered, and this 
week was called to Philadelphia on 
account of his wife's Illness. 



Davis (Keith's) 

Patrons here are getting educated 
to an unusually high standard of 
vaudeville. Offerings have never 
been so good on a continual span of 
a couple of months as the opposition 
has incited. Gordon and Rica com- 
bined songs, chatter and bike riding 
into a speedy opener. Du For Boys 
went better than the average deucer. 
Richard Kean. with dramatic por- 
trayals, something that usually goes 
so-so here, stopped the show. • The 
proper contrast came next, wh^n 
Holmes and La Vere offered their 
extremely funny and original 
"Themselves." Dare Brothers were 
shifted from the closing spot to No. 
5 for the Monday night show and 
didn't let Interest lag with their 
skillful hand-to-Iiand balancing 
Florence Walton, with the classiest 
offering she has presented here so 
far. Richly dressed, the acme of 
class, the turn deserved the five 
bows It got. Will Mahoney knows 
how to sell his ooods; got much 
more than expected. Charles Irwin 
and Co., closing, didn't let one cus- 
tomer go with their clean comedy 
and excellent showmanship. 

Duquetne (Shubert) 
A three-quarter house that had 
capacity enthusiasm at a Monday 
afternoon's good cntertaniment is 



the best report possible at the 
week's opener here for a month. 
The co-operative plan of the theater 
and merchants, in which seats are 
given away to the first 100 patrons 
presenting tickets which the mer» 
chants give them with each pur- 
chase, and in which all the others 
are given a dime reduction, stimu- 
lated business but didnt wipe out 
the growing truth that when Shu- 
bert vaudeville quits here after this 
week it will never open again in tills 
hou.«ie. Defects at first apparent 
which it was thoiiglit time would 
cure are becoming worse, and even 
the one advantage of location it 
open to question, with all of which 
acts, management and wouId-b« 
patrons have found fault. There is 
one fact that stands out above th« 
re.=;t — namely, un uninterrupted suc< 
cession of good acts will win here;' 
the success of any other policy is a 
question. Beck and Stone tied 
things up momentarily in No. J, 
Ziegler Sisters, with two assistants, 
unprogramed. one a drummer who 
does his stuff well, merited two cur- 
tains, and Jack Merlin closed first 
half with much -appreciated card 
tricks. Rigoletto Brothers and 
Swanson Sisters, return, fared well, 
and Dickinson and Deagon. when 
the crowd didn'^ respond to Dickin- 
son's crack about his partner being 
so dumb she thinks John Charles 
Thomas still with "Maytlme." added, 
"I guess you do, too" — meaning the 
audience. They nevertheless took 
three bows. Great Manuel opened 
mildly, and Leona La Mar, held over 
as headliner, closed to a slightly 
moving house. 



SPEAKING OF 

^ 



MARIE SABBOn 



(Sabbott and Brooks) 

*'THE GIRL IS CHARMING 
—WINNING PERSONALITY 
—DASHING LITTLE LADY 
—NIMBLE FEET 
-SPARKLING DIALOGUE 
—RADIANT PERSONALITY 
—TEMPESTUOUS DANCING 
—AN OVATION."— RICHMOND 

"TIMES-DISPATCH and 

LEADER." 



BASIL LAMBERT 



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KING OF THE WOOD PILE'' 

Touring Loew Circuit: Thanks to Messrs. Arthur Horwitz and 

This Week (Feb. 13), Rialto, Chicago. 



J. H. Lubin. 



EDNA. LEEDOM 



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(of LEEDOM and GARDNER) 

In ^'A.IN'T WE GOT F^UN 



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What the Critics Said 



VARIETY— Palace, Chicago 

•*Lcod«>m ni'd (Jardner .scored thr- hit ct the show iA a romody sKit cdlk'd Ain't \Vr '^;.it 
Fun.* ^liFs Leedom is a second Charlotte Greenwood, and her kicks and ciipcrs kept thv 
audience in an uproar. Clardner is a dapper little man and f-,ods MIms Le<.«il(.ni very altl> " 



Leedom niid Gardner, In one, offer a nut line of comedy for the fourth pc»sliion. .Mis^i 
Leedom wear« a dress that is a riot of color and well in keei»ing with her ni'imer of' 
Bccurinjj kinvhH. They legistered a hit at the first .nhow. 



Read for Yourself 

"HERALD. EXAMINER." CHICAGO. Cy Tom Baohaw. 

,,' •^'\':. ';;'''■?. ^'ir'!'"" '^-"i"^' t" «"" M- H-n.liui a eh.y.. a.c.M.d hm- fir ;t l,.»t«M,s tins wc-k. 
JIrr .\int VN«'/''*^ ,''^'" ^»^"l''» ^^'t»> «J"l'»i <Iardnc..- (,s t'-i.. toil. i. ;, Vi>\. i<i inii, aiid her 
;.mu!- uic as high class as her s'»od looks and mw roin.Mly lin. .' " 

IMna T..-.loni is a Ih,.-. rr)mo(li..niio who cnv srcnr • lancjhs tJ.voMih 1 ».)• 1..";; h nn arm« 
;.M.l l..i;sMisK Le.Miom is ji pretty ;;iil. iu..;s.->siii- a wcHhifiil p.-is..,,,. lii ^ :< iv\ is a -♦•ciui 
fihtiun of our Ch;.rlMttr (;reenwo(»d. Sh,- ha.^ :is a loil John (;ardnr'r who pn.v«H a 
fapahlf partner t.. IIm- fiinn\ lass and u 1:m assih-i.Ml ,- pliM'di.ll' jm j;,.t«ipc i.-.n- I lu- ...nu'dv 
patt.M-. Th«'ir talk i.< wl. •.!,•(. in" an. I cl.a'i a"! is a siii»- 1 uil!:!! ■'ii\*\- Tb>- um r."4is("» t*^' 
soundly. „ . . . 



MUSICAL COMEUV PRODUCTION. IN I'REi'VR^VTION JiY AUGlSTiN MacHUCH 



Friday, February 17, 1922 



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in their $50,000.00 display of jewels at 
PROCTOR'S 58th Street first half next 
vieek and Proctor's 5th Avenue last half. 

Don't miss this treat for the eyes. Just 
the thing for a scene in a production. 

SEE H. B. MARINELLI 



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RHINESTONES AND JEWELS 

Address ALL COLORS. SHAPES AND SIZES FOR SALE Phone 

228 WEST 46lh STREET THE LITTLE JOHNS BRYANT 2130 

The Littlciohns have just arrived in New York after four years abroad. \Vc have br.jiiglit back Uhy thuli^iJ:d gross of rhinestones and jewels. The 
Littlejohns are putting their two patents pertaining to rhinestone studded theatrical props on the market. One is a new and most successful and 
durable way to make rhinestone dress trimming, shoulder straps, bodices, head-dress, shoe<, hats, costumes, etc. This new patent can stud any con- 
ceivable wearing apparel solid with rhinestones. The Littlejohns' other patent is onr new and most successful and durable way to stud props; such 
as athletic rigging, animal harness, canes, bicycles, musical instruments, Indian c]u1)s, juggler's props, etc. Any conceivable article we can stud 
solid \vith rhine'^tnnes. Every article sold guaranteed for five years. No job too big ur too small for us to handle. 

Have a nice stock on hand set up ready for bodices, shoulder straps trimmings, eto. Have only large stones of the finest cut and quality. 
Smallest size is one karat, largest size 2Ji inches across, two hundred sizes in between. < 'an match any color with rhinc-tones. 

An example of price: x. , - /^ x c-.i- 

^ Two 18-inch Shoulder Straps, Complete (Ready to .^e^v On) ^'-.M.» 

• Beautiful Head-dress :.,.... CjO 

Gorgeous Bodice, Complete (Ready lo hew On) '^■^.2'> etr. 

,\.stumrr^— Let us s^jpply you with our patented good«. Cr/il before •?. :^. ^L ^r..;] .-.-.'» -- rM..mptly cr.vrd U.r. 

THE LITTLEJOHNS 

228 We>t'46rit Street, NEW YORK 



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This Week (Feb. 13), B. F. KEITH'S ALHAMBRAj NEW YORK 
Next Week (Feb. 20), B. F. KEITH'S ROYAL, NEW YORK 

Direction MORRIS & ^IL 



BILLS NEXT WEEK 



(Continued from page 'J.Z) 

Lew Wvl.t 
Chas HurKhardt Co 
Ed Alloa tic Taxte 
Stuart C;r'.3 Co 
Jinijuy i?avo Co 
(Two to fill) 



Cd half 
Gordon St (JorJon 
•riirtaiion" 
(Four to Qll) 



QIINCY, ILL. 

Orplirum 
C ft A O.loou.'r 
<'ook *• H' severe 
Larry HarUins Co 

ird half 
Mang: Jt Snyder 
(Two 10 fill) 

BACINE, WI3. 

Rialto 

ra half 

F>!d3 & llanlngl'n 
Four Cartifriiiia 
Hanson & liurtons 

KOCKFORD, ILL. 

Palare 
Stanley Tripp & M 
Ford & Uoodndffo 
Ander.-on & Ciravus 
Buddy AValton 
M Montgonury Co 
Maurice IMintond 

rdhalf 
Billl* C rb(.r Rot 
Jack IntfUa 
Roberta & Clark 
"Dreams'* 
• (Two to fill) 

6T. JOE. MO. 

ElM-tric 

Alfred I'owu Co 
Kalnos & Avey 

2 1 half 
Hit. R.-How Co 
Wills & Robins 

BT. LOII9 

Ctmid 

Weadick & Ladu# 
Slliott Johnsoa Co 



SIOIX CITY. lA. 
Orpheum 

Ro?? Ellis & n 

Orct-n &. Par!;rT 
Jack Kennedy Co 
Lucas & Francene 
I'effpy Farker Co 
(One to All) 
I'd h;ilf 
r A M Itntton 
Harry ConN^y Co 
Eniprson it Ualdvvin 
Max iJ'.ooin 
(Twu to liil) 

SIOIX FAI l.S 

Onilx'iini 

Mnry l>or«» 
Emerson & Baldwin 

2d half 
Wrijfht & i:ar;> 
Prin<">^ton 5 
Colvin Wood . 

SO. BEND. I NO. 

Orpheum 

Sawyer & Edd a 
Hufch Johnston 
Corinne Co 
Carl Emmy's Pels 
(Two'to fill) 
2d httif 
Petty Reat & Bro 
Monroe & Oration 
B & B Conrad 
Trixle Frlganza 
Biff Jim 
(One to f}Il) 

8PRI>'r.FI'D. ILI^ 

Hajestie 



Cook & Valdare 
Mariow & Thurston 
Fieldst it H;trn'gi"n 
'Modr^rn CocKlall" 
Ross Wytje Co 
(One to flit) 

2d half 
F & B Monroe 
Infl.'ld &■ Nwblet 
Taylor Macy & II 
Toss Fh'»rm:tn Co 
Mary lla> n.s 
Aiuaranlh t?is 

TKRRE lIAtTE 

Hippodrome 

Inflold & Noblot 
llort Howard 
"Flirtation*" 
M & R Wi'.lon 
HanakS5 Jai>s 
(One to till) 

2d half 
Doll Frolics 
Johrtiy Coulon 
i:rn.-«l Hiatt 
M Sr R Wilton 



Bowers W'ltcrs & C 
((^•nu to fill) 

TOPEKA, KAN, 

Novelty 
^!cCa^thy & Gale 
Mrlli»n & Ronn 
Htle Roflow Co 

i:a half 

I'ostpr &. Peggy 
Earl & Bartleit 
"Dance Flashes" 
Holliday & Willette 
lalto & Fries 

TILSA, OK LA. 

Orphrum 

Frank Wilson 
Mack & Maybelle 
"Volunteers" 
Will Brack Co 

2d half 
B'-'nnington & Scott 
Jeati Barrius 
Bronson &• Baldwin 
F.lith Cimord 
Alex Melford S 



PANTAGES CIRCUIT 




UINMPEO 

I'untnffcs 

J<i« Thomas Co 
Willie Bros 
LaPme & Emory 
C irt-r & Cornish 
.Skipper K'n'dy & R 
Clrace DeNiles Co 

C ALC.ARY, CAN. 

Pantaces 
Henry Catalano Co 
Bernivlcl Bros Co 
Maggie Clifton Co 
Johnson & Brown 
Southern 4 
Mao Weston 
20th Century 4 

OT. T\IA^. MONT, 
rantaffe* 

(21-2:) 
(Panie bill plays 

Helena 23) 
SU.'lly & Holt Rev 
Foloy & 0"N>il 
Walter llastlngs 
G W Johnson Co 

3 Ambler Bros 

lUTTE, MONT, 
rantagrs 

(18-21) 

(?ame bill r'ay« 
Anaconda 22; Mis- 
Foula 23) 
"Cupids Closeup" 
Borsini Troupe 
Melody Garden 
Harry Berry & S.3 
Rome & Wager 

SPOKANE 

runtugcs 

4 Bar.ls 

Kliz N-Ison Co 
11.17. -1 Morgan 
.1 & I Marliri 
Ward & Gori 

SEATTLE 

runtnge^ 

"Eye of Buddha" 
"Cioodnight Nurse" 
Klass ^: Brilant 
r.ison City 4 

VANrOVVEU. H.C. 

PuntagCH 

Pa'J'iutli Bros 
Jap Sayd'*n 
Hall ^ Snydt-r 
JacJx Ha Hon 
Iving & Irwin 



TACOMA 

Pantages 

pirr.-r.'Mt R»'v 

Adama S'nders & R 
I'.arna & AVilson 
Lillic J Faulkner 

PORTLAND, ORE. 

Pantaces 

Act Different 
Langton Smith & L 
5 Pa I ru wars 
Aerial Rooneya 
Violet Lyons 
E & E Adair 
Mile Bunell 

TRAVEL 

(Open Week) 
Gladys Webb 
Oklahoma City 4 
Rolland & Olsen 
Meredith & Snozer 
(One to fill) 

SAN FRANCISCO 

Pun tares 

(Sunday opening) 
Sweet Band 
Al*»ko Co 
"Globe of Fate" 
Pan American 4 
Wyoming 3 
Green &. Purkef 

OAKLAND, CAL. 

PantaKes 

(Sunday opening) 
Shaw's Animals 
Mabel Harper 
Swan & Swan 
El Cota 

Larry RfUly Co 
Dunbar & Turner 

LOS ANGELE3 

Pant ages 

Fulton <t Burt 
7 Tumbling Demons 
Tybelle Sis 
, Hall & Franrli 
Eva Tan^unv 
Chic Su5ironio 

BAN DIEGO 

Savoy 

Smith's" Aniinalg 
Craig & Cato 
Hon.sce & Baird 
Lunatic Bakers 
SampKel & Leonh'dt 
Ferris Hariman Co 

L'C REACH, CAL. 

Pantaiccfl 

Class Manning & C 



Ilftvden G'dwln &. R 
Fields & Sheldon 
l)r Pauline 
Pantheon Singers 

SALT L.\KE 

Pantares 

Podrlck & Dover© 
Glasgow Maids 
F A: T Hayden 
Ishakuwa Bros 
Harry Lamore 
Mrs Roy Gardner 

OGDEN, ITAH 

Pantuses 

(23-2:,) 

La toy's Models 
\iolet Carlson 
Melodies & Steps 
"Night Boat" 
Foster & Kay 
.Six Tip Tops 

DENVER ' 

Pantases 

Jack Trainor Co 
Harry Van Fo^<.Hon 
Johnhy Small Co 
W & a Ahearn 
M & M Humphrey 
Noodles Fagin 



KANSAS CITY 

PantnicrH 

.Tack Dempsoy 
Lagans 
Chuck Risncr 
Terminal 4 
Broadway Pv> v 
V Conchas Jr Co 

ST. LOUS 

Eiii|)ri*Mit 

3 Alexs 

Bernard & Forris 
Paisley Noon I'o 
Lee Morse 
Arizona Joe Co 
By a I & Early 

MEMI>IIIS 

Puntiigt'^ 

Mile Paula 
Rolland & Ray 
Scheftels Rev 
Neil McKinUy 
House of D Band 
Creole Fashion Rev 

CINCIXNATI 

Punluges 

La re to 

Cuba Quartet 
Harry Antrim • 
•Yes My D.;ir' 
Bardwoll Mu\i) «^ R 



INTERSTATE CIRCUIT 



DALI^\S, TEX. 

MaJrHtic 

Nippon Duo 
Wheeler &• Potter 
Tracey & McBridA 
Ben Smith 
Rolfe's Rov 
Johnston & Mack 
Bennett Sis 

FT. WORTH, TEX, 

Majestic 

Dcwitt Young & Sis 
Allen & Canfleld 
W M Cressy Co 
Coscia & Verdi 
Frank Dobsun Co 
Yorke & King 
Sansone & Delilah 

GALVESTON. TEX. 

Hajeetic 

(20-22) 
(Same bill plays 
Austin 2u-i'5> 
Th*» Nelsons 
Carlrton & Bellew 
Wm Halligan Co 
Sampson & Do'glus 
Neal Abel 
McKay & Ardine 
Sawing a Woman 

UOISTON, TEX. 

Majestic 

Clifford Wayne I 
Zelaya 

Columbia & Victor 
Dooley & Storey 
Helen Keller 
Zuhn & Droll 



Schictl's Manikins 
LITTLE ROC K 

Majestic 

FolIisSis 
Claudia Coleman 
The Canslnos 
Carson A Willard 
Lady Alice's I'cts 

2d half 
Rhinehart & Duff 
Sarah Padden Co 
(Three to fill) 

OKLAHOMA CITY 

Majestic 

(Tulsa spit) 
1st half 
Alex Molford 
Jean Barrios 
Bronson & Baldwin 
Edith Clifford 
Bennington & Scott 

SAN ANTONIO 

Majestic 
Michon Bros 
Perrons & Oliver 
E & M Ernie 
Fiske A. LInvd 
J & K Loe 
George Morton 
Five Chapins 

TL'LSA, OK LA. 

Majestic 

(Okla. City split) 

l3t half 
Frank Wilson 
Mack & Maybelle 
Marmeln Sis 
"Volunteers"' 
Wm Brack Co 



OAYETY.— "Bits o* Broadway." 

CANADIiOX-FliANCAlS. — "Lrs 
Marionettes." French stock. 

ST. DENIS.— Pop. vaudeville. 

CAPITOL.—Capitol Opera Co.. in 
'Valentine Specialty." I'iclurc, "De- 
ception." 

ALLIEN.— Allen Concert Orches- 
tra. I'hillip Ft*l/. comluetor. Feature. 
"One Arabian Nipht." 

I.MPKPvIAL.— Feature. "The Black 
Panther's Cub." 



paper ofnces. Mlsg A\ res is at 
present handling the press matter 
for the "Merry ^Vido\v," btit will 
shortly join Mlizi liajos in Chicago, 



WASHINGTON, D. C. 

By HARDIE MEAKIN 
Keith's 



Much interest is heinp: evinced 
l«)cally in the annoiniccment the 
Famous l*la>crs is now in control of 
the Alien enterpri.'^es. (leorfje 
Hotsky. manacrcr of the Allen here, 
will not bo aftecled by the change. 



is hf.uled by 
a dandy col- 
a suppDiting 



Nina "NVhilmore. internationally 
known as an artists* model and also 
as .'i Cioldwyn star, will spend a 
week in Montreal at Locw's. 



Montreal pirl.<» seem fated to suc- 
ceed on the stape. \alda, who ap- 
pears at the I'rincess in a novel 
terpsichtdean act, is ji local pirl and 
the Sav:ifx<^ product ion of "The 
Mt try \\'i(low" booked for the week 
nf the l!7th boasts of no le.-^s than 
three local young women". 



Business in the local cal»arets has 
been very slack lately. Ore reason 
may be that professional people 
play in;; Montreal do not avail them- 
selves of the "kind itivitations" given 
to them by cabaret managers, in- 
vitations that usually mean "serv- 
ices free" to entertain the paying 
patrons. 



The war against carnivals Is 
gaining iinpetus. It is reported the 
returned soldier organizations arc 
planning to join the civic authorities 
and the ecclesia.stical oflicials in the 
flght to keep these undesirables out 
of Montreal and district. 



Agnes 
publicity 
days in 



Ayrcs, from the Savage 

department, spent a few 

town covering tlio news- 



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WARNING ! 

The undei'sl^T^ticd is the owner oC the name.-, trade names, 
titles and good will thereunto l)elonp:ing: 

"Buffalo Bill's Wild West" 
"Buffalo Bill's Original Wild West" 
"Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of 
Rough Riders of the World" 

t.-.g.^ihor with other names and combinations of names originally used by 
Colonel William F. Cody in giving Wild West Exhibitions. 

WE INTEND TO PROTEa OUR RIGHTS 

AM person!? are hereby warned not to u.se. directly or indirectly, said 
iiames or titles, either al«»ne or in combination with other words or titles, 
or for any purpose what. soever. 

THE SELLS FLOTO CIRCUS COMPANY 

237 Symes Bldg. Denver, Colorado 



BALTIMORE 

Fords.— Ziegfelds "Frolic" 
Auditorium. — "Make It Snappy." 
Lyceum. — "'Mother Eternal." lilm 
Century.— "The 14th Lover." 
Parkwny. — "Nancy from No- 
where," film. 
New.— "T(to Much Wife," film. 
Rivoli.— "Polly of the Follies," 
mm. 

Boulevard. — "Received Pa\ ment," 
film. 

Strand.— "The Blot," film. 
Wizard. -- "Why Girls Leave 
Home," lilm. 

Maryland (Keith). — Cortrude 
Hoffman & Co., return; Toto; Elida 
Morris, Langford and Frederick, 
Bernard and Carry, Cross Santore, 
Piece and Goff, The Johnnys. Ca- 
pacity house both shows Monday. 

Academy (Shubert). — A new pol- 
icy this week; vaudeville has been 
cut to six acts. Baby Thelmn, head- 
liner; C'irl McCuIogh. Hegul and 
Moore, Boganny Bakers, Ilorton 
Latriska. The McCormacks, all re- 
peat nets. Film feature, Lionel 
Barry more in "The Master iMind." 



WARDROBE PROP. 
TRUNKS, $10.00 

Big Bargains. TTave been used. Also a 
frw Second IiAnd Irmovutiun and Filire 
Wardrobe Trunks, |:;0 nnd 125. A few 
»xtra larpe Property Trunks. Also old 
Taylor nnd Bal Trunks. 26 West Slst 
Street. Between Broadway and 6th Ave., 
\ew York City. 



The bill this week 
Jack Nor worth with 
lection of songs and 
bill that is a wonder. 

Althea Lucas and company opened 
tlnely, then Gilbert Wiil« went over 
big, making things easy for Lila 
Khodes and Charles King, who were 
appreciated, but their offering does 
not bring forth a combustion of 
applause. Next week Olsen and 
Johnson, who just cleaned every- 
thing up. Eva Shirley and her Ja7:z 
P.aiMl closed iatermission nnd as 
usual went over big. IVFoore and 
Jayne followed the Topics, goitig 
over well, and then Norw»>rth. fol- 
lowed by Harry Watson, Jr. 

Shubert 

K«-turn engagement for Claik .uid 
McCollough "Chuckles." with No- 
nette added for this visit. The en- 
tire show went over just as big a* 
on its previous appearance. 

Williiim Faversham is at Poll's In 
a revival of "The Squaw Man," 
while William Gillette is appearing 
at the National in "The Dream 
Maker." Return engagement of 
"Miss Lulu Bett* is at Shuberl- 
Garrick. 

Loew's Palace changes its picture 
policy this week, showing two fea- 
tures each week. 



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NICfllTI.Y AFTER-TIIKATRE 
With ART FRA^iTKLIN at the piano 



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PROFESSIONAL 
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CAN NOW BE BOUGHT IN N. Y. CITY 

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USED TRUNKS AND SHOPWORN SAMPLES 

EVERY Hartman, Indestructo, Belber EVERY 
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MONTREAL 

By JOHN M. GARDINER 

HIS MAJKSTY'S. — "The P.at." 
Next week, "Mademoi.selle d'Ar- 
mentieres." 

OliPHKrM.— Orplirum PI iv.js in 
"The Hottentot." 



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JK)6ed standa.a royally contract for 
the records and rolls as evolved by 
the M. P. P. A. is the subject of 
wnanimou3 disapproval among the 
mechanical comp-'^nies whose execu- 
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stock phrase in ref^^renoe to it: "The 
publishers will kill the goose that 
lays the golden egg if they persist 
in their demands." 

Taking each radical change as In- 
corporated in the new contract, point 
by point, the mechanical people Jlnd 
that while nominally the copyrig^ht 
owners (music publi5-hers) are liv- 
ing up to cv^ry provision In the 
copyright law of 1909, it impres.ses 
chiefly as taking advantage of 
every loop-hole in the statute. The 
m\isic, men will demand, if their 
new standard royalty contract is 
ratified, that roy.iJty statements be 
paid monthly, ao-^ording to law, as 
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method of remitting. Considrring 



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that each of the intermediary firms 
pays the American music publisher 
in "aggregate $200,000 royalties quar- 
terly, and firms like the Victor al- 
most treble that amount, the phono- 
graph firms maintain that consid- 
eration for their auditing and ac- 
counting departments is in order. 

The publishers* demand that the 
name of the copyright owner (pub- 
lisher) and date of copyright be 
also included on each disk label is 
looked upon by the mechanical peo- 
ple as a foolish detail. The label, 
it Is contended, is crowded enough 
as it is, with the name of the title, 
composer, type of rendition, and 
name of the recording orchestra or 
singer, not to mention the manufac- 
turer's trade-mark, that any fur- 
ther ailditions would only obliterate 
the most necessary annotations. As 
for the elimination of the 10 per 
cent, breakage discount, the me- 
.•hani<\il companir>s maintain it 
would not serve to standardize mat- 
tr rs but would bo playing favorites, 
vomo of the publi^lurs feeling that 
M!ie firm is a ^ood royalty payr. 
It drs. rvos som*:' p'^'r-'entage rebate 
\v))i.!i would only make it flexible 
;i!)<l mor.' adv.mtag^ou^ for the lirm 
That needs it least and not do th*- 
.•-m.i 1 f. ilow any good at all. Th^y 
,:py th;.f i)nd*>r thp law royalties are 



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paid on e.ich record or roll manufac- 
tured, not sold, and if the i)ub)i>her 
were to juiy his writers royalty on 
each ropy of music piinted and not 
sold ih«' parallel a.ouI.I ho brought 
homo stronger to the n)usic men. 

The roll manufacturers jct forth 
one argument which they do lict 
elaborate upon, merely allowing 
comparisons to speak for thc:n- 
sclves. The record makeis pay two 
cents royalty per number. The roll 
people must pay two cents lor thf 
music reproduction priviN'go and 
10 cents for \hf* word rights, or 12 
crnts in all. The record ftolls for 
75 cents find pays 2 cents royalty. 
The roll retails at $1.25 and pays 
VI cents roy.alty. That Is one of 
the ri'usons why the roll businrss 
is in its present unstable condition, 
th«-y say. 

Another clause included in the 
ne\V contract boirs directly on the 
foreign sa'< s which would tr-nd to 
aff'Mt that end of it also. The "me- 
chanical" tivms seem unanimous in 
th< ir picscnt oi»jnion that none of 
th'ni wiJl «j\er y.^n tlus',- ii'w con- 
tracts. 



the bankers and financial comrriittee 
to be most responsible. Immedi- 
ately following the announcement of 
the application for tJie receiver 
there was an extremely heavy sell- 
ing of Columbia Graphophone se- 
curities in Wall street, sending the 
preferred down to & A\^ low n»id 
common to 1'4. Columbia pref»^rrfd 
has been quoted at 96 and common 
at 73 at divers times in the past. 



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The .X«\v York exerMitivfH of tli*' 
«"'olunibia <;rapliophone Co. look 
upon th«^ application for the ap- 
pointment of a receivership of the 
company s assets as a malicious 
move on the part of the three peti- 
tioners who are .sto'klioldrrs of the 
• •.»mmon s*o<"k in the corporation. 
Tiie appli'-ation \\-i\** mad»^ in the 
Wilmington, D*^]., l). .S. .Supreme 
Court, alleging insolvmfy with lia- 
hilities of f lO.tUiO.OOO Cmo banks and 
linan-ial t rrditors. and $3,000,000 to 
merchandise and oth«r errdjtors. Xo 
listing of asf;ets wa" made. Hearing 
on the appIi'\'it.on is S' t for today 
fl'riday), wl;*n tlie company states 
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(Continued from page 1) 

meeting:, according to the story, that 
a board of control or executive 
board should direct all operations 
on the Orpheum circuit, with Mar- 
cus Helmaii elected chairman of 
the board. 

The present general offices of the 
Orpheum circuit are in the Palace 
theatre building, New York. They 
may remain there, along with Mar- 
tin Beck, the Orpheum's president, 
and Mort Singer, its general man- 
ager. Likewise, remaining in New 
York will be Frank Vincent, who 
has been the Orpheum's general 
booking manager. The new plan 
of the Orpheum, It Is said, contem- 
plates that Vincent shall remain 
here as the New York representa- 
tive, leaving the New York status 
of the circuit about as it was 15 
years ago, when Beck, then gene- 
ral manager, made his headquarters 
in New York and Vincent was the 
local booking man, while the gen- 
eral ofliccs at that time were in 
Chicago. In 1915 Morris Meyerfekl, 
Jr., was tho presidi-nt of the Or- 
pheum. Ifo is now a director. Heck 
having .Kucceedod him some jears 
ago as president. 

Details of the meeting last week 
in Chicago of the Orphoum's direc- 
tors are nuagre and incomplete. No 
conllrmalinn of the inside report of 

WILSON ON NUGENT 

Th« reitroitucllon in VARIETV of ono 
of th«? "ono-ininutc t;ilk3." sugsp-sle-l 
from rh^ au'li<>nce, with whioli J. C. 
NuKont liiufchc-s wliat ban ho.n calN'J 
"\"au<lo\i!I<"'a Itiiijhtest monolojf," lian 
lirought him soiii*^ huuflrpd.s nf favoraM..^ 
l•|)mm<•nt^• from rnpsta. Ministers. T.uw- 
yvrs, i*hj.dic;ar.s. Wnrknicr., Kditurs, 
rcrtiiriiMT.s .111(1 ManaRpfM. 

.*Juch f x|>r.'.s.«;oiiH as "jin oporh-nialiinT 
\']<'n in liii:h-<laHS Vau U^villf," "A 
classic of the Htacc." '"A ii»n oi -to-lj. - 
forj;ott<Mi hit of imaffcry. >voinl«rfully 
«i»-h\f'rf '1," "A Martling h»'ik'ht to r.'ich 
afl>-r tKtoTi minutfs of Uolirious wir," 
art- amoiitf the WinrdH of comtiienJutioii. 

Nus^nlH Dlht-r "one-mip.utt'r.-?," oft tli.- 
ro<.'l, ami on all sorts of comic ami 8or;- 
ou.s nulvi'M'tn, ,'il.<o rii<»^ to the ili>,'nity of 
t:»-mp. i(imi.iir«Ml to th»» pilly an'l iiini-^ 
tlri%el uf othrr .so-ralloii **iiiii>roii^|>lu" 
tiilliorM. A."" J.u k I, ait 8ai<l, also in 
Varirty: *'Tli>^ man hn.s a li-ad. whiili 
alono jilaros lii!)) nhov»^ the h' r.l \shi'"ii 
may rUeo!««' to label itself hi.x romi»''ii- 
tioii." The N-w York (JloSe jays; 
'•I'l'iual \o any monolojjjst In \aU'lAiile, 
ail. I I'lFir.HliIXT from any." 

I'vMiiap.H hJ.s most highly (luTieho.l let- 
t.M- j>j til-' liill<>\vin« ropariliiin his iiow 
Xaiimus "Woodrow WiL^ofi" iali<: 

"\Vash:nm..n. D. C.'., :i:;tO S Jjt.. N. W. 
'My 1 i.-nr Sir : — 

"Mr. Wilson aFk« jne to tlianU \ou for 
your 'ont'-niinute talk' reKarUinj; iMn. 
Jl" ni>i'recjatf'3 the tribute. 

"\ ours verj' t rulv, 
• "JOHN* JJAN'IXtr.I'U Hnl.f.lNO. 

•■(Sec. WooilroNV \\ iison ) 
"Mr. .T. ('. Xusont. 
' Neu- York N. Y." 

Sinnili'^anJ. too, is the tremondotn ap- 

I>iau: «^ wliifli Rreot.s the WiL-^on sj th, 

»ili.nvit>R how siuiert'ly it fincia answer in 
I he Ani'iic.in heart. 



that gatlufintr could be obtained. 
The first story said Mort Singer 
would return to Chicago with the 
executives who go back there with 
the general offices. Mr. Singer, 
however, Wedneirday denied he in- 
tended to return west. ^ir. Singer 
also denied some weeks ago that 
any change was impending in the 
Orpheimi circuit's direction, 'al- 
though at that time there was being 
prepared an explanatory letter, ad- 
dressM to Martin Beck and later 
signed by all of the Orpheum di- 
rectors, which, it is said, mentioned 
what the directors thought should 
be rectiticd in the Orpheum'.; direc- 
tion. This explanatory letter is re- 
ported to have been delivered in 
person to Beck in his New York 
office, having started at San Fran- 
cisco, mailed to Chicago for other 
signatures, and then sent to Rich- 
ardson & Hill, the Orpheum's Bos- 
ton banicers, who sent it. by .^special 
messenger to New York. 

I'pon receipt of the letter Beck is 
reported to havt.' suggested a direc- 
tors' int'etiii;.? in New Vi.r'.c to Con- 
sider it, but this was chant»ed to 
Chicago, lor last week, when it was 
held. A'ariety of Feb. S published 
an aicount c»t' the fi»rf.iooming meet- 
ing at Cliit ;mo. stating that develop- 
ments Were exi>ected from it. Fol- 
lowing tl:e end of the meeting last 
Wedncs<la>- (it openeil Tuesd;iy) Mr. 
Singer issued a statem -nt sa\ i!\g it 
had been ilie most harmonious 
meeting tlK- Orrheum liad ever held. 
Accounts se"'?m to bear out ; inger's 
slatemcnt, as it !.•=? reported Heck 
entered jki opposition to the ac- 
tions of the directors. It was sur- 
mised from those acq ainted with 
the meetir.ss that Beck concluded 
he v.'ould lie outvoted if putting any 
(luestion to a voting settlement. 

Tho U'W order of Orpheum's 
management m:»y bring al>out a 
«hange on the eoast. aecording to 
the rei)utt. 

The selection of Chicago as the 
I locale for the goner;il odicos of tho 
Orphemu was matlo aftor tho direc- 
tors deoidetl the Orpiieum circuit, 
covering territory west of Chicago 
only, would be in a better strategical 
j)osition to han He its \';iudcville 
bookings from that point than any 
other. The booking's for the Or- 
]>h<imis, Jr., the. tires that are 
l»ooked along with the big time Or- 



FOR SALE 

Interior ''Cathedral" drop. Sateen 
set, divided in two rooms, two drops, 
LIKE NEW. Write S. L. H., Variety, 
New York. 



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COSTUMES 



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We r'urrii.'ih Evcryihinff for Mo' ion I'icttii.' I'mdui tini..'*. .Ma.'^<iui''ra<l'!i. Ana'eur 
and rrof.-.'?MioMaI Tliea triraN. Minstrel .Shows. raHeant.><, Ktc . K'r : Wiu?*, 



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MaUc-lj) MuliriaLs. Mal.c fp l».ojO.-« aiil I'rofo 

(.MrshAI, arid I)HA.\f V'l M ' ) 



."j-onal I'oaiheM. 



T K f, F P n O N E: 
KO.NC.XrRF 1913-11-1% 



ARTHUR W TAMS 
Ml >if \i. f.IiSKAKV, 1N< . 



pheum houses entered into that 
thought. 

"With Marcus IIcim:.n apparently, 
as chairman of the newly created 
board, in a position that will give 
him, with his companions on it 
(Beck is an ex-ettlcio member) 
virtual control of all Orpheums 
operations, it is said that event ually 
it may be found that Sam Kahl will 
be the principal booking figu;e of 
the circuit. The report says the 
other and present Orpheum bookern 
in New York, Karl Sanders and Hay 
Meyers, may go to Chicago, bui i" 
is not known if Ceorge (lOttleib, 
who also has been booking the l';il- 
ace. New York, is intended to ac- 
company the others to the middle 
west. 

The appoiritment of Heiman. who. 
with his partner, Joe Finn, is a large 
holder of Orpheum stock, is said to 
have come about through pressure 
from all directors, including tlic 
Boston banking tirm, with some 
persuasion required before Meyer- 
feld could be brought aroun<l to 
sign the letter. Tiie business and 
personal relations between Meyer- 
feld and Beck have been closely in- 
timate for many \ ears, dating ;ic- 
tually from the nccption of the Or- 
pheum circuit. 

Present at the Chicago meetitig 
last M'cek were Beck (accomi)anied 
west by his personal attorney). Mort 
Singer, Benjamin Cahanne (the Or- 
pheum's secretary and counsel). 
Mrs. Charles K. Kohl (one of tlJe 
largest stockholders), Marcus Iloi- 
man, Joseph Finn (both of Chi- 
cago), I..az Lansberg, Morris Moyev- 
feld, Jr.; Louis Brown and Sol 
Sachs (all of the coast), while the 
Boston bankers also had their boaril 
member there. 

The meeting histed two days 
starting Tuesday, with a full plar 
outlined, it is said, for futtirf 
operations, with Heiman an 1 Mrs. 
Kohl, who liad been piitieipally an- 
tagonistic to the Oiiiheuni's adtriifi- 
istration, agreeable to the pluti 
arrived at. 

Immediately after the meetin;^ had 
arranged for the changes and ad- 
journed, it was reported that sev- 
eral of the QipheuiTis directors 
commenced to i)urchase Orpheutu 
comiuon stock, which sharply raised 
a couple of points, believed to have 
been brought about by the simul- 
taneous purchases, though there is 
no great Quantity of Ori)i»oum stock 
outstanding. Beck was credited 
with having held 68,000 shares of 
Orpheum's common, but it is not 
known how much he has been car- 
rying of late, and M(\verfeld is said 
to have .«;old quite soiric of his f)r- 
pheu.n's holditigs sinct- a<(iiiiriiig 
them. 

The climax to the Orphoimi's cap- 
italization and listing f>f its storic 
on tho Exchange in last woek's 
meetings seems to be trace.abb' to 
disaffection on the p.irt of I'iun A.- 
Heiman and Mrs. Kohl, extend :nt,' 
over a consi<l»'i- iI)lo i)erlod, with 
Heiman the fir.'^t to picjv up a griev- 
ance. 

When the Orplicum pooled it.- 
houses as well as those booked b.v 
it, the Finn & Ifeim.au vaude\ille 
theatre of tlie midtJle west, con- 
.«^i-:te!it nioney-malu'is iinthr (<.ni- 



peient management, were included; 
aloo the Chicago vaudeville thea- 
tres of which Mrs. Kohl had con- 
trot. Film & Heiman believed that 
Heiman, the showman of the firm, 
v.ould be active in the consolidated 
Orpheum's direction. Heiman did 
not participate for a while, making 
suggestions from Chicago to the 
general ofllces in New York, but 
loiind. it is said, that they were 
invariably ignored. Meantime, the 
t)r;diea:n had had a pl;enomona! 
.'CJivon. with nc» one payiti;^ much 
aticiition to an> thing «-.\cei)ting the 
count -up. After that and while 
Heiman had gf^ne abnj.;d to fo.yet 
vaudeville, liusincss s;it>i)c(i in the 
Orpheum houses, with a rcsuU.ant 
I>as: :ag <.f the dixiden*!. That 
broiight Mrs, Ktdil into line -it!! 
Hentan. as the pis.ang of the divi- 
dend meant a large Io-;s of income 
for the willow of the west's gr at- 
est showm;in. 

Hein.an leturji-d and is said to 
have conferred with Mrs. Kohl. alsi. 
other OrplieuiT dirclors. Tlic 
(Jrilheum".-; operation as a general 
preposition, past and ..resent, was 
talcen up in detail. It linally lead 
to the Chicago meeting of the di- 
rectors tl at placed Heiman in 
(!■.;;! qe of the board. 

The change of b::: o for the Hv- 
pheuni will not affect its rilatiotis 
wit!i the Keith ollice. K. V. Albee 
is said to have been present at tho 
Tuesday Orpheum meeting in Chi- 
cago, ready to lend his advice, a:!d 
is reported to have talked the mat- 
ter over with Mrs. K<.hl. The Or- 
;)heuni"s arrangement with the 
Keith pcopi • is a territorial book- 
ing agreement, that prevents tlie 
Orpheum playing vaudeville in the 
cast or Keith's playing west of Chi- 
cago. The .same arrangement has 
heen in exii;tencc for a number of 
vears. Tho on!> interlocked inler- 



ests of the Orplietim with the 
Keith's holdings east are 40 per 
cent, of the I»alacc, New York, and 
a proportionate s-h,.rt of stock in 
the I J. F. Keith's New York The- 
atres Co. t'.. : controls the Keith's 
big time liOiisoK in New York and 
Brookl.\ n. puicb.ised from Percy G. 
Williar.is. 

Martin r..^ck pron U the Palace. 
New /orlc. f)urc based lb' f ite and 
.»-i;Mtcd to build, at the same time 
threatening to oi:y out AVilliams. 
This induce»l Keith*.- to make the 
Willian-y purchase, and imiiediate- 
ly thfugh n understanding with 
th:> C)rpheu!n group, Keith's as- 
sumed charge cf the Pala. .\ New 
York. 0|)erating it from its opening 
to the present lime. The Keith's 
iptercsts ho'd i! o oth. 51 per cent, 
of the New York Palae-. 

Mr. Beck has been reported as 
.^i.-^tisJied with the action of the Chi- 
cago meeting. Ho left tie follow- 
ing da.\ to look over the new Or- 
pheum. Jr.. at Los Angeles, that 
will open next month. 1 efore leav- 
ing Chicago, Beck went to tho sta- 
tion to sa> good-bye to his fellow- 
directors, who were leaving on the 
L'Oth Centtuy for New York. 



EDWARD CROPPER, Inc. 

THEATRICAL 
WARDROBE TRUNKS 

IIOTHL NORM.\.\DIC BLDG., 
S i:. cor. S8th A ll't^ay. N. Y. C. 
IMIOXKt FIT'/ROY aSIS . 



"THE BUBBLE BABBLER" 

GRIFF 

STILL OUT OF WORK 

Tried to flop over to Keith and 
only flopped. 

Tried the Fox Time and it did not 
come off. 

Tried for Wolf's IMiilly time and 
no answer. 

Tried the Locw Time and nothitif 
doing. 

Tri.-d tlie "Pan" Time and Kccft 
told mc to call again. 

AVill have to look up the steerafft 
rates for England shortly, and 

I DON'T WANT TO GO 

Address Hotel Navarre 

7th Avenue and 38th Street 

NEW YORK CITY 



EDDIE MACK TALKS: 



No. 70 



We do not know what Daniel Webster gives as the 
meaning of the word "style" but it can be explained In 
three words. "SEE EDDIE MACK." A suit purchased 
at EDDIE MACK'S bears out Mr. Webster's meaning 
and then some. 

Royally dressed at B. F. Keith's Royal, New York, 
this week are the SWOR B^JOS. John claims he is 
better drecced than Albert and Al claims he is the 
niftiest of the two. They both buy their clothes at 
EDDIE MACK so what's the difference. 



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Direction LEWIS & GORDON 



N£WS OF THE DAHISS 

(Continued from page 17) 
will go to the Caruso Memorial 
Foundation, which will be endowed 
for ficholarships for promising and 
deserving students of music in 
America. 



The second uncalled-for visit In 
the Gaiety Theatre Building took 
place Monday night, when Walter B. 
Sheridan was assaulted in his office 
by two men. 



and also commenting on the fact 
that Al Jolson was the only actor of 
prominence to commemorate 
Lincoln's Birthday with a curtain 
speech about the 'Great American." 
It may have been all true except- 
ing the pleasurable business. 



John Drew will head the actors' 
froup which will assist at the Rus- 
sian costum J ball to be held at the 
Tlst Regiment Armory Feb. 25. The 
American Committee for Relief of 
Russian Children is sponsoring the 
event. 



Paul Mounet, noted French actor 
and leading member of the Comedie 
Francaiae, died at his home in the 
Latin Quarter of Paris, Feb. 9, of 
heart disease. His age was 75. 



One of the New York dailies car- 
ried a story Tuesday concerning the 
Lincoln holiday matinee business 
throughout the theatres, stating 
that it was pleasing to the managers 



Before Justice Ford in the Su- 
preme Court Johnny Dooley agreed 
to pay his wife, Yvette Rugel, $75 
a week alimony pending a suit for 
.separation. Dooley also agrees that 
if his wife is unable to secure em- 
ployment upon the stage she may 
apply for additfional alimony. Mrs. 
Dooley asked $300 weekly for her- 
self Euid two children, John, age 4. 
and Mary, age 16. 



The National Children*;5i Service 
Club has arranged the details for 
a drive to be made the week of 
Feb. 25 to raise $250,000 that will 
establish a national theatre for stage 
children in Now Y'ork* 




Mrs. Oliver Morosco has stated 
that she will begin suit for divorce 
against her husband in Detroit. The 
wife of the theatrical producer has 
Instituted other suits against him 
In California and New York on is- 
sues of the division of their prop- 
erty. Mrs. Morosco claims to own 
half shares in all of her husband's 
' enterprises, and in her New York 
action declared he was an acrobat 
when she married him. , 



theatre, and the lessee is to receive 

an indemnity for its seizure. 



Peggy Marsh, who claimed a share 
of the Mari^haU Field fortune, has 
framed an act for vaudeville which 
includes her husband, Albert L. 
Johnson, as her dancing partner. 
Johnson is the nephew of Tom. L 
Johnson, famous anti-traction mayor 
Of Cleveland. 



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Marilyn Miller assisted in stag- 
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presented by the sophomore class 
of Columbia L'niversity last week. 



The Grand Opera House, at 23d 
street and f^ighth avenue, was sold 
la.st week by the estate of Jay 
CJould to Frederick Brown. 



The Gorman F.states Thc'-itre of 
Prague, seized by the actors of the 
Czech National theatre during the 
anti-Go:man riots of 1021. has been 
returned to the German lessee. Czech 
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I. L Cammack, superintendent of 
schools in Kansas City, speaking 
before 1,000 public school teachers, 
asserted that Jazz music should be 
legislated against, holding that the 
wild melodies were parallel, in the 
moral effect they produced, to liquor. 

Three more theatres have been 
ordered closed in Brooklyn due to 
the rigid examinations which have 
been going on since the collapse of 
the American theatre while under 
construction. The latest trio to re- 
ceive orders to close were the Den, 
on Atlantic avenue. BevllacQua. on 
High street, and the Subway, Myrtle 
avenue. 



Another attempt will be made to 
obtain legislation taxing .all bill- 
board and other outside adverti^^ing 
in New York State by Senator Theo- 
dore D. Robinson. The bill intro- 
duced calls for a levy on such ad- 
vertising of 10 cents a square foot 
to be paid in monthly installments 
in advance. It is expected that such 
a measure would raise $10,000,000 in 
the State, the major part of which 
would go to New York city. 



Otto H. Kah;i. the financier, when 
acting as toastmaster at the re:'ent 
dinner of the Society of Art and 
Science.=i. confessed that at the age 
of 17 he wrote two tragedies of 
five acts each which were later 
consigned to flames, but, "if the 
Wilsonian doctrine of Belf-doterm- 
ination had prevailed when I was 
that age I would have been an artist 
instead ot a banker." Those who 
were at the dinner included W. A. 
Brady, Elsie Janis, Marie Doro, Olga 
Petrova, Daniel Frohman, Yvette 
CJilbert, Jascha Heifetz, Howard 
Chandler Christy. 



Figures made public this week 
show that 'Sally," the Ziegfeld mus- 
ical production at the Amsterdam^ 
has entered upon its Gist week and 
in that time haq played to 864.000 
persons, totaling $2,000,000 in re- 
ceipts. Other figures prepared by 
Sam Harrison, the show's manager, 
state that Marilyn Miller, Leon 
Errol and Walter Catlett have 
earned $440,000, the orchestra has 
received $117,852. the chorus girls 
have averaged $o3 weekly, the pay- 
roll totals $17,500 each Saturday and 
the Government has taken $200,000 
in taxes. Miss IMiller has not 
missed a performance since the 
piece opened. The report does not 
reveal how much Ziegfeld has 
netted. 



Judge Haas, in a Chicago police 
court, settled an argument between 
a husband and wife by sentencing 
the man to take his spouse to a 
picture show every Saturday night 
and churcn on Sundays under a 
warning of, "It'll cost you %'2!jO if 
you don't." 



Arthur Hammerstein alleges l»ool- 
iPggers are takirig tlie money riglit- 
fully belonging to .«!oldiers. and as a 
plea to raise the prf»pot>ed bonus by 
Ihe Nuie of iigiu wines and beer 
stated in a wire to Secretary of the 
Treasury Mellon: "(iive me a chance 
and I will i»rove conclusively within 
48 hours by a vole cast in all the- 
atres and picture houses that thn 
P«'()ple of the entiri' country are i;. 
favor of this idea." 



Fay Compton. actre*?.^. and widow 
of I^aurl Defrece. and Leon I'red 
Quartermaine. actor, were marridl 
in England I'eb. 14. Tlie couph^ en- 
if-red and loft the registry otlloe by 
the back way, forced to scale a six- 



foot wall to Ciicai>e a crowd of sight- 
seers. 



Rev. John G. Benson, pastor -*' the 
Union Methodist Church, situated 
on \\est 48ih street, "just Pl» steps 
from Broadway," has extended an 
invitation to W. A. Brady and Dr. 
Straton to use his pulpit and audi- 
torium for their debate. A number 
of actors are members of Dr. Ben- 
son's congregation. 



At a meeting of the Society of 
Restaurateurs, W. H. Hirst, counsel 
fur the organization, declared that it 
was his belief light wines and beer 
would undoubtedly come back, and 
that there wasn't any doubt con- 
cerning the ultimate result. 



The Medical Examiner's office In 
New York has issuei' a report 
showing that the jump in the 1921 
death rate was due to liquor. Death.< 
from alcoholism increased to 127 
from ID in 1920. with all the deaths 
in 1920 being due to wood alcohol 
poisoning and only 16 in 1921, Dr. 
Charles Norris. Chief Medical Ex- 
aminer, attributes the lalllng oft in 
wood alcohol deaths to the publicity 
given by the newspapers, also say- 
ing the other deaths caused by wood 
alcohol were because of the poor 
quality of ingredients used in tlie 
manufacture of whisky. 



Nora Bayes i.s reportej as being 
sued by Ir\ ing Gordon, her husband, 
who charges she has engaged in 
three serious flirtations in tl\e last 
ItJ months, to his cinbarrassmenl 
and annoyance. 



Doubling the present tax of 10 
per cent, on all theatre and motion 
picture h.ouse tickets ia being con- 
sidered by the House Ways and 
Means Commiitee as one way to 
raise the $3r»0,000.000 which will be 
necessary to finance the soldiers 
bonus act for a year or more. The 
committee reached no decision on 
the matter up to the end of the 
week. 



Mayor William lUile Thompson 
of Chicago, has created a special 
po.st to take care of ChicagfJ's 
moral welfare, which is to be 
named Law Enforcement Commis- 
sioner, with the Rev. John H. Wil- 
liamson, pastor of a Methodist 
Episcopal church, being the Initial 
holder of the position. His ap- 
pointment is the result of requests 
coming from the religious and re- 
form organizations of the city. The 
new administration post does not 
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fathers in the effort to close the 
breeding places of erime and in & 
canipai«n of education in favor of 
law observance." 



Robert Forsyth, aged 76, died In 
Bel'.evue Ho.spiial Feb. 9 from a 
general breakdown due to old age. 
He made his stage debut in the 
seventies at Woods' Opera House 
in Cincinnati, and played in Eng- 
land for 31 years, returning to thli 
country in 1913. 



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The Pathe I:]xehange, which pro- 
duces current films weekly, has 
started suit in the Supreme Court 
against the New York State Mo- 
lion Picture Commission charging 
that censorship as applied to ners 
reels is unconstitutional. Path© 
asks for an injunction against the 
three commissioners to restrain 
them from exercising jurisdiction 
over news pictures and contenta 
that the picturing of actual hap- 
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VARIETY 



33 



ALBANY, N. Y. 

By W. E. BURKE 

The Theatre Owners* Chamber of 
Commerce chartered a special train 
to convey Its delegates to tho Al- 
bany convention. This train con- 
tained what is probably the largest 
group of delegates ever sent from 
any one territory to an exhibitors' 
convention. The delegates in- 
cluded: 

Sam Sonin, Ily Gainsboro, Harry 
Brandt, George Steiner, Charles 
Steincr, J. Alton Bradbury, Otto 
JLedoror, Charles Schwartz, B. Kdel- 
hortz, M. Edclhcrtz, Max Barr, 
Adolph Barr, Jack Schwartz, H. 
Weissnor, Lester Adlcr, S. U. Bock, 
Sol. Kaives, L. Schneider, Louis 
GcUer, Max Felder, It. Sanders, Jos. 
Seider, Samuel Schwartz, Oscar 
Muller. S. A. Moross, K. R. Behrend, 
gol. Saphier, Herman Jans, Al. 
Harstn, S. Weinberg. 

H. Rachmll, S. Binzler, Jos. 
Finger, B. Forma. M. Silverman, 
P. Sllvermnn, B. Grobo. B. K noble, 
S. Sheer, M. Needle, P. Ro.'^enson, 
P, Ro.ssassey, Leo Brecker, Morris 
Goodman, Jack Hat tern, l):kvid 
^ Crespi. Isaac Capsuto, Mr. and Mrs. 
S. Peys- r. Mr. and Mrs. M. Chelkin, 
Max Oe.^trichcr. 

BOSTON 



By LEN LIBBEY 

Keith's 
Tliere wa.=:n't a single i hance 
taken in the booking of the bill for 
this bou.se this week as was 
demonstrated when it ran off. 
Practically every act on the bill was 
one that had either played here 
before or else contained somebody 

well-known in vaudeville, and as a 
result the reception eacli act re- 
ceived was the sort that comes from 
a house that expects something and 
then gets it. 

Valeska SuratL with her latest by 
Jack Lait headed the bill, and tlie 
audience as it .shaped up Monday 
nifiht showed the drawiTig i)ower of 
her name. In fact, it coulii be as- 
certained that most of tlie females 
In the house were waiting for the 
appearance of Valeska and were 
prepared to get a genuine treat in 
the way of the latest fashions, al- 
though only about one in every 20 
of tliem could ever attempt to wear 
the clothes, that Valeska sports. 
The Suratt net went over with a 
bang and closed strong, she taking a 
couple of l)Ows in front of the drop. 
It does seem a bit heavy in places 
and the dialog got rather weighty at 
times, but there was always a punch 
following a soft spot wliich was the 
iaving grace. 

Next to Valeska the Waison Sis- 
ters seemed to bo b<'st like<l, TJiis 
pair follow the Suratt act .and their 
rough' comedy with the intimate 
touch they put into it for the 
audience was appreciated by the 
ultra-conservative Bostonians. Their 
act runs a bit long because they 
have to stay on until the stage is 
Btruck for the closing act, "Shadow- 
land," a fantastic sp. ctacle. As the 
scene shifters have to strike the 
Suratt settings and put tho otlier 
one in place an ♦'Xtra long time has 
to be allowed with the sisters using 
Bongs to prolong lh«.ir stay. 

"Walter C. Kelly was as nnuh of a 
riot as ever. Most every patron of 
the liouso has seen him at least 
once. l)ut evidently they look for- 
ward to his stuff just as eagerly. 
He <inse(l to a big liand, foregoing 
lui encore and taking only a couple 
of bows, using good shownmnship 
in leaving them wishing for more. 

Frankie Heath in No. 5 position 
built uj) her act as she went along. 
Sl»e lield them wIkmi j)UttiTig ov. r 
her "gold digger" hit and proved to 
be one of the be.st. 

The show was opened by the 
Truster Brothers with a very lair 
ucrobatic-trapezc act, followed l>y 
Frank Gaby with his ventriloquist 
net, that never fails him here. The 
Casino Brothers and Marion "VVil- 
kins were in next position and got 
away strong and kejit their i)unch. 
filenn and Jenkins were sandwiched 
in between Heath and Suiatt, an 
especially difbcnlt spot for the pair 
of boys and it is to tlu-lr credit that 
they were ahle to bold it as tiny 
did.' 

At tb«« Mondwy !n.i;ht hhow. despite 
nnothi'r evening of blusl«ring wind 
and eold, ilu^ house was almost 
camuity. 



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Majestic (Shubcrt) 
Jimmy Hus.«ey is a money i)tillcJ'. 
whether as a single or in command 
of a nnit. Monday jnalince was the 
heaviest in two months and the 
• evening show, de.<pltp the l)ittereold. 
was Jloor capacity, a whnle of a 
balcony and most of the box<'s. The 
advance .sale was also exlrennly 
«'<fmforting to K(\. I'.loom, almost 
enough to make him forgive a per- 
* fofmance that tan extrennly rat;?4''<l. 
It i.s liard these <lays to tell a, 
Hnssey unit from a Hussey show. 
Ho is now bill(Ml as l)eing tin- m.jin- 
spring of "The I'romenaders," which 
in turn is announced as "Tlie .Sfcoml 
<'ameo Bevue i>v tho New Voik 
NVinter (■;arden Co." anl "A r^rn- 
banion Pro<lu<tion of (lie 'Whirl of 
New York.' " 

Tho unit shows 27 fares in the 
finale. It includes VAh*\ Uavis. 
O'Hanlon and Zamhoni. IMdi^^ 
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v«ll. Francos Svay, Burns and loran, 
i.'lan.-iM «) J.f'vy and Jack AUm. Tin- 
first half also shows tho llalh P.ros., 
Mr. and Mrs. Mcl-Burno. and Jack 
and Kilty DcMaco. Tho Ilnssoy 
siimlc works in the k'vuo, v.'hich 
iiins an hour and 40 minutes. 

Husi-cys nMnil>or« show nothing 
new, lii.'i blK scenes hoin;^ tlu^ i>.>licr 
station and IhO boudoir lu)ncymo(»n 
scene with the half doz^n nialo 
callers hidden under the bed by 
tho bridi'.- Opening with *Th«> 
Knockers." a <horus number with 
individual xylophones'. Ihissty ;inil 
i:ddie llickey have an army chatter 
number. loll..w(d by a switj« num- 
ber, and tho old 'Strike. Strik«\ 
.Striko" specialty. Ilussoys sinKb- 
still featuros '•Mighty Liko .i K»»sen- 
'•S'*(*iul Hand 
did not U}<e 



Mo'-o," 
' .^adio 



bloom" antl 
although ho 
llaurowit'/.' 

TIk' j)olir.> st;i'i«iJi ' Dt'.'i'b of thf 
.'■Miimmy" cl«»s(il, with Olfanl.m and 
Zamboni'S *Lo.s Apaclns," lb<' 
b«.udoir sr»ii.\ a i)r<'tontious Itut 
still crud<» "old fashionod wal 7. ' 
rrvuo. a number uslnu a Cam* o 
Cirl dn)p rut in for eight Kirl.'?, and 
a, "lieautiful Shouldors" number 



apaitist black velvet, all sandwiched 
in. Kreatly condensed. 

JIussey and tho Jt.it h Urothers, 
both bin local cards, w.alkrd away 
wish Ihf show, there beinf: n. it hint; 
else out>-*tandi»)ir, other than tin; 
central unit atmospher<> of bur- 
Ic-MUi', .-torehouso, and (btubliuK 
which .'() strongly identify tlie revue 
:ypo (if .Shuli« rt vaudi-ville, and 
whirii iirc unquestionably recog- 
niz( d by the ))ubli<: jud,t;inf? from 
tlie irnrnediato box olflc*; I'esp'UiSf 
win ne\«r liny liit lowji. 

Six a<'ts. one reel ninl .'in ov<m'- 
turo w«ie jammed into C") minutes 
runnin:,' time, this Ix'iiiK i»ossibly 
because of tho .short but swcf t 
routira^ of tho Itath Iboliier.s and 
the cuttinR d()wn of () llanlun and 
/..ininuni to a siiiKlo 'l.incin;,' sjie- 
cialt.v. i«s«rving the balanrc of their 
.ipp;" "'ntly itn-xhaustible novel' y 
n'unb< rs for the revue. 

1:i1mI Davis, with a r'i''«'J»--<t. and 
using two snappy gowns, off*'?(d tVio 
only j!»\v single to Jiostomans, b»'i- 
staff l»cing a bit spit-y from the 
nostonian's viewj)olnt of farn 1\ 
vaudeville. One <lo>jble-ent«iidro 
munb^r Imluded in lier "I Sfoi»ped. 



Looked and T^istoned* impro«sed 
many aw oxtr«^m«'ly bluo, and will 
prob.ildy be out "on friendly advice" 
foi* th»' road. 

lluss'y's minor su|»port sf ♦ med a 
bit indiffcri-nt .arjd uoildly -Mond.iy 
night, running ihtouKh Id.s old 
skoi(h«'s as tliough t})»y were t»ld, 
which was iloubly disastrous, as 
Ib'y have r.f.irly p!ay«<l iliomselves 
out Inic, this being the city where 
HusKoy'H r«'rs()nal revue with Kay 
J^amu'Is and .loo I'.rowning liNw, 
thus mnlving th*' third playing. 
Th«y went big, n«'V«'rtholoss, bijt 
not as big as liny would have gom- 
bad IhivsfV br« n m"r«' of a dri\or 
iiiid irisist* <l on exu-rme «rergy. 



SIIKA'.S — Henry S'antrey 
otiior high-clasH vaudeviib; a<'t*-' 



and 



T,.'tst week's buslnos«» only f;iir. 
.\fi« r liOfu] .Mon«lay ftp* nin>r-< ;iu»inl- 
aneo j^ot <b»wn to two-thirds nniil 
I'YId.iy and Saturday. 



Trcno Pordoni in "Tin- 1-: < rnli 1 »o;!.' 
had just an ordinary wivU af(«-r a 
t'ood opening. Keith's vaudevil)*' 
bad r«'al good woi-k. 'I'he otlnr 
vamleville houses and lanpiro wi'ii 
Khow above the av»rag«.- did fur 
businoss. 



TORONTO 



ri:l.\« 'i:.'^.^ — .*^avoyanr« ninra 
Co. in '11. .>r. S. I'mafoi*-. " .V' vt.. 
"'J'iir <:r;uid Duko.' 

ItOVAf, ALK.X \M»K.\ - \ ie. 

T,lo\-d ,'iTid .^iiuboit \ .ind»\ ill*'. N» XT. 
'•Th.- Wlurl of .\« vv Vo.k " 

ri'T«>W.\— <::as<'r l';a\M.- in 
•'.Wdliing Hut fix' Ti u;b • 

riKA.M) - J«»lin ]•:. K'i: :. .-I hi 
Sliak'^sp'^-aroan r« p. 



VaudtAjlle artists .'»n<l a(iH l«;iv- 
ing Toronto :\r, a rule do not gi'.o 
it a tln.ugbt that tb..- C. p. i:. and 
til*' <;. T. H. trains leavo for tho 
sam*' pf.jnts about th#'* samo houi- 
and t;i«y wiil li.--u.'i]ly f ijml) onto tbo 
wrong train. ' .*<undav n «*. ]». H, 
ti un Ava.s rtopp«.«l tv\i o to aliow 
aefs lo g« t off tlir; wrong .umI onto 
;h«- rij/iit train. 



Tln^ blizzard <f Sund.iv dilayed 
ih«' arrival of ftrveral rornpatiM's nnd 
ilny sure \\»ie tiivd out when thoy 
arriv'd. 



84 



VARIETY 



»«'"^ John Steel ^'"s 

"IN MAYTIME 






( Learned to Love" 

by 

JACK SNYDER 

B. F. . Keith* M Colonial 
New York, This Week 
(Feb. 13)— B. F. Keith's 
Alhambra, New York, 
Next Week (Feb. 20) 

It's a wonderful waltz- 
ballad, the I»ost evor written 



John Steel 



<<IN Maytimc I Learned to 
Love" is in the air — ; 
everywhere. You Iiear it ia 
the theatres, in the restau- 
rants, at datices and holiday 
fetes. It is infectious — just 
makes you want to sing and 
dance. 




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Men Want?" Loew'b: "Wife's 
Awakening:." Olympic; "S'.iould a 
Wife Work?" Academy. 



Miriam Battista appeared at 
Loew's last week with a black eye 
acquired in Newark, N. J., g.ituiday, 
when a taxicab in which s«t;o wub 
riding was caught in a jam. 



And III ne'er for get 'twas you . I 



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will open Feb. 27 with William Kar- 
num. in person, mentioned hs the at- 
traction. Fred M. Shafer has been 
mado manaKor of the new theatre. 
C. Sharp Minor is being brought 
from the coa.st to play the organ 
at a salary of $350 per week, U is 
said, the highest ever pail here- 
abouts. 



i BUFFALO 

i By SIDNEY BURTON 

This week aees some drastic 
changes in local theatricals. The 
Teck announces its final week of 
8hub'ert vaudeville for the time be- 



H & M TRIMS 



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IM4 Br«adway. Ntw York 

M. SUGARMAN 

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J. M. SCHWEIG 

iFimi Avi. Arcad*. 232 Fifth Ave.. Ptttsbu'gti 

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VICTOR TRUNK CO. 

74 Ellii St., San Francuco 



Ing with "The Whirl of New York" 
underscored, and the top boosted to 
J1.50. Small capacity of the house 
makes dollar top impracticable, and 
with attendance falling ofl the past 
fortnight, the theatre now goes back 
to its regular policy. 



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• 10 WASHINGTON ST.. ST. LOUIS 



The Academy, formerly American 
burlesque, reopened fc^aturday with 
pictures at 10-20 scale and a thr(*e- 
changes weekly policy. Sam Carver 
and Jacob Levine are operating 
under an arrangement with Amalga- 
mated Burlesque, which owns the 
theatre. 



Leading the Hat of current attrac- 
tions is "The Merry Widow," flrst 
musical Khow In month at the Ma- 
jestic and turning in huge bu.siness. 
William Gillette follows with "The 
Dream Maker." "The Bat" re- 
turns to Teck next week, and Harry 
Lauder is for Feb. 27-28 at the 
Hhubert house. Thi.=i week's pic- 
tures: "Forever," at Hip; "Foolish 
Wives" (second week), at Criterion; 



CLEVELAND 

By J. WILSON ROV 

HAXNA— "East Is West.' Next. 
"Under the Bamboo Tree." 

OPERA HOUSE— "The Varying 
Shore." Next, "Only 38." 

SHUBERT-COLONIAL— r»Ark. 

STAR—'Tit for Tat." 

EMPIi^E— "Big Review." 

MILES— Robert McKim, "The 
Brazilian Heiress"; Ann Suiter. 
Humberto Brothers, and pictur.^s. 

PRISCILLA — "Lingerie S!iop." 
DupiHo, Correil, and pictures. 

LOEWS LIBERTY— Songs and 
Scenes," Homer Miles and Co.. Mann 
and Mallory, Burns and Klein, Al- 
vin and Alvin. and pictures. 

METROPOLITAN— "The Dancing 
Surprise." Sinclair and Gray. CJo- 
forth, Brockway and Co., Ada Jaffe 
and Co . and picture**. 

GORDON SQUARE— Dnne. Mar- 
tin and Dane, Celeste, Rube Tripp, 
and pictures. 

FILMS— Allen. ''The Glorious 
Fool"; Stillman, "A Connecticut 
Yankee in King Arthur's Court"; 
Circle, "Play Square"; Euclid. "Tan- 
gled Trails"; Alhambra, "Little Eva 
Ascends"; Park, "Peacock Alley"; 
State. "The Sign of the Rose"' 
Strand. "Way Down East"; Mon- 
arch, "Poverty of Riches"; Rialto. 
"Camille" Standard, "Headin" 
West'; Orpheum, "Flower of the 
North"; Mall, "My Lady Friends." 



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AT LIBERTY 

For Vaudevills or Motion Pictures. Pantomime, Knock-About Comedian 

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^ Last Season with BUD SNYDER and RENO 

Address HARRY TOZER 

Gen. DeU PENNINGTON, NEW JERSEY 



Keith's Hipp 

Hcadliners galore c:o,vd each 
other this week and as a conse- 
quence the Hipp engine Iiits on all 
six c.vlinders. Monday's matin««» 
drew capacity, and one of the bos*^ 
bills ever offered at this house wen', 
over with a mighty bang. It would 
be unfair to name the her»dlinor: 
several big acts were bunclici al the 
winning-post. 

As an opener Brown. Gardner and 
Graham brought creditable result s. 
Carlisle and Lamal .scored hoavilv. 
Valerie Borgcre has the best vehioie 
she has si. own here In long time. 
Herman Timlx'rg, riot; Frit^^i Soheff 
in biiUiant form and scored hf lyilv. 
Venita Gould did very bli?. IMdie 
Leonard, perfect clean-up Gulia- 
gher and Shoan — .second woe.:— re- 
peated hilarious success, 

Elsie La Bergore in the final ^oot 
brought appreciation. 



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642 SmithBeld Street, Pittsburgh, Pa. 
Where All Professionals Eat When in Pittsburgh 

NEAR DAVIS, NIXON and SAM S. SHUBERT THEATRES 



Ohio (Shubert) 

Taken by and large is good va- 
riety this week. CJood at?diotice 
Sunday's matinee, and i>erformance 
went over satisfactoriy. 

Leach- Wallin trio made a dandv 
opener. Harris and Santle;— two 
girls — negotiated the becond SDot 
with some songs. Moran and Wiser 
pleased with hat, throwing. ^'ii> and 
L'letcher danced well. 

The big winner of the first h.ilf 
was the combined forces of (he live 
Kings of Syncopation. ILitlto Alt- 





hoff and Carlos and Ine?,. The ab- 
sence of Miss Inez (i!lnefes» Sunday 
afternoon necessitated cutting Car- 
los' work to-^me extent, but his 
whirlwind dancing won high favor. 
F'^ollowing ip.termisrlon Lu.mHc Chal- 
fant triumphed in vario'.is operatic 
and popular numbers. Clark and 
Arcaro repeated former success at 
this house. Walter Wt-ems an easy 
winner. Nov».-Ue Brothers repeateo. 
i!i closing spot, and got over. 

Keith's 105th St. 

The current bill here lines up fa- 
\or.ib!y witti ai^' of its predecessors. 
Zizka. expt-rt master ot lfs:eideniuiii: 
Mason und Sliaw had neat Iklle son>:; 
and daiioe turn. Conu'dy ran IiIrii 
in "I'rofit'Vring." by Walter NeX\ - 
man and company. Leo Beots 
pleased miKhcily with arti.-^tio piaii- 
olog. Eiti'.er aiid Reany wont over 
solid with their ocean epi.sode. Car- 
lisle ar;d I.umal substituted for Be- 
zay.iaii and \'. hite ( illness • Monday 
night, and landed a big wi!iner. 
Arnold and Weston y)ka.'^ed in their 
* PilL> " act. but tla-ro is room for 
toning down some of the liukum. 
Some delightful and artistic dan- 
cing ii\ the closing spot by Edith 
Clasper. Nelson Snow and Cliarles 



Columbus. Th.!s trio are 


clever 


steppers. 




DULUTH 




By JAMES WATTS 




FILMS 




Garrlck. — "Man, Woman, 


Mar- 


riage," 




Lyceum. — "Moran of the 


Lady 


Letty." 




New Lyric— "Fightln* Mud 


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Zelda. — The Light in the 


Clear- 


ing." 


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Optimistic reports are being is- 
sued by the leading theatres iiere, 
which indicate that they are now 
making profits. The dance craze 
which prevailed in Duluth from the 
close of the war until recently has 
been waning for some time and the 
theatrea are reaping benefits. 



Tom Waterall, English baritone, 
opened an engagement of a week 
at the Zelda Theatre yesterday. 



The Winnipeg Male Choru.'? of 63 
voices, with Percy Grainger, pianist, 
will ent.rtain here March 10. Other 
concerts will bo given in Milwaukee, 
Chicago and the Twin Cities. 



OKLAHOMA CITY 

The Dixie theatre at Wynona, 
Okla., which was damaged by fire 
recently, has been rebuilt and 
opet:ed f3r business last week. 



R. C. Miller has op'^ned a moving 
piclure show in tho Scliool Audito- 
rium at Caiuniet. 01:!a. 



Scale & Parker have purcliaso.j 
tli'^ Crystci! at Ralls. Te\.\-'. from 
Henry Stockton. 

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The Southern Enterjiri.se^. Inc.. 
have sold tiieir opera house at 
Greenville, Texas, to Newman & 
liilly. Mr. Newman has closed the 
Crystal and bookings v.-ill go to I he 
Opera House. 

The rvinco-.s theatr,> at Athens, 
Tt-xas, has opened for bu^ine^s. 



Robb & Rowley are ret>oited to 
have purchased the American and 
Pope theaatres at l>alias, Te.xas. 




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SHORTS IN FAMOUS 

(Continued from page 3) 
the idea that the Famous board 
"would vote on the dividend early 
this week and that there would be 
general liquidation of outside in- 
terests such as usually follows 
favorable divided action. The turn 
is based on the theory that favor- 
able action is discounted in advance 
and when it becomes public the 
price is at its best and due for a 
profit taking reaction. It doesn't 
always work out, as the in-and- 
outers in Famous Players h^ve 
several times learned to their prlof. 
The new pool is playing both sides 
for its own purpose. When a pre- 
dominating long interest gets into 



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Thin boo)i tel!§ yo»i whfn to 
•M Sami-hone — «l:)Kly. lu 
4uartette<i. In sritpttt?. or in 
ivrular band; how to t)la> 
from c^llo part* Jn orchestra 
and hiarij other tlilugn yn« wnuM 
like to know. The Saxophone Is 
the f>a«lF<Kt of all wind Instni- 
Dienttt to piny. You ran l»arn to 
9lay th« n»]p in an hour an() 
•oon \^ pln>tnK impular alpi. It 
*iil douMe v"iir IrMinip. y<Mjr plra^nre a)id your 
popularity. TliCf-e first lr«"on» fent frte. N''«hliig 

ran tak^ ihp~ii1.;re of tlm Saxnph' ii«» for Home 
Entertainment. Church. Lodge or School, or for 
Oreheitra Dance Music. 

You niav try aiiv Hii<«>i.hor Pn^r phdie. romit. 
Truniriot. Tr<'ni>>«.iie or ipth.r Iii-fr;'!iriit 6 day* 
If Mllsflid. pay for It bv »a'y i-avm-im. \l<-u- 
tlcn In.stnimfnt lntfrf;t»'d In wlun sftiU'ng tor 
Frt-e lof.k. 

BUESCHER BAND INSTRUMENT CO. 
Maiitri v( E^eryirtins in Cr.nd and Orehesfs 

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the issue it is remorselessly shaken 
out and when the short side gets 
too fresh it is driven In. The wholq 
proposition has gotten down to a 
guessing contest with the outsiders 
getting the worst of it pretty much 
all the time. From what can be 
gathered around Broadway, the 
only speculators who have profited 
are a few wise "scalpers" who are 
content to take small profits quickly 
within the narrow range. 

The idea is prevalent that the 
stock is .«:iill slated for an aerial 
P» rrormanco probably reaching 
nroTind 90 at the top, but before the 
big upward move gets under way 
there will be a preliminary dip to 
75 or tliereabouts. Xo announce-, 
ment of a divided vote was made 
lip to the close "\Vedne.sday. The 
scheduled dividend meeting should 
have been held Monday, but that 
day was a holiday. At the company 
othccs it was said that the action 
on the dividend would not be made 
known before the end of the week. 
At that time probably the annual 
financial statement will come out. 
It is expected to make a very favor- 
able showing. It is accepted with- 
out fiu*^'stion among followers of tho 
ticker that the regular dividend rate 
on the common of $2 a quarter will 
be maintained. 

Rf^nowcd IntM-os-t is bring mani- 




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The Leatfina and 

Largest 

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In the United States. 

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SPKCIAL ].>J.SCOUNT TO Till: I'llOriJSSIOX. 
Sre our wonderful a^y.ortinert of hand mad.' lingerie and n-gligres. 



fested In Locw. There are market 
observers around the Hotel Astor 
who are willing to lay wagers that 
dividend payments will bo resumed 
in September, or, at leas:, by that 
time It will become apparent that 
the disbursements will start with 
the following quarter. The ^stock 
got out of the rut this week, get- 
ting above 12 and holding steadily 
at somewhat better level' than has 
ber-n the case since the early Janu- 
ary slump to 11. Altogether the 
stock appears to be in better posi- 
tion to enjoy constructive develop- 
ments than it has bc».n since the 
collapse of last June. 

Xo new light was shed on what 
has been going on in Orpheum. 
Whatever the inside maneuver was 
it apparently has been completed. 
Tuesday and "Wednesday the daily 
turnover was about nomial In all 
market.*', the splurge having sub- 
sided. Xobody knows what has 
been going on, and, n ? a matter of 
fact, ncbody especially cares. Or- 
pheum is a "family affaii." It has 
no larce following in New York 
speculative circlfs, and Its gyra- 
tions inspire only casual Interest 
except am >ng the handful of insid- 
ers and the booking agents who 
took up stock as a permanent In- 
vestment when it was put out at 
$25. These, -pp^ar to be confident 
th.'it it will return to that level, and 
in the meantime are holiiing on bc- 
«nuse they are not reconciled to 
take a loss at the cuirent figuifs 
aiHiund IG. 

The Curb was dull and f»atni-f'lcss 
wiTli notliiiig movinrr hut (loldwyn 
in minor lots at .'■lightly ea.sicr 
pricfs. 

Tilt* sumir.iry «'f tnrjv u 'ions FtTi. 8 fo 
STOCK EXCHANGE 

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nrt'li. ujii ...... 17 .<» 1<; 1.".'4 1»; 

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liu^tun sold lUO Ori'hcuin at IG, 

Saturday- 
Fain. llay.-L.. 9.^()0 

Do. pf.. aoo 

Locw, Inc «00 

OrT)h<'um flOi* 

Kostun sold ilo Orpheum 

Mond^ty— 
Holiday. 

TtiqBd.Ty— 
Fam, >May. •!:>.. l,'.r.00 «L''4 

Do. pf 2IH) 114 

I.pew, Inc.... L'luO 12 
Urpheum J«KK) H;>i 

H<).«;ton Bold 100 Orpheum 

Wo<lnrR'lny — 
Fam. IMay.-L.. 0100 B2\ 

Do. pf L'(K) J»;{'4 

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to return to the Wltmark fohi aJi 
head of the Chicago office the Quig- 
ley Mufild "Co. la being reorganised 
under the name of the Ashland 
Music Corp. Qulgley resigned from 
Witmark'B to bo vice-president of 
the new company but shortly there- 
after rejoined his former employeri. 



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guilty In the Federal district court 
there on charges of Infringement of 
the copyright of the song "Hum- 
ming,"' and of conspiracy to In- 
fringe. They had been I.idicted pre- 
viously on these counts by the Fed- 
eral grand Jury. Judge Morton gave 
counsel until April 1 to lilc excep- 
tions. 




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(Feb. 20— Feb. 27) 

•TBathlng Beauties" 23-25 Acad- 
i»xny Fall River. 

"Beauty Revue" 23 Sandusky San- 
dUBky 24 Rialto Elyri 125 Opera 
House Iioralne O. 

•TJl* Jamboree" 20 Gayety Mon- 
treal 27 Gayety Buffalo. 

•*Blgr Wonder Show" 20 Colum- 
tla Chicago 27 Ii O. 

"BltA of Broadway" 20 Gayety 
Buffalo 27 Gayety Rochester. 

"Bon Ton Girls" 20 Star Cleve- 
land 27 Empire Toledo. 

•*Bowory Burlesquers" 20 limplre 
Brooklyn 27 L O. 

"Cuddle TTp" 20 Empire Newark 
27 Casino Philadelphia. 

Dixon's "Big Review" 20 Penn 
Circuit. 

Plnney Frank 20 Gayety Detroit 27 
Oayety Toronto. 

"PlaahllRThts of 1921" 20 Empire 
Albany 27 Gayety Bo.«?ton. 

"Follies of Day" 20 Casino Boston 
27 Columbia Nevr York. 



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"Follies of New York" 20-22 Co- 
hen's Newburgh 23-25 Cohen's 
Poughkeepsle. 

"Folly Town" 20 Gayety Boston 
27 L O. 

"French Frolics" 20 Howard 
Boston. 

"Garden Frolics" 20 Hyperion 
New H vcn 27 Miner's Bronx N^w 
York. 

"Girls de Looks" 20 Miner's Bronx 
New York 27 Casino Brooklyn. 

"Girls from JoylanJ ' 20 Empire 
Hoboken. 

"Golden Crook" 20 Gayety St 
Louis 27 Star and Garter Chicago. 

"Greenwich Village Revue" 20 
Gavetv Kansas City 17 L O. 

"Harvest Time' 20 Gayety To- 
ronto 27 Gayety Montreal. 

"Hello 1922" 20 Gayety Pittsburgh 
27 L O. 

Howe .«;am 20 Columbia New 
York 27 Empire Brooklyn. • 

"Hiirly Burly" 20 Gayety Mil- 
wa iikee. 

"Jazz Babies" 20.Emixire Cleve- 
land. 

"Jinprle Jingle" 20 L O 27 Gayety 
Omaha. 

"Keep Smiling" 20 Gayety Wash- 
injTton 27 Gayety Pittsburgh. 

Kelly Lew 20-22 Bastable Syra- 
cuse 23-25 Grand Utica 27 Empire 
Albany. 

"Knick Knacks" 20 Orphoum Pat- 
erson 27 Majestic Jersey City. 

"London Belles" 20 L O 27 Gayety 
St Lojia. 

"Maids of America" 20 Majestic 
Je.-sey Citv 27 Empire Providence. 

Marion Dave 20 Hurtig & Sea- 
mon's New York 27 Orphcum Pater- 
son. 

"Pace Makers'* 23-25 Plaza 
Spiingfleld Mass. 

"Parisian Flirts" 20 Howard 
W tshington. 

"Passing Review" 20 Gayety Min- 
neapolis. 

"Peek-a-Boo'* 20 Olympic Cin- 
cinnati 27 Columbia Chicago. 

"Pell Mell" 20 J^yric Newark. 

Reeves Al 20 Lyric Dayton 27 
Olympic Cincinnati. 



VACUUMED THE LOEW CIRCUIT 

From Shore to Shore and Coast to Coast, 
Missed the Isthmus, but Great on This 
^Continent 




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"Record Breakers" 20 Majestic 
Scranton. 

Reynolds Abe 20 L O 27 Palace 
Baltimore. 

Singer Jack 20 Casino Brooklyn 
27 Empire Newark. 

"Social Follies" 20 Gayety Louis- 
ville. 

"Some Show" 20 Olympic New 
York. 

"Sporting Widows" 20 L O 27 
Hyperion New Haven. 

"Step Lively Girls" 20 Gayety 
Rochester 27-1 Bastable Syracuse 
2 . Grand Utica. 

"Tit for Tat" 20 Empire Toledo 
27 Lyric Dayton. 

"Town Scandals" 20 Palace Balti- 
more 27 Gayety Washington. 

"Twinkle Toes" 20 Gayety Omaha 
27 Gayety Kansas City. 

Watson Billy 20 Star & Garter 
Chicago 27 Gayety Detroit. 

Williams Mollie 20 Mnjostle Jer- 
sey City 27 Empire Providence. 

"World of Frolics" 20 Casino 
Ihiladelphia 27 Hurtig & Seamen's 
New York. 



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Bennett Florence 
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Bevans Win 
Best Ellen 
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Bonmor LcUoy 
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DuCosta Ilga 
Deem Marty 
Deiancy Kdgar 
Delosta Harry 
DeMontl*^ Billla 
Dorvin James 
DeVine liaurie 
I»eVine Victoria 
Uewey Almanda 
Dlfi? Virginia 
D'On-'onne Vanc* 
Donia Marie 
F>onnally Dorothy 
Drake Dorothy 
Drew Beatrice 
f )unbnr Chaa 
T>unn Helen 
Dwj«ht Stanley 
Duer Leo 

Rdare Free T^ca 
Kdwards Alice 
nidri.lK'^ Li da 
PJlliott Fred 
Klvidge June 

Firmly Joe 
Floyd Edna 



Major Made* 
Major W 
Marco Broa 
Mark Parry 
>Tarten Tommy 
Masculine Prlnoa 
Martin Adeline 
Martin Owen 
Maurice Betty 
Meyera Jesse 
McAdier Owen 
McDonald Trio 
McCrane John 
McGlynn Frank 
McOovcrn Mat 
McGulrk Fred 
McKinnonSls 
McWaters & Tyson 
Miller Rose 
Ming Foo Toy 
Molloy Mr C 
Moor Neita 
Morris & Crane 
Morris Ellda 
Morris Ray Miss 
Murray Lola 
Murray Paul 

Nevlns & Gordoro 
N'ewhuft Jacob 
Nios Vivian 
Nifong Frank 
Noe J C 
Nolan M:ldrcd 
Norton N«Mt 
Nott Claude 

OConnell Nell 
(1 Dare Van 
Overlng William 

Redding Edwin 



Reedy 3 
Reyn Grace 
Reynolds Billle 
Rianos Three 
Rice Joe 
Rich Fred 

Richare Marguerite 
Rond Carl 
Rose A Dell 
Ross Mary 

Soloman H 
Stanley Stan 
Stearns E 
Storey Rex 
Stuart Billy 
Stuart Marion 

Tally Hnrry 
Tancette Phillip 
Thompson C'th'ryne 
Thompson Harry 

Vance Violet 
Varley Miss F 
Vernon Irene 
Vercona Countess 
Volimer Ruthle 

Walton Vera 
Walsh John 
Watson Kathleen 
Webb Miss F 
Webster Es«a 
Western Henry 
White Mirceila 
Wllburn Uulh 
Wild & Hill 
Wilson rrankio 
Wilson Frank 
Wilson John 



McCormack & L 
Morgan M Mrs 
McDougal Mae 
Mack Al 
Morrell Frank 

Norris C Jr 

Ostrowsky Mile L 
Oshea Timothy 

Phillips Maybelle 
Patton Jeanette 
Poshay Bob 
Patterson Helen 
Pfeiffer Richard 
Poole Patricia 
Patton Joan 
Patrlcola Tom 
Press Flo 
Palmer Fred J 

Ryan Blsa 
Ross Jtob 
Rose Harry 
Riedl G ft A 



RamlevcK Ango 
Rogers Wilson 
Rankin Walter Ifit 
Rajah J A 

Sieger Lillian 
Spahman A Mra 
St Leon Georga 
Suzette Miss 
Sapp Ruth 
Seimer Jack 

Thirty Pink To«e 

Valeno Don 
Verona Counten 
Vert Haxel 
Vain Arthur 
Virginia Miss 
Voltaire 

Ware Archie 
Watsika & U'stadf 
Wilkes Ruth 

Yap Hankers 
Zira Lillian 



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CHICACO OFFICE 



"TWO BOYS FROM DIXIE" 



(HOORAY! HOORAY!) 



NEXT WEEK 

First Half (Feb. 20-22), Loew's Orplieum, New York 
LAST HALF (Feb. 23-26), LOEW'S STATE, Now York 



Flyn Thornton 
Folsom Bobby 
Foster J 
Fi)ster Victor 
Fox Florence 
Fox Will 
Franklins Four 
Franklyns ^^ ilson 
Frani i-ig 

Galloway & Q 
Garnctt J 
Ulbson Beatrice 
Gold Choliy 
Goodman Jerry 
Gore Sara 
Granados Pepita 
Gravetta Mr T 
Griflfln Peter 
Gue Don Fung Miss 

Hall Frank 
Hammond I{azel 
Harris Donny 
Harrison Gladys 
Haas Chuck 
Hathaway Dorothy 
Hayes Rosco 
Henry Jim 
Helfrick Helen 
Herman Jay 
Hight Pearl 
Hindson Will 
Hoffman Dave 
Holdcn Jack 
Holt Alma 
Honeysuckle & V 
Hopkins Frank 
Howard Lester 
Hurst & Devara 
Hyams John 

Inglis Jack 
Ingraham Mitchell 
Irwin Chas 
Izetta 

Jardon Dorothy 
Johnson & Crana 
Jones Irving 
Jones Thnmjii 
Jordan Fay 
Joy Gloria 
Judy J R 

Kayno Agnes 
Kelly A. Mack 
Kennedy Dancing 
Kennedy Frances 
Kenneth McKay Sis 
Kent Nettle 
Klonghbo Jean 

Lada Tony 
Lapsley Jamea 
Lambert Basil 
Tiftnc Ru!»soll 
Lanky Lottie 
LaToy Ireno 
Laurel Stan 
La Vail Ida 
Lee Mildred 
LaMar Aimie 
Leon Vincent 
Leonard Jean 
Lr-.vis Mr R 
Loh.HO Ralph 
I<ynch A Luley 
Lynn Eddie 

^ladison Geo 



Amaranth Sis 
Ambler W C 
Austin & l>elaney 
Appier A A 
Abey Charlotte 
Allen Edna 
Armstrong Flor'nce 
Arnold Billy 
Austin Bob 
Armistead M 

Bray O * L 
T^urton Richard 
Bogdonoft Mme Tr 
Burt Vera 
Bello Lillian 
Bradshaw Kenneth 
Bell Florence 
Bally Hoo 3 
I'.eck Valeria 
Burnette Sk. Lea 
Barnes Stuart 
Bayer Robert C 
Brown George 
Belmont Belle 
Bolligcr Robt 
Bell Jessi»» 
Burgee W S 
Blake Helen 
Binns & Burt 
liyron Chas 

Crone Miss 
Cathro J 

Coneven Josephine 
Cavanaugh Earl 
Carbon! Mario 
Calvert Marguerite 
Cook & Vernon 
Cook Joe 
Cutting Alma 
Cavana Duo 

DIssell R H 
Davenport Paul 
Dainty Marie 
Davis A McCloy 
De Onsonne Nellie 



Davltt & Duval 
Duhn Robert 

Flsk & Lloyd 
Faranaccl 11 Miss 
Fowler Dolly 
Floretti Gustave A 
Finlay Bob 
Ford Bert 

Green Billy 
Great How/ird 
Greene Gene 
Gordon A Day 
Green Alex 
Oelger John 
Genung Gene 

Ilackett Margaret 
Hagan Fred 
Humphrey P S 
Haas George 
Harris Joseph 
Hendrickson Jas 
Haste Billy 
Iliatt Ernest 

Johnston T.lllian 
Jameson B B Mra 

Kane & Norton 
Kail Sam 
Kramer Clifton 
Klpple Vina 
Khayra 

LeVere Vest* 
Little Joe 
Long & Jackson 
La Maze Trio 
Lester Bell A O 
Lee A Cranston 
Lee Byran 
La Mert Lou 
La Mert Sam 

Miller Bert 
McCuIlough Carl 



Returned winter vacationists 
there are comparatively few th« 
atrical people In the Florida resoi 
this season. A showman back froi 
Palm Beach last week stated hi 
noticed but two managers there 
that it was the quietest season froi 
a Broadway point of view that 
Beach ever had. There are com- 
paratively few actors at the resort, 
thouKh usually there are half 
hundred at this time of the year. 



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DuBols, who, without a miss, does 
thinRs extraordinary In the art ef 

balance." 

ST. PAUL PRESS: 

"Just because you don't happaa. 
to like jURgrlinff acta, don't think 
for a moment that you will not 
care for Wilfrid DuBols. Besides 
juK^lInfT with his face, feot and 
hanil!<, he has a captivating way 
of flirtinfr with the audience be- 
sides, and all to the accompanl- 
ment of a merry whistle, lie Is 
the 'Jongleur superbo* that the 
programs proclaim him." 



DIRECTION 

ALF T. WILTON 




AL WOHLMAN 

in *'THE GRADUATE** 

MAKING A SHOW STOPPING TOUR OF THE ORPHEUM 

FEB. 6, "POST INQUIRER," OAKLAND, SAID: 

Al Wohlman a.s a tlispon«er of 
woll-staHonod or freslily invented 
liumor cannot be cqiialod. Ho de- 
HorveH Mn»ro than oidinruy credit 
for hifl efforts to i)re.«<ont .simple, 
h»>iiP8t div< r.slon. Ili.s little f'vits oC 
skill, consi.'Uinj? of jinqKs of .sonp 
and a lot of "dtnittiiiK'." lill in the 
chinks of a genuinely clcvir mono- 
loK. 

Direction LEW COLDER 



Friday, February 17. 1922 



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UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT 

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HOTEL COLONNADE 
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Under the direct anpcrrlaloii of tli«> OMmerm. T.orated In the heart of th« rlty> jnet 
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S41 to 847 Weat 45th St. 

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A baUdlnc de .Inxe. Just completed: 
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S30 and 835 West 43d St. 
Phone Bryant 6131-42»3 
Three and four rooms with bath, fur- 
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excels anything In this type of bnlldinK. 
These apartments will accommodtite four 
•r more adalts. 

$0.50 Up Weekly 



YANDI8 COURT 

241-247 West 43d St. 

Phone Bryant 791S 

One, three and four room apartaient 
with kitchenette, private bath and tele- 
phone. This fireproof building Is directly 
off Times Square. Rooms neatly far- 
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in every way. This bnildintr under per- 
sonal attention of Mr. Cloman. 

Rates, $10.00 ap weekly. 



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HAMMOND. IND. 

Very Modorn, HunninK VVuter in AJI 
Rooms — Shower liuthM; llato: |1.SS BJn- 
Klo; 12 UO Double. Qnti Minute Walk 
from Urphcum Tlioatro. 

Oppoaltr" New Tiirth. iion Theatre. 
TIIEO. G I SCOFF, Prop. 



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Phone Circle 6640 



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No connection with any other house. 



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Three Four and Five-Room Hlifh-Class Fumiahed Apartments— $10 ^P.^. , 
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phone: BRYANT 1477-8 



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TjOo Dilriclistcln in "The 
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> SOL R APIS. 

33 West 65tli St., New York City 

t. S and 6 rooms. Complete housekeep- 
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MRS. RIl.KY. Prop. 



'Ouly .*>>;." .\t-w IVliMit. Mar- 
Kan't Ani^lin in 'Woman in Hronzo." 
X«'Xt. .Tiiii»» Cowl. * .-^miiin' Tlu*onKh.' 
••Tho Woman.' by \\ ood\\.;it1 Stool; 
T*ia.v»-!s ;it .Maj'sli*'. Tiie • Drama 
League i»raOiicai;y boi'^lit Jioiiso 
Monday niglit an«l divi)C.'»pd of it 
to niemlit.s and frlcr.ds. The 



Beautify Your Face 
Ycu mii't look flond to makr 
trod. Mr.n> ol the "Profo- 
titrn" hn»f o&tatncd and re- 
tninco Dclter part^ by tiavmc 
re roriect thfir fcat'jral im- 
psr'ection* ard rtT.oyt btrm- 
iiliai. Contuitation (rp« Fee» 
rriwnabie 




F. E. SMITH, M. D. 

347 Fifth Avenue 
.N. If. fltT <>pi». Waldorf 



Drama Lcapiio han assured the 
Woodward I'layor.'^ of thiir fman- 
rial .'support and further strps are 
to Wo taken along similar line.s. 



"Pcnrod." 
Adams: "S • 
son; ••I? ' ni 

•.Sky li.r^h 
Nibs." 

•Whv 



Capitol: "Rent Free." 

h.r :LIadr> Man," Madi- 

ranp IMIl," Broadway; 

W.isliinKton; "His 

C<'lonial; '•.Molly," R.>:ent; 

Cirls Liavf Jlome," Miles — 



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COR. ARLINGTON. TREMONT, CHANDLER and BERKELEY ST8. 

BOSTON, MASS.t U. 8. A. 

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CATERING TO THE THEATRICAL PROFESSION 

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KAlE<0: prrsonH, larse room. 3 Pintle beds. $4.ft0. For 4 pemon*. extra 
Inrce room 4 !.lnKle t.e«l». $6 per day. Parlor. B«-<lro<.in and Bath, two persona. 
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EverT sV^fcplne room ha. »^ private connecting bathroom, with Porcelain Tub. 
Booklet, map and weekly rates on renueHt. 

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Club Breakfasts, 25c to 
$1 — Lunch, 65c 

11:30 A. M. to 3 P. M. 

Table d'Hote Dinner, $1 

5 to 8:30 P. M. 

Sunday Dinner, $1 

12 to 8:80 P. M. 
A lu carte— 7 A. M. to 11:30 P. M. 




The Idle Hour, Inc., of Huntlnip-i 
ton, Ind.. waa Incorporated by 
Claude, Verno J. and Kobert Clino 
of Huntington at the secretaxy of 
.state's nfllce. Preliminary certifl^ 
cate of dissolution was llled by the 
Stone City Opera Hou«« Co., Bed* 
ford, Ind. « 



ROCHESTER, N, Y. 

By L. B. SKEFFINQTON 

LYCEUM— "To the Ladies/* cS 
weclt. 

GAYETY— Lew Kelly Show, 

FAMILY— Musical stock. 

Pictures; "Forever," Star; Man^ 
Plckford In "Little Lord Fauntle* 
roy, • Itialto; "I3it.s of Life," Regent, 



It is reported that Fay's, clo««d 
la.st week when city inftpectors 
found the roof needed repalrini^y 
will reopen next week. 



•'Ziegfold Frolic" la amiouncetl 
for next week at the Lyceum* with. 
gallery i^riceM $1 for the ilrst tlmo. 



Vaughan G laser will not have • 
stock company in Kochester this 
Rummer, for the Hrst time in years. 
The Manhattan Players, whlcli 
have occupied the Lyceum all ■iim.<« 
mer for nlno years, will this year 
move across to the Temple, hitherto 
occupied by Vaughan Glaser. HoW"* 
ard Kumscy announces that Flor- 
ence Eldredge, his wife, will again 
head the Manhattan I'laycrs* 



closed both houses while repairs 
were being made and both are 
operating again. 



;ill for one u«'«'i<. 

Dipps S: Cross of r.;ittle Cr«'«I<. 
.Mich., had tln'ir Ihwo theatres dam- 
af;ed by lire in two we«>ks. Th<» 
(lardrn was ruine<l with a lo^s of 
$:?O,0(t(l; the K«'g<MU sufTered a C10.- 
000 loss and ilu' Post suffered $1,000 
los.>». The Garden was ruined to 
suc-h an extent that if will be many 
weeks befoi" it ean i<'oi>en. The 
damage to the Regent and Po*;i 



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AT MODERATE PRICES 

123 West 45th Street NEW YORK CITY 



Th*^ biJl at the Shubert-Dctroit 
this week starts .'•-low, but after the 
third act gets speedy and com- 
l>!*tes exeellent brand of entertain- 
ment. Hits are Nat Nazarro, Jr., 
.Johnnie lM»o'ey and "On With th«' 
])anc«'.' 

Th»' I'etjy Field is p:i1tinp in a 
(baniatio stork starling Feb. ID, 
who will nial;e thre<« ehniges week- 
ly. Admission prices wiil be slightly 
adv;inetd. 

Charles R. H<godorn, for six 
year^ manager c»f ilie Aatloual, ■'>e- 
troit. has joined the Henry .-' K. p- 
pin Co., and will Jisslst i 
hooking and mannj^ing of 
th<atic eironit. 



Heed, local 
the former 



/ the four h<»use3 of the Lenwood 
Amusement Co. string, were sold 
by receiver last week, Charles M. 
seene painter, getting 
for $1,585 and Peter 
Brown, restatirant owner, the lat- 
ter, for $l,t)y5.l5. The Bruadwuy 
and Riallo, operated on almost 
every basis in the theatrical bus- 
iness during the past three or four 
yeirs, are yet to be sold. 



tht- 
their 



\V. 55. TViitt. rPiehl has closfd iho 
R'S'-nl. l/nr-;iMjr, I'ulil Iiysiness 
picks tip. Claude Cady is giving up 
the Colonial as the lease has ex- 
l»ired. 

.1. K. riynn, lor four yiars tJold- 
w>i\ niana^^M'. is brlMK transferred 
to N« \v Y<.rk honu" oftiro, where lie 
will oi'enpy an ex«'.utive position. 
V. .1. l>ownf'y will su/'ceed him In 
]>ffro:i. 



Gnslav C.. 5?chmidt. president of 
the Motion Picture Theatre Owners 
(»f Indian.!, annoimced he is trying 
to arrange f<»r holding the annual 
ponv< ntion April 5-6. so as to dove- 
tail into annual meetings of the In- 
diana Board of I'hotoplay Indorsers 
on April 4-3 and Indiana State 
l'ed*ration of AVomen's Clubs on 
April G-7. 



INDIANAPOLIS 

By VOLNEY B. FOWLER 

Afmat — .sothern and Marlowe, first 
lialf. and •'Smilin' Througlj" second. 
Knvli^h's — 'LiKhtnin'," all week. 

T!ie Galetv and I>'nwood, two of 



I'ietures apjiroved in »;anuary by 
the Indiana Board of I'hotoplay 
Indorseis were as follows: 

For the family— "Molly O." "Little 
Lord Fauntleroy." "The Little Min- 
ister." "Three Live Ghosts." "En- 
chantment." "Duke of Chimney 
I'.utte," "The Fox," "Our Mutual 
Fri«nd," "Tho Sicn of the Ttosr," 
*H. S. V. P.." "Miss Lulu E«jtt" and 
"Sky High." 

For adults— "Thimderclap," "Why 
(Jirls l..eave il«»me,' "At the Stage 
l>of)r," "Tropical Love," "Love's 
Rrdemption," ' TIio lilof." "The 
Lano That Has No Turning." 
•Steelheart." "J'eaeock Alley," 
'Foolish Matronx;" "The LaW and 
tho Woman." "A Girl from God's 
Country," "Back Pay," and * Jloom- 
erang Bill." 

Comedif .^- ' Th.' Star Boarder," 

A Sailor Made Man," ".Iti.^t Drop 

In," "Torchy's Frame-up," "No 



SYRACUSE, N. Y. 

By CHESTER B. BAHN 

WIETIXG— First half, dark; lC-17, 
Mrs. Fiske in "Wake Up, Jonathan." 

B. F, KEITHS— Top notch bill, 
running equally to comedy and 
music. In the latter tho laurels f^o 
to Daisy Nellis. concert pianist, and 
the Hegedus Sisters. Miss NelHv, 
however, was "stingy" at the open'- 
Ing matinee, playing but two num- 
bers. Til is is the second visit of tho 
sisters in six weeks. It's an act 
that Is good for any number of re- 
peats. Comedy honors go to Bert 
Baker's "Prevarlcatioti," farcical 
knockout, with Norwood and Hall 
the runner up. Latter came mighty 
near not opening. Miss Hall arrived 
here suffering from a severe attaclc 
of nervous Indigestion. Doc Baker^ 
whose "Flashes'' headlined, al.so ar- 
rived here somewhat tlie worse for 
wear. Baker Is recovering from a 
wound In the eye. Bending over to 
pick up something from the floor a 
few days ago, he collided with one 
of tho girls in lils aet. A feather 
of her lieaddres.s punctured Doc'4 
eye. 

BAST ABLE— First half, "Fbish- 

llghti of 1922." Last half, daik. 
STRAND— All week. ' Tol'ablo 

David" and Larry S* mon's "Thci 

Sawmill." 

EM 1*1 RE— Charles Rays "TwQ 

Minutes to Go." 

SAVOY— "The Fox." 
CRESCENT— "In Society." 
ROBBIIS'S-ECKEL-- 'The COI^ 

quering Power." 



"Tho Merry Widow" will jday the 
Avon, Watertown, Feb. 24. This is 
the first road show to hit the Oar- 
land City in months. The Avon'* 
regular policy hfes been pf)i?. vaude- 
ville. 



Billy :\Iiller. Syiacine viudeviii* 
lian, Is a father. Its a girl, thoi 
babe being born at tlie 
the Good .Shepherd heje 
is knov.'n prof* .•-•jjionally 
rito Johnson. 



Hospital of 

Ml i. Miller 

as Marguo- 



k 



CROP CURTAINS FOB. sAii AND RF!iT ''''':::;::^!:z^^i;:^^ 

BUMPUS & LEWIS SCENIC STUDIOS 

245 WEST 46th STREET, NEW YORK CITY. Phone BRYANT 2695 



Fon m;\v AM) oKici.vAn 

LAUGHS 



fn^hloTiCd Irito inunob ;;tKs, acts 
in "one", sketches, f'Oiigs, smart 
patter, etc.. se« JA^MES MADI- 
,S(».V, who is dipping the pon of 
wit in the ink «»C in*.piration ot 
140.1 Broadway, N. Y. 



VARIETY 



Friday, February 17, 1922 




E. F. ALBEE, President 



J. J. MURDOCK, General Manager 



F. F. PROCTOR, Vice-Preside^ 



B. F. Keith's Vaudeville Exchange 



B. F. KEITH 



(AGENCY) 

(Palace Theatre Building; New York) 

EDWARD F. ALBEE PAUL KEITH 



F. F. PROCTOR 



Founders 

Artists can book direct by addressing S. K. HC^GDON 



BBPaESHIBBiBBlBi^BSSiB 




ORPHEUM CIRCUIT 



MARTIN BECK MORT H. SINGER 

I'losident General Mauaser 

CHARLES E. BRAY 
General Western Representative 



FRANK W. VINCENT, 

GEORGE A. GOTTLIEB, 

Managers' Booking Dept. 

FLOYD B. SCOTT 

rubllclty and I'romotion 



BENJ. B. KAHANE, 
8ec'.v. Trcas. and Coun>;c! 
S. LAZ LANSBURGH 
Associate Counsel 
JOHN POLLOCK. 

lYess Department 



1 



O. R. McMAHON, 

Mattagcr Auditing Doparlmont 

GENERAL OFFICES 

PALACE THEATRE BLDG., NEW YORK CITY 



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BERT LEVEY CIRCUITS 
VAUDEVILLE THEATRES 

ALCAZAR THEATRE BUILDING, SAN FRANCISCO 

PAUL GOUORON 

EASTERN REPRESENTATIVE, WOOD3 TliEA. DLDG., CHICAGO 



NEW ORLEANS 

By O. M. SAMUEL 

'TULANE— "Dear Me." 

SHUHKUT ST. CHARLES— Or- 
phans of the Storm." 

LYRIC— Bennett's Colorec'. Car- 
itivaL 

STRAND— 'Saturday Night" 
(fllm). 

LIBERT r— "Polly of tho Follfos" 
(fllm). 



Nell OTrien's Minstrels at the 
Tulane next week. 



Mario "Nillani, tenor, with Joe Cor- 
Imm's revue, opens a fortnight's en- 
caffement at the Strand, Friday, 



Tlainy Tuesday evening, but the 
I*alace lield its customary capacity. 
The sliow waj? a rather superior af- 
fair for small time. Chong and Rosie 
Moey regisjtcrod strongly at the out- 
set. Tlie couple are using 'Yakl 
Hula" as an opening number, which 
was ttir unly uulraetiag eieinitit in 
their routine. 

Nifty Throe, disrlosing a plump 
damsel who br«»u;;ht memories of 
Frankie Bailey and Lizzie Freleigh. 
almost wrecked the works, stopping 
the show with something to spr.re 
eventually. The boy violinist might 
eliminate the present method of 
playing, as that has been g.-nerallv 



credited to Trovato. His audience 
busines?^ for the encore is not espe- 
cially engrossing, either. 

Will H. Armstrong romped along 
pleasantly in his familiar sketch that 
.■^till holds interest for the pop pa- 
trons. 

Wright and Deltrlch submitted 
their routine unchanged in trend, 
which was taking a chance at the 
Palcce, where the mob insists on 
popular songs. They accomplished 
impossible by achieving success. 
The same soft, lilting appeal and the 
atmosphere of gentility was reward- 
ed in the same proportion accorded 
in the high class houses. 

Fref. Bowers and his revue did 
much better than when at the Or- 
. '■•eum recently. The offering '; 
framed for the mass and the con- 
t- St as between the Palace crowd 
and the Ritzy clientele or the Or- 
pheum made quite a difference. 
Manager McCoy helped Bowers by 
using a slide, preceding the turn, 
a.sking the patrons to remain seated, 
A.s it ib hard to hold them wilh auy- 
tliing at this theatre. 



AMALGAMATED 

VAUDEVILLE 
AGENCY 

1441 Broadway, New York 

PHONE nRYANT 8993 

BOOKING 12 WEEKS 

New York, Philadelphia, Washington, Baltimore 

and intermediate towns 



BEN and 
JOHN 



FULLER 



AUSTRALIAN 
CIRCUIT 



VAUDEVILLE, MELODRAMA AND PANTOMIME 

American Representative, A. BEN FULLER 

DELGER BLDG.. 1005 MARKET ST. 
SAN FRANCISCO Phone PARK 4332 



The Western Vaudeville 
Managers' Association 

John J. Nash, Business Manager. Thomas J. Carmody, Booking Manager 

5th Floor State-Lake Theatre Bldg., CHICAGO, ILL. 



would make the Dennis act a certain 
big timer of proportions. 

Reed and Blake wero in and out. 
They first showed a ventrilociuial bit 
(lifted from a big time act) that did 
not get much, and did better as Huy 
unleashed matter of their own. 
Josselyn and Turner were lucely 
received. They etill submit the 



pleasant skltlet 



A Day at the 



"came" 



I 



VOU QIAI.ITY WokuMANSUir 




COSTUMES 

MADE TO ORDER 

Mfe are equipped to furnish coBtumea on 

short notice at a morn^rato prico. 

Write for •ketches. EHtimate chcerfullf 

■ubmltted. 

Beco Manufacturing Co. 

OTTO rOMMKR. Prop. 

l,!\te with Tuin». N. Y. 

ilOt W. 48th STKF.KT HRYANT 88«» 

Kf:\V VOKK C1T¥ 



In Now Orleans spring has 
That Wis evidenced f?unday, v,-hen. 
with Ix'autiful sunshiny weather 
without, tlie matinee business at 
L^ew's was below par. The 'how 
suffered some in appeal because of 
the condition, the patrons seeming 
ill at case, feeling perhaps they 
wanted to see a vaud».*\ille program, 
but knowing also they were missing 
something in nut seekitiyr tiie open 
spaces. 

Dennis Bros, achieved more at the 
otart than any of the succeeding 
'\cts. Their work on the .^winging 
ladders attiacted unu'^ual attention 
because of Its variance in scope. 
I Messing and attention to detail 



Races," having polished it up since 
I last appearing here at Pantages. 

Uilly Darlow was not the success 
expected. Perhaps rearrangement 
v.'ould have helped, although his ma- 
terial Is not expressly brigiit, the ex- 
temporaneous stuff seeming out of 
date now. 

Tom McKay's revue suffered the 
fate of all the Scotch acts that have 
preceded it tliese many years. The 
South does not care for the Soolch 
stuff and perhaps never will. 




WANTED 

Tu I'lirrh-.ts^ MiiH(|urrii«1e. ('arnivMl or 
Theiitrual ( i>><ttiiii<>H. 

Joe Bren Production Co. 

1017 GarricU Theatre Bldg 

( ilK \4.0 r'li'-»M-» Tlarnwili-li 5-.:>3 



H. HICKS & SON 

675 Fifth Avenue, at 53d Street 

Have a little fruit delivered to your home or 
your friends — take it to your week-end outing 



^r.'^ny vaeant .«^^ats at tlie Or- 
plieum Monday afterTioon and eve- 
ning. IVrhaps it was tlie calm after 
the storm creat^-d by liushmrni and 
P.ayne last Week, although the ac- 
cepted reason for tlis sparse as- 
sfinblages wr»s the headliner, Craiit 
Mitchell, Is little known lu're. There 
were no other names to prod the 
box offices. The Monday night 
gathering showed an extreme "list- 
less maiiutr. 

The Pio.s were nf-:;lected right off 
the reel. 'l'h«^ act's t^'mpo was 
dreadfully slow, whirh may haveac- 
counffd. Watts ami llawby had 
tronlile at the .start, i»ut warmed 
tlH»m some at tho end. Perhaps 
Watts nii^lit have dorn* better at 
the beginning had hi* projected 
humor of .an oiiginal ftr»tt. 

Pekill's llus;*ian I'alU-t <li.-rlosed 

KVKiv.N BLANCH ARI) ' »' 

1IJ).1 IIROAI»U\Y. NKW Y<»KK C ITV 

SKK U.S FfUl lUC IIMK 1: K.-^'l It I< T KD 
MAI'KUrAI,. A«TS KKWItlTIKN ItK 
lIF3.\It.SEi> an-1 orKM.N(.s AfU: .\NV;KI> 
P. S. — rt^.Tl <'*oni'>.ly Arrn N« w Jo th^ 
n.ist — CoiiiruuriKatc. 



little that wag commendable, the 
crowd seeming restless during its 
unfoldment. following hundreds 
vastly superior. 

Felix Adler and Frances Ross tried 
hard to lift the gloom created and 
succeeded partly, especially in the 
ventriloquial burlesque. Adler's 
wise cracks were not pointed cor- 
rectly and the entire interlude 
would be improved tenfold by lean- 
ing to comprehensiveness. 

Mitchell submitted thin fare in 
'The Future." a jdnyb't by Vineont 
Lawrence with Kathlyn Comegys 
featured. The straying wife swerved 
back to the path of rectitude is 
vaudetille apple.sauce. Too often 
here resulting in bestowal of little 
attention. 

Mary Haynes .showed the way to 
her compatriots, fanning the fires of 
affection ns she sped along with 
smart matter delivered suavely and 
topping it with a burlesque of "The 
(Jal called Lou," the whole sending 
the mob out singing her praises. 

The Cellis were something of a 
surprise, holding the thronflr \\'ith 
atldetic work removed from the con- 
ventional. 



PHILADELPHIA 

By ARTHUR B. WATERS 

The property at the norlhiast 
corner of ]6th and Walnut street.^, 
belonging to the estate of Samuel 
F. Nirdlingcr. nd now occupied bv 
the vaudi- ille agency of Fred (}. 
iNlxon-Nirdhnger, vas .s-old for Im- 
I>rovement this week by the real 
estate firm of A. M. Crecnfiold. The 
price_ was close to $100,000, whUh 
is $.'»0.000 al»nve tlif* asse^wrnent 
Tlu- lot is r.O by 120 ffct and at the 
sale price is at the rate of $S,000 r\ 
front foot. Notlilng stands in xho 
way f an early improvrnuMit of 
the j»rop»rty, as the leases all con- 
tam Clauses under whieh possession 
<an l;e obtained in a short lime. 

Irene Franklin, o*" tJje '•f;rr-env.ieli 
Viliige i-ollies," at the .Shiibcir, was 



BEAUMONT 

NEW YORK ^^ 
CHICAGO 
LOS ANGELES 



AfTKR A SlRVKl OF HIS INTKRKSTS IN TIIK W FST, MR. f U \ I MOM 
HAH RKTI RNKH TO NKW YORK AM» TAKF.N l'FRSON\l. < II \l((.|. tn 
TIIF. NKW YOMK HRAMII, WITH THK ll>K\ OF <.IVIN<. HIS f \TitOS^. 
OLD AM» NFM, THAT IXTIM \TF ATTFNTION SO NFfKSSAHY I OK 
THF, ritOHl ( TION OF H \TiSFA< TORY .STAI.F SFTTi\(.H. || Y<M il \\t 
ANY TROl in.F..H TO AIM I .ST OR ARF CONTFMri,ATIN<. ANYTIIIN4* IN 
Ol R MNK. llROP l.\ FOR A MTTLK <il AT. \\t] IIAVF ll»F\s AM» 
IK.IRFS UF ARF QIITF C FRTAl.N IVIFL INTFRFST YOl. 



BEAUMONT 

NKW YORK 

(:hica(;o 

LOS ANCJELES 



S T U D I O S 230 W, 46tl» ST... OFP. N. V. A., NEW YORK STUDIOS 



taken ill Monday night, and Oeor„.^ 
Price, at the Chestnut Street (Shiil 
bert vaudeville), came over anA 
gave a specialty to take Migg 
l''ranklin'.s plac^. It is not known 
how long the comedienne's illnesi 
will keep her from appearing. 



The per.-onal appearances of pic 
ture stars in coiuiection with the 
sho\.'ing of tilms in whicli they are 
featured is becoming the regular 
fashion here. This week Mae Mur- 
ray's 'I'eacock Alley" is being 
.shown at the Stanley and tlie star 
is api)earing in person Monday, 
Wedne.sday and Friday evenings -at 
the 7.30 and 9.30 o'clock siiows. 
Next week Hope Hampton in "Star 
Dust" will be the attraction at the 
s^ime .house and Miss Hampton will 
aj>pear at every 3.30. 7.30 and 9.30 
performance during the week. In 
addition to that. tty Blythe has 
been making appearances at the 
three-a-day vaudeville houses in 
connection with the showing of her 
■Quet^n (»f Sheba." It is understood 
that Miss IJlythe is indignant at the 
lack c»f fus.; and welcome that she 
has received. 



1 



Films at principal downtown film 
houses: "Peacock Allev" (Stanley), 
•A I>oir.s Hou.si-" (Aldine). "Satur- 
<lay Night" (Karlton, second week), 
'Four Hor^met\" (Stanton, fourth 
Wi-ek). "Ten Nights in a liarroom** 
(Victoria. second week). "Just 
Around the Corner" (Palace), "Her 
Own Money" (Arcadia). 



Keith's. — De Lyle Alda went ex- 
tremely well here. Al Herman waa 
greeted with customary guffawg. 
Dancing, without much variation, 
was the keynote of "The Lobby," 
with .lames Doyle and Kvelyn Cav- 
anaugh. Bessie Browning had some 
Kood songs and some not so good. 
The bill as a whole was a bit below 
the recent high average here. 



Shubert Vaudeville.— No high- 
priced headliner, but a number of 
excellent features made this one of 
tile best bills for a long time. Mabel 
Withee seemed to have speeded up 
her "Sally, Irene and Mary" sketch 
and received a warm hand. Brendel 
and Burt, despite they were hero 
only a short time ago, stopped tho 
worlcs again, and Georgie Price wr» 
equally favored, though his stutt 
was mostly familiar. Krnestino 
Myers, taken ill during her last visit 
here, had a dance act that pulled 
the better class of patrons heavily. 
Despite repeats, bill went big. 



UTICA, N. Y. 

By I. REICHLER 

COLONIAL, — Monday una Tuei* 
day, Mrs. Fiske in "Wake Upb 
Jonathan"; Wedne.sday, Charles £U 
Gilpin ♦and the Provincetown Play- 
ers in "Kmperor Jones"; last thret 
days, "Flashlights of 19l'2," Colum- 
bia burlesque. 

GAIETV.— Keith vaudeville and 
Grace Davison in "Love, Hate and 
the Woman." 

MAJESTIC— Vaudeville and film. 
"The Silver Car." 

ALHAMBRA.— "The Land of Op- 
porlunitv." 

AVON.— "Over the Hill." 

BOBBINS DE LUXE.— Thunder- 
clap." 

HIPPODIIOME— Paidolph Schild- 
craut in "The Wandering Jew," ftlnV 

NEW OHPHEFM.— I'ictures. 

LYRIC— l^ictures. 



"Listen Lester." musical comedy 
by (.Jeorge Stoddard, a former 
Utican, will l>e produced April 24, 
2r, and 26 at the I'ark for tho bene- 
fit of Vtica I'ost, No. 229, American 
Legion. Charles and Frank Dugan, 
post members, will direct the pro-* 
duct ion. which will comprise the 
best local talent in L'tica. Mr. Stod- 
dard h.i«i oft'ered the script and score 
without charge to tlic pest fo' 
royalty. 



The l'tica Y. M. H. A. will P"' 
on in conjunction with the members 
of file V. w, n. A,, the "V M. H. A. 
I'ollies" early next month. I^®" 
hearsals are iindHr way under tn* 
direction of Jack Tumposk.\. 

TJie >;ow Orphetun theatre here 
has Iteen leastMl regularl.N' for ^V"' 
(l.iys by ti«e* luK'rnational Bible 
Stiirlents who i»resent motion P'<^* 
tures. stereoptii an slides a <1 m|is>c 
in ••onneetion with their religious 
work. 



r'-^^ir.""" DR. PRATT 
c":.?,";,""""' (40 West 34th St.) 

CytUdl Yo«thill«i (rinni? I' Pi'ii) 



■~i 



Friday. February 17, 1922 



VARIETY 



39 



BACK IN THE KENNELS 



FOR THE WINTER 

My folks fiiU 

have to ffo to 

^ork now. 

Oswald 



WOODSIDE KENNELS 




LITTLE 

IPIF AX 

THK FUMnY LITTLK SAILOK CLOWN 

Assisted Ly 

Miss Elsie and Eddy P.MTLO 

•ri N AT Tin: nEArir* 

— IVWTA'iKS < ii.rriT — 



TRIXIE 
FRIGANZA 

At 

AMERICAN, CHICAGO, and 
SOUTH BEND, IND. 

Next Week (Feb, 20) 



TOM HANDERS 

and 
DAVE THURSBY announcct 

Room and Bath.... $18 to $25 Week 
Room and Shower, $14 to $17 Wk. 
Suites $18 to $40 Week 

HOTEL JOYCE 

31 West 71ftt Street 

CENTRAL. PARK WEST 



JACK NORTON XCO. 



of a J^lap at Ki;nitl oprra oirclcs to 
th» ofl't'* t thill Doiii the opriatio 
and tluairu'al worlds nood a thor- 
oukIi liousi'flcanintj." Not satisli«Ml 
with such a short ptatonunt, J>o«' 
ROOM on to a.^.sert j)riees for the 
opora are so hijTh that o»ily tho 
rioh may attend and that, anyway, 
it is monopoll'/od by tho far^hlonahlo 
circloH. Howovor, that particular 
trend of thout;ltt doesn't seem to 
deter him irom hi?? proposed service 
of lookinp: afttr t'.o nuirnl welfare 



of tho wholo community, to the 
tune of, "1 only hope that Now York 
will bo saved from tlio indignity to 
public taste and morals of a pro- 
liuetion of 'Salome' at the Metro- 
politan. I think that to lake a liib- 
liral fliiMue and put it on the stage 
under tho pre.sent conditions of 
.stapo life and stapro people is In 
itselC an abomination." 

Tho opora "Salome"' has been 
undi r a ban of tho Metropolitan for 
the i>a -t Ij yrars. • 



NEW YORK THEATRES 



THEATRE 
124 W. 43(1 Str6«t 



HENRY MILLER'S 

KVLS. 8:20. MATI VLES TUUUS. 4 SAT. 2 20. 

imim TAYLOR 



in "RECUPERATION," by HUGH HERBERT 

Direction: CHAS. MORRISON 



in 



J. HARTI-KY MANNER'S New Play, 

THE NATIONAL ANTHEM" 



NANCY GIBBS 

< Assist ^<1 1>\ ) 

PIERRE DE REEDER 

IN 
"MUSICAL MOMENTS" 

MiinaRonieiit 
Mf-Mwrw. IKK and .1. J. SHI IIKRT 



KYRA 

Shubert Vaudeville 

ERNEST HIAH 

in ''Nothipg Serious" 

•*1T'3 A T\'nON»l nolTTB THAT HAS 
NO kJARNING." 

EARL & PERKINS 



A REAL VAUDEVILLE NOVELTY 

PAUL FETCHING 

"THE MUSICAL FLOWER GARDEN" 

Permanent Address, 16 Packard Ave., Lymansville, R. I. 



iirection 



NEWS OF THE DAIUES 

^ Continued from paj;e 32) 
comes under the same constitu- 
tional rlRhts as newspapers pos- 
sess. The suit was brouRht 
through >the co-operation of the 
Pathe cotnisel with the Attorney- 
General of tho State to determine by 
court definition the extent of the 
commission's powers as far as the 
news weeklies are concerned. 



LAURIE ORDWAY 

IRENE FISHER, At Piano 



which means Mrs. Gould must make 
an aflidavit as to the allegations of 
unfaithfulness on her part in her 
husband's answer. Mr. Gould ob- 
tained a decree in Paris in 1919 
which Mrs. Gould asserts is invalid, 
and she further states that since 
1918. when she and her husba'^.d 
separated, her annual living ex- 
penses have totaled $45,000. At the 
time the suit was brought Mrs. 
Gould's schedule of expenditures 
read: Automobile, $4,000; clothing, 
undtrwear and shoes, $18,000; apart- 
ment, $6,000; food. $5,000; entertain- 
ment, $5,000; physician, $2,500; 
dentist, $1,000, and music and danc- 
ing lessons, $4,000. 



Joseph Sehwartz, baritone of the 
Chicago Opera Company, is reported 
as having married Mrs. Clara fcsiel- 
ckon, heiress to $4,000,000. 



With the installing of the numer- 
ous wireless radio-phones through- 
out the country the lirst department 
Btore for wireless apparatus will be 
opened on Sixth avenue by Kraft 
& Brownell, who have lea.sed the 
atore for that purpose on a long term 
at rents aggregating $TO,UOO. 



Application for receivership for 
the Columbia Graphophone Com- 
pany has been made In tho "United 
States Distri't Court, with the lia- 
bilities approaching the $23,000,000 
mark. 



Declaring that slio Is responsible 
for her husband's success in his the- 
atrical enterprises Mrs. Madge Hart, 
"Who IS suing Max Han for a sep- 
aration, has filed an affidavit in the 
New York Supremo Court to that 
effect and asks $1,000 weekly ali- 
mony until the trial for her action 
comes up. Mrs. Hart alleges tho 
Income of her husband for 1920 was 
1210,000. 



Try to keep "Doc" Straton out 
of the dailies. Just try! The best 
of all the clergy for gaining per- 
sonal publicity, and not satisfied 
with the newspaper attention he 
received through his debate with 



"W. A. Brady and his expressed opin- 
ion of H. G. Wells as a writer of 
history, he broke loose in the morn- 
ing editions again Wednesday, 
which about makes the "Doc's" bat- 
ting average .1000 for the first half. 
The latest incident connected with 
the theatre to arouse the pastor's 
sense of moral responsibility in 
safeguarding the public is the pro- 
posed revival of "Salome" by the 
Metropolitan Opera. No matter 
that the directors will not produce 
the piece this season or next, but 
the possibility that Mme. Marie 
Jeritza may, perhaps, be seen in 
tho role during the season of 1923- 
24, is enough to bring forth an- 
other means of securing personal 
mention by Dr. Straton, in the form 



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rHnrV ev«. 8:15. Mats. Wod.-Sat. 2:15. 

FRANK FAY'S 
**FABLES*' 

N. T. EVE. JOURNAT. Says: 
"IS SrARKLlNO MUSICAL. REVl E" 



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SAM H. HARRIS Attractions 



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Ete5. 6.20. Wat*-. Washington's U'day & Sat. 2 20, 

AL JOLSON 

in "BOMBO" 



40th St. nr. B'wny. 
I'hone: Circle 8752. 



AMBASSADOR 

rrcs. i'O. \T»'K WaMiiiipton's B'd.ny & 

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Sat. 





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bUIVILU I Top. Mats, ^elt. Wcd.-Tbur.-Sat. 



MME. 



PETROVA 



In 

PERSON 

In 



The Tivoli, a pictm-o house on 
Eighth avenue, lost $50 when a man 
Btepped to the box oflleo window 
and grabbed two rolls of silver from 
the girl who was wrapping up the 
receipts into p.^ekages. The thief 
eluded the chase by mingling with 
the crowd and, according to the 
girl's description, ho closely re- 
ftpmblps the m.in who "worked" in 
a similar manner at both tho Strand 
and Kialto theatres recently. 



Automobiles and accessori<>s val- 
ued at $300,000,000 were stolen in 
the United States last year, with 
$30,000,000 of that total having been 
"lifted" in New York State alone. 



i< 



THE WHITE PEACOCK" 

Hj MMH. I'ETHOVA 
"Many people in New York enjey 'The White 
Peacock.' ' — Woolltiat, Times. 



WINTER GARDEN 'I^'^TwlfV*,,'?;^^*: 
SHUBERT VAUDEVILLE 

wf:kk of FKiuir.MiY 20 

NEW YORK WINTER GARDEN CO. Prctents 
ITS SECOND CAMEO REVUE 

MIDNIGHT ROUNDERS 

ALL STAR CAST and CO. of 50. 

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Maxine Elliott's 

CLARE KUMMER'S New Play 
YHE 

MOUNTAIN MAN 

"Fre«b. deliclout and unapproachable." 

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cently issued a statement in re- 
sponse to attacks being made upon 
the morals of the picture colony In 
that locality, which r^ads in part: 
"I believe that the Hollywood mo- 
tion picttire colony should not be 
condemned for the actions of a few 
of its membrrp any more than a dis- 
trict or an indu.stry in New York 
or Chicago.' 



Edith Kelly Gould, who is appear- 
ing in 'I'ins and Needles' in New- 
York, will have to verify her r^'ply 
to Frank ,T. (Jould's answer to her 
"uit for $160,000. Supremo Court 
Justice Guy rendered tho decision. 



We Want Performers 

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THE FUNNIEST FARCE OF TWO SEASONS 

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CASINO ^'^:, 

A Carlton Production 

JULIA SANDERSON 

IN A MISI^AL CO.MKPT .«!.\TIItE 

TANGERINE 



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A N"«-w Coincdjf h> Win. Anthony MiCulra 

with ERNEST TRUEX 



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IRENE BORDONI 

in "THE FRENCH DOLL" 

A new conio<ly with a few songa. 

Adapted by A. B. THOMAS. 

From tho French of Paul Arinont 

and Marcel Gerbidon. 

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with 

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"Bulldog Dnunmoiid" 

A Real Melodrama, by "Sapper," 
with A. K. MATHEWS 






SELWYN 

AUTHLli 



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CAWTHORN and LORRAINE 

in "THE BLUE KIHEN" 

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AI.BKKT DE COMlVILr.E'S 

IX».M»OV C.AIETY KEVl E 

"PINS and NEEDLES" 

WITH 
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Sat. 



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P» 



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FRANK CRAVEN 



GLOBE— 

Evenings 8:30. 

CHARLES DILLINGHAM Presenta 

i 



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DEARIE' 



With a Cast of 
N. T. ravorIta« 



To Readers of VARIETY— 

WB RECOMMEND 
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with FOKINR and FOKINA, CHAR- 
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ED WYNN 

"The Perfect Poor 

HIS NEW MUSICAL RIOT 



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WESLEY BARRY 

in "PENROD" 

8Ti:\\D SYMPHONT OECHESTRA 



40 



PICTURES 



Friday, February 17, 1922 




-ly. 



BACK PAY 



Heater n«»vlns. . . . 
Jerrx New combe. 



S<^<»na Owen 

her i^ve*tlu-;itt 

Matt Moore 

Charlcia U. \Vbeeler» a niitllunair<> 

• ••••••••••••••••••••••J> iiiiriM'y Sherry 

Kitty VA\\o\ l>ur;iy 

"Spot^'1" C'harloH Crai< 

Thomas Cnilgr Jerry Sinclair 



"Back Pay" Is a slow plodding 
averago foature, that barely pasi^es, 
through paucity of story with act- 
ing and direction scomingl • held 
down because of that. It's at the 
Rlvoli, a Cosmopolitan -made liltii 
that is "presented" by Famous 
Players as a I*arannount. that per- 
haps signifying the Famous Players 
made outright buy of the picture 
from Costnopolitan, If so, F, P. got 
no bargain. . * 

The best thing about "Back Pay" 
is its title, that having been made 
known in the Fannie Hurst story 
the play and picture were adapted 
from. The play, produced by A. H. 
AV'oods, had a short run on Broad- 
way but has gone out again for the 
city week stand lime. Its tale may 
have read well in type, but on the 
screen it drags along, that old- 
oaken bucket story about the 
country gal who goes to the big 
city and goes wrong along. Mis.s 
Hurst gave the stereotyped talo a 
couple of twists; the first the girl 
leaving the boob boarding house to 
look for lingerie, and the second, her 
regeneration, if that were it, when 
she quit the Riverside drive Hat, 
put on her original litUe gingham 
gown and hiked back to her *J5 a 
week job. 

That Riverside apartment setting 
was elaborate enough to turn any 
girl's head, from a clerkship to an 
illicit courtship. And Hester iJevins 
(Seena Owen) got her lingerie al- 
though she didn't show any in the 
picture. Also she got remorse when 
her country sweetie, " Jerry New- 
combe (Matt Moore) came back 
from the front, blind. The doctors 
told Hester Jerry could only live 
three weeks. He still loved her and 
she had a hunch for him. Hester 
asked her gentleman friend with the 
gray hair and a bankroll if she 
could marry Jerry for three weeks, 
just to let him die happy, and g. f. 
told her to go to it. So she did, 
moved Jerry from the hospital to 
her sumptuous apartment, told him 
it was a three -room affair and lie 
died with that lie on his mind, along 
M'ith the others he nover knew of. 

"Which may bring out the moral of 
the story as the good die and the 
reformed bad live, to try it over 
again, if they wish. 

There's never was any action. 
Much time is wasted planting the 
tale at the outset and much more 
along the way, in the mushy scenes 
between Hester and Jerry, tlieir 
trysting place in the woods and 
their hospital meetings. The picture 
could still stand a 10-minute cut. 

Frances Marion made the scenario 
End didn't over-work herself. It was 
a))Out the same with Frank Boizage 
who' directed, though the script of 
course held in the direction. Miss 
Owen only had to walk throiigh tho 
picture and she did only that, 
whether in the country or the city, 
while Mr. Moore did even less. The 
story called for no effort by anyone. 
Other principals hardly counted and 
celdMi entered. 

Kotwtth.standing there Is the usual 
Bentimental appeal to the love in- 
terest, but even here it seems to be 
risking any picture when the lead- 
ing figure in a romantic tale is given 
a totally unsympathetic role, such as 
Miss Owen ha.s, making Hester 
Bevins a gold digger in the country 
before she knows what gold digging 
means, and finishing up her educa- 
tion along that lino wlion she 
reaches tlie city. It's a bad story 
for young girls to see. Sime. 



ground. Before he reaches the kid- 
napper, tho captured gal says to 
her captor in the cave: "Why have 
you brought me here?" The stupid 
little minx, when said villain is the 
one who brained the hero through 
jeaIous\ of her a^id who has made 
repealed efforts to embrace her. 
And. oh yoH, there was a lot of boot- 
legging and a train hold-up by the 
villains, aided by the Indians, in 
order to capture the payroll. And 
how do you suppose they stopped 
the train'/ Naturally, you will say, 
by placing .something across the 
track. Not so: they ran alongside 
it on horseback and shot at it, and 
when it slov\ed up th< / scrambled 
aboard. So the her tepped out. 
jumped on tlio b.irk of ouf of tho 
gangs horses, and although they 
weie rigb.t alongside him and many 
shot at him they 'nevv.! touched' 
him and he rode furiously to the 
Hoyal Mounted hcadauarlers and 
brought them back — and oh, there 
were manv other sueh escai>a(ies, 
while the audience at the Circle 
Tuesd.ay evening laughed derisively. 
The nam-' of ll^"- W'"»n<KrfuI fea- 
ture is "Cameron cf iii'» Uoyal 
Mounted." an laiiest Sliipni.-ui pro- 
duction, rel'^a.-ed through llodkin- 
.•^on. It wa - ul.ipted fr«nn a story i 
by r^ali)!! Connoi and directed by ' 
Henry Macltae. Benll\. there is; 
"nuich too nujtli" action, even for ' 
the most elemental audiences. '" | 

Joht. 



HER SOCIAL VALUE 

Kath 



Marion Iloyt;'.. 

«M;fioi\l Trt'iit.. 
JJcrtha ll.irm>»n 

S!ii;»l«'y 

J '0 ilarnnm. . . . 



rin** Ma'DoniiJil 

Ray f^towart 

.LJ«Ttram (Jrasshy 
IJotty Il->3.s Clarko | 

Winter Huil , 

J<^?opti tiirat J 



"Her Social Value." a Kalherlne 
JfacDonald starring" feature, re- 
leased by First National. It is a 
fairly interesting story evolved by 
C J raid DulYey and well directed by 
Jerome Strom. The production has 
a certain amount of value inasmuch 

as it has two starring names, 
Kalherine Mae Donald and Boy 
Stewart. The latter is not playing 
a westerner in this picture, but ap- 
pears in regular store clothes. It 
is a story of a woman's sacrifice for 
her husband's career. In it ;<^iss 
MacDunald does some of the best 
work tiiat she has displayed on the 
screen in some time. 

Miss MacDonald as Marion Iloyte 
is a girl of the middle class, who 
marries a man socially prominent; 
but he is unable to secure clients 
; . an architect because those who 
could assist him in a business way 
have passed him up socially be- 
cause of his marriage. When the 
wife learns this she pretends to be 
in love with another, so that her 
husband will lea- e her and be rein- 
stated among the socially elect. He 
does leave her, but instead of 
moving back into society buries 
himself In a small town. His wife 
finally seeks him out and there is 
a reconciliation just about the same 
time that a fat commission ar- 
ri es. his plans for a big railroad 
terminal having been accepted. 

Mr. Stewart is a convincing lea^jhis own but an eye out for another, 

and that eye lamps Katherine. On 
o. off, it would be the same. The 



TRUST YOUR WIFE 

It's good advice, that title, but it 

doesn't make this a good picture. 

though it has a lovely woman as its 

star, Katherine MacDonald. And a 

lovely woman on the screen who can 

act should be superior to an ordi- 
nary story such as "Trust Your 
Wife • is. It's adapted from the play 
"Conscience," by H. S. Sheldon. 
There are two great titles to .'•ug- 
gest a picture theme of magnitude 
for an original script. "Conscience" 
has been utilized for pictures and 
now "Trust Your Wife," stuck on a 
conventional, loses its film value 
for all time. 

It's seldom a lovely woman Is seen 
on the screen who can be anything 
but lovely. Miss MacDonald is not 
of the cutey nor the beauty type; 
she has just loveliness. It stJinds 
out on the lilm. it comes out and as 
a photographic subject, if her equal 
lias been found, the other one should 
have .a life contract if she bus any- 
thing beyond looks. 

Miss MacDonald has expression. 
In lilmdom they say a player "reg- 
isters." T'vit registering is the big- 
gest joke of the infant pieture. You 
c:in regi.-ter a Sell on the i)hono- 
graph disc, you can register emo- 
tions before the camera, but all the 
directors in the world can't make a 
player expressive. There is no. sueh 
tiling as a mechanic in that. The di- 
rector's "register this" and "she will 
register that" may have been the 
spsamo that gqt a bankroll out of! 
someone, but it never made .a picture i 
star and never will. The personal- j 
it. of the voice or face can never be , 
directed. Either may be cultivated ' 
or Improved, but neither can be , 
manufactured. I 

Which is recalled through having! 
heard, 'Katherine MacDonaUl i.-j a 1 
bear of a looker, but that let.^ her ' 
out in pictures." The Kathi rine , 
MacDonald lecture Co. presents i 
"Trust Your Wife," released by. 
First National. So she isn't out of' 
pictures yet. Benjamin P. Sv"hull)erg j 
is the president of the MacDonald | 
Co. No one in pictureville e\er said 
Schulberg was a simp. It should bo 
pretty safe to back this combination. 

There has been no better expres- 
sion seen in a very long while on 
the screen than Miss MacDonald in 
her scenes on the yacht in this pic- 
ture when resisting the advances of 
the man she had agreed to meet on 
his boat at night and alone. Nor 1 
could the expression of happiness 
and contentment as she rested in • 
her husbands arms for the fadeout 
be simulated without the falsity of 
such simulation betrayln^f itself. 
But it was a registration in part 
when Miss MacDonald tried to ex- 
press fear upon first meeting her 
husband after the yachting eplscde. 
That was misdirection, of course, for 
why force a girl into unnaturalness 
V. ' en she has proven she can be nat- 
ural? 

Heigh-ho! And why rewrite the 
picture business? 

So. getting down to the story. Miss 
MacDonald is the handsome wife of 
a good looking but needy inventor. 
Then the capitalist, with a girl of 



Torvald 
Nora 
Ivar 
i;mrny 
H'.b .. 
Dr. Rank 



I 



' hoy<lenish 

! ha? dl.\- be 



tho star, and Bertram 
as the hea\y does some 
minor roles 



OAMERON OF THE MOUNTED 



opposite 

Grassby 

excellent work. The 

are also well played. 

Pictorially there are some very 
pretty interiors and one or two ex- 
terior locations that look well on 
the screen. The handling of the 
c rthquako is rather badly done, 
es|)eclally in tho shot where a can 
of powder is set off to indicate that 
a landslide has wrecked a shack in 
the wood.s. 

To the exhibitor it is just a ques- 
tion oC how strong a drawing card 
tho star is with his audiences. 
There is nothing particular about 
tho picture that will draw, but it is 
an all arotmd good p-i^gram feature. 

r-id. 



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r,irpor.'tl Cameron Cjaston nii.is 

P.avoi; IrviDi; CummlnK^^ 

MumJy Vlvltnm' Usbrirno 

l.iit!- Thunder ....Frank LK'inning 

I'otta Goor^o I.irkiii 

im Huhy..... Juu Singl.>io.i 



There arc more "thrills" In the 
six reels of "Cameron of the B- ;, al 
Mounted" than in half a dozen or- 
dinary program features. It starts 
off with the raising of a check from 
^}0 pounds to COO pounds. The hero 
is accused of doing this to bis own 
father, and, having been drunk, 
doesn't know whether or not he did 
It. Then his "thrilKs" only com- 
mence. He has a fist fight in a 
border saloon, is thrown out, and 
that is only tho commencement. A 
jealous rival for the girl he is smit- 
ten with tries to brain him with an 
axe and succeeds in putting him in 
Iho hospital for weeks. 

He becomes a member of the 
Northwest Mounted Police, chases 
one of the villains down a moun- 
tainside on horseback and over the 
rapids in a canoe: they have a ter- 
rific fight while clinging to a log In 
the water; they both reach land 
exhausted and the villain wants to 
die, admitting ho raised the amount 
of the check. Does the hero bt him 
die? -'ot yet. Ho literally carries 
him to headciuarters and lets him 
confess before witnesses before per- 
mitting hiia to pass away. 

And Is that all? In ruslies some- 
ore and announces: the gal has been 
r.itliv»pped. So he rides seven mil^s 
mor(f for a tight with another vil- 
lain, jumping on the bad man's 
borse and bcai^ins him to t!i.- 



CROSSING TRAILS 

A Cliff C'mith production rel.a^cd 
by A?;sociated I'roduccrs. It is a 
cheap type of western feature that 
has Pete Morrison featured. The 
real sti»r of the production is a kid 
acior who walks away with all of 
the comedy possibilities. As a 
picture it will f-erve on a double 
feature program providing the pro- 
duction shown with It holds suffi- 
cient punch to get the bill over. 

Cli c Smith directed the prodtic- 
tion, holding for the greater part to 
ex» rior.-j foi his shots. In several 
places he caught some picturesque 
scenes. 

The featured player, Morrison, is 
rather a typical western hero, rides 
well and i handy with a gun, but 
other Mian that he seem.^ to posKcss 
naught that will ever endear him 
to til' hearts of film fans. 

A simple story is employed for 
the puipose of parading a set of 
rhaiacter across the silver sheet. 
Th'^-rr* is the heroine, who is rearing 
a iiid brother. She is made to ap- 
pear as a circum.tantial murderens. 
.->he ( -icapes and settles on a raneh, 
the homo of the hero and his 
mother. From that point on tlic 
e\ent3 are discernible on the sur- 
faee. H':o fails In love with her, 
Jif avy appe.ir.H on the .vcene, tri«'S 
to kilnij) III*,' girl, and finally is 
I;n0elced- off by the .'heriff, wdh tho 
usual 'liiM'y ending. 



capitalist schemes to win the wife 
and get the inventive husband out 
of the way. A yacht is one excuse. 
But the capitalist first takes a drink 
of booze he must have got in a 
Broadway cabaret. He couldn't wait. 
Before his guest could remove her 
wrap, cap started. She stood him off, 
professed helplessness and won out 
on his conscience, although the other 
girl, peering in through a window 
of the cabin, contributed her bit to- 
ward the conscience awakening. 

The other girl put over other dirt. 
She phoned the husband \/here his 
wife was. As he reaehed the pier 
all the husband saw was the boat 
moving away. Ho went homo and 
sat up all night thinking It over. 
When wife showed In the morning 
hot talk passed, with most of the 
captions In this picture evidently 
taken from the text of tho play, 
they were so different. Husband 
wouldn't believe his baby or his ces 
or ears until tho cap came along, ex- 
plained things, and then the fadeout. 

The tale has been told in a hun- 
dred ways. Once or twice almost In 
the same way, minus tho vacht but 
plus the finish. Still, there* is Kath- 
erine— and she Is there. This one is 
good enough where a lovely woman 
is hound to draw, but why not slij» 
Katherine a regular story and sec 
hoi put it over? tiimr. 



\ easily do vaat violence to precon- 
ceived ideas. That the film is an 
adequate presentation speaks vol- 
umes for the taste und intelligence 
of the adapters. 

No small credit for the whole ex- 
cellent effect Is due to Mabel Ballin 
who plays the exacting part of Jane. 
Miss Biillin has a rare type of 
delicate beauty which lends Itself 
perfectly to the early Victorian 
iieroine. She could pose for .a copy 
of Mona Lisa and her dark spiritual 
loveliness makes her ideal for the 
part of Jane. She plays in u <iuiet { 
and natural vein which contributes i 
greatly to the effectiven' s of the 
whole work. A more energeti*' 
method might have spoiled the fine 
balance. 

As an artistic achievement the 
picture is splendid, but aa u <»om- 
mercial product its fate 1^ open to 
question. Picture au«liences liave 
been educated to more lobust dram.i 
than this photographiv* reci>rd of a 
phase of British life in a bygorv* 
day. Bealistlc common-places ilone i 
with supreme fidelity tsueh as; 
(Itorge Kliot s transcripts fmm bie> ; 
may make literature. !»iii the film ' 
folle rs seem to ilemand more' 
sijii^iitl> iomanc«»s th;.n this 
delicate affair of la\ender and old 
rose. 

Tho pieture deserves a large' 
measure of success on its iiriistie 
merit. A painter wouU! d»»li^ht in ' 
some of its pietorial qualities. The, 
exteriors of landscapes, g; i dens an«l | 
vistas of rur.il roads are f xt|Uisit«' ; 
and have a convincing aspect of rt .il i 
l^nglish parks. In the same uay the 
lofty rooms at ThorufUld bear the! 
stamp of actuality with iheir quaint ' 
furnishinKs ami m.'.ssive «i»cora- 
tions. The handling of light and 
shadows has been rcmarkal)ly well 1 
cared for. In the scenes wl.er*- a ' 
creepy and >. nister effect is d« sired ' 
— those basing to tlo wiih the hor- i 
rifying apjiai itions of the mad j 
woman— this management of shadow \ 
masses is imj): c.-si\ e. | 

These Si>enes. by the w.»\ . ar** • 
managed with c 'nsummate erafis- j 
mansiiip ami deliver a real tlirilt ' 
the only drama the picture has. The ' 
rest of the story is ratlu>r < olorless ! 
as it conu-s on the sc-rci'ii, ;ilthou'-?h ; 
the romantic sentiment in iho clos- J 
ing i)assages whete Boche.^t«r has j 
gone blind .ami Jane goes to him is , *'"**^?' 
sincere and affecting. * 

The casting of the picture is ap- 
propriaf<i. to the intelligene** whl«h 
directed Hie whole production. Nor- 
man Trevor plays Boeliest«'r in 
exactly the right spirit. A younger 
and handsonn r lover might have 
been more impressive, but he would 
have done violence to the true trans- 
lation of the story. Helen I'oole 
(the titles failed to n.amo the actress 
who played tho part) sounded just 
the right sinister note and the other 
minor characters were absolutely in 
the picture. 

. The picture Is a ne» nvorthy .ne - 
complishme! t in the screening of a 
standard work of fiction and one is 
led to hope that It will not suffer the 
treatment of manv I no books that 
lie neglected on tli'> library hh- ivej? 
while cheap und : l.oddv curr- nt 
romance that satl'fi^s the literary 
fads of the moment enjoy the f hal- 
low fancy of the public. I'u.sh. 



A DOLL'S HOUSE 

Itelmer j^^. 



•••• Nuzitnova 

• ••••••#..».., .Philip do ].a(<ey 

Llaib.irii ^r^f(.p . 

............. ....J. Want. Jr 

............. Nigel l)o ]Sriill<ki( 

N ll3 K rogstad WodKwood XowelT 

* hnsHna J,indcn Flor.Mxe K,Hhp. 

i\l\"''^ lOUnor Oliver 

'•"^" ^'ara Le, 

Now we have the third film pro- 
duction of Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's 
House." Originally the play was' 
picturized by Universal as u Blue- 
bird with Dorothy Phillips as Nora. 
That was in 1917. A year later Art- 
craft turned out a screen version 
of the same with Elsie Ferguson' 
f-Mtured and now finally Mm»'. Naz- 
imova comes to the fore with her 
version as her first Independently 
made production released by the 
Cnlted Artists. With this picture-^s 
it is just a (luestion whether or nut' 
the coupling of the name of .Mme. 
Nazimova with the Ibsen j)lay in 
.appeared on the speaking 

money. As a 
is entirely 

make jt par- 
and the 



which slu 

stag<- is to draw any 
film -.V Doll's lloust 
laeking in aetion to 
tieularl\- worth while 



a f<u\'ign 



acting Nay.imova can 
expeetid to put it oxer. 
The Ibsen play is known too well 
for a resume of the stors That 
goes for exhil»itois as well as play- 
CtMMs iov the former ha\e un- 
d'Mihied se'^'i eithei' one or the 
otl er of the \\\o i)revious produe- 

tll/US. 

As a picture e\en with Mme. 
Na;;imova it is rather tire u>m«' and 
olil fashioned and ibis pn tieular 
pioduet i<jn is s.) bandle<l to gi\e it 
more the atmosphn-o of 
production. 

Mme. .\'a'/,im<tva as tlu' star, and 
her husband. Charles i:t\- int. as the 
direetor, h.Mve nvmam'd to pick 
SeandavaniaJi types lor ti\e prin- 
cipal r<»les. and it must be sni«l that 
the selection i)f Alan Hale for Thor- 
vald \\as a liiost happy one. I>ut Mr. 
Hale v.as undoubtedl.v overdirei ted, 
unquestionably ho w.as comi)eI!ed to 
oveiact in ;i couph' of the se.neR. 
This is what end.-^.so mmh of a 
foreign production atmo.-.phere to 
lh<' feature. 

.Mine. Nazimova seemed at all 

to be forcing herself in the 

I pla\ing of the role 4uul it is doubtful 

if lier interinetation of Nora will 

enhance her screen v 'ue to a y 

great extent. 

IMiotography is of the rather dark 
sort without any shadings us to 
lights. The sets adequ;tte. although 
a couple of storm exteriors showed 
plainly that it was studio stuff 
that was used. I'led. 



that 
pro- 



Ilugo 
tributed 



.Tu-t 



■rn. 



Fred. 



) 



JANE EYRE 

Ballin Productions (dis- 

by Hodkinson) has turned 

out a fine dignified transcript of 
the famous novel by Charlotte 
Bronte, with particular reference to 
its beautiful backgrounds and excel- 
lent acting. The exteriors give an 
astonishing effect of authentic Eng- 
lish land><ai»o atid the InterliMs have 
done from first to last with' utmost 
fidelity. 

The production Is always .•studi- 
ously careful and mannges to re- 
produce with happy fidelity the 
atmosphere of the old story. A 
world of p.iinstaking caro is rr-pjo- 
sented in this screen translation of 
the tale. It is considera)»le of a 
trick to crystallize the spirit of n 
novel such as this, surrounded as it 
is by the tiaditions of t^overal gen- 
erations. The picture version could 



HOMESPUN VAMP 

May McAvoy is the star of this 
Realart product i'-n released by 
Paramount. Tho stor>' is a,i origi- 
nal by Hector Turnbull, adapted 
for the screen by H.irvey Thcw and 
directed by Frank O'Conn* r. The 
feature is a mighty good littlo pict- 
ure, full of heart interest and not 
withoit a real comedy rolief. Miss 
McAvoy is a ch.irn ing iittlo Cin- 
derella heroine, and the fans 
follow her will like her in tlx^^ 
duction. 

The scene of the story l-« In a 
small town with tho heroine tho 
orphaned niece of two bachelors 
who are far from being spend- 
thrifts. The girl keeps house for 
them, and they have ml their le arts 
on her becoming liio \\ fe of the 
son of the lady b;a( ksmith of the 
village. Just abotjt at this stag, 
along comes the hero, a writer, who 
is seeking out a lonely spot wh« re 
he can compl. e "the g .at Ameri- 
can novel." The town folk arc sus- 
picious of tho stranger, and when 
the post ofilce is broken Into they 
start after him. In trying to escape 
he Is wounded and falls in front of 
the home of the Iittlo orphan. Her 
uncles are away at the time and 
she hides the supposed robber, 
keeping him in tho house over night. 

In the morning the real culprit is 
captured, but then there is the 
scandal, for the tmiMes returnln.:. 
find the writer has stopped in their 
house over night and tho girl has 
been there with him. No cfiapero. . 
A wedding is insisted on, the young 
man going through to protect the 
girl. Later he takes her to his own 
home, where his mother cares for 
her. while an action to annul the 
marrl.-^ge Is before tho court. The 
decree Ir finallj hnnded down, but 
a real love affo..- has been brewing 
in the Interim. When the courts 
decision is handed down tho hero 
announces ho rt\illy loves the girl. 

The picture is full of action 
which moves along swiftly. The 
cast hns a ntimber of clever char- 
acter i,tudies, not the least of whi» li 
is tho rob» of the hick boob that 
young Steadmnn plays. Charles 
Ogle and (luy Oliver as the pair of 
imcles also score. 

On the whole it I«« n mifthtv good 
little comedy drama, J red. 



THE 14TH LOVER 



Vi M.m hniont . . 
KUhard Ii.irily. 
(•|ydt» \\\n Noss. 
Aunt I.rtUia.. . . 

.Mrs. H;ir.l.v 

Mr. Mai(htiiutit 



...••.•..* 



\'iola Dana 

rack Mulhall 

Thoodoiv V n Eltr. 

K.itp I. cater 

Alliorta Le« 

. . .Fr<"dcrick Vroom 



Mutd Furnsic Cumtn 



The cold statistics of "The 14th 
lA)ver," a Metro Classic, run this 
way; A Harry Beaumont produc- 
tion, adapted by Edith Kennedy 
from Alice D. G. Miller's story: 
photography by John Arnold and 
A. F. Mantz, art director. Viola 
Dana is the star with Jack Mulhall 
jLif head of the supporting company. 

Tho story itself is a light trifie, 
all tho emphasis being on the side 
of comedy which frequently edges 
dangerously into farco. However, 
it s a cheerful story, bright and en- 
livening In all its characters and in- 
cidents and its only defect is th« 
^ lement so common to li«ht comedy 
pictures of feature length, its tenu- 
ous recital Is shamelessly padded 
with frivolous detail to pad out the 
necessary footage. 

It requires a particularly meaty 
comedy story to sustain Interest 
through the strain of attention re- 
t4Uired by something over five 
icels of Ilickers. So much lei»enda 
upon tho swift play of small in- 
iident and the interesting deVilop* 
niont of character that a frothy 
story has to be done much more ex- 
l>erily than a dramatic tale where 
liio suspense of an Ingenious plot 
gr;i>s 'crest. "The lUh Trover" II- 
lusirit this point. There are 
time.-» strict attention w.niders 

becMu the too elaborate detail 

which wearies. 

Miss Dana has one of her familiar 

farts of tho hoyti, n. a headstrong 
apper who breaks through parental 
»ntrol and works out her own tittle 
romance in hov own determined little 
I way. The Metro star usually does 
j extremely well with this kind of 
role atul there are moments when 
! she Is effective here, but there i« 
I rather too much of the .vame thing 
! and one becomrs rather impatient 
with the repetition of her escapades. 
It is just a trifie too saccharin and 
cuti.-cutie. this spoiled anil im- 
perious daughter of a ri«'h imd too 
indulgent father. Jt's ratlur dif- 
ficult to sustain an hour and a half 
of svm|)athy for a spQlled dirling 
and her adventures bc<ome rather 
clo\ iru; .Mfier a while. 

Th'> tale has to do with tht- love 
affairs of Vi Marchmont who is pur- 
sue(i by 1.1 rich an<l hindso...e 
suitors of her own altitude of .social 
emitience jind who in rr\ulsion 
against the trouble of lakiiig UP 
her mitul which one to a<'cept. turns 
in desperation to In r f.tthci's xoung 
guardian. To her utter .-isioiiis"' 
ment when she pr.actic.ilh' throws 
hers. If into his arms, he dL-^pl'iys n<> 
great enthusiasm, observini;— i»"*' 
f(uit« logically when yoii come 

(Continued on Page D^ 



to 



I 



Friday, February 17, 1922 



PICTURES 



41 



COAST PICTURE NOTES 



TiOfl Angelcr, Ftb. 15. 
Charles Kenyoii has finished 
-ame" for Goklwyn. ITo was a 
ipecial column writer for iww .:- 
tapers prior to becoming a pi. y- 
I'right. 

Bryant Washburn makes his ^e- 
urn to the screen in "Hungry 
Jearts," a GoUUvyn .special. 

"William "Weezer" Dell, crack 
)itcher of the Voriion baseball te.im, 
nakes his nim debut in "]<ela' ons," 
Buster Keaton's lulent eonicu. . Dell 
itand.s far ovtr ihe six-foot mark. 

George Ste'.vort. \)i . M'f of Anita 
Stc^vart, arriv»* in Los Anrjel^s 
ist week to ^lui .ii a scries of r.cw 
CJhrlsiie comedies. 

Prairie I'i'oduPtions commrncod 
last week on "Kour Hearts." afier 
fjostponing the inill.\l slioolln:^ live 
rimes bec'.'iu.'-:e of pooi' wtailK'r. 
rick Hatlon i' fj-aJuicd. Carmen 
Arsello and Lu;.'i!'. j dii IJois ;>ru in 
Ihe «.a;:t. 

Harold I..loyd l:as hco'i on lora- 
Hon for a week on hi.s la to it "11'' j 
Who Ilesitaics." I 

rhilo MoCullouj-vh. of :ho c.nst in | 
tho lirst SvTial ever made in li'.in- | 
ilom. and who has be.n i)layi v^ ! 
■ eavy roles ever .since. tak^M on a I 
new lease of lif«' iK "Shadows of iljo j 



hcritance Taxi." Laura LaPlante 
is the leading woman. 



Bobby Agnew who has finished 
three pictures with Norma Tal- 
niadge's company is now juvenile 
for Warner Bros. Ho was formerly 
in vaudeville with a .sketch entitled 
"ChtMren of France." 



"R^'d Feather" a Cherokee Indian 
recent arrival from Oaklahoma is a 
ff'atin-e of the week'.* program at 
Grauman's Million Dollar theatre 
with a ^eries of songs. 



PENN'S NON-THEATRICAL 
FILM RULES IGNORED 



Difficulty of Agreement on 

Safety Proposal Creates 

Obstacle 



Jev.elry valued at $3,000 and JCO 
cash was loot«.d f i om the dressor of 
r<'Cgie Lyle ciX the home of her sis- 
ter, Mrs. Alice M. McClunf?, last 
wee!:. Aeeordins to Miss Lyle, who 
reported the biM-^',lary to the police, 
her I edifiom was ransacked while 
dinm r v.os in proj^n- s in another 
loom. 



Junrcles," a ww serial in v»hi''U 
Is pla\ins the male had. 



ho 



Scott 
Christie 
urcd. 



Siil.iey i:} linlFhiiiS a 
comeiiy, N -al liurnj 



n- ., 
fe-it- 



♦•Step Lively," I'.en Turpi n's t.ilrd 
for First National, hus lu c n ce-m- 
pleted. Phyllis Haver is h:.; ]c.;d- 
ing 5 upport. 



Derelyss 
Bcuiptress, 
with Louis 
t : Warner 



Pe di . 
formerly 
I).*o.--se:', i 
Jlros. 



d..nrr:' 
in v.iuiii 
playing : 



r.r.d 

^■jlle 

■mIh 



A ncv»' type f'l mirror v.hich it is 
l.optd v.ill eliminate the second 
laity in "making,' tip" has been in- 
voited for lihn arti-ts by <}ordon 
Pollock, cameraman with the MIs- 
.slcn Film Co. The glass in this 
niirrcr is tempe:«.d l.y a monotone 
lilt! r whieli allo'.vs it to registtr 
niaii»-ui> '.m a picture in monotone 
rather tliaji in varlou;^ shadeij cr 
paints lisid. X'> a •!.'-i> t;»n:e in need- 
id while drej-si!ir; if usin.;^ this mir- 
ror. T'olloel-: !•. is ;:i»piied for parent 
ii[:;h;s. i 

Two nKniljM-.-: «'f r;-,:nc'.:s Pl:iy rs- 
l.a');y's ngi;r»i,aiioii of siars were 
I naV'Je to ^vorl: the f;reater i)ait of 
last Ae« k as ilie result of illness. 
.\r:?j;s Ayr< s vufi' red an att.jek of 
l-toniaine i)<>i:soning wnich placccl 
hvv in led for ; « veral weeks, \\al- 
ier Hiert. ihf robt!--:! star, was ta!:en 
down with a light ."ttack of jsncn- 
mt.ni.'^. whieh kept him away from 
tile .-tatlio fvv .1 eoui>io of week:. 



will 
for 



The Parrott comp.-iny which 
make a s'rin.'jj of onc-reelers 
Hal E. Roa<'h, is b' in;? as^embleil 
a 
r 

gen 

exception of the Harold Llo\d pici 
ures. 



Carroll J«»l)n sm, foimerly he;:d 
ii<j;snrcr of ti)o bical Orj'heiun. who 
has been with Fox lilms for six 
mo'iths, is nov/ in chajge of tb? 
becking for Fox in Southern Cali- 



t the Hoich studio-. Ch;irl<'s Par- I ''CcKing lor 1-ox in Soutbern tali- 
ott will head nnd also be dire-tor- N"«'">5»J'- H«' v.w appointe.l to the po- 
[eneral of lU.a..i! .onu .li.-s. with thel>=i'i"» »'>' l''»h Yost, general managi r 
■vr^oi^tion nf 'H.^ Hii-.tM t.ii.vil n!(M - ' of tile loK eX'lianso here. 



[ ^'i. tor H' rVic rt Is ooouiiying the 

H.irrv "Snub- I>oll5ird will do four ; lJr.'i-s at the Kin»ma this week. 
bne-reelors for Itoach and ) l^^^h'^^s conducting th'? orchestra 



more 



then commence 
comedy. 



•s 
a feature two-n 



,,.) j tiie famous 
! solo at each 



com pi 



sei' 



Headed by Lambert Hillyor, "The 
Bro<herhood of Hate" oompiiny has 
returned to the Ince studios after 
61)ending a month on location. 



IS giving o 
perlormMn^e. I lis stay 
in Lus Angties is limited to 10 dyas. 



Work was completed last week on 
"When The Devil Drives," Leah 
Baird's second indei)endcnt pro- 
duction. I'aul Soardon direeteil. 



Warner Bros, are arranging for 
Wesley Barry's return from his 
personal appearance tour, when he 
will commence the llrst of the two 
special boy pictures. Warner Bros, 
secured "-Fr^cko.s" through an ar- 
rangement with Marshall Neilan. 

David Smith started last weelc on 
"Tho Shaugrann," an Irish story 
by Dion Boucicault. Pauline Stark 
and Pat O'Malley head the cast. 



Mrs. Lillian Trini))I<.' Bradley, for 
merly with George Broadhurst's 
"The Crimson Alibi"' and "The 
j Storm'' is now an assi.stant to Frank 
F. Wood'J. chief suiiervisor at the 
La sky studios. 

James Woods Morrison, picture 
juvenile, rcturnea to the legitimate 
stage this week for a limited en- 
gagement with "Enter Madame" at 
the Hollywood Eagan theatre. 



Earle Williams Is featured in 
••Parkington'.s Widow,' adapted 
from a Pi. -hard Harding D.ivis 
•tory. Bert Ensmiriger directing. 



"The Ordeal,' starring Agnos 
Ay res. was started under Paul Pow- 
ell's direction this week. Conrad 
Xagel supports Miss Ay res. 



Wallaee Reid commenced "Th'^ 
Dictator" Monday. The story Ib by 
Richard Harding Davis, adapted by 
Walter Woods. James Cruze is di- 
recting, while Lila Lee plays the 
feminine lead. 



Larry Semnn will get going on a 
new comedy this week. 



"Jim," Thomas H. Ince's latent. 
in being edited by l{alph Dixon and 
will be released by First Nation. I. 
Milton Sills, Maiguerite de la Motte 
and Jfihn Bowers head the cast. 

First prints of "Skin Deep" left 
for New York this week. Florence 
t'idor and Milton Sills top the 
players. 



"That Lass <)' 
HodK-on Ihirn't 
to "Liitle Lord, l-'.iuntleroy" 



under v.a at 
Hobart Henh v 
VniverKal-J«w«'l 
Dean is stanetl. 



I,owri(>'s." I'raiiefs 

s eompanion novel 

is well 

niver«al City. 

»lire;Siiu; this 

which Pri::.c:lla 



1 

is 
in 



The Yosf, Santa Ana, closes Feb. 
26. V. lien a new stage is to be in- 
stalled in back of the old stage close 
to the edge of the building, raising 
the seating cajiacity from 900 to 
1.1:00. The liouse will play combina- 
tion bills two days a week, using 
L"vey vaudeville with pictures the 
remainder of llie week. 



SIpmund Moos, manager of the 
T'niversal elliciency 
sails f«ir Europe April 25 
ncsa and pleasure trip. 



dei)artmeiu, 
on a busi- 



Mel})oi:rne McDowell and Frank 
P.eall ftre rtviving the former's aer, 
"The Sli'riff," for vaudeville. 



Final cutting and tilling is being 
made on J. L. » roihingham's latest 
production ♦eiujiorary titled "The 
Man Who Smiled." It will bo re- 
leased through First National. Wil- 
liam Mong, \lai' ia Manon and Mary 
Wynn are in tlo cast. 



C. H. Chrijit •! 
local studios I ist 
lengthened visit in 



returne<l to his 
week {ifter a 
•he east 



Rain t"mpornrll: 
on "The Land of t 
versal last we- k when 
were sent out for locati 



layrd progress 

Lost' at Fnl- 

two scouts 

n site;; be- 



«ause of tli'» renewed downpour th" 
hrst part of tli^ week. J;«<i: <'om. 
way is directing this picture v. itli 
•Hoot Gibson playing the had. 



Marie Pr'^vost will make .'i 
to New York .after eompl 
-Kis-^ed." King I'aj'.^^ot dueeiing. 



inj: 



N^ely Edw.irds is under way i ■ 
his hrst starring \ehiclo for I'ni- 
Versal, tcmi ji-arily entitled '.An In- 



P.ill Daihy left Friday for Arizona 
;;nd i.N-hirado .-^.s rej»re:,' ntative f t r 
the Bert Livey circuit. 



Frank Braidueod. stui^t rider in 
pictures here, h-ft this week for the 
♦ a.st with Fd Howard .and a sketch 
entitled "Not Mi:ch." 



Harrisburg, Pa., Feb. 15. 

The effort of the Pennsylvania 
State Industrial Board to regulate 
the showing of educational films in 
places other than theatres has re- 
sulted in so much misunderstanding 
that it is probable that .safeguards — 
provided by the present safety code 
relating to non -theatrical picture 
exhibition.^, will never be applied in 
this .State. 

Clifford B. Connelley, Commis- 
j-ioner of Labor and Industry, of 
which the board is a branch, made 
.a statement of the situation and 
in which he told of the interest 
talien in the question. 

"Last Spring," he said, "the Hrst 
definite step toward regulating this 
))hase of the motion picture in- 
»lu:;try was made by the Industrial 
Board wlien tentative rulings wne 
.-iltmltted for public hearings in 
Phil.'idelphia and Pittsburgh. 

".Since then the magnitude of the 
undertaking has been emphasized 
I'y the crisis that has been reached 
in the formulation of those rulings. 
About ten hearings were held, and 
jit each hearing some new phase of 
the question was brought up that 
made it increasingly dilRcult to ar- 
rive at an acceptable proposal. 

'The Department of Labor and 
Industry Is primarily interested in 
safety and is not interested in the 
merits of the kind of film used which 
is the p.'iramovint interest of lh« un- 
derwriters, who are concerned llrst 
oi all about the safety of property. 
Three general requirements arc in- 
si.'^ted upon by the Industrial Board: 

"1. The approval of motion pic- 
ture projectors. 

••2. Permits for opeiators. 

• .3. Permits for use of buildings. 

"The Industrial Board holds to tl;e 
view- that if the machine used in 
exbibiting educational films meets 
with Its approval; if operators of 
sr.eh maehines are competent, as at- 
te.'ted to by examination; and if the 
Imiiding in Which the pictures art? 
shown is safe, there Is no further 
nepd for regulations. 

".So much animosity has been en- 
gendered among the various inter- 
ests who have been called upon \e» 
lielp the Industrial Board in solving 
this problem that it is likely the 
safeguards provided in the present 
code will never be applied, simply 
because the persons who are affected 
most vitally cannot reach agree- 
ment. It was never the Intention 
of the Department of Labor and 
Industry to incorporate In these 
regulations restrictions of the use 
of film, Inasmuch as such a step 
would savor of commercialism and 
would not be fair to the manufac- 
turers of machines that take care 
of the special hazard In films. At 
the same time, the Interests of the 
underwriters laboratory will have 
to be acceded to to a certain ex- 
tent, and it is the position of this 
group of Investigators that only a 
certain kind of film meets with any 
degree of safety, namely, th© slow- 
burnlng film. Already one nation- 
ally known distributor of education- 
al films, who has released to the 
schqpls and collrges of the country 
more than fifty million feet of film, 
has become apprehensive of the sit- 
nation. He takes the extreme view, 
)iow< vcr, that no film is eafe, and 
Tlie th*»atre is the only proper plaeo 
to exhibit films." 



TOUGHEST^FiLM MAN 

Bull Mcntana In 2- Reefers Made by 
New Company 



The California, Bak'n'sHeld, owned 
by the West Co.ist Theatres Co., 
cancehd its four-day vaudeville pol- 
iey this weel: and will \Jso iiictur* s 
only. The W^st Oast company's 
ne\v house, the Hippodrome, opens 
in six weeks, at whieh time the- 
vaud» ville will reoi)en at the Hip. 



Jeaiii'? M.-ici>lu'rson, who recently 
wrote 'S-ituKlay Ni^'ht." is hom«- 
from a two imintlis' trip to N«'W 
York. .Mrs. O Neill. her nioJber, nc- 
. oinj'.'Jiiicd th<- wiif* r. Slie is finndi- 
iiig tho .scenario f<tr •Manslanghf* r." 



u 



lii<h F.'»moi:s 
juir.' n< •• to 



ri.:yerH 

lUl. 



will >->t*il\ 



'iloiia .<vva!-^on having finisii'd 
'Bfvond Ihe K.r.ks." is resting in 
preparatK.n for initi.il work on "Tlie 
<;ild»d Ciig*.' .S.'.m Wood will al.'-o 
«lii.-. t the star in this new Para- 
mount produ •t.on. 



Los Angeles, Feb. L";. 

A iroduction company will be 
added to the local producing field 
this week when Hunt Stromberg, 
l)roducrr of Doris May photoplays 
for Robertson -Cole release, who for- 
merly was witli Thomas H. Ince pic- 
tures, opens oinces as the sole owiv r 
of his own organization. Stromberg 
leisigiu d from thv active manage- 
ment of Miss Mays pictures, but 
still retains liis full r.nancial int« r- 
est in h'r releases. 

"Bull" Montan.'i, ex -wrestler, who 
l.,is appeared in ni.;r.y features and 
is considered the nio.'-t feroclous- 
lo .king ma:i in the film eolony, is to 
bo starred in a series of two-re«l 
.M.ni'di" s. Douplas Fr.ji banks, who 
bi-ought M.ontana to the coast a few 
years a^;o. repr*.^-''nt«^d his protege" 
interests in *he contract made for 
.Montana by StionAierg. 



INTERCHURCH^ OFFICERS 

Election for Organization of Spe- 
cialized Film* 

Troy, "'. v., Feb. 15. 

The Interehureh Film Corpora- 
tion, an orgaitization establi.'-hed in 
this city two years ago to furnish 
churches, Sunday schools, lom- 
munity houses and simil.ir estab- 
lishments with pictures for exhibi- 
tion in conncc^tion with th» ir work, 
elected ofiicers at th;' aiu.uul ni'-' r - 
ing. 

oyicers chosen were: President, 
Wfijfc.im McDonald, of Albany; vice- 
president, Charles ^. Aldiieh. of 
Troy; treasun-r, Thomas C. Brown, 
of Schenectady; secretary, Frank 
L. Howe, Jr., ot Albany. 

Directors are William MiD«»n ild. 
V.'illiam C. iMalhers, Dr. Thnrm an 
A. Hull. Thomas C. Brown. Frank 
L. Howe, Jr.; Dr. Chester A. Hem- 
street, Charles A. Aldrich. Dr. Jo- 
-':j>h C. Clerk. Rev. Foster A. Tay- 
lor. Mrs. S. K. Taylor and Edison 
Keck. The olficers and directors 
arc all j>:ominent ch-rgymen or so- 
cial workers. 

AL VIRAGH-FLOWER DIES 

Al \iragh-Fiower, age 35. a tech- 
nical lirector as.sociated with 
Charles Giblyr in the production the 
latter is directing at the Mirror 
Stud OS, died Feb. 5 at Stern's Sani- 
tarium. New York, lit was ured 
last week at the studio while op- 
erating an elevator, su.-tainlng a 
broken leg. and was taken to the 
Jam.'dca Hospital; iat( • removed to 
the sanitarium where it was found 
necessary to amputate his limb, 
death re.'-ulting from shock .after 
the oper.ition. 



CENSORS TOO BUSY; 
FILM WAS CANCELED 

*Tale Face," Month in East, 

Could Not Be Shown — Con- 

fu&ion in Bookings 



Buffalo. Feb. 15. 

"I\ile Faee," a Keaton comedy, 
..<lv<'; ti.'-ed to be shown at the Hipp 
and North I\irk, had to be can- 
ctdled Sunday because the State 
movie r< nsors were too busj* to in- 
spei t and li-'onse the film. 

Although the comedy has been in 
the hands of distributors for over a 
month and the Shea Co. ha^^ had it 
for a week, it was not untd S tur- 
day word was received t h" picture 
could not be shown due to the fail- 
ure of the cen.sors to get around to 
inspect it. 

This i.g the firtt lime a showing 

of a picture has been delayed for this 

reason. The delay will crjoate con- 

( siderablo confusion in the future 

bookings of the film. 



LOUISE DRESSER CAST 

Los Angeles, Feb. 13. 
Lvuise Dresser, who recently Iln- 
ished a tour of the Orpheum cir- 
cuit with her husband, Jack Gard- 
iner, is making her motion picture 
debut on the Robertson^Cole lots, 
where she is playing an important 
part In "The Glory of Clementina," 
in which Pauline Frederick is 
starred. Miss Dres.ser, who Is a 
lifelong friend of Miss Frederick, 
was coaxed Into appearing in pic- 
tures by th^ film star. 



Fill REVIEWS 



(.CiMuintied from Page 40) 



is- looking for a 
hoi!:s- hold 01 na- 



loo;. at il -that he 
ln'lp:r.at<.' ;:nd not a 
meiit. 

But Vi is not a bit di-^^h -..rtened. 
She eonthnns h»'r ratln r indi li<ate 
eointship until her aunt dhcharges 
the M-due'live gardener and then runs 
.'.way from boim' and deliberately 
forces her^elf into the young man's 
lioine so tbat she will bconn* eurn- 
piomised to the e::tent that he will 
1)C eomp<lled to marry h*.-. Some 
oT the rough edges are taken off this 
.'•ilUHtion by having the young man's 
mother act as the girl's accomi)lice 
in th's design, lur tT< sire being to 
»)ring the two loving Im-jmIs to- 
geth'-r. but t-ome how its a pretty 
tough mor.sel ef Jietion to get down 
as it eomes lufo'e one 0:1 the silver 
sheet. The whole story apjiarently 
was insi)ired by an inci<leiit th.at 
wus threshed out several years ago 
in the New York eourt.s when a 
middle western millionaire wageil a 
legal battle to free his daughter 
from a matrimonial entan2;lem» nt 
of almost the identical .sort. It 
was a good d»al of a sensation at 
the lime and it does seem that this 
is a pretty poor source to go for 
scr^'Cn fiction. 

As far as direi-torship frees, the 
picture is handled with nUill worthy 
of a better scenario. It is full of 
clever littln twists and deft-turns 
and its settings are extn mely 
beautiful. The acting is cai)able, 
Miss Dana being likable for tnc 
most part. h'ush. 



TILLIE 



T.ll.'o Mary ?.fi'<« M !.for 

Jl»r I'.i'lK.r -Noi.h Hf« ry 

.Jn. 1: Koin.-t Staiil. y 

I>oc J.u< .1 n I-.-'.i'Jl' I'J 



Bi^'ht at this time the name of 
Mary Miies Mint-r will have some- 
tiling of a box office value by at- 
tracting the morbidly inclined, for 
the association of the st.ir with the 
late WiDiam D. Taylor is on the 
lip.^ of fil... f.ans generally, and a 
num'oer who have never seen her 
will want to give her the once over. 
•Tilile" is a plcttne that will gain 
her a lot of sympathy from audi- 
ences, and that is what she needs 
at this time. Inebbatally, it is a 
f.iir pro;- ram i>ieture. 

'Tilli.i" l.s the work of IPhn P. 
Martin and Frank Howe. Jr.. adapt- 
ed for the scre»ri by Alice Eyton. 
Frank Fr.son, who direeted, turned 
o\it a story tiiat on the sert-eri is 
exceedingly draggy at times. It Is 
a slow moving ponderous, 
that gets its t»'mpo from the 
Hutch folk, witli which tho 
d' alM. 

Miss Mill*' )• j'l.iys' t!ie dangliter 
of a P«'nnsylv.inia Duteh f.irmer. 
the latter a .stern masf-r ind jiof 
averse to ntyi/.ing his heavy i«atber 
belt > el,;isti-e bis eluhlvn. The 
little ^.'irl is at oiue bans Iran and 
mentor for the fitiier growing 
y<iung.-lers of tiie family. A neigh- 
bor Who is of tlie .M»iiiMiiiite f.aith 
mak'S a will le.iving iJit.ooO to the 
li'fl*' uirl providing ;-he eh.tnge.s her 
religion and enibracrs the Mennon- 
ite ehureb b'lo! o sho i'^ H^- Oibi-r- 
Wise the money go^ to a nephew. 
X scii<ming lawyer in the village 



discloses to the youihfui po&tmafiter 
"his plan. The latter agrees to work 
with the attorney, and then goes to 
Tillle's father and proml.ses the old 
man $1,000 on the day that he mar- 
ries the daughter. The girl, how- 
ever, refuses to become a party to 
the m.iteh and falls In love with a 
young writer who wanders Into the 
ttiwn. 

A runaway match and the two 
return to town, the elder of the 
Mennonlto church expelling her. 
whereupon the husV)and announces 
the fact that he is th.» n«>phew and 
tliat she will receive the legacy 
after all. 

The picture was shonn last week 
at Loew'.s Circle, New York, as the 
snonge.st half of a double feature 
biil. rrr^. 



THE IDLE RICH 

.'vTmu*'! W»>.itl>erb''e TV-rt Lyt**!! 

M.'ittK' Walling VnKiM'.i Valll 

iMIHriKh.iin ''oolidge John l>av!dBon 

Jui1k«- Ollfilly Jo>-i'i)h Harrington 

t'nolo Coolidgo ,,, . .Tliomapi J«'fT»'r8on 

Mi«. o'Hoiny... VJctxry Hatt'iiiftn 

Jnrii* •"iioildgi" , I^'lgli Wyant 

Tho Tailor ,Mh\ J)Tv'.d>jon 



a fV.» ' • 
• ;olid 
story 



t.f'iis { ) i^e- pair of t 



m 



I »>< 



d 



"Junk* was the original title of 
this story when it npj)eared in the 
.Saturday Kvening Post, with Ken- 
neth Harris as the author, but as 
"written for the ^ereen" by June 
Mathis it takes the title of "The 
Idle Hich." It Is a Maxwell Karger 
production, with Pert I..yt«ll as the 
star, released as a Metro elassic. 
perhaps tho distributors wera 
.ifra:<l of the original title f^r the 
picture, as there Is so much "junk" 
on the film market at present. How- 
ever, "The Idle Rich' is not a pict- 
ure that is going to set the world 
afire, although it Is fair screen en- 
tertainment of the usual run of 
proKram pictures. There is nothing 
about it that will lend itself par- 
ticularly to exploitation, and er- 
<ei»t In the neighborlHJods whero 
Lytell has a following there Is 
nothing unusual in the way 01' btisi- 
ness to h>i expeeted from tlie pi< t- 
ure. 

The story in brief im that of a 
wealthy young society ihap who is 
•aiddeniy advlsi-d that his we.altn 
has been wiped out. Tho fortune 
was originally accum>ilated by the 
boy's grandfather, who frdlowed tho 
gold rush to California and beeame 
a trader. The boy, shunned by his 
wralthy friends, becomes a junk 
dealer, and in time rehabilitates his 
fortunes and wins tho girl who has 
vtuck through his lean year:. 

Pert I.,ytell plays tne hero, giving 
tho role a certain characterization 
that phases. Virginia Valli, his 
leading lady, is a pretty enough 
Kirl, but se«'mingly without p<r- 
son.ility. John Davidson played 
tho h«'avy, fitting the type. The 
♦wo most .pleasing figures in tho 
east w«re Th<»maH Jefferson as an 
aged uncle and Victory Pateman. 
the former stock and melodrama 
favorite, in a eharacter role. 

Maxwell Karg'-r has handled the 
direetion in fairly lucid fashion, but 
i)i detail he was a little off at times. 
The pliotography was rather well 
lighted, although the one double ex- 
posure in the fcatuie was poorly 
I rmdled. J 'red. 



42 



PICTURES 



Friday, February 17, 1928 



':'■■* 



EXPLOITATION VALUES MAKING 
STATE-RIGHT MARKET A FAQOR 



GOVERNOR'S MANSION 
LEASED FOR THEATRE 



Well-Trained Showmen with Their Eye on Every 
Inch of Footage — Warner, Rapf , Eaton and Bonns 
— Press Agent Training for Others Successful 



Ben. J. Massell Paying Million 

and Half for 50-Year 

Leasehold 



p 



The rapidly changing conditions 
In pictures have developed a new 
class of showmen who are forging 
to the front by exercising intensive 
exploitation value for their pictures 
in the independent market. 

This Fo-called independen.t or 
stateright, market can now be de- 
pended on for a steady supply of 
features and Is once more an im- 
portant factor In the business. 

Much along the lines of the inde- 
pendent producer in the legitimate, 
the film independent man is able to 
give more individual attention to 
his output and can produce mort- 
economically than can any of the 
regular organizations. 

Of the pictures now on the in- 
dependent market there is hardly 
one that cost over |60,000 to pro- 
duce and the majority of tliem 
were created for about half that 
amount. Yet they will gross as 
much as the big releases of Famous 
Players or First National for the 
exchanges purchasing the territor- 
ial rights. 

This is directly traceable to the j 
fact that they are being handled as | 
special productions, exploited by ) 
the highest class of publicity men 
—press agents and advertising men 
who have developed into film show- 
men. These productions are built 
with a knowledge pf the market 
and with an eye to their special ex- 
ploitation value. Even the big 
organizations are cumihg to recog- 
nize the value of men developed 
within and without their ranks who 
are exploitation factors. 

Mike Lewis on Coast 

Famous Players recently sent 
Mike Lewis of their organization to 
the "West Coast studios, and he is 
in on every story, conferring with 
purchasers, casting directors, etc. 
They are doing everything they can 
think of to get pictures that 'mean 
Something to the exhibitor." Their 
theatres — that is, the rhows and 
exploitation, are under the super- 
vision of John C. Flinn, an ex-pub- 
licity and advertising man, and 
prior to that a dramatic writer for 
the New York Herald. All matter 
used to exploit their pictures is 
designed by Claude Saunders, one 
of the best showmen in the coun- 
try. At the present time the handl- 
ing of one of their big productions 
required special exploitation and 
the services of Harry Reichenbach 
were recruited. 

Exploiters* Pedigrees 

Th«* pedigree of those who have 
been successful In the stateright 
market of late will bear out the 
conteiuion that they served long and 
well an apprenticeship as exploit- 
ers. 

Harry Warner dates back to the 
days of "VVarncr Features. He is 
.supported at present by Jack Eaton, 
who managed the New York Strand; 
Harry Rapf, who has been through 
the g.ime, Eddie Bonus .\nd others 
of equal calibre. 

C. C. Burr was connected with 
newspapers in Philadelphia and 
was advertising and publicity di- 
rector for Famous Players. 

Col. William N. Sellg has for his 
showman and partner, Samuel 
Rork, one of the best known ad- 
vance agents and managers in the 
legitimate. 

Whitman Bennett was for years 
general press representative for the 
Shuberts. 

Nat Rothstein, of Equity, is a for- 
mer newspai)cr man. 

B. P. Finoman and Bennlc Zeid- 
inan, now producing independently, 
graduated from I'amous I'layors 
and the PickforU -Fairbanks combi- 
nations. 

"Hop" Hadley, former newspaper 
man, dates back to the old Mutu.il 
days, and is responsible in no Km:ili 
measiue for "Ten Nights in a Bar- 
room."* 

Schulberg's "Line" 

B. P. Schulberg, who grow up 
with Famous IMaycr.-. has made 
every iilm writer in the country 
refer to Katherino MacDonald as 
"the nmst beautiful woman on the 
screen." 

J. Parker Read. Jr.. former news- 
paper man, .<*pent years insisting 
Thomaa il. Itico was the greateac 



film producer in America, and then 
produced a few himself. 

At the present time, each picture 
must have its own exploitation 
mn linger or advance agent, exactly 
as in the case oC a legitimate at- 
traction, v/hich is the plan being 
followed by the independents. 
What Burr Did 

Burr opened up "Burn 'Em T*p 
Barnes" in Cleveland last sunmier 
and moved practically his entire 
organization to that city to put 
over the picture. From there they 
moved t<» Cincinnati and broke a 
hou.»>;e record. Inmiediately there- 
after they jumped to Minneapolis 
and did a splendid week's business 
against "Way Down East," "Three 
Mu.sketeers ' and Nazimova's "Ca- 
mille." 

Warner Brothers handled "Why 
CJirls Leave Home" in the same 
manner, going to even greater 
lengths v.ith "School Days." Burr 
did this. 

An excellent sample of what ex- 
ploitation can do for a picture is 
the manner in which "Ten Nights 
in a B.'rroom" is being handled. 
Opening in Providence on a percent- 
age basis, they not only did ca- 
pacity every night for a week but 
were forced to give extra shows and 
the returns at the end of the week 
showed almost one and a half times 
the capacity of the house for the 
number of shows. 

From the pictures already on the 
Independent market and those 
planned for the immediate future, 
the stateright exchanges are as- 
sured of a good year's product by 
people who know how to build 
production for special exploitation. 



Atlanta, Feb, 13. 

Tlie properly holding the CJover- 
nor's mansion, located in the heart 
of the city, has been leased for 50 
years by Ben J. Massell, a local 
realty operator. Gross rental is $1,- 
535,000. 

Mr. Massell says he intends to 
erect a theatre on the site that 
will cost another million and a half. 

Theatrical business around here 
has shown a steady uplift since New 
Year's. It is reported the Keith In- 
terests are considering reopening 
their three theatres here, closed last 
fall. 



S. R. 0. BILLS 

Massachusetts Legislative Commit' 

tee Has Them Under 

Conside^'ation 



CAU TO WASHINGTON 
CONVENTION ISSUED 



Boston, Feb. 15. 

Legislative bills aimed at the- 
atre standing room sales and at 
movie house practises of selling ad- 
missions on a "grab your own when 
there Is a vacant seat" are both 
under consideration by the Commit- 
tee on Legal Affairs ef the Mass- 
achusetts Senate. The bill.<» were 
introduced by Senator Edward N. 
Dahlborg. of Brockton, who stated 
to the committee at the last pub- 
lic hearing that his interest in the 
matter was originally inspired by 
purchasing admission tickets at 
numerous movie houses while wait- 
ing for trains, only to find that there 
were no seats in the house and lit- 
tle prospects of any. 

The bill was opposed by ,Tud,:;»^ 
Albert Brackett. representing the 
theatre managers, who explained 
that there is a State law at present 
forbidding the sale of more than a 
certain number of standing room 
admissions, this number being set 
in the ratio of six square feet of 
standing space per person. 



Dates May 8 to 12 — Meeting 

Adverse Legislation 

Chief Business 



The following call has been issued 
for the Washington convention of 
the Theatre Owners of America. 
May 8 to 12: 

"The biggest thing that ever 
happened in our business will be 
the big Washington convention of 
the Motion Picture Theatre Owners 
of America, May 8 to 12, inclusive. 
It will bring theatre owners from 
all parts of the United States. 
Thousands of exhibitors have 
already signified their intention of 
attending. 

"Business of the greatest Im- 
portance to our industry will bo 
transacted. Arrangements will be 
made to advance our pul)lic service 
work, meet adverse logi.slation of 
every kind and promote the welfare 
of the theatre owners in crVery 
possible way. 

"Theatre owners, come to Wash- 
ington May 8 to 12. ]5ring the 
ladies with you, as ample provision.'^ 
have been made for their enter- 
tainment." 

The following Convention Com- 
mittee has been nameil: 

W. A. 1'rue, Hartford, Conn,, 
chairman. 

W. A. StefffS. Minneapolis, Minn. 
W. D. Burford, Aurora. 111. 
John Manhcimer, New York, 
i:. M. Fay, Providence, R. I. 
E. T. Peter, New York. 
A. Julian Brylaw.sky, AXa.'-hiiiiilon, 
D. C. 

Ctlenn Harpr^r, Lf)s Angclrs. Cal. 
D .\. Harris. riti.<l>urj];l). Pa. 



UPSTATE INSPECTIONS 

Syracuse, N, Y., Feb. 15. 

Owners of the Liberty theatre 
here, recently damaged by fire, liave 
been ordered by James B. Spencer. 
Commissioner of Public Safety, not 
to open until they have complivd 
with numerous requirements to 
make It safe. Inspectors who \^i.=?- 
ited the neighborhood theatre re- 
ported: 

"We do not flnfl a single item in 
the whole construction that could 
.possibly be considered a protection 
to patrons of the theatre." 

Practically all theatre managers 
secured photographic copies of of- 
ficial reports approving their houses 
as safe, and used them as the basis 
for advertising campaigns in the 
jiapers. 



LOEWS WASHINGTON SPUT 

Washington, D. C, Feb. 1.'. 

Loew's Palace, which has been 
playing a full week picture policy, 
will switch to a split w.eek com- 
mencing Monday. The Palace has 
been playing special features for 
a full week with the market at the 
present time reported short of sud- 
jects worthy of being retained 
longer than three or four days In 
the large house. 

The Columbia, controlled by the 
Loew Interests, which has a smaller 
seating capacity than the Palac.-, 
will retain Its full week policy. 



INSIDE STUFF 



ON PICTURES 



Film circles were exercised a few days ago over tlie announcemtnt" 
Famous Players had taken over the large circuit of film houses in CaiuuU^! 
controlled by Allen Brothers. Of late It has been the consistent policy *• 
Famous to dispose of its theatre holdings. As nearly as can be lee 
from outside sources, Famous had little choice in the matter, iw 
Aliens were using a large quantity of Paramount releases. If anybody^ 
else took over the circuit it would practically bar Famous from Canadt.^^ 
About a year or so ago the Aliens endeavored to float a stock Issue, tat*' 
the financial market was not favorable. They had paid a large depo^^ 
on the purchase of the London Empire with the idea of rebuilding tht^ 
structure for a mammoth cinema, but did not complete the deal. 

One of the independent distributing organizations is scheduled 
either close within the next very few days or be entirely reorganl 
with the present head of the concern relieved of further control and 
business conducted by the representative of the backer of the entcrprlS 
AH efforts on the part of the present incumbent to raise funds to carrr 
on the business have thus far failed. ^ 



The Taylor murder is proving costly to practically all coast prodi 
lion companies at this time. Star, director and cameraman have 
busily engaged In the discussion of the case each morning at a time t\ 
are scheduled to "shoot." A stranger walking into a coast studio 
week would have caught an "ear full" from the players and directc 
concerning those involved. It Is safe to say an hour or two were wast«4 
dally last week on all of the bigger lot.s as the result of the "post mortem" 
the Los Angeles dallies were holding over the character of the blain man. 

Work on a new Selznfck feature starring Elaine Hammer.stein haltsd 
for several days last week, following a AM between the star and Ralph 
Ince, director for the picture, which is being "shot" at the East Fortx- 
elghth street studios (formerly the Talmadges), Ince directed an extr% 
man embrace Miss Ilammerstein. She demurred, saying the did not 
think it necessary. Words followed and the director finally declared 
she would do a.s he wanted or quit. Miss Ilammerstein thereupoa 
left the plant. When she did not appear the next day. Miss lIammer-% 
stein was sent word that the cost of holding the extras would be charge! 
against her. On the advice of her father, Arthur Ilammerstein, she con. 
sented to complete the picture. It Is likel.v Miss Hammerstein wiM 
contend her contract with Selznlck wa.«« broken by Ince, although tht 
agreement has two years or more to run. 



^^;. 



The dailies have published so much regarding the Taylor murder thejt 
may be little left to tell. The film colony on the coast, however, kneVr 
Taylor as an extremeli* liber.sl nutn to burrow money from. Ili.s eh«tk 
books were yaid to have been full of stubs marked "Cash** only that wers 
loans to individuals. Several received more than one "loan." Taylor was 
looked upon as the easiest "touch" in Hollywood. The checks ranged ii| -^; 
amounts from $200 to $1,500. One girl, who has been mentioned as wi ' 
alleged vaudeville star, hpld a $G00 check from Taylor, but failed to cask 
it, probably forgetting until the murder. The next day she presented tlM 
check at the bank, which refused to honor it. The Los Angeles reports 
say the public administrator will attempt to recover some of the Taylor 
loans for the benefit of his estate. 

One of the male film stars quizzed on the coast is a recent elevaticm 
to stardom. He is said lo have had a crush on one of the female stars 
mentioned in the case, and having been reported to have figured in an 
eastern murder case besides divorcing his wife. The authorities grew 
curious over him. A noted film director is also thought by the police 
to have had a crush on the same girl and he is being quietly investigated 
by the police. 

The colony's opinion is that Taylor met d«^ath through blackmail or 
Jealous man, with the possibility a dope hound did it. It is known 
Taylor drew $2,500 from the bank the day before he was murdered andlj|| 
the money was shown to a confidant, but it was later redeposited M 
though Taylor had undergone a change of mind. 

The film people cannot understand how Taylor could have stood for a 
valet of the stamp of PeaN'ey, his Negro one, who got Into some troubI<l 
through a boy but shortly before the murder. Tho other valet, Sand% 
is figured by the picture bunch as more or 1 'ss important. 

One of the film men who considered Taylor's private affairs no oi 
else's business removed the letters Taylor had received and about wh 
so much mention has been made. Ho intended to hide them. The au« 
thorities made a direct threat and ho then placed the letters in an old 
shoe of Taylor's, putting the shoe in a conspicuous place where it wsft:,^, 
found. He meant well, but narrowly escaped trouble for himself. 



cs 




Rxtra space advertisements for "Mistre.°s of the World," al the Rial 
and Rivoli, New York, last week, carried pictures of the Wool worth 
building crumbling and falling in ruins. Controllers of the big office 
building quickly took steps restraining further use of tho pictures. Tht 
ads were designed by ILarry Reichenback and he had already received^ 
proofs showing the Flatiron and Times buildings also crumbling. Upon 
advice of the restraining order.>^, the other ads were canceled to dodge 
possible damage suits. 



FOR LIBERAL SUNDAY 

Newark, N. J., Feb. 13. 

lOr.deavoring to secure more lllt- 
ti.il Sundny la^v, the Ci i.r.en.s' Mo- 
tion Pirt'Jrc Li a^uc is dii^trilinling 
mtmber.^hil) blank.'^ to tlio tl.catres 
tor sis^natures t)y patrons. 

Nothing on the Mar.ka indicate 
lli<» ."-ponsors or ofllccts of the h-at^ue. 
Tho.'e I** no chanrr; of ptishing any 
such law through the present 
Leg i.'-lal lire. 



PERMANENTLY ON COAST 

Los Arig.-le.'?, Feb. 15. 

Richard Walton Tully, w'.io is pro- 
ducing his initial picture at tho 
United studios with Guj Bates Post 
as tho star, will make his pn - 
manent headciuartcr^ at these stu- 
dios. He is preparing to film "OnKir 
the Tentmaker" a.s hi.«< secoid pi<- 
ture production following "Tlie 
Masqucrader," 

George Landy lias bee*i nd.Ud to I 
the Tully I'rodiNi ions e.veciitiv <• 
staff. 



The lecture appearances in theatres of Mrs. Margot Asquith, wile of the § 
former British Premier, are being handled by a lyccum bureau, though s 
the spectacular English woman is using theatres rather than concert 
auditoriums. Her first lecture at the New Amsterdam on an oft-matinee 
afternoon drew $2,800 with the lower floor charge $3. Her second ap- 
pearance in the same house last week droj>ped off sharply, but a lecture 
at tho Selvvyn Sunday night found a capacity crowd. Indications are that 
her American tour will be a financial success. Mrs. As«iuith is called 
the "most daring woman" In English society and the feminine draw to 
her lectures has included all classes. The first appearance at the New 
Amsterdam was a S(»rt oC fiivver, her voice not carrying beyond the 
ninth row. Before her hour and a half entertainment was over, all the 
iiersons back of that row had left the theatre. Many asked at the boX; 
office what it was all about. Some a.sked for their money back. 



Not a word has been heard among picture men in New York foCyi_ 
nearly a month al)out v. hat wai? going on in Wa.'>lilnKton wlieie the tariff - 
fixers are at work on a new custom schedule for imports. About two 
weeks ago tliere was an u!uler«;round report in clr( ulation that the entire 
Fordney scheme, which inv(.ived the principle of 'American valuation" for 
the fixing of schedules, was slated for the discard, but nothing las been ^ 
heard since then. An angle oti the v. hole tariff question caine up ii* 
j some ()f the hearings oji the snl.jeot befeiy the Hou.'-c Cmjimitft o which 
I has the pHliniinaries in char.ye. Tlie tariff i.s engaging the attention of 
commercial bodies all over llio (Miuntry just at present and show peopi* 
arc taking a hand in the debates in many une.\p*.(>ted places. 



MO. LEGION PICKS PICTURE 

Kan.^as City, Feb. 1". 
The Mi.^-^f>uri d-pirtment of the 
American I„egi(.ii has chosen ' The 
Man Without a Country" n- the 
official motion pi'tiire of the de;».tri. 
ment ai.d it will l«e shown Ir-re for 
tho fir.'-.t time la tlie S'.atc werlc of 
I'eb. 1:6. It has leeu approved by 
the National organization and ar- 
rangements Will bo made to show 
it in tVQiy lov.-n in Mlrsoiiri. 



The point about the whole aff.iir that Inipres.s^d the nc wrp.Mi'*'' f'^'^}^^* « 
who for years has been tied down to a de. U on .i finaneial dai!\ publica- ^ 
tion, was the air of sincerity .il.nut the a;>pear;snce of the two .st.irs. He 
had been aecustotnetl. l:e s.aid, to regarding the public ai>i>earancc of 
stage people in public affairs of this kind as ])tne "press agent hunk." but 
this incident, he drclartd. injpre.^' <'<l hi/n .is h»'ing (|uile otheiwi^e. "C 
was convinced abo that tlie manufacturers t<;o:c'it in' like ni:nuier and 
were mm h impressed by lite appearnncc ci" I'.euuty taking to the forensic 
.^tagc to pUad a special busine.'^s c«ti.«-c. 

An important film i»roducer in Los Angeles was r .-ssesst'-'d ^''^--^f^/!! 
cently by the federal authorities lor coiu-euled income, which he failed to 
report. Another one is about to be mulcted for an even larger amount. i 



Friday, February 17, 1922 



PICTURES 



43 



EIGHT HELD IN KNICKERBOCKER 
CASE: WOULD CLOSE THEATRES 



Believes Houses Should Be Inspected Before Reopen- 
ing — Authorities Not Likely to Follow Sugges- 
tion — Builders and Inspectors Go to Grand Jury 



Washington, Fob. Ij. 

The loronors jury wliich lias 
bera . hearing evidence on the 
Knickerbocker theatre disaster 
throughout the past week, last night 
held Reginald W. tJeare, iho areh- 
Jtect of the theatre.; John Howard' 
Ford, the man who supplied the 
Bteel; ?.Ioiris Hasher, who was a 
building inspector at the time the 
theatre was built and who is now 
Buperintendent of the refuse divi- 
sion; Donald Wallace, Frank I- 
Wagner, the builder; Richard <I. 
Fletcher, Thomas L. Costigan. then 
computer for the building depart- 
ment now superintendent of clean- 
ing department, and Julian R. 
Downman. now compute* '. V»uild- 
ing inspectors olflce, for 
Jury. 

These men were notified by phone 
last night the verdict having been 
arrived at shortly before 9 o'clock 
to appear before the coroner with 
bondsmen and counsels. 

The coroner's jury in making a 
long list of recommendations after 
holding the men named startled the 
local theatre managers .'is well as 
the jiatrons with the recommenda- 
tion that all thratres be closed until 
such time as their safety Is as- 
sured. In holding the men the jury 
staled that no special «iualilications 
are essential in tilling the position 
of building inspector and that tes- 
timony given by men from the In- 
spector's ofhco with but one excep- 
tion disclosrd a lack of KnowKMlge 
of condition and proi>er supei vision 



NEW STATE-RIGHT KICK, 
WANT 75 INSTEAD OF 50% 



Hold-Out Practice Complained 

Of— Over 60 Stale-Righters 

for Better Conditions 



state lighter they- book with has 
found a new way to trim them. This 
is Rtand-In with houFea where the 
bookings are made, duplicate con- 
tiacis being used, one with th«' 
figtire reported to the purveyor, an- 
other to the house showing ilio plc- 
mre. I 

The new kl<k of the purveyor alms 
at a supplement to the bulletin i 
chei'k up. This Is a blacklist and 
a more or less solid combination of 
men who sp«v'ialize in state right 
purv«'.\ iiig. With the weapon of 
threatened annihilation of anyone 
caught juggling with contracts or 
resorting to other device to defraud, 
the purveying broker believes he 
may have a chance. 

There are at present something 
like three score comparatively big 
state rights pictures that are being 
held by their brokers until some- 
thing like order can be hammered 
out of the lield's upset conditions. 



VIRGINIA'S CENSOR PROJECT 
BACKED BY NATIONAL REFORMERS 



Senator Mills Blocks 
Virginia's Proposed 
States 



"Jobbed'' 
Codes as 



Hearing — Wants 
Model for All 



The purveyors of Independent 
films la slate rights buyers are up 
in arms again. Since states right- 
ing got to be a sport Instead of a 
business, with the Independent pro- 
ducers and distributors forced to 
the f.rand do all the hunting, trapping and 
curing and the states rights buyers 
guerillas living but to forage, the 
wildcat way of disposing of pictures 
has fallen into abysmal disrepute. 

The new kick of the independent 
purveyors Is that not a^tisfied with 
the 50 per cent, they have been hold- 
ing out on bookings where the pic- 
tures are consigned on percentage, 
the states righters are now liolding 
out n.s high as 75 per cent, of per- 
centage bookings. 

The states rights fl'ld has never 
}»een so demoralized. The condition 
is <lue as everyone knows to the in- 
visible quality of ready money 
everywhere. 

The big winnings that states 
rights men drew down from their 
Investments when the crest of 
activity obtained have vanished. 



CUTS POLICY AND PRICES 

Baltimore, Feb. 15. 

Tlie New Theatre, controlled by 
C. K. Whitehurst. has discontinued 
its full week feature picture policy 
and start a split week lllm policy 
conmiencing Monday. The theatre 
has been dayin^ special features 
at a $1 top. It redur»ed its ad- 
mission scale at the same time to 
44 cents at night and 20-23 in the 
afternoon. 

In place of playijig the pictures 
for a full week at the one house, 
Whitehurst is to use the same pic- 
ture in two of his houses at the 
fame time for three days each. 



of buildings. It was finther point- , ^j^^. j„^.,^ scattered through the 



ed out that representatives of tleld 
Inspectors were unintelligent and 
that little or no attention was paid 
to them. They apparetitly were 
made only as a matter of form and 
not with any Idea of following up 
or checking up any defects, show- 
ing the lamentable lack of apprecia- 
tion of their responsibility. 

It was also noted by the jury that 
many of the witnesses testifying did 
so unwillingly and with mental 
reservaiion. The jury also recom- 
mended a thorough revision of the 
building code of the District of 
Columbia v.ith a heavy penalty for 
Violation of any of its clauses. 

"We further recommend that the 
city fire department be equipped with 
oxyacetylene torches and tanks, 
jacks, searchlights and such other 
equipment as would be needed by a 
wrecking crew In an emergency, the 
lack of wliich seriously handicapped 
the rescue of the victims of the 
Knickerbocker disaster." 

The men held virtually includes 
•very one who had anything to do 
With" the designing and supervision 
of constrtution or inspection of the 
^theatre. The men were not ar- 
rested la.st night but mu>;t present 
thems«'lves today, their bonds being 
Bet at $5,000 each, intimated District 
Attorney I'eyton tlordon who add»d, 
••The mait»r will be placed in the 
hands of the Grand .lury as soon 
as possible. The jury is consider- 
ing sevral important cases at 
present but I am confident that 
verdict of the coroner's jary tan 
be placed in tluir hands before the 
end of the w<'ek. Karly action un- 
dotibtedly will be taken." 

As to what charges would he placed 
against the men th«* district at- 
torney would not state. The distriet 
commissioners last nlj^ht were re- 
luctant as to wherher they would act 
Upon the reconmiendation of the 
jury and cl<.s<' the theatr'-s and 
places of public assembly here. It 
was statfd by persons close to the 
(rommlfsicners that they felt posi- 
tive no s»ich drastic action -would 
be taki n by \\\>i eity heads. 

Kngir.t i-r Commissioner Ch.irN-s 
K«'ller is known to >•«> oppose«l to 
closing th<' tii^aiio altljough v.ha« 
action they will linally take j- 
problemaiiral :is the commissioners 
will have the vi-rdict of the c^r- 
oiu-r'sjury and their r<-c«.:inn« -.^.•'a- 
ti<»ns laid I. .-.ore them this m-ti i.Wv:. 
>■ , ,. ,1 _ I 

Prohibition, '..sides takiiv^ tie 
blam.' f<e.- inai<i:.g th-^ nation ii c..l- 
lecti.tn nf whi'k"'..- ilrink* rs .-md 
mostly «:iunl:a;d:*, liiay alno be 
hlanHcl i: the V S. bevun-.es a .'.nm- 
tiy oi; <lrug il'-utls. If is a fas'. - 
growin.;" habit nowada>r aiul it Is 
ntjt ciiulin! d t'> any lUie >«'t. of r.ii\- 
in^ absinihe wliii any di'nk. 



country's 22 zones who harvested 
the crest pickings failed to realize 
that prosperity at Its best works 
In cycles. During the harvest, win- 
ners 'skimmed off their profits, and 
forthwith invested them in other 
arteries of films of trade. The profit 
makers believed the bonanza was a 
bottomless mine. With the radical 
sloughs that set in for films of the 
program cla.ss, more material of all 
sorts sought buyers everywhere. 
The states right man who held a 
territory in his own or a combined 
control one season found himself 
facing a glutted market when the 
debacle set In. ^ 

With his profits Invested else- 
wliere, the state rlghter then found 
himself In no position to buy .states 
right opportunities. 

Then came the percentage and 
booking plan. The Independent pur- 
veyor up against it himself and un- 
able to unload was glad to welcome 
any pert in a storm. 

Came the condition where a con- 
signed print surrendered for per- 
centage booking operation offered 
means to unscrupulous states right 
buyers to Increase their own takes 
and lessen those of the purveyor. 

The combination of the condition 
ended In killing the states right 
market completely. 

The purveyors, still with days to 
sell, and forced by the exjiense of 
individaul exi)loltatlon decided at 
this stage to tolerate the new evil, 
but to watch It. 

But fast as puveyors would de- 
vise checks to stop-hold outs the 
states righters succeeded In cutting 
in beyond the contract figure in new 
ways. 

The acceptance of a 50 per cent, 
hold-out beyond the contract figures 
has been a tacit thing of the present 
season up to now. 

The new kick of the purv^-yors 
aims to stop the hold-out practie*' 
entirely. They claim, generally, that 
the independent purveyor cannot 
exist at the 25 per c«'nf. return. 

The institution of the local bul- 
h'tin In «ai h of the main lilm zon« s 
of the country to act as an all- 
seeing eye on stale right bookings 
is only ^'uccessf•ll in p'l rt in curb- 
ing th<- hold out sta;*' right thieves. 
Th'- bulletins get tluir di-tectlve 
service via the hous( s that carry 
ads In th.ir puMi<-atit>ns. Th*- pur; 
v yors b»liev«(l they l:ad this on- 
tliuon mntrd by contrclling the ad- 
vi'riisln-g. The pi<Mtire cannot very 
well !"'• sho'.vn witltout aiinotuue- 
mir.t and by niakit.g th.- buil'tms 
eairy all .'innuuiH < neiits. wilii the 
Iiurveyors them:. elves j.ulting down 
the ropy th«y b' lievtd they h.id 
prot'. ction, 

])< -pit,' ;h« Ir safegjiards the pur- 
V yor.s in their new holI«'r .say the 



*'Le«lie*» Illustrated Weekly" has 
compiled a list of 10 questions under 
the heading of "What Do You Think 
of Prohioition? ' and invites its 
rer.ders to answer thtni in a briefly 
written letter. The questionnaire 
reads: 

(1) Are you i!i sympathy with 
National Prohibition? 

(2) So far as you can observe. 
is Prohibition being successfully en- 
forced in your community? 

(3) In your neighborhood, among 
your personal acquaintances has 
drinking Increased or decreased? 

(4) Do yiou believe that "bootleg- 
gers" are making large sums of 
money in your community? 

(5) Do you personally know peo- 
ple who did not drink liquor, before 
Prohibition, who do so now? 

(G) Have you personal knowledge 
of young men and girls, who before 
Prohibition, did not drink liquor and 
an.' now doing so in public places? 

(7) Is the practice of carrying 
liquor "on the hip' increasing or 
decreasing in your neighborhood? 

(8) Do you believe that allowing 
people to drink beer and light wines 
would, to any extent, reduce the 
amount of "hard" liquor consumed? 

(9) In your opinion, does tho pres- 
ent situation dangerously threaten 
our institutions by breeding dls- 
res)>ect for law? 

(10) Do you favor .«5trlct€r Pro- 
hibition enforcement laws or a 
modification of the present laws? 



FATTY'S PARTY GUEST 
IS ENGAGED AGAIN 

Mrs. Maud Delmont Agrees to 

Wed Same Man for Fourth 

Time in Twenty Years 



M ro- 
gues t 
buckle 

which 
of Virt 



I>ansas City, Feb. 13. 

Maude Delmont. wno was a 

at the now notorious Ar- 

party in San Francisco, 

was followed by the death 
jlnia Happe, was here with 
Lawrence Johnson, appeariiig at the 
CJlobe last week. 

The couple came from Lincoln, 
Xeb., where they announced the en- 
gagement of their marriage, al- 
though no date was given. 

The recent announcement was 
the fourth for the pair, according to 
reports, the first occurrin'^ some 20 
years ago. All previous engage- 
ments have been broken by Mrs. 
Delmont, twice to marry another 
man. They trust that this time 
nothing will interfere with their 
plans. 

.Johnson is planning to feattn-e 
his fiancee as a film actress. Mrs. 
Dtlmont claims her testimony was 
not wanted In the Arbuckle case. 



Alleged "Actrcsset" Told to Leave 

Kar» -xs City, Feb. 15. 

In a police raid on an all night 
party, following a seance at a 
chicken farm four coui)les and one 
one unatt«nded woman were In po- 
lice court the fi>llowlng morning. 

Two of .he girls gave their names 
as Stella and Jewel Devaney. and 
claimcil to be picture actresses. 
They claimed they liad appeared in 
the film "Tho Man (lod Changed" 
and promised to leave the city if 
given the chance. They were dis- 
missed. 



A high jinks will gr<'et the newly 
electPil olHcers of the Western Mo- 
tion I'icture Adveitisers, studio pub- 
licity 4lir<*ctors «»rganization, Mon- 
day ev( ning. Feb. 20. Arch Ueeve is 
president; Pete Smith, vice-presi- 
dent ; Harry Hammond Keall, so -re- 
tary, and Malcolm Stuart Boylan, 
tre.asurer. Harry Prand, Joe Jack- 
son, Parret Kiesling. Harry Wilson 
and Paul Hubert Conlon are the 
new directors. 



"EVEN-MINDED JUSTICE" ASKED 

BY LOS ANGELES' MAYOR 



Issues Statement Defending Picture Industry — Un- 
just to Criticize Entire Group, He Says — Is Per- 
suaded Profession Is Clean and Law Abiding 



Los .^ngch'!*, Feb. 15. 

l*i»inling to charges being made 

particularly in outside cities against 

the morals of th^- Los Angrles i>ic- 

tuio colony as unjust and unfor- 
tunate, Mayor r.«orge Cryer, of I-.os 
Aug* les, is. ued a slat< in' nt in 
whic'ii he credit«? these criticisms as 
< oniiiJg frtiUi ]>e(.pb' not familiar 
witl) Die facts. That thr Arlmekl- 
i-as<- and thr UtUidtr of William 1>. 
Taylor w«re misfortunes and that it 
is imjust iM riiilcizr an iiiiire grouj. 
of )M o)>le ft»r the doings of an indi- 
vidual is the opinion of ilie Ma^or. 
II« -aid further: 

"ir you take- into i'on,-id<'i'ation 
t'.)" iirunb*'r oC pcopl.- engage<l in 
tlx^ ))i'ture industry, the [uomi- 
n« lice givrn to all tilf i?- domgs, ey<iv 
to liic mri.sf tr.vial aj'fair>: of llM-ir 
liv»'«. it is ro iii- . xpifted tlial tltis 
uM'li •■ proniin.-)n«' thus givi-n will 

si!;i;!e Vlitin < ' f .' r<r« .':> i:>' W' II 

a*« praii^o. 

• 1..IS .An;-;' - •■■ pioud tl»at il i- 
• he p.o:ion picturiF) capital of tho 



woi Id. Wlijlc n)y aci|uaintanii'.ship 
Willi the iH-r.^-onuel of the \r\*'t\ and 
wonieji engaged in this indusfjy is 
not larg»-, I am jx rKuadc-o that tliere 
are hun<lr«ds of «h an, law-abiding 
m«>n and womr !i itigaged U\ the 
making of motion i»ichii"s and in 
theii- hrjialf I ask the ojjeu-mind. d 
jud^^UKiit aiMl the even-minded jus- 
f let' rharari»ii.vtie of our American 

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tra'MJ da 

th«' I'hi'Mgn "'1 rihun'\" has «airi'd 
•-•eveiiil rev<»llingly wiiu« ri- atiichs 
'onceruing the Ji'm <o!oay in Los 
.\ng»b's. The sfoijtv? in 'Tin News" I 
!!«• b"liev»"d to ha\e kcm writfiTi 
itid jtnblished in an effort bv "Tfie 



Richmond, Va., Feb. \'u 
With tho Intention of establishing 
in A'irglnla a code of jilcturo cen- 
sorship that will serve as a model 
for tho rest of the United States, 
prominent "reformers" and "social 
uplift" organization leaders from 
all parts of Virginia and several 
other states are gathering here. At 
the head of tho organized band 
which is lobbying in tho Interest 
f)f the censorship bill, which is now 
before the General Assembly, Is Dr. 
Wilbur F. Crafts, of the Interna- 
tional Reform Bureau. 

The yclept, "American Sere* n Re- 
formers," whose declared purpose la 
"to purify the motion picture art 
and industry," made an unfavorable 
start last week. In some mysterious 
way, a meeting of the Senate Com- 
mittee on Moral and Social Reform 
was called Thursday. No advance 
notice appeared in the press. In 
consequence, only advocates of the 
stringent M. P. bill appeared before 
the committee. The picture exhibi- 
tors. In Ignorance of what was go- 
ing on, had no representative at the 
hearing. Dr. Crafts, the Itev. J. 
Freeland Peter and tho Rev. Rus- 
sell Bowie, D. D., leaders of the 
reform crusade, had been heard 
when Senator Morgan Mills, of 
Richmond, accidentally happened to 
hear of the meeting in progre.sa In 
the Capitol basement. 

Senator Mills entered a protest 
against continuing the hearing In 
absence of any opponents of the 
measure. IIo demanded fair play 
for tho exhibitors, whose interests 
were at stake, and succeeded In ob- 
taining a continuance of tho hear* 
Ing for Monday morning. The co- 
vert manner* in which the tight for 
the bill was begun was generally 
condemned, many prominent busi- 
ness men expressing themselves as 
surprised and disgusted at the at- 
tempt to take advantage of the men 
engaged In tho business that the 
bill threatens to destroy. 

Tho bill was originally Introduced 
In the Senate by Senator CJ. Walter 
Mapp. While tho unheralded com- 
mittee me-^ting was In progress an- 
other bill, Identical with the Mapp 
bill, was introduced in the House 
of Delegates. The apparent object 
was to have the first bill reported 
favorably by tho Senate committee, 
then immediately demand a hearing 
for the Hou.se bill before the House 
committee with -Hie Indorsement of 
tho Senate committee, assuming 
that tho program was successfully 
carried out. Roth bills arn Identical. 

Since the original bill was drawn 
it has been altered and now pro- 
vides, instead of a flat fee on tilms, 
a feo of 50 cents for each LOOO f<'et. 
On each duplicate of the original 
tho fee Is mado U5 cents on each 
3,000 feof. 

Tho bill provides f<.r a l.(»ard of 
three, to be named by the (lovemor, 
subject to confirmation by the Sen- 
ate. Tho salaries of tho censors are 
llxed at 12.100 a year. All advertis- 
ing matter used \n connection with 
the lilms must conform with the law 
affer-tlng the pictures. 

I'ietures of religious, edurallon.il 
or scientillc nature may be rxhioite*! 
without paying the exhibition f.-o. 
Such pictures will also be exemjit 
from inspection by th*- c<Misors, 

Convi.'tion of the exhibitor tnr .tn 
ofTens.' against the censorship Jaw 
will be de«'med suftlclent grotjnd for 
r«vo<ation of f)u. exhibitor's license 
to do husinesH In Virginia. 

.laki- W»'lls and otln-r pronjiiunt 
motion picture exhibitors are en- 
uarJMg attorneys and marshalling 
ih. ir foi-f.-H to eombat tho .M.ipp hjii. 
Harry ^.<•rn^tein, general m.iiiag.-r 
r«T tho Wi'lls picture th.-atre^ m 
liifhnjo?)d, will appear bf-rnrn the 
Senate eoMunitt<c in the inteit-H of 
th»^ exhilijtors. 



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paper tr^'H. 
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'I^ain s^>rn«! of its lo^-t 
Accnrdlng to n^'V, 

wlr ' N' '.V Vork 

eoinni' r< •••<! p' b!i hiii^^ 

• •:'.» ;-i:'p,'i' Miien* for tin- 

• '\ I e .News" lr)<t over 

of it.% reudi'r.H In Xr-iv 

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I'i'-tprial to its daily lH.a.e as a .ir- 
rulaiioji g«'tt«r and to hit diuM tly 
at th*; ' .\i ws." 

Tlw .' to: i< s pi infed by "The Npws" 
appeal «d to incite the 'Am^riean" 
to dig (h . piy into th«.« Taylor mur- 
th I aiii' its «'ii V iiouiiiiiii .*«. ihoa^ii 
ih<- ".\nurieair' was niojc di^ireet 
.md e;rcuni.«<jK'i L in its sensational 
.iili<'h s. 



44 



PICTURES 



Friday. February 17, 1922 



PICTURE HOUSE "ADVERTISING 
BILL" HAS HEARING IN BOSTON 



Massachusetts Measure Filed to Throttle Exhibitors' 
Screens — All ^'Advertising" Must Be Signed — 
Political Move with Censorship Figured 



Boston, Feb: 15. 
At a hearing: before the Commit- 
tee on Election Laws an indication 
of the battle that will be 'aged in 
this state against the adoption of 
the picture censorship law, which 
comes before the people at the State 
election next November, was shown 
when representatives of the picture 
interests assorted that under a bill 
before the committee they would be 
prevented from making any appeal 
to the patrons against the adoption 
of the censorship law. 

The bill was filed on the petition 
of Marian C. Nichols, one of the ac- 
tive advocates of picture censorship, 
and provides that moving picture 
theatres shall be subjected to the 
same requirements concerning the 
publication of political advertising 
that applies to newspapers. Miss 
Nichols pointed out that no political 
advertising may be inserted in 
newspapers unless the advertise- 
ment is signed by some party who 
is held responsible. 

Judge J. Albert Brackett, counsel 
for the picture interests, in opposing 
the bill, charged that the measure 
is a covert attempt to forestall any 
campaign of education on the screen 
by the picture interests to tell "their 
side of the story" to the public In 
1 ^nnection with the censorship bill, 
which will be laced upon the bal- 
lot because of the referendum peti- 
tion filed last year. 

He also attacked the measure on 
the ground that it transferred lia- 
bility for false publication from the 
manager of the theatre to an out- 
sider, who, he said, could be used 
as a tool to enable the theatre man- 
ager to escape responsibility. He 
also asserted" IBsr the law would 
apply to "current events" films. "If 
the picture of the Governor should 
be shown in a news film," he said, 
"the picture would have to be signed 
by somebody, because it might be 
called political advertising." 

Rep. Joseph L. Yar.son, of Ever- 
ett, who said he voted for the mo- 
tion-picture censorship over the 
veto of the Governor two years ago 
and voted for it again last year, 
said he had incurred the hostility 
of motion-picture theatre managers 
in Everett. "They ran slides tell- 
ing the people that I had voted to 
increase the price of admis.sion. and 
it cost me a great deal of effort and 
some money to defend myself. I 
believe the theatre should be re- 
sponsible just as the newspapers 



TRUCKE SELECTED; 
BEDS USED IN SHIFTS 



VALENTINO'S ALIMONY 



Fixed at $175 When Star's Salary is 
Put at $200 a Week 



Northern Californian Town 

Overcrowded by Picture 

Companies 



Los Angeles, Feb. 13. 
Truckee, a snow-covered town in 
Northern California near the 
Nevada state line, is gradually be- 
coming the location ground for all 
picture companies producing films 
of the northwest type. 

At present there are half a dozen 
companies shooting in the vicinity 
of Truckee. These include Betty 
Compson, Edwin Carewe, Ruth Ro- 
land and Buster Keaton.' 

Because of the heavy Influx of 
film people the hotel beds are being 
occupied in shifts. It is understood 
a big hotel will be erected there 
should the production companies 
continue visiting. 



FOX'S NON-THEATRICAL FILMS 

William Fox is about to enter the 
non-theatrical picture field on an 
extensive basis. Thus fa., accord- 
ing to insiders in the Fox lant, 
something like Jl, 500.000 has been 
spent In readying the Fox subjects 
that are to be released for non- 
theatrical consumption and that an- 
other $1,000,000 will be spent before 
the company markets its first re- 
lease. 

The earlier releases, according to 
those interested In the films that 
are being prepared, will be re- 
edited news weekly and travelog 
material which the Fox organization 
has gathered. 



Los Ansreles, Feb. 15. 

Rudolph Valentino, film star, must 
pay his actress wife, Jean Acker, 
from whom ho was divorced a few 
weeks ago, $175 a month until the 
further order of the court This 
decision was made recently as the 
result of the court's failure to make 
an alimony order at the time the 
decree was granted. When it was 
made to appear that Mrs. Valentino I 
was seriously ill and would be un- 
able to appear in pictures for at 
least six months the court ordered 
temporary payments. 

Valentino's salary was given at 
$200 a week although his wife's at- 
torney pleaded for a larger allow- 
ance. Each charged the other with 
dfsertion while the wife added 
cruelty to her allegations. She had 
asked only for a separate mainte- 
nance, but Valentino asked for 
divorce. They gave their true 
names as Rudolph V. and Harriot 
Guglielml. 



NEW AMERICAN DISTRIBUTOR 
ANNOUNCES LIST OF FIUK 



First Six Productions Named — One Weekly for 20 
Weeks, from February 19 



BACKING STEWART FILMS 

Boston. Feb. 15. 
Coleman Levin, Iw Is reported here, 
is to finance Anita Stewart's future 
film productions. Levin, at one time 
financially interested with Louis B. 
Mayer, Miss Stewart's former man- 
ager, has severed business relations 
with Mayer. 



Miss Stewart left Los Angeles a 
fortnight agjo, ostensibly headed for 
New York, but no one has seen her 
in the East. 



The American Releasing Corpor- 
ation, which has been making ready 
its new distribution organization 
since last November, now an- 
nounces its first six productions. 
Its chief executives are Walter 11. 
(Ircene and F. P.. Warren. 

The first picture will l»e 'Car- 
digan," a Messmorv Kendall produc- 
tion, directed by John W. Xohio, a 
lllmizatlon of Robert AV. Chambers' 
.'^lory. The second is Murtin John- 
.•-•on's Jungle Adventures, r»H'ently 
shown at the Capitol; third Choster 



KlondiUe 



melodrama 



CARRIGAN'S ATTACHMENT 

Thomas J. Carrigan has brought 
an attachment suit against the 
Broadwell Productions, Inc., for |6.- 
on breach of contract grounds. 



Rennet^'s 

■•Relle of Alaska." starring Jane ! 
Novak. James Oliver Curwood^s j 
•Jan of the Big Siuuvs" is the ] 
fourth production. It was directed 1 
by Charles M. Seay and stars 
Louiso Prussing. 

Marion Fairfax's 'The Lying 
Truth," personally directed by Miss 
Fairfax, has been held off the mar- 
ket since N#^•eml)er. to be one of 
the early-released productions 
this new company. 



the field through Frank Tuttle^an^ 
Fred. Waller, Jr.. presenting Glenn 
Hunter, who scored co strongly ij 
the stage presentation of "Clarence'* 
and is now leading man in Billlt 
Burke's stage play "The Intimati 
Straj:?:ors. " He will he featured in 
"The Cradle Buster," supported by 
Marguerite Courtot. 

Tho sixth relea.'^e will be the first 
of the Pyramid Pictures' produc- 
tions. Kay SmalhvooU s picturiza- 
Ui.n OL "My Old Ker.tucky Home" 
with a cast it.cluding Siprid Holm- 
tiuist. Monte Blue, Lucy Fox. 

American Releasing Corporation 
promises one reh ase a week for 20 
weeks from Feb. 19 to July ?. Four- 
teen of the liO are completed and in 
the company's vaults in New York. 



MRS. CASTLE, EXTRA 

Detroit. Fel. 16. 

The Capitol has engaged Irene 

Castle and her vaudeville act to 

of j appear at tho picture house when 

i Mrs. Castle's latest film, "French 



A new star and a brand new pro- Heels," is i^hown there for the week. 
ducing organization ofCcring lighter j It is said Mrs. Castle will receive 
romantic comedy-drama comes iiUo j $3,000 for her personal appearance. 



:50 



Carrigan was engaged to May 28, 
19J0, to act in pictures for the de- 
fendant for a period of one year, to 
receive $400 weekly for the .irst 
three pictures and $500 for the bal- 
ance of the year. He alleges he 
worked until Feb. 6, 1921, when the 
Broadwell people told him they were 
without funds. They owed him for 
the last six weeks' salary at $500 a 
week. During the balance of his 
contract he secured work elsewhere 
to the extent of $1,500. He is suing 
I r the $6,750 balance for the re- 
mainder of his contractual period. 



BEGIN CLEANING HOUSE AT HOME 

The picture industry is up in arms over the attacks directed at it 
through the Taylor murder mystery. Every branch of the film pro- 
ducing and distributing business is springing to the defense of the 
morals of the industry. Whether it is inspired by those at the head of 
the business in nn effort to protect the millions of dollars they have 
invested or not is a question. If it is a real earnest desire on tho part 
of the clean good folk of the films, and there are any number of them, 
to save the name of their profession and their own respectability, then 
let them begin cleaning house at home. 



^^^' I There Is no reason to attack the press of the country, to threaten the 

In her argument for the bill Miss j mediums to which they owp thoip very existence, with actions for libt-i. 
Nichols said the oV>ject was to pre- Perhaps they do not know of the inside conditions in their Industry, but 



vent anonymous political propa- 
ganda being exhibited in motion- 
picture or other theatres and ahso 
to require a signature to all circu- 
lars in support of political candi- 
dates. 

Section 1 provides "that no per- 
son shall show or cause to be shown 
by a cinematograph or othorwise in 



conditions do exist, whether they know It or not Those conditions are 
a matter of record in the courts, the police annals and the reports of the 
Medical Society of Los Angeles County. 



Watch Me Mop Up! 



■Penrod. 



Variety has known of some of these thingj. but refrained from print- 
ing them because the industry's heads Issued a proclamation they were 
going to "clean up from the inside." Had they kept faith with them- 
selves and followed out their own proposal, the industry would have 
probably been spared two scandals that have torn it to its very roots 
any theatre or other public place, ' and assisted tremendously in virtually wrecking the box offices of the 
whether for pay or not, any matter ! picture houses. 

designed or tending to aid, injure or I If those behind the movement to have the press hushed in regard to 
defeat any candidate for public of- the inside scandals of tlie picture industry will go to the Los Angeles 

(County Medical Society and get th.- records of an Investigation Into the 
prevalence of the use of narcotics they will discover a report made over 
a year ago which stated that within a short time practically an entire 
new crop of picture favorites would be a necessity because of the gen- 
eral use oi dope among those engaged in the making of pictures. 



fice or any question submitted to the ' 



voters, unless signed in a manner 
prescribed under the corrupt prac- 
tice act for similar advertising in 
newspapers or periodicals." 

Section 2 requires circulars or 
posters to be signed and does not 
apply to the motion-picture indus- 
try. 




Beginning Sunday , Feb. 19 



New 



ANCHOR, INC. 

Distributing Company 
Smaller Independents 



for 



Los Angelos, Feb. 1.'. 

Tiie Anchor Film Distributor.^. 
Inc., with Morris Schlank as its 
president, was organized lu-re last 
week to market the product of the 
smaller producers. 

The new company is composed of 
several independent film producers. 

The National Film Corporation of 
America, Lincoln Features, I*aragf>n 
Features. Ivor McFadden I'roduc- 
tions and the New Era Productions, 
Inc.. have sitrned to rokasc through 
Anchor. 

William La Pianto, 'en Wil.^on. 
Harry Arnold and William Horsley 
are members of the board of direc- 
tors, 



It is known that one of the stars mentioned in the Taylor scandal was 
an addict; that she took a cure and that she has since returned to the 
use of drugs. She is not a remote instance. There are hundreds like 
her in pictures in Los Angeles and Hollywood. Tho use o? narcotic 
stimulant on the part of the players is the result of trying to burn the 
candle at both ends. The night life in Hollywood, with its private 
bungalow parties and excesses in booze and other things lasting into the 
small hours and then trying to pet on tlio Job on the lot at 8 a. m. 

j full of vim an<l vigor to work during the day, made neoes.sary the use 

' of some false stimulant. 

That was only the becjinnlng. From that stage came the general 
' usage of the ".^tuff" .-tnd the bringing of c(»nvert3 into the fold, for once 
' a user, they always try to get some one else to join up with the move- 
ment. Thus the colony grew, until none of the insiders thought anything 
of a dope user. It was an accepted phase of the life of the colony. 

With Its acceptance, what was more natural than that the effects (f 
minds (lisea.'^:ed .'■lujuld ho re.fie-^ted on the .«!creen, In writing, directing 
and acting. The weird fantasies of narcotic laden brains took form on 
paper. Vv'ere turned over to a director, who, like as not. was also one of 
the cult, and rnwiUy ennctod by players who were under tl)^» influence. 
What could the re?ult tre? Country-wide threats of censorship is the 
aiiswer. 

The advlv:e to tho.-o trying to sl\rt tlie movement to keep the films 
cl(^nn in the eyes oi the pu!>lic i^ t.o g<'t a big broom and start sweeping 
' at home i'lVi-* 




at the New York 

MARK 

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Broadway at 47th Street 

/*m the goods, because- 



MARSHALL NEILAN 



directed nio 



a 



PENROD 



yy 



and I'm known to millions through the Cosm^pohtan 
stories, the 1x»c»k and the |»lay. 

FRECKLES BARRY 

That's MK. Penrod. Jiooth Tarkini.^- 
ton introdnced me to every one in this 
old U. .S. A. ni make the ohi youn«j: 
again hecan->e I'm a regidr.r kid. 

That's Why We'll Mop Up 





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Friday, February 17, 1922 



PICTURES 



4ft 



BIDDING UP FILM RIGHTS 
MAY CUT our MIDDLEMEN 



Famous Players Lose "If Winter Comes" — Most Ex- 
pensive Plays, Poorest Pictures — Cheap Plays 
Make Good Films • 



After Famous Players aimounced 
it had secured the picture rights lo 
the novel, *'Jf Winter Comes," the 
Fox ofllces issued a statement it 
had purchased the rights. 

It seems, as nearly as can he 
gleaned from tho outride, a price 
had been ajjrced upon hetween I'a- 
mous Players and tlio agent for the 
author. A\hi!e the contracts were 
being drawn Fox stepped in and se- 
cured the rights. 

Famous, it is understood, while 

not especially keen about this par- 
ticular transaction, does not like the 
altitude of agents in the mutter of 
tilling prices directly there Is any 
demand for a book or play for pic- 
turizaiion, and is trying to work out 
some plan to eliminate the middle 
man wherever possible. It is under- 
stood on one occasion the price of 
A play they sought to secure was 
tilted from H.noO to close to $rO,000. 

There does not seem to bo much 
more chance of a successful play 
or book for iiicturization ihan an 
original script or one not copy- 
righted. Among those recently 
nlmed that have failed to attract 
paying patronage in the picture 
houses are "Turn to the Kight," 
"Sentimental Tommy," "Miss Lulu 
Bett," "Experience," •Get-Ilich- 
Qulck Wallinsford.v 

On the other hand, tho film hits 
of the current reason the rights for 
which cost comparatively little, in- 
clude "Over the Hill," "The Sheik," 
**A Fool's Paradise," "One Glorious 
Day," "School Days," "Why Girls 
Leave Home," "Humoresque." "The 
Old Nest," "Tol'ble David, "Mol- 
ly-O" and "Three Musketeers." 



BROADWAY HOUSES AND 
SATURDAY OPENINGS 



New York's Large Picture 

Theatre May Adopt New 

Plan of Starting Week 



The i)lan of opening a week's run 
of a feature lilm in a largo picture 
theatre on a Saturday instead of 
Sunday may be adopted by one of 
the large Broadway houses. Its 
management has been considering 
the practicability of the Saturday 
opening. Tho house people believe 
that while tho Saturday start might 
be advantageous, its value would 
be short-lived, since competitors, if 
Anding it did a little more business 
Xor the instigator, would follow 
suit. All tho Broadway film houses 
now start their week's bill Sunday. 

The Saturday opening originated 
In the northwest, wherj it Is in 
operation at several points. Iso- 
lated eastern spots also have ti'ied it. 



FIKE IN F. P.S LONDON OFFICE 

London, Feb. 15. 

A fire broke out in Famous-Lasky 
offices through spontaneous com- 
bustion on some lilm being taken 
out of a case. The explosion blew a 
girl employee through the door, but 
she succeeded in warning the others, 
although hurt. 

A second explosion followed the 
arrival of tho lire brigade, when 
four firemen were injured. Consid- 
erable d. image was done. 



5c. SCALE REAPPEARS 

Pricts have been lowered at the 
American at lUi.ham, Texas. They 
arc now 5 and 10 cents In lh6 gal- 
lery ana L'5 cei;ts normally on the 
lower lloor. Tho liouso follows the 
picture polii\v for the most part. 



DENIALS ARE ISSUED IN 
BAHLE OF N. Y. EXHIBS 



Theatre Owners' Chamber of 
Commerce Election Objec- 
tive of Both Sloes 



The publication in Variety last 
week of the threatened battle for 
tho control of the Theatre Owners' 
Chamber of Commerce in New York 
City caused a furore in the ranks of 
the exhibitors who are members of 
tho chamber. Since then both sides 
have denied friction existed between 
Sidney Cohen, president of the M. P. 
Theatre Owners of America, and 
William P.randt, presideitt of the 
Chamber of Commerce. There was 
no denial there might bo an opposi- 
tion ticket in the field in the forth- 
cominjj election of the Chamber of 
Commerce. 

William Brandt, of the Chamber 
of Commerce, issued a statement 
this week as follows: 

"I wish to deny emphatically Sid- 
ney Cohen and I have broken friend • 
ship. On the contrary, never have 
tho two organizations, tho Theatre 
Owners' Chamber of Commerce and 
the Motion I'icture Theatre Owners 
of America more closely co-operated 
in constructive work for the benefit 
of the exhibitor, I deeply regret that 
at this time any impression of con- 
-flict between Mr. Cohen and myself 
or the orsanization which we repre- 
sent should become a topic of trade 
discussion. There is no truth in any 
of the runriors now extant. I have 
only to repeat that Mr, Cohen and 
my.self are working together most 
harmoniously, and«l am certain that 
he will bear me out in that state- 
ment." 

Despite {he denials information 
Variety has makes It certain the op 
position ticket that is to be in the 
field in the next Chamber of Com- 
merce election will have the back- 
ing and the assistance of those at 
tho head of the national body who 
are seeking control of the local o.*- 
ganization. 

Because Variety disclosed in ad- 
vance that John >ranheimer may be 
tho nominee of the Nationalists to 
head the Chamber of Commerce 
ticket, it might become necessary to 
change the plan to some slight ex- 
tent, but Manheimcr has been 
groomed for the race and the presi- 
dency for more than three months. 

There has been In process of 
formation an opposition party within 
the ranks of the Chamber of Com- 
merce with Manheimer nt the head 
of It, At the meetings recently, 
whenever Manheimer had a meas- 
ure to propose, a grapevine system 
called the members of the opposition 
into the meeting for the purpose of 
backing up tho Manheimer conten- 
tion. 

In the Brandt camp there were 
odds offered this week that no 
matter who the opposition candidate 
might be tho voting would he at 
least eight to one In favor of th«- 
present incumbent. 



Kane Not After Pathe Exchange 
Arthur 5^. Kane, chairman of the 
l)Oard (>{ directors of Associated 1-^x- 
hiliitors. denies a report that he and 
other oJIlcIals of Assi)ei:ited 1-lxhib- 
itors are negotiating to take over 
the Pathe Exchange. 

"There is no basis U)v •.'<n.]\ .-i 
rumer,*' said Mr. Kane. 



FILM NEWS 

Representative Hock of Kansas 
has Introduced an amendment to 
the Rodenberg anti-prize fight pic- 
ture act of 1912 that provides for 

the confiscation of all fight pictures 
shipped in Interstate commerce. 
The introduction of the amendment 
is the result of revelations made by 
tho international Reform Bureau 
and reports that the Dcmpsey-Car- 
I)entier fight pictures have been 
shown In Massachusetts, Ohio, New 
York, "Oklahoma, Wisconsin and 
Connecticut. The Rodenberg act 
makes unlawful the importation 
and Interstate transportation of 
films or other pictorial representa- 
tions of i)rize fights. 



Elias M. Low has acquired a.n in- 
terest in tho Capitol, Lynn, Mass., 
giving him a second house there. 
Low is 24 years old, has been in 
pictures six years, and is interested 
in several other New Kiigland the- 
atres. 



"William C. DeMille arrived Tues- 
day from the coast to confer with 
c lara Beranger on the scenario for 
"Nice People." 



"Prune Hater's Daughter" Sold 

lOverett ,*<hinn, artist and decora- 
tor, and incidentally the author of 
"For I'ity's Sake," has di.-pdsed of 
tlu' lilm ri^;hts in Vi>\ for "Lsiey. 1h" 
I'riine Haters l>,nirh*''r. ' 



FOR SALE 

4^2 Acres, Bayside, L. I., Short Front. * Private Lake. 
Ideal for motion picture locations, dircclor or cirlista 
desiring large estate. 

Write S. L. M., Variety, New York 



^; 



Mary Pickford and Douglas Fair- 
banks, accompanied by Miss Pick- 
f r.'s mother, arrived in New York 
Wednesday to attend tho trial of 
the Cora Wilkening case against 
them. 



Island by loading Will Hays with 
literature expounding tho advan- 
tages of establishing such a settle- 
men* in Queens, The Industrial 
Bureati of the Chamber has prei)ared 
a report of the economic factors 
which would be to the advantage of 
such an enleri»ri.se. 



Du\e Kahanamok^, Hawaii s woiKl 
champion sprint swimmer, has been 
termed a professional through his 
signing a eontraet to appear in pic- 
tures. His avowed intent to make 
money through fame gained in ama- 
t'lir athleties is held to bo sulfioient 
to pi-of«"s.sionaliZf» :uk amalt-ur. The 
swimmer and his manager have 
formed a c«rj)f)rat;on t<> take j»iL-- 
tii:e- in Hawaii featuring the cham- 
pion's work in the water. 



A theatre is being built at Thirti- 
<'th street and I'nivf-rsjtv vv lue, 
S.n Diego. Cal.. by Kuclid C. Wills, 
wlio has the liilcrest theatre in the 
same town. 



Tho National Board of Review of 
Motion IMctures recently held its 
14th annual luneheon at the Hotel 
McAlpin. More than 150 members 
were present, with the speakers for 
the occasion being Dr. Albert Shiels, 
.lohn Kmery:on. James Spearing. 
Senator .lames Walker, B. Christen - 
sen and Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Ballin. 



The Queonsboro (N. Y.) Chamber 
of Commerce Is following up the 
story of the proposed establishing 
of a large picture, colony on Long 



A bill has been Introduced in the 
New York State Legislature by Sen- 
ator Cibbs of Buffalo and Assembly- 
man McKee of the Bronx providing 
that all operators of picture project- 
ing machines shall be licensed and 
that licenses shall be issued only to 
persons who have served an np- 
• prenllceship of six mgnths. The 



FRENCH NOTES 

Paris, Feb. L 
Louis Vernande is producing 
"L'Homme qui IMeure," by Louis 
d'Hee. with Andre Nox, to be issued 
by Fox. Tho work is being exe- 
cuted in tho Joinvillo studio (a 
suburb of I'aris). Maurice de Mar- 
san and Charles Maudni are busy 
with "Serge I'anine," from the novel 
of (Jeorges Ohnet, with .lenica Mla- 
sirio in the title role. Whtii this is 
terminated In April the same pro- 
dticers intend filming "Le iloi de 
I'aris," also from Ohnet. 



Firmin Gemiei', appointed director 
of the Odeon, and nOw playing in 
the revue at the Cigalo ^Iusic Hall, 
Pari^. has arranged to a]>pt'ar in a 
lilm, "La Branche Morte." 



Gaumont will present February 7 
at the iJip))odrome a new French 
picture, ".Stella Lucente." by R. 
d'Auchy, with Mmes. Claude MerellG, 
.Madeleine Lyriss, MM. A. Brunell'*, 
Savoye, Manuel Camere. 



"To Be or Not to Be" is the title 
of a reel being handled by Reno Le 
Prince, who bus gone to Algeria for 
that purpose. 

M. L'Herbier is screening a ver- 
sion of "Faust," the costumes beinj? 
those used at the Theatre de Par's 
by Volterra for Henry Bataille 
"L'Homme a la Rose." 

measure Is Indorsed by the Alliance 
of Theatrical Stage Employes and 
Motion picture Machine Operators. 
A similar proposal was made in the 
Legislature In 1921, but was defeat- 
ed. Laws to the same end of the 
proposed net arc now in effect In 12 
states and tho District of Columbia. 



II LJ HI 







IS THE MONTH 

^EN years ago Adolph Zukcn* presented the first feature 
picture: Sarah Bernhardt in ''Queen Elizabeth." Out 
of that small beginning has grown the mighty industry 
which supplies the chief entertainment of the w^orld. 

So the whole country will join in the celebration of 
Paramount's Tenth Birthday. 

This nation-wide celebration will be announced to the 
public by a tremendous advertising campaign, free to the 
exhibitors. 

Get in on iJiis hi^^est month tn history! 



HERE'S WHAT WE DO FOR YOU: 


Three full pages in thr- .Sat- 


urday Evening Post, March 
4. 


Advertising, giving fiee list- 


ing of thf-utre.s, in 004 news- 


papers. 


l-'ivo million K<iu\enir liooUleis 


free for your patrons. 



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PICTURES 



Friday, February 17, I92j 



EQUim M. P. BRANCH HNDS 

RIVAL IN FILM PLAYERS' CLUB 

V 

JohnF. O'Reilly, Laterly. Elected President, Reinvigorates F. P. C. — Charge* 
No Commission to Members for Engagements — Small Dues — Clubhouse 
at New York Offices 



Tlio Film Players' Club, Inc., an 
organisation of picture players, 
whose membership embraces a 
range of actors and actresses run- 
ning from atmosphere people, ex- 
tras, players of bits, etc., to princi- 
pals \vho receive as high as $50 a 
day, has tripled its membership in 

the last two months, with half of 
the new members coming in from 
the Motion Picture brunch of the 
Actors' Equity association. 

The reason for the defection of 
the M. P. branch of the Equity peo- 
ple to the Film Players club is 
discernible through the Equity 
branch charging a commission of 
five per cent for securing work for 
its members, with the Film Players 
club charging no fee whatsoever 
for the same service. 

TlvB Film Players club has dues 
of 25 cents weekly. All is necessary 
for a member looking for work is 
to have his dues paid to date. The 
Initiation fee in the Film Players 
is 12. 

Contrasted with these minor dues 
and initiation fee of the Film Play- 
ers, the Equity M. P. branch has 
an initiation fee of |12 and annual 
dues of $12, additionally charging 



a fee of five per cent when worlc is 
secured through its agency. 

The Film I'layers, like the Equity 
M. P. branch, l\as a New York city 
agency license, but unlike the 
Equity Picture branch, the Film 
Players does not utilize its license 
to charge a foe. In the event work 
should be secured for a non-mem- 
ber, the Film I'layers, with its 
license, would be enabled to collect 
a fee. That contingency has not 
so far arisen. 

Another factor that has counted 
materially in recruiting membership 
from the Equity forces for the Film 
Players club is that the Film Play- 
era has commodious club rooms in 
Geneva hall. 143 West 44th street. 
The members may use the rest and 
wailing rooms tliroughout the day 
while awaiting work. It is said the 
Equity Picture branch, however, 
does not encourage its members to 
use the office as a club room. 

The Film Players has an overhead 
of $500 monthly and a membership 
at present of 300 odd. The differ- 
ence in the club's expense is made 
up through rental of the large hall 
attached to the club rooms at night. 
This has a stage and is handily 
located for rehearsals. 

The Film Players is an unat- 



tached organization, In existence for 
six years. 

Since the election of John F. 
O'Keilly as its president last De- 
cember, the Film Players has 
branched out aggrcslvely, and for 
the first time since the organiza- 
tion of the Equity Picture branch 
two years or so ago, that organiza- 
tion appears to have a formidable 
rival looming up as a contender in 
the organization of the picture peo- 
ple. 

A separate room for women is 
maintained by the Film Players, a 
convenience that seems to have re- 
sulted In a jump in membership 
alone in the female division. 

John F. ORellly, the Film Play- 
ers' president, was a standard 
single turn In vaudeville for years, 
before entering the legitimate and 
later the pictnre field. Old-timers 
will remember him as contemporary 
with George Fuller Golden, Fred 
Niblo, James Richmond Glonroy and 
others of the continuous i>oriod of 
vaudeville. 

The other officers of the Film club 
are: Charles Edwards, vice presi- 
dent; John J. O'Hara. executive 
secretary; Alfred EUrich. recording 
secretary, and William S. Drake, 
treasurer. 



ACADEMY'S WAIT 



20 Years' Lapse Since Buffalo House 
Last Saw Front Page 



Buffalo, Feb. 15. 
What promises to be the biggest 
publicity event staged here since the 
Pan American, but which fizzled out 
into commonplace fact, was staged 
Wednesday when one Lodowick 
Jones, attorney and former re- 
former, turned up suddenly at the 
Academy, asserting ownership of 
the house and ejecting workmen 
and representatives who were ready- 
ing the place for Its reopening 
Saturday as a picture house. 

Guarded by private detectives 
and backed by two attorneys, Jones 
appeared at the theatre, after many 
years* absence from Buffalo, and 
took possession of the lobby, setting 
en^ a bed, and surrounding himself 
tUtk ll^gal books and a typewriter. 
After a wordy altercation with 
Manager Carver who summoned the 
police, Jones exhibited a number of 
legal looking documents purporting 
to establish his claim to ownership. 
The cops and all in hearing were 
convinced to a point where no one 
had the nerve to take Jones into 
custody. 

At the same time Jones filed suit 
in Federal Court here to evict other 
tenants on the property, and to es- 
tablish his own claim. By the end 
of the week attorneys for the the- 
atre had succeeded in obtaining an 
order prohibiting the claimant from 
interfering with the present occup- 
ants. The theatre opened on 
schedule Saturday night. 

Jones some years ago jumped into 
the lime-light by harassing old-time 
tenderloin resort keepers. Recently 
he has been living in Wilmington. 
• Del. Jones claims to have acquired 
the Academy property in 1900 and 
that It passed out of his hands In 
1902 without Ills conserit when a 
Buffalo bank .which held In trust a 
deed Bigned by him, transferred it 
against hia wishes. His claims have 
already been passed on adversely by 
the State courts, but Jones now is 
seeking a receiver for the property 
and to tie up the receipts in Fed- 
eral Court. 

Toward the end of the week, 
notices of motions and show cause 
ordora were flying back and forth 
between the parties concerned. The 
story got eeven-column heads when 
it broke, with columns of follow-up 
stories. It Is the first time the 
Academy — the oldest theatre In 
Buffalo — has broken Into headlines 
since It burned down in 1902. 



PROTEST IN LYNN, MASS, 

FORCES OFF MINTER FILM 



Gordon's Olympia Withdraws 'Tilly/' with Mary 
Miles Minter — Church People Objected — 
''Molly-O/'with Mabel Normand, Not Interfered 
With — Taylor Murder Publicity, Reason 



NEWARK CLOsma 

New.'ir' N. J., Feb. 15. 
Though strongly denied by every- 
one concerned, there is a very posi- 
tive report about the city the I'ara- 
inouut theatre intend? closing. 



Lynn, Mass., Feb. 15. 
As the result of a protest made 
by the church people, through the 
municipal film censorship commit- 
tee, to Manager James Sayer, of 
Gordon's Olympia, against the ex- 
hibition of "Tilly," featuring Mary 
Miles Minter, which was to have 
been shown in this city this week, 
Manager Sayer, after consultation 
with the Gordon ortlcials, cancelled 
the picture. 

Another film featuring Miss Min- 
ter, "Don't Call Me Little Girl," was 



at the Olympia Sunday night. That 
picture started the protest move- 
ment. The persons protesting the 
showing of Miss Minter's films in 
this city base their objection on the 
fact that her nume has been men- 
tioned -n connection with the Wil- 
liam Desmond Taylor murder in Los 
Angeles. 

A picture ferturing Mabel Nor- 
mand, "Molly-O," is here this wer" . 
Despite Miss Ncrmand's name also 
has been mentioned in connection 
with the Taylor ca.ie, no protest was 
made against the i^n 



NO DANIEIS-DEMPSEY MATCH 

Los Angeles, Feb. 15. 

Despite double column stories on 
the front pages of local dailies last 
week reading that Bebe Daniels and 
Jack Dempsey were to be married 
March 1, the masriage is not to bo. 

Dempsey, who has been resting 
here since finishing a tour of the 
Pantages circuit, was surprised at 
the announcement. His secretary, 
Teddy Hayes, explained Miss Dan- 
iels is one of the many nice \^omen 
the champ adn^^res, but ti^ere is no 
affection connected with their 
friendship. 

Dempsej; was out with Hayes and 
some women friends Friday night 
making the farewell rounds before 
departing for the east. "He wouldn't 
be in the company of another wom- 
an if he were engaged to Miss Dan- 
iels," is the way Hayes answered 
for a definite confirmation". 

Miss Daniels is on "location" in 
prei.aration of a new feature pic- 
ture at La MeSa, Ariz. 



STOLL CO. 15% DIVIDEND 

The third annual meeting of the 
StoU Film Co. was held in London 
recently when reports and accounts 
were submitted which showed a 
profit balance of nearly £56,000, 
permitting the recommendation of 
a 15 per cent, dividend on its com- 
mon stock. Speaking as chairman, 
Sir Oswald Stoll said: 

"It is common knowledge that 
very few companies in the film In- 
dustry have made so good a show- 
ing as this one. We, as a com- 
pany, are in a very strong position. 
\Vc have made large profits and have 
used practically the whole of them 
in order to strengthen that position. 
If there is a bad time beToro us we 
shall be able to bear it. If there 
are only good times before us we 
shall show splendid results. 



COLONY AGAINST MAYO 

Lk).s Angele.«. Feb. 13. 

A numbpr of organizations from 
various ends of the picture industry 
here have combined to take action 
against Frank Mayo, .film star, who 
is traveling with his new wife, as 
the result of press dispatches cred- 
ited him, in which the Hollywood 
motion picture colony was severely 
criticized and termed a "perniciou.-^ 
influence." 

Mayo's statement apptar in the 
local dallies last week along with 
stories about the Taylor murder 
case. Practically every picture star 
on the local lots is up in arms 
against him. His words are credited 
as being the "ravings of a notoriety - 
seeking rtidividual." 



United Studios Seek Selznick 

Los Angeles, Feb. 15. 

M. C. Levee, president of the 
United studios (formerly Brunton's) 
is in New York to arrange with 
Lewis J. Selznick for the transfer to 
United etudios of Elaine Hammer- 
stein, Eugene O'Brien, Owen Moore 
and a special Selznick unit to make 
their future productions on the coast. 
As Selznick is one of the directors of 
the United aiudios, Levee expressed 
confidence in being able to bring the 
stars out here. The Schenck in- 
terests and Richard Walton Tully 
productions are the latest to begin 
operations at the coast studios. 

Fred E. Pelton, new vice-presi- 
dent of the United studio.s, who ar- 
rived here last week from Boston, 
has started work at the lots. Pelton 
is vice-president of a leading Bos- 
ton brokerage house. 



JACCARDS CONTEST DIVORCE 

Los Angolo.?, Feb. 15. 

Dc:spite reports that a settlement 
had been made between Helen 
Gracia Jaccard a*.d Jacques Jac- 
card, picture director, In their di- 
vorce suit, the case will be heard 
here M^y 26. 

Jaccard denies his wife's allega- 
tions that he wag In the habit of 
seeking company of other women. 

Mrs. Jaccard was formerly In pic- 
tures as Helen Leslie. She asks 
$600 a month alimony, seM" forth 
her husband's salary at $2,000 a 
month. 



METRO'S C. K. YOUNG PICT'S 

Clara Kimball Young has com- 
pleted arrangements to release five 
features thiough Metro within the 
next 13 months. ^Thc deal embraces 

the entire country with the excep- 
tio nof New York State, .still con- 
trolled by the Commonwealth Pic- 
tures Corp. 

The deal was arranged b\ Harry 
Garson. It only awaits the signa- 
tures of the contracting parties. 

Tlic new arrangement leaves P. A. 
Powers out of all connection with 
the future Young pictures, which he 
la understood to have been financ- 
ing for several years. 



SAN DIEGO ADDS VAUDEVILLE 

Los Angeles, Feb. 15. 

The Superba, San Diego, changes 
its policy this week from straight 
pictures to a four-day combination 
program, with pictures only the 
other three days. The Broadway, 
that city, owned by the same man- 
agement, will use feature pictures 
exclusively. 

Bert Levey vaudeville will play 
the Superba, going to East San 
Diego for one day and Coronado 
and Escondldo the other two days. 



MAX UNDER REAPPEARING 

Max Linder is once more appear- 
ing before the camera, after being 
blind for several weeks and then 
confined to his bed with pneumonia. 
He is making a burlesque on "The 
Three Musketeers" for GoUlwjn. 



Youngstown*s New Capitol Leased 

Youngstown, O., I\V». 15, 
The Capitol, Youngstown's now 
film theatre, has been leased by the 
Mogg Realty Co, to the Central 
Theatre Co., which has also control 
of the Strand. 

Tlie Capitol has a seating capacity 
of 1,500. Charles Dcnzinger, man- 
ager of the Strand, will have 
charge of the new house. 



ALIMONY REFUSED 

Los Angeles, Feb. 15. 

Gladys J. Elfelt, known as Juno 
LaVcre on the screen, sprang some- 
what of a surprise here last week 
when she declined to accept $30 a 
month alimony from Clifford E. El- 
felt, which the court ordered. It 
was the wish of the wife that her 
husband give the money toward the 
support of a child he had by a 
f( -mer marriage. 

Elfert is well known here, being 
connected with the film : : oduction 
business. 



FOR STORING FILMS 

Cincinnati. Feb. Ij. 

The fir.st local warrant ever i.<- 
sued for storing films in a theatre 
basement was obtained a<?ainst N. 
L. Lafkowitz, of the Stan-lard Film 
Co.. and a stockholder in the Bou- 
levard theatre. 

About 200,000 fot't of film were 
stored in the cellar of the theatre. 



THEATRE NOW CAFETERIA 

I).iveni)ort. la.. l*cb. 15. 
The Ca.^ino, one of P.lank'^' house , 
which lias had three niglit fires of 
late, has decided to give up picture 
playing and go into the cafcterin 
line. 



LOEWS. WASH.. SPLITTING 

Wa.sl!iM;4toii. :\b. 15. 
Loew'H Palace, pla;. ing pi.turen 
for a full week, has announced a 
change in playing to a split week. 



MISSFREDERICKS'HI 
WAS OLD SWI 



Dr. Rutherford, Never 
ried, Waiting for Girl H 
His Childhood 




thdi, 



Watertown, X. Y., Feb. 

In taking Dr. Charles Alton 
erford, of Seattle, Wash., ai 
newest husband, Pauline Fred 
star of the stage and screen, mM, 
ried one who had waited for^Z 
throughout his life. So has 2- 
clared relatives h le of Dr. Rut 
ford and his bride, afiii-ning the 
nouncement of the wedding came 
no surprise to them, but rather « 
the natural culminatio.i of a iJJ 
mance uatlng back to the childhoci 
of bride and t rcom. : 

Miss F rick's f;»mily resides |§ 
Ogden.'burg, where vhe has h€r 
.-iummer homo. i.r. Rntlurford isi 
former resident ami a native dl 
Waddington, St. Lawrence county 
but a few miles from O^donsbur^ 
Dr. Rutherfov.l is row ifi, wl 3 Miss 
Frederick is 37 They arc second 
cousins. 

The film star was born in tht 
Back Day distti«'t of Boston, but 
her mother was a native of Madrid, 
St. Lawrence county, ^ti-sa Fred- 
erick's grandmother, Mrs. Margaret 
Fisher, was a sister of l>r. Ruther- 
ford's mother, Mrt\ Robert P. Ruth* 
erford, long a resident of Waddinf. 
ton. As a child. Miss Ficderlck 
spent long periods in St. Lawrenct 
county. 

The Rutherford larni betwtti 
Ogdcnsburg and Waddi!i«ton is b«t 
seven miles from the Fi.shcr place. 
Dr. Rutherford and Miss Frederick 
became playmates and then boy aad 
girl sweethearts. "When in their 
teens, they became f-eparated 
through rem.oval of their familleSi 
But so impresseO was tlu- physician, 
it ib said, he pledged himself never 
to wed another than his youthful 
sweetheart. 

He kept that vow, although Miss 
Frederick's matrimonial experiences 
were .several meanwhile. Dr. Ruth« 
erford graduated from Ogdensburf 
Free Academy, then from Potsdam 
Normal School and finally from Mc« 
Gill University at Montreal. After 
receiving his degree, he pmctlced ia 
Waddington, eventually rc^moving tt 
Seattle. 

^liss Frederick for .several yean 
has returned to Ogdcnsburg every 
summer to spend the warm months. 
She is a cousin of Ira W. Fisher, oC 
this city, who declared today that 
the family rather expected the mar- 
riage that came as an unexpected 
development to the intimates or th| 
actress. 

"The announcement of the weddlpf 
is not a surprise to relatives," said 
Mr. Fisher. "They were inseparable 
as children. Miss Frederick never 
lost her deep affection for the chum 
of her youth and Dr. Rutherford 
never married." 

Miss Frederick's first and second 
marriages resulted unhappily. Hsf 
first husband was Frank H. An* 
drews, whose bride she becami 
seven days after his firat wife di« 
vorced him. Her second husband 
was Willard Iklack, the playwright 
and actor. It was reported last sum- 
mer that they were to re-wed. 






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GR.A DWELL DIRECTING 

Ricord Gradwell. head of the Pro- 
ducers' Security Corp.. is now man- 
aging director ot AVid CJunning, Inc., 
the relea.sing organization formerly 
presided over by F. B. Warren. 

It is Understood Gradwell takes 
hold as the representative for Wil- 
liam Hogg, of T-.-xas, who v.us in- 
strumental in linancing the organ- 
ization at its Inception and thaU^ 
under the new arrang- rnent, Gun- 
ning will devote hi.^i elf t < speodinf 
production activities on the coast, 
leaving the business end ot the dis- 
tributing to Gradwell. 

COPY OF CAMEO 

Oneonta, N. Y., Fc'^. 15. 
The Sehine Theatrical corporation 
has leased a portion of the Oneonta 
hotel, ajul \\ i;i convert it into • 
ino\iiig picture theatre at a cost Ol 
$.'.0,000. The new theatre will W 
modeled after the new Caineo thea- 
tre at Ihoudway and 4i:nd s^ree'. 
Xew York. The senfn? capacity 
will he 1.000. Tho Kihuie < ompanj', 
ow n.s th'^ Strand, Oneoi't.*, and seV-' 
eral p':'\ houses in other < Uics. v 

Films at 10 Cents 

rtica. :>. V. 1 ^' '•• ^•'* , I 
Tiie Hippodrome h-n 1 '- ihi»PP<^«^ 
ity price for motion pi. turca 10 * 
flat 10 -cent rate. 

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Friday, February 17, 1982 



MOTION PICTURE DEPARTMENT— Pages 40 to 47 

PICTURES 



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EXHIBITORS 





Must Lead Moral Lives or Leave Screen, Says Pic- 
ture Theatre Owners of New York State, Con- 
vened at Albany — Demand 33% Reduction on 
Film Rentals — ^Too Many Trade Papers — Ex- 
tensive Advertising Condemned-r-Matter Cited 
of Bankrupt Kingston, N. Y., Exhibitor — Attack 
on United Artists 



Albany, X. Y., Feb. 15. 

The motion picture theatre owners 
of New York State in convention 
at Albany today servecl notice on 
the stars of the industry by means 
of a resolution that they will have 
to load clean and moral lives or the 
exhibitors will wipe them from the 
Bcrecn of the country. 

The convention also adopted a 
resolution to take stops to obtain 
a reduction of 33 per cent, in tllm 
rental prices from the producers and 
distributor.*", as a necessary step for 
the preservation of the life of the 
exhibitor and the picture theatre. 

A general condemnation of the 
trade press was voiced by Sydney 
Cohen as one of the causes of the 
Increase of rentals to the exhibitor, j 
Too many trade papers in the field, 
none giving rnouRh service to the 
exhibitors whereby he can attract 
the public; too much mon( y spent by 
the producer In the trade journals 
which thould rightfully be spent in 
campaigns to sell the i>icture to the 
public anc. thus inoreuse the bus- 
iness in the theatre. 

There was also a resolution con- 
demning the pac'tiee on the part of 
distributors who rel«'ase pictures of 
doubtful age when a re-made pic- 
ture of the same title of unusual box 
otHce value is presented. In this 
Instance the distributor, the trade 
publication (hat prints the adver- 
tisintr of the so-called "lee h* pic- 
ture und the exhibitor who plays 
it were a'ike condemned. 

The convention was scheduled to 
reopen this morning at 10 o'clock, 
but did not get under way until 
noon. 

Thtre is present an atmosi^lu-re 
of battle between Sydney Cohen in 
the chair, the oIRcf rs of the state 
body on the floor on one hand, and 
the delegation beaded by William 
Brandt of the Xew York M. P. 
Owneis, Chamber of Commerce, on 
the other. 

The linan'Mal report of the Ptate 
organization showed there was ;»p- 
proximately $5,000 in the treasury 
at this time. The rceipts for the 
past year ^Y^re $13,000 and the ex- 
pense about $9,000. A budr;et of 
$50,000 is being worked out by the 
"Ways and Means committees for 
the coming year to carry on the 
"Work of the organization. 

The resolution calling for the re- 
ductions in film rentals was Ihe 
Jirst offered to the convention. It 
was unanimously adopted after a 
discussion of almost two hours. 
The exhibitor want"=< a reduction (jf 
33 per ceiit, based on the r*^ntal 
prices they were paying in 1920, 
and there is to be a special udjust- 
ment committee appoint*'d which 
will act on the claims ot tli»? l»i- 
d.vidual exhibitor m<'mbcrs. The 
claim is made that the distributors 
compelled the signing of contracts 
for the 1922 pictures at the time 
when there was a general fear 
among the exhibitors that there was 
to be a film shortage this year. On 
that fear they put over an increase 
in rt'ntal prices anywhere from 50 
to 100 per cent, it was claimed. 

Other resolutions following t}iis 
were railroaded through with little 
or no discussion, until the resolu- 
tion offered by William J'.randt re- 
garding the question of morals on 
the part of the scrrrn p!ay» is was 
prpsi'iited. There was a brief dis- 
cussion on this whi< h was followed 
by the resolution bfing referred 
back to comn)itteo to. be re-drafted 
and finally adoptf'd. 

The exhibitor body expressed it.«»e]f 
as opposed to "special weeks" for 
any particular brand of lilm in the 
future and took the stand that thry 
would at no timf in the future play 
full wevk programs of any one prod- 
uct, which will wipe out one of the 
biggest pales drive factors tho in- 
dustry ha.s had in the last few years. 



A resolution off«'rlng the co-opera- 
tion of the state organization to 
Will Hays, who is to come into the 
industry as its head, was fought 
down and finally tabled. 

A general condemnation of the 
business methods of the United Art- 
Tsts and Hiram Abrams was voiced 
in the convention when the case of 
tl.e former manager of the Colonial, 
Kingston, N. Y., who was forced into 
bankruptcy and had to close his 
theatre, was cited. This manager, 
with a theatre seating only 411, 
playing to an average of $60 a day 
busineas, was given second run on 
"Way Down P^asf for eight days 
at $1,500. He p.aye^- to $1,900. Fol- 
lowing ho booked "Three Mus- 
keteers" at the same figure, and 
played to $1,100, and then "Little 
Lord Fauntleroy" at $600, and also 
played to .a loss. 

The United- Artists was to mak.- 
good any losses, but refused to do 
so when tho pictures failed to make 
good; the exhibitor was broken and 
forced out of business. Appeals to 
Dennis F. O'Brien, Douglas Fair- 
banks and the mother of Mary Pick- 
ford brought a rei)ly that no adjust- 
ment would be made for the ex- 
hibitor. The matter was placed in 
the hands of the incoming president 
to handle with authority to go to 
law if necessiiry to bring about a 
settlement of the claim. 

At present there Is no indication 
there will be any opposition ticket 
in the field for the head of the state 
organization. It is generally con- 
ceded that the present olfice holders 
will be re-elected. 

A convention ball Is scheduled for 
tonight at the Armory. Late thi.s 
evening Alarcus Loew arrived wi(b 
a collection of film cel^bt ities. It 
has been noted the local exhibitors' 
committee neglected to write Ciov- 
ernor Miller. I-.ittle attention Proems 
to have been given to Incidentals. 

The convention will adjourn to- 
morrow (Thur.sday). 

The initial ses.sion of the Motion 
Picture Theatre Owners of New York 
State wa.s held in the grand ball- 
room of the Hotel Ten Kyck Tues- 
day evening. The convention was 
called to order by Charles L. 
O'Keilly, State presidenf, who In- 
troduced a representative of the 
mayor of Albany, who delivered a 
welcoming address, followed by Itoy 
C. Smith, secretary of the Chamber 
of Commerce, who (»ffered the free- 
dom of tho city to the visiting ex- 
hibitors. 

After these formalitlos were dis- 
posed of, O'Reilly rendered a report 
of hi.s ste^vardship of the organiza- 
tion duniig the year he has been 
l>re.sid(nt, retiring fnaa the chair in 
ffivor of Sydney Cohen, national 
j)r€sident of tho Motion Picture 
Thr'atre Owners of Ameiiea. Cohen 
read a lengthy speech which toiiched 
on practically every pha.se of the 
industry, and llien followed with a 
;:;encral talk «)n conditions. 

In his talk he Intim.acd that a 
di.^tribution organization controlled 
by the exhibitor organization was 
on tap, Vtut admitted of a possibil- 
ity that a centralized distribution 
plan that would reduce film ren- 
tals to tho exhibitor was what he 
wanted. Prices mu.«;t come down 
was the tenor of his discour.'se. The 
fact that the di^tributin , organiza- 
tions have all had tlirir weeks 
named for the organ!/. ition forcinu 
a sales drive brought to his mind 
that there has never been an "ex- 
hibitor week," and he was Ftn^ngly 
in favor of j\i«t .«5uch n move for the 
owners of the theatre.'. 

"I'rodu .'tion rnital costs niu«t be 
reduced, and one of tlio certain '. 
methods whereby lliis can be ar 
oomplishrd will bo a centralized dis- 
tributing plan, doing away with th" 
tremendous overhead Iin urred by 
the maintenenco of a s-tring of ex- 
changes." 



Cohen after making ;hat state- 
ment launched into an attack on 
the business methods of tiio United 
Artists' Corporation, and Hiram 
Abrams in particular as the head 
of that organization. Ho cited the 
methods that the United Artists 
were employing in New England 
for the distribution in that territory 
of "Way Down East," where, after 
tho exhibitors had been, promised 
play dates foi the picture for move 
than a year, the United Artists 
finally came into the smaller towns, 
hired the town hall, and played the 
picture in opposition to the local 
picture hou:c. 

He stated that the lim. had come 
for exhibitors to stop rcsoluting and 
resort to action. Tho national or- 
ganization, according to the pres- 
ident, had been offered the entire 
product of several large producing 
and distributing organizations, as 
well as the Independent product of 
a number of noted directors with 
which to start their own di.strib- 
uting organization in the event that 
they should elect to enter tho field 
of supplying their membership, with 
pictures. 

Pointing out the decrease In bus- 
iness, he cited the adrni sion taxes 
of 1920 as against those of 1921. The 
returns to the government In 1920 
indicated that $86,914,000 had been 
spent during the year for admi.ssion 
to places of amusement. In 1921 
the gross admi.-:sions totaled $82,- 
633,000. But the five per cent, film 
tax showed that film rentals have In- 
creased tremendously, the govern- 
ment getting $5,372,000 from this 
source in 1920, while Ii. 1921 the 
amount increased to $5,902,731, 
which reiresented an increase in 
giosa rentals of more ih r.i $12,000,- 
,000. 

In Fpeaking of the work of the 
national organization, he stated that 
measures were imder way In Wash- 
ington to fight the musiv, tax which 
the theatre owners are compelled 
to pay under the present copyright 
law, and tliat a measure had been 
pre.sented to modtnato tho meas-nirc 
so that this tax could, not bo exact- 
ed from the exhibitor. Also that 
in New York State step were un- 
der way to modify the law regarding 
minors end their admission to tlie- 
atres without guardians. 

The question of fly-by-night mo- 
tion picture stock sellmg schemes 
was also given attention by Cohen, 
who stated that It was up to the 
exhibitor to prefect his patrons from 
investing in the phony companie.s 
that are being promoted, for tlie 
phony company is one of the Furc 
methods by which an Investor be- 
comes a hater pf motion pictures 
and the motion picture theatres. 

Overpaid executives were termed 
by Mr. Cohen as "parasitical in- 
fluences," who took far more from 
the industry than they contributed, 
and that ibis was the day that the 
exhibitor. through organization, 
slutuld wipe out such infiuenccs and 
eunii>ei a cutting of prices of films 
rather than to contribute to the 
support of this non-produetivo ele- 
ment. 

"We have been the poo. boobs too 
long, we have been supporting too 
many non-produring swivel chair 
executives,'' was his closing sen- 
tence on this i»hase of tlie industry. 

Committees weie apjiointed jn.st 
before the clo?e of the night session 
shortly after ten o'clo' k. 



"DIRF SIDE OF TAYLOR MURDER 
STIRRING UP PiaURE PEOPLE 



Talk of Actions Against Daily Press — True Holly* 
wood Conditions to Be Sent Gat — Bennett's 
Suggestions 



Los Angeles, Feb. 15. 

District Attorney Woolwinc said 

yesterday the William D. Taylor 
murder mystery Is no nearer solu- 
tion than it was a week ago; that 
nothing has been found to suggest 
a motive for the crime and that only 
the most intensive work on the part 
of the police nd the private detec- 
tive agencies working on tho case 
will make it possible to uncover a 
lead. 

At a meeting of the "Western 
Branch of the Authors League and 
Screen Writers' Guild held Monday 
night, an additional $1,000 was sub- 
scribed to the reward offered for 
tho arrest and conviction of the 
slayer of Taylor. 

The meeting was a special one, 
called for the purpose of discussing 
ways and means of combatting the 
yellow methods which the press of 
the country has employed in handl- 
ing the mystery. Frank Woods 
presided at the meeting at whi^h 
it was resolved to strike back at 
the press of the country which is 
libeling the profession and to bring 
legal action against the publications 
printing the libelous matter. 

With tho co-oi>eration of the 
Chamber of Commerce it is pro- 
posed to enlighten the reading world 
of true Hollytvood conditions, and 
Elinor fllyn Is to write and have 
published a series of articles in 
{'England regarding her experiences 
in tho West Coast picture colony. 



E. M. Ashcr, representing Mack 
Senneti in New York, sent a Mabel 
Normand interview broadcast last 
week, in which the comedienne set 
forth all the facts she knew of tho 
events prior to the shooting of Tay- 
lor. It was accompanied by a let- 
ter in which Sennett uggestcd that 
something be done to rouse tllo 
National As.sociatlon of the Motion 
Picture Industry to the necessity at 
this time of doing something to 
save the .situation. . His suggestion 
la that the various news weeklies 
for the promulgation of piMpagand^i 
retaliate the stories the daily press 
has been publibhing anent the latest 
of the motion picture scandals. 

Aflher unwisely suggests that the 
dally press la printing dirt stories 
for no other reason than they are 
afraid of the screen news weeklies 
as opposition to the press Itself. 

From Inside sources this week It 
was revealed a "bunch of Home De- 
fense" money poured Into Xew Yrilfk 
for the purpo.se of white-was])teg 
several reputations that are — *^ 
to be exceedingly smutted 
the Tayldr incident is closed, 
of the sob Bisters have been "f 
either one way or another fjf 
effort to stArt publicity that" 
counteract tho dirt that Ia cotEMIf^ 
out. A number of special writyrd 
also have taken typewriters Into 
their laps In an effort to help. Per- 
haps Bome expect to sell « few 
Kcenarlo.<j In the future, when the 
smoke clears. 




LOWEL SHERMAN 
BROKE, OWES $16,693 



HAYS BACK NEXT WEEK 



Assets Set Down as $500 in 

Bankruptcy Petition—Owes 

Garage Bill 



To 



Clean Up Gov't Affairs, Then 
Ready for Film Job 



Wiil II. Hays is due to return to 
Washington from Florida next week. 
It is ligurecl Jn the Tilm trrido that 
he wiil .^pend a weeit in tho capital 
r baring up his goverriment busi- 
ness as a preliminary to leavin^j the 
IIar<ling cabinet, a:vl ^^ili bo ready 
to und<Mt.'»ke his new jiu-sitlj-n ;i.s 
mediator of tlu* i)ictiire bus,in'\-:s th»* 
Hrst week in M.ir'h. 

Around March 1 it is expected 
Hays will n^ake onnouneeiuent of 
tho personnel c.f tho. staff wheh 
wiil aid him In the administration 
of Ills new oHi> e. Xo oMi 'ial Wf^rd 
l.aM eomo out »iM to the makeup of 
this corps, bu.f it hn,^ been stated^ 
unofTlrially that the be;:t joijs timler 
him will i)roba)»]y bo lilbd fium 
among his as'-ociates In tbi; i)osi- 
jnahter generals ofTice. 



Lowell Shf.rman Jato tbis wrrk 
tiled a voluntary petition in bank- 
ruptcy, thror.gh Alfred Eeekman, 
of Hou.se, Grossman & Vorhaus. 
Sherman's sehedule sliows liabili- 
ties of $lC,Cy3.ol and $500 assets, 
consisting of personal wearing ap- 
parel exempt under the law. The 
liabilities are chiefly for hotel, 
garage an^^ morchandI:-;e bills, In- 
cluding New York, Chicago, Holly- 
wood, IJeverly Hills, Cab, and .Santa 
Monica, wbrre he Incmrel the big 
garage bills. Ho owes Kdw.ard 
Small $85 for manager's fe«fl, S.am- 
tiel Shipman $J.500 on a personal 
loan, and Majtin Ifertnan $.'» 
money lo:ined. Sherman is 
turod player in .Shipmaji's riirrcnt 
irif lier, 'J.iiwful Larc'eny," pro- 
<lii«vd l)y A. II. Woods. Heiman Is 
Woods' busiin ss iM.M ager and 
l.roiber. 

.Sijermnn a. about the time nr.d 
prior to tho ArbncKle film scandal 
was making pictures on tbo We;t 
Coast. Tbo jM.fitioniMg bj.nkr»ipt 
was also m<^ tionrd prominently as 
ono ff tho "Arbueklo "]>ajama 
party* gue.s-is at the Hollywood 
Hotel. Ineidentally. .'^h' : nwin oweh 
tint i\U-k( V lie' fell y J 
garage bill. 



IT.O for 
a fea- 



MOROSCOTOWN SUIT 

Morosco Accused of Having Fatfed 
to Carry Out Project 



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CCWBOY lEVALL IS LEAD 

Los Angeli , ]*,.|, J -^ 
Word of tho death of i;. l. L»%all 
fo. nerly In pit lures, waM r'.'eived 
ber'r last v.. >k from • 'i^.illoj.a, where 
?ho former lilnr cliar-jcier man h.id 
lesided sib'^o leaving Los Anj^-le!*. 
Ho was a well known cowboy and 
had sp'Ht coiKjiderablc Umo on the 
Fox lots ber >. 



Los Angelci, Feb. 13. 

Siiit for $260,'000 damage.^ was 
filed in the Superior Court last week 
against Oliver ^lorosco by C. Ij, 
Toppin and George N. Miller. The 
action h the result of contemplated 
construction of a "Moro.sootown" in 
tho Melrose and Western avenues 
s<etioii of the city. 

This little community was to 
have been In the nature of a model 
village containing houses and 
amusement places. 

The complaint by the plaintiffs 
alleges that Morosco has failed to 
carry out his part of a contract 
which he Jg alleged to have entered 
into with tho plaintiffs Feb. 8, 1921, 

Of tho $200,000 asked $10,000 wa.1 
(ipent for putting over the propo.rtd 
town, it is stated. 

HOUSE FORCED OUT 

Key Theatre Closed — City Crov,/ded 
— No Now Location Available 

Houston, Tex., I'eb. 15. 

T) e Key, a, popular Main street 
pictuj'j liouae for nearly 3 years, 
has elopcd. 

A departnient store adj.-lu'ng j^e- 
cured enjitni^l of the proi>erty and 
tbo owners l>lankenboel:er & 
Tolitzer of S;in Antoni*., could not 
secure .a new bu-.-jtlon, owing to tbo 
crowded condition of tiio ( ity, 

TIjc Stiund, model, 1 theatro, Iq 
to be opened in Ho iston la :h<!^ near 
ratnr.j at :>0H-l2 TravTs strvet by 
A. L. Sclui'man, the owner aud 
r.iajiagn- (»f tho Texas and other 
''mail theatres. Second run p'.c- 
tiire.s ut .111 adn;.' s "n of ]3 centfj ;>t 
all tin»« s. 

Fox Secures English Story 
r« X b.is parciia^cd tho picture 
right . to • TliO Sli:»«bjw of ?ii. flast," 
hy }lvK. K. M. Hull, tho r.ngllfn 
noveli.st, authoress of 'The Sheik.'* 
'^'h<' no;ii haM not yet been -pub- 
H.-,hed in Anierlca. 



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"VOL. LXVI. No. 1 



NEW YORK CITY, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1922 



40 PAGES 



POLITICS ON THE SCREEN 



WIRELESS TELEPHONY MAY 
REPLACE THEATRE ORCHESTRAS 



Kansas City ^'Star's" Experiment Listened To by 
Theatre Audience— Heard 2,000 Miles Away — 
Theatre Management Interested ■ 



REPUBLICANS 
MEET WITH FILM 
. CHIEFS 



Kansas City, Feb. 21. 

Should the tests with wireless 
telephony, now being tried by sev- 
*<iral theatre managers, prove suc- 
eessful, it may mean the abolishing 
otf orchestras in some of the 
houses. 

At a wireless concert given by the 
Kansas City "Star," an aniplifler 
Waa placed on the stage of the Ash- 
lanad theatre, a large suburban 
liistise, and the songs and music 
came through so effectively the or- 
chestra was 8toi)i»ed and tho con- 
Cert heard by an audience of 2,000. 

Tho management is so thoroughly 
Interested In the experiment It will 
install a bigger and stronger re- 
ceiving set and feature it. 

The music froin the concert given 
li^re was picked up as far north as 
Maple Falls, Wash., cipcht miles 
trom the Canadian lino, and south 
ttm far aa Conception, Old Mexico, 
1,120 miles from Kansas Cit,-. The 

(Continued on page 2) 



SOCIETY BACKER OUSTS 
'JUST BECAUSE' AGENTS 



in 



Geo. T. Brokaw Takes Charge 

of Show Opening This 

Week 



PRINCE IN ACT 

ioachim Asking $1,000 for Vaude- 
ville Turn 




o^ ^/i 



Princo Joachim, a lnotlu r of the 
former German lOniprcr^s, has pre- 
pared a vaudeville vehicle in whicli 
he Intends to* nppcar in tho Vnitcd 
'nates. The prince ha.s placid him- 
".ndcr the managcmc^it of Wil- 
man, the fore i;;n .".pent 
and is hcinr; ofTircd \n 
'i> okinr. ollico.s in New 
^^('y.Fry riiici..' 

slnlary ;)sked for Hw Trlrtce 
{m net \n placed at $1,^00 a 
nnd niBO r(>q wires llial two 
t-; tickds ir^ni IC-.ii<M'c and 
8ip|:>m Fiiiio in a Iw -t-class 
'3<1 board be fuiiii h'd. It 
^^'irtrd the iirincc would accept 
Wwer sa' iry, Lut would not con- 
.flder coirihn,- to this country uide.ss 
[guarantctd thai his hotel bills ir .«aii 
jivould be pa! 1 1 y the inter* sts " -"ing- 
(ing him over. 



"Just Because," the musical com- 
edy being produced by New York 
society people, opens at Northamp- 
ton, Mass., Friday. George T. 
Brokaw, an attorney, related to 
the Brokaw Brothers, men's store, 
is the principal backer. He is In ac- 
tual charge of **Just Because." B. 
D. Berg, who was engaged as man- 
ager, was dismissed last week. 
Frank Myers, to have been company 
manager, and C. Anderson Wright, 
press agent, are also out. All three 
were reported starting suit for dam- 
ages, alleging breach of contract. 

The show was figured to cost 
around $30,000, but the production 
cost will easily reach $50,000 before 
tho prcmleio. "Just Suppose" was 
authored by Anna Wynne O'Kyan 
and Helen S. Woodruff, with Madc- 
lyno Shcppard doing the score. A 
number of well known players are 
in tho ca.st, the show being st.igcd 
by Oscar JCagle. witji da!iccs by Bert 
French. 

Mrs. Woodruff is known as nuvol- 
1st. At one time she lost h«'r eye- 
.sight. That resuiteil in lier writing 
a novel called "The l.ady of tho 
I.i^ 'u)usc," which i^J t^ald to have 
netted $100,000, all of which was do- 
vot<d to instiluli(ns for tho blind. 
During the war M»- •. Woodruff took 
the po.*^'*!".- I'lat lhc» woinrn war 
wo»\rrs ^^e^e no* r^.-ttitrj: a:-? nimh 
credit as due them. h:!ie vroto n 
little i»lay <all(Ml "llorrny for the 
Women." which was played artjiind 
the cantonnl^ntH. 



Alleged Secret Confab 
Washington Arouses 
Democrats —— Showman 
Formerly Prominent Poli- 
tically Receives Informa- 
tion — Ezhibitdrs Against 
Delivering Screen to 
Party in Power — Pro- 
ducers* Inability .to Make 
Good Such a Promise 



LOEfS IFFICIENCY EXPERF 
DOUBLES CONDUCTOR'S SALARY 



How Paul Ash Raised Hit Weekly Pay From $150 
to $350 Under Loew's Plan of ''Cutting the 
Overhead"— Left When Told of Cut 



HAYS' HAND IN DEAL 



Charged as one result of the ap- 
pointment of Will Hays to the 
directorship of the moving picture 
industry. It la alleged that a secret 
(Continued on page 2) 



JHINISTER^S SENTENCE 
CUT TO EIGHT LINES 



Detroit 'Tree Press" Passes 

Up Murder Finding— 

Colums on Taylor 

Murder 



Detroit, Feb. 21. 

The marked conUasit in tho atti- 
tude of the pre.«.s in connection with 
anything tsensalional in theatricals 
a.H againHt its treatment of matters 
arising in the church of tho same 
description wa.s noted hy local show 
people in the Detroit "VniQ I'ress." 

Tlie local daily dovot<d columns 
to tho Taylor murder, al.'^o ihe Ar- 
buoklo case. Several recent In- 
.'t allocs, four within th'> past ten 
days, wliea ^liJli^^l• is liave been 
charK<'d with rriniinal f.fr'tisics, have 
re'-eived b.are nientioti in that i)aT>cr, 

ThP life -enlence of tho Itev. 
Harding' Huj.'heH at Mount Ida. Ark.. 
on the charfTo of murd«r in connec- 
tion with the de.iih of Mr.-s. Anna 
M'^Kennnn v.-.ia given actinlly eii;h« 
lines in the 'Free Pres .." 



\SPac^?«^ *'c an ar y isle 



y% BEN SCHWARTZ 

.Ml Mi: < O. „., 

15&1-07 liW'AT.. NEW I'OICK 



$3 COUVERT CHARGE, 
CABARETS' BIGGEST 



Club Royal Exacts Top Fig- 
ure Any Saturday Night for 
Paying Restaurant Check 



It costs guests |3 each any Sat- 
urday eight at the Club Royal 
New York. For that amount they 
are allowed to pay tho checks In- 
curred while la the restaurant. It's 
the biggest c( uvert charge ever 
placed on a per plate layout. 

During the week the Royal lets 
off Its patrons with a $2 couvert 
To make It exclusive Saturday 
evening and keep the rabble out of 
the restaurant seating 250, the $3 
p. p. goes on. Restaurant men say 
the neighborhood people around the 
club reiish the larger fee. It does 
not include the tip . for the head 
waiter or the coatroom gouge. , They 
believe that even of tiie somewhat 
limited New York inaHS owning 
tuxedos, only those who wear them 
often will venture into a restaurant 
costing them $3 apiece before they 
set down. 

Tlio Club Royal Is onft of the 
.Salvin gioup. It l.s located in the 
COs, just east of Fifth avenue. No 
entertainment is offerc?d but an or- 
chestra ia furnished for muHc. The 
menu card ranges in scale along 
with tiie coveur. 

r.vening dross for n^en Is thq 

(Ccntlnued on p.ngo 2) 



HOT GUILTY 

Utieu, N. v., Feb. 21. 
In Iei»s than half an liour thf lir f 
jury in Oneida County to try a 
li'iuor violation case sinee the jias- 
f.ige of the Mu!len-Oa,",e lav:, wliieli 
rnahe.s it i)o.sslbie for the }-t to to 
Iiio.seeuto li'iUor cases, itr(;ui'.)»t in'n 
not KUilty verdi(!t In Cotinty Coii;-' 
bi foro .ludKc !•". II H.'i'ii «1 for lliv\- 
ard IJownian, proprietor of th<'I'.'>v\ - 
man Hotel at Rome. 



San Francisco, Feb. 21. 

One of tho most glaring failures 
arising out of an attempt to h&ve 
"efUciency" Interjected Into thea- 
tricals by someone unfamiliar with 
local' conditions has come out in 
the matter of Paul Ash, orchetttra 
leader for a long while at Loew's 
State, Oakland, playing vaude- 
ville. Ash left the State when In- 
formed his salary would bo cut, and 
was Immediately engaged by the 
Turner & Duhnken bouse in that 
city at an Increased weekly wago, 
and now has been contracted to 
take musical charge o-. the Imperial, 
this city, commencing Feb. 26, for 
over double the salary the State 
paid him. 

The Paul Ash story, as related 
around here. Is well wortt putting 
In print for the benefit of all show 
people who have been misled by 
"efficiency" as a means of combat- 
ing a box oillce slump. Ash was 
looked upon as a fixture at tho 
State, Oakland. He had worked 
himself into a local attraction at 
tho house through his showmanliko 
manner of running his •orchentnu 
It was often said Ash was the 
State s permanent headlincr. That 
he had a following was admitted. 

The State paid Aah $150 weekly. 
Though the bandmaster had re- 
ceived several better offers from 
competing theatres, ho remained at 
the State without mentioning the 
other offers, through * sense of 
loyalty to Ackerman & Harris, to 
whom A.sh gave credit for his op- 
portunity. Ackerman & Harris are 
the coast representatives for the 
Loew circuit. Before merging with 
Loew, the j»rf>;ent T.or>vv theatrrs 
along tho far western territory 
(Continued on pago 4) 



M AR JOL AINE 

nru! Ii.f ENTIIIR rojnpjiny, 
• V h'l livo 'roumi I''»nianflrr • 

WalU way, wtro costumed b/ , 

: ^'.^OOK.S : 

Evcrythinff in Attire ^"^ . 
for the Theatre 
113 \V»st loth Strrrt. N. Y. C, 
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Friday, Februaiy 24, 1928 



FRENCH COMEDIANS' SYNDICATE 
BECOMES TWO ACTORS' SOCIETIES 



One Parly Breaks Away from Labor Union Affilia- 
tion — Opposition to ''Closed Shop" Caused Can- 
cellation of Clause 



Paris, Feb. 22. 

The comedians' syndicate has 

broken In two, the major party 

declaring for liberation from the 

Confederation Generale de Travail 

V (Labor Union). 

Those remaining faithful to for- 
mer tics have arranged to organize 
a new association to continue with 
the Federation du Spectacle, and so 
attached to the C. G. T. 

The others retain the title of the 
original organization but will be 
Independent. So there will bo two 
actors* unions In France hence- 
forth; one purely professional 
(autonomists), and the Qther affili- 
ated with the labor party still 
headed by Georges Carpentler, the 
actor (controlled by C. G. T.). 

The latter previously demanded 
the closed shop, but In view of op- 
position expressed by «o many 
members, this famous clause No. 1 
In the list of claims presented last 
year was cancelled. 



PERSONAL SUCCESS 
FOR GILDA VARESI 



Play Scores — Melvilles Re- 
united — Openings and 
Closings 




BUSINESS DEPRESSION MARKED 
BY RATE PROTIST AND CLOSINl 



GABOR STEMER SAILS; 
STARTED N. Y. BUREAU 



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Geo. Lederer Has N. Y. Repre- 
sentative for Continental 
Stage Scenes 

Gabor Steiner, the continental Im- 
presario and theatrical manager. 
Bailed Feb. 18 on the Olympic for 
Europe, after spending two months 
In America. His visit here was to 
familiarize himself with theatrical 
conditions, with a view to supplying 
material for the American market. 

Steiner represents the leading 
authors and composers of continen- 
tal Europe in the musical and dra- 
matic field, and It the seniox of 
European comic opera producers, 
his headquarters being V.enna, In 
addition to his musical comedy 
house In Vienna he has jujt pur- 
chased the Josephstrasse theatre 
there, for the production of dramatic 
works. 

HI« «on, Max, is now i. America 
and will take up the work of com- 
posing the music for llbr etto which 
will b« productU by his father in 
German. Max's first piece will be 
a new musical comedy, book by 
Harry B. and Robert B. Smith, 
which will be produced by George 
W. Lcdorer for a sumn.ei run in 
Chicago, starting in May. This is 
one of the pieces which will be 
produced by the elder Steiner In 
Europe. Its form will be more In- 
ternational than ia ordinarily the 
case with American musloal pieces. 

Charles Frederic Nirdlinger is 
adapting several European musical 
pieces tnd dramas for production 
here. 

The principal thing Gahor Stoinrr 
accomplished during his visit here 
was the establis'iment of an inter- 
national play and production bu- 
reau, with LetTeier n charge in New 
York, and headquarters also in Eng- 
land and Franco. Leo Singer (Sing- 
er's Midgets) 1m a nephew of Steln- 
er's, and will h^ associated with the 
new venture. 

Throughout his stay here Steiner 
operated quietly and made no an- 
nouncements of his mls.«Mon. 



London, Feb. 21. 

"Enter Madame" at the Royalty 
Ft'b. 15 got a fine reception with 
Gilda Varesi praised without excep- 
tion and hailed as an artiste of 
marked ability. St. John Ervlne, 
critic for the Times (Sunday edi- 
tion), led the laudatory chorus. The 
play should run well. 

"Old Jig" fiiiihht'd at the Strand 
Feb. 18 eomewhat suddenly, and 
"Paddy the Ne.xt Best Thing" was 
transferred there Feb. 20. Peggy 
O'Neill's farewell .scene at the Savoy 
aiouscd great enth'.islafcm. 

James K. Haokett Is appearing In 
special matinee j at the Lyric In 
"The Rise of Silas Lapham." A 
new Pinero play, "The Enchanted 
Cottage," is et for the Duke of 
York's March 1. while "Aladdin" at 
the Palladium finished Feb. 18. Th^ 
first revue under Rockett's new plan 
begins there Feb. 25, running twice 
dally. 

Melvilles Friends Again 
"Cinderella" at the Lyceum also 
finished Feb. 18,* There was great 
enthusism, the audience Insisting on 
vhe Melvilles appearing. The broth- 
ers shook liands publicly, and de- 
clared the hatchet was burled. 
T'llnga arc to i i as usual at tt 
Lyceum. 

T" production for Daily's has 
again been posti)oned by the lliness 
of the principal comedian. The new 
Gaiety production. "Ills Girl," will 
open Feb. 25. The next Galsworthy 
revival at the Court Is "The Pigeon," 
Feb. 27. 



FRANK VAN HOVEN 

ORPIIEUM, WINNIPRO 
THIS WEEK (FEH. 20) 



PERFORMING ANIMAL 
INQUIRY CONTINUED 

Prime Minister's Announce- 
ment— V. A. F. to Fight 



Opera Company Despite Renewed Invitation ti 
Covent Garden Fears Inability to Buck Ta|C am 
Railroad Fares — Artists Co-operate — Collins Shn^ 



ALBERTINA RASCH NOW 
AUSTRIAN SCREEN STAR 



Taking Stellar Role of Sascha 

Films Production in 

Vienna 



Movie Takes en LcQit 

Paris, Feb. 22. 
Gabriel Tenofs Theati*» dea Ter- 
nes, a small house in the Ternos 
quarter devoted to pictures for 
seven years, has renewed the legit- 
imate nnd Ih now giving a three-act 
fnrce, "l.ulii, gnrUe ton coeur." by 
Eticiino Arnaud and AndrC lleuze. 

SAILINGS 

March 1 ».\ew York for London). 
John I). Tipp.-tt (llonuric) 



Wilelte 



AMERICANS IN EUROPE 

Paris, Feb. 10. 

Avery Hopwood, after arranging 
for the production of a play in Lon- 
don, is returning for a sojourn In 
Paris. 

Jimmy Fletcher (contortionist), 
after a tour through South America, 
Is now In France. 

Grace Fuller, stage designer of 
the New York School of Fine and 
Applied Arts, proposes to open an 
office In Paris, assisted by Wanda 
Caton, of Pittsburg, Pa., now in 
Europe. 

Sinclair Lewis, author of "Main 
Street," is sailing for New York on 
publishing busine.^s, but his wife 
and son remain In Rome until his 
return to Europe in thtf spring. 



London, Feb. 21. 
Prime Minister Lloyd George has 
announced in the House of Com- 
mons that the Committee on Per- 
forming Animals will be reappointed 
this session. The Vaudeville Art- 
ists' Federation will again fight any 
legislation, but variety Interests arc 
aroused by the fr " of restrictive 
legislation. 



DEUCATE COMEDY 

Paris, Feb. 21. 
••L'Heure du Berger" had a suc- 
cessful premiere at the Antoine 
Feb. 16, with Girdes, La Grenee and 
Mme. Marthe Kegniec in the cast. 
By Edouard Bourdet, it tells how a 
girl, aged 28, refuses marriage be- 
cause a selfish father fears being 
abandoned, 'but nevertheless offers 
herself to the young man she loves 
before growing too old. It is a deli- 
cate comedy suitable to the average 
playgoe*. 



Vienna, Austria, Feb. 21. 
The Sascha Film Co. has engaged 
Albertlna Rasch to play the stellar 
role of a seven-reel special film pro- 
duction, Intended for immediate re- 
lease on the Continent, and to be 
exhibited in America In the spring. 

The film story deals with the life 
of a gypay. Some of the scenes 
are to be taken at an actual gypsy 
camp near Budapest. The picture 
company is now In the Tyrolian 
mountains, under the direction of 
Thomas B. Walsh, the American 
who came over to Europe to direct 
super-productions. This is Mr. 
Walsh's first of the series. 

Miss Rasch, known to America 
as a classical dancer, has scored 
tremendously while on this side, in 
Holland, Budapest, Berlin, Munich 
and here in Vienna. It was through 
the rage she became as a dancer 
on the Continent it was deemed her 
popularity was sufhciently strong 
to star her. in a big picture. 



Albertlna Ra.sch ha^ appeared in 
grand opera in America, as a class- 
ical and ballet dancer of the fin- 
ished type. Her work was ac- 
claimed. The dancer also has ap- 
peared in vaudeville over here at 
the head of her own production 
acts, where she left a profound im- 
pression through superiority. 



London, Feb. 21. 

News in the W'eat End is baji 
with the Carl Rosa Opera C^ 
though promised another seasen thl 
fall at Covent Garden, protesting Jt 
cannot jperate successfully In fa«| 
of after-war railroad rates and tJ^« 
entertainment tax. There Is vsfy^ 
little likelihood of a return to pre-- 
war scale In the railroads, but ther^ 
may be a slight reduction. Mean^ 
while, on the road, singers are co^ 
operating with the management by 
taking less salary. 

On top of this Gulliver closed the 
Collins permanently Feb. 18. It wa«| 
London's oldest viudeville house. A 
statement says there were heavy 
losses last year, but the London 
County Council demands the rea- 
son. 

Punctuating the evi r growlnir 
mood of depression is the announce- 
ment by Faraday that "The WronfT 
Number," although considered a big 
success, lost him i: 6.000 In 22 weeks. 
Add this to the fact that "The Pil- 
grim of Eternity" played to £8 oa 
its second night and £7 on Its third, 
and you get a hint of what's in 
everyone's mind in the West End. 



BRADY BUYS "FLAME" 

Paris. Feb. 21. 

William A. Brady has bought thft 
American rights to "La Flamme" by 
Charles Meres, now at the Amblgu. 
The Gymnase is reviving Bernstein's 
"The Thief" Feb. 24. Other theatre 
news here Is the probably incorrect 
announcement by the local press 
that Cochran ha^ taken the Vaude- 
ville. Confirmation is unobtainable. 

Harry Mondorf Is here and the 
Five Kaeths are opening at the Al- 
hambra Feb, 24. 



NEW BERGEBE EEVTTE 

Paris, Feb. 21. 

The new Folles Bergere Revue has 
opened successfully under the title, 
"Folles sur Folles." Excepting for 
Billy Reeves and a locs\J. light named 
Bach, It lacks comedy. The cos- 
•tumed are pretty when there are 
any, but mostly it is an undressed 
affair. 

Nina Payne's special dancing act 
with her own jazz band was good 
and Madeleine Noys' usual singing 
act was introduced cicely. John Til- 
lier's Girls were prominent and 
Jenny Golder did best of all with 
poor material. 



KERSHAW 

GARRICK THEATRE 
LONDON 



AMERICANS IN EUROPE 

Khyva St. Albans, the dancer, who 
suddenly disappeared from London 
la.st Novemter, before her depart- 
ure from Paris for Egypt, filed a 
complaint with the police, for a 
misj-ing gold ring taken from her 
room in a hotel while she was at* 
dinner. 

Paul Swan, dancer, with his stage 
Iiartner, Miss Alexlana, has arrived 
in Paris, and is giving u series of 
matinees at the I'otiniere. 



A. F. OF M. CONVENTION MAY 1 

, Tlio Amoriian Federation of Mu- 
sic iaTl^^ will bold its Annual con n- 
tlon In Grattd Mni ids, Mich., be- 
ginning May 1 and continuing 
throughout the wee,":. 



POLITICS ON SCREEN 

(Continued from page 1) 
meeting between several Republican 
Senators and certain picture ofll- 
clals was held In a W^ashington hotel 
last week. Democratic leaders who 
say they received word of the con- 
ference sent' a message to New- 
York that it was believed the pic- 
ture people pledged the screen sup- 
port to the Senators who will come 
up for re-election next year. 

The message from the capital 
was not sent to picture 'officials 
here, but was directed to a well- 
known showman formerly promi- 
nent in political life. From the the- 
atrical end. If not the picture inter- 
ests, any participation In political 
Issues had been steered clear of. 
The alleged pledge of screen sup- 
port for electior. propaganda pur- 
poses drew the fire of determined 
opposition from two leading show- 
en when the news was given them. 
One manager stated that "there 
are some Democrats left in this 
country'." He declared that if an^ 
attempt was made to deliver the 
screen to Republican propaganda 
usage, he will take the stump and 
expo.se the scheme in every district 
where it was known that congress- 
men were up for re-election. This 
showman also predicted that if 
there was an attempt to project 
political propaganda on the picture 
screens, the entire plan might be 
a boometang and result in a land- 
slide for a Democratic congress. 

Another showman known to con- 
trol an impressive string of thea- 
tres throughout the country stated 
he was surprised at the reports 
from Washington. He declared he 
would positively prevent the use of 
his theatres for the alleged political 
publicity. 

If the purposes of the allogefl 
Washington confab are correct. It 
is doubted In itr)me quarters whether 
the picture men present would be 
able to deliver. The exhibitors 
themselves seem not to have been 
con.siibrf'd. 

Many exhibitors and showmen 
are Democrats In their political 
views and would not consent to use 
their houses to aid Republican can- 
di<late.s. 

The picture heads appear to have 
counted on supplying the propa- 
ganda In the relea.scs sent out, but 



the privilege of exhibitors to reject 
films not to their liking Is a factor 
the supposed plan might find its 
hardiest contender. 

Harrisburg, Pa., Feb. 21. 

Motion picture exhibitors of Penn- 
sylvania ar^ agitated because of the 
alleged effort to Inject politics into 
their buslne.ss by the Campaign 
Committee supporting Lieutenant 
Governor Edward E. Beidleman, 
one of the Republican candidates 
for the gubernatorial nomination. 
. The picture men of the State, or 
many of them, are Interested In 
legalizing Sunday pirtures, and It is 
said this knowledge was used when 
many campaign slides for Beidle- 
man were sent broadcast. 

G. Michaels, who Is connected 
with the Consolidated Film Ex- 
change, Philadelphia, said that 
Beidleman had instructed him to 
have the slides go through an or- 
ganization so that he could assist 
the motion picture men If elected. 
In a letter to F. J. Harrington. Sa- 
voy Theatre Building. Pittsburgh. 
Michaels said: 

"I am sending you 85 slides for the 
campaign for Lieutenant Governor 
Beidleman for Governor. The rea- 
son I am sending them to you Is 
Governor Beidleman Instructed me 
to have It go through the organiza- 
tion, 80 that If he Is elected he will 
bo willing to do everything in his 
power to help you In every way. 

"The Philadelphia exhibitors are 
working in his favor, and they have 
also taken 85 slides and are putting 
them out. Comerford Amu.sement 
Company of Scranton also has taken 
85 slides and the Stanley Booking 
Company will accept them. They 
are willing to put this man over 
and I hope you will do thr same 
thing and distribute them." 

Abe L. Einstein, publicity dirrc-^ 
tor of the Stanley Comp.''^.-' of 
Amerir.'i, said that Michaels had of- 
fered the slides to the Stanley 
Company, but that they would not 
be used. " -«— -.,^^ 

"Mr. Mastbaum, presIdeiU'^^-.tho 
company."' he said, "would not p^i*^- 
mit them to be used in our theatres. 
He takes the posltio that the films 
belorg^to the people." 

Opponents to Beidleman In Penn- 
^ sylvanla claim that the move Is one 
xto Jet down the bar& for Sunday 
I showings of pictures, the blue laws 



WIRELESS TELEPHONY 

(Continued from page 1) 

Washington receiving set was ov«r 
2,000 miles away. ^* 

As an illustration of what this 
new amu.sement may develop, the 
"Star" will give another concert 
Feb. 22 and has engaged Allen Mc* 
Quhae. Irish tenor, of New York. t« 
sing the entire program. 



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$3 COUVERT CHARGE 

(Continued from page 1) 
standing rule at the Royal. It Is 
suppo.sed to perpetuate class, and 
the men .nust stand comparison 
with the waiters through .t, for theljr 
feminine gutsts who may be '(fK^- 
criminating. Up to dat^-^e walxj 
ers are away ahead. ^Another itt 
the Salvin restauraats. iMontmart^A 
Insists upon a wnfte shirt flash «»''th 
ths^nalc ^nt doesnt even 11m** th# 
female to a th'rst. The thl'-vSaU 
vln cabaret tha*- wants its mghtly 
mob to look cla.-^^y is the 'Planta*. 
tion," wljere there is an Ul-colored 
revue presented. 



BIG SUCCESS IN EUROPE} 

mm FAY and ELKINf 

"MINSTREL SATIRISTS'* 

PLAYING MOSS, 8T0LL end 
Principal Circuitf._ 

Direction, W. 8. HENNESSEY 



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of the state prohibiting all sorts oi 
amusements. 

In a statement Issued here Beidle- 
man said: "I will not be Governor 
of Pennsylvania If, to be elected. I 
must declare myself for an open 
Sunday." • 

The Lord's Day Alliance, which 
has fought the repeal of any of the 
blue law sections, has endorsed 
Beidleman, according to his Cam* 
palgn Committee which has given 
out letters from the Rev. William 
B. Forney, assistant generai secre* 
tary of the Alliance, who srys thai 
the position of Beidleman as a mem* 
her of the Iloubu and the Senate ' 
and as Lieutenant Governor on the 
question of Sunday legislation hae 
been consistent and such as to set 
the hearty endorsement of thm 
Alliance. (j 



Priday, February 24, 1982 



iVAUD£VlLLE 



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REMHmcm IN SALARIED m 
VAUDL THEAM OWNER SAYS 



MINIS11R SANCTIONS 
SUNDAY BENEFIT 



roads and Hotels Mutt First Reduce Rates — 
Shuberts' Vaudeville' Offer for Next Season 
Up Acts' Salaries 



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There can be no reduction 
vaudeville salaries until the ral 
and hotels reduce their rates 
II measure commensurate with 
reductions in other lines, ac- 
eordins to one of the lagest of the 
■vaudeville theatre owners. 

Living: costs and travelling and 
transportation expenses arc still sky 
high, according to this source, with 
tke result acts are chary of accept- 
ing out of town engagements where 
there is any reduction of salary 
asked for by the booking men. 

As a result of this condition acts 
are concentrated in and about New 
Tork city. The neighborhood houses 
that have been playing "big time" 
nets have been buying their shows 
at prices that would make the out 
of town house owner gasp. Acts 
figure that the cost of living and 
other Incidentals out of town more 
tban discount the difference in sal- 
ary asked in and out. 

The advertisement by the Shu- 
Ipert's announcing a play or pay 
•ontract for 35 weeks next, season, 
has also stiffened up the asking 
prices of big time vaudeville acts. 
Yaudevlilians say the Shuberts will 
B«ed 300 acts or more next season, 
with standard acts especially mark- 
ed in the Shubert announcement. 



KEEP THEATRES OPEN, 
EU EXPERT SAYS 



Indianapolis Authority Against 
Closing 



aiUBERT ACTS GET 
35-WEEK CONTRAaS 



Indianapolis, Feb. 21. 

Closing theatres to check in- 
fluenza epidemics does no good and 
is silly, in the opinion of Dr. Her- 
man G. Morgan, secretary of the 
City Board of Public Health. In- 
dianapolis is in the grip of a serious 
influenza -pneumonia wave, but Dr. 
Morgan has no intention whatever 
of closing the play houses. 

"It is idle for health authorities to 
think they can stop influenza epi- 
demics by closing theatres," said 
Dr. Morgan. "If people don't 
gather in theatres they are going 
to gather somewhere else. You 
can't lock the human up in a house 
and keep him from congregating. 
He'll go to visit or play cards with 
the neighbors, if nothing else. 
Besides, I believe it is bad to dis- 
turb the regular routine of the pub- 
lic during an epidemic. To close 
the theatres throws thousands off 
their beaten track. I don't believe 
In closing theatres, schools and 
churches. I didn't believe in it dur- 
ing the epidemic of 1918-1919." 



io Period Specified— Believed 

to Be Consecutive Time 

Next Season 



Bhubert vaudeville bookings for 
aext season have been started. Sev- 
•ral acts are said to have received 
contracts last week. The agree- 
aients call for 35 weeks, with no 
atlpulation as to the period the 
bookings are to be completed. This 
!■ believed to mean the time will 
t^ consecutive. Turns now en- 
jfacred are to play with the unit 
nudevllle shows, the Shuberts en- 
gaging turns which will accompany 
>ductions put on by those fran- 

liscd. 

It ia understood a number of 
Well-known managers will produce 
revues for the units, although It is 
possible that they will be produced 
Jrtthout the name of the producer 
INling used. Managers outside the 
Bhubert forces are mentioned. 



EVELYN NESBIT AUTHOEING 

Evelyn Nesbit, recovered from the 
illness which caused her to take to 
her bed for several weeks following 
her eviction from the tea-room on 
52d street for non-payment of rent, 
has gone to Atlantic City to recu- 
perate. She turned down several 
theatrical ofTers and is about to 
start on a literary career. In addi- 
tion to the story of her life — a sub- 
ject customary In such Instances — 
she intends to oflfer the magazines 
some fiction and articles. Her first 
Is entitled "Flappers," and Is Imper- 
sonal. It Is being handled by an 
authors' agency. 



Is Mayor of Topeka— Fire 
Destroyed Costumes 

Kansaa City, Feb. 21. 

Fire, of which the origin ha* not 

been established, destroyed the 

scenery, properties and all of the 

costumes and effects of five acta, 
at the Novelty theatre, Topeka, 
Kans., Feb. 18. It is estimated that 
the loss on the horse stuff is $10,- 
000, while the loss to the sixteen 
actors on the bill will run around 
the same figure. The acts making 
up the bill were "Rainbow and Mo- 
hawk," "Devoy and Dayton, "Billy 
Lamar R^vue," "Ben Nee One," and 
"The Three Victors." The Lamar 
act Is the heaviest losers. Its 
scenery and costumes being valued 
at $5,000. 

In addition to the fire loss Mrs. 
Billy Lamar is suffering from a 
broken arm received earlier in the 
week, when she was struck by a 
drop during her act. 

Immediately after the news of the 
fire had reached the managers of 
the other Topeka theatres, arrange- 
ments were started for a benefit for 
the fire sulTerers. G. L. Hooper, 
manager ot the Orpheum and Isis; 
Miss Ruth Wright, of the Cozy, and 
H. E. Uhlrijh, of the Clrand, made 
application to Mayor H. E. Stono 
for permission to give a benefit per- 
formance at aV four houses Sun- 
day afternoon and night. The 
mayor, although an ordained mini- 
ster and strongly against Sunday 
amuromonts, agreed that an act of 
j charity was permissible at any time 
and the permit was granted. All 
actors in Topeka, as well as all of 
the hou.se attaches of the different 
theatres have donated their ser- 
vices and every penny taken In at 
the doors will g(^ to the stricken 
players. 

Until the fire damage, which was 
all back stage, is repaired, the 
vaudeville bills booked for the 
Novelty will be played at the Grand 
and the picture program sent from 
the Grand to the Novelty. The the- 
atre is owned by the Peoples' 
Amusement company of Leaven- 
worth, but is under lease by L. M. 
and Roy Crawford of Topeka. 



FAMOUS PLAYERS POOL RIDE^ 
HOLDING PRICES NEAR HII 



Volume of 



Drops to Normal as Clique Marks 
in Absence of Outside Play — 



Loew Zig-zags 



COLONIAL, CHICAGO, 
SHUBERT-SELECTED 



Erianger-Booked Legit House 

to Have Vaudeville Next 

Season 



Chicago, Feb. 21. 

Following the first announcement 
last week when A. L. Erlanger and 
Lee Shubert were In the city, that 
the Colonial will play Shubert 
vaudeville next season, that decision 
has been confirmed. 

The managers departed today for 
New York and the transfer was 
finally determined upon before they 
left. The Colonial is one of Chi- 
cago's famous theatres, noted for 
holding musical attractions. It has 
been booked by the Erlanger office. 

The Colonial shift means the 
Shuberts will -leave A. H. Woods' 
Apollo with their vaudeville at the 
end of this season, the Apollo go- 
ing back to its former legitimate 
policy^ in all likelihood. 



AND NOW A PBINCESS! 

Princess Elsa, a niece of the pres- 
ent King of Denmark and a daugh- 
ter of the next In line to the Danish 
throne, who has been In t'llj coun- 
try for three months. Is to enter 
vaudeville in an act to be prepared 
by Cliff Hess. 

The Princess, who is a pop.ano. 
has appeared at several private 
muslcales in this country and also 
appeared on the professional stage 
in Copenhgen. 



BOOTBLACK 36 YEARS 
LANDS ON THE STAGE 



ANN WHEATON'S COAT 

Illness Follovya Loss of $7,000 Er- 
mine Garment 



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FEBRUARY'S SIX BEST SELLERS 






VICTOR RECORDS 

"Just a Little Love Song*' and 

•Ty-Tee" 

"Gypsy Blues" and 

"When Buddha Smiles" 

"I've Got My Habits On" and 

"Happy Hottentot" 

"Second Hand Rose" and 

"My Man (Mon Homme)" 

"Granny, YouVe My Mammy," and 

"All That I Need Is You" 

"i Want My Mammy" and 

"Stealing" 

0. R. S. WORD ROLLS 

"Granny, You're My Mammy' 

"The Sheik" 

•Tve Got My Habits On" 

*'In My Mind, On My Heart" 

•'Beautiful California" 

"All the Time" 



COLUMBU RECORDS 

"The Sheik" and 
''Weep No More" 
"Ka-Lu-A" and 
"Blue Danube Blues" 
"April Showers" and 
"June Moon" 

"Leave Me with • Smile" and 
«'How Many Times?" 
"I Hold Her Hand" and 
"They Call It Dancing" 
"Yoo Hoo" and 
"Georgia Rose" 

SHEET MUSIC 

"The Sheik" 

"Yoo Hoo" 

"Ten Little Fingers" 

"Granny, You're My Mammy" 

"That's How I Believe in You' 

"Tucky Home" 



Sheet music sales have again badly dropped off. but every publii^her 
[looks to a big March and April gross. 

Other good sellers running up with the leading soktet are "Missisl- 
■ippi Cradle." "Birds of a FeathM-," "Stealing," "Alabammy Mammy. 
"Boo-Hoo-Hoo," "On the Gin. Gin fJinny Shore," "Teasin'." "Old Fasli- 
ioLed Girl," "Ain't Nature Grand?" "Thanks to You," * Leave Me with 
" a Smile" and "Georgia Kose." 

Production music sales remain the same in "Ka-Lu-A'' and Blue 
Danube Blues" ("Good Morning Dearie"); "Song of Love (Blossom 
Time"); "April Showers" ("Bombo"); "Say It with Music. I'^very- 
body Step" ("Music Box Revue") and "Through All the ^^ orld 
("Mountain Man"). 



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"Garry" of Times Sq. in "To 

the Ladies"— Wanted $250 

Weekly, Gets $25 



"Garry," the bootblack who has 
served Klaw & Erlanger executives 
for 36 years, dating back to the 
days when the "Syndicate" officers 
were at 25 West 30th street, is now 
an actor. 

"Garry" Is 63 years old. about five 
feet high and always wears a derby 
— never an overcoat. He has been 
loyal to the "Syndicate," never en- 
larging his shoe polishing route to 
include the Shubert offices. 

The production of George S. 
Kaufman and Maro Connelly's, 
comedy, "To the Ladles," at the 
Liberty, which opened Monday eve- 
ning, called for the appearance on 
the stage of a bootblack, and 
"Garry" was offered the position. 
Having "listened In" on many stel- 
lar engagement contracts, "Garry" 
promptly demanded of George 
Tyler a salary of 1250 per week and 
Rnally "signed up" for |25. 

"Garry" Is reputed to be Inde- 
pendently wealthy. His appearance 
on the stage Monday was the signal 
for as big an ovation ns that ac- 
corded the principals. The program 
announces he Is from the Teatro 
Nazionale of Naples. 



$2,500 A WEEK FOE PUBCELL 

Charles Purcell's booking with 
Siiubcrt vaudeville Is for seven 
\v(M>k8. with additional tirr.e optional. 
The salary set Is $2,500 weekly. 

Purcell was formerly starred In 
.*^hu))ert productions, drawing most 
attention by his ai)pearance in 
"Maytime." The act was booked by 
A. F. Johnson, of Wirth, Blumenfelt 
(<c Co. 



Ann Wheaton of the Wheaton and 
Carroll turn lost a |7,030 ermine coat 
while playing last week at the Pal- 
ace, New Y^k. Miss Wheaton left 
the theatre Friday night and en- 
tered a taxi-cab to be conveyed to 
her home on 72d street. 

After paying the . chauffeur she 
entered the house, forgetting to take 
the coat out of the cab. Remem- 
bering nothing to identify the cab, 
the police were powerless to aid Jier 
in an effort to recover the expensive 
garment. 

Monday Miss Wheaton was out of 
the Harry Carroll act at the Palace 
on account of illness. 

The Bennet Sisters and Tom Din- 
gle are assisting Carroll and dou- 
bling the Palace, New York, and Or- 
pheum, Brooklyn. 



MINEIIS* FAMUT 58TH TEAE 

The H. C. Miner Estate Is cele- 
brating Its 58th anniversary of the 
Miner family In show business this 
week. 



Famous Players waa quiet and 
firm during the period up to Tues- 
day's close, the pool which Is un- 
derstood to be behind the issue ap- 
parently being content to let it rld« 
under the rein close to the film levels 
around 82, established following the 
dip to around 77 which ticker stu- 
dents interpreted as an Inspired re- 
action designed to shake out th« 
long speculative interest accum- 
ulated on the previous upturn. 

What Its future course will hm 
will depend largely upon how Its in- 
side position develops. This pool 
is credited with highly expert man- 
agement, and any attempt to fore- 
cast the next move Is fruitless. 
Times Square observers hold only to 
one firm conviction. That Is that 
the operating clique has the Issue 
under complete control and can do 
as It will. The basis for the view 
that the pool Is marking time for 
the present comes fror: the fact 
that the daily turnover has dropped 
close to normal, or around 6,000 
shares a day. 

If the syndicate were working on 
an aggressive move the Interchange 
of stock probably would climb. It 
takes large dealings to conceal an ^ 
operation either for accumulation or 
distribution on the basis of aelling 
500 and buying 700 or the reverse. 
When the daily turnover slips below 
5,000 it Is fairly safe to assume that 
the manipulators are letting the 
market tako care of itself, only plac- 
ing their orders when It becomes 
necessary to check tendencies aris- 
ing from outside traders. Another 
thing that would be Indicated by 
the smaller volume of business Is 
that no outside Interest Is disposed 
to challenge the control of the 
clique^ 

The Qihers of the amusement 
group were featureless except that 
around noon Tuesday pressure de- 
veloped In Loew. That Issue had 
shown considerable vitality and for 
ten days or more all Its movements 
had been on the constructivo side 
This may have come from the dis- 
position of Its partisans to look 
(Continued on page 25) 

No Route for Faversham 
Negotiations between the Keith 
office and William Faversham on 
for the last couple of week* with 
a view toward a vaudeville plunge 
for Mr. Faversham, were dlgron- 
tinued last week, through the Ina- 
bility of the Keith office to arrange 
a consecutive route, owinr to the 
present congested condition* of 
bookings. 



Bessie McCoy at Knickerbocker 
Bessie McCoy Davis began an 
fiiRapemrnt at the I\riIcl<erborker 
qrill Wednesday, appearing at din- 
ner and supper. 

Allen Pagan is her dancing part- 
ner. 




MAY WIRTH 



^THIL^' 



HEADLINING THE ORPHEUM CIRCUIT 

"Snowy" leaker, the Australian Movie Star, and May Wirlh tulking 
over old tlm>s and escapades of thrir native land. 
Say "Snowy," remember your Spanglette act. 



KORii: 



Direction: ALF. T. WILTON 



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TYTTCE 



Lm!JlHpHII<.^>. JIIPI^MIJURM Wi-A\ if 



Friday, February 24, 1922 



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CINCINNATI CONTINUES WfTH 
SHUBERT VAUDEVILLE SHOWS 



Lew Fields' New Unit Opens There Next Week— In- 
dianapolis May Be Placed on Shubert Route — 
Temporary Weeks Possibly 



Cincinnati, Fob, 21. 

Notwithstanding the report circu- 
lated that this would bo a sinRle 
week of Shubert vaudeville at the 
local Shubert theatre, it is now 
known that next week the Shubert 
will house another Shubert vaude- 
ville bill In the Lew Fields' new 
unit show, to be called Lew Fields' 
'Merry Go Rounders." 

It l9 also said here the Fields 
show, after leaving Cincinnati, may 
go to Indianapolis, and that Indian- 
apolis will bo added to the Shubert 
route, but whether permanently or 
temporarily is not known. 

Bedini's "Chuckles of 1021" is at 
the Shubert this week, opening yes- 
terday and encountering some legal 
difficulty over an attachment of 
$36,000 against Joan liedini, brought 
by Hynicka & Ilerk. The .show gave 
its regular two performances, how- 
ever, Monday. 

Lew Fields has completed his 20- 
woek contract with Shubert vaude- 
ville. Upon the completion the Shu- 
berts Induced Mr. Fields to play out 
the remainder of the season on their 
vaudeville circuit. To avoid return- 
ing to repeat cities (return engage- 
ments) with the same bill, Fiejds 
has produced another revue-unit 
production in w^hlch he will person- 
ally appear. 

Fields' vaudeville experience with 
the Shuberts has been unique. 
Opening in New York last Septem- 
ber with his revue production, the 
show was not pronounced overly 
good for vaudeville. Fields played 
around New York for a couple of 
weeks, then started to tour the 
Shubert vaudeville theatres out of 
town. From the outset he proved 
one of vaudeville's biggest draws, 
with his revue production entirely 
pleasing. It was on the strength 
of Fields' personal drawing power 
he was prevailed upon to continue 
after his first 20 weeks had expired. 



D. D. H.? BILLING 

Takes 15 Stands in Times Square to 
Announce Palace Data 



D. D. 11.? who opened Monday at 
the Palace, New York, set a pre- 
cedent for vaudeville advertising by 
securing 3 5 prominent 24-sheet 
stands within the Times square 
district, announcing his engasement 
at the Keith house. 

The single act, who has come into 

prominence within the past year, 

has developed a unique advertising 

campaign with the billboard display 

used for ' the Palace engagement, 

reported ns necessitating the larg- 
est financial outlay ever made by 
a vaudeville act. 




lOEW EXPERT 

(Continued from page 1) 
were known as Aokerman & Har- 
ris'. 

When Marcus Loew recently vis- 
ited the vOast, he is reported to have 
approved the efficiency methods of 
Ed Schiller, the Loew circuit's gen- 
eral representative, who had been 
sent this way, according to the re- 
port, fot* the sole purpose of "cut- 
ting the overhead." Schiller, the 
atury says, at the time and against 
thtt remonstrance of Irving Acker- 
nan and Sam Harris (who were 
intimately in touch with all of their 
■taffs and the Loew coast business), 
started to slash salaries of the 
working staffs. Loew's house man- 
agers were reduced in salary, after 
a meeting in Frisoo, by from $5 to 
$15 a week e^ioh. The cuts went 
right through the lists, with even a 
girl In a box ofllce told she would 
hereafter receive |S a week instead 
of |9, which she had been drawing 
for a* long while. Back doormen 
were reduced or dismissed: no one 
was overlooked excepting those in 
the theatres on the union scale, 
stage hands and musicians. 

After Schiller had performed his 
Work among the busine^is starf.-^, he 
started looking for other w.iys to 
perform his money -saving duties. 
The .salary of Paul Ash at Loew's 
State. Oakland, of $150 weekly, can>€ 
under his eye. He wanted to know 
why. The why was explained to 
him in detail, it is said. Schiller 
ordered that Ash be told he would 
have to take the union sc le for 
leaders ($75 a v.eek) or quit. No 
one would agree to so inform Ash. 
Schiller assumed the jo'u himsflf, 
calling Ash before him and telling 
the leader he was b^^ing overpaid. 
He would have to take the scale, 
$'«.» a week, or loavo. 

Ash asked if his friind.*, Aoker- 
man and Harris, kn^w of the In- 
tended cut. Schiller said everybody 
in the Loew western olfiees knew 
of it. Ash is .said to have replied 
that in that ca.ve he was relieved of 
the moral obligation he had always 
felt, thanked Sohil)*>r for firing him, 
• aJid walked out of the worn. 

The next day A:h ooniraeted 
with th.3 Turner & Dahnken hou.se. 
across the street from the State, for 
1250 a wevk for fmir weeks, and left 
tha State the same Saturday. The 
next week Loew's S'ate, Oakland, 
dropped off 12.000 on the gr<»ss re- 



ACCIDENTS IN 'WHIRL" 

Toronto, Feb. 21. 

"The Whirl of New York' t Shu- 
bert vaudeville) opened at the 
Royal Alexandra yesterday. Dur- 
ing the first performance Roy Cum- 
mins broke a toe and did not ap- 
pear at the night show. 

In the evening Kyra. the dancer, 
though ill, appeared, fainting twice. 



Ash In the pit, played to capacity 
for the first time in months. 

Before the four weeks had ex- 
pired, the Imperial of this city ne- 
gotiated with and succeeded in se- 
curing Ash indefinitely as its musi- 
cal conductor at f350 a week, the 
salary Ash starts with next Mon- 
day. 

Other new efficiency stories 
around this section are being spoken 
of. They include the Loew shows 
as w^ell as other things, and are 
expected to bo brought to a focus 
with the opening of the Orpheum, 
Jr., In Los Angeles and San Fran- 
cisco. The effect of the Orpheum's 
opposition to other vaudeville thea- 
tres of the tw^o cities is expected to 
bring out pertinent facts In the 
.actual business condition of the 
Loew coast houses, since the Loew 
circuit has operated them practi- 
cally from the New York headquar- 
ters, following the* Ackerman & 
Harris merger. 



MY FAVORITE BHOTO 

Since coming to America five years 
ago, Janet Martine, perhaps better 
known as "Janet of- France," has 
been photographed in 437 poses, ac- 
cording to records which she keeps, 
and from the entire list she has 
selected the "Apache" above as her 
favorite. Janet has a hobby of be- 
ing photographed, and in nearly 
every city she plays whe hesitates 
before the camera. Her first en- 
gagement in this country (before 
she could speak "good English," to 
use her own expression) was with 
the Vitagraph Co. Her first direct- 
or was I^rry Semon, and one of her 
first roles was in a Mae Murray 
picture. 

Janet Is Eushwicking this week. 



SHUBERT FRANCHISES 
REPORTED ALLOHED 



Many Leqit Producers for 

Shubert Vaudeville— 35 

Weeks Reported 

Many legit producers allied with 
both the Shubert and I^rlanger of- 
fices are mentioned on the list of 
franchise holders for Shubert 
vaudeville for next season. There 
will be 35 or more oT the Shubert 
combination vaudeville units going 
out around Labor Day. 

Among the holders of Shubert 

franchises alloted so f—' are, with 

no one person permitted to hold 

over two franchises: A. L. Er- 

langer (2), Lee Shubert (2), Charles 

B. Dillingham (2). J. J. Shubert (2), 

Flo Ziegfeld. Jr., L H. Herk (2), Max 
Spiegel (2), L. Lawrence Weber, 
Jo.«?. M. Gaites, Lew Fieldp, John 
Cort, Arthur HammcrsteIn (2); Ed 
L. liloom, Jenie Jacobs, the Sel- 
wyns, (2); A. H. "Woods, Ed. Beatty, 
Jean Bedini, (2). 



ORPHEUlirS OPnONE COfrrRACTSj 
DISPLEASE VAUDEVILLE ACTS, 



Latest Orpheum Circuit Form Gives Circuit Right to 
Play Artists in Big House or Orpheum, Jr.— Big 
Time Twice Daily — ^Junior Houses, Continuous 



FIGURING AVONS 

Htarings on Earnings Concluded—' 
Stay Applied For 



The Smith and Dale-Shubert 
hearings before ex -Federal Judge 
Henry Lacombe concluded Saturday, 
the special master finding that 
though the Avon Comedy Four 
members received $1,500 weekly 
from Keith when they breached 
their Shubert contract calling for 
1900, they did not realize any prof- 
its. Smith and Dale proved that 
after paying Eddie Miller his salary, 
also another of the quartet, plus 
railroad fares, they had the same 
$900 net from Keith's. The Shu- 
berts were anxious to get a mone- 
tary decision, even If It were for 
6 cents, so as to establish a prece- 
dent and a test case. 

Max Hart testified In the act's 
behalf. 

Meantime Smith and Dale arc 
awaiting the entry of the final 
judgment, when they will appeal 
from the decision and apply for a 
temporary stay of the judgment. 
Should the stay be granted, they 
could continue working for Keith. 
If denied, they have no alternative 
but to return to the Shubert fold, 
who have them under three years* 
contract. 

Monroe M. Goldstein, of Kendler 
& Goldstein, and Judge Edward K 
McCall, representing the Keith 
interests, acted for Smith and Dale. 



TED SNYDEB AMONG FRIENDS 

Ted Snyder, of Waterson, Berlin 
& Snyder, took a fling at acting last 
week, at the Kingsway, Brooklyn, a 
Flatbush picture house. Snyder is a 
Flatbusher, and the Kingsway car- 
ried a large banner outside an- 
nouncing "Our Neighbor, Ted Sny- 
der, in His Latest Songs.'' 




HELEN XELLEB ILL 

Houston, Tex., Feb. 21. 

Illness prevented Helen Keller 
from appearing at the Majestic 
(Interstate circuit) this week. 

Miss Keller was taken 111 while 
In Dallas. All of the Interstate 
time was canceled and Miss Keller 
returned north. 



The latest form of playing con<« 
tract issued by the Orpheum circuit 
is displeasing to artists receiving 
them, from accounts by tiie artists. 
The contracts give the Orpheum 
circuit the optional privilege oC 
playing the act contracted for In 
either the big time Orpheum or the 
Orpheuoi, Jr.. houses, where both 
are contained within one city named 
In the agreement. 

The objection by the act booked 
for the Orpheum's big time Is 
against the provision permitting the 
circuit to switch it without consent. 
The big time Orpheum plays two 
performances daily. The Orpheum, 
Jr., has a pop vaudeville bill, in* 
eluding a picture, running continu- 
ously on the State-Lake (Chicago) 
plan and its acts give at least three 
shows each day.- 

There are several cities on the 
Orpheum route where there are biff 
time Orpheum vaudeville theatre 
and an Orpheum. Jr. Two more 
cities are to be added to the double 
house list when the Orpheum, Jr., 
Los Angeles, opens rv'arch 19, and 
the new Orpheum, Jr.. in San Fran- 
cisco shortly following. Others are 
planned. 

It is said acts receiving the On^ 
pheum's optional contracts have re«- 
turned them to the Orpheum head- 
quarters in New York with the 
statement the optional provision is 
not as per their understanding of 
the big time booking. 



MAINSTBEET CHANGE 

Kansas City, Feb. 21. 
The Malnstreet, Junior Orpheum, 
offers a slight change in Iti policy, 
the first change since fall. With this 
week's bill, which is headed by Blos- 
som Seeley and Bonnie Fields, every 
act on the bill will appear at each 
of the three performances. Hereto- 
fore eight acts have been booked 
each week, but only six of them 
appear at any one of the four pei- 
formances. Under the new ar« 
rangemcnts the performances will 
be continuous from 12:45 to 11:10, 
with the vaudeville starting at 2:46, 
6:30 and 9 o'clock. Business at this 
house continues big and with th« 
management getting regular Or- 
pheum feature and name acts week« 
ly there seems to no fear as to th* 
futiire. 



PICTURE 

TO 

COME 



ALEEN BRONSON 

COMEDIENNE 

'THE SUNSHINE OF THE STAGE" 

BALTIMORE: "EVENING SUN" 
"LiUle Miss Aleen Bronson Is back again with her school skit, "Late 






ceipis and ihe T. ^ D. theatre, with i Again,' and is cliildlshly young .and as attractive as ever." 

»vec,'u 



JOSEPH H. GRAHAM 

STAGE DIRECTOR 

TOLEDO THEATRE, TOLEDO, OHIO 

TOLEDO ''TIMES" 

"FAIR AND WARMER" 

"We have never heard louder or as spontaneous laughter. The smooth 
first night performance IS excellent at the presentation, and every detail 
of the play shows plainly the skill and the stagecraft of the company's 
stage director, Joseph Graham, who deserves credit for a flawless pro- 
duction." 




yHday. February «4. 1922 




LE" 



Gators IN VAUDEViiiE 

CAUSING LOSS OF PATRONAGE 



SJiowman Claims Originality Seems Lost — Surfeit 
of Popular Styles of Act — Melodrama Due 
Again 



Lack of originality on the i>art of 
vaudeville artists is one of the 
prime factors causing the vaudo- 
ville houses to lose the patronage 
P of flwny of the old regulars, accord- 
InC"> ^ showman who repre3*»nts 
irtterests that control 200 vaudeville 
hduses in the United States, 
ii .cording to this authority, vaude- 
Evllie a^Usts imitate some star who 
■Is having a vogue rather than orig- 
inate or delineate u new character 
';r find a new twist for an old one. 
^fo prove his ctntention he cltea the 
army of black fact comedians who 
sing ballads on cne knee a la Jol- 
son or deliver a iwpular song while 
dashing up and down stage a la 
Cantor. 

AH of the women dancers have 
taken the shoulder shruggin' of Dor- 
othy Dickson, the Hebrew come- 
dians imitate Willie Howard rf the 
new school or Joe Welch of tho old 
school: the dialect moii stick to 
Cliff (iordon and so on dowr. the 

line. 

K a certain type cf act or comic 
(Continued on page 2G) 

' P,000 TRUST FUND 
FOR BELCH£R'S CHED 



BEDINI'S ''CHUCKLES" 
AHACHED IN ONCY 



$36,000 Due— First Shubert 
' Vaudeville Unit to Play 
City 



Cincinnati. Feb. 21. 
Jean llodini s "Chuckles of 1921.*' 
which opened here Monday at the 
Shubert, as the first Shubert vaude- 
(Continucd on page 26) 



: Court Orders Music Man's 
Second Wife to Insure Sup- 
port for Step Daughter 

Henriette B. Melson. former wife 
of the tleceaJ^ed Frederick K. Del- 
cher, who was secretary -treasurer 
and generr.l manager of the Jerome 
H. Remick Music Co., and who died 
Sept. 11, 1919, last week won her 

• auit against Florence C. Hart Har- 
lan (formerly Florence C. H. Bel- 
cher). Mrs. Harlan, now the wife 
of Kenneth Harlan, picture star, 
was Mr. Belcher's second wife and 
inherited the bulk of the music 
man's estate. 

Mrs. Melson sued Mrs, Harlan, as 
Administratrix of the Belcher es- 
tate, setting forth that Maxine 

f JVedericka Belcher, their offspring. 
H the recipient of |25 weekly to- 
l«jr^8 her support under a court 
Mer. plaintiff alleging the minor 
niceived no money since January 3, 
• lil^r The court awarded her judg- 
ment for |2,575, which is the total 
Ibr 70 weeks at |25 up to Decem- 
ber 20 last. The court also ordered 
that a $30,000 sum be placed In trust 
to guarantee the child her weekly 
income. 



$300 1 -NIGHT BILL 

Englsv/ood, N. J., Sets Record 
Among One^nighters 

The Knglewood. Englewood. X. J., 
under the management of Sam 
Perry, has established a record in 
one-night stand vaudeville circles 
by paying on the average of $200 
for its Wednooday vaudeville bill 
each week. 

The average one-night stand 
vaudeville bill coiits under $100. 

The Knglewood house, in addition 
to the salaries, pay.s transportation 
and baggage charges, which amount 
to about $50 weeldy. 



PIAZZA GOES TO LOS ANGELES 

New OrI.cans, Fob. LI. 

Ben Piazza, manager of the Or- 
pheum, leaves tomorrow for Los 
Angeles to take charge of the Hill 
Street theatre, the now Orpheum 
junior liouse wh!ch opens in jNIarch. 
It is a promotion for Piazza, wlioso 
excellent record has been recog- 
nized 

J. H. Boswell arrived in New Or- 
leans Sunday to manage the local 
Orpheum for three weeks, after 
which Max Fabish. the Orpheum's 
relief manager, will direct the the- 
atre for the remainder of the sea- 
son. 






BODY AND MORRIS COUPLED 

Dan Dody and Melville Morris 
have opened a producing office. 
They will devote their attention to 
staging reviews, providing books 
and music. 

Dody, formerly a franchised bur- 
lesque producer on the Columbia 
Burlesque Circuit, sold his interesta 
to Jamea E. Cooper. Moriis was 
formerly connected with the music 
houses of Remick & Co. and Fred 
Fisher. 



INDEPENDENT BOOKING AGENCIES 
WANT TO TIE UP THEATRES 



Alarmed Over Shubert Announcement of New 
Policy for 35 Weeks— Endeavoring to Place In- 
dependent Vaudeville Under Long Contracts 



The announcemen*. of the Sluiberts 
that the number of houses playing 
Shubert vaudeville W()Uld be in- 
cre,ijBed next season with 35 week.s 
scheduled at the present time has 
proved a bombshell in independent 
vaudeville circles. The indi-poiulmt 
agencies, si-voral of whi'li arr Ixiok- 
Ing large houses in cities through- 
out the ea.»it. anticipate a Shubert 
Invasion of their territory whUh 
they arc endeavoring to offset by 
placing th»'ir houses under long 
i term contracts wherever possible. 
1 The majority of the independently 
i booked vaudeville houses have 
W tecured their bills week to y<^'ek in 
"^£f ^^^' with some holding con- 
\lttct« containing a two weeks' can- 
^ <*U*tlon clause with the booking 
••«»cy. This style of booking is 
(Continued on page 26) 



LOEW LOSES DETROIT; 
COLONIAL TO CLOSE 



Closing March 11 After Play- 
ing Loew's Bills for 
Two Years 



The 



Detroit, leb. LM. 
rnloiiial. playing Locw 
vaudeville, will close March 11. "'be 
house is owned by Warren Sc Cohen 
and has boon scr^uring its vaude- 
ville bills through the Luew ofTicc 
for two years. 

Tf»e closing of the Colonial will 
leave the Loew interests without a 
local vaudeville house. 



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LOEW BOOKS SHUBERTS' ACTS; 
TWO TURNS GIVEN CONTRACTS 



"I>KMAND THK ORIGIN AI^" 

BETTY— —PHILIP 

MARTIN and MOORE 

rresident Harding said: 

"I once believed in Armed Pre- 
paredness. I advocated It, but I have 
now vome to believe there Is a better 
preparedness in -the public mind 
and that is 'to settle by arbitra- 
tion.' " 

A principle between manager and 
actors — hence the N. V. A. and 
W. V. M. A. 

BOOKED SOLID 
Direction LEW COLDER 

T.\.LK No. 10 



SUMMER COMIC OPERA 
OFFERED TO VAUDE. 



Several Keith-Booked Houses 

Approached by Milton 

Aborn 



Opeiatic stock as a summer pol- 
icy to replace vaudevi'le in several 
Keith -booked houses m: y material- 
ize if negotiations now under way 
are consummated. 

Milton Aborn, the operatic pro- 
ducer, has approached several the- 
atre owners booking through the 
Keith office, with a proposition to 
install the stock companies as an 
experiment instead of darkening 
the houses or cutting down the 
number of acts. 

The Wilmer & Vincent Circuit 
through Pennsylvania may be the 
first to give the opera plan a try, 

Aborn's arrangement is said to be 
the installation of operatic stock, 
with a change of play as often as 
necessary, to operate on a percent- 
age basis. It is the first time opera 
as a seasonal policy has ever been 
s>eriously considered by owners of 
vaudeville hoOses. 



DIVORCES LOUIS RISCHARD 

Buffalo, Feb. 21. 

Louis Rlschard of Adryt Brothers 
was made the defendant in divorce 
proceedings brought by his wife, 
Mary, In Supreme Court here. Af- 
ter listening to the wife's story, 
Judge Hinkley instructed her law- 
yer to prepare findings for an abso- 
lute divorce. 

The Rischards were married In 
1910 and have one son. Rlschard 
has been sending his wife |15 a 
week. 

The clerk of the Whitcomb 
House, Rochester, testified that 
Rlschard had registered at that ho- 
tel with a woman as Mr. and Mrs. 
Adryt, and that he subsequently 
learned the woman was Peggy 
Prooke, an actress. 

John Froun, manager of Fay's, 
Ilochester, said that while Rlschard 
wag playing his house during the 
second week of January last, he 
was constantly in company of the 
Prooke woman, who told Froun that 
lU.schard was her husband. 

lUsrhaid failed to put In on np- 
I»er«r.nneo and the proceedings were 
taken by default. 



RENE BUYS COSTUME SHOP 

Chicago, Feb. 21. 

Irene Dubuque has taken over the 
interest of Hazel in the Hazel-Rene 
costume .^^hop which both women 
conducted. The first names of botii 
woinc tj were used as the trade 
tiame. 

Mii-K Dubuque will . continue to 
run th«' e.«tal>lishment under the 
name of Rene. It is located in tin 
State-Lake building. 



ROGERS BACK AT PALACE 
i:!mer I'. Rogers, manager of 
Keith s Palace. New York, returned 
to the theatre Tuesday, again as- 
suming active charge, after an ab- 
sence of 10 weeks, due to ill health. 



Clayton and Lennie and Fred Schwartz and Co. Re* 
ceive Locmt Routes — Schwartz Turn Now 
Loew Time 



on 



DOLirS COLD OPENING 
BRINGS SUGGESTIONS 



Palace Wanted Ellsworths to 

Go in Sisters' Act — Not 

Accepted 



The Do'.lys opened "cold" at the 
Palace, Monday, on the first leg of 
their six-week engagement. After 
the matinee, the management re- 
placed a drop in the turn, which 
was considered unfavorably and 
suggested placing Harry and Grace 
Ellsworth with the Dollys for the 
rest of their New York engage- 
ments. 

The Ellsworth refused, as it 
v/ould have necessitated that they 
double two houses next veek. Harry 
Ellsworth is in poor health and 
had to be carried to hia dressing 
room at the Palace after the Mon- 
day matinee. 

The Dollys puP.ed capacity at- 
tendance Monday afternoon. A 
ticket line formed as early as nine 
in the morning. 

At 1:50, sight -seeing busses 
pulled up outside of the Palace, 
with the drivers **ballyhoo:ns*' free 
ride to Keiths Colonial. This was 
expected to absorb the overflow and 
divert them from the Wnter Gar- 
den, where "The Midnight Kound- 
ers* was reported to have opened 
wiy strong. 



The Loew office has issued con- 
tract.s for routes over its circuit to 
Clayton and Lennie and Fred 
Schwartz & Co. ("The Broken 
Mirror"), both booked with J. H. 
Lubin through Arthur J. Horwits. 
The Schwartz turn is now playing 
the Ix>ew houses. Clayton and 
Lennie are to start their Loew dates 
April 3, splitting between I^ew's 
American and State, New York. 

The two acts are among the Hnit 
of the ShubcTUi bookings this sea- 
son that nr-ve been placed on other 
circuits, to follow the completion of 
their Shubert contracts. Moran and 
Wiser, another Shubert act. were 
booked with Pantages by Charles 
J. Freeman, but Moran and Wiser 
did not wholly flnish their Shubert 
(Continued on page 26) 



DOLLY'S ONE WEEK FIRST 

The Dolly Sisters (Ko-wIl- and Jen- 
nie) will not play 10 hou.sea in five 
weekj, as originally scheduled. This 
week (Feb. 20) the sitters are play» 
ing the Palace. New York, only, in- 
stead of doubling at the Orpheum, 
Itrooklyn, on account of iho import- 
ance of the opening engagement at 
the Palace. 

The girls were in fear they would 
not do themselves justice upon their 
return appearance at the Palace 
after two* years, :f th?y had to 
worry about another engagement. 
Next week they will continue the 
original program of two houses a 
week for the balance of tlieir stay. 

The sisters will play the 10 houses 
in six weeks Instead of five, as first 
intended. The Dollys are reported 
receiving $2,500 weekly for each 
house. The Marinelli office ar- 
ranged the present booking for the 
sisters, who have been in London 
for two years. 



ORPHEUM DENIES MOVING 

The Orpheum circuit In its New 
York headquarters issued a brief 
statement Monday, denying Va- 
riety's story of last week that its 
ortices would remove io Chicago. 

The statement said that in the 
near future the auditing and pur- 
chasing departments will move from 
New York to Ch'cago, but all other 
departments wiil continue .as here- 
t(»fore In Ne.v Y<»rk. 

The statement was signed by 
Martin Heck us president and B. H. 
Kalnine as secretary and treasurer 
of the Orpheum Circuit. 



SUIT BOOKINO LAFAYETTE 

liufTalo, Feb. 21. 

The new Lafayette opens Monday, 
booked by the Gus Sun ofHce and 
playin^r six icts each half. The 
Lafayette replaces the Olympic, 
which goes Into pictures. The lat- 
ter houne UKed a five-act show anJ 
film, the Lafayette affording a hig- 
her show because of its capacity. 

The opening hill is Mme. Zel Rhea 
and Co., Webb and Hall, ''Tale of 
Three Cities" (girl act), Kennedy 
and Burt, Allen and Cantor, "Girls 
of the Altitude." 



Hanlon's ProloguM for CoHint 
Johnny Collins, of the Rita Pro- 
ducing Co., has closed a deal with 
Hanlon of prologue fame for the 
entire output of his specialties. 
Hanlon, originally of Hanlon's 8u- 
perba, has been producing the pro- 
logues for the Strand theatre, sup- 
plying ideas in setting all made to 
fit the feature picture. 

Hanlon also has a number of me- 
clianical novelties which the Col- 
lins-Fink combination will produce 
in vaudeville. 




JANE and KATHERINE LEE 

.Showing "Tlie iJaby fIrundN." on their birthday, at Houston. Texas 
'iii«v are mIiouIhk ytm th«ir l»ii today cakew. arid the Sterling silver lov- 
iiit? cup that was pre>;ented to them l)y the interstate Circuit for having 
the honor (»t breaking allexisting br»x «#fflc«« records during their head- 
line tour of thai circuit. They receive<I lots of prer^enln and flowers 
n'f \ei*>thing, bur gosh! th«»y are proud of that cup. * 



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VARIETY'S SAN FRANCISCO OFFICES 



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PANTAQES THEATRE BUILDING 

Friday* February 24, 1922 



SAN FRANCISCO SHOWS 



OEPHEUM, FRISCO 

San Francisco, Feb. 21. 

The Orpheum this week has a dl- 
versitied bill, with plenty of action, 
the biggest hit of the evening going 
to Tom Patricola. He was assisted 
by Ireno Delroy. They appeared 
next to closing. Petricola certainly 
works hard and keeps things going 
at a lively rate. His knockabout nut 
stuff created interest and hla clever 
dancing drew heavy applause. Miss 
Delroy looks nice, sings pleasantly 
and dances well. 

Robert Emmett Keane and Claire 
Whitney In "The Gossipy Sex" land- 
ed an unusual amount of legitimate 
laughs. The classy stage hangings 
and Keane'8 brilliant acting made 
the bright sketch Impressive and 
effective. Lico Flanders and Geneve 
Butler scored the applause hit in 
fourth position, for this piano and 
singing act has looks, talent and a 
neatly arranged routine containing 
novelty. 

La Bernlcia and Co. Is really a 
headline act and drew down consid- 
erable applause, the star's wonderful 
toe dancing bringing most of the re- 
turns. Mildred Blllert. Yvonne Ver- 
laine and Mildred O'Keefe also won 
favor. Ethel Bixby at the harp and 
effective draperies give the proper 
atmosphere to this high-class offer- 

intr* 

Dave Harris and his seven syn- 
copaters repeated in healthy fashion 
and "A Dress Rehearsal" assigned 
second spot seemed to go even better 
than last week. 

Leo Zarrell Duo, opening, received 
sound applause for their easy style 
In difficult hand lifts, their one- 
handed stunts being especially ef- 
fective. Howard's Spectacle, ponies 
and dogs, did well for this type of 
act in closing position. 

Josephs, 



a sketch entitled "Grouch Gregory," 
which caused many laughs. Mack 
and Castleton. a couple of nifty 
chaps with g(#)d acrobatic dancing 
and some kidding, scored heavily in 
second spot. 

Hashi and Oasl, mixed Japanese 
couple, with tumbling and balancing 
stunts along unique lines started 
the show nicely. 

Josephs. 



LONDON rOLUES 



SAY PAN COVETS 
LQETS NEW HOUSE 



Has Made Definite Offer for 

Warfield Building Near 

Own Theatre 



PANTAOES, PBISCO 

San Francisco, Feb. 21. 

The Pantages show, probably duo 
to the rain, got started an hour later 
than usual Sunday afternoon, but 
the house was capacity for the 
opening act, the "Wyoming Trio, in 
clever rope spinning. The routine 
includes much singing which is 
above the average for this style of 
offering. 

Green and Dunbar, following, was 
the only act with comedy, and hit 
them a good wallop with humorous 
songs and dancing. The burlesque 
opera bit with a ladder got howls. 

Aleko and Co. having a m:.:ed 
couple blindfolded answering In 
rapid succession questions collected 
b., Aleko In the audience, created 
the usual interest here. The male 
psychic Is tx>o affected and rattles 
off his answers like a carnival spiel- 
er. The usual big laughs came for 
the comedy answers. 

Al Sweet's Singing Band, headlin- 
ing, won a substantial hit for the in- 
strumental selections, and the double 
quartet ffinging also was favorably 
received. 

"The Globe of Pat*" provided gen- 
uine thrills in closing position. The 
motor cycle and bicycle stunts in 
the steel globe by the mixed couple 
had every one interested. Pan- 
American Pour, a male quartet, 
landed solidly with their good sing- 
ing next to closing. Their comedy 
does not hold up the good Impres- 
sion made by their singing and 
thould be built up or eliminated. 

Josephs. 



San Francisco, Feb. 21. 

Albert De Courville's "London 
Follies," with Harry Tate (in per- 
son) featured as the chief comedian, 
came into San Francisco via Canada 
last week for a week's engagement 
and enjoyed fair prosperity during 
its stay. The show will play a few 
weeks on the coast and then journey 
back to London. 

"London Follies" proved fairly 
popular with San Francisco audi- 
ences because of .ts newness and 
frothlness. It Is distinctly different 
from the ordinary musical produc- 
tion and savors strongly of the mu- 
sical-hall type of entertainment. Do 
Courville has Introduced many col- 
orful ensembles and his scenic ef- 
fects and costumes are very pretty. 
The fun for the most part is of the 
low-comedy order. 

The show Is divided Into thirteen 
scenes. The first is entitled "The 
Night Before" and represents a re- 
hearsal of a musical comedy, with 
the stage director standing In the 
theater aisle and fighting with the 
various principals. It scored lots of 
laughs. 

"Caught" is a burlesque dramatic 
episode with the surprise finish. It 
was funny In theme, but poorly 
staged. Billlo Holland as an eccen- 
tric old army oflflcer, scored a per- 
sonal hit. Perhaps the funniest epi- 
sode In the entire production was 
presented by Harry Tate and en- 
titled "Harry Tate on the Links." 
This Is a satire on golf. It proved 
to be real comedy and tho liouse 
howled at it. I 

"India," another number of the 
spectacular nature, was beautifully 
staged, revealing some wonderful 
costumes and shapely girls, with a 
male dancer, W. Wania, offering 
plenty of whirlwind stepping. 

Tate staged another episode en- 
titled "Harry Tate Sells His Famous 
Car." This was very much like the 
old vaudeville turn of Tait's, "Mo- 
toring," but was crammed full of 
hokum and utilized a collapsible au- 
tomobile for a big finish. It scored. 

Another effective song number 
was that entitled "The Rag from 
Home." sung by Connie Browning, 
in which the girls do numerous 
dance steps with silk scarfs of dif- 
ferent colors. For a finish the girls 
weave their scarfs Into a British 
flag. The audience gave the number 
a hand. 

Another hokum act was "Re- 



San Francisco, Feb. 21. 

Rumors have long been flying 
about the Rialto here that Alexander 
Pantages was looking with covetous 
eyes towards the new Warfield The- 
atre which Marcus Loew Is build- 
ing practically across the street 
from the present Pantages house. 

Little attention was paid to these 
rumors, but It now develops that 
Pantages actually has been serious- 
ly thinking of the Warfield and has 
made a defii^te offer for it. 



OBITUARY 



KING MAY LEAVE FRISCO 

Will Repeat Series of Shows in Los 
Angeles If Deal Goes Through 



San Francisco, Feb. 21. 

The Will King company, which 
has been holding forth at the 
Casino for more than three years, 
will move to Los Angeles within the 
next few weeks if present negotia- 
tions for the Auditorium in that 
city are completed. Business at the 
Casino has been holding up well 
despite the elimination of the 
vaudeville from the program. The 
reason advanced for the change is 
the difficulty of "digging" up new 
shows every week. In Los Angeles 
King will have the advantage of re- 
peating the same shows that he has 
been offering here, thereby avoiding 
the task of securing new material. 

Just what policy the Casino will 
pursue after the King aggregation 
leaves has not been announced. 



hearsing a Melodrama," a 



low- 



HIP, FRISCO 

San Francisco, Feb. 21. 

A neat bill went over very well 
Sunday afternoon, though very lit- 
tle enthusiasm was aroused by 
Kalaluhls Hawalians, the headline 
act, offering tho usual native songs, 
dances and steel guitar playing In 
closing position. 

Maley and O'Brien, next to clos- 
ing, made them laugh good and hard 
with their wop talk about a wash- 
ing machine. They employed a prac- 
tical wa.shing machine with comedy 
props which proved a good adver- 
tisement for the manufacturers as 
well as a good stage novelty. They 
got away to a hit with saw playing 
and mouth buzzing. 

Douglas Flint and Co. appeared in 



comedy travesty, noisy but funny. 
There are few principals In "London 
Follies'* that stand out individually, 
and that one remembers. The sing- 
ing is fair and the girls, while pos- 
sessing plenty of "pep" are not so 
strong on looks. They dance very 
well. 

It was chiefly the different charac- 
ter of tho production as a whole that 
won the approval of the Columbia 
audiences. 



HOFFMAN VISrnNG 

San Francisco, Feb. 21. 

Aaron Hoffman, author of Kolb 
and Dill's newest comedy offering, 
"Give and Take," at the Century, 
Is due to arrive here tomorrow from 
New York, This will be the first 
time Hoffman ever has seen a pro- 
duction of a play he has written 
for Kolb and Dill, although he has 
devised many of their past attrac- 
tions. 

Hoffman will be a guest of Kolb 
during his stay of several weeks, 
and probably will be established at 
Kolb'a big ranch near Llvermore. 



LEVEY BOOKINGS 

Acquires Group of Split-Week and 
Two -Day Stands 



San Francisco, Feb. 21. 

Bert Levey has annexed the 
Colonial, Stockton, which starts a 
split week policy March 1. 

Other cities that will secure Its 
vaudeville bills from the Levey cir- 
cuit are announced as follows: 
Childress, Vernon and Quanah In 
Texas; Enid, Shawnee, El Reno In 
Oklahoma, and Arkansas City, Em- 
poria and Eldorado in Kansas. All 
will be two-day stands excepting 
the Texas towns. 



STOCKTON HIP CHANGES 

San Francisco, Feb. 21. 

Marcus Loew has given up his 
lease on the Hippodrome In Stock- 
ton and upon Us expiration next 
August the theater will be taken 
over by a Stockton syndicate. 
Loew's other hojuse, the Loew State, 
is playing the vaudeville. 

The new syndicate that has se- 
oured; the •*HIp" has not yet an- 
nounced ita plans. 



Islands. He grew up among the 
big tops. In the late 80's he mar- 
ried one of the Vaidi Sisters, aerial 
performers, and after his coming to 
this side had his own specialty 
show which played all over America 
during the 90's. He was for a 
time associated In the agency bus- 

IM FONDEST MEMORY 
MT DEAJtEST MOTBEU 

I MBS. HETTIE £. REYNOLDS | 

Wbo Pass«<i Away Suddenly 
February 24th. 1921. 

I Sb* Will Always B« Satfly Mcurned ky Mar Urn 

EARLE REYNOLDS 

AND FAMILY 

wmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmma0 

in^ss with Jamt>s Armstrong, when 
the Rialto was on 14th street. 

After that the firm was Allen & 
Marriat for a time until Marrlat 
retired to enter another business. 
Allen had always been an Independ- 
ent agent, booking pari, and fairs 
with occasional dealings' with the 
circuses, among the proprietors of 
which he numbered many friends. 
Two daughters survive, both of 
them married. About two years ago 
Allen married for the second time, 
his first wife having died around 
1905. Tho widow was his assistant 
in the agency business and may 
continue it. Funeral sei vices were 
held Sunday from Allen's home near 
Freeport, L. L 



times and also acting aa her stagiij 
manager. His death came sud" 
denlj. 



HARRY ALLEN 

J. Harry Allen, 14 years old, a 
veteran park and fair agent In the 
Independent field, died Feb. 16 In 
Baltimore of heart disease. Allen 
has hau offices in the Astor theatre 
building, New York, ever since It 
was built For many years he sup- 
plied the show for the Brockton 
Fair, and was one of the best In- 
formed bookers In America on circus 
and acrobatic acts. He had con- 
tracted for several New England 
fairs this year, having become ill 
during his trip to Bangor several 
weeks ago when tho Maine Fair 
Association met. 

Mr. Allen wa^ English by birth, 
his father having been proprietor of railroad ticket offices in hotels hei 
a circus property which toured thej and also the founder of the present] 



JOSEPH COUTHOUI 

Joseph Couthoul, 8) years 

father of Mrs. Florence Couthoulcj 

died Feb. 17 in Chicago. The de«i 

ceased was the originator of th^ 

IN LOVING MEMORY 

I Harold David HkicLellaii 

(ROBERT CASTLETON) 
Who Died February IS, Hn 

W. B. 



Couthoul ticket agency. He is 8ur< 
vived by his only daughter, Flor* 
ence Couthoul. 



Tho father of Ray Conlin. ven-1 
triloquist, died at his homo inj 
Chicago of pneumonia, Feb. 13. Hm 
was a well-known politician and at] 
the time of his death was a candi-f 
date for the nomination of State) 
senator on the Republican ticket.] 
The son is said to have inherited 
substantial sum of money upon th«] 
death of his father (William O'Con*} 
nor). 



Frank Jenny of Utica, N. Y., whol 
won fame a generation ago as an' 
amateur and professional cycl^ 
rider, died at his home, Feb, 16, in 
his 50th year. He leaves a wife and 
two children. He had enjoyed i^| 
national reputation. 



The father of Max Weily diedl 
last week at his home in Zurich, 
Switzerland. He was 76 years of 
age. Thirteen children survive. 
One son was killed in the Vi^ar. 



JOHN F. SMART 

John F. Smart, one of the old 
school of actors, well remembered 
by thousands of Boston theatre 
patrons, died at Quincy, Mass., Feb 
17. For about 30 years he was a 
member of Fanny Danvenport's 
company, playing in the cast at 



Louis Scieux Segel, former French 
singer and owner of tho Theatre des 
V.arietes, Agen, dletl of pneumonia 
while visiting Paris. 



The mother of Leah Nora died at 
her home at Morris Park, L. I., Feb. 
19, after a short illness. 



Leon Heuzey, French archaelog- 
ist author, died at the age of 91 
years. 



Georges Pasquier, the agent, died^l 
in Paris Feb. 17. 



FRISCO ITEMS 

San Francisco, Feb. 21. 
Ray Howard, of the Hobart Bos- 
worth Co., in "Scottish Chiefs," was 
stricken with influenza and is In a 
local hospital. 



A SHOW IN ITSELF 



COFFEE DAN'S 

SAN FRANCISCO'S FAMOUS MIDNIGHT PLAYGROUND 



When in SAN FRANCISCO 
MEET ASD EAT With DAVE LERNER 

ECONOMY LUNCH No. 2 

24 ELLIS STREET— NEXT TO CENTURY THEATRE 



Will King redently staged one of 
his shows at Loew's Casino and 
called it "A Night at Coffee Dan's." 
In appreciation of the advertising 
thus afforded him Coffee Dan re- 
ciprocated last week by staging a 
special "Will King Night" in his 
restaurant at which King and all 
the members of his company were 
the guests. 



A big benefit for unemployed sol- 
diers was staged in the Auditorium 
in Oakland last week and players 
from both Oakland and San Fran- 
cisco donated their services. A sub- 
stantial sum was raised to help the 
ex-doughboys get by through the 
period of unemployment. 



Lottie Grouper, former member of 
Charles Cochran's "League of No- 
tions" in London, and who recently 
was featured by Fanchon and 
Marco in their "Little Club" revue 
here, is leaving that organization 
next week. She will return to New 
York. 



Woodland's new theatre, the 
Granada, is scheduled to open 
April 15 with the Mahlon Players, 
a repertoire stock company, which 
will play a week. Stuart Webster 
is the proprietor. The house seats 
760. It will play combination at- 
tractions. 



CLOSED SHANGHAI CABARET 

* San Francisco, Feb. 21. 

According to reports brought here 
from Shanghai, the Ritz cafe located 
In that city has closed because the 
owners, Americans, refused to pay 
heavy tribute to the Chinese author- 
ities for the privilege of operating. 
The Ritz is declared to be the most 
beautiful cafe in the far east, and 
the principal backer is said to be 
an American lawyer. 



Beck Due in Frisco 

San Francisco, Feb. 21. 
Martin Beck, who is now in Ik>s 
Angeles, is reported to be returning 
soon to San Francisco for a confer- 
ence with the local Orpheum ofld- 
cials. The staff of the Junior Or- 
pheum house has not yet been se- 
lected. 



ILL AND INJUBEB 

Floyd R Scott, the Orpheum Cir- 
cuit's publicity director, returned to 
his desk in tho Palace Theatre 
building, Monday, after three weeks' 
absence due to pneumonia. 

Stella Gilmore Is convalescent at 
the home of her mother In Cincin- 
nati, where she was taken ill about 
three weelcs ago. 

Jules Saranoff, the violinist, has 
been confined to his room at the 
Friars Club,. New York, for the past 
10 days, with an attack of double 
pneumonia, developing from tho flu. 

Mrs. Harry Spingold. wife of the 
Chicago vaudeville agent, is con- 
fined in a Chicago hospital recover- 



ing from an operation for appendi«J 
citis. 

Bill Cherry Is seriously ill at the 
Friars' Club, New York, with a bad 
attack of the flu. Dr. J. W. Amey 
is in attendance, also for Jules 
Saranoff, also il> at the same club* 
house. 

Johnny Burke did not open at tha 
Broadway; stricken with the "flu." 
Billy Shone subbed. 

Ben Piazza, manager of the Or* 
pheum, New Orleans, is confined to 
his home in the southern city with 
a severe case of grippe. 

Manny Morris, the musical direc- 
tor. Is ill with flu at his home, 728 
McDonough street, Brooklyn, N. Y, 
It will be several weeks before Mr, 
Morris will be able to leave the 
house. 

Dan Kuscll was operated on Mon- . 
day for abscess of the ear. He is in 
no danger. 

Leo "Chico" Marks, of the Marks 
Brothers, on the Orpheum, San 
Francisco, was out of the bill for 
four days last week, being laid up 
with a light attack of the "flu." His 
place in the act was taken tem- 
porarily by Bob Ward, of Ward 
Brothers, on the same bill. 



IN AND OUT 

Several headliners failed to open 

Monday, due to illness. De Lislo 

Alda was off at the Orpheum, Brook- 
lyn; John Steel didn't make the Al- 
hambra. New York; the Courtney 
Sisters were out of the bill at the 
Palace, New York; Harry Carroll 
with the Bennett Sisters and Tom 
Dingle doubled the Palace and Or- 
pheum, Brooklyn, Ann Wheaton of 
the Carroll act also reporting ill. 



Service and Rates to the Profession 

HOTEL TURPIN 

17 Powell St., Near Market, SAN FRANCISCO 

One Block from All Theatres 



SCENERY BY EDWIN H. FLAGG STUDIOS 



^iday. February 24, 19i2 



VAUDEVILLE 



REVIEWS OF RECORDING DISCS 

^ith thi» issue. Variety opens a departmeni of critical reviews of the 
it phonograph records. 



i:,<i. 



POPULAR RECORDS 



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TV-TEE (Fox Trot)— Y«rk««' 8. 8. Flotilla Orchottra (Instrumental) 
0000* BYE 8HANQHAI— 8am»— Aoolian-Vocalion No. 14278 

T«rke«' S. S. Flotilla Orchestra delivers two very danceable fox trots 
In •«Xy-Tee" (Wood-Blbo), a weird composition with a wild eerie motif. 
and •'Good-bye Shanghai' '(Myer) that carries an Oriental swing bound 
f0 be appreciated by American fox trotters. 

' lth9 first number has an elusive echor arrangement in its three-part 
nony orchestration, further distlngruished by the piano and clarionet 
cato walling, all of which makes for a very spirited dance. 
The "Shanghai" number is replete with choppy orchestra tricks, includ- 
Btralght melody in the verse and triplet note switches in the chorus, 
and anon the sax wails fortli crescendo, combining for a muslclanly 
nged dance. 

E SHEIK (Fox Trot)~Lanin'8 Orchestra 
DA DA, MY DARLING~8ame~Path« Actuelis, No. 20663 
• The Sheik" (Ted Snyder) Is probably the most popular ballroom dance 
t«day. It has been rendered in a variety of ways, although the composer 
liM produced a tune nothing could kill. Lanin Hwitches the sax to the 
eiarlonet for the harmony, and for the finish allows the brasses to carry 
tke majestic melody.^ 

Th? * I>urllng" ^Leslie-Monaco) number is more on the order of a 
straight fox delivered "straight." with an inning for the eerie clarionet 
to show something in the body of the rendition. CUiaranteed to accelerate 
the most { iuggish stepper. 




DEAR OLD SOUTLLAND (Fox Trot)— Wicdoft's Califcrnians 
80NG OF INDIA— Same— Aeolian Vocation, No. 14285 

"Dear Old Southland" (Creamer and Lay ton) is a hybrid tune that 
allows for sobby sustained notes in spots, and suddenly switches to a 
walrd Oriental tempo i.\ the section suggesting the levee chant. The 
glbw half-notes permit for a wealth of Dixie melody interludes in the 
counter harmony, including snatches of "Jubiio," "Svvanee River," "Dixie ' 
and "Home Sweet Home." which are sharply contrasted with the simple 
saxophone melody. Robert Hoed IJowers has arranged Rimsky-Korsa- 
iKflff's "Song Indcjue," matching up superbly with Paul Whiteman's con- 
ception on the Victor disk.M. The melody is danceable to an extreme, 
and makes for a majestic daiico selection. 



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DEAR OLD SOUTHLAND— Irving Kaufman (Vocal) 

THAT'S HOW I BELIEVE IN YOU— Chas. Harrison and Everett Clarke 
(Vocal). Aeolian Vocalion, No. 14271 
Irving Kaufman's vocal version of "Dear Old Southland" is only dis- 
tinguished by the banjo picking accompaniment as far as arrangement 
8. otherwise delivered straight, reciting of the singer's longing for his 
jKentucky home, picturing the Dixie mammy's "go lonr?. go Ion.':?" admoni- 
tion to her offspring. I*rimarily a dance tune, it sliupes up very inter- 
estingly as a vocal rendition. ^_.:1 

."That's How I Believe in You" (Dubin-Cunnlnghnm-Rule) is a lover's 
aasurancc of his departed amcur. Love songs are divided into two prime 
^visions: the with you and without you type. This one is of the latter 
type, and the Charles Harrl.son and Kverelte Clarke duet in it superbly 
bringing forth the sweet sadness of the number to the utmost. 

8R0THER LOW DOWN (Fox Trot)— Ladd's Black Aces 
I'VE GOT TO HAVE MY DADDY BLUES— Gennett No. 4806 

Real "low down" blues is the stuff Ladd's jazz aggregation has been 
de.ivering on the Gennet records, and here are two of the wjldest ami 
da.iofest "blues" heard for some time. "Brother Low Down" ( Bernard - 
Briers) with the clarionet shrieking a really catchy fluctuating and undu- 
lating melody makes you "strut your stuff" the limit. 

The 'Daddy Blues" (Erdman-Cohn -Jones) emanates from Chicago, 
where all wicked blues find very welcome attention. It is more of a 
plaintive tune with the omnipresent clarionet wailing staccato and 
tickling the toes temptingly .and tempestuously. 

ON TO PARAGON— Frosini-Accordion Solo 

RAG IN D MINOR— Same— Path* Actuelle, No. 020672 

Frosini's novelty record on the current Pathe releases shows off the 
instrumentalist's digit dexterity to the utmost. The first is a spirited 
inarch employing plenty of pleasing trills and runs. The Rag Is a tricky 
"blues" which is almost danceable. Frosini might try Pietro's stunt of 
paying some attention to the dance phase. 



smoothness, exacting the full tone effect from each Instrument. These 
two selections from "Good Morning, Dearie" compare on a par with any 
of the previous releases. Ernest Hussar's Hotel Claridge Orchestra ren- 
ders "Blue Danube Blues" distinguished by the wailing saxes. 
. "Ka-Lu-A" (also by Jerome Kerne and Anna Caldwell) employs sub- 
dued aaxaphone three-part harmony for the melody theme, with the 
Whiteman trick of combining the banjo and piano for the peculiar 
methodic swing-swing in the accompaniment which so distinguished 
Whiteman's music at the Ambassador, Atlantic City. Arthur Lange, the 
veteran arranger, conducts the Velvetone Dance Orchestra. 

TY-TEE (Fox Trot)— Hussar's Ciaridga Orchestra 

SWEET MAN O' MINE (Fox Trot)— Velvetone Orchestra— Cameo, No. 206 
Hussar does tricks with the sonorous "Ty-Te© (Wood-Bibo), employing 
several novel effects with weird barbaric tom-toming, "Sweet Man o* 
Mine (J. R. Robinson) is Just *'blues" played with decorous zest and 
spirit by Arthur Lange's Velvetone Orchestra. 

GIVE ME MY MAMMY— Al Jolson (Vocal) 

MY MAMMY KNOWS— Charles Hart and Elliott Shaw (Vocal)— Colum- 
bia, No. A-3&40 
Two "mammy" songs, the first by Walter Donaldson, who started this 
Dixie mammy vogue with the w. k. "My Mammy." Al Jolson sings it 
nightly in "Bombo." and in this record one can just about picture Al 
astride of the runway gesticulating his affection for his distant mere. 
Charles Hart, tenor, and Klllott Shaw, baritone, duet "My Mammy 
Knows" (DeCosta-Jerome) with feeling and understanding. 



KALU-A- William Reeee and Male Trio (Vocal) 

SAY IT WITH MUSIC— Elliott Shaw and Mala Trio (Vocal)— Brunswick, 
No. 2184 

Both selections have been recorded on every record and roll make for 
dance. These vocal interpretations are reliefs. TN'illiam Reese, a lusty 
tenor, tells all about "when it's moonlight In Ka-Lu-A," and then is 
joined by an Hawaiian steel guitar for the interlude accompaniment. It 
winds up with a male trio joining on the harmony. The guitar effect is 
pretty to say the least, causing one to wonder why a straight string inter- 
pretation of this sterling Hawaiian theme has not been made. 

Elliott Shaw via Irving Berlin's "Say It With Music," from the Music 
Box Revue, advises that she loves to be kis.sed, to a strain of Chopin or 
Liszt and then to prove it has the string accompanists play "Salut 
d'Amour." Well arranged and superbly rendered. 

REMEMBER THE ROSE (Fox Trot)— Frank Banta and Cliff Hess (In- 
strumental) 
ROLL ON SILVERY MOON (Medley Fox Trot)— Same— Columbia, No. 
A -3535 
Frank Banta and Cliff Hess have a novelty piano duet disk on the 
current Columbia releases arranged for dance purposes. Banta is a 
familiar artist on the records, although Hess has done more piano roll 
work than anything else. Its an inieresting novelty, well rendered. 




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THREE O'CLOCK IN. THE MORNING (Waltz)— Bar Harbor Society 

Orchestra 
MOON RIVER— Same— Aeolian Vocalion, No. 14287 

jrOrchestra leaders aver that, according to their observation along the 
Mfiiin Stem, the waltz shows no sign of coming back. Here are two that 
1^ least will give that dreamy dance number a "look-in." The first is 
rrom the "Greenwich Village Follies" (Robledo),^ employing a church 
^lells effect as part of the harmony. It Is the dreamiest of dreamy waltzes, 

St sprightly withal. Smooth, eschewing trick "breaks," the chimes, the 
njo picking: and the dulcet reeds make for a very soothing dance 
lumiber. 

"Moon River" (David) Is a waltz selection that allows for numerous 
syncopated effects. This type of number is very popular with the Broad- 
way leaders when they do have waltz requests. When first Introduced 
It enjoyed a spurted temporary vogue in some of the street's leading 
dibarets to the extent leaders played It off the manuscript before Is.'^ucd 
iu printed form. It starts evenly with regular half and quarter-note 
4rops, but also includes several pleasing "breaks" In the body of the 
ffelection. 



STANDARD 

ELIJAH— John Charles Thomas- AeolianVocalion, No. 52028 

John Charles Thomas is his ever-fervent self with this rendition of 
Mendelssohn's "It Is Enough" selection from '•Klijah." sustaining the 
theme with feeling and understanding. The mellow 'cello counter- 
melody makes for a pretty accompaniment. 

CALM AS THE NIGHT— Ernestine Schumann- Hinck— Victor No. 87332 

Mme. Schumann-Heink renders Carl Bohm's "Still Wie Die Nachf in 
r.erman, voicing her tender affection for "deine lleho" et ah A love song 
pure and simple, handicapped, one might venture to say, by a foreign 
tongue, although Schumann-IIeink's gifted contralto can sing a song in 
Sanskrit and make a decent job of it. A pretty string accompaniment 
makes itself strikingly evident in spots in the course of the rendition. 

NIGHT OF LOVE — Nellie and Sara Kouns — Aeolian-Vocalion, No. 20004 
The Kouns Sisters harmonize soothingly with this amorous selection, 
entreating "let me dream" in melodious, well-blending sopranos. A 
snatch of the sobby "Tales of Hoffman" is skillfully interluded. 

SWEET and LOW— Hulda Laahanska and Criterion Quartet— Victor 

No. 68020 
CANZONETTA— Hulda Lashancka (Vocal)— Victor No. 66021 

Hulda Lashanska is a newcomer to Victor disk purchasers as a Red 
Seal artist. Tn both selections the vocalist displays her full-throated, 
well-trained Ivric voice with a few coloratura flights, more so In the 
Canzonetta (Goethe-Loewe) than the Alfred Lord Tennyson "Sweet and 
Low" lyric. In the latter, harmony with the Criterion Quartet assisting, 
is the prime purpose, although the singer displays her mellifluoim- voice 
for the simple carrying of the melody in the forepart of the disk. 

PEARL OF BRAZIL— Evelyn Scotney— Aeolian-Vocalion, No. 52027 

Miss Scotney, a truly gifted soprano, performs the "charming bird" 
number In French on the current Aeolian disks. It is a good record in 
more than one way. Miss Scotney is fortunate in performing for a clear- 
process disk, making the clarionet "charming bird" Imitations ring out 
clear as a bell. The Introductory part of the selection allows her to mount 
to the high registers and do some spectacular- octave and three-quarter 
octave jumping work. 



LEO GENEVE 

FLANDERS and BUTLER 
''A Vaudeville Concert" 

"Leo Flanders and Geneve Butler 
have a fine musical act. Miss But- 
ler revealed a well-rounded soprano 
voice with a real concert tone, which 
unfortunately, is not often found on 
the vaudeville stage. Flanders runs 
over the piano keys as if he really 
enjoyed It."— SACRAMENTO BER 

ORPHEUM CIRCUIT 

Direction BURT CORTELYOU 



BOOMING €. t SHAY FOR 
NEXT L A. PRESIDENT 



Now President Emeritus 
Declined Renomination 
Last Year 



l» RATHER HAVE LOVED YOU AND LOST YOU— Crascent Trio 

-' (Vocal) 

TOMORROW LAND— Elliott Shaw— Path* Actuellt, No. 020658 

v;^he Crescent Trio harmonizes intelligently with the first selection 

CBogers-Gumble), Interpreting the lyric understandingly. "Tomorrow 

«MJd" (Tandler) is the eternal "manyana" iheme done in a different way, 

Slliott Shaw's baritone resonantly enunciating the lyric with feeling. 

Shaw's disks are catching on with the record buyers because of that one 

uvorable element — clear pronunciation. 



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MAPPY HOTTENTOT— Miss Patricola (Vocal) 
I'VE GOT MY HABITS ON— Same— Victor No. 18838 

Isabel Patricola, known to vaudeville for her inimitable type of song 
delivery, and better known to her friends as "Pat." debuts on the Feb- 

Sary Victor disks with "Happy Hottentot" (Jerome-H. Von Tilzer) and 
• "Habits" (Smith-Schafer-Durante) song. The first, a nut Injun 
dItty, has been a familiar one in Miss Patricola's vaudeville song cycle 
for some time. The audiences audibly acclaimed It. and the patrons of 
canned" vaudeville are bound to do so as well. 

vThe "Habits" recites of the singer's "strut. Miss Lizzie" penchant de- 
livered in a sonorous "blues" dialect. 

JECONDHAND ROSE— Fannie Brica (Vocal) 

MY MAN (MON HOMME)— Same— Victor, No. 45263 

Fannie Brice is another first-timer on the Victor Records. She makes 
her debut with two numbers she made popular in the 1921 edition of 
w«gfeld*s "Follies." Fanny Brice is Fanny Brico, whether performing 
canned" or on the stage. Her accent and delivery are hers, serving as 
•J» indelible trade-mark. "Second -Hand Rose" (Clarke-IIanley) is a 
plaint on the part of the singer's "hand-me-down" assets, Including her 
PJ^vIously divorced beau and pajamas with "some one else's 'ultials on 
•ff>*" — only Misa Brice pronounces it "neesels." 

J 'My Man," a French importation by Maurice Yvain, lyric by Cliannlng 
J*ollock. is more of a serious effort, winding up "Whatever my man i.s. 
* am his, forever more." The melody is Frenchy and away from the 
*»«ual American fox- trot tempos. 

5^UE DANUBE BLUES (Fox Trot)— Hussar's Claridge Hotel Orchestra 
KA-LU-A— Velvetone Orchestra— Cameo, No. 207 

" this record Is a sample of the stuff KUward N. Burn.s' new Cameo 
cj^'Poration Is going to market at 50 cents retail, he's not only goinf? to 
JJn away from all the other "four-bit" disks, but will doubtless put a 
■•"ous crimp in the 7&c standard makes. The record is superb in tor.o, 
Jhe mniiufarturer modestly stating he ia trying to match up his process 
*• that of a well-established product It is the nearest approach in 



GUY GRAVES MOVING 

Yonkers, N. Y., Feb. 21. 

Guy Graves, manager of Proctor's 
here for the past three years, has 
severed his connection and will be- 
come the manager of the new 
Strand, a 1,400-seat picture house, 
recently erected by ex-Mayor Walsh 
of Yonkers. Patrick Gary will auc- 
ceed Graves. 

The Strand will open within a few 
weeks with a picture policy similar 
to the Strand, New York. The new 
Strand Is a few doors below Proc- 
tor's on South Broadway. 



McNALLY SUCCEEDS MORRISON 

The departure of Leo Morrison 
from the Keith booking offlce, where 
he had been assistant to I. R. Sam- 
uels, one of the Keith's chief book- 
ers, was followed by Jack McNally 

taking Morrison's place. McNally 
previously had been assigned to Ed- 
die Darling's staff. 

Morrison, though quita young, 
has established himself aa a booker. 
He la said to have been In receipt of 
several favorable offers upon leav- 
ing the Keith employ. 




TOUGH ON "TAXIE'' 



.Sufi'ciiTu; from a Kli^ht eold, Taxlo was cnmpt!l<<l to remain In beil ;• 
few days hist v.-« i k. I.iit bin p.-r.soiial mnnu^'i-, IM. Allon, m\v t!iit Ih- 
r.'Uiiiie ti.espiau was roroforlrible. Willi tlie hU^'st iKWHpap'M- ai.d u «1< , : 
of cards by bin side. Taxie was able to amune him ^ If while JM. went f" 
tlio mail. V)ii the tal<b» cIoh.^ by, may bo .«een th** n'<<(lirine. leo-watt-r ;n 
clock, so that each dose would be taken on time. Taxi^ lu./kM u lin; 
peeved as ho has JiK^t lost a game of HolitHlro. He luis fully reenv^Ti 
and will continue his Oii»houm lour, at .M»niplii«, n'xr. wed; (IN'b. 1'7>. 



A boom is under way for Charles 
C. Shay as a nominee for the presi- 
dency of the I. A. T. S. E. at tha 
forthcoming convention of the I. 
A., to be held the last week in 
May, with tha city not decided as 
yet. 

Mr. Shay Is president emeritus of 
the L A. He retia-ed from the offlca 
of president last year after holding 
that post for IS yeara, declining to 
accept a renomination in 1921, ba- 
cau8e of ill health. 

Mr. &hay has not algnlfled hfa 
attitude toward becoming a candi- 
date this year as yet, having beea 
out of town for several weeks. 



14 AT CITY 

Six Try-out Acts Added Each Mon< 
day at Fox House 



Try-outs for William Fox houses 
were the innovation started Mon- 
day by Edgar Allen at the City. So 
many turns have made complaints, 
agents were unable to secure book- 
ings for them that they could not 
obtain a showing date that the 
try-out method was adopted by the 
Fox office for the first time. 

There will be no distinction be- 
tween the try-out turns and tiie 
regular show booked. The added 
acts will rehearse Monday morn- 
ing with the show playing the Ilrst 
half. They will be assigned to the 
calendar and allotted regular dress* 
Ing rooms as for a regular^ book« 
Ing. 

Furthermore, the Monday night 
bill will bs run with ths try-outs 
mixed in with the booked turns, 
but the acts trying out will work 
ths last show only. The idea of 
framing the bill with ths extra 
turns and rehearsing them with ths 
other act.s, is to give them all ad- 
vantages in appearing. There will 
be six turns tried each week, mak- 
ing the total bill for the Monday 
night show 14 acts. 



BOOK FINKELSTEm & RUBIN 

Chicago, Feb. 21. 
C. W. Morgenstern, a former New 
York independent booking agent, 
arrived here this week for the pur- 
pose of becoming the booking rep- 
resentative for the vaudeville houses 
of Finkle.stein &: Itubin In St. Paul 
and Minneapolis. Morgenstern l.i 
commencing to book acts hero to 
begin playing these houses upon" the 

♦ xpiration of the F. & 11, agreement 
with the Loew circuit. 

MorpenRtem Is booking Inde- 
[)«.ndently and niakinj^ bis local 
!M-a(l.(urntcrs at tlio Siiu}.»rt West- 

• 5 n Vaadeville bookiM^: ofllccs. 



The Dyckman Street, New York. 

1-^ suit<lu'<l from Irs .straight plc- 

!" poiiry to jilaying vaudeville on 

■'iii.|;ry.«». Kd<lio Oakforv: is book- 



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iTATE-LAKE THEATRE BUILDING 

Friday, February 24, 1922 



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CHICAGO VAUDEVILLE SHOWS 



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APOLLO 



Chicago, Feb. 21. 
I Taking the acts individually this 
t« a good bill. But from a variety 
standpoint, it Is a bit off. The ar- 
rangement Is such that in the llrst 
part there is no comedy, and what 
comedy there la in the show Is dis- 
pensed by Johnny Dooloy and Mat- 
thews and Ayers in the last portion. 
The show and dancing is a "hum- 
mer." Nat Nazarro, Jr., with 
Helene, do a little stepping that 
sparkles; Master and Kraft step out; 
Dooley and Madison Sisters keep 
their "hoofs" moving a bit, and 
l«Yank Mathews tops of the terpsl- 
chorean portion of the program with 
a little lively shuffling. 

Nazarro, Junior, in the stellar posi- 
tion, is a most worthy headliner. 
Programed as "Shubert's Newest 
Star." he Uves up to the billing 
through his versatility. His Jazz 
band Is on a par with any seen 
hereabouts. 

Johnny Dooley showed his gro- 
tesque and burlesque stunts in his 
initial appearance here. Dooley 
caught and kept himself in good 
grace with the mob throughout his 
endeavor. 

The herculean task of opening the 
■how was invested in the Hercules 
Trio, who accomplished this feat in 
good fashion with their gymnastic 
and equilibristic stunts. Then came 
Harper and Blanks, a repeat act. 
programed as the "Two Harpers." 
Their songs and dances proved to 
be acceptable, and after they left 
Arturo Bcrnardi, an exponent of the 
protean art, another repeat act, was 
seen. Next to closing the first part 
were Clotilda and Vittoria Gallarinl, 
with an instrumental cocktail. 
Exquisitely clad and charming on 
appearance this duo submitted a 
well-selected catalog of numbers on 
their numerous instruments. Start- 
ing oft with the accordions, the 
girls in turn displayed their versa- 
tility'on the violin, saxophone and 
cornets. 

Closing the first part were Master 
and Kraft, another repeat act here, 
and scored. 

Next to closing spot came Mat- 
thews and Ayers with their comedy 
skit. "Hard boiled." Following Na- 
zarro they got off at a good gait and 
kept going with their smart and 
snappy rapid fire dialog. 

Closing the show were Gen. Pisano 
and Co. with sharpshooting feats, at 
which Pisano is a past master. 

Loop. 

PALACE 

Chicago, Feb. 21. 
Just a fair running bill, with sev- 
£ eral changes. Lane and Harper 
' dropped out, as did Richard Keane. 
both affected with spotitis. Cecil 
■ Gray substituted for Lane and Har- 
per, no one taking the pice of 
Keane. 

The show was started with Fol- 
lette's Monkeys, with the entire act 
built around the monkey with the 
drums. Cecil Gray, formerly known 
around here as Cor» Grieve, fooled 
the house with her female male im- 
personations. Winzer and Palmer 
were on a little early for their brand 
of talk, but scored an easy hit. 

Franklyn Ardell and Co. in "King 
Solomon, Jr.," found the audience to 
his liking. Though seen here before, 
the act got many laughs. Moody and 
Duncan chalked up the big hit of 
the bill. The girl's songs and com- 
edy efforts found a fertile field. 

Fritz! Scheff, the headliner, intro- 
duced several new gowns. Swift and 
Kelly clowned, fooled and sang 



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themselves to a solid bit next to 
closing. 

Bessie Clifford In art poses closed 
the show and held them In good 
stead. Women were quite predomi- 
nant on this bill. Kilher they aided 
the acts they appeared In or were 
integral part of acta that appeared, 
no act being without a member of 
the feminine sex. 

STATE-LAKE 

Chicago, Feb. 21. 

From a terpsichorean standpoint 
this Is a great musical carnival and 
from a musical angle it is a great 
dancing festival. 

The audience Is deluged with 
dance and music. Tne program ran 
smoother and better than better- 
balanced bills have in the past. 
' Crane Wilbur and Martha Mans- 
field have headline position with 
their satirical farce, "Right or 
Wrong." For laughing purposes 
this sketch served as a gem, but as 
far as the solidity of the vehicle 
was concerned or the meaning it Is 
supposed to convey the audience is 
still in a quandary. However, the 
picture players were there to be 
seen and let the audience have a 
look and laugh, and this they were 
enabled to do to their hearts' con- 
tent. 

La France Brothers started off 
with their avalanche of equilibristic 
feats and musical instrumentations. 
It was a good start. Then Jack 
Joyce, a one-legged songster and 
hoofer, sang and danced his way to 
a success in easy fashion. Henry 
and Moore, who came next, had a 
comedy talking, musical and danc- 
ing skit, "Escorts Wanted," which 
seemed to tickle immensely. Henry 
scored a big hit with his distortion 
of melody on the violin. Pearson, 
Newport and Pearson put plenty of 
pep into the proceedings with their 
terpsichorean maneuvers, establish- 
ing themselves firmly. Jack Rube 
Clifford, assisted by Fid Johnson, 
camo along with more instrumenta- 
tion and comedy talk. Clifford's 
quaint and droll rural comedy and 
pantomime business struck the 
proper chord and injected comedy 
in a position where It was needed, 
as he followed the Wilbur-Mansfield 
turn. Closing the show were Frank 
A. Burt and Myrtle Rosedale, who 
engaged In comedy chatter and dis- 
pensed discord and harmony on the 
piano and other Instruments. Mu- 
sically and terpsichoreanly speaking 
the show was an immense success. 
Moran and Mack and "The Little 
Cottage' not seen at this perform- 
ance. 



planted In tbe audience. Hi* rou- 
tine is conventional for &n act of 
tbia type. He depends more upon 
comedy talk and business than on 
tricks and stunts. Grey may have 
been known as Griffith some years 
ago-; he uses the boys as his foils, 
and pulls a lot of the Van Hoven 
type of comedy with the youngsters. 
Doing the name and Introduction 
bit and .the payment of money busi- 
ness with them, which Van has 
been doing since he arrived on these 
shores for a visit home. Neverthe- 
less, Van Hoven need have no fear. 
Next to closing was a rather diffi- 
cult spot for Grey, and he did not 
bit over on all six cylinders. 

Closing the show as a dance and 
song novelty, "Inspiration," pre- 
sented by three girls and a man, 
proved most pleasing. 



ACADEMY 

Chicago, Feb. 21. 

They have lod^g nouses and 
"flop" joints in the neighborhood of 
this house. There Is also tho regu- 
lar panhandler on tho Job In the 
neighborhood, but the Academy is 
not bothered or hampered, for there 
is hardly a performance — and the 
house is a 12-hour grind place — 
that it is not comfortably filled. Its 
patrons are not highbrows nor are 
they exactly low, even though it 
caters to a good many of the for- 
eign element, but they are the show 
kind; what they want is good en- 
tertainment, and If they get it they 
show thci- appreciation. The last 
half show seemed to be liked, for 
all of the acts got over. 

Opening were the St. Clair 
Sisters with a posing novelty. This 
team has a nice and pleasing rou- 
tine and serve It up in speedy 
fashion. No. 2 had Carmen and St. 
Clair, two girls with banjos, and 
getting all of the music possible out 
of tho Instruments. Mahoney and 
Talbert, straight and Hebrew 
comedian, came next with chatter 
and song. The boys have a tried 
and true routine which they sell in 
a capable manner. Their vocal ac- 
complishments serve as time fillers 
to make the act rea?h tho necessary 
time allotted and could easily be 
curtailed. 

Bobby ^Barker, with four men and 
two women, offered a comedy skit, 
"Three Husbands." reminiscent of 
"Four Husbands." Entertainment 
provided by Barker and his aides, 
and done well, too. 

Next to closing was Allan Orey 
and Co., a magician and illusionist, 
assisted by a girl and two urchins 



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McVICKER'S 

Chicago, Feb. 21. 

A much better bill was presented 
yesterday than has been seen for 
some time past. Idatgy Duo opened 
the show with hand balancing. T'he 
man did most of tho work, with the 
woman ad libbing. Reilly, Feeney 
and Reilly, three men, harmonized, 
crossflred and Jigged. Their voices 
blended fairly well, while tho talk 
and dancing were done by only two 
of the act. 

Yule and Richards have dressed 
their act with clas&y scenery and 
wardrobe. The man registered with 
dancing, while the woman is artistic. 

"The Chattel" is the Valerie Ber- 
gere "Moth" sketch, cast for small 
time. The playlet met with success. 

F. J. Moore, with bis magical act, 
banged over. Moore has a bit which 
he labels "sawing a Rabbit in Half." 
Roattini and Barrette, man and 
woman, sang and talked. They have 
a neat offering centering about tho 
man being an aviator and the 
woman a wop flower girl. 

Then came Knapn and Cornelia, 
who ran the rest of the acts off the 
bill. These boys possibly hold the 
record for a variety turn in 15 min- 
utes of. lightning entertainment. 

Elizabeth Soltl and Co., witb an 
orchestra leader and a dancing male 
partner, closed the show. Miss Solti 
sang and presented interpretative 
dances. Charles Ledgeac and Mam- 
ray not seen at this show. 



FUND STARTS 



Shuberts Pay Expenses of III Em< 
ployes 



Chicago, Feb. 22. 
The Shubert benefit tax, inaugu- 
rated here upon the elimination of 
the government pass tax on theatre 
admissions, began to function last 
week, when . John J. Garrlty, the 

Shuberts' Chicago manaLcr, paid the 
salaries, doctor bills and nurse ex- 
penses of six ushers of the various 
Shubert houses who were confined 
to their homes and hospitals as in- 
fluenza patients. 

This is said to be the first dis- 
bursement made by tbe Shuberts 
from this new fund. 



CHICAGO ITEMS 

Chicago. Feb. 21. 
Boyle Wolfolk has been added to 
the staff of W. V. M. A., and will 
handle the presentation of feature 
acts booked in picture theatres. 



Eldredge, Barlow and Eldredge 
have had a prolonged controversy 
with Jack Burnett, a local writer, 
who provided them with material. 



Janet Merle and Frank Harrison 
will shortly launch a new vaude- 
ville vehicle which was written and 
arranged by Will Bradshaw and 
Gil Brown. 



The six -day bicycle" race which 
ended at the Coliseum Saturday 
was patronized heavily by theatri- 
cal people. The race got off to a 
poor start, but after Monday began 
to blossom out, and from Tuesday 
to the flniflh there was plenty of 
"gravy" poured into the money bags 
of the producers. Jo Jo Harrison 
was among those «>ngaged to enter- 
tain the "mob" with song during the 
entire race. 



Bryant Foy passed through here 
last week on his way to^ Los An- 
geles, where he will be employed at 
the Fox studios as a title writer. 



Jack Gardner, of the Jack Gard- 
ner agency, was the first of ^ the 
Western Vaudeville Managers' 
booking agents to head toward New 
York in search of new acts for the 
association houses. 



BETTER THAN THE BEST SHOW IN TOWN 

FRED MANN'S 

RAINBO GARDENS 

CLARK at LAWRENCE. Continuous Da nc -ng — V;» j dcv iHc 

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A song publishers* contest Is con- 
ducted at the Rainbow Gardens 
every Wednesday evening. It is 
proving to-be a very good draw. 

Nat Royster, who has been han- 
dling the publicity of the Palace 
and Majestic theatres here during 
the current season, has added a 
third house to his strong, deputized 
by Harry Singer to turn out copy 
for the State -Lake y also. 



''SCOTCH" FOR SONGS, 
SINGLE m DEMANDS 



Notifies Chicago "Pluggers" 

to Substitute Whiskey fo9 

Money — "Bootlegger" 

Gives Names 



Chicago, Feb. 21. 

Two weeks ago the music pub- 
lishers received a blank from the 
Music Publishers' Protective Asso- 
ciation which called for them to 
swear that they or none of their 
employes were paying acts to sing 
any songs. None would let tbe other 
know that he would be guilty of 
doing any such things, so all signed. 

However, last week there came 
Into the State-Lake theatre a well- 
known single singing act. The man 
sings popular songs and always 
favors those publishers whom he 
can depend ut)on to "appreciate" his 
efforts. He was told about what had 
happened, when he was visited by 
the representatives of tho various 
publishers. He said that meant 
nothing In his flaxen haired young 
life. The "plugger-.s" started to 
argue with the act. They were told 
in turn that the act had always 
gotten money In .the past and must 
have it now. But the boys refused 
to take a chance in coming through. 

The act went over to a corner of 
the stage, stood there for about five 
minutes, called one of the men aside 
and said, "Xow, here is what I 
want, and it will not be a violation. 
Get me a bottle of Scotch for each 
numl)er which I use of yours at the 
opening show this afternoon and I 
will keep your stuff in for the rest 
of the week. If not out it goes." He 
called over each of the others in 
turn and delivered the same ulti- 
matum. 

One "pluggcr" would not or would 
not acquicse to the proposition. 
Flatfooted he said "No." 

Determined no one else should 
"give up" the "stuff," tho "plugger" 
wVnt to the official vaudeville boot- 
legger who in the past has been 
supplying the "unobtainable" bever- 
age to actors and music men. He 
told this man that if any of the 
"pluggera" came to him and asked 
for a certain brand of Scotch he 
wanted their names. At first the 
"bootlegger" who was not in on the 
proposition objected, but the "boot- 
legger" fianlly assented. 

It Is said that the music man bas 
all of the names and is making up 
his mind what. to do with them. 



EIALT0*S SUGHT CHANGE 

Chicago, Feb. 21. 

The RIalto, a pop vaudeville 
house operated in the "Loop" by 
Jones, Linick & Schaeffer, will have 
Its policy slightly changed beginning 
Feb. 27. The house playing acts 
booked through the Loew olflces, has 
been playing five shows a day, ten 
acts on the week, with eight acts 
on each shift, the acts only appear- 
ing four times with two extra 
acts being booked In to fill out the 
program. 

Beginning next week tho house 
will only play four shows a day, 
and use eight acts at each show. 
The use of the two extra acts will be 
eliminated. 

In the past an average run photo- 
play has been used at this house In 
conjunction with the vaudeville, but 
under the new arrangement better 
feature pictures will be shown ex- 
clusively. 



Robbed on State St., Chicago 

Chicago, Feb. 21. 
John and Frank Hammond, sons 
of the owner of the Vendome, a pic- 
ture house at 3143 South State st., 
were held up and robbed by 
bandits while on the way to the 
bunk with $3,0*0, shortly before noon 
Saturday. The bank was half a 
block away from the theatre. 



APOLLO'S SPECS PINCHED 

Chicago. Feb. 21. 

Theatre ticket speculators 
having a trying time to dispense o( 
their wares in front of the Ai>ollo, 
the Shubert vaudeville house here. 
Over the box ofilce window is post* 
ed a big sign, warning patrons that 
tickets will not bo accepted at the 
door if purchased from speculators. 
In front of the house is a similar 
sign also. This did not thwart the 
boys with the "ducats" last week, for 
they persisted In working, and three 
of them worked themselves into the 
clutches of the police. They were 
arrested on a charge of disorderly 
conduct and fined |5 and costs each 
in the police court. 

Federal agents from t .:5 Internal 
Revenue department were about the 
theatre Saturday night on the look- 
out for tho "peddlers," but none were 
in sight. This Is only one of the 
local theatres which is "warring" on 
the street tick^ merchants. 



MARCH 19, NEW ORPHEUM, JR. 

Chicago, Feb. 21. 

Ashor Levy, genercil manager of 
the Orphcum, Jr.. circuit, and Harry 
Singor, manager of the Orpheum 
circuit houses in Chicago, left here 
Saturday for Los Angeles. They are 
going there for the purpose of get- 
ting the new Orphcum, Jr., ready 
for its opening, March 19. 

The policy of tho Hillstreet house 
will bo along the same linos of the 
State-Lake, Chicago, which Singer 
established prior to taking charge 
of the Chicago theatres for the cir- 
cuit. 



YOUNG CORRALING CABARETS 

Chicago, Feb. 21. 

Ernie Young is again becoming 
the "magneto" of cabaret revue pro- 
ducers in Chicago. At the present 
time he has revues running In the 
Terrace Gardens (Morrison Hotel) 
and In the Little Club (Randolph 
Hotel). 

Young will also h.ive the Marigold 
Gardens this spring. The Gardens 
were turned over to Kd. i^enson last 
fell. They were allotted to Young by 
Eitel Brothers for six months begin- 
ning April 3. 



JUDGMENTS 

The following judgments have 
been filed in the County Clerk's of- 
fice. First name is that of judgment 
debtor; creditor and amount fol- 
low: 

Clifton R. Isaacs, Inc.; F. Hawley; 
$443.58. 

Joseph Pilcer;' M. Pilcer; costs, 
$61.20. 

Supreme Pictures, Inc.; C. Q. 
Gennc; $5,058.11. 

American Cinema Corp.; J. F. 
Lee; $1,500. • 

Dudley Murphy; Community Mo- 
tion Picture Bureau; costs, $6».42. 

Norman Trevor; S. Eiron; $43.61. 

Ziegfeld Cinema Corp; F. A* 
Lawlor; $177.27. 

Packard Theatrical Exchanger 
Inc.; B. Butler; $224.64. 

Harry McRae Webster and Harry 
McRae Webster Productions, Inc.; 
Baumann & Co.; $630. 



Satisfied Judgments 

Clara Kimball Young; D. Levy; 
$11,780.89; Jan. 5, 1922. 



Attachment 

Knickerbocker Photoplay Corp.f 

Claude 10. Miller; $6,976.85. 

"EU," the Jeweler 

TO THE PROFESSION 

Special DUroant to Performers 

WHEN IN CHICACiO 

State-lAke Theatre Bldg., 

Oroood Floor 




Thf Shop of Original Modes ^^ 

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tnd Floor __ 

3 North WaboAh A»>e. 
CHICAGO 



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UKArs. RllITS. FROCKS and FCRfl 

Ten Ter Cent. DlNcount to the Theatrical 
rrofeenion. 



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Spaghetti and Ravioli fj^r^ve<'\^ty service a la carte All Houra. 

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THJB FOLLOWING HEADLINER9 ATE HERE LAST WEEK:— 

BOOSTERS FOR 8TE.\K.S 

Maretta Nallj. Jeaa Oiheon, Hatel Cioodyear. Sam Silvcrtnan, Sammj Lee, 

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VARIETY'S PHICAGO OFPICS 
riday, February S54, 19IJ2 



Ci)tcago 



STATE-LAKE THEATRE BUILDING 



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(ISHUBERTS' WESTERN OFHCE 
UNDERGOES SOME CHANGES 



piarlet W. Morgenstem Made General Manager 
After Lee Shubert Reaches Town — Dave Beehler 
Going on Road for Houses 



TOMATO, POOR SAP, 
HAS HEART TROUBLE 



Con Frames a Scenario to 
Cure His Charge of 
Romance ' 



Chicago, Feb. 21. 

With the arrival of Lee Shubert 
^are, there was a shakeup in the 
fthubert western otllcea. 

After a consultation between Shu- 
^ and Lester Bryant, general man- 
l^r of the exchange, it was an- 
nounced that Charles W. Morgcn- 
fltern, brought west by Finkelstein & 
Bubin to book their houses inde- 
pendently with headquarters in the 
Shubert oflice, would become busi- 
nei8 manager of the entire office 
here, taking the place of David 
Beehler, who has had this position 
flnce the opening of the local office. 

Beehler Is to stay with the office, 
fOing on the road In search of new 
houses to be bookc-d by the ex- 
change. 

Norman Freid« nwald has also 
been engaged as traveling repre- 
fentative. The rest of the staff 
I«mains for the pn-sent, with pros- 
pect of another cloan-out If the 
tfllce does not accomplish results. 

Mr. Shubert insists his Chicago 
office must book at least 20 weeks 
next season. 

Nat Nazarro, Jr., headHner nt 
Shubert's Apollo, is announced to 
headline the show at McVicker's 
next week. It is a Tones, Linick & 
Schaeffer vaudevill*.- house. The 
booking was made in the New York 
Shubert office. 



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partments of the Orpheura circuit 
will be moved to Chicago, as they 
are believed necessary. He would 
not Stat© what departments they 
will be. 

It appears to be settled that the 
Elxecutivo Board of the Orpheum 
circuit, formed at Its last meeting 
In Chicago, with Marcus Ileiman, 
chairman, Is In control of the cir- 
cuit's operations. Another of the 
board's members Is Mr. Kahane. 

It appears to be also well known 
to the insiders on Orpheum affairs 
'that the Cella brothers of St. Louis 
were instrumental in bringing about 
the O r p h e u m's administrative 
ehanges. The Cellas have some of 
WK-Ir St. Louis theatres in the Or- 
pheum's pool. 



STELLA MAYHEW SOUTH 

New Orleans, Feb. 21. 
Stflla Mayhew has been routed by 
the Keith office to headline its small 
time bills in the South. Miss May- 
hew opens at the local I'alace 
March C. 



Montreal, Feb. 21. 
Dear Chick: 

This troopin' with "The Ilumpty 
Dumpty" girls ain't for your little 
playmate. Tomato has been rushin* 
that frail In the show that I wrote 
you about and singln' the blues to 
me every time I mentioned' tliQ word 
fight. Tho skirt h.-d him all hopped 
up that he was the maklns of a sec- 
ond Jolson and he was beglnnin' to 
believe it but I think I cured him. 

We stuck him in "Iri.^h Justice' 
to play a bit and you would think 
It was Mansfield he got so swelled 
up. All he did was to walk In and 
take a belt on the bean from a 
bladder without speakin' a word. 
When he appeared with a Eddie 
Mack suit with Klks' Club lapels 
and refused to play the bit unless 
he was billed I knyw tlie ring was 
In danger of losin' a good lighter 
and the stage about to gain a bush 
leage hambo, so I made a match 
with Kid Shamrock, the Canadian 
light-weight champion. I warned 
Tomato to keep workln* out for I 
was about to close for the match 
and he swore he was in great shape 
and could take Leonard. I knew 
different, but went through with It 
just the same. The only road work 
he done was runnin' around hotel 
lobbies and back stage every time 



TWO WESTERN CIRCUITS ADDED 
TO BOOKS OF ASSOCIATION 



Lubliner & Trinz and Diamond-Webster Houses 
Joined to W. V. M. A. Books — Several Weeks on 
Each String — John J. Nash Closes Both Deals 



INSIDE STUFF 

ON VAUDEVILLE 



All ORPHEUKS JUNIORS 
BOOKED FROM CHICAGO 



Shubert's Ilialto, Newark, N. J., did around $0,000 with IMiIie Cantor, 
tlic record of the house, since the Shuberts started playing vaudeville in 
it. Cantor i)layed the week on a 25 per cent, of the gross basis, lie was 
to have followed Newark with another vaudeville date at the Shuberts' 
Cresoent, Brooklyn, but "Make It Snappy," the new Cantor siiow, opened 
in llaUimore, preventing. " 



More Acts Out of Chicaqo 

Headquarters, Also for Bia 

Orpheum Houses 

Chicago, Feb. 21. 

Variety's story last week of the 
Orpbem Circuit moving Its head- 
fliuartera to Chicago Is understood 
here to mean that the Orphem will 
remov« all bookings for the Or- 
pheum, Jr., to this point, when Sam 
Kahl will devote his entire time to 
them. 

More acts are also to be booked 
«at of this centre for the big-time 
Orpheums. It Is said that within a 
ilionth Kahl has recommended 25 
acU for the Orpheum's big timers, 
til of which were i)laced by the Or- 
pheum'a bookers in New York.. 

Included In the local bookings for 
Junior Orpluuriis will probably be 
Included the Hennepin, Minneapolis, 
aod Main Street, Kansas City. 

The Orpheums, Jr., around the 
Middle West were formerly the Finn 
A Heiman theatres. They were 
llpoked before the Orpheum Circuit's 
consolidation by Kahl. but since the 
|K>olIng with the Orpheum, have 
been gcncrully .so plied from New 
Tork. 

An Orpheum circuit man In New 
Tork this week said that other de- 



That something has been quite wrong theatrically with Tittsburgh all 
season Is generally known among the show people, but It came even as 
a surprise in the face of the bad conditions when it was reported recently 
the Loew pop vaudeville house there had done but J1,'J00 gross on the 
full week. 



/EVA MANDE SAYS" 

ArtiMts who have lunic rtiKmirrnirnts In 

FAUO will enjoy u more piraitant 
by fttayinK nt 
"(liicAKu's Nfwest" 

HUNTINGTON HOTEL 

4526 Sheridan Road 

In lliirnRo'H Exclusive S<*<'tlon 

Every Ituom with a Trlviite Itath 

One ItlcH-k from l.nke 

Twenty MiiuitcH to All 1 hrntre* 
■•• •topu at door. KkcrlliMit lafe. 

Attractive Rates 
Wire for Reservations 



The Shuberts, while becoming, as individuals, equal partners In the 
Affiliated Theatres Corporation (their new combination vaudeville con- 
cern), represent what partners they may ha^e In the Shubert vaudeville 
enterprise. The Affiliated will secure as proTit the $50 weekly franchi.se 
fee charged •the unit-.^hows on the circuit, and a similar fee from the 
theatres. That Is $100 weekly. With 35 houses as well as 33 shows, that 
means a weekly Income to the Affiliated of $3,500. There Is the profit 
that may be secured by It from theatres It directly operates. The cliances 
arc it will operate some houses. The division of profit of the Affiliated 
la equal, as between the Shuberts and tho Herk-Spiegel faction, with 
the Shuberts turning back their profit from this source Into the Shubert 
Vaudeville corporation. The Herk-Spiegel quarter, however, or more 
properly the Affiliated concern, does not p.articipate In the booking fees 
charged by the Shubert vaudeville exchange. 

Producers have been figuring this week on the profit possibilities of a 
Shubcrt-unit franchise. The unlt-thows will play Shubert vaudeville on 
a CO-40 percentage split of tho gross, excepting where a house Is of 
sufflclent capacity to do big busint-ss the split will probably be 60-00 if 
the returns are as anticipated. One producer said he thought a unit- 
show (vaudeville and revue) could be made up at a salary list of $4,500 
a week. That seems unlikely. It will bo nearer $6,000 a week If the 
proper kind of vaudeville Is scoured. The salary lists though will not 
be uniform. It may have much to do with that as to who will select 
the people and put the show together. The Bedinl show ("Chuckles") 
was content to take tho Winter Garden, New York, not so many weeks 
ngo on a guarantee of $4,500. Accordingly that show cost under, and 
Its composition looked that way, with but one real salary to Us two men 
stars. The llussey unit cost a little over $5,000 when It started out, 
while "Tho Whirl of New York," that last wee:; took the Apollo, Cliirago, 
record for the season with $16,400 gross, Is not costing the Shubeits over 
$4,700 a week to operate. The Apollo would bo a 50-50 split through its 
money capacity. 



The traffic in Palace, New York, tlieatre tickets by tho speculators 
nearby continues as ever, with the .'^pccs charging any premium they can 
secure, the lowest $1 over the box olTlco prieo. The agencips seem well 
supplied with tickets, so much so that when they dfllver coupons 
customers they enclose tiiera in tlie regular I'alaco tlieatre 
envelopes. 



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C.alina Kopernak, playing the had In "Montmnrtre." the fir-t [.roduction 
of tho Co-op(>ralivo I'laycrs* Assembly at, the Helmont, earned a lame 
first in Moscow, Paissia. She played light comedy le.i(l3,Jor a year In a 
company there after tho war. Conditions at that time account for the 
presence of opera singers In the chorus. With oth«'r professionals she 
escaped from the P.olsluviks, fleeing through Manchuria and landing 
finally at Peking, China. She sailed for this country from thrit port. 



this dame wanted somethln*. 

I arranged the match date for 
the Tuesday night that we was 
playin' here, figurin' that If a mira- 
cle happened and he did beat Sham- 
rock it would make us a great card 
for the balance of the week for 
these Canucks think Shamrock can 
beat Dempscy. He is a good 
puncher and a fast clever kid that 
Tomato would have to be in great 
shape to beat at any time. 

Fight night cum along and To- 
mato and me bowed out of the 
show for /. The dame ahso 

insisted on scein* her hero, ao I got 
to the manager and conned him 
into lettln* her lay off. 

The Ice Palace hert; was Jammed 
to the doors and there waa plenty 
of jack layln' around at even 
money that Shamrock would out- 
point my kid. I was itchin' to bet 
some coin, but knowin' the way 
my animal had been tearln' jnto the 
hot meat without much workia' for 
tho past month I played my hunch 
and didn't bet a dime. 

Well, r told Tomato to box this 
kid for a coupla rounds and see 
what he had, for I had -never seen 
him step. He foUered Instructions 
to the limit and was goln* along 
pretty, grinnln* at hi. moll from 
the -clinches and act In* like a real 
champion, when Shamrock let go a 
short Inside right that copped 
stupid on the bottom, when down 
he went. He was up at nine, as 
drunk as a sailor full of synthetic 
gin and just as rocky. How he 
ever got away from some of tho 
right swings that Shamrock aimed 
at his jaw Is more than I can tell. 
But he staggered through the rest 
of tie round with his arms wrapped 
around his head like a turklsh 
towel. 

The jane Is yellin' like mad and 
jumpin* up and down from her 
ringside seat. It was the first fight 
she ever seen, and she thinks my 
bum Is vvinnin'. Between rounds I 
went over and told her If she knew 
any prayers to si . them that her 
battler dont get his brains knocked 
out right In her lap. She looks at 
mo kind of dazed and says: "Why, 
aint ho wlnnln'." I says: "It he's 
winnin' your goln* to be a star." 
That shut her up for the rest of 
the evenln*. 

Well, to shorten the agony. I done 
uverj thing I could to save the kid 
from a kayo, but he was gettin' 
weaker and weaker and sinkin' fast. 
Tie was catchln' better than Steve 
O'Neil ever done, and ataggerin' 
like the understander In one of 
them Arab acts. 

Between the sixth and seventh I 
looked over at the moll and she 
was chlnnin* a mile a minute and 
smllln* right Ira a guy'a pan. He 
turned his head and I nearly 
dropped dead. It waa Shamrock's 
manager. This looked like a mes- 
sage frum heaven, so I dove over 
to her as soon as the egg leaves 
and as fast as possible explained 
what I wanted her to do. She 
promised and sure enough after 
she got through workin' on the sap 
I seen that Shamrock was pullln' 
his clinches and knoW wo were .• af e 
from being .stopped anywaya. After 
the battle, the Jane playa strlcly 
the chill for Tomato, but he'a bo 
marked up ho aInt even interested 
As wo parted company at a Turkish 
bath she tells him that the ap- 
pointment for the foliowin' day is 



Chicago, Feb. 21. 

Lubliner & Trinz, as reported In 
Variety, have entered the booking 
fold of tho Western Vaudeville 
Managers' Association and added 11 
houses to tho string already booked 
by the Association oHUm-s. 

From the time they started play- 
ing vaudeville a number of j-'eara 
ago, L. & T. obtained their acta 
through the Pantages offices. When 
JImmie O'Neill left the Pantagea 
offlces tho firm decided to follow. 
Later negotiations were start<»d by 
the Association, after the Shuberts 
Western oillce had con: monced 
booking the housea. Minor obsta- 
cles arose as tho deal was about to 
be consummated, until last week, 
when John J. Nash, general book- 
ing manager for the W. V. M. A., 
took the situation in hand and 
quickly closed It. 

Aa the tentative schedule of tho- 
Lubliner &' Trinz circuit houses la 
laid out. It will furnish three weeks 
of split shows; two weeks of three 
shows a week In a house and one of 
their houses (Senate) will play big 
feature acta only for a full week. 

Tho housea besides tho Senate 
which will play the vaudeville are: 
Covent Oardens on North Clark 
street; Knickerbocker, on Broad- 
way; Pershing on Lincoln avenue; 
Lakeside, on Sheridan road; Michi- 
gan, at (Jarfleld and Michigan 
bouvelard; Oak Park, in Oak park; 
Wilson; at Madison and Western; 
West lOnd, on Cicero avenue; Madi- 
son Square, on Madison street; 
Crawford, on Crawford avenue, and 
tho Logan Square at Milwaukee and 
Logan square. 

The addition of the Dllly Dia- 
mond -Cleorge Webster Independent 
houses to the books of tho Western 
Vaudeville Managers' As.soclatlon 
waa consummated Saturday, when 
Diamond and Nash signed a con- 
tract which will become cffectivo 
March 6. 

Tho Diamond -Webster houses iiro 
one of tho choicest string of inde- 
pendent vaudeville tlieatres in thia 
section of tho country. • 

Diam(»nd Is to hook his houses in 
the W. V. M. A. oflTicea. 



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SUITE 308, 36 W. RANDOLPH ST. 

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CENTRAL 4356 

CHICAGO 

THE BEST SCENERY MADE— THAT'S ALL . 



MARRIAGES 

Delia Ki^se (Kfise and Carney) to 
.Major Andrew J. McCJinley (non- 
professional > Feb. 1 at Washington, 
1). C. 

Lena Cob. n. of the Lof a publicity 
d< i> irtment, to Manriv J'ine (rir)n- 
profcysional ». \\\k '.', m New ^'ork. 

We Want Performers 

T.I Ffr,,l f,ir I'KKl] f ^f iL.tru^i of •■! 
ItoariJiDfr S'hooli for «liiiilrcn, In- 
stc'ft'l lit (i\rry\ng Ui ni ••ri Jurn|>«. 

AMFItlCAN HtllOOIJi A*>.SO( lATION 

3 516 Masonic Tcmp!», <^'HI'*AfiO; or 
lioa Timet lJu;lJiitit, NKW YORK. 



off. He aska why and nl^ cracks, 
"I thought you could fight!" "Why, 
It'a like fallin* for a blackface 
comedian who's run out of cork." 

That was her. exit and they a'nt 
spoke since. As soon as our con- 
tract runs out I am goln* to take 
the boy out of this troupe and 
stick to knlttln'. That llcliin' is 
goln* to do him more good than If 
he won. 

Your old pal, 

BERT KELLY'S 

431 Rush Street, Chicago 

i Dlock» from Stnto-T.nkn Tljcatre, 
X Mirnitis fr'im I,o(»p. 

IN THE HEART OF THE 
ARTISTS' COLONY 

Annouri' <•.■< tfie Arrival of 

"YELLOW" NUNEZ 

rompon^T of ♦'IWvcrr St.ihlo MUji^h'* 

WorWi'H t>r(tal4'flt .fi^Ax (;liiriiiftUt. 

l>ir('rt from \«'w York I'Uy. 

Dance in the Red Lantern Room 

from 9 p. m. on. 

DINK IN IJAUN IinOW. 

$1.00 Tabic d'Hote Dinner 



MME. RENE 

(FORMERLY HAZEL RENE) 

HA TS^GO WNS—COS TUMES 

308 State-Lake Bldg. Phone Dearborn 4846 

CHICAGO 



FRIARSINN 

WABASH and VAN BUREN 

M. J. FRITZEL, Prop. 



F iitrrtnlnins iin<l nnnrinc from 6 I otil 

< lo^lnc 

Aft.r Hie Tlir-iitrr. Vi-iit This 

"LAND OF BOHEMIA" 

■W 111 ro <;,•!,, I I'l.liwi (;t '!' .^.ili.-r 

\ Ia Curie S«>rtir«) At All Hour* 

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Priday, February 24, J922 



BOSTON CASINOp NEW POIP 1™™™^ 
RAISES GROSS $3,000 HRST WEEK „„,, , - „ ,„,, 

Considering 86th Street 
House for Columbia. 



Combination Burlesque and Vaudeville, Continuous, 
Leaps Over Competing Gayety's Gross for First 
Time This Season — Howard, Boston, Angry — 
Columbia, Chicago, May Be Tried 



Boston, Feb. 22. 

The change of policy at Waldron's 
Casino last week from straight two- 
a-day burlesque to a combination 
policy with pictures and vaudeville 
added and running: continuously 
from noon until 11 p. m., resulted in 
the weekly gross taking a jump of 
13,000 over the previous week. 
Jacobs & Jermon's "Sporting 
Widows" was the regular CJolumbia 
attraction at the Casino. The added 
features included a scenic and com- 
edy picture, a feature picture (first 
run) and two vaudeville acts. The 
short picture subjects were shown 
during Intermission and the featilre 
between the two burlesque perfor- 
mances, from 5 to 8 p. m. The gross 
takings were $7,0OU at the Casino. 
The Casino, for the first time this 
season, beat the Gayety, doing 
something like 1900 better on the 
week. Tlie previous week, the Ca- 
sino did $4,000. 

The Casino spent $1,900 of its 
own In extra advertising and $700 
for other extras. The show shared 
the expense of the $700 on a 50-50 
basis. 

The Casino fs within a short dis- 
tance of the Howard, American 
wheel house, with a continuous 
policy of the same type as that in- 
stalled at the Casino, a fixture of 
some "20 years. According to report, 
Georgo E. Lothrop Is decidedly dis- 
pleased with the Casino's change of 
policy, and will go after the heav- 
iest extra attractions obtainable, re- 
gardless of cost, to combat the Ca- 
sino's "Invasion." 

Jack Dcmpsey Is at the Howard 
this week reported as receiving a 
salary equivalent to $5,000 on 
the week, through a percentage 
arrangement and guarantee. The 
Jloward can play to $12,(00 gross on 
the weck^having done as high as 
$12,000, with Jack Johnson as the 
added attraction early In the sea- 
son. The Dempsey engagement at 
$5,eOO Is credited to Lothrop's al- 
leged feeling over Waldron's switch- 
ing of policy. 



$5,000 FOR A WEEK 
GIVEN TO CHAMPION 



Jack Dempsey Appearing 'at 

Howard, Boston— Coming 

to Hippodrome 



The Columbia ofiScIals are watch- 
ing *the Casino experiment. If it 
continues successful for a couple of 
weeks the Columbia will Install the 
continuous and picture idea in con- 
junction with the Columbia bur- 
lesque showi In s^eral other Co- 
lumbia houses, the first one prob- 
ably being the Columbia, Chicago. 
The Columbia people do not believe 
the continuous Idea' would go In 
every city, but are inc'ined to give it 
a test in at least half of the Co- 
lumbia wheel towns. In any theatre 
in a neighborhood that has a chance 
for transient patronage. 

The Gayety, Baltimore, now a 
Burlesque Booking Olfice house, 
started with the continuous and pic- 
ture idea in conjunction with the 
B. B. O. trav^-llng stock shows this 
week. 

Barney Gerard's 'Tollies of the 
Day" is at iho Casino. Boston, this 
week. -. 



Jack Dempsey, the hetvywelght 
champion, opened a one week en- 
gagement at the Howard, Boston, 
an American Wheel house, at the 
largest salary ever offered for an 
added attraction in the hisfory of 
burlesque, Dempsey i.s reported re- 
ceiving $3,000 for the six daj'S. 

The engagement is considered a 
manoeuvre to offset the change of 
policy at the Casino, Boston (Co- 
lumbia circuit), where a continuous 
performance of vaudeville, pictures 
and burlesque started last week, a 
policy also inaugurated last week 
at the Gaiety, Baltimore. 

Immediately following the Boston 
engagement, Dempsey will open at 
the New York Hippodrom . He will 
offer a similar turn consisting of 
some talk In "one" with his man- 
ager. Jack Kearns, a picture show- 
ing the champ In action and a full 
stage ring bout with Dempsey and 
Kearns doing a bit of boxing. 



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CENTURY K. C. 



The Yorkville, on EaA 8Cth street, 
New York, may become another 
metropoliliin spoke in the Columbiu 
burlc'sjquc wheel for next season. 

llurtig ^ Seamen are the owners 
of the theatre, now playing stock. 
They have not finally decided to 
place the Yorkville In the burlesque 
► list, but according to the present 
report, that seems likely. 

The ffrm has ita 125th Street Hur- 
4ig & Seamon's playiftg Columbia 
shows, with nothing between that 
location and the Columbia theatre 
at Broadway and 47th street, hold- 
ing a similar policy. 

The other Columbia house in New 
York is Miner's In the Bronx. 



CLEVELAND OFP AMERICAN 

The American Burlesque Circuit 
will not play the Empire, Cleveland, 
after March 4, when Jimmie Coop- 
er's "Bevue" will close a week's en- 
gagement. The Empire is con- 
trolled by the Amalgamated (Co- 
lumbia), and will probably finish 
the season with burlesque SvOck. 

Warren Irons was one of the di- 
rectors of the Empire. Irons, orig- 
inally i*n American wheel director 
and producer, has become a Colum- 
bia Circuit ally, and u a director of 
the Burlesque Booking Office, the 
organization tliat is supplying at- 
tractions for the former American 
wheel houses which the Columbia 
pulled away. 

The P]mpire will not become a 
spoke of the B. B. O. Circuit on ac- 
count of the jump. It may experi- 
ment with a continuous policy of 
vaudeville, stock burlesque and pic- 
tures. 



"HARVEST TIME'* OPENS 

Toronto. Feb. 21. 

The reorganized "Harvest Time" 
(Columbia) reopened here Monday 
at the Empire with an entire new 
cast, Including Bert Bertrand, Harry 
Le Van, Gene S hi-'er Gertrude 
Ralstcn. Dot Bamctt, Vi Penny and 
Dottle Bates. Most of the princi- 
pals and chorus are a composite 
aggrcpration made up of L.ew Tal- 
bot's two former Amerioon wheel 
shows, "Baby Boars" and "Lid Lift- 
ers," which clof^ed a couple of weeks 
ago. "Harvest Time" was oporate<l 
by Hynicka fc Herk, until Saturday, 
when the old cast and chorus wco 
released following the show playing 
the (3ayety, Detroit, and transferred 
to Talbot, who will operate the 
show until the end of tho season. 
Talbot will have a Columbia show 
next season on tho "Harvest Time" 
franchise* but with another title. 

"Harvest Time" will carry 24 
chori.'^ters for the rest of the cur- 
rent season. 



EXABIINING BTJRLESaiJE MEN 

Tho examination befofe trial of 
Sam Scribner, Rud. K. Hynicka and 
J. Herbert Mack Is scheduled for 
Friday of this week. These olTlcers 
of the Columbia Amusement Co., ac- 
cording to Justice Fords Supreme 
Court decision, were ordered to pro- 
duce the necessary books and docu- 
ments to assist Fred Irwin in press- 
ing his $100,000 damage claim 
against the Columbia wheel. 

trwin is suing for the loss of two 
franchises on tho Columbia wheel 
under which he operated the "Ma- 
jesties" and his "Big Show" from 
1909 to 1010, when they were not 
renc wed. 



GRAND OPERA AT 50c. 

Philadelphia, Feb. 21. 

The Alhambra will discontinue its 
pop vaudeville policy this week, 
with a grand opera ct-mpany under 
the management of Georgo De Feo 
to open Alonday. 

The opera organization will piny 
a split week policy at popular 
prices, the scale being iilacod at 
25-50C. at night and 13-25c. for the 
matinees. 

I'roviding the new policy proves 
successful, it will bo retained in- 
definitely. 



B. R. WICKS UNDER ARREST 

New Orleans, Feb. 21. 

B. R. AViiks, an actor, is being 
held here at the request of the au- 
thorities on two separate charges, 
one of being a bigamist an* for in- 
fraction of the Mann Act. 

Wick.", it is said, has a wife and 
two children in Middletown, N. Y. 
Wlek.s' second alleged marrini,'e or- 
cure<l in Wa.«'hington, \.hen he led 
pCarol Rath.vky, a choru girl with 
the "Harum-Scarum" romi any, to 
the altar. 

Wicks pleaded not guilty to both 
I harpes. He stated he came to New 
Orleans to play the races. 



"MILE-A-MINUTE" NEW 

The 'Mile a-:Minute Girl.s," a new 
show spon.'-ored by Jacobs A- Jcr- 
mon, opened on tho I'mh y(|ue Rook- 
ing Olllco circuit thislweelc, at tht 
Star, Brooklyn. >^ 

I. B. Ilanip ai;d Madlyn Worth are 
the leader. 



JOHNSON SHOWS RECEIPTS 

The Jack Johnson Athletic Car- 
nival, ploying one-night stands in 
New Jersey and Pennsylvania last 
week, expcrirncod its poorest bu.«i- 
ness of the week In Camden Satur- 
day, playing to $140. 

Tho Johnson show went over tho 
$1,000 mark every day except Sat- 
urday, including $l,7r»0 \n Hazellon, 
$1,-U0 lu Shenandoah, nd Dover 
j $1,100. The Johnson show i.s bein^ 
handled by Walttr I'lininier. He 
lias 25 per cent, of the proIiL-^, with 
tho rrmaitider- going to Jolmsoii, 
who also stands any lo.^.'-e.s. • 



HILL 3 COLORED BURLESQUE 

Gu.s Hill will produce two bur- 
lesq'ue shows in.stead of one on the 
Columbia wheel next season. One 
of the Hill shows will be all-colored, 
inehiuing chorister.*?, marking the 
first time In the history of tbv! Co- 
luml>ia circuit an all-colored show 
has played the wheel. 

Some 25 years ago Isham'/? Oc- 
torrons were a standard burlesque 
attraction. Sam T. Jack also op- 
erated colored burle.sriue .'^hows, be- 
fore tho formation of the present 
wlieel syptc ♦^f booking. Hill't 
other i^how will h.ave eight real 
Chlnof^o girls among the choristers. 



"WHIRL OF MIRTH" CLOSES 

I. M. Weingarden's "Whirl of 
Mirth." American Wheel show. 
elo;-( d for the .soa.son last week. The 
early closing was with the permis- 
sion of the American Burlesque As- 
sociation. 

Tho American Wheelshow roster 
still pk.ying numbers 15 shows, as 
against 33 at the start of the season. 



BURLESQUE ROUTES 

WILL LE FOUXD O.V I'ACE 
Thirty-one in Thin Isnuc 



K. 



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BURLESQUE CHANGES 

Harry f?eyn>v^ir and Carrie Pey- 
iidlda have joiiud "Twinkle Toes" 
(Columbia), r«plai;pg Bert Yorke 
nii«l M.iy belle. 

White. and I-et k and VA Critehley 
r( placed the "Three in One" with 
P.arn^y Gerard'.s "Follies of the Day'" 
in Albany last week. 



"KANDY KIDS'' JUMPD^G 

The l>nu Daley "Kandy Kids' 
will clofce a two weeks* engagement 
•nt tho Century, Friday night, 
jumping to Terre Haute, Ind., for 
one pf rformance, Feb. 25, and then 
to Louisville, openirv tbeir> Feb. 2«;. 
The Daley show is fully booked and 
will play. all of- the- American bur- 
lesque circuit houses in the cast. 



SINGER'S SHOW DID $8,500 

J.iek t?inj:;er"s .*^how did .slightly 
over $S.500 at the Columbia V^h 
week, wlii-h he!d a holiday mati- 
lice Feb. IJ. 



Epocial Meeting of Anaerlcan B. A. 
The Atneilean Jiurlecquo Ai so- 
• iation has sent rut a call for a 
^l-ecial nK«fing of ll.e bfj.-.rd of di- 
le.lors to be held Friday, Feb. 24 
(today.) 



Cloces American Season and B«- 
gina Ita Own 



Kansas City, Veb. 21. 

The Century, which will close its 
season of American Burlesque cir- 
cuit shows Feb. 24, with Lena 
Daley's "Kandy Kid.s" held over for 
six days, will commenc- a season 
of musical comedy and burlesque 
Saturday afternoon, without losing 
a performance. The majiagement 
has secured the Jack Parson's "Fol- 
lies of 1922" for an indefinite run. 

Tho company is a large one, head- 
ed by Jimmie Allard, comedian, with 
Madlyn Young, prima donna, and 
chofus of sixteen. 

Bu.Hines8 at this bou^fc has been 
improving slightly, and the pros- 
pects for the new policy seem bright 
Manager Tommie Taaffe haa ' 'en 
introducing wrestling matches every 
•Thursday night, and these nights 
have become extremely popular, the 
wrestling bugs filling the hcuse to 
Its capacity. Next Thursday a 
match has been arranged between 
Chris Jordan, world's middle- 
weight champ, and Mike Nestor, Pa- 
cific Coast champion. The two will 
meet In a mixed jiu-jit:^u, catch-as- 
catch-can bout. 



32 WEEKS COUNTED ON 
FORNEWB.B.O.CKCUrr 



Eight Weeks Each in Four 

Sectionsr— Principals Move, 

Rest Stationary 



STOCK BURLESQUE CLOSEI^ 

Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Feb. 21. 

The burlesque stock playing the 
Majestic stopped Saturday.^ with 
the members of the company hold- 
ing unpaid salary claims for the 
week. 

A promoter named Bphm Is said 
to have backed tho show. 

Among the burlesque people with 
alleged salary claims are Billy 
James, Sid Rogers. Raymond Paine, 
Alpha Giles and Rena Vivian. 



Tho Burlesque Booking Office ia 
understood to be lining up a 82* 
week circuit for next season. Scouts 
are now ouX rounding up the houses. 
Tlie idea of the Burlesque BookinjT 
Office circuit will be to bave four 
sections of the country covered by 
eight houses In each. In the East 
there will be eight houses; the South, 
Middle West and Far West, tho 
same number. The B. B. O. shows 
are to rotate around one section 
of eight houses at a time, witb tlaa 
visiting principals' idea, and a sta- 
tionary chorus in each house. Each 
theatre will furnish its own scenery, 
with a scenic artist at each theatrew 

The B. B. O. at present is operate 
Ing six houses. Star, Gayety, Brook- 
lyn: Capitol. Washington; Gayety. 
Baltimore, and Bijou and People's^ 
Philadelphia. The first four were 
formerly on the American wheel 
and "pulled out" when the Colum* 
bla-American battle started to boll 
several weeks ago. 

There appears to be a consensus 
of opinion among Columbia produc- 
ers *a No. 2 circuit Is necesyary for 
the development of actors for the 
higher class shows of the Colum- 
bia, on ihe same principle the minor 
leagues develop ball players for the 
majors. The B. B. O. sliows will all 
be controlled by the B. B. O. circuit 
itself, with a plan of paying a himp 
sum each week to the producer put- 
ting on iho show. 

It Is likely that most of the Co* 
lumbia fr;;nchise hoUlers who had 
shows on tiie Ameri* an will produce 
lor tlie B. B. O. next season. 



SAM HOWE SHOW 

John r.irbolicorn Cliff Rr.-icr.lnn 

I'otcr riuiomuin I.,oo iluyt 

Dan Drino ll.iroM F. Carr 

Rpx All Hr-nry J. Coyle 

Ofticer USiU Vry-A Nohin 

ll'^rLUi'^s "H.ibe" Saxe 

Anna .S<'ttic Tlolen Tarr 

Di Mondays Numa Barry 

Lynn E. Hint Ge.-truJe Exlen 



The Sam Howe show at the Co- 
lumbia is a st-udy in contrasts. No 
half way measures. Most of the 
musical numbers go in for the neat 
and dainty effect in an extreme way 
that is more In the musical comedy 
line than the wheel type of show; 
the production design is all in deli- 
cate shadings and the costuming is 
absolutely to the Dillingham in its 
ultra politeness. 

Having thus got Itself all dressed 
up and looking for somewhere to go, 
the producer settled upon two of 
the roughest slap-stick, knockabout 
comedians in the known world to 
go with the kid glove artfl marcelled 
production. And when you come to 
examine the formula of a super- 
polite background for a couple of 
slam bang funmakers. It's a flrst- 
rate Idea. 

Tho test of the statement is In 
the fact that two of the outstanding 
incident.*? of the Monday night per- 
formance were the traveaty of the 
male quartet involving tho four 
principal men — probably tho loudest 
ten minute.9 of roughhouse comedy 
the Columbia has seen in months — 
and the sf^m I -classical soprano solo 
of Helen Tarr, dono as a specialty 
during the cabaret 9ry:x\fi which 
make.H the show's finale. Thus the 
audience had selected the very po- 
litest episode of the show and the 
least polite and fciven them a vote 
of conlldt nco and a tumultuous wel- 
come. That ought to prove the good 
sense of the arrangement. 

Tho comics are Cliff Bragdon do- 
ing tho ".squeeze face' German in 
makeup but guiltless of dialect, and 
Leo lloyt. the red-nosed tramp. 
grimy In facial frescoes but sani- 
tary in dressing. Thts pair hav© a 
;:ood as.^ortment of comedy tricks, 
some surprises, but are funniest 
when they get into knockabout. 
Their material would average about 
the middle road for spice, but their 
ginger is usually funny. Only one 
minor bit f Iloyt's while ho is do- 
l!ig tho make-believe maid in the 
hotel lobby burlesque calls for mild 
cen.soring. but it was a trifle that 
passed in an otherwise palatable 
entertainment. They uso old stuff 
in the »)ld way — such as the busi- 
ness ot pressing money on the 
quarrelsome wives, which is built 
up for a lO-r-inuto intorlwdo in 
"one*' between scene shICt.s — and 
they work fresh angles on other 
mat' rial that has been usted before. 

Although the pair have no com- 
manding individuality in style of 
humor, thoy aro oxperleneed, In- 
folli;r..'Tit funm.Tkers and make a 
ihoroughiy adequat<i paftner.-^hip to 
U^ad a lir.>^t-fltrlng organization. If 
this judgment sounds faint praiso it 
:i»>ont covers the .•^tatuq of nine out 
of ten biirles(|Ui^ comedl.ins. When 
tho oi'casional burler(ine cc»mit* be- 
^:ins to. stand out from hi^ fellows 
for .v-omo imrticn'ar finality of 
hnnior that makes him di^-tinct and 
memorable, ho pr< .'-•ently ceases to 
be a hnrlfsquo come(|i;in and before 
long he ligureg In tho inc.indescents 
nlong Broadway or thereabouts. 
But tho dependable, conscientious 
wheel comedians who rchialn are 



no less honorable In their achieye- 
ments. and it is this group of the 
year-after-year regulars that make 
the backbone of that form of show. 

The out lit has two straight men 
in Harold Carr and Henry Coyle 
who classify pretty evenly with the 
comedians. That is to say they are 
•smooth, ea workers with a little 
of tho old school emphasis In their 
style, but .satisfactory for all pur- 
poses. Two other men are listed, 
but they do not figure sufficiently 
In the proceedings to be Identified. 
The te im of Mazette and Lewife ap- 
pear three times for dancing sp^ 
cialties and may be added to the 
show for the the Columbia week. 
They were valuable in the finale, 
where their whirlwind stepping 
gave iho fust and sprightly doings 
an added dash. 

The three principal women are an 
unu.sual trio. None of them, unless 
it is Norma liiirry, plays in the 
burle^^uo spirit, but somehow they; 
form an entirely satisfactory en- 
semble. Helen Tarr is a tall blonde 
of the Billian Russell type with an 
impressive high soprano voice and 
a poise that never yioliites her 
strictly prima donna function. Bur- 
lesque prima donnas ordinarily 
make tho concession to tights once 
or twieo, but Miss Tarr Is always 
positively regal In trailing skirts 
from start to finish and a flfie 
stately liguro — an acquisition to the 
stage picture of any burlesque en- 
sembltj atid a [)ovver in the vocal 
summing up. Her frocks were mar- 
vel.s of magnificence running te 
cloth of silver, peacock blues and 
tho other tones that go with tho 
blonde beauty. 

Miss Barry is the lively souhret, 
rather strident at times and dls- 
po.sed to overdo In the matter of 
putting "pep" into her steppings. 
Her trick of clinging to the pros- 
cenium arch and going into terp- 
slchorean delirium was a little too 
much. On the other hand she had 
an engaging lisp and displayed an 
agreeable knack for dialect charac- 
ter numbers as her part of the spe- 
cialty lineup at tho llnlsh. Gertrude 
Kxten was more on tho demure or- 
der of the miislcal comedy ingenue, 
a personable little singing and 
dancing number leader who made 
friends promptly with the crowd. 

The production Is lavish as wheel 
Investments go. There are a num- 
ber of erpecially elaborate num- 
bers and tho costuming is always 
in conspicuously pood taste. The 
girl.s looktd absoliilely immaculate. 
Aside from the specialty Interlude, 
which in itf-elf was an ambitious 
ens-emblo lasting practically the en- 
tire second act, the "I'.utterfly" ar- 
ranereniont was particularly sightly. 
With tho light.s subdued tho girls 
all mnko their enl ranee from a 
flowered cabinet down center, go 
through their evolutions and dis- 
appear the .'•.imo wa". Thereupon 
tho cabinet breaks away and the 
side.q il.jtten out into a bunch of 
hollyho. *r:s for another number with 
the girls' heud.^ poked through the 
flower.«. It wns effectivo. There 
\\\\A ii not her unu.'sunl number In 
"black art"' done moro el.iboratcly 
i Continued on page 27) 



"Follies of Pleasure" Now 

GalbKli. r Sc r.orn.stcin's "Little 

I^o-1'cpp ' (American) will change 

its monicker to "Follies of Pleaa- 

uro" next w'^rlc. contiiuing under 

that tii.'c for the re^t of the season. 



Friday, February 24, 1982 



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ALBEE USES "DISSENSION" 

Two OP thp«« weeks ago Variety published a brief article received 
through Its Chicago olllce, to the effect that some Shubert actg had com- 
tnained of chilly treatment accorded In the N. V. A. club. The point of 
the article seemed to be that because they were Shubert acts, the N. V. A. 
did not greet them as cordially as those who were not Shubert acts. 



VOL- LXVI. 



i^lJO 



No. 1 



Owing to the holiday Wednesday, 
this issue of Vartety went to press 
Tuesday night. 

Edward Mannix, general manager 
for Joseph M, Schenck, Is tem- 
porarily In charge of the State the- 
atre. New York, during the honey- 
mooning of Manager Joe Vogel. 



We didn't know, and don't know the extent of the truth in that article. 
Our belief is that a Shubert act informed some one in our Chicago 
oince, who sent the story. The writer of it could not have dreamed It. 
We have not taken the trouble to inquire of Variety's Chicago office, but 
E. F. Alhee. who seemed Intensely exercised over it, may have that privi- 
lege with our consent, If he wl.shes to. 



The Albee letter writing works got into action over It. They wrote 
Albee about it, and Albee wrote back.* That didn't interest us either, 
except two remarks made by Albee. One was that Variety is antago- 
nistic to the N. V. A., and the other Variety invented and printed the 
article to "create dLssenslon." 



palgn on the part ''of the consolidated managers toward directing the 
put)lic back to the box otfice would in it.solf do more to restore confldenc« 
in the theatre than any other step that they could take at this time. The 
mere fact that It was a direct move against thi^ gyp speculators on the 
part of the managers would go a great way to convince the average 
public-spirited citizen that the m.mager and the specs do not stand In to 
the extent that it Is generally believed to gyp the entire public. That In 
Itself Is going to bo a method of rocruitlng untold strern-Jh to the theatre 
when the time comes that public support Is needetl in coml>:itting cen- 
sorship or other legislation adver.se to the theatre. 



Georges Plateau, a French actor 
who appeared here for several sea- 
sons, is now In Paris and general 
manager of the Franco -American 
Oflice, a bureau for the exchange of 
plays, players and pictures between 
that country and America. 



Arnold Rittenberg Is manager of 
the new Fulton, Jersey City, a new 
picture house scheduled for opening 
March 16. It seats 2,000. 



' David Pinski, Yiddish playwright, 
is suing the Jans Productions, Inc., 
in the Supreme Court, alleging title 
infringement on "Man and Woman," 
a PInskI play of some years back. 
Jans is about to release a picture 
of the same name. The defendant's 
counsel Is Nathan Vldaver. 



Variety is not antagonistic to the N. V. A., but neither Is It crazy over 
the N. V^. A., nor has It ever been crazy nor even seml-enthusla.stlc over 
It. When artists in what is proclaimed to be an artists' club "given to 
the artists," must write to E. F. Albee about "their" club, that may tell 
any one who cares why Variety has never been crazy over this person- 
ally conducted organization. We have known about the N. V. A. since 
before it was organized, as Mr. Albee has. The N. V. A. can go on as It 
pleases, as far as we are concerned, but while It professes to be repre- 
sentative of the vaudeville artists, it can expect and look for Variety to 
say what It may believe should be said of it, now or at any other time. 



That "create dissension" should be read over by Mr. Albee, always, 
before using. It sounds so familiar to us. and it should as well to the 
Keith ofllce people. Mr. Albee forgets. The White Kats used it against 
his announcements published In Variety before and during the strike 
period; the Rats used It against articles we printed against the Flats; 
Equity has frequently ased the same expression of late when referring 
td Variety's comment ©n its actions. Ever, it seems, when Variety says 
something about an actors' organization, s>me^one connected with the 
organization claims that what Variety said was to "create dissension." 



EQUITY MISSING A CHANCE 

The plaint of the executives of Equity at every meeting is the deferred 
payment of dues. For Instance. 1 i.«t Sunday at the Republic, New York, 
the Equity, during its meeting tluMe, dwelt upon this aggravating phaaa 
of its financial system. Ffank (lillmore. the Equity's executive secretary, 
mentioned it. He said there were 1.100 delinquents In dues at the New 
York office and that it Is costing Equity $275 monthly In an attempt to 
locate the delinquents and collect the overdue dues. 



Mathematically that Is 27 cents per person the Equity is expending 
monthly in its acknowledged vain effort to Induce Its members to pay. 
That is a large amount, but admitting It to be a truthful statement, tha 
total multiplied 12 times for the year runs up to a large sum for a society 
that will not loan money to Its members when they are in need, but appar- 
ently thinks ncJthIng of spending lavishly to dun those .sane membera 
when they must be In need. 






Orlests Vessella returns to the 
Steel Pier, Atlantic City, with his 
band, starting March S. lie has 
been absent fro.n the resort for the 
three years. Prior to that he was 
a feature at the pier for 17 straight 
seasons. 

/- 

Sylvester anil Vance and Kimber-' 
ly and Page have been routed for 
the Loew circuit by Joe Cooper. 



An action which arose last spring 
between A. H. Woods and the Fifth 
Avenue Coach Co. has been amica- 
bly adjusted out of court. Woods 
sued that a privately chartered om- 
nibus of the coast company had 
damaged the marquee of the Re- 
publio theatre (controlled • by 
Woods), New York, through col- 
lision. The point of law concerned 
the fact that the marquee extended 
out over the edge of the sidewalk 
into the gutter, and whether vehicles 
were being interfered with by the 
extending marquee or vice versa. 



'^Dissension** Is never an answer. It's a defense. Pacts a^ an answer, 
whether aftlrmatlve or negative. When a paper publishes somethlnf^ 
any one may read. It Is susceptible of being affirmed or denied by the 
facts. If the Shubert acts say there is no chilliness toward them in the 
N. V. A. club, the article was in error. Two of the Shubert acts told 
Albee there had been no chilliness there toward them. Let's accept that 
as the answer, for with over 160 Shubert nets this season. Variety would 
have been silly to have published an Invention that any or all of those 
160 could have denied. 



This IS not published so much as a reply to Mr. Albee's Inference as 
It Is to Inform all readers of Variety who may have read the article, that 
It was denied; that Mr. Albee him.self said, writing to one of the acts: 
"We want all the vaudeville artists to work, and If we cannot play them 
we can't find fault with them for playing elsewhere. As far as the 
N. V. A. Is concerned. It is an institution without prejudice to race 
or creed." 



Eqxiity Is missing a chance. It should advertise In Variety. One an- 
nouncement in Variety would be sufficient to reach all of those members 
Equity Is spending so much monthly now and not reaching. Its mem- 
bers' addresses may not be known to Equity, but Equity may know ita 
members are reading Variety, and migrit give some attention to an 
Equity appeal In this paper, at least more attention. It would reem, 
than they are now giving Eciulty. JDne advertisement in Variety will 
be sufficient. It will save Equity spending that $275 monthly. That 
$275 monthly will do more good If loaned to the smaller members who 
need it more likely than Equity needs dues. 



If the Equity people In hastily making up an estimate of 1.100 delink 
quents should have erred and it Is costinir 1275 monthly to notify over 
4,000 delinquents, doesn't that say something as to the confidence of 
many of its members In the present Eqyity administration t John Emer- 
son says Variety Is a lying sheet; that It lies and lies about Equity; that 
It Is a managers' paper. When Emerson first started on his campaign 
to discount the effect of what the only paper that says anything at all 
might say about Equity. lie alleged E. P. Albee owned Variety. Of 
late Emerson has quit the Albee line, making it "managers" now. It 
might astonish Mr. Emerson and his executive associates In the Equity 
to exactly learn who ita members think the liar or liars may be. When 
Variety prints an Item, the readers of It learn sooner or later whether it 
is true, if they are Interested that far. 



BRING BACK THE THEATREGOERS 

What are managers going to do to attract theatregoers back to the 
box ofllce? That seems to be troubling a great many of them at this 
time without any giving much practical thought to a real solution of the 
problem. There seems a solution in Jlhe Consolidated Theatre Ticket 
Office. 






The Olympic, St. Louis, la being 
torn down. It was erected nearly 
100 years ago. In the same build- 
ing, at the corner of Broadway and 
Walnut street. Is the St< James 
hoteU 



During the war the railroads were taken over by the Goyernment and 
their ticket selling facilities placed into central offices, not only In New 
York, but the country over. The Innovation proved so successful that 
when the roads were turned back the Consolidated Ticket Offices were 
continued. 



When Variety early this peason. In fact, last buramer, said this would 
be a very bad season, that all the signs had come oul. Emerson and hla 
associates told the Equity membi rs not to believe what they read in 
Variety, that Variety lies. Thereafter, and quite frequently for a while. 
Variety editorially told Equity it was taking the wrong stand In a bad 
season, warned it against actors being thrown out of work, but Emerson 
et al. continued to tell its members at meetings that Variety lies, not to 
believe what Variety said, and not to road Variety. W^hy not read 
Variety? At the meeting last Sunday It was at last admitted this has 
been a terrible season, and that at least 1,100 Equity memt>ers could not 
be located. So deducing, there are anyway 1.100 members who do not 
believe firmly enough In Equity to give It their addresses ho that they 
may receive the Equity publication, "Equity," that tells Just so much 
and no more. Maybe those 1,100 are readln-; Variety. It's possible. 



The Crescent, Perth Amboy,N. J., 
controlled by the Reeder Brothers, 
A ;il play pop vaudeville com- 
mencing Monday, , booked by Jack 
Linder. The house will play five 
acta on a split week basis. 



Alexander Patty and Co. has ar- 
rived In New York from the other 
side. It is a new act, opening on 
the Orpheum Circuit March 5 at 
Minneapolis, under the management 
,of Felix Patty. 



Watervliet, N. Y., has been added 
to the list of cities permitting Sun- 
day pictures. The city council, at a 
meeting last I'riday night, adopted 
by a two-thirds vote an ordinance 
Introduced Jointly by Mayor Michael 
Ij, Walsh and Cotincilman Daniel P. 
Qulnn permitting Sunday night 
shows. 



It would mean the doing away with all of the theatre ticket agencies 
now existing should the managers decide to figure on the consolidated 
office scheme. It would do away with all the gyp places, as well as with 
the legitimate places to a certain extent. There might be one or two of 
the larger of the legitimate places which would keep operating for the 
charge customers that they have. But the rank and file of the places 
that count on drop-in business would be forced to go by the board. 



The aianagers would be enabled to charge the advance of 60 cents that 
legitimate places are now charging, if they wanted to, so as to take care 
of any additional overhead they might have in conducting the consoli- 
dated office, but It does not seem an advisable thing at this time, for 
the plan is not submitted as a money-making plan primarily, but rather 
as a plan to attract people to buying direct from the theatre managers 
again. 

There are a lot of people who will not go to the theatre at all because 
aware they are unable to get fairly good seats at any house where there 
Is any hit or a near-hit playing. They know that thohr only chance of 
getting a seat is at the brokers' and the brokers. In the main, will not 
give the casual drop-in anything like a seat he expects from a broker; 
the good seats are reserved for the regular customers, and the seats that 
the casual customer of the broker gets are the seats he usually was able 
to obtain at the box office, somewhere In the 12th or 14th row. There- 
fore the casual Is staying away from the theatre entirely or patronizing 
the neighborhood house with vaudeville, pictures, or even the subway 
circuit theatre. lie gets away cheaper than he would at the box office 
downtown and sees just as good an entertainment In the long run. 



We want to call the attention of all Equity members to a statement 
made at last Sunday's meetlnjT by Mr. Emerson after Mr. Oillmore h»ad 
cried over the deferred dues. Olllmore nlso said It was "disheartening to 
have members come up to the New York ofTlces to blafk^uuid and abuse 
our officers." He mentioned a woman who had called there to Inquire 
why delinquents were' lined 25 cents a month nnd Cll'more could take a 
trip all over the country at the expense of the orprnnlzatlon. Olllmore 
said he replied ho took the trip becaiise the council ordered him to, and 
that the 25 cents a month went toward reimbursing Equity for the $275 
monthly. Then Emenson spoke once more, stating that he was glad 
Olllmore had mentioned the back dno.s, as some of the Equity paid offi.ers 
had "cut their salaries until It hurt.s," and that, -If the dues were paid, 
they would be able-to secure their "back salaries." 



That looks like a point, one of those things, as It Is known. The Equ'ty 
officers may have cut their salaries Just now. In cash, but there seems 
to be an accumulation of back salary accruing to them weekly, which will 
be paid when the treasury holds a sufficient surplus. The officers hava 
not cut salary, therefore, to aid Equity, but merely to aid themselves, 
through not being able to draw full salary when the cash Is not in the 
bank. It is the same thing that happened before the White Rats 
passed out. The Rats' officers drew part of their weekly snlary and 
accepted !. o. u.'s for the remainder. That did not develop until after 
the Rats became defunct. Its members meanwhile believing the Rat^* 
officers had voluntarily reduced their weekly pay. 



Joseph Bauer, manager of the 
Wigwam theatre, San FranclscyfJ, Is 
in Los Angeles assisting Edited - 
mond In the or^anizatioiy of a 
dramatic-musical ccjj *K ' dj > tfompany 
which will open "at the Wigwam 
April 1. 



The Empire at Long "Rearh, Calif., 
clo.sea as a slock theatre this week 
after 'several seasons of the .same 
policy. It has been tfiUcn over by 
Pre.vluvater & Titus and fuMowlng 
Interior Improvements will reopen 
Mni-ch 1 wth P.erl Levey vaudeville. 

Frederick Vog.^ding, prcinineiit 
^'^'- I player, lipailiincd at the New 
I'aniaees last week with a Rupert 
IIuKhes sketch entitled "DUndfuld." 
Florence Roberts presented the 
Hay. 



In the Consolidated Theatre Ticket Office each one. of the houses could 
be represented as in the railroad offices. The regular theatre box office 
would not need to be closed; a duplicate set of tickets and a direct tele- 
phone would solve that connection, and each theatre's own Individual 
employes would handle the seats. 

It would not be neccs.sary to handle a Consolidated Theatre Ticket 
Office along the general lines now employed In the Jos. LeBlang I»ubllc 
Service Theatre Ticket Office, where the cut-rates are sold, which seems 
to be a point almost of fear with the theatre manager. But It is rather 
surprising that the manager in general, supposedly an astute business 
jnan. has not taken a great object lesson from the general scheme of the 
LelUang otllce. * 



In that office it Is plain to be seen the public shops for s/^ats to :. certain 
extent. Norie, ,or very few, at least, have ihelr he.'»rls R-t or th-^'.r min<:.- 
mculo up on a»*y one .'•how. If they cannot ret .scats fos 

lainly can for aiiolli' r,- and lh;»^t is (..ritctiy v hnl tl:<y do 



How long Is ft since John Emerson was an actor? lie Is a picture 
producer, a picture director, a scenario writer d playwright. It 
looks as though Mr. Emerson ehouM Join the P. M. A. The 
one great mIstaHa of the Etiuity members was I:i electing 
Emerson as their pres^ident. It should have been Wl.ton Lackaye. 
He's an actor. Lackaye would never have allowed it to be said that 
Equity has been the cause this seafon of more actors being out of 
work than, all other conditions combined. That Is a fact. Any road 
producer will verify it. A show might bo skimping along, barely break- 
ing even, as spme are now doing, but there would bo actors working in 
It anyway while it miKht have been waiting to go broke. Equity told 
the producers they couldn't do this nnd they couldn't do that; Equity 
told the actors what they could and could not do If they worked, with 
the result the producers didn't prciduco for the road and the actors 
didn't work. Emerson should woriy, or Gil'more. 



And therr they cry bc^cau.'o members d.»n*t 
Keep them out of work and w.'uU th'rn to i ay 



pay dnos. Willi whit? 
due.'i bc.'iden! 



0!io l!)?y cer- 



Just one Consolidated Theatre Ticliet ofTUc would he nerc-rary, located 
at a central ixdnt, Say 4i:d istreet near i:ioau\viy, it wouldn't ni.tter which 
side of iMoadway it was, but with a knowledire of the kxation there 
seems to be an Ideal site available at Just ilils mimile . A building that 
is eianding, full largo enough to bo easily converted with an entrance 
and exit so arranged that one might almost believe that it was created 
for this purpose. 

The Inauguration of an Innovation of this sort, toficthcr with a cam- 



And never an nctor would havo p".!<?, as nrnef"; on ."aid at the Sunday 
menijig, that he saw "Pins and XeedleM" at the F!iul>ert; "aT.J__xoit 
needr\'t jvu-j*y,'.' said Kni-rson, "it's a rpll' n sh«»\v." Is .the stago a 
p! off Ksfnn" .'ill r>ver tlio worM, one profession, or i.-i liquify one and the 

i,tai:'r aiiot!j'<r? 



The managers didn't \\. nl T.rKlaye nnd Ihrv wanted ErnrTSon. They 
pot Krner: on. lilll I'.rady, the ^;hrewd fox, did the trick. During the 
election campaign ho saxl. ' lli».> roanaJ^era want Laekaye," knowing the 
Kqulty rr(>wd would idur,' for the rnan tlw; minnv r.s didn't want. That 
\va.s a smart thing iJiady did, but tlio I'quity. metn'-ors should have 
known their best frier.d it's Ln. Uaye. Il«« may not be the best friend 
of foreign members of the i..iinh«' CI ib. but he's the best friend th«/ 
^Vnicrlcan actors could have pli'cd in thtir presidential chair. 



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LEGITIMA 




Friday, February 24, 1922 






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MAKING PICTURES 

WHILE TOURING 



Cameraman Going Around 

World with Harry Corson 

Clarke 

Harry Corson Clarko Hml M;ir- 
garel Dale Owen are pr»'p; rin^' lor 
their nflh tdur i.f tho worl<l. Tliey 
will carry a company ui WL players 
and will pail for the Mediterranean 
in Mav, t)ie first dates beinpr at 
Gibralt<r, TanKurs, AU^lerH, Purt 
Said and Alexandria. The n ptrtory 
Will then play Hulia. 

Tho tour will fur tho first time 
comblno i>leturo produetion. A 
cameraman viil be earried and 
Clarke has prepared a nunihcr of 
Bccnarios for use \n the native 
atmosphere of the Orient. It is ex- 
pected that tho ultimate releases 
will defray the expenses of the tour. 
Their last trip was started early in 
the war. Plans lor picture-making 
were Quash.ed at that time when 
permission to carry u cameraman 
through tho Mediterranean waa 
denied. 



EARLY END FOR LEGITIMATE SEASON 
DUE ON BROADWAY AND IN COUNTRY 



*1J1IES'* CLOSING 

"Lilies of the Field" closes al the 
Klaw, New York, Saturday. The 
play will not proceed teyond that 
point. The attraction has been in 
the hands of a receiver for several 
months now, and in ail probability 
will be disposed of. "Your "Woman 
and Mine," a h'hubcrt attraction 
playing at the Shubert- Majestic. 
Providence, this week, is slated to 
como into tho Klaw Monday next. 
The decision to clof o 'Lilies'* was 
reached late Tuesday. Josej>h Klaw 
has been acting as one of the re- 
ceivers for the show. 

Another closing announced late iii 
the week is that of the Carlo Carlton 
attraction, "Danger' at the 3'Uh 
Street, tho house to remain dark 
until next Wednesday, when Yvette 
Gilbert is to app*^r for a limited 
■cries of erformancoH. 



Business After Washington's Birthday Will Deter- 
mine — Last Season Soonest Over Since War- 
Only Successes Garnered Additional Money on 
Lincoln's Holiday — Buys and Cut Rates 



IRVING COBB ILL IN BOSTON 

Boston. Feb. 21. 

Irving S. Cobb is confined to his 
room In the roptey- Plaza notcl in a 
serious condition as a result of a 
sudden attack of illness about an 
hour before he was due to lecture 
last Wednesday. It is said he had a 
hemorrhage. All t-peaklng engage- 
ments for the next six weeks have 
been cancelled. 

At tho time he was strickon 
George II. Deran of New York was 
with him. According to Dorun, Cobb 
was to have been taken back to 
New York Thursday or Friday. 
The hotel physician protested 
against' Cobb being removed from 
Che hotel because of his condition, 
and after a conference It was de- 
cided to havo him stay there until 
he had fully recovered. 



An early clo.sing of the legitimate 
season on liroadway and through- 
out the country Is conceded. Busi- 
ness after this week, which has 

Washingttm's Birthday, will supply 
a pretty good line on how much 
earlier than last year, which was 
tho earliest closing since the war, 
the linalo will <'ome. Blueness in 
managerial ranks has repla<'ed the 
t)ptimisni of early January, with 
disappointijig takings of Lincoln's 
Birthday last week figuring. The 
Lin<'o)n Birthday holiday in the past 
proved one of the biggest in the sea- 
son. This time only the succes.ses 
garnere<l additional money, the lapse 
during the week sending grosses 
under tho eight -performance nor- 
mal, in spite of the extra matinee 
played. 

Feb. 22 in the past was regarded 
as the turning point in the season. 
It again assumes that significance. 
Last week no less than 10 attrac- 
tions on Broadway got around $0,000 
gross or under. Three were a little 
over $5,000 and three grossed less 
than $4,000. Indications this week 
were for excellent Washington's 
Birthday trade, and for Tuesday 
evening, which was the holiday eve. 
There will be very few extra per- 
formances this week, tho holiday 
falling on "Wednesday, which Is the 
regular mid-week matinee day 

It has been pretty conclusively 
shown that so far as Broadway goes, 
reduced admission scales from the 
normal $2.60 top ($2.75 with tax) 
is of no real aid to the box office. 
I There have been five attractions of- 
fered thus far this season at $2 top 
and all have failed, four lasting no 
more than three weeks and one 
staying two months or a little more 
by virtue of the house being un- 
able to secure another attraction. 
Frank Fay's "Fables' is tho latest 
of tho $2 shows to flop. It closes 
at the Park Saturday. That house 



SUGGESTS TRIARS' NIGHT' 

The Friars' Club voted a Friars' 
Night at the AUh Street for Thurs- 
day night, buying out the lower 
floor for "The N.>st." and ihus hon- 
oring three Friars— William A. 
Brady, who contiols the theatre and 
play; Charles Miller, his manager, 
and Felix Isinan, interested in tho 
production. Tl.o suggestion came 
from Abbott (Jeorge M. Cohan, who 
presided at last week's governors' 
meeting of the c ub for tho first time 
in some weeks. 

Jho Friars' night at "The Xcst" 
was prompted as a tribute primarily 
to Bradys stand against Rev. 
Ftraton and on belialf of the pro- 
Xession. 



has tried with three of the $2 at- 
tractions. 

••Pins and Needle?^." the English 
revue at the Shubert, failed to 
build to paying business last week 
(its third). Even with an *xtra 
matinee, the gross was no better 
than $12,500. which approximated 
the second' week's business. Ob- 
servers believe the English piece 
would stand a chance If siweded. 
Its showing here rates as one of 
the most disappointing ventures of 
de Courville's long list. AVithin five 
years, he Is credited with having 
staged 39 revues In England, all 
successes In some measure. Bert 
Williams In "Under the Bamboo 
Tree* may be the succeeding attrac- 
tion at the Shubert. ^ith Eddie 
Cantor in "Make It Snappy" also 
mentioned for that house or the 
,44th Street. The "Hotel Mouse," a 
third Shubert musical show (first 
called "Little Miss Itaffles") Is also 
a contender for Broadway soon. 

The most recently arrived drama- 
tic attractions up until this wc.ck 
which look most promising are 
"The Cat and the Canary" at the 
National and "Madame Pierre"' at 
the Hitz. The latter show was a 
Wednesday opening last week and 
it built to smart takings before the 
week was out. "Cat and Canary" 
shapes up for big money. In nine 
performances last week it went to 
$14, COO. and figures to beat that 
mark in eight performances this 
week. 

This week started off with "To 
the Ladies," accorded very good 
notices on tho premiere at the 
Liberty. "The French Doll," at the 
Lyceum, also a Monday opening, 
was given a favorable send-off. 
"For (Joodness Sake," at the Lyric, 
and "Rubicon." at the Hudson, were 
Tuesday premieres, while "Bevu" 
is the carded Saturday night d-^but 
for the new Earl Carroll house. 

"He Who^Gets Slapped," the 



Theatre Guild's production which 
mpved up from the Qarrick uptown 
to the Fulton last week, stepped 
Into the extra performance going 
and beat $17,000 on the week, virtual 
capacity (the house can go a bit 
better than $18,000. with an extra 
holiday performance). "He" is one 
of the few attractions which in- 
serted an extra piatinee for tho cur- 
rent week. 

Counting as a musical attraction 
"Chauve-Souris," the Imported Rus- 
sian novelty show at tho 49th Street 
is topping tho entire field of new 
offerings. It drew capacity at till 
three matinees last week and it is 
expected to continue to play an 
extra afternoon each week. The $5 
scale has been' pushed back for eve- 
nlng,s and takes in all but the last 
two rows. 

It . is predicted that "Shuffle 
Along" the colored revue at the 
C3d Street will last out a full year 
and possibly ride through a second 
summer. The average weekly pace 
through the fall and winter is 
claimed approximate $14,000 weekly. 
It has established a record for 
colored shows that may not be 
equalled for years. Up to "Shuf- 
fle's" opening tho longest run for 
a show of the kind was 10 weeks, 
that going to Williams and Walker 
who appeared at the Park. 

This Is the final week for Chicago 
Grand Opera at the Manhattan, 
with no regular attraction succeed- 
ing. General business attending the 
vjslting operatic organization is re- 
ported big, though a loss on the 
engagement was expected. Some 
criticism has been made because 
voices equal to those of other 
seasons were not heard. There 
were missing a number of big 
names which did much to promote 
the local popularity of the Chica- 
goans during their previous visits. 

Next week "The Rose of Stam» 
boul" will be brought into the 
Century, which is dark this week. 
The Garrick will offer G. B. Shaw's 
"Back to Methusalah," under the 
Theatre Guild's guidance. It will 
be given In three sections in as 
many weeks, tickets being sold In 
series of three. This is one of tho 
longest known. Starting next week 
"(Jet Together" will have a new 
feature. Jack Dempsey having been 
(Continued on page 28) 



TWO WEEKS' NOTICE 
ENOUGH to CANCE 



Okla. Courts Uphold ''Some- 
body's Sweetheart*'^— Played 
*for Rival Management 



The Appellate Division of the Oka* 
lahoma Supreme Court upheld a dtt« 
cision in a suit of Sinclair & Hast* 
Ings, Tulsa, Okla. theatre managers, 
against the Arthur Hammerstein 
Enterprises that legally establishes 
.a theatrical booking practice which 
concerns the cancellation of a book- 
ing date by a traveling attraction 
on two weeks' notice despite a pre- 
vious contractual agreement. 

The show was "Somebody's Sweet- 
heart," which Hammerstein, Nov, 
14, 1919, agreed to play for Sinclair 
& Hastings at the Tulsa Convention 
Hall Jan. 15, 192x/, ,on a ''5-25 basis. 
Jan. 13, 1920 (two days before the 
plaintiffs' date) the show played un- 
der a rival mana^ ement in the same 
town. Sinclair & Hastings sued for 
breach of contract for tho profits 
they might have derived. 

Hammerstein's defense was that 
the two weeks' cancellation practice 
of the profession alibied him, both 
the lower and the Appellate courts 
upholding .lis contention and decid- 
ing for Hammerstein. 



KAN HALPERIN PREPARING 

Nan Halpcrin, who is to bs 
starred under the direction of the 
Shuberts this spring, has been no- 
tified the new show is In prepara- 
tion and will go into rehearsal April 
1. The title has not as yet been 
selected. The book is being sup- 
plied by Phillip Barthelmew and 
Guy Bolton and the lyrics and mu- 
sic will be furnished by Joe Mc- 
Carthy and Harry Tierney. 

After four weeks' rehearsal the 
show will open in Atlantic City 
unA play around the east for six 
weeks, when it will be brought into 
a New York house for a summer 
showing about June 15. 

Miss Halperin opens In Shubert 
vaudeville next week, her Initial ap- 
pearance being at the Apollo, Atlan- 
tic City. 



"SCANDALS'' AS USUAL 

It l.<9 sad George While ^las not 
yet decided whether to produce a 
new "Scandals' as usual (birinj: the 
summer or dela" tho n« xt produc- 
tion until the fall, meantime tour- 
ing with tho present show. Tie 
"Scandals' In its thr«'e years .since 
first put on by Whito and (hanged 
unnuall/ has only played the ^:ast- 
ern big city time. 

Andy Bice has b«en re-engaged 
by White to furnish the book of th»< 
new "Soandals." 



KERR, BRADY'S PRESS AGENT 

George F. Kerr \9 now press 
agent for tho William A. Brady 
productions. Jlecenlly, be was han- 
dling publi< ity for the Capitol, New 
York, and was formerly an advance 
agent, ahead of "The .Nfan Who 
Came Back." 

l^ast fteahf)n "Mr. Iverr was i)res8 
•i^ent for tho Traymore and Am- 
l^aasador hotels, Atlantic City. 




CATHOLIC GUILD'S BENEPTT 

The Catholic Actors' Guild of 
America will stage its annual bene- 
fit Sunday night at the Shubert, 
New York. The prices scheduled 
are $1, $2, |3 and $5. 

The organization was started some 
years ago by the late Jere Cohan, 
who was succeeded as president by 
Brandon Tynan. Gene Buck is 
vice-president. A number of the 
most prominent actors In the pro- 
fession are listed in its directorates 

The bill for the benefit will com- 
prise George M. Cohan, Bernard 
Granville, Frank Fay, Helen Groody, 
Emmet Corrlgah, Laurette Taylor* 
Lillian McNeil and Bert Shadow, 
Eddie Carr, Herbert Corthcll, Gene 
Buck and Brandon Tyna . 



INJUNCTION REFUSED 

The Gabol Players Corp., which 
Is sponsoring a Yiddish stage pro- 
duction, "The Golem," at Gabel's 
theatre, on 116th street and Fifth 
avenue, was refused Its motion for 
an Injunction against tlfe S. L. W. 
Amusement Co., which Is sponsor- 
ing "The Pragur Golem" at the 
Lyric, Brooklyn. N Y., Justice Ford 
holding that the title of plaintiff's 
play, "Der Golem." Is not strictly 
original. 

Max Gabol and Jennie Goldstein 
are the stars In their own produc- 
tion of "The Golem." The L>t10 
theatre In the Williamsburg section 
of Brooklyn has A. B. Adler in ths 
title role. 



OPENING OF INCOME TAX RETURN BUREAU FOR THE PROFESSION 

AT THE OFFICE OF VARIETY, NEW YORK CITY 

Internal Uevemie Collector Frank K. Bower.*?, who Is to gather $800,000,000 for the Government In the 
New York District, and U. S. Internal Revenue Agent Cadwalader Woodvillo of the Treasury Department, 
especially n-slgned tf) VarUty's otlice, instructing members of the pmf.-.Msion how to make out their returns* 

Haz. 1 Dawn of "The Drmi V irgin" having the return form blank explained by Agent Woodvillc. while 
Collector Bowers Is performing a like service for Maud Ryan of vaudeville 

^^'veral of the New York dallies last Week sent their camera sciuads 'to Variety's ofllce. using cuts 
similar to the above, taken of the jrcvtnue men and professionals. "»*"» 



SPECS HELD ON CHARGES 

Four ticket speculators were ar- 
rested Saturday evening while 
operating in the lobby and on he 
sidewalks of the Manhattan, Chi- 
cago grand opera being the attrac- 
tions. The en were charged with 
selling tickets wHhout collecting 
the necorsary federal tax and with 
not properly stami I'lg tickets. 

The arrests were made by revenue 
agent.s, following i complal by 
George Sammis, manager of the 
Manhattan. They vere locked up 
over Sunday. 



"SHEIK" DRAMA 

"The Sheik," Mrs. E. M. Hull's 
novel, will be dramatized by Dr. 
Charlton Andrews for production by 
the Shuberts. "The Khelk" has also 
been Illmed by Famous Players. 



Friday, February 24, 1921! 



LEGITIMATE 



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IcUUGHUN'S PUY 
GOING ON IN LONDON 



Cleveland Theatre Manager 

Going Abroad to See His 

Play Produced 



Cleveland. Feb. 21. 

Robert McLaughlin, manager of 
the Opera house and Ohio, leaves 
for London early in March in order 
to attend the rehparsnls of his new 
play to be produced April 17 at the 
Drury Lane theatre. "Decameron 
Nights" is the title. It has been 
purchased from the author— Mc- 
Xiaughlin — by J. L. Sacks, the I^n- 
on manager, who will produce it in 

Uaboration with Sir Arthur Col- 
lins. 

The direction will be in ihc h'lndsf 
of W. J. Wilson, well Known on 
this side as a producer. 

The play is entirely the work cf 
McLaughlin, and tW script will be 
produced in its original form. Sev- 
eral lyrics for the piece have been 
written by .'.n Englishman, aider 
gugges'iion from '.he auMior. vhile 
Herman F.'nck, anrther Knglislunan, 
has written an inridentj^l r.co-e. . 

Mr. McLaughlin wl!l be ic/om- 
panied across the water by his 
wife, and they are due back here hy 
the beginning of May, owing to ar- 
rangements McLaughlin has viider 
way for the summer months. 



PRODUCERS VOICING OBJECTIONS 
TO ERLANGER-SHUBERT COMBINE 

Outstanding Contracts with Special Privileges Reported Demanding Adjust- 
ment Before Booking Understanding Is Finally Confirmed— A. H. Woods, 
Cohan & Harris, Comstock & Gest and Selwyns Said to Hold Special 
Booking Agreements — Pooling Chicago Started Objections 



EQUITrS MEETING 

Actoft' Society at Republic Gather- 
ing Listen to Labor Leaders 



^ A meeting was held Sunday at the 
Republic. New York, by the Actors' 
Equity Association. The meeting 
ran for about an hour and a half 
In the afternoon. It was fairly well 
attended in that theatre of small 
capacity. 

Among the speakers were Sam- 
uel Gompers of the A. F. of L., 
Hugh Franey, chief organizer of the 
parent labor body; John Emerson. 
Frank Gillmore, DeWolf Hopper and 
Louis Calvert. 



Legitimate producers the past 
week have commenced to voice 
their objections to the proposed 
Erlanger-Stubert booking combine. 
These objectors, said to be in both 
camps, are asking how the booking 
offices intend combining bookings or 
pooling for their respective cities 
throughout the country without ad- 
justing special booking contracts 
held by the objectors. 

"Dates" seem to be the actual 
grievance of the independent pro- 
ducers. At the same time, they are 
saying of a combination booking 
office for a legit attraction is now 
to be informed they want to declare 
themselves in for a piece of the 
booking commission. 

A. H. WooTIs, Cohan & Harris, 
Comstock & Gest and the Selwyns , 
are among those mentioned as 
holding special contracts in book- 
ings, either from the Erlanger or 
the Shubert offices. The Woods 
agreement, when joining the Shu- 
berts, was reported at the time aa 
giving the Woods office first call 
for season's bookings in any Shu- 
bert theatre anywhere. That con- 
tract, if reported correctly, virtually 
meant Woods could pick his dates 
and places. It gave the Woods 
broker the privilege of selecting the 
choice holiday weeks in the best 
Shubert towns, besides providing 
for special terms. A similar con- 
tract is said to have been given 
Cohan & Harris (before the firm 
dissolved) by Erlanger, for dates 



and terms, while Comstock & Gest 
have been reported as holding the 
best percentage agreement with the 
Shuberts ever given by a booking 
office to a producer. The Comstock 
& Gest agreement on percentages 
of the gross for their big produc- 
tions prohibited, in many instances, 
the theatre securing any net profit, 
regardless of the gross the show 
might do. Besides, there was a 
"kick back" to the Woods, and pos- 
sibly also Cohan & Harris, of the 
booking office fee exacted from the 
theatre through the playing of their 
attractions. This amounted to con- 
siderable during a season. 

Producers are reported as saytnt 
they will Insist upon first calls 
under their booking contracts, also 
all percentage edges and whatever 
extraordinary benefits accrue to 
them from the si>eclal contracts. 
They fail to see how Erlanger and 
Shubert can decide upon combining 
or pooling without taking these out- 
standing contracts into account. Up 

SETBACK FOR ELMAN 

Ziegfeld Doesn't Have to Explain 
How He Spent $20,000 on Opera 



MISS FRANEXIN OUT 

Irene Franklin is out of the 
"Greenwich Village Follies" for some 
time to come, if not for the entire 
remainder of the season. Follow- 
ing an operation at Dr. Stern's sani- 
tarium for tonsils and adenoids, the 
comedienne was ordered to take an 
indefinite rest. Miss Franklin left 
the show In Philadelphia because 
M tonsilitis. 



''BACK PAY" CLOSING 

Boston, Feb. 2L 
The play, "Back Pay," with Helen 
IfacKeller, closes Its local stay and 
road tour this Saturday. 

The A. H. Woods show is in Its 
t6th playing week. Miss MacKeller 
lield A contract for that length of 
time to appear in the piece. 



NO. 2 "SHUFFLE" 

Road Company Advertising Very 
Like City Original 



A No. 2 "Shuffle Along" Is touring 
the eastern one- night stands. From 
points in Pennsylvania business was 
reported no better than fair. 

Trick billing makes the offering 
appear very nearly flke the original 
show, which is still playing at the 
63rd Street theatre. That company 
is advertised as "By Miller and 
Lyle, with Sissle and Blake,** and 
the touring troupe advertise* "By 
Miller and Lyle and Sissl* and 
Blake." 

It opened at Wilkes -Barre Feto. 
17, drawing |1,606. 




Mischa Elman was denied his 
prayer for a bill of particulars in 
his breach of contract suit against 
Florert^ Ziegfeld, Jr., for failure to 
produce a show composed by the 
violin virtuoso. 2iegfeld countered 
with a $20,000 claim, alleging Elman 
had failed to supply a completed 
score within a specified period and 
by failure thereof had to abandon 
his production plans after incurring 
$20,000 preparatory outlay. Elman's 
counsel, Phillips, Jaflfe & Jaffe. 
wanted to know when he (Elman) 
had refused to orchestrate and com- 
plete the score and exactly how the 
mpresario had expended the amount 
alleged. 

Justice Ford refused the applica- 
tion, stating, "The affidavit of the 
attorney Instead of the party is not 
sufficient grounds for granting the 
motion for a bill of particulars. 
Mere absence of the party Im not 
sufficient" 



MAITLAND TO TRY N. Y. 

San Francisco** Little Tfieatre Int' 
presario Will Come East 



LEAVE IT TO JEAN 

It's Friaay noon, ami liot.king Manager M. I). Simmons requires an 
act to open at the Jeffeison at the matinee. .lean Snthciii li;ii)i)fiis to be 
in the booking offire talking to her represontative. E. K. NADEL. Could 
*»he fill the diaappointmont ? Yes. but withr»ut li^r .vcenory. a.M hor Hta^*- 
carpenter could not be located. "O. K.. go ahead." says Mr. Simmons, and 
Jean was on her way to the Jeffi'r.son. 

She was accorded a big nceplion, and Ifie act went so big she baa 
to make a speech. Did she use her scrnery the rcinaind'T of the wenk? 
She did not— it was unniMc ssirv. as the "hit of ftmininity with a mas- 
culine touch" by PAUL GERARD SMITH hit the bull's eye ju.«t the same. 



San Francisco, Feb. 2L 
Arthur Maitland, who has been 
conducting the Maitland Playhouse 
here for several years, plans to 
close shop at the end of this sea- 
son and will go to New York. 

Maitland started his Little The- 
atre Idea in the ballroom of the St. 
Francis Hotel here and the project 
caught on so well that he had his 
present house ^ilt and secured a 
large patronage list among the so- 
ciety people. 



AMATEUKS AT WALDORP 

The Junior society of the Temple 
Emanuel, New York, will present 
"Leave It to Me," musical, at the 
Hotel Waldorf-Astoria, for a limit- 
ed engagement, commencing April f. 

The cast will hold members of 
tho society. The book of the piece 
is claimed to be from an original 
script A show of the same title 
was presented a couple of seasons 
ago on the professional stage. Mc- 
Elbcrt Moore wrote words and dia- 
log, with J. Fred Coots composing 
the Fcore. Briggs French will at- 
tend to the staging. 



to date, the' producers say, they 
have not been approached by either 
side of the combine, while the pool- 
ing and combining details have gone 
forward, from all announcements 
and reports. 

The journey to Chicago last week 
of A. L. Erlanger and Lee Shubert. 
with the announcement sent out 
from there that there would be a 
pool of the legit houses of both 
sides, with the Apollo (Woods- 
booked by Shuberts) reverting to 
legit again next season and the 
Shubert vaudeville leaving the 
Apollo by that time to thereafter 
reside at the Colonial (Erlanger). 
The visit to Chicago by the heads 
of the respective booking offices 
was to confer with Harry Powers, 
the Erlanger theatrical boss of that 
city. The announcement also stated 
Qjie legit house of the allied inter- 
ests in Windyville might be turned 
over to pictures. 

While Erlanger and Shubert may 
agree to pool or send combined 
bookings Into any city, the inde- 
pendents say, their contracts would 
still read for first call and be in- 
sisted upon. Were the Erlanger 
office to request a combined booking 
for a Shubert house, which would 
mean an Erlanger attraction there, 
the date could conflict with what 
the producer holding the Shubert 
special contract might want. This 
would mean a conflict, say the In- 
dependents, and a possibility that 
should be settled before, not after, 
the opening of next season. The 
selection of houses by Shubert trom 
the pooled list for Shubert vaude- 
ville is expected to create tho havoc 
although the producers say if the 
number of attractions should be 
necessarily reduced through the 
pooling of combined booking ar- 
rangement, the same condition 
would arise. 

Several of the largest Independent 
producers believe they see In the 
present situation an opportunity to 
declare themselves. The declara- 
tion may run along the line of ar- 
gument that since the producers are 
producing the most shows, without 
the booking offices' heads having 
very active in that respect for the 
past two seasons, It's about time 
the men who produce the most 
shows be recognized In so far as a 
division of the booking offices fees 
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GOMPERS, De COURVDIE 
MEET AS OLD FRIENDS 



Labor Chief Reported to Have 

Said, 'Managers Need Union 

to Protect Themselves" 



The meetlnflT between Samuel 
Qompers and Alfred de CourvillOt 
which the head of the American 
Federation of Labor requested, is 

said to have resulted In a luncheon 
between two friends at a hotel last 
Friday. When the English man« 
ager explained that the artists in 
his "Pins and Needles" company at 
the Shubert were here under *a guar- 
anteed contract and that he was In 
no position to dictate to them in tho 
matter of joining an actors' or- 
ganization here, the labor leader is 
said to have replied that he did not 
think it was a matter for him to 
interfere with. Pressure had been 
brought upon de Courville by Equity 
officials in an effort to force the for- 
eign artists in "Pins and Needles'* 
to Join Equity. The matter was 
carried to Gompers when de Cour- 
ville refused point blank to use 
coercion on his players. In the de 
Courville show Equity saw an op- 
portunity to establish a precedent 
with English players but have failed 
to da so. 

An Inside story of the session be- 
tween Gompers and de Courville is 
said to have brought out a cryptic 
remark from the noted labor chief. 
Mr. Gompers is quoted as saying 
that, "as far as I understand the 
theatrical situation here, it looks 
as though the managers needed a 
union to protect themselves from 
the actors." 

Gompers and de Courville are old 
friends, dating from tho former's 
trip abroad some years ago. At the 
time the labor head was indisposed 
and the English manager showed 
him many courtesies that led to firm 
friendship. 

The English manager is reported 
saying Mr. Gompers had been mis- 
informed as to the status of tho 
"Pins and Needles" compsmy and 
that the labor chieftain had been 
led to believe an effort was beinff 
made to battle with American 
artists by the Importation of Eng- 
lish professlbnala The intent of a 
temporary stay of the English or- 
ganization appears to have set tha 
case clearly before the A. F. Lt. 
official. 

One difference between American 
and English playing conditions was 
noted last week when "Pins and 
Needles" played nine performances 
but were only paid for eight. Most 
of the cast was recruited from tho 
English music halls and the con- 
tracts call for as high as 12 per« 
formances weekly. 



Harry Pilcer, Restaurant Daneinfl 
Harry Pilcer has been engaged to 
dance at the Beaux Arts, New York. 
He Is with "Pios and Needles" at 
the Shubert. 



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PETROVA TO PLAY CTORAN 

San Francisco, Feb. 21. 

Olga Pctrova has signed the first 
tontract for the new Curran The- 
atre b«'lng built here and which is 
expected to be opened next fall. She 
will appear in "The White Pea- 
cork." 

She will not, however, be the first 
attraction to play the theatre. The 
opening bill has not been announced. | 




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LILLIAN GLADYS 

BURTON SISTERS 

Of HANSON and BURTON SISTERS 

"THE MAGIC MAN AND HIS MAGICAL MAIDS" 

FormerU' known nn MV.HTir HAN.SD.M TIUO. Our pn vsrnt art may 
l»e railed a Sfoond impiovefl edition. Now pbiylng thirty weeks for 
W. V. M. A., Junior Orpheum and li. F. Keith (Western) Circuit.**. Meet- 
ing with our usual success. iJack East soon. Direction: TOM POWELLi 



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LEGfTTMATE 



Friday, February 24, 1922 



p. 



SHOWS IN N. Y. AND COMMENT 



Figures e«tim«t«d and comment point to eom* attractions being 
successful, while the same gross accredited to others might suggest 
mediocrity or loss. The variance is explained in the difference in 
house capacities, with the varying overhead. Also the size of show 
cast, with consequent difference in necessary gross for a profit. 
Variance in business necessary for musical attraction as against 
dramatic attractions is also to be considered. 

These matters are included and considered when comment below 
points toward success or failure. 



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•Anna Christie," Vandcrbllt (17lh 
week). Holiday (Lincoln's Birth- 
day) failed to prevent gross fall- 
ing again. Takings last week be- 
tween $7,000 and $7,500. Claims 
that figure is profitable. 

*Bevu,** Earl Carroll (1st week). 
Newest of Broadway's theatres. 
located at Seventh Ave. and 50th 
street. Premiere of show, authored 
by Carroll, set for Saturday even- 

••Bill of Divorcement," Times Square 
(20th week). An English drama 
splendidly acted, which was a 
dramatic leader for first three 
months. It still making a profit 
with cut rate aid. Will probably 
bo ready for road after another 
month or so. Bettered $10,000 for 
nine performances. 

•Blossom Time," Ambassador (22d 
week). Has been a consistent 
money getter since opening. Is 
only operetta to get over this sea- 
son, with takings last week 
$18,000, with extra performance 
aid. 

•Blue Kitten," Selwyn (^th week). 
Hammerstein musical piece pleas- 
ing, and though not a smash has 
done good business up to now. 
Holiday failed to build the gross, 
which approximated $17,000 last 
week. 

•Bombo," Jolson (21st week). Sun- 
day night concerts here arc al- 
ways "ace" draws. Business with 
the Jolson Is doing good, but not 
big business, with recent business 
approximating $20,000. 

•Bull Dog Drummond," Knicker- 
bocker (9th week). The surprise 
melodrama money getter; of Eng- 
lish origin but presently in com- 
edy vein here. Figures with money 
leaders. Last week, with holiday, 
takings claimed to have reached 
$17,000. 

•Captain 
week). 




$12,000 week 
ollday Mon- 
ted. 



Applejack," Cort (9th 
Biggest draw house has 
had since "Abraham Lincoln," 
with better than $16,000 In. Extra 
matinee last week sent gross to 
well over $18,000. Demand com- 
parable to "Peg o* My Heart," 
which made, record run at Cort. 

•Cat and Canary," National (3d 
^week). New thriller has taken 
place with dramatic leaders. "With 
nine performances last week gross 
went to $14,600. with agency call 
reported very strong. 

•Chauve-Souris," 49th Street (4th 
week). The Imported Russian 
novelty looks like a smash. Extra 
matinee and regular afternoon 
both sold out last ^eek. and night 
business capacity throuji^hout. Is 
only attraction getting $5 top out- 
side "Music Box Revue." 

•Ciarina," Empire (4th week). 
Romantic comedy, with Doris 
Keane, has caught on smartly, 
and though not absolute capacity 
is getting big money. Last week, 
with extra matinee, gross was 
around $16,500. $3 top figures. 

"Danger," 39th Street (10th week). 
Dropped off again last week to a 
little over $5,000, with extra per- 
formance added. Will leave at the 
en<V of the week, Yvette Gilbert 
succeeding. 

•Demi-Virgin," Eltlnge (19th week). 
The farce leader has eased off 
somewhat in pace lately, getting 
between $11,000 an 
\y. Business after 
day last week disap 

•Desert Sands," Princess' (2d week). 
This new drama doubtful. Its first 
week was around $4,000. which 
probably is an even break in this 
small house. Some changes made 
in play. 

•Drifting," Playhouse (7th week). 
A melodrama, probably doing bet- 
ter than an even break, with 
strong cut rate aid. 

•Dulcy," Frazee (28th week). Has 
two weeks more to go, succeeding 
attraction not yet decided on. 
"Dulcy" was one of earliest offer- I 
In^s to arrive and has made good I 
run but not to big business. Cut 
rates have aided since first of year. 

Elsie Janis and "Her Gang," 
Gaiety (,6th week). Another week 
after this. Miss Janls going on 
lour again. "Madelalno of the 
Movies" succeeds Mai«'h 6 The 
Janis show claim«»d $9,000 last 
week 

•Fay's * Fables," Park (3d week). 
Li.vted to Ik; withdr.'iwn at the end 
of the week, but may go on tour. 
Business la.st week around $7,000. 
which means a loss for musical 
show, though attraction and house 
under same manaKomeut. Park 
may take Shubnt v.-Mnhvllle. 

•For Goodness Sake," Lyric (Isl 
week). New muHical sliow pro- 
duced by Alex Aanuis. Opt-ned 
Tuesday nl«ht. coming in with 
good road reports. 

•First Year," Litilo (TOth week). 
This long running romf<ly still pil- 
ing up profits, but pace of late not 
as strong as up to first of year. 
Takings last week between $9,500 
and $10,000, with extra periorni- 
anco in. 

•French Doll," Lyceum (1st week). 



New comedy with Irene Bordoni. 
Opened Monday night succeeding 
"The Grand Duke," which went to 
the road. 

"Get Together," Hippodrome (26th 
week). Jiig house, in seeking a 
sensation to quicken pace, has en- 
gaged Jack Dempsey, heavyweight 
boxing champion, starting next 
week. Business better than $30,- 
000 last week. 

"Good Morning Dearie," Globe (17th 
week). Dillingham smash good 
until hot weather. Extra per- 
formance last week sent show to 
better than $32,000. Coupled with 
"Muslo Box Hevue" in leadership. 

"He Who Gets Slapped," B'ultun (7th 
week). Play of Russian author- 
ship moved up from Garrick last 
week. New figure for Fulton 
claimed In nine performances at 
$2.50 scale. Gross quoted at 
$17,400. 

"Just Married," Nora Baye.«» (44th 
week). Looks sure to round out a 
year's run. Waa a summer offer- 
ing at the Shubert, moving to roof 
theatre early in fall. Takings 
have been around $7,000. with cut 
rates prominently figuring. Last 
week's better, with extra perform- 
ance in. Gross was $7,300. 

"Kiki," Belasco (13th week). The 
season's outstanding comedy-dra- 
matic success, with regard ad- 
vance sale for Belasco. Weekly 
takings $16,500, with last week's 
figure $18,700, with extra matinee 
in. 

"Lawful Larceny," Republic (8th 
week). A dramatic hit that build- 
ed on its own from fair takings to 
close to capacity, which Is a little 
over $12,000. Got better than $13,- 
000 last week, with extra matinee. 

•Lillies of the Field," Klaw (20th 
week). Final we-':. "Will be suc- 
ceeded next week by "Your 
Woman and Mine." 

•Madame Pierre," Rltz (2d week). 
A Blreux adaptation. Opened 
Wednesday last week, drawing 
splendid notices. Call in agencies 
good from second day on, with 
Sunday notices giving William 
Harris, Jr., offering strong chance. 
Saturday matinee pulled $1,300. 

•Marjolaina," Broadhurst (5th 
week). Musical "Pomander Walk"' 
drawing paying though not big 
business. House can get around 
$19,000, show grossing over $13,000. 
Last week with extra matinee 
takings to around $15,000. 

"Montmartre," Belmont (2d week). 
Ambitious co-operative venture. 
Critics viewed show as somewhat 
handicapped In effort to transport 
l^arisian atmosphere. Played to 
$6,200, Including a $1,400 premiere. 
Low operation cost gives attrac- 
tion a chance. 

"Music Box Revue," Music Box (23d 

week). The musical "wow" of the 

season, with weekly gross around 

Gross last week nearly 

Tfith holiday matinee ex- 



BUSINESS SOMEWHAT 
OFF IN CHICAGO 



Walker Whiteside Upsetting 
Traditions in "Hindu" 



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$29,800 
$32,600, 
tra. 

"National Anthem," Henry Miller 
(5th week). Should run well into 
spring, the lower floor going to 
capacity right along, though bal- 
cony off. Kxtra matinee last week 
sent takings to $12,200. 
"Pins and Needles," Shubert (4th 
week). English revue most ex- 
pensively geared, with business a 
loss to date. Gross last week was 
nearly $12,500, or a little more 
with an extra matinee. Cut rates 
helped in getting that figure. 
Likely to be withdrawn soon and 
may be sent on tour. 
"Rubicon," Hudson (1st week). A 
comedy giving Hudson booking 
when failure of Marie Lohr reper- 
tory was evident. Opened Tues- 
day. Miss Lohr's plana here not 
definite. She may appear In Amer- 
ican new piece. 
"Sally," New Amsterdam (G2d 
week). Musical run leader is still 
going at fast clip, and though not 
getting the smash grosses of first 
year is still drawing big money; 
$26,000 claimed for last week. 
"Shuffle Along," 63d Street (40th 
week). The colored revue which 
features Werlnesday midnight 
performance Is predicted to run 
until summer or beyond. Aver- 
age weekly gros.H is chiimeil ovor 
$12,000 weekly. Is a big profit 
makfT. 
"Six Cylinder Love," Sam ILtrris 
(27th week). While business here 
with this fall hit has been off late- 
ly, it is still making money. Last 
week takings were nearly $14,000. 
with extra performance figuring. 
"Tangerine," (Casino) (29th week). 
May still be a kirk in this attrac- 
tion, which led the $2.50 musicals 
through<»ut the fall. Pare has 
been off lately, and last week with 
an extra matinee played gross not 
over $17,000. 
"Thank You," Lorjyarre (21st week). 
A pomedy that started slowly but 
built up to profitable figures and 
ha.«i been beating $9,000 lately. 
With extra performance last week 
takiiigs went to $10,000. 
"The Bat" Morosco (79lh week). 



Chicago, Feb. 21. 

With three shows makiner their 
flnal bow before local audiences, the 
business hero last week was a bit 
off the regular average. Just what 
caused this could not be discerned, 
for weather conditions were most 
agreeable and favorable for theatre 
business. The outgoing shows. 
"The Follies." "Under the Bamboo 
Tree," and "Mr. Pim Passes By," 
were expected to step on the at- 
tendance lever and run it up to the 
capacity mark at each performance. 
This was not tho case, for it seemed 
as though folks either thought they 
would give them the go-by or that 
they were staying on for an ex- 
tended period. 

Upsetting tradition^ here is 
Walkci Whiteside In "The Hindu." 
Starting off with unfavorable no- 
tices in the dailies, which said the 
piece waa not of a likeable kind, 
but that the acting of Whiteside 
and his support was worthy of wit- 
nessing, the show, hidden away In 
Shuterts* Central, has been break- 
ing the receipt records for that 
house. This show has never fallen 
below the $10,000 mark and mostly 
has been going over $11,000 a week. 

Lionel Barrymore, at the Princess, 
is also doing unusually big business. 
The show was booked in here for 
four weeks, but It has had Its run 
extended at least two more weeks 
and a possibility of an extra one. 

With the departure^ of three 
shows Sunday, the return of the 
Woods theatre to legitimate from 
the cinema and the reopening of 
the La Salle, five new shows were 
presented Sunday and Monday. To 
make room for one, "Bluebeard's 
Eighth Wife," the Shuberts moved 
"The Last Waltz" from the Garrick 
to the Studebaker. where it replaced 
the Bert Williams show and will 
remain for another two or three 
weeks. 

Opening Sunday night were "Two 
Little Girls in Blue." Colonial; "The 
Silver Fox." La Salle, and on Mon- 
day Elsie Ferguson rededicated the 
Woods to the legitimate with "The 
Varying Shore"; Frances Starr be- 
gan a revival of "The Easiest Way" 
at Powers', and Ina Claire and 



Mystery play Is still a money get- 
ter and profitable. Played nine 
performances last week, the gross 
going to nearly $12,000. 
"The Blushing Bride," Astor (3d 
week). Drawing fairly good busi- 
ness, though takings not excep- 
tional, and there is some cut rate 
aid. Last week with extra mati- 
nee gross was $13,800. 
"The Deluge," Plymouth (5th week). 
Is regarded an exceptional drama, 
but has been unable to build to 
promising business. Last week, 
with extra performance, gross was 
between $5,000 and $5,500. 
"The Dover Road," Bijou (10th 
week). A hit in this limited ca- 
pacity house. Last week with 
nine performances the gross beat 
$12,200, which Is over capacity, 
there being some standees late in 
week. 
"The Law Breaker," Booth (3d 
week).*Chance8 of this new drama 
to land are In doubt, though well 
acted. Extra matirtee not an aid. 
Gross little over $5,000. 
"The Mountain Man," Maxine El- 
liott (11th week). This attraction 
showed promise for a time, build- 
ing up to $7,000 or a little better. 
Last week It slipped with the oth- 
*»rs. being slightly under $6,000. 
"The Nest,^ 48th Street (4th week). 
Extra advertising used last week 
and with extra matinee the tak- 
ings went to nearly $8,000. That 
Is improvement over normal 
going of third week. 
"The Perfect Fool," Cohan (18th 
week). The Ed Wynn show should 
last until warm weather, count- 
ing as one of the most successful 
$2.50 top musical shows. Gross 
has been around $17,000 lately and 
Is now leading $2.50 shows of this 
class. Got nearly $18,000 last 
week 
"The White Peacock," Comedy (9th 
week). Geared up at low opera- 
tion cost, with normal pace around 
$5,000 weekly. That may mean 
even break or slight profit. Last 
woek the business dropped to 
$4,000. 
"To the Ladies," Liberty (1st week). 
New Tyler-produ.?ed comedy, writ- 
ten by George S. Kaufman and 
Marc Connelly. Opened Monday 
night, making good Impression. 
"Up in the Clouds," 44th Street (8lh 
week). Extra matinee last week 
drew well. Business for the week 
was a little under $14,000, which 
Is claimed to be profitable for this 
$2.50 top musical show. 
Revivals current arc "Mrs. Warren's 
Profession" at tho Punch and 
Judy and "The Pigeon" at the 
Greenwich Village. 
"Foolish Wives" Central (7th week). 
J'Mnal week for Universal film, 
which pulled only fair business. 
"Wild Honey." another U picture, 
sureeeds Sundny. 
"Orphans of the Storm," Apollo (8th 
week). Griffith film continues at 
paying business of about $12,000 
weekly. 



Arthur Byron came to the Garrick 
with "Bluebeard's Eighth Wife." 

Estlmatee for last week: 

''Mr. Pim Passes By" (Powers', 
5tb week). Passed out of the pic- 
ture here getting $11,800, somewhat 
of a disappointment to the manage- 
ment. Frances Starr In "The Eas- 
iest Way" opened Monday. 

''The Beggare Opera" (Olympic. 
1st week). Return welcome as first 
visit. Critics most kind. Likely Its 
engagement of two weeks will do 
good business. Got $10,000. Mary 
Kyan In "Only 38" opens Feb. 26. 

"The Last WalU" (Garrick, 6th 
week). r:nal week. Bit off, falling 
below $20,000. Moved to Studebaker 
Monday and succeeded at Garrick 
by "Bluebeard's Eighth Wife." 

''Connecticut Yankee" (Woods, 9th 
week). Concluded run, getting less 
than $8,000 flnal week. Elsie Fergu- 
son opened Monday in "The Varying 
Shore" to $8,000 advance sale. 

"FoUies" (Colonial, 8th week). 
Bowed out Saturday after most 
prosperous run of eight weeks. Usu- 
ally plays here for 11 weeks, but 
Zlegfeld curtailed run. Business 
was around the $32,000 mark flnal 
week. "Two Little Girls in Blue" 
opened Sunday. 

"Nice People" (Cort. 17th % eek). 
As nice as name, still doing a mighty 
nice busine?!s got $11,500 last week. 

"Little Old New York" (Cohan's 
Grand, 7th week). Fell off quite bit 
on week. Society still giving sLrong 
play. Around $14,000, profitable for 
show and houae. 

"The Clav/' (Princes.s, C week). 
Lionel Barr>TTiore getting all money 
possible in this house. Show got off 
with bang and will probably con- 
tinue to keep up pace throughout 
run; $18,000 again. 

"The Hindu" (Shubert-Central, 
6th week). Whiteside is still show- 
ing his prestige by getting folks 
over to this out-of-the-way show- 
house to the extent of $10,750. ex- 
ceptionally good for house and far 
above average intake here. 

"Orphans of the Storm" (Great 
Northern, 3d week). Film business 
here, as well as at legitimate houses, 
off. The Griffith organization still 
doing heavy advertising and propa- 
ganda work; $9,000 totaled. 

"Blood and Sand" (Illinois. 2d 
week). $13,000. less than antici- 
pated. 

"Under the Bamboo Tree" (Stude- 
baker, 10th week). Final week did 
not fare as well as expected. Cal- 
culated "Black Belt" would l-eep up- 
per portion tenanted at all perform- 
ancee, but not so; $10,000. not profit- 
able to attraction. "The Last Waltz" 
moved here from Garrick IMonday. 

'H'he Night Cap" (Playhouse, 7th 
week). Appears as though this com- 
edy-mystery destined for extended 
run; $9,000 on off week, profitable 
to show and theatre. 

" L i g h t n i n' " (Blackstone, 24th 
week). Capacity did not rule all 
the way but $22,000 In 10 perform- 
ances last week which will not 
cause either John L. Golden or 
Harry Powers to dig to meet ex- 
penses. 

La Salle, dark, due to sudden clos- 
ing of "The Rose Girl." orencd Sun- 
day with "The Silver Fox." 



GOOD PHILLY DRAWS 
mi EASTER SLUMP 



SLUMP HITS BOSTON, 
BIG STORM BLAMED 



Week Starts Well But Drops 

'—Interest Centers on 

"Circle" 



Managers Encouraged by 
Present Conditions 



Boston. Feb. 21. 
Getting away to a good start on 
the first nights of the week the show 
business hero had the props knocked 
out from under it Wednesday when 
a storm which tied up traffic and 
left the biggest snowfall of the sea- 
son locally hove in sight. 

. This is the second or third time 
this season when what looked like 
a prosperous week was smashed up 
by the weather. 

At the start of this week bns« 
iness was fairly good and barring 
another bad weather break it waa 
expected there would be i^ pickup. 

No new show opened Monday. 
What will probably be the biggest 
and classiest opening of the season 
will come at the Selwyh Monday 
when John Drew and Mrsi. Leslie 
Carter open in "The Circle." The 
way has been well paved for the 
opening of this show by the Selwyn 
advance man. Walter Puggan, and 
the house is already sold out for the 
opening, tickets being at a premium. 
It is tho first time this season that 
the house had a really decent break, 
which was referred to rather crudely 
in the "ads" that appeared in the 
Sunday issues. 

"Orphans of the Storm" is due to 
move out of the Tremont at the end 
of next week when the 10-week lease 
they took on the playhouse is up. 
It is said that busines.*) was way oft 
again last week and that the ap- 
pearance of the Gish sisters, which 
was looked upon as a sufe-flre 
drawing card, fell flat because they 
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Philadelphia, Feb. 21. 

Three openings this week looked 

very sweet to the producers, Vho sec 

good business from now up to the 

expected Easter slump. 

"The O'Brien Girl" had a big 
house at the Garrick last night, with 
George M. Cohan over to see his 
show get a flying start, and it is 
expected that this show will stay 
for at least six weeks at .this house. 
where "Mary" had three profitable 
engagements. "The Gold Diggers" 
opened with an equally big house at 
the Broad, despite the opposition. 
Four weeks is all that is announced 
for this Belasco whale of a hit. 
which is surprising the local wise- 
acres. The third opener was Eddie 
Cantor in his new review at the 
Shubert, where It will probably stay 
four weeks if it follows the year's 
policy at this house. 

An interesting feature of the 
week's shows is that It marks the 
first really concentrated musical 
outlay seen here In some time. With 
the Forrest probably taking on a 
musical show by March, tho city will 
have three such shows at one time, 
the llrst time that has happened this 
year, which has been notable for Its 
number of serious shows. For ex- 
ample, the North Broad street 
houses. Lyric and Adelphi, have had 
botween ihem but one musical show 
all yenr, while "Tho O'Brien Girl" 
is only the second, at the Garrick, 
with a single one at the Walnut. 

"Dog Love" survived the panning 
of tho critics and did such good 
business last week, its second, de- 
spite bad weather, that it is figured 
to remain at least six weeks. This, 
together with the success of "Ladies' 
Night" at tho Lyric, Is vastly en- 
couraging to the Shuberts, who had 
a number of big disappointments in 
the fall, with only "The Bat" as u 
positive money-maker. 

"Main .Street" was off on account 
of the weather last week, but figures 



to make real money during its four 
weeks' stay at the Walnut. It has 
received good treatment from the 
dallies and has not an expensive 
overhead. Charlotte Greenwood in 
"Letty Pepper" will probably be the 
next one in. 

"Welcome Stranger" proved a 
mint for the Garrick, with the de- 
mand seeming to go up as the show 
remained. This was also true of the 
Garrick with the runs of 'Bull Dog 
Drummond" and "Mr. Pim Passes 
By." Last week, on Friday and Sat- 
urday nights, despite intense cold, 
there wasn't-a seat to be had in this 
house. The show could easily have 
stayed another three weeks. 

"Orphans of the Storm" is staylnc 
only a week or so more at the For- 
rest. While their business haa 
spurted occasionally, the engage^ 
ment has been by no means as satis- 
factory as that done by "Way Down 
East." 

"The Grand Duke," with Lionel 
Atwill, comes to the Bi^ad March 
20, with Elsie Ferguson mentioned 
all the way ahead to April for the 
same house. Aside from that little 
definite is known. In fact, the book* 
Ing arrangements as far as Phlla^ 
delphia is concerned are in a muddle. 
Faversham 4n "The Squaw • Man" 
will probably follow "Ladies' Night,* 
but what comes Into the Forrest, thi^ 
Adelphr. the Shubert or the Garrick 
next is still problematical. 



'The Gold Diggers* (Broad. 1st 
week). Opened big. with prospects 
of excellent business despite oppo« 
sition. Will stay four weeks, th# 
longest of ajiy Broad show this year. 
"The White Headed Boy" of tb« 
Irish Players fell off the second 
week, although they made money 
with 110,500. 

''Make It Snappy" (Shubert, lit 
week). New Cantor revue very well 
liked despite ragged spots. Business 
was big last night and show will 
probably stay four weeks, as all 
shows this year except Rooney 
"Love Birds" have at this house* 
though there is a chance of rushing 
it to Broadway sooner. "Greenwich 
Village Follies" did about $22,500 for ) 
their last week and claimed to be / 
very, very well pleased at reception 
here. 

''Orphans of the Storm" (Forrest, 
7th week). Business jumpy. "Last 
weeks" announced, with house 
changing back to old legitimate poli- 
cy first of March in all probability. 
About $9,500. 

"The O'Brien Girl" (Garrick. 1st 
wcysk). Big turnout to gr»^et Cohan 
show, which is in same house where 
"Mary" did such splendid business 
first run hero. Understood that no 
bookings Interfere with show stay- 
ing as long as it makes money. 
"Welcome Stranger" did remarkable 
business of $17,000 last week here, 
with demand increasing toward its 
end. 

"Main Street" (Walnut, 2d week). 
First week was fair, with bad 
weather hurting houses some nights. 
Well liked by critics, espooially for 
acting. Figured to make money in 
four weeks' stay. $12,500. 

"Dog Love" (Adelphi, 3d week). 
This show seems to be getting all 
Hodge clientele despite general con- 
sensus that show is weak. Now fig- 
ured to stay six weeks. $12,000. 

"Ladles* Night" (Lyric. 7th week). 
Slipping at last, but set up good fig- 
ures and no end yet announced. 
"The Squaw Man'* understood to 
follow. About $10,000. 

. layv — 



rriday. February 24. 1922 



LEGITIMATE 



19 



STOCKS 



fortUnd. Me., reporU the Jeffer- 
^H there may be disposed of to a 
gtetk manager. It has been a legit 
^uga for yeare, lastly taOcen over by 
f^ Shuberts, who returned it to 
Qie owning corporation in January. 
Ope of the largest slockholdet's in 
Hie Theatre Co., Inc., owning the 
Jefferson, is Abraham Goodsidc. 
The i-eport says he may be the pur- 
chaser and inst£.U the stock policy. 

After having been closed for sev- 
^nl weeks, due to the coliapse of 
the Boston English Opera Co., 
becked by the Beck brothers, which 
flopped after a run of bad business, 
_ Arlington, Boston, in the up- 
tefrn section, reopened Wednesday 
wtih a stock company. The new 
oompany will bo known as the 
Arlington Stock Company, and in- 
cludeH Charles Bickford. Florence 
Johns, May McCabe, Frank Du 
Franc, Frank Andrews, Beatrice 
Loring. Wilton Lackaye, Jr., Leo- 
aora Bradley. Helen Neff, Fred- 
erick B. Manatt and George Bur- 
ton, among the principals. Al 
Boberts. active in the management 
of the theatre when Joh.i Craig had 
a stock company there, ^/ill be in 
charge of the n^w company' as man- 
ager. The first attraction will be 
ji*The Virginian." The scale is 90. 
IS, 45 and Z cents for the evening 
ehows and C8. 45 and 22 cents for 
,Uie matinees. 

Malcolm Fas-sett, who for three 
years has had. his company, the 
Fkuisctt IMaycrs. in Albauy. will 
transfer his interests this summer 
te Louisville. Farsett has leased 
Macaulev's theatre and will open in 
ipril. 

The Lyceum. New Britain. Conn.. 
which discontinued dramatic stock 
lest week, opened a musical comedy 
tab company Monday. The Lyceum 
win play tabs for a few week.s, after 
which a pop vaudevi'le policy will 
be in«tall«»d. 



HIGH COURT DENIES TO GILCHRIST 
RIGHT TO REVOKE ETINGE UCENSE 



Opinion in *'Demi-Virgin" Case Written by Justice 
Walter Lloyd Smith for Appellate Division — 
''Dangerous Power to Vest in Single IndiyiduaF' 



The Supreme, Fulton street anil 
Grand avenue, Brooklyn, which 
started dramatic stock company last 
week played to gross receipts of 
|S50 on the week with 10 perform- 
ances given. The company operat- 
ing on a commonwealth plan secured 
the house without rental. The com- 
pany paid the musicians and stage 
hands with the owners paying other 

^ expenses including the lights. The 
Supreme formerly played colored 

- shows and has been unable to show 
a profit, having recently changed 
hands with the B. R. B. Corporation 
the new owners having entirely 
renovated the house. After the Sat- 
urday night performances it was 
believed that the company would be 

—^ closed it being found that after pay- 

K^ the musicians and stage hands 
•ut of the 1360 there was not a suf- 
ficient amount left to divide among 
tlto nine people in the company. The 
owners of the house made a cash 
donation to the company to keep it 
intact in order that the house would 
not close with the company remain- 
UHg to open Monday in "The Un- 
* ttarried Mother." 



The Supreme Court decision by 
Justice Wagner of some weeks ago 
denying the A. H. Woods Theatre 
Co., Inc.. an injunction against 
John F. Gilchrist, commissioner of 
licenses, to prevent the defendant 
from revoking the license of the 
Kltlnge theatre, where the "Demi- 
Virgin" is now holding forth, was 
reversed by the Appellate Division 
Feb. 20, Justice Walter Lloyd 
Smith writing a nine-page opinion. 
The ^ higher Judicial body unani- 
mously agreed that Commissioner 
Gilchrist had no power to revoke 
legitimate theatre licenses, dis- 
counting entirely whether the pro- 
duction In question was immoral or 
not. 

The decision is looked upon by 
show people as a severe set-back 
for reformers and "blue law ' fanat- 
ics who have invoked the aid of 
the license commissioner to inter- 
fere with theatrical pruduclions 
which have come under their ban. 
A play, in the only other proceed- 
ing, can be stopped by criminal 
prosecution, which Is most difllcult 
and tedious because of the difficulty 
of proof. 

Commissioner Gilchrist held that 
under the municipal statutes he 
had the sole power to revoke the- 
atre licenses, the Appellate division 
looking askance on this arbitrary 
power vested in one man appointed 
by the mayor without confirmation 
by any judicial body. The Appel- 
late division holds that the only 
power to revoke a theatre license 
under law Is vested in a judge or 
justice of a court of record. 

The Opinion 

Justice Smith's opinion reads in 
part: "The power lo revoke a the- 
atre license was, under a special 
provision of the charter, section 
1476. given to a judge or justice of 
a court of record in the city upon 
proof of a violation of any of the 
provisions of the title. It is therein 
provided that such license could 
not be revoked ei^^ept upon an 
order to show cause, which must be 
served not less than two days prior 
to its return, and that the judg^ 
or justice should hear the proof 
and allegations and determine the 
matter summarily, and a party 



LEGIT ITEMS 



f9,000 IN NEW ORLEANS 

O'Brien'e Minstrele and Geitee' 
Show Will Each Get About 
rf. Seme Grose 



I New Orleans, Feb. 21. 

ithe Neil O'Brien Minstrels opened 
top-heavy at the Tulane Sunday 
nitht and will draw about $9,000 on 
tae week. "Take It From Me," the 
J6e Gaites* show at the Shubert-St. 
Carles' this week, will get about 
t)^ same amount. 

The blackface show is old-time, 
l^^ing the snap and pep of modern 
eatertainment. Its end-men are us- 
i*<r some material belonging to 
•tandard single acts in vaudeville. 



Bertha Kallch who appeared In 
a Yiddish theatre downtown until 
last week, is preparing to return to 
the American stage shortly under 
her own management. She may do 
the late Jacob Gordon's "Sappho" 
(in English) or one of two plays 
Hans Bartsch, the play broker, 
brought over from Eujope recently. 
They are titled "The Blue Coast" 
and "Atonement." 



EHGAOED FOR AUSTRALIA 

Engaged by J. C. Williamson, 
I'M., for Australia and New I'er.!- 
and: Elizabeth Dunne and Philips 
Pead for "The First Year"; May me 
Lunton and Kupert Lumley for "The 
Bat." 

^They^^sail on the Ventura. 1 
Sttn FraticifC(», April 14. 



ira, iea\iiig 



NEXT FIDIXITY 

the 11. xt Actors' FidoHly League 
jyow will be li«M(l Sunday nig lit, 
March .';. at the J.onry Milici-. 

Amont; those ijicludcd in the pro- 
J«^m are IMaiicho Bates. IIolbn»ok 
?hnn. Louis Mann and Eileen IIii- 
ban. 






ft t^ 



Henry W^ Savage Going to Europe 
l^enry W. Savage, at present In 
^fWa. will sail the earlv pan of 
««rch foi- Europe. 



The company of "Over the Hill" 
headed by Corse Payton and Edna 
May Spooner closed Saturday In Al- 
toona, Pa. The company had been 
playing a one-night stand route 
through Pennsylvania. 



"Bibl of the Boulevards," a new 
musical production, closed at Provi- 
dence last Saturday after being out 
two weeks. The show was aimed 
for Boston, "llibi" was the first of- 
fering on his own of Carl Hunt, ^^*^1J 
known as a company manager. 



On Sunday of next week the Play- 
ers' Assembly will give a spooial 
performance of 'Montmartre'* to the 
managers at the P.elmont, The in- 
tent is to reciprocate for tlio special 
matlnee.i tendered professionals at 
times and to show that a co-opera- 
tive company can he handh'd in ap- 
proved managerial styl'^, David lie- 
laseo wifn«ss(>(l a i)eit<»rnianre last 
week, diawn principally by the re- 
ports that the prineii)al role in 
•Montrnai tre" wj»tf akin to that in 
"Kiki." Afier the performance he 
went back staKe and congratulated 
the entire con)pan.\'. 

Xanre 0*N«il in "The Pas:ion 
Flower" r Ios(>s Satiirda.s ninhl in 
Uiehmond, \'a, 

".fust Suppofse." playing a Cana- 
dian route, closes Saturday in 
Wlnnepeg. 



whose license has been revoked 
should not thereafter be entitled to 
a Ibcen.se. The commissioner of 
licenses is given cognizance and 
control of the issuance, revocation 
and suspension of all licenses issued 
by the different departments in the 
city by which llcen.ses were granted. 
No right of censorship of any play 
was thereby expressly given. It Is 
claimed to have been indirectly 
given by power to revoke the license 
of a theater wherein the same is 
produced. It is not a license to 
produce a play which is to be re- 
voked, but a license to conduct a 
theatre for any purpose which is to 
be revoked, and such right of revo- 
cation is claimed to exist notwith- 
standing the power of revocation 
was withheld from the police com- 
missioner and given to a justice of 
the Supreme court for causes as- 
signed, among which was not the 
cause for which this theatre's 
license is threatened to be revoked 
by the commissioner. It is a most 
dangerous power to vest in a single 
individual, liable to misuse and to 
become oppressive. The right of 
censorship of moving picture exhi- 
bitions given by the act of 1921 Is 
to be exercised by a board appointed 
by the governor and confirmed by 
the senate, and Its determinations 
are expressly made reviewable by 
the court. 

Seems Extraordinary 

"It seems an extraordinary inter- 
pretation of this law to hold that 
power to censor all other plays than 
moving picture plays is given to a 
single ofhcial whose appointment by 
the Mayor is not subject to confirm- 
ation by any municipal body, with 
no standard given to him to guide 
his act on and with no provision 
either for a hearing before the 
Commissioner or for a hearing to 
review his determination." 

Justice Smith did not concerii 
himself much with the "Demi-Vir- 
gin" play, but does refer to it in 
passing to the effect: "The play 
sought to be prevented by the Com- 
missioner is one which, according 
to the exhibit submitted on the ar- 
gument, has little in it to commend 
and much to condemn. But the 
public has little to apprehend from 
the holding of this limitation of 



power of the Commissioner of Li- 
censes because, under the criminal 
law, any obscene or Indecent exhibi- 
tion may be punished as a misde- 
meanor. Not only is ttie party who 
produces such an exhibition liable to 
the penalty of the criminal law, but 
every person who participates 
therein." 

Max D. Steuer, who Is a stock- 
holder in the Eltinge Theatre prop- 
erty, argued the matter for A. H. 
Woods, Louis J. Vorhaus (House, 
Grossman & Vorhaus) being associ- 
ate counsel on the briefs. William 
Klein, on behalf of the Shuberts, 
also submitted a brief. Assistant 
Corporation Counsel Lehmann ap- 
peared for the Commissioner. 

This Is the first time that the 
power of the License Commissioner 
has been questioned by theatrical 
1 oducers and fought to a finish. 
Several such threats by the License 
Commissioner has been heard of be- 
fore, but either the play was with- 
drawn immediately or radically al- 
tered to concur with that ofUclal's 
standards. 

The victorious appellants* attor- 
neys have not heard whether the 
Commissioner intends carrying the 
case to the Court of Appeals nor 
would the Corporation Counsel's of- 
fice make any statement. 



MUSICAL UNIONS' FIGHT 
AGAIN BREAKING OUT 



'Radicar' Element of Former 
Local No. 310 Secures In- 
junction Against Weber 



abroad this week, where he went 
to produce "The Wronar Number" 
in London, known here as "On the 
Hiring Line." Stanhope will pre- 
sent several plays here, the Tights 
to which he acquired while on the 
continent. 



•*Bebe," the Rudolph Frlml-Kath- 
erlne Chlsholm Cushing musical 
show, under the management of 
Carl Hunt, has been brought In. 
having played two weeka out of 
towr The pieca may be rewritten. 

CARTHAGE STAGE SAVED 

Carthage. N. T., Feb. 21. 

The only stage that Carthage has 
continues to exist through the pur- 
chase from Jasper GIgllo of the 
Carthage opera house by E. A, 
Walsh, W. O. Adner, I. Wood I)e 
Cant. O. A. Bramer, C. B. Norris, 
CJ. D. Walker. Thomas Coyle, C. J. 
Rcedcr, Charles Chaufty and John 
Whaling. 

For several months Mr. Olgllohad 
contemplated converting the build- 
ing into an aparti.iont house. Wil- 
liam H^'pry Wagnor has loasod it 
for amusements. A corporation will 
he foinicd. 



I. A. T. S. E. Road Calls 
Road calls, have been Issued by 
the International Alliance of Stage 
Employes against the Quinoy Quin- 
cy, Mass., and the (Vntury and 
Arad.my, I'otrrHbun:, Va., follow- 
ing disputes In carh instance bt- 
twcrn th'^ tlH'atro managements and 
local stagehands unions. 



I'redcrlc Stanhope returned from 



"Let 'Er Go Letty" Again 
TlK" 01iv«'r Morosco firm is r^- 
staging Iho "L^'t 'I'.r Co Letty" .sli<»u 
in which Charlotto Greenwooi! wis 
starred, .linmiy Rosen was engaged 
to play the bellboy role, but after a 
few rehf.ir.sals retired from the cast 
anil will return to vaudeville. 



FRISCO BUSINESS 

San Francisco, Feb. 21. 

I'or the first week of their ,2ngage- 
ment at the Century Kolb ana Dill, 
presenting Aaron Hoffman's newest 
comedy, "Give and Take," plsyed to 
$19,200. The second week dropped 
a little but attendance is still large. 

At the Columbia the "London Fol- 
lies" opened to $1,200 Feb. 12 for 
that show. It was In for a single 
week's engagement. The business 
during the remainder of the week 
was light. 



The long standing battle between 
the "radical" element of Mutual Mu- 
sical Protective Union, former local 
No. 310. of the American Federation 
of Musicians, and the parent body' 
A. F. of M.. has broken out again 
with renewed force. Last week 
Adam Schlrra, a member of the 
M. M. P. U., was granted a tem- 
porary Injunction by Justice Rljur 
In the Supreme Court, New York, 
restraining President Joseph N. 
Weber from "acting in any manner 
that would keep the former No. 310 
members from working." It meana 
Schlrra has secured a temporary 
order which acts as a preventive 
from Weber Issuing any order that 
would keep a member of the new 
local No. S02 from working with any 
musician not holding a card in 802. 
The MM. P. U. itself has a rule 
which forbids any member working 
with a non -member. 

The legal action by the M. M. P. U. 
faction opposed to Weber and Fln- 
kelstein is said to have been spon- 
sored by a coterie of former Sit 
musicians, who were refused admis- 
sion to local 802. and not Inking 
members of the latter organisation 
could not secure their old Jobs back 
again, following the walk-out In th« 
vaudeville, picture. I^glt and bur- 
lesque houses last Jiily. 

The "radicals" have also insti- 
tuted a suit to dissolve the new 
local No. 802, and another to have 
its charter revoked by the A. F. 
of M. A receiver for the new local 
802 is also included in another of 
the actions against that organiza- 
tion by the so-called radical faction. 

In one of the lawsuits it is charged 
managerial organisations acted in 
collusion with the American Fed- 
eration of Musicians to form the 
new 802 union. 

The motion to continue the tem- 
porary Injunction obtained by Schlr- 
ra came up before Justice McOook 
Tuesday afternoon, with decision re- 
served. • 



MANAGERS SAY LITTLE TO ORDER 
aOSING WASHINGTON THEATRES 



Seven Shut Up by District Coniinitsioners — Newly 
Adopted Amendment to Building Code in Effect' 
— Legit Sh V8 Forced Out — Alterations Planned 



Washington, Feb. 21. 
Seven of Washington's theatres 
were closed Saturday night without 
warning. Tiie district commission- 
ers, although but an hour previ- 
ously it had been announced in the 
evening papers that no houses 
would be closed, acted upon the 
recommendations of the coroner's 
Jury and within one hour after the 
order was promulgated the houses 
were closed, the order being deliv- 
ered to the various house managers 
around six o'clock. 

The houses aflfected include, in 
the legitimate, the National and 
Poll's, the Cosmos, presenting 
■vaudeville, Loew's Columbia and 
Crandall's Metropolitan, special pic- 
lure features, and two smaller pic- 
ture houses, the Maryland and the 
Foraker, the last being m, colored 
house. 

The newly adopted amendment to 
the building code that darkened 
these houses and brought some 
other twelve theatres under scru- 
tiny, Is as follows: 

"Hereafter no building, or part 
thereof, shall be operated, main- 
tained or used as a theatre or other 
place of public assembly unless the 
same be fully flreproofed In accord- 
ance with the law and the building 
regulations and otherwise fully 
complies with law and regulations 
as to the structural safety of such 
building and every part thereof. 
Tlio commis.siopprs m.ay at any tlni«' 
revoke the license for any such 
building, or part of building, and 
prohibit the use tirercof for such 
purpose, which f.iils to 6onform to 
the forcgoiiig icquirements, and 
may summarily and immediately 
close any such building or part 
thereof wh«'n, in their judgnuiif, 
s'lrli building or part thereof be- 
comes dangeiftus for such use, 
I'rovided, that the owner, or other 
person entitled to the beneficial use 
rtnd control of such building, or part 
thereof, shall be given a hearing by 



the commissioners, or such person 
or persons as they shall appoint for 
that purpose, who shall report in 
writing to the commissioners the 
result of such hearing. And pro- 
vided, further, that the commission- 
ers may temporarily suspend the 
license and close such place of as- 
sembly prior to such hearing when 
the exigencies of the particular case 
Justify such action." 

All Very Sudden 
When Inspector of Detect Ivei 
Clifford L. Grant and his assistant 
served the various managers with 
the notices of closing no prior word 
had been given; the suddenness of 
it all astounded the managers. 
However, they immediately com- 
piled with the order and expressed 
their willingness to co-operate with 
the district commissioners to safe- 
guard the Uvea of the theatre-going 
public. 

William Fowler, manager of the 
National, where William (illlette in 
"The Dream Maker" was appearing, 
and R. G. Crearin, manager rf 
Poll's, which was presenting Will-, 
lam Faversham In "The Squaw 
Man," refused to make statements, 
but the other managers stated they 
would take no legal action in an 
endeavor to re -open. The report 
of Kngineer Commissioner Keller, 
whir;h was not made public. \va«i 
accompanied, however, by a state- 
ment from the commissioner that 
in most instances the house?; bad 
been fouinl unsafe from a strueturul 
point of view as well as from the 
point of fire risk. The order winch 
elf.sed the houses, being presented 
Individually to the various mana-. 
gers, stated: 

"i'ou are hereby directed to notify 
the owners, managers or lessees of 
the following theatres that their 
licenses to oi»eratc said theatres are 
hereby suspended urifil fiuther no- 
tice in the Interest of public safety, 
and you are Instructed to prevent 
((.'ontlrujcd on page 1$) 



GTTIMATr 



Friday, February 24, 1922 



INSIDE STUFF 



ON LEGIT 



Considerable new burlesque money Is likely to be found Invested In 
legitimate theatrical productions next season. It's a familiar story that 
not even the panic year Ioss^m of "93 remotely approached the cut-Ins 
on burlesque bankrolls the passing season is witnessing. A hundred- 
thousand-dollar loss among the leaders In the festive foolery of tights 
and gags is conceded now to be the rule rather than th« exception. 

Variously ascribing the losses to business conditions, changing tastes 
of public, film opposition and other causes, none of the founders or 
pillars of burlesque concede that the cause may be due to the possibly 
poor quality of the entertainments offered. \'otoriou8ly economic in their 
■et practice of throwing their shows together slap-bang, following a 
g.eneral plan thought out by the producer or the comedians, with plot 
and story of less consequence than comic acting talent and feminine 
pulchritude, the men at the helm of burlesque generally believe their 
wares best meet popular desire when they are fabricated In the give- 
and-take manner that has always been a part of the business. 

The leaders are convinced that to bring standard writers cf comic 
matter for the stage to the business of burlesque would be to destroy 
the very thing that the burlesque public wants to see. A too much plot 
to too much story these leaders belijve would sink their ship. But 
leaders facing their present enormous losses confess themselves stumped. 
Next season's ventures will closely adhere to the standard methods, stars 
and production manner, but loss possibilities will be anticipated with a 
finer lens so that no such debacle as that now confronting burlesque 
recurs In the same distributing measures. 

With an eye to the future, several of the leaders of burlesque who have 
not hitherto ventured far afield from their own domains are listening in 
on opportunities to become more or less silent Investors In new legiti- 
mate play productions and ventures now being prospected along Main 
•treet for next season's consumption. 



The "Daily News,** a New York arm of the Chicago "Tribune/* on 
Tuesday started a series of articles designed as an expose o.. theatrical 
managerial methods, and aimed directly at Lee and J. J. Shubert. The 
articles are written and signed by James "Whlttaker, the critio for the 
"News." The first was headed "How These Theatre Promoters Try to 
Hide Truth from Public." It Is understood that the Shuberts took ex- 
ception to one of Whittaker's reviews and ordered Its advertising from 
the "News" columns. The "News' " campaign Is believed to have been 
supplied with certain data "dug up" by the Chicago "Post," which was 
sued for libel by the Shuberts. MacGregor Bond, formerly with the 
"Post," and assigned to Investigate the Shuberts, Is now with che Chi- 
cago "Tribune." It Is denied Bond was engaged with a view to attack 
the Shuberts, and it was stated this week that Bond had been with the 
Chicago "Tribune" for six months, having been employed In the regular 
course of events. The Chicago "Tribune" Is not carrying the "News" 
articles, as first reported. 



Stepping In quietly with "Chauve-Sourls," with virtually no advance 
hurrahs, Morris Gest has put over the biggest surprise hit of the season. 
The manage? has been credited with being one of the most adroit press 
agents In the country. In other hands the Russian specialty company 
from the Bat theatre, Moscow, might have been ordinary in its premiere. 
Nikita BaliefC waa clever in picking Gest and Gest was bright In "putting 
over" Nikita. 

Gest kqew that if he put a buy up to the ticket brokers at $5 a smash, 
he tempted a turn-down. So he kept away from the brokers, fig^uring 
that they would come to him. A smart crowd for the private showing 
the night before the premiere started the ball rollmg. The rest seems 
to have been easy. Tickets are on sale In the agencies, which are selling 
all they can get. It looks like the five-dollar thing was the wallop. 
The answer is the novelty show is turning 'em away at the 49th street. 
It ha.9 already put the new house on the map, and it is the silver lining 
amid the dark clouds of a bad season for the manager. 

Nikita BaliefP was a sure enough hit among the Parisian professionals, 
and before he left the French capital they tendered him a dinner, said 
to have attracted 600 artists In the metropolis. 

He is getting just as popular among American actors. The Tuesday 
matineo permits any number of players to attend the performance, and 
Nikita doesn't miss a chance to spot them if he can. Last week Al 
iolson was In the house. BaliefC humorously invited the blackface star 
to say aomethlng. Al did that little thing, mentioning many things 
Kussian, including caviar, and complimenting Nikita. The latter's reply 
was short but according to his regular batting average. Jolson talked 
for about two minutes. Nikita rejoined: "Caviar. That was one word 
I understood, anyhow." 



The closing of nine Washington theatres Saturday by order of the city 
authorities as a result of the Knickerbocker disaster investigation, was 
viewed with concern on Broadway, and bookings for the two legitimate 
houses were jammed as a result. The order to close cam«j at 6 p. m., 
that affecting Poll's and the New National (both legitimate theatres), 
Loow's and the Cosmos (vaudeville), and five picture houses Including 
Loew's Columbia, "The Squaw Man," playing Poll's, was compelled to 
refund $1,600, which was the advance sale up to that time, and the 
National, playing "William Gillette In "The Dream Maker," was equally 
as big a loser. Attractions booked Into both houses for this week arc 
laying off. Poll's was to have had the "Greenwich Village Follies" this 
week, and a gross as much as $20,000 was anticipated. The house is 
on government property. The New National Is one of the oldest attrac- 
tion houses In the capital. 

With the forcing dark of the other legitimate houses the Shnbert- 
Carrlck has leaped to high demand. Last season the Garrick was the 
least desirable of Washington's houses, but since then around $60,000 
has been spent on remodeling It It Is said to have one of the cheapest 
rents in the country, the sum mentioned being $7. GOO per annum. Last 
week Variety anticipated the closing of the Wa.shington theatres. After 
the coroner's findings it was believed that all houses would be ordered 
shut until thoroughly inspected. The closing order affecting nine houses 
came so suddenly that the managements were totally unprepared. 



blow, this sroar the ahewman la adding another. This la an Information 
aheet ahowing the living Income per capita for each aectlon. In his 
researchea along these linea the modern ahowman, planning road eam- 
pal^rna for next aeason, has discovered aome interesting data. For one 
thing, the U. 8. did not enrich itself during the war. The physical 
wealth of the country In 1916 was $268,000,000,000, and at the end of 
1920 it was atill $268,000,000,000, with a sliding scale Jump in between to 
$272,000,000,000, aettllng down at the end of 1920 to the original wealth 
possession of 1916. The $17,800,000,000 gained by the country through 
external relations In due bills, on balance, etc., ia regarded as a doubtful 
asset at best One of the striking revelations elicited by the modern 
scientific showman is that the average Income of an average family 
living at an average degree of pomfort, estimated recently to be from 
$2,000 to $2,500, is instead but an average of $85$ to each worker. 



Finer and finer has become the analysis of the current showman as to 
possibilities of surces.q or failure in any venture ho is considering for 
projection. The showman of today is a living example of the truism once 
uttered by the late circuseer, John Robinson. Robinson, met by a 
layman while the circus man was trying to corral his livestock and 
canvases blown willy nlUy by a tornado, waived aside the layman's 
proffered sympathy with the remark: "Yes, the show business Is a hard 
business to understand, and it's a good thing it Is, for that's what keeps 
a lot of damn fools out of It!" 

In the old days of showdom, a manager could assemble play, company, 
booking time and rehearse all in a single day. The first rehearsal sfiw 
his itinerary pretty well set, and his profits in part estimated. With the 
changing status of things duo to the alterations in all lines of the busi- 
ness, a more drliberate version was demanded. With films Intrusion, 
the producer with several books of routes found his railroad knowledge 
taxed. Also, he was forced to look with greater caro at the industrial 
conditions In dlffer.nt parts of the country. Crops which had hitherto 
not be*"n considered as a fuiulampntal of his failure or success now be- 
came a consideration. Unemployment, always a factor of his anticipa- 
tion, bcfamo more so as the country's territoriog narrbwed. The moral 
st.itus of comnuinitiea had never really been geographied until the 
present decade. But what this section of the country, this city or that, 
will taboo or welcome, is now a fixed Ingredient of the showman's 
barometer. To thefce vanes, showing vnlch way the money winds may 



The power of reviews to attract patronage to a legitimate offering was 
shown to be almost negative in the case of "The Wild Cat," a John Cort 
production withdrawn Saturday in Cincinnati. The dailies there greeted 
the opening performance Sundt^y night of last week with exceptional 
praise. One paper went so far as to say It was the finest musical attrac- 
tion offered in Cincinnati in a decade, and the local management pre- 
dicted capacity for the balance»of the week. The opening night's gross 
was $400. and Monday night's takings, following the reviews, dropped 
to $250, with the week finding a gross hardly above $5,000. The press 
similarly praised "The Wild Cat" in Pittsburgh, but similar business 
marked the engagement. Baltimore was the biggest week since leaving 
New York, the gross there being $7,500. It Is said the losses for the three 
weeks the show was out mounted to over $20,000. 



The new E^arl Carroll theatre, to open Saturday night, will not have Its 
orchestra rows alphabetically numbered. Instead they will be numer- 
ically. The tickets read 1st, 2d, 8d row, ets., a Carroll idea to savtf his 
patrons the trouble of counting on their fingers or mentally aow far 
K or It may be from the footlights. The opening night scale ia $5. 



Max Marcln returned from abroad last jnreek. He was present at the 
premiere of "The Night Cap" in London, then hopped to the Continent, 
visiting Paris and Berlin. Regarding "The Night Cap," he stated the 
L6ndon theatre could only be secured for five weeks, but he took chances 
for another house In order to open on the same night as "The Bat." 

He waa in Germany during the railroad strike, and in making the 
journey to Berlin claims to have helped nurse a motor car 500 miles, part 
of the trip being made through snow. He went to the Relchbank to secure 
60,000 marks, and had to wait until they were printed. That sum rep- 
resents $200 in American money. Prices are ridiculously small If one 
had American money to spend. For Instance, a room and bath at the 
Adlon hotel costs 300 marks per day, which means $1.50 in our money. 
A photographer stationed In Berlin, representing an American news syn- 
dicate lives like a king, and In addition saves most of his salary of $75 
a week. 



The George White "Scandals" has been playing the road this season at 
$3 top aa against the show's $4 top last season. The difference in that 
scale ia 25 per cent. Mr. White says he has found the show's gross 
haa lessened 33 per cent, this season, without cost of playing the show 
having dwindled. Instead, it is Increased over last year, with the cur- 
rent production also costing much more than his former show did. 
White merely made It a commentary upon conditions as he has found 
them. In making a Jump the "Scandals" sold for the day at Dayton, O., 
charging $3,600 and thinking it was getting a little the best of it. The 
house played to $7,000, and with Dayton notoriously bad for any kind of 
an attraction this season. 



•The Cat and the Canary," the new thriller at the National, New 
York, that la listed as a new dramatic hit. was produced by Kilburn 
Gordon, Inc. Edward Chllds Carpenter, the author, is Gordon's principal 
partner. Together they hold 51 per cent, or more of the stock. A number 
of others, not within the select circle of recognized producers, bought 
a piece of the show. One had one share, but sold it before the play 
opened at a profit of 250 per cent., and now admits he pulled a bone. 
The company formed to put on the John Wlllard piece was incorporated 
for $20,000. Less than half that sum waa used up. the show being out 
but two days before coming in. So sure was one of the little fellows 
who bought in that "The Cat and Canary" would land he put his entire 
bankroll of a couple of "grand" into the pot. 



Another matrimonial mix-up of complex angles will soon break. A 
certain legitimate actor identified with farces, and recently in films, has 
separated from his wife and will soon marry a former stage beauty and 
theatrical widow who has since remarried a male picture star, separated, 
sued for divorce and been counter-sued, has been sued for alienating the 
affections of a husband beside the husband whom she will marry when 
she gets rid of her own husband and the husband she intends to marry 
gets % divorce from his wife. And as soon as she divorces her present 
husband— or he divorces her — he will marry a aoclety girl who recently 
divorced her husband, who divorced his wife to marry her. 



Alfred de Courville, the English manager, got his first flash of the 
cut rate agencies last week. A friend escorted him to the basement lay- 
out about the time the crowds were gathering to buy. The British 
showman was literally carried down by the swirl of patrons and bodily 
lifted up the stairs with the upward crush. 

"My word," he exclaimed, "it's remarkable. This place sells more 
tickets than all the theatres In New York. And there Is no collateral — and 
nothing 'on the cuff.' " 



Described as a Yiddish "Mutt and Jeff" cartoon play, "Yente Telebente" 
is In Its 11th week at the Lenox theatre, New York, the piece being given 
Friday nights with two performances Saturday and Sunday. Other at- 
tractions are played earlier In the week. "Yente Telebente" is said 
to be a feature cartoon in one of the Jewish dailies, with a heroine's 
oaths humorously regarded in the jargon. The feature of the perform- 
ance is a colored "chazan" or cantor, said to be the only one In the world. 
Th3 cantor is said to have an exceptio lal voice and is credited with 
drawing In many repeaters. 



Frank Fay's "Fables" gave its fiiSt midnight performance at the Park 
last Wednesday night. Harry L. Cort started the midnight racket with 
"Shuffle Along" at the 63d Street, where the late trick Is still a weekly 
event The "Fables" first "g m" performance drew an audience made up 
largely of professionals now showing in current attractions and ther<j was 
nearly as much fun this side of the footlights as on the stage. Rather 
a smart idea, the midnight performance thing. It takes the place of the 
Wednesday matinee, so there Is little extra expense to the show and It 
commands a draw from ajl classes of professionals who are appearing In 
other houses and persons partial to anything that dates from 12 mid- 
night on. 



In addition to his stellar appearances with "Sally," Leon Errol Is now 
a full-fledged business man. He has purchased the rights to a secret 
formula for repainting automobiles. The process Is such the job can be 
done in 24 hours or less, whereas the ordinary method usually requires 
three weeks. A large paint shop on West Sixty-third street is working 
to day and night capacity turning out orders. 



One of the younger women legitimate stars who enjoyed a long run 
in a hit Is reported back with her first admirer, a millionaire eon of a 
famous family. The pair were frknds somu years ago. Since then both 
have married. The wealthy youth has Just purchased a yacht for the 
artist, and ordered the decorator to furnish it as near as possible like 
the yacht that his wife owns. 



WASHINOTOH HOUSES CLOSED 

(Continued from page 15) 
any performance In aaid theatres 
during the period of atispension." 

In further pursuance of the order^ 
Commissioner Keeler stated that 
the houses closed presented inunU 
nent danger. The original report 
recommended closing but five the- 
atres, but the others were brought 
to their attention during the meet* 
Ing, with the result that the two 
additional houses were added. 

In referring to Crandall's Metro- 
politan, owned lay the same com- 
pany that operated the ill-fated 
Knickerbocker, and which was de- 
signed by R. W. Geare, the archi- 
tect of the Knickerbocker and built 
by Frank L, Wagner, who also con- 
structed the latter house, both of' 
whom are now at liberty under 
heavy bond awaiting the action of 
the Grand Jury for their part in the 
disaster of a few weeks ago, the 
commissioners said that the Metro-i 
politan will not be repoened until 
every detail of the roof structure 
has been carefully gone over and 
such changes made as shall be found 
necessary. This may mean that an 
entire new roof will be necessary. 

As to the National, the commis- 
sioners pointed out that It would 
require a great amount of time and 
the expenditure of a vast sum of 
money to put the building into 
shape for opening. This house haa 
been standing for a number of yeara 
and it was pointed out that due to 
wooden steps and general condi- 
tions that the house has long been 
a great risk from the danger of 
fire. During the past summer con- 
siderable money was expended in 
redecorating the house and for thia 
week alone In addition to the reg- 
ular attraction, the Iri^h Playera 
in "The White-Headed Boy," two 
af ternoc n performances were 
scheduled, the New York Symphony 
Orchestra for the 21st and the 
Washington Opera company in 
"Samson and Delliah" for Friday 
afternoon, the 24th. Both the 
orchestra and the opera company 
havo transferred their appearances 
to the auditorium of the Central 
High School. 

Poli'a Owned by U. 8. 

Poll's, which ia ownea by the 
government and leased to S. Z. Poll 
and which Is now playing Shubert 
attractions, with the "Greenwich 
Village Follies" booked for thia 
week, the commissioners pointed 
out, has a gallery and balcony the 
construction of which, to quote the 
engineer-commissioner, was very 
suspicious. He added that the fire 
risk of this theatre was very great, 
there being a vast amount of paper 
documents of the Treasury Depart* 
ment stored under the stage and 
the first fioor of the theatre. Al« 
though no statement could be ae« 
cured from Mr. Craerin at the the- 
atre today, it was pointed out by 
competent authority that there waa 
but a bare possibility of this house 
reopening, due to the fact that the 
government could be looked to for 
no money to briner this house into 
the requirements of the new build« 
Ing code, and for Mr. Poll to make 
the expenditure was hardly thought 
possible. Although the details 
under which he ia operating the 
theatre are not known, it Is gen- 
erally understood there is a clause 
therein which would permit the tak- 
ing over of the house with practic- 
ally nothing more than two weeki^ 
notice. 

This. leaves the Shuberts with th«{ 
Garrick theatre, of sm<all stage and 
seating capacity, for the presenta- 
tion of their attractions. There ia 
considerable conjecture as to what 
their future plans here will be. The 
Belasco, now presenting Shubert 
vaudeville, was last season used for 
legitimate attractions. 

A. Julian Brylawski, manager of 
the Cosmos, heard of the order of 
the commissioner before the notice 
of closing was served on him and 
was awaiting the appearance of In- 
spector Grant, and although the or- 
der demanded Immediate closing, at 
the suggestion of Mr. Brylawski the 
supper show at his house was per- 
mitted to run to Its close to avoid 
any possibilities of panic because 
of an announcement from the stage. 
This was also carried out at the 
Metropolitan, where F. Broche, 
manager for Harry Crandall, re- 
quested that the show be permitted 
to finish. 

Managers Ask Hearing 
The managers affected immedi- 
ately took steps requesting an audi- 
ence with the commissioners, which 
was granted Monday, and in each 
individual case the sealed report 
was handed to the house manager, 
setting forth in detail what would 
be required before his house could 
be reopened. These reports were 
(Continued on page 28) 



iTriday, February 24, 1922 



LEGITIMATE 



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BEIKSIDE CHATS 



BY NEIXIE BETELL 



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(N«lii« R«v*ll hat be«n for nearly thr«« years confined to her room 
gH^ eet in the 8t. Vincent'e Hospital, 8evonth avenue and Twolfth street, 
H^iy York City. Without having moved from one position within the past 
six months (Mies Revell having lost the use of her spins) she has written 
and dictated theee weekly articles for Variety, at the same time having 
variously contributed to other periodicals. Miss Revell has been called 
His bravest woman in the world by many. Othsrs havo indorsed it, 
adding that under ths circumstsncss she is also ths most chserful.) 

Girls, isn't It barely possible that, we have "went too fur" or that we 
•Wt off more than we can chaw" with this equal rights idea?. A bill is 
OP In the Maryland legislature which. If passed, makes it possible for 

e husband to put In a claim for alimony while the wife is waiting to 
_,Te her divorce case heard. The woman has not been born who Isn't 
willing to share her last ten thousand with "her man" while he is "her" 
BiTi But to have to divide her envelope with him after the thrill has 
gone out of the handclasp, Just because she has been more energetic and 
capable of supporting herself than he is, will not stimulate business at 
the marriage license department. _. 

Maybe, after all, it wasn't equal but superior rights that we wanted. 
t quote an editorial In the Morning Telegraph (written, I'll wager, by 
aome of the Ludlow Alumni): '*Why not? In this day of equal rights 
and equal opportunity the woman is likely to be quite as capable of 
sarning a livelihood plus as is -the man. As a matter of fact, many men 
are wholly dependent upon the partners of their joys and sorrows for 
shelter and meal tickets. When one of this kifid flnds that his surround- 
&g8 are uncongenial, when he discovers there ia a real incompatibility of 
temperament in the household, should he be compelled to suffer in silence 
f^ply because if he brings matters to a crisis it may mean that he 
will be deprived of his source of livelihood? Let us hope not. There Is 
iiie wife, whose earning capacity is intact. Why should she not be 
compelled to grant him a weekly allowance so that he may live in the 
way and manner to which he has been accustomed, at least until he can 
i^tach himself to another provider? Maryland has made a proper 
gesture, which should be emulated all over the country, and the women 
should not complain, for we all know that ever since she had her hair 
)x>bbed her crowning glory is equality with man under the 19th Amend- 
»ent." 

And when I am back in the game and he comes to sec any of my 
attractions, I'll take fiendish delight in putting him behind a post. 



HEWS OF THE DAILIES 



Theatrical managers In London 
have again arisen to protest against 
the entertainment tax. The man- 
agers claim they were willing to 
stand for it during the war but 
think it time it was lifted and 
especially so that the financial situa- 
tion is so precarious. 



The Rev. Milton W'. Pullen. pastor 
of the Central Park Baptist Church, 
yields his place to his parishioners 
to present a play in place of a ser- 
mon one Sunday night out of every 
month. The plays have sacred 
themes and are written by Dr. Pul- 
len, but they are presented in cos- 
tume and behind footlights. 

Delilah Chester, picture acrtess, 
brought suit for $50,000 against John 
C. Epping, secretary- treasurer of 
the David Wark Griffith Corpora- 
tion, for alleged breach of promise 
to marry. Miss Chester asserts 
that Epping obtained her promise 
to marry him last October and then 
married another girl. 



The Patrolmen's Benevolent As- 
sociation will hold a benefit enter- 
tainment In Madisun S<iuarc Gar- 
den Feb. 27. 



I love Robert Benchly's reviews in "Life." Which reminds m:* of my 
first meeting with Mr. Benchly, who was at that time a feature writer 
<A the "Tribune," and I was exploiting a famous movie star. Mr. Benchly, 
sccompanied by the sketch artist, came to the studio to write a story 
about my star. The manager, for some unknown reason, refused them 
admission to the part of the studio where the scenes for a big cabaret 
set were being shot. They departed, but imagine my surprise, two hours 
later, when standing looking at the set. to see Mr. Benchly and the 
artist nonchalantly sitting at a table in the cabaret scene, drinking and 
eating with the extras, and suping in the picture. After th cameras had 
ceased clicking they went with the rest of the supers to the office of the 
same manager, who had refused them admission, and collected |10 for 
services as "atmosphere." They had all the material and picture they 
rsQuIred and a page in Sunday's paper entitled "In the Custard Pie Zone." 



Lllllt Gorsey, soprano and former 
prima donna at the Ode.ssa opera 
house In Russia, states that mus- 
icians are starving with professional 
men and women being mobilized 
and always at the orders of the 
Soviet Government In the country 
she has escaped from. Miss Gorsey 
further says they must give their 
services free, over there, with a bit 
of bread being given to them at 
times for their public appearances. 



Judge Talley who recently dis- 
qualified a jury from further service 
this term for failing to convict on 
evidence of a poUpeman holds, in- 
directly, that the Proliibition Law is 
responsible for the existing jury sit- 
uation. He asserts the willingness 
of so many persons to break this 
law creates a disrespect for law in 
general. Judges Uosalsky and Man- 
CU.SO have encountered the same sit- 
uation and the subject may be of 
special consideration at the meeting 
of the Judges of General Sessions 
this week. 



Tou have all heard the old Joke about the customer in the restaurant 
asking to see the proprietor, and being told that "he was out to lunch," 
aU of which may or may not have been true, but here's one that Is true. 
I inquired for one of my favorite nurses this morning, and was told that 
she had "gone home sick." My informant .cdded, "That's the reason we 
' are short of nurses. So many of them are home sick." A few weeks ago 
a nurse came in to say good-bye; she was going to her home to be 
treated. Of course, it's quite alright. I learned that her mother Insisted 
idle come home while ilL But the idea of a nurse leaving a hospital 
SAd going home sick sounds funny to me. 



It's easy enough to be pleasant when life rolls along like a song. But 
how was the nurse to know that those cunning little tubes that Herbert 
Weber brought In contained library paste instead of tooth paste. I told 
^ my teeth did not stick out, therefore did not need sticking in. 

ti^erhapa you read in my Christmas story an account of my having 
Pioelved a letter from my old city editor, who is now In Sing Sing, and 
^Ile I was crying at the sight of a number attached to a name that so 
IScently represented influence and prestige, the Judge of the Supreme 
Qpurt who sentenced him came in to wish me Merry Christmas. That 
i|)|dge was Bartow S. Weeks, who died in Florida last week. Louis 
J^ievenson is right; if we stay in one place long enough the dramas will 
■jil come to us. 

od: 

-nWhere else in the world would you find people as kind and thoughtful 
M. our own? Every day I receive some tender message from artists out 
op. the road telling me I have been an inspiration to them and that 
irjbenever they think they have troubles they just thing of me and brace 
li^ht up. And It braces me up to know you think of me, and if my 
•roclflxion here has helped make lighter the burdens that seem to have 
frertaken friends of the theatre this year, then I shall not complain. 
ftut when I read of those millions of hungry, sick and homeless Jewish 
orphans In Europe, which the Jewish Relief Society is collecting funds 
Iff, I hang my head in shame for ever having thought my lot was hard. 
*jjrou do not have to be of the Jewish belief In order to help the Jewish 
^lief." 



The Board of Commissioners 
governing the District of Columbia 
have ordered seven theatres closed 
in Washington. The theatres re- 
ceiving the command to become 
"dark" were the New National, 
Poll's, Metropolitan, Columbia, 
Mar>innd, Foraker and the Cosmos. 
All will remain closed until the 
necessary strengthening is com- 
pleted. 



AMONG THE WOMEN 



By THE SKIBT 



'^■T'i:^{Tf?vr-- 



Ko fault could be found with the Palace audience Monday afternoon. 

Enthusiasm reigned supreme. Every act went with a smash and bang 

until the Dolly Sisters stunned the house with their poor arrangement 

of an act. The sisters were a ravishing picture in. their first costumes 

of coral velvet. The skirts of orchid sIMc were underneath the coral 

velvet, v/hich was wired at the sides and opened up back an4 front. 

Long feather strands of coral circled the heads and bung to the hem of 

the gown. A study In black and white was the second number. One 

sister was In a white Empire frock and black poke bonnet. The other 
sister was a page boy In black panne velvet knickers and coat and dia- 
mond buttons. An old-time dance was eccentric in make-up with dresses 
of rose trimmed with green. Too cumbersome were the long black 
riding habits. 

Grace Ellsworth, a splendid dancer, wore three good-looking costumes 
and two hats. Miss Ellsworth looks her best In hats. Her first dress of 
mauve taffeta, prettily trimmed with colored feathers, was made over lace 
petticoats. Gold fringe hanging from shoulder to hem was over a gold 
foundation.'' The flowers at the side were orange in shade. A soubret 
dress was of purple net with a sequin bodice. 

The Charles Irwin act ("On Fifth Avenue") revealed little In the way 
of dressing. Rose Kessner In a green brocade gown was most amusing. 

Dolly Kay was expensively gowned In a robe of silver hung In points 
ending in tassels. The young woman dancing with Tom Dingle was in 
black net with a silver design. 



Apologies are due to the Strand, New Tork. The bad ventilation en- 
countered last week was at the Rialto, not the Strand, which is one of 
New York's Ideal picture houses. 



"If Winter Comes," the novel 
which has caused considerable con- 
versation and arguments, will re- 
ceive screen presentation. William 
Fox has bought the rights to the 
book. ^ 



Mrs. Mary R. Adams, wife of L. 
P. Adams appearing In "The Na- 
tional Anthem," killed herself and 
her two children by turning on the 
gas in the parlor of her home in 
Grantwood, N. J. Mrs. Adams was 
42 years old the children being 
Dorothy, 10, and Matthew, 9. The 
couple had been married 11 years. 



"The Midnight Rounders" at the Winter Garden Is the real way to 
show a vaudeville bill. Helen Eley, active throughout the revue, looks 
fvell in her several changes of costumes. Noticeably was a black velvet 
with a huge fan arrangement at the back of feathers. A mauve net was 
embroidered In crystals. 

Lulu McConnell's bobbed locks are very becoming. Her nicely made 
frock was of black crepe made with loosely hanging panels edged with 
fringe. A metal girdle was around the waist Jane Green's first dress 
of black velvet, tightly draping the^ figure, and one diamond ornament, 
was stunning. An elaborately embroidered robe of red beads on a black 
foundation was equally good looking. Jean Carroll was in black net skirts 
and silver bodice. 

The large chorus of girls are nicely dressed If not extravagantly, al- 
though a dress number showed several good looking models. Bio.«»tly 
feather trimmed. Estcllo Winwood in "Madame Pierre" at the Rita 
Theatre has a role this time not calling for an elaborate wardrobe. A 
black satin dress had a henna crepe top. A queer combination was 
a brown and rose dress. Marjorle Wood, a better dresser than actre.is, 
was most beautifully gowned In the three acts. A white cloth dress was 
embroidered In blue. Blue cloth was the second dress and black and jet 
the last. The three hats were mostly fea^^ers and paradise. 

Sam Howe's show, "The League of Notions," at tlie Alhambra, Is a hodge 
podge of many burlesque shows long gone before. Three women are in the 
company, all devoid of voices. Helen Tarr is a very tall woman with an 
extensive wardrobe, has her clothes follow the same lines, draped and 
carrying long trains. The hats were most unbecoming. A gold dress of 
fringe had an overdress of gold -beaded chains. Very good looking was a 
purple velvet worn under a grey chiffon box coat trimmed with grey fur. 

Norma Barry was boisterous In her numbers. Her best looking cos- 
tumes were of solid pet worn with bright -colored sllppc'rs and stockings. 

Gertrude Exton, the soubrette, led the best numbers with a voice very 
weak. Several changes of costume were made by Miss Exton, all short 
and daintily made. The white marlbeau In three r6ws with a silver top 
was nice. 

The woman of Mazette and Lewis did some remarkable dancing for a 
woman her size. Her dress was made with a full white satin skirt edged 
with fur, and a chiffon coatlike waist. 

The chorus girls were well dressed In the several nmnbers, although 
not showing any novelties. 



Peggy Marsh has announced that 
she will discontinue legal action 
against the Marshal Field estate in 
favor of a stage career. 



noPear Irene Franklin:— Received your letter, but It's In code I cannot 
read. Please use typewriter or telegraph. All I can make out Is that 
' Hpu have a cold. Oh, yes! Now I have it. You have sent my letter to 
lie drug store and sent me the doctor's prescription. * 

or» 

The purchasing agent of the Fuller Construction Co. says he Is going 
to quit rooting for me if I don't quit kidding about the firm making my 
ewtumcs. I wonder if he Is also going to quit rooting for the Watson 
•isters and Ed Wynn. They use it, too. 

Years ago I phoned an editor about a story. He told me to put it In 
concrete form. I didn't know then what he meant. I know now. I- am 
wearing one. If I get shell shock I will know It Is from this concrete 
camisole I am wearing. It looks like a turtle shell. Maybe it's a shell 
tame. 

^Fannio Hurst just dropped In; no, I moan puff<'d in. She tried to bring 
ker mother along, but on arrival at the hospital, she found the elevator 
was not working. So, depositing the mator in a nearby drug store. 
Fannie climbed four tti^hts of stairs just to say hello aiul good-bye. She 
if sailing for Egypt Saturday. She left her latest book, "Star Dust.' and 
inscribed it to "Nellie Revvll, whose p«n is licr pulpit, from which sho 
preachos love, life and laughter." Pretty gooJ. rannic. after four flights 
ftf .stairs. 



|Jl*hp Kiitr I Toad ual tors' Associa- 
tion of America hold its annual ball 
JJ Iloalys Sunday niKht. Charles 
Multcrt'r. prosident. said there \n ore 
j»etv\'eeu 400 and 500 present. The 
"|}'l\ IS for the charity fund of the 
_2!22il 'a lion. 



Louise Groody and WiHiam V. M<'- 
fn*e wore niarr:«v.l .Sunday In Gummi- 
wirh, Conn, by .lu.^tice W. S. M. 
Fis=k'-. Mr. Mi<;eo is a m« mbcr of 
the hrokeracre firm of 13. M. l-ullor 
& Co. iMiss (irooily is in (.I'.'od 
Morning Dearie." 



The Appellate Division of the 
Supreme Court has set aside a ver- 
dict of 140.000 agralnst Payne Whit- 
ney, obtained by Mrs. Edith Blood- 
good, a theatrical costumer who was 
injured in a smash-up between her 
car and that of Mr. Whitney's in 
June of 1917. Mrs. Bllodgood re- 
ceived the verdict last Juna 



Dorothy White ford, actress and 
beneficiary of a major portion of the 
1100,000 estate of Joseph J. Ryan, 
son of Thomas Fortune Ryan, will 
be concerned in a suit being brought 
against the estate by Herman L. 
Roth lawyer, for $5,000 counsel fees. 
The hearing revealed that Ryan had 
retained Roth to secure a divorce 
from Nannie Morse Ryan in order 
that he might marry Miss Whiteford. 
Ryan died about a year ago. 

John Bannon, actor, was found 
asleep by a policeman on the porch 
of a house In West'47th street dur- 
ing the early hours of a morning 
last week, whilb the temperature 
was around six below zero. Ban- 
non had gone through most of the 
formalities of preparing for bed with 
nothing but his overcoat for cover- 
ing. He was charged with Intoxica- 
tion In the West Side Court receiv- 
ing a suspended sentence. 

The American theatre on Man- 
hattan avenue in Brooklyn was or- 
dered closed last week. This is the 
fifth thoatre to be closed in I'.iook- 
lyn since the Knivkcrliocker dis- 
aster. 



John Ri^^ling•H ya^ht ".«^nlomo" 
I. urn-. I to tlio wator lol>. 1", whiif 
navii.'atjn« thrf)u;;i» tlie Gulf and 
about two mil* s <»ff Cortoz. Florida, 
a .«niall li.wiung villa;:o. Tlio ilanu-^ 
(•au!--t<l those on board to jump an<l 
they wore pi<l(« d up by a trio of 
srnail boats. The i^ass.n^ors who 
u'oro sovoiclv luirn'Mi Ir^cIijiW-d Mrs. 
John Ilinglijig. *Mr. and Mrs. L. C. 



Walllck, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hep- 
penhelmer, and Mrs. Sanford Ma- 
keaver. The fiames were said to 
have started duo to the engine back- 
firing and Igniting the gasoline tank. 
The boat was of tho auxiliary 
cruiser type valued at $50,000. 

— 'm 

Pauline T^rd, whose weekly sal- 
ary was gamlsheed recently, has 
been made the defendant In another 
alienation action. The new plaintiff 
Is Mrs. Ruth Harris, who demands 
$50,000 for the loss of affection, com- 
panionship and support of Mitchell 
Harris, actor, whom she is also 
suing for a separation. 

The Polish Government barred all 
American dances except the "one- 
step," by an official order, at the an- 
nual military ball held recently. 



May Irwin's farm property, bor- 
dering the St. Lawrence River on 
tho main land about three miles be- 
low Clayton, N. Y., will bo converted 
Into an amusement resort for the 
forthcoming summer. It will be 
known as May Irwin's Inn, with the 
plans calling for a golf links, danc- 
ing pavilion, 70 bath houses, 16 fur- 
nished bungalows for rent, docks, 
boat houses, garage and an enor- 
mous barn to be converted Into a 
dining room. The Northern New 
York Securities Corporation of 
Watertf)wn Is handling tho bond Is- 
sue which will finance the project. 
Miss Irwin will personally superin- 
tend all of tho various departments, 
and It is expected the opening date 
will bo June 1. 



Irvincr Berlin Is considering writ- 
ing a niodern grand opera with the 
possibility tl)at if he does accom- 
plish such a feat, the Chioaqo (Jr.and 
Ojjera C'timpany, under Mary Gar- 
don, v.ill pioduoe It. Plans for tho 
project are tentative, but Berlin 
state.^ lie la determined to go 
through with it. 



M*.rr. ito Esmfmde, of "Tho I-'Irst 
"^'ear. ■ is oiwanizifig a femnlo niiiis- 
ire! .show to ojicu as soori as h»r 
rontiaot with Golden expin s. Leila 
Bonrxli, who plays tli<' N'^irro nil id 
in the ! .iine piece, will licad the .ili- 
fominino east. 



trvin S. Cobb Is seriously III In a 
Boston hotel suffering from a relapss 
of Influenza. 



The Stage Door Inn, under ths 
auspices uf the NHliunal Stage 
Woman's Exchange. Inc., held Its 
formal opening Sunday afternoon at 
43 West 47th street. Regular din- 
ners will be served at $1.50 and 
luncheons at 76 cents. 



The Columbia Oraphophonc Manu- 
facturing Co. will abandonlts ap- 
plication for a receiver when attor- 
neys for the corporation give their 
answer to Judge Morris. It was re- 
ported that the corporation had suc- 
ceeded in satisfying its creditors, 
with the banks willing to give the 
company two and thres years to 
work out its reorganization plan. 

The petition of Edith Kelly Gould 
for an order vacating ths French 
decreo of divorce obtained by her 
husband, Frank J. Gould, was de- 
nied In the Supreme Court, New 
York, by Justice Mullan, who went 
on to say a few things about the 
case, closing with: "1 am con- 
vinced the plaintiff has realized all 
along that her own conduct has 
made It impossible for her to suc- 
ceed In this action, and that the 
limit of her hope Is to coerce the 
defendant Into purchasing the 
nuisance value she posses.ses while 
there remains any possible ground 
for a holding that tho French de- 
cree Is either without validity at 
all or without validity in this 
State." 



The Advertising Club of New 
York held Us annual show at tlie 
Hotel Astor Tuesday nighL The 
music and lyrics for the play wt-re 
wrltt.'n by C. P. McDonald and 
T.>m Huplies, while the piece was 
under tlio direction of Allan Eagaii. 

A moral war loomed up at Law- 
tort. Okl.i., J<\'I». 13, .allowing tho 
i:::r.!ance of a toniporary Injunctiott 
Sunda.' at^nlnsr tlj« showing of 
Cla: I Stnitli Hamon pictures in 
local t}j(atr<'S. The attempt to show 
the pi'turos precipitated a nioye- 
(Continued on page 29; 



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Friday, February 24, 1922 



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PALACE 

The Palaro bill Monday evening 
had to playbefore a different erowd, 
holding in a large share of what are 
known as ' lirst nighlt-rh" on IJroad- 
way; a blato bunch that have 
yawned more than one good play 
into the Btorehouse. They were 
mostly down front, and while not 
yawning at the Palace, many car- 
ried that bored look that may almost 
be heard as plainly as it is seen. A 
couple of the turns got the facial 
bird, even if they will neve- know 
It, while three others really got to 
all of the audience, including the 
wise una. 

The drcsf* suits were out to see 
the Dolly Sisters (New Acts), reap- 
pearing over here for a few weeks-. 
They were in the second half, and 
were followed by D. D. H., the mon- 
ologist, who was one of the hits of 
the show, in a hard spot. Next to 
closing with that bunch In front 
meant something to^ hold them, but 
the faculty looking talker success- 
fully did it, piling up laughs to the 
very finish. 

Another turn, new to the Palace 
and which has steadily climbed up- 
ward, McLaughlin and Evans, got 
quickly to the fancy of the house, 
following the long "On Fifth Ave- 
nue" production, an act that ran so 
lengthily it began to tire before end- 
ing. The "Fifth Avenue" act's best 
were Charles Irwin and Rose Kcss- 
ner. 

The McLaughlin - Evans couple, 
boy and girl, have skitted the "Bow- 
ery" song, making their locale the 
front of a tenement. They talk with 
the East Side twang and slang, 
dknce toward the finish and also 
sing the old kid songs, but it is their 
talk and mannerisms that get them 
over. They appealed to the Broad- 
wayites as a welcome novelty. 

The very next act, closing t'-.e first 
half, Harry CarroH and Co., in a 
hold-over Palace week, under the 
handicap of not having Anna 
Wheaton, as billed, was the third 
of the substantial successes of an 
otherwise notably light-weighted 
Palace bill. In the Carroll turn were 
Tom Dingle and "Patsie" Delaney, 
also the Bennett Twina. Miss 
Wheaton reporting 111 Monday morn- 
ing, Carlton Hoagland, with Carroll, 
^called in Dingle, Miss Delane: and 
the Bennetts, shaping up the turn 
presented within two hours. It was 
a good act as the Carroll group did it 
Monday night. In 18 minutes. The 
twins were there with their songs 
and dances, but It was really Dln- 
irle's work with Miss Delaney's as- 
•Ijtance in the double that put so 
much pep into the act and also put 
It over. Dingle tjever did better 
with his loose feet. The dancing of 
this act may have had its effect later 
when the Dollys showed their danc- 
.* i.g goods, for even the Bennetts 
alone could have takea the edgj off 
of any other pair of feminine step- 
pers to follow. As an emergency 
turn the Carroll act was a wonder 
In Its way, Carroll merely explain- 
ing Miss Wheatan was out through 
illness. Mr. Carroll said In his cur- 
tain speech his company Is going to 
the Coast, with this his last week In 
Eastern vaudeville before returning 
r om the far West. 

With so much dancing on the bill, 
the Dollys would have been better 
spotted closing the first half. They 
certainly were not protected in this 
layout 

After Intermission caught Dolly 
Kay with her pop songs and a pian- 
ist. Miss Kay Is full of gestures and 
Almost empty of numbers. Her final 
Bong, supposed to be a comic, is open 
to question, depending upon where 
It may be sung and how it is sung. 
She forced several bowp, prolonged 
to an extent that suggested suspi- 
cious applause concentration. 

The Courtney Sisters, billed, did 
not api^ar, with Roy and Arthur 
closing the performance around 11. 
The Four Readings opened, with 
Harry and Grace Ellsworth secend. 
It needs some dancer, as well, to 
follow Miss Ellsworth. 

In the afternoon the box office 
sale had to gtop owing to the stand- 
ees' line, while at night there were 
not that many. The Palace had a 
complete sell out In the evening, with 
several rows standing in the rear 
downstairs. Sime. 



Dioro and Maxie and Geerge, both 
in the "Rounders" section after in- 
termission. The McConnell and 
Simpson act Is with the unit for this 
week only and returns to the Lew 
l-'ields unit next week. 

Cleveland Brenner's "Wedding of 
the Sun and the Moon," dance nov- 
elty, was used to close Intermission 
and the cafe bit was switched to the 
closing, as it was with the original 
"Rounders" show on the roof. The 
opening or prolog remained the 
same. Sam Hearn, with rube poli- 
tics, got something as the third 
number, but It was his comedy fid- 
dle that really made his stay worth 
while. 

Lulu McConnell, Grant Simpson 
and the younger McConnell with 
"At Home" tore off the first real 
score on fourth. Miss McConnell 
at one point remarked, "I'm dying; 
In fact, we're both dying," the latter 
portion to Sinxpson. The pair didn't 
think the house was getting their 
dialog, but applause that registered 
four or five curtains proved other- 
wise. Miss McConnell has cut the 
'"ground acrobatics.'' but is still the 
pepperiest of comediennes. 

Anent Miss McConnell's use of the 
carpet sweeper stem as a crutch, a 
stunt she has used for seven years, 
the same bit was in the Insurance 
doctor bit in the "Rounders" and 
used last week by Sam Hearn. Mon- 
day Eddie Cantor wired the Shu- 
berts the use of the hatrack as a 
crutch must be eliminated, as it is 
his property. It was not In the 
number Monday night. Cantor is 
also said to have asked that Harry 
Hines' poker story be dropped, It 
being his property. The gag may 
have been out at the matinee, but 
Hines used it at night. 

Hines had a specialty just before 
the Bronner number. He went for 
a sure hit In spite of his use of one 
or two ancient Jokes. His attempt 
at Yiddish was away off, yet he had 
considerable comedy along those 
lines. His program repertory of 
songs was spread throughout the 
show from then on. and it seemed he 
was on once or twice too often. 

Diero was used to open Intermis- 
sion, and there he served. The cards 
then flashed "Midnight Rounders" 
and were not changed until Maxle 
and George stepped on near the 
finale to clean up the hit of the 
evening. The ebon-hued dancers 
have played the Garden a number 
of times since it went into vaude- 
ville, but on reception and returns 
there was no question that they 
topped the revue entirely. 

Davey White is a youthful dancer 
who looks like a comer. He offered 
a specialty early in the 'Rounders" 
section that earned such enthusi- 
astic returns that the Sphinx song 
Bumber was Interrupted while the 
kid came on for a bow. The "Win- 
ter Garden Stage Door," remem- 
bered as one of the roof bits liked, 
found Harry Kelly's best oppor 
tunity, with "Lizzie," the hound who 
can't do tricks. The surprise of the 
number came with Jane Green. She 
proved her native ability to speak 
lines, making the role of the chor- 
ister who saved her money and 
turned down all the Johns stand out 
splendidly. 

Miss Green was one of the dis- 
tinct scoring personalities of the 
"Rounders'* revue. On several times 
for song numbers and bits, she real- 
ly got going with her specialty, with 
James Blyler at the piano. The 
team was allotted more time, per- 
haps, than any other specialty and 
deserved it. Five numbers were 
given, including an encore. One of 
the songs was risque. 

Jean Carroll, a petite Ingenue, 
carried along many of the songs 
originally allotted Tot Qualters. She 
was best with "A Mouthful of Kiss- 
es." Alice Ridnor took care of oth- 
ers and came to the fore with 
"Bobbed Hair Baby Dolls." Helen 
Eley, possessed of good voice, was 



Taylor, colored dancers, who shot 
for comedy, but fell somewhat short. 
A solo song by the comic earned a 
fair share of applause, but when the 
men showed their pedal work they 
stopped proceedings. This pair can 
shaki some wicked steps and should, 
if they cannot improve their talk, 
stick to the footwork. 

Alma Neilson and Co., with a 
rather nice little production, suffered 
through poor placement, depending 
witirely on dancing and being forced 
to follow the colored chaps. The 
two youngsters are fair steppers, 
but were clouded by their prede- 
cessors. The girl is a good toe 
dancer and a better saleslady. She 
has a goodly share of personality 
and gets her material over In a nifty 
manner. The act scored, but would 
undoubtedly have gone far better 
had it been placed differently. 

The McConnell Sisters, Harriet 
and Marie, with their attractive 
singing specialty, held the stage a 
trifle too long, but scored heavily 
notwithstanding. The repertoire is 
well selected and the plcluresque 
stylo of delivery takes it out of the 
classification of "straight" singing 
acts. It's a sure-fire "big time" turn 
and at the Colonial went over big. 

Howard and Lewis with a comedy 
specialty seem to fall short of big 
time requirements. The "hokum" 
earned them a fair number of 
laughs, but the couple need some 
new material. They were well 
placed on the bill, but at best are a 
No. 2 turn. 

The Six Hassans, a typical Arab 
whirlwind and posing act, was se- 
lected to close and worked to a rap- 
idly exiting audience. Just a fair 
show throughout and one that could 
have stood for a few good laugh 
turns. Wynn, 



ROYAL 

A satisfactory nine-act bill at the 
Bronx house this week with Mildred 
Harris (New Acts) headlining fell 
considerably short of capacity Mon- 
day night. Miss Harris has an un- 
derline on the program reading 
(formerly Mrs. Charles Chaplin) 
and In a curtain speech informs the 
audience she hopes to become as 
great a star as her husband. The 
ex Is silent as in former. 

Two acts on the bill romped away 
with the comedy and applause hon- 
ors. They were Bobby HIggins and 
Co. in "Oh Chetney," holding fifth 
position, and Thelma and Marjorle 
White, opening after intermission. 
Higglns has created a new rube 
character for vaudeville with his 
latest comedy playlet, and one des- 
tined to tickle the risibilities of 
many a vaudeville fan. The pro- 
gram failed to mention any of the 
support, a defect which should be 
remedied in the case of his female 
lead, Betty Pierce. No sweeter, more 
refreshing personality than the pret- 
ty brunct's has been seen in the 
two-a-day this season. The act was 
howl from start to finish, partic- 
ularly the bed room scene, which is 
handled with flawless technique and 
unoffenslvely. 

The White kiddles duplicated their 
Palace impression and cleaned up 
with their song doubles and danc- 
ing. The smaller kid is a natural 
comic. She corraled laughs with 
mugging and comedy walks, holding 
up one song while clowning on the 
vamp for several minutes. They 
smacked them. 

Jack Benny did particularly well | 
in the next to closing position and 
warranted the spot. Benny has 
framed his routine of talk to feature 
wise subtle stuff a la Ben Bernie, 
also reminding of Bernie with the 
violin. He clicked audibly here and 
made a strong comedy addition to 
the bill. 

Horace Goldln closed and made 
the much abused "Sawing Through 
a Woman" seem different through 
showmanship and the presentation. 



via songs and talk have a pat skit 
as far as Irish sketches go in "Kil- 
larney Days." O'Clare is a capital 
vocalist, introducing a collapsible 
hand organ in the course of the ac- 
tion. Two girls and an old man, 
who has a penchant for speech- 
making, are in the support. The 
comedy attempts with the speech- 
making are overdone along one line, 
which consists of some quoted ora- 
tory by a well-known Irish states- 
man, O'Clare prompting falsely for 
comedy garbling of metaphors. 

Billy Shone (New* Acts) was fol- 
lowed by Billy Sharp's Revue. The 
act held 'em for fully 30 minutes. 
The impressions by the supporting 
company are nicely graded;* Sharp's 
spirited legmania for tlie getaway 
bringing down the house. Sharp 
excused himself following three or 
four impressions, explaining that 
when his company returns to the 
Broadway a third time he will be 
prepared to render some of the im- 
pressions called for, but with which 
he Is unacquainted. It was at this 
house about a year ago that the act 
made Its favorable vaudeville debut. 

Jones and Jones, a clever colored 
team with a wealth of bright cross- 
fire, drew a heavy Negro gallery 
contingent which evidently came 
only to see them. The team was in 
the next-to-shut, their final bow 
being the cue for a concerted stam- 
peding on the top .shelf for fhe exits. 
This two-man team, typically made 
up In character, present pathetic 
figures before their railroad yard 
drop in "one," the big boy com- 
plaining he is so hungry he could 
eat a piece of fried chicken. The 
team have graded their points bO 
that a wow tops off a laugh, oft- 
times exacting triple toll from one 
point. 

Helen Higgins and Natalie Bates, 
with Horace Bentley at the ivories, 
showed an Interesting two-girl 
dance routine that should find a spot 
for itself in some of the bigger 
houses. The three or four striking 
costume chang«s make themselves 
noticeable even to the undiscerning 
male, who Is only concerned with 
the gals' splendid figures and other 
pulchritudinous charms. That bro- 
caded gold cloth effect is an eye- 
opener as is the jet -spangled harle- 
quin costuming for the closing 
double. The pianist soloed once 
with Victor Herbert's "March of the 
Toys" and allowed for another cos- 
tume change with a pop medley. 

Lionel Barrymore's "Boomerang 
Bill" was the feature, concluding at 
midnight after a speedy running 
off. The show ran late to the extent 
part of the Pathe News reel was run 
off after the last act and then cut 
Into by the feature. 

Business was good but not capa- 
city Monday night, although report- 
ed extra heavy for the matinee. 

Abel. 



The Joannys (New Acts) opened 
valuable throughout, as was Irving I and Interested with shadowgraph- 
O'Hay as the straight to the comedy | ing that was new and novel. Rule 



WINTER GARDEN 

This Is the latest of the Shubcrt 
raudeville revue units, originating 
on the Century Roof as the "Mid- 
night Rounders," then going on tour 
starring Eddie Cantor, and lately 
somewhat condensed for vaudeville 
usaga The "Rounders" unit show 
opened at the Crescent. Brooklyn, 
last week. Monday night the Gar- 
den was well populated, the new 
offering (so far as vaudeville Is con- 
cerned) probably providing the 
draw. The hou.<;e was not capacity, 
but the unoccupied seats were not 
many, attendance being the best for 
an opening night In months. 

There were a number of changes 
In the show as played at the Cres- 
cent, both in the running order and 
in turns. Ray Miller's jazz band, 
which held up the show's first por- 
tion in Brooklyn, was out. probably 
because the cra"k musicians and 
Cliff Edwards rccintly pl:«yfd a 
holdover engagement at th«> (Iindon. 
It was nece.ssnry to bolster the lie- 
fore intermission section therefore, 
and MrConnell and Simpson, laying 
off this week, were insertod. 'ri)al 
helped out, b\it there still was a 
missing feat\ire up to the timo th«- 
"Midnight Rounders" portion swung 
Into action. Two other nets were 
Mya«d. over the original line-up. 



team of Kelly and Hearn. Jack 
Keller did well with the Juvenile 
assignments. 

So far as the "Midnight Round- 
ers" section of the show is con- 
cerned, the unit looks a cinch. The 
problem Is to lift the early portion 
of the show up and inject a punch. 

Ihee. 



COLONIAL 

Comedy shy, the Colonial program 
didn't get started until the next to 
closing turn, Williams and Wolfus, 
arrived, but with their lengthy stay 
and the stellar brand of laughs they 
supplied, the wait was worth while. 
And how that Colonial audience 
loves its comedy! It howled and at 
the finale It gave the well known 
Colonial brand of applause, constant 
clapping In one-two time. Williams 
and Wolfus walked away with the 
laugh and hit honors, sharing the 
latter, however, with Ray Samuels. 

Miss Samuels was delegated to 
close the first section and offered 
her usual repertoire of popular and 
special numbers, petting the most 
out of the "rube" character song 
with "Atta Baby" running a close 
second. Later she appeared In street 
rostumv to add to the lauf,'i^ of the 
Williams and Wolfus offerln,?. 

The show was opened by Maxlne 
and J?ol)by, only one of the Maxlnes 
.•il)penring. going through the rout- 
ine with the terrier alone. No ex- 
j)la notion was offered for the ab- 

nce of thf brother and none was 
I 'edi'd. for the singl** man earned as 
much in the w.ny of retiirns as the 
triple combination ever did. 

In rccond spot came Williams and 



and O'Brien, two man singing and 
piano combination with a routine of 
published numbers, harmonized their 
way to an encore and then cleaned 
up with "That's How You Can Tell 
They're Irish." They were second. 

Mary Lawlor In "Her Party ' (New 
.Acts) proved a strong and accept- 
able number three. Cahlll and Ro- 
mlne, a black face wop two man 
combination with jin act framed just 
right for this gathering, went strong- 
ly following. The black face mem- 
ber has fin effective comedy dressing 
idea with a tall derby, alarm clock 
wrist watch, etc. The other loses 
his dialect during a long discourse 
on topical subjects framed around 
the "disarmament" conference. This 
speech is reminiscent of the present 
monologue of Senator Francis Mur- 
phy, and is the small time note of 
the act, although good for solid 
laughs here. The harmonizing, with 
one singing falsetto and yodle double, 
were the high lights. Con. 



BROADWAY 

A good show, but ragged and er- 
ratic in development. The general 
Impression was that of uneven^ un- 
balanced entertainment, spurting 
and relapsing alternately. Hoffman 
and Hughes (New Acts) started 
slow. George Ford and Flo Cun- 
ningham accelerated the tempo de- 
spite Miss Cunningham's bad cold. 
Opening flirtation, the nlce-appcar- 
Ing couple impress favorably, com- 
ing back for the routine encore stuff 
about admitting they are married, 
she denying it, etc., for comedy pur- 
poses. William O'Clare and Co. with 
considerabla Hibernian propaganda 



CRESCENT 

The new Jimmy Hussey Shubert 
Vaudeville unit, "The Promenaders," 
the third of the (jameo Revue series, 
and billed as a companion produc- 
tion to "The Midnight Rounders" 
and "Whirl of New York," is at the 
Crescent, Brooklyn, this week, fol- 
lowing a break-In week at Boston. 
"The Promenaders* Is along the 
same general lines as "The Round- 
ers," with a vaudeville olio making 
up the first part and the revue oc- 
cupying the second half. As In the 
case of the previous Hussey show, 
it's a one-man affair, with Hussey 
carrying the comedy, an assignment 
which he gets away with handily. 

It's a pertinent question, however, 
as to whether another comic, a low 
comedian, say, of a contrasting type 
to Hussey and working with the lat- 
ter In one or two comedy bits, 
wouldn't be of advantage If added. 
In order to modify the one-man Im- 
pression that so markedly pervades 
the comedy division. Not that the 
audience tired of Hussey, or saw too 
much of him in "The Promenaders." 
Everything Hussey went after In the 
comedy line he put across with the 
sure touch of the skilled and unctu- 
ous comedian that he Is. A second 
comic would have inserted the only 
note lacking— but a highly essential 
one for vaudeville — that of variety. 
"The Promenaders" unit rates as 
a pleasing show, very good at times, 
but with several slow spots that 
pull down Its general average. Fol- 
lowing "The Midnight Rounders," 
with the latter's strong cast and 
speed, the Hussey show suffers by 
comparison. For one thing, it hasn't 
the compactness -of the "Rounders" 
and the choristers are not utilized 
as advantageously. 

Instead of a prolog preceding the 
vaudeville olio like the "Rounders," 
the HuFsey unit, following the news 
weekly, started with a gymnastic 
turn, the Joe Fanton Trio. An ex- 
cellent ring act, but on too early to 
register In accordance with its 
worth. Another silent turn, the Rath 
Brothers, were at the other end of 
the six-act olio. But two silent turns 
out of six isn't a good balance for 
sue:, a small bill, and while the 
Raths lent class and gave a full 
measure of entertainment, the spot 
called for an act with singing, 
dancing, talking, etc. There were 
two substitutions In the first half, 
the Joe Fanton Trio replacing Jack 
and Kitty De Maco and Jack Con- 
way and Co. deputizing for Mr. and 
Mrs. Melburne. 

The Jack Conway act. No. 3, put 
a needed comedy p^nch In the first 
half. Mr. Conway's "souse" Is Be- 
lascoesque In detail and the skit it- 
self Is timely. Tlpe man doing the 
straight Im a apendld feeder and 



Mrs. Jack Conway handles a bit 
nicely. Conway has discarded tha 
gray wig worn hitherto, improving 
his makeup noticeably and making 
the "Tad" character played a nat- 
ural, real life type. 

Burns and Foran, No. 2, youthful 
steppers, put over a neat dancing 
routine of doubles, including soft 
shoe, waltz clog and eccentric, fill. 
Ing the spot creditably. O'Hanloj^ 
ai^ Zamboni were fourth with a 
couple of dance doublets, both of the 
Spanish or South American school, 
with Ethel Davis filling the No. 5 
position. Miss Davis specializes in 
"wise" numbers, doing four or five 
and giving each an Individual touch. 
She Is a corking elocutionist, read- 
ing the lines of her specially written 
songs In a manner that accentuates 
the high lights perfectly. Her enun- 
ciation, too. Is exceptional. A male 
accompanist Is due a word of praise 
for the deft way in which he as- 
sisted at the piano, keeping the ac- 
companiments subdued and blending 
in the music properly with each of 
the changing phases of the songs. 
None 6t the turns In the first half 
received the appreciation deferved, 
the hou.se for some reason or an- 
other being unusually unresponsive 
Monday night. 

Hussey did not appear until the 
second scene of "The Promenaders,** 
in the second part, his initial con- 
tribution being the military talking 
act he «Iid in vaudeville several sea- 
sons ago with Worsely as straight. 
Eddie Hickey Is now doing straight 
for Hussey's comedy soldier. The 
talk has apparently been somewhat 
revised, with the sure-fires of the 
draft period of the war retained, and 
all registering for laughs. Hussey 
was on again for a single with his 
former songs, following a couple of 
numbers, an Apache dance panto by 
O'Hanlon and Zamboni and a com- ' 
edy bit. "The Strike." Intervening. 
He had to stop for laughs while 
singing the comedy songs, enter- 
taining thoroughly while on, but 
not receiving more than passable re- 
turns at the finish. 

"When the Cat's Away the Mice 
Will Play." a comedy skit, the out- 
line of which strongly resembles the 
sketch done by LIna Arbarbanell 
last season, gave Hufsey another 
shot at the comedy target, after a 
number, "Old Fashioned Waltzes," 
and a song number had been unlim- 
bered. The "Cafjs Away" skit had 
Hikssey, in his Hebraic character, 
which he carried throughout the 
show, as a newly wed bridegroom, 
and Ethel Davis as the bride. The 
pair enter a hotel room and after 
dismissing the maid Hussey sud- 
denly informs the bride he must go 
off on a business trip. Hardly has 
Hussey left the room when five or 
six lovers of the bride appear, one 
by one. She hides one under the 
bed covers, another behind the 
dresser and the rest under the bed. 
Hussey returns unexpectedly and 
the bride, called upon for an ex- 
planation of the army of lovers, 
finally succeeds In blaming 'em on 
the maid. There are lots of good, 
hefty laughs In this, Miss Davis 
sharing honors with Hussey In 
bringing out the travesty and com- 
edy values of the skit. 

The former Hussey vaudeville 
production turn, "Shimmy Police 
Station," closes the show, with three 
specialties separating it from the 
"Cat's Away" skit. Hussey scores 
for plenty of laughs in this, MIsa 
Davis also getting the center of the 
stage for a descriptive number that 
she makes legitimately funny. The 
"Shimmy Police Station" goes to a 
suggestion of "Irish Justice" for the 
latter part, with a slight suggestion 
of "High Life in Jail" for the pre- 
ceding section. 

A prolog. "The Knockers," opens 
the "Promenaders." Fairly enter- 
taining. "The Strike," which has a 
barber, conductor, undertaker, cho- 
rus girl, etc.. In a travesty on the 
"walkout" thing, holds some laughs, 
but Is rather light. One of the best 
specialties in the show is that of 
Lou Edwards, an eccentric dancer, 
who docs intricate stuff on his knees 
with the same ease that most danc- 
ers use their feet. 

The "Old Fashioned Waltzes" 
number has six couples clad a la 
"Chocolate Soldier," "Merry Widow," 
"Pink Lady," etc., with a waltz from 
each of the shows mentioned. A 
prettily costumed number, serving 
its purpose as a filler between com- 
edy scenes. Another number had 
s veral choristers with bared backs 
to the audience, coming gradually 
Into view through a novelty lighting 
effect. O'Hanlon and Zamboni held 
attention with a somewhat different 
angle of the Apache dance, both 
showing adeptness in the art of pan- 
tomime and scoring with the 
dancing. 

Another dancing number was a 
trio, with Ml.ss O'Hanlon and Burns 
and Foran. Marjorle Carvell also 
had a sort of delsarte dancln single 
which brought forth some graceful 
po.eturing. "My Lady of the Cameo," 
> ith Beth Stanley and Clarence 
Levy, with the choristers' heads 
showing through apertures In it 
yiilken drop, and song numbers led 
by Frances Seay and Clarence Levy 
and Miss Seay Individually, were 
also included. 

Monday night the Crescent was 
about seven-eighths capacity. 

Bell 



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Friday, February 24, 1922 



NEW ACTS THIS WEEK 



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i>OLLY 8I8TER8 

Dancet an* Songs 

to Mint.; Full Stage (Special Cyc) 

pdace 

The rcadvent of the Dolly Sisters 
(Rosie and Jennie) on the New 
fork, stage was something of an 
«Teot along Broadway and at the 
pitlace Monday, where the girls re- 
^ppearcd before an overflowing 
*' crowd. That the young women did 
J: not quite reach the expectancy of 
the throng could be attributed In 
part at least to a line in their final 
«ong at the evening show, "We'll 

* 8oon Be Leaving," in which they 
paid that perhaps the audience had 
'lixpected too much. 

Not alone to the crowd at the 
. Ifonday matinee, but to tlio Dollys 
""" •''-'as well must their first showing 
have been disappointing;. Some 
Cihanges occurred by night. The 
pages of the afternoon, displaying 
cards and whlth had rttanUd the 
action, were dispensed with; the 
dances shifted about to bring the 
high sch>M)l number next to closing, 
and the sCfaight danee in th( yellow 
gowns with a litlo shimmy move- 
ment, w^ound up the turn proper. 

Though the Dollys act. consumed 
.\ .,^. 90 minutes, with kuy Kendall doing 
three single numl rs during that 
time, the sisters did not leave the 
impression Qf doing a great deal. 
Their most ambitious dance number 
through its newness (as little else 
' they did was new) was called over 
here years ago the statue clog, now 
. termed by the Dollys "The Statu- 
•tts," with posed pictures occurring 
at each break. The girls wore the 
clog shoes and a sejni-travestled 
, costume. The idea may have been 
been there but it got little. Per- 
haps it lookOd too English. 

Perhaps having been so successful 
in London for two or more years 
may bo another cause contributing 
to the Dollys carelessness in com- 
posing this act for the Palace. Cer- 
tainly the Dollys with their previous 
American training should have 
' iraalized they erected a rep over 
here on foniething of an originating 
loundation, like the high school bit, 
Which, while it may have been done 
tm the toes by Gcnee before them, 
itill was new to the Dollys* audi- 
•hce, as performed In a double 
dance as they did it. 

Their opening song was new, "It 
Must Be You," especially written 
Init carrying no dance with it. 
Jennie did the real singing, as 
iihe did the encore explanatory num- 
ber. 

Kendall's best was an Indian 

humber and dance, with the boy 

t)are-footed doii.g rather good work 

Ihat way. Ilia oiher solos were nil. 

The Palace orchestra could come 

in for some blame. The band did 

not help the girls, nor did their 

music for that matter, though if 

•'there were special orchestrations, 

*.>he orchestra lost them. 
e> 

»? The Dollys also had a special cyc 
. triit the matinee, which they did 

*^'tiway with in the evening, borrow- 

j^'IniT another, their own having 
. ^ fulled to catch the lights as in- 

,^, fended it should. 

*•' Many flowers decorated the stage 
•^t night, following their turn. The 
iipplause wag desultory, not In- 
^l^jblined toward heartiness but evi- 
^ iflently from a friendly gathering, 
..^tor the front rows and boxes held 
Nji.many well-known people of the 
jfttoieatre. 

^^ The Dollys for years have held an 

' .'.^Md hold on the Xev York show- 

^going i)ublic. That may suJJU'o for 

>2ithe bo.\ oflice. If it is not enough 

tor the stage, the girls will have 

- '%lto rearrange their present turn. As 

aisn act at present ii is not satisfying 

♦^dr their prominence. But as two 

^^andy looking twins who can npt 

^b« told apart, with class and who 

^j^an dance if tliey want to. the Dolly 

*-:6l8ters are always worth the price 

Of a vaudeville admission just to 

• Jook at. . sime. 



BILLY SHONE 
Talks, Songs, Stories 
15 Mins.; One (Special) 
Broadway 

Shone has rearranged hfa stuff, 
adopting an Oriental turban as a 
prop for the hoke thought trans- 
mission he starts off with. It in- 
cludes answering questions to A. E. 
P., B. V. I^ P. D. Q.. F. O. B., etc., 
employing initials only to denote the 
pseudo-queries and pulling a wise 
crack with each, including a kind 
applause reply to A. E. F. anent the 
bonus. lie mixes this up with songs 
and stories, saying he has a request 
for ono or tho other. The songs 
are all right, but the stories are 
too lon.^^r-winded and in comparison 
to the bievity of tim-^ he took up 
in the for( Hcclion of the act each 
laugh is di 'ayed too long to click 
spontaneou."-Iy. lie used a couple of 
published nu; hers, forcing .a stop- 
page of the hliovv by a sudden ces • 
.«-ation of orchestra accomp.niiment, 
evidently by iostruction. He en- 
cored with another pop song, again 
forcing a speech, lie doesn't need 
thatk He can score sufficient legiti- 
mately. Abel, 



MILDRED ROGFRS and Boys (4) 

Dances 

12 Mins.; Full Stage 

23d St. 

Miss Rogers is a petite little 
dancer. She offered a dance revue 
of four numbers before, the quartet 
of stepping boys probably being for 
a fresh routine which moved the 
act from "one" to full stage. 

The.opening song and dance with 
the quartet was followed by a soft 
shoo number by two of the boys. 
Miss Itogers then singled with an 
Oriental number, not as well carried 
out as it . light ha\e been, she using 
high heel slippers instead of sandals 
or barcfeet. **Just Dance" sung by 
Miss Rogers led to specialties with 
throft of the company, there being 
a waltz tjingo and onc^step, then a 
jazz number with alf four. 

Into "one," the quartet got some- 
thing with a concerted specialty. 
Miss Rogers looking her best in a 
short costume of white silk con- 
tributed a hard shoe number that 
easily topped her other numbers. 
Tho turn did well enough on fourth 
and should have no trouble secur- 
ing three -a -day bookings. Ibce, 



HOFFMAN and HUGHES 

Bike 

10 Mins.; Full Stag* 

Broadway 

Chester B. Hoffman In tramp g'^t- 
up, including evening dress, opens 
with a squat dance evidently in- 
tended to p"uz7.1e the audience as to 
his size. For a hni^h ho stretches 
up full-length, exiting. Marie H. 
Hughes enters, performing on the 
bike. After that it's a mixed cycle 
routine, the woman making three 
costume changes and essaying a bal- 
let dance. A little lift work with 
the understander (man) propelling 
the unlcyclo leads Into the kingpin 
stunt of a somersault across a table 
by Hoffman while mounted on the 
bicycle. . 

They emi)Lty quite a bit of talk that 
is extraneous and of no. value. They 
could be more forceful by adht ring 
to tlse conventions of a "dumb" ;.• t. 

Abel. 



LAUREL LEE and CO. (3) 

'^Starlet'' (Musical Romance) 
20 Min.; One and Full Stage 

(Special Hangings) 
Regent • 

Laurel Lee has di.'^carded 
former single act for a more 



her 



MILDRED HARfire# t>io CO. (2) 

Comedy Sketch 

20 Mins.; Full Stage (Special Set) 

Royal 

Mildred Harris (Chaplin) from 

motion pictures is assisted in this 

* ,, «. , , ... . '*'^^," I sketch by iJeatrice Morgan, known 

tentlous offering In which she Is I •' 



THREE ARNAUTS 

.Musical^ 

•JO Min.? FuH Stage (Special) 

Regent 

%n,.A youthful trio, two boys and a 
uH|»'rI, fulluwing closely the lirie em- 
I'^tloyed by the Arnaut IJrothers. The 
|«»tnembers of the trio are related to 
'♦S?* 'brothers and were recently 
^jVrought to this country. Straight 
^^lolln playing in conjunction with 
V,«crobalics and dancing. 

^ The three members have been 
"^ell schooled and handle their in- 
struments in a convincing manrer. 
The young woman displays a voice 
•Jd is equally proficient In the 
^lOlIn-acrobatlcs. Tho Three Ar- 
J»»Tits can carry off the closing spot 
« any bjIU Uart. 



THE JOANNYS 

Shadowgraphers 

14 Mins.; Full Stage 

Royal 

Man and woman neatly attired In 
black silk knickers. They have a 
novel shadowgraph apparatus. The 
screen is suspended in mid air with 
the light projecting machine back of 
it well up stage. 

The woman handles the lighting 
effects and the props. The shadows 
consist of all the standards with 
new touches where a stereopticon 
slide Is projected as background for 
the man's finger characters. 

Another new effect is obtained by 
the use of a portable light. The 
man, by manipulating his fingers 
before tho light, throws the shadow 
of a monkey on the proscenium 
arch where the monk appears to bo 
grabbing frantically nt one of the 
occupants of the boxes. It was a 
big laugh-getter. 

lioth people make a great ap- 
pearance and are good showmen. 
The turn is tastefully presented arid 
.1 real novelty of its kind. Its an 
interesting opener for any bill. 

Con. 



TOMPKINS and EDMUND 
Violin and Piano 
20 Mins; Full Sinfle 
(Special Hangings) 
23d St. 

.Susan Tompkins has been a -violin 
.soloist with a band, al.so alone in 
vaudeville. Mr. KUnujud is also 
known in musical circles as a 
pianist. 

Their opening duet Is distinctly 
off tho beaten paths, the hangings 
and dressing conveying the interior 
of a cloister, the illusion further car- 
ried forth by a pictured window of 
beaded ^Uiss ^at center rear, with 
lighted candles on either side. Mr. 
lOdmund enters in the robes of a 
monU', with Miss Tompkins follow- 
ing, attired in the grey gown and 
linen of a clerical sister. This 
rathe r sombre atmos[)here no doubt 
is fitted to the semi-classical num- 
l)er, which was unbilled here. 

Mr, Edmund quickly stripped to 
white flannels, ttiying with the 
ivories until Miss Tompkins changed 
to gypsy dre.ss. Their second olYer- 
Ing was a Hung.uian rhapsody, the 
violiniste playing in tho spotlight 
and. pleasing save for a hurried pas- 
.«!ago of one technical portion. For 
his specialty Mr. Kdmund next- had 
a sl<»w measure melody with the 
orchestra, displaying exceptional 
fingering. 

Reappearing in another change, 
Miss Tompkins and Mr. Kdmund 
duetted with an old-time tune, then 
into a modern waltz number. Dur- 
ing the rendition tlie violiniste 
changed instruments, the switch 
bringing forth a fiddle arrangement 
with horn attachment. That was 
retained f(»r the finale duet, a pop- 
ular number. ^ 

The routine ran overtime. The 
new team may win an early spot in 
the better bills, it occupying No. 
two here. Ibge. 



supported by Harry Murray, Kddio 
Russell and Frank McNeills. Tho 
new vehicle, under the title "Star- 
let," consists of a series of numbers 
by Miss Leo with her male partners 
used individually and collectively. 
The lyrics are credi^ed to Ted 
White and the music to Walter 
Uosrmont. A light story is un- 
folded starting with the three men 
before a stage entrance drop. Tho 
introductory talk deals with a now 
production to bo made. Mi.ss I^ee 
enters In a kid costume from behind 
a rubbish receptacle. She .admits 
she is stage struck and asks for an 
op])orti.nity to try tho different 
part.«5. 

Tho numbers are Introduced at 
regular intervals from then on, 
starting with a South St>a Island 
song and dance and Including a 
French and Southern belle numbers, 
for each of which costume changes 
are made, as well a.s the employment 
of special hangings. 

Ml.«?s Lee makes rapid costume 
changes and dlsi)lay^ winsomeness 
in all of her work. Neither the 
lyrics • nor music stand out con- 
spicu(jusly. Of the lot. a "Put and 
Take" number and "III Be a Girl 
Friend." are the best. 

Miss Lee's supporting players add 
little other than ^ dancing bit by 
one of the boys. The dialog misses 
the greater portion and the act fs 
in need of a doctor in that line. 

Miss Lee has gone to considerable 
expense In staging "Starlet." At 
present tho act does not meet re- 
quirements for tho salary necessary 
for it. Thero are po-ssibllltles that 
it could be worked into a fitting 
single for this y.oung woman or cut 
to one man in support. Too much 
excess as the act is at present 
framed. jiart. 



JESSEE REED ' 

Songs 

15 Mins.; One (Special) 

5th Ave. 

.lessee Keed some year.s a ceo was 
(»f the Iteed and Wright Girls. She 
should not be confused with the 
Jessie Heed, tho "Follies" coryphee. 
This Miss Heed, possessed of pleas- 
ant appearance, has a published 
number song cycle, exceptionally 
well selected, which she gets over 
shipshape. Op'-nin;; wiih a special 
verse to introduce a pop number, 
she docs a varied routine of pop 
song.';. She accepted ony encore. 

Her sole production attempt is a 
striking silver cloth curtain. As far 
as siuKlo W(»m<n p;o Miss Hefd ran 
hold up with tic majority. Th^-re 
are few sihcle wonnn in present 
day vaudeville that hold any dis- 
tinction and thcbc depend either on 
np, character S(.n2;s or p» rs-itialit\ . 
Miss Heed is merely av»rai:o on the 
latter uvo rcf|uircm«rif s. If she as- 
pires to big time rep, she shotild 
Introduce more novelty. As she 
stands, splendid for the intermc^- 
dlarles. ^^'<''« 



ALLEN and THORNTON 
Singing and Talking Skit 
14 Mins.; One (Special Drop) 
American 

Allen and Thornton, man and 
woman, are offering a flii tation skit, 
backed by a special drop in "one," 
showing a jewelry store on ono side 
and a modiste's shop on the other. 
Man owns jewelry store and woman 
is prospective customer. Situation 
gives logical reason for conversa- 
tion, which leads up to number by 
woman. Man singles fcong next. 
Double song for finish. The songs 
soimd like v.*xclusives, and arc* cai)a- 
bly handled. Hoth .lave personality 
and a refined manner. A line about 
milking a cow named Jake in tlie 
clo.sing number should be elimi- 
nated. AsiJo from it3 antiquity the 
gag does not jibe with the class 
whit h otherwise maiks tlie turn. 

The dialog has several g'tod com- 
edy exchanges, but the laughs are 
too widely separated, a condition 
easily enough remedicvl by revision 
and building up the talk. Mr. 
Thornton was formerly of Sully and 
Thornton. An exc< llent pop house 
fom1)ination in alt. with a little 
touching up. 



BcU, 



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PLAY and DUNEDIN 

Singing, Dancing and Talk . . 

12 Mins; One 

American 

Man and woman !n '^ongs, dmcc? 
and talk, with well extcuted acro- 
batic stepping by' both featuring the 
turn. Man wears eccentric make- 
up and woman has thi'-e costume 
chant;es, apptarir»g to advantage in 
abbr«viated .«^kirt.s. A double es- 
sence, single by woman Introduc- 
ing dance .'^t'ps of diff'»rent nations 
suf h as Si)anish, J)utch, etc., and 
doul»Ie acrobatic dance wifh flying 
nip-up.s, flip flap-; .'ind other ground 
tumblifig .standaid'S nicely worked 
in, give tlie art a ."^oliil proun-lwork 
of erit<'rtainni"r\t. Fb-asing .Xo. 2 j 
for the .small time houses. BcU, 

> 



MARY LAWLOR (3) 

Piano, Songs, Dances 

18 Mins.; Full Stage (Special) 

Royal. 

Mary Lawlor Is assisted by a 
male dancing team, Lyons and 
Wakefield, and a ntale pianist, Vin- 
cent \'al<>utiid. Miss Lawlor is a 
pretty, well-formed girl and a nifty 
dancer of tho acrobatic eccentric 
.school. The net Is fr.amed con- 
ventionally around the dual l<lea, all 
three boys seeking her favor through 
the medium of their various talents. 

The turn opens with Miss Law- 
lor's head visible through a cyclo- 
rama. She and the "rest of her cist 
sing a t(>lephonc number. Tho boys 
join her in "My Sweetheart," quar- 
reling for her ifmilcs. The pianist 
enters and announces himself a 
candidate also. A song and dance 
follows. 

She solos a kicking dance, featur- 
ing forward and back kicl^s exe- 
cuted gracefully. The cyc at the 
rear parts to admit Lyons and 
Wakefield In Chinese outfits for a 
double eccentric soft shoe routln** 
well handled. At the conclusion of 
this Miss Lawlor, in Chlnl^ outfit, 
niakes her entrance from a tea chest 
for an eccentric semi-toe dance 
that landed. 

A i>Iano solo and song by tho mu- 
sician whllo sho Is changing to a 
red stocking ballet costume for an 
acrobatic solo that stopped the act. 
The girl looks charming in this 
number and doe.^ rolling pollts and 
contortlonlng of a liigh class. 

"Well Marry Her Today." sung 
by the boys is a prelude for her 
entrance In bridal costume. The 
pianist In ministerial garb performs 
a blg.amy and marries h.^^r to both. 
One of them disrobes her by a trick 
f hange, removing the brocade 
finery, r-'vealing her in gold knick- 
ers and bodice for a fast acrobatic 
closing dance. The act averages up 
wifh any of tho <laneing turns. It 
found high favor at Ibis hou.se. 

Con. 



to stock company fans, and S. Mil- 
ler Kent. The sketch Is proceeded 
by a picture screen announcement 
In the form of a letter from Miss 
Harris to Mr. and Mrs. Audience, to 

the effect this Is her Initial venture 
on tho speaking stage, and that the 
sketch is about movie people. 

The idaylet Is constructed about a 
story of a young girl (Mi.ss Harris) 
determined to break into pictures. 
A producer-director (Mr. Kent) and 
his office assistant (Miss Morgan) 
are in their offices as the curtain 
rises. The applicant is heard off 
stage, asking for an Interview. The 
producer can't be annoyed. Dialog 
develops, the producer is broke, with 
a great picture in the making that 
reciuires $75,000 to finish. 

The" screen-struck maid forces her 
way in. She is dressed simply and 
Informs them of her ambitions, 
also volunteers she is from a hick 
town in Ohio. The producer won't 
listen to her and quotes statlstica 
to prove the futility of her quest. 

His assistant suggests they use 
the girl to interview a certain mil- 
lionaire in financing the picture. 
Producer scorns the proposal and 
gives the girl the air. A lapse of 
three weeks is indicated by the low- 
ering of the picture sheet, and a 
continuation of the letter to Mr. and 
Mrs, Audience. The curtain rise 
finds producer and assistant de- 
pressed and melancholy near finan- 
cial ruin. They have interviewed 
the financier and told he was broke. 
A knock on the door and Miss 
Harris in gorgeous ermine wrap and 
evening dross enters with a check 
for seventy-five, which she hands to 
producer. When informing him that 
she got it from the wealthy man, 
the producer, drawing his own con- 
clusions from her "Lilies of the 
Field," attire, tears up the check and 
orders her out. Later developments 
proves that the millionaire Is her 
father, and that she took this meth- 
od of horning Into pictures. 

Miss Harris does a graceful w»jti 
during tho notion and looked fine 
In her finery. The support do aa 
well aa possible with the vehicle 
which Is apple-sauce as an act. It 
had to bo constructed about Miss 
Harri.s* distinctly limited talents for 
vaudeyillo, and seems to qualify 
from that angle. As a "curiosity" 
and "draw" mainly through being 
the cx-wlfe of one of tho world's 
best-known comedians, Mildred 
Harris Is In for vaudeville. As the 
female lead In a comedy sketch she's 
a^ fair screen actress. Con, 



The Imperial, Monfreil, foimerly 
pliying pictures, will change its 
policy to vaudeville commencing 
March 5. jilaying six acts on a full 
week basi.s, booked by Harvey Wat-^ 
Kins of the Keith oflice. 



The Academy, Charlotte, N. C, 
splitting with the firand ,'';reens- 
l»oro, N. C, will e.xchango it.i bills 
with tho r.oanoke, Itoanoke, Vi., 
commenc lug .March C, due to the 
(Jreensboro houses clo.sing for a!t«'r- 
atlona. 



Walman A. C 

Whistler 

9 Mine.; On« 

American 

Walman confines his efforts 
strictly to whistling, with the excep- 
tion of one short vocal selection. 
The opening consists of a l;ng over- 
ture with the vocal work following. 
An announced impression of two 
love birds and tho "Poet and I'eas- 
ant" overttire round out the turn. 
Walman displays ability as a whis- 
tler, with the act In its general 
make-up below par for tlie bigger 
three-a-day houses. Hart. 



ENGAGEMENTS 

Dennis King, Theatre CJuild. 

George Farren, Kdward Donnely, 

Mary JefTery, "irp the Ladder." 

Frances White and Al Sexton, 
"Tho Hotel Mouse" (formerly 'Little 
Ml.ss iCalTIeH"). 

Cocchita Phiuor, Fay's 'Fables." 

Violet Homing. 'The Kubicon;* 

Hapley Holmes, ' llo.so of SLam- 
boul." 

CharU'S Trowbridge, Ji-ane Mo- 
rode, i:th«l I>u!field, (Gwendolyn 
c^Jordon, I'lorenco Klngslev, lU-tty 
Houghton, \'iolet Mack, Nellie Gra- 
ham Dent, "Just Lecause." 

Alice Itidnor, "Passing Show.** 

l?arnett Parker. Taylor Holme.«<. 
an«| Francl.i White. "Tho Jlolel 
.Mouse." 

Jack M.Gowan, "The Hose of 
Stamboul." 



Jack Conway, while i»laylng the 
Grand, Hartford (Shuberl) ln>.t 
v\c<k. was ;i( l;irh«'rl by Kosen & 
Tctllins, agents, for $340, alleged du-. 
Conway had made an assignment 
of the scenery in^hls act. 



IN AND OUT , 

Tascar.o J:ros. got the vacancy 

b^ft by i:no3 i razere at the Ila'- 

bu.-.lu l{r"okiyn, Monday. 

Klida Morris failed to of>en at Mip 
.Coli.H««um, Nr-^ajk, Monday. Mick 
and J^ano .miljst jtuf <•-' 

I'racjk Sablnl ]^'^^ to l-Mve the bill 
at the Jiff.r.Hon, .N'ca' Vork, .Satur- 
day, after tiie matinee, when he wa« 
.Mtrb-kcn wi'h th*> "flu." (.\M.ri;»: 
Aujilla Mouie liniyhcd CMit the week. 



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Pick Me Up And Lay Me Down In Dear Old Dixieland 



By BERT KALMAIT; 
4 HARRY KUBY 



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One d»y 
Brin^ mc 




^tfte A«i thetr flAW tn tlinir hnr 



I watched a flocfc 6t whip-poor-wills,-^^ 
down thero l>o.ncath tho ^Bouth-crn sicy,. 



A» they 

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iM-ncath tho ^Bonth-crn sky,,pi.«^ 




flow to xhoir homes a - across tlio hills; 
ono .llt-tlo DIx • k Ittl^Iarbyo; 



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They were.mcr - ri - ly fly 

Thcrcli a can • die - ligfht burn - fng» 



Ty : ing, ' •»> 



tho soutli I knew 
Down old Dix ' Ic way. 



Lttmr 




[nd 1 could - nt help 
Tell the folks that I'm 
Chorus 



cry - Ing", 
yearn- Jng, 



"Take ttio there with 
For them night and 



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"Pick me DO and lav mc do\Mi in dear old Dlx- le-landt The 




"Pick me up and lay mc do>Mi 






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Mttitft 



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Keep those dark- ics siri;?-inK till I get back, 



I ttct back, To that iv - v cliu2- ijicr 



ram - shack -Ic shack.—* Pick liio 




like m y mam - my, lead mc by thchand;^ 




And lay mc down in dear old Wx-ie - land!'_ 



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aiiO M. K. JEROME 




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etft iVc knowA.N 



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na bless the train that takes mo 




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— I wJn . na be, —....«.._ dovvn whero the dear eld Swan . eo Hews; ^, . My 




poor heart is ach- b;haw' to keep it from break- in'. My mam- my kr.c^vs. My nV:iin • n'y 
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Tuxeco Note' 
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Friday, February 24, 1922 



BILLS NEXT WEEK (FEB. 27) 



IN VAUDEVILLH TUEaTHES 
for the vcek with M.alay matli-ee, wHen 



accordlns to booking offices supplied 



(All houae* opea for tbe vceic wiiu ai -i-u^v iiiai.»i-»o. w»=« not otherwise 
iMllcateil ) 

Vli« b.lU bfelow are grouped In dlvislr>n3. 
9ram 

The n.ar.ne, tn whi h these Ollls nre rrtnted does not denote the relaUve 
linponuncM i.r uctii n"r tJicr i.ruKrurn i)u;.it.C'u.«i. 

• Loforo nam** Uenoifn art h ilwlu*; now turn, 
from vauiicviile. "r appiariPR in city 



now 
v\ hcrtf l»i.te(i 



or 

lor 



reappoarmff after 

tlte lirul tuii«. 



absence 



KEITH CIRCUIT 



KKW l«>|{lv CiTV 

K«i(h'(( l>iilur» 

•De Wolf llui^nr 
liurns liioa 
Doily bii>t<.'rit 
Walter C Killy 
Koyal'a KU'i>h;iuts 
WalaoD .sj.Hhrs 
iOthnrs to till) 

Kelth'H RUeraide 

Murray Girl:) 
liurke Sc l>urkiB 
Jack Kenny 
8wor liroH 
Artiatlc Trrnt 
Beaumont Slaters 
"Flivertona" 
Polly Fillers 
•Andersyii & Tony 

Kelth'e Koyal 

WUaon Aubr»;y t 
Rice & \Vcrner 
Franklin Chaa Co 
Mosconl Dros Co 
Thalero's I'inus 
rierce & <i«>ff 
Harry Tiphe Co 
Dob Willis 
Olaen & Johnson 

Keith's Colonial 

Spencer & Williams 
Donovan & I<co 



)'.ri>wn S: EJuine 
U Joiit. » Cj 
ClifX l<'r. n.l 
Hilton He Norton 
(UUiiTs to lill) 

1st li.ilf CM) 
Potur Hi Hariwcll 
.lunid iit. Chapluw 
Al.ilrr & AiiiJiMny 
ullara & Nralty 
Ilf'aly & ('rota 
(Others to Uii) 

2<1 half (-'-D) 
•"Uirl In Moon" 
Hanip'on & IMuke 
Win SiHto 
tUlhi rs to fill) 

rrortor'a l,»5tU St. 

2d half (2.i-2o) 
Thu Skatclk'S 
-nultona" 
liunatic Chinks 
Emil 8ubeiN 
F & O Waltprs 
lOthers to fill) 

1st half (27-1) 
"Wnlnh & Rrntky 
Williams & Taylor 
•Jo.ssie Rccd 
(Oihors to ni!> 

2d half (2-&) 
Gordoh & Hicc» 



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JOHN J. KEMP 
Theatrical Insurance 

JOHN 8TKEET. NEW TOBK CITY 

rhoiie; Bowling Orsen S10(^ 



Bobby IWgtsina Co 
Flying Henrys 
Bea^y & Claug 
ArnaOt Bros 
Mildred Harris Co 
Tempest & Wattion 
Margaret Young 

Kelth'H Alhambra 

Bnos Frazere 
Mr A Mrs J Barry 
Leo Dunnoiiy Co 
Eddie Ross 
Greenlee & Drayton 
Dolly Kay 
Bhella Ttrry Co 
"William & Wolfus 

Moss' Broadwttx 

Big Thne 
"Shaduv.land" 
Great I-con 
Boblsun &. Pl'-rre 
Howard & Lewis 
(Others to nil) 

M<Mii' Coliseum 

Sultan 
'Marry Me" 

Payfon & Ward 
(Otber.-4 to till) 

2.1 h.lt 
Marrelle l-'allet 
•"tjtars Yistrrday' 
' (Othcrji to till) 

Kelth'M Fordham 

Marcell'^ l'\i!l<t 
Kennedy &. lierle 
61x Belfords 
Val llarr;3 To 
(Others to fill) 

2.1 hnlf 
Viola C.ill'Hte 
"MHrr> M." 
Jones & Jones 



Gilbert Wells 
(Others to fill) 

rrortor's 68tli Rt. 

Hendurs'n & H'l'd'y 
Florence Drady 
Texas Comedy 4 
•Nancy Boyor Co *^ 
Walter Fishier Co 
Toy Ling Foo 
(One to nil) 
2d half 
•II Haywood Cs 
•Steed's Septet 
Harvey & Downs 
Mullen & Francis 
(Others to All) 
rrortor's 6tli Are. 

2d half (23-26) 
•The Littlrjohns 
Mallia Bart Co 
Newhoff & I'helpa 
•Cireat Blarkstone 
Millard A Marlia 
H.'b Albright 
Will Hallen 
J n Hynier Co 

Iht half (27-1) 
T-n rimer A Hudson 
Meehan & Newman 
U S .la/./. I'.and 
Harry Ellis 
Allies A Winlhro4> 
r.>'eiuan & (<rueo 
(Two to nil) 

2d half (2-5) 
Adonis Co 
"I'or l'ily"3 Sa1-'»" 
Hilton xV Norton 
Hi»aly A Cross 
(Uth.rs to till) 

J'roelor'H ^M St. 

2<1 half (23-'.'r,) 



Murphy A I. ring 
He.iiy A Cross 
(Olliera to lill) 

1st half (27-1) 
napi.i 

Morns A Shaw 
T J Kyan Co 
MuUer & (Jrace 
(Others to nil) 

lid half (2-&) 
•Jessie Heed 
Beeman A llraro 
JanlH A Chaplow 
(Others to nil) 

Kellh'ii I'roNprtt 

2d half (2?. 20) 
Werner Arnoros 3 
Anderson A Hurt 
Hampton A Hlako 
Story /ti Clark 
Lew Cooper 
"iJawinK a Woman" 

1st half (27-1; 
Kato & Wiley 
Newhoff A i'helps 
(lattlHon Jones Co 
J B Hymer Co 
D D H? 
(Others to fill) 

id half (2-6) 
Kay Hamlin & K 
F A O Walters 
(Others to All) 

Mom* Riviera 

Wilson Bros 
Johnny Burke 
•B'rney Bernard Co 
Princess Wahllika 

2d half 
R E Ball 
Harry Watson Jr 
Princess Wahlitka 
(Others to nil) 

ALBANY 

Proctor's 

PAS LcVoUo 
LAP Murdock 
Hall Ermine A B 
Murray Bennett 
(One to fill) 
Sd half 
TIska 

Sason A Harrtgoa 
Haig A La Vers 
M LeClalrs Cs 



Hughes A I'amm 
Frear Buggott A F 

CU.\KLOTT£ 

Lyrlo 

Larsen A Noble 
Lillian Cunne Co 
Ji>«ie Heather Co 
Klack A Oi>ounell 
"Four of i:**" 
2d half 
Levlne A U.I re A D 
Murphy 6t. Luviau'r 
Mva lay 
Frank .^ahlnl Co 
Novelty I'creltes 

(II.\TT\NOOG.\ 
Kialto 

Chonu & Mo«iy 



JACKSONVILUB 

Painrs 

(Savannah spilt) 
Ist half 
Laurie Devlns 
I..& Franc A Harris 
Jack Norton C!o 
llerb'>rt Brook* 
The Kellors 

JERSEY CITT 

n. V. Keith's 

2d half (23-26) 
Kafka A Stanley 
Texas Guinaa Co 
Crecdon A Davis 
•For Pity's Sake" 
J tarry Mayo 
•Arthur Finn Co 

iHt half (27-1) 
•"(Jirl In Moon" 
•"Buttons" 
William SiKto 
(Others tu nil) 

2d half (2-4) 
Potter A Harlwoll 
Ben Welch 
f^tory A Clark 
Walsh A Bent ley 
(Others to nil) 

LOl ISVILLE, KY. 

Mary Anderiioa 

Bob A T^p 
Jane A Miller 



(Others to fill) 

2d half (2-4) 
Larimer A Hudson 
Mallia Bart Co 
Cooper A Blcards 
• US JasB BaaA 
Ruth Boy* 

NEW ORLEANS 

Paine* 

(Mobile split) 
Ist half 
Walton Duo 
Strand Trio 
Hunting A Francis 
Gerlrudt* Barnes 
The Veronicas 

NORFOI>K 

Arftdeuy 

(Richmond A>1U) 
Ist half 
Harriet A Wills 
Edna Bennett 
Sallitan A Myers 
Coley A J axon 
B A Rolfe Co 

PHILABELPIIIA 

B. F. He Mil '8 

Kano A lieriuan 
Belle Baker 
Sylvia Clurk 
Tolo 

Hackot-T>fImar Rev 
Hill A Blondy 



3 FALCONS 

«'COLLEOB COMIQUES" 

NOW PLAYOrO KKITH * OBPHSUM 
Dlr««Uont PETB MACK 



Chas Keating O* 
Willie Solar 
Chas Aheara C« 
40De to fill) 
2d half 
Carroll A Gorman 
Golden Gate t 
Berlo Girls 
(Two to mi) 

8YIIACU8K 

B. F. Keith's 

Three I^rdcns 

liUster Brothers 

Powers A Wallace 

Pietro 

North A ITallldar 

Dooley A Sales 

Proctor's 

Sherwln Kelly 
(.'onn A Albert 
l>*n Coleman Co 
Carroll A Gorman 
Miller A Fears 
(One to nil) 

2d half 
Mankin 
Lowo Fee ley A S 



lli»:i BKOADW.AY TKLFI'HONE BRYANT 841-843 

ED. DAVIDOW and RUFUS LeMAIRE 

r^;ESE.\T 

FREDERICK 
SANTLEY 



and 



HIS MELODY 
CHARMERS 



IN SHUBERT VAUDEVILLE 



Annette 

Karl Cavanngh Co 
Wright A Dieulch 
Mantell's M'nnikins 

2d half 

P George 

Bergman M'K A N 
W M Arm8tr.>ng Co 
Barry A Whiliedge 
Autumn Trio 

CINCINNATI 

B. F. Keith's 

V A E Stanton 
A A O Falls 
King A Rhodes 
Franklyn Ardell Co 
Martha Pryor 
Jos Towls 



VITTORIA^ — CLOTULDK 

CALLARim SISTERS 
^'Musiciste di Milano" 

In ^aud«TllIe with the Shubertflb 
Direction: JFNIE JACOBS 



Harry H. Coleman 

INVENTOR and ORIGINATOR 

OF THE WALKING BOIL 
Ti»ur1n» PANTACiKS riRCrlT 



Harare Goidin Co 
(Others to nil) 

Mosh' Iranklln 

Crane May fi- C 
M'L'ughiin & Lv'iis 
Jack Ost.rnian 
Horace (Joi.i n ('o 
Margo W.I 111 roll C'» 
(One to lili) 
2d half 
flultan 

Moofro S: J' nn 
Six Belfor N 
Payton .S.- Wj.rd 
(Two to fill) 

Kelth'H Ifiiniillon 

Maker A K.'.lluid 
Tom Hmlth 
Rne Famii' Is 
♦The V.m.l rliiUs 
(Others to ti.ij 

Keith's JetrtTson 

Throe l.oes 
•"Stars Y'st'Tday" 
Eddio Mi:i.p 
Ilud"ll K K'Miigan 
Moern .Sr J in 
Bert Fltznil.L.Ans 
(Olh-jrs to lill) 



Hnrtloy A Lf^e 
B llentWy Co 
Mullen A Francis 
111 (irge Rao 
Burns ^- Lynn 
(Othirs to till) 

1st h.-m (i:7-1) 
f'mrdon At Itieea 
I'.liind »•(.• Bl.'iir 
(Oth. rs to nil* 

I'd h;iif {■:-') 
KiifUa & Sianley 
•' r.utf oils" 
l'« rt l■'il:'.^'ilibons 
•Mave Hunt 
Williams &-. Tnylor 
Cattison Jones Co 

FAR ROCK AWAY 

Colnmhia 

21 half 
Three I.e.-s 
M liau?;hl;n «• Kv'ti* 
li.iin.y B-rnir.! t^o 
Li;<!''.l X- n-'r.igili 
(Two to fill) 

P,HO(»Kl VN 

1\«itli's I'.u^huiek 

Jv»iu:: >'l I .1 '.• :• .\ .' 



Pearson, 



Newport & Pearson 
*'A STUDY IN PEP" 

Week 1 VI». 'M)— >tale-L:iUe. C hlrnpo. 

Week Keli. *;:— Ten»i»'»*. Helro't. Mieli. 

Direeti.,!!: ll\1tU\ d. llT/.<.IK\in 



2d half 
/rnf\ut Thr.*^ 
•Flor. nee I'.r.idy 
"Dancn;; Sh. < a" 
Jack Of't'.ruian 
Toyama < .» 
Mull.r * SI:. Til. 'y 
Am"S A Wit.' Iir.'p 

Moss' R.'ii nt 

Jlamplon \- UlaKo 
Ilae Liiii'ir Ball 
Toyama Co 
Hall A Sh.tviro 
(Other.- t.i li;!) 

2d hill' 
•Cran»> M:... .<• C 
•Nancy B .> . r 
(OLh. rs to Mil) 

Keith's rist i^t. 

Major A'.i-n 
Ki.sa K>an «',> 
Frawh y .<• Lnu's.* 
O'tr'do Horiiuau Co 
•.Mr.ud F.arl ( o 
Conn. 11 L' oil. I K '/. 

Keith's l«. €>.. II. 

2d hall" c: . :-;> 
K.ay Uam.tu « iw 



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"C.rey & Old R 
B Sharp';! ll'V 
I.' aviit K- Lo( kw' 
• rojiiiiiy t;.ird(in 
Si-ln^ y Laiidii' Id 
l..-e Wroth ft .Mri 
\ .1 iif,'Iin ( Mtnfort 
Anna Cliriii.i;er 

Keitli'N Orplit'iini 
V-n l!.y< r c'j 
Jajiet of Franre 
Lva Shirl.y Co 
.M.-ehaj! .- l>oga 
(, u X' y I'litir 
.Norw..od iV H.i!l 
<;it nn A J- tiUiiis 
(Two to 1i!!> 

1^1 o«h' Flat bush 

T' ^:iii iMio 
W hit.' .«Klers 
Wells Vir«!nln R 
L< \v DocksiatI r 
(< ti hers to fii; > 

KeUli'N <ir<>ei«i*<>'n( 

2d half (•::: i<.. 

r.edell 

• MMrry M.-" 



Dixie 4 

Chas Aheam Co 

ATLANTA 

I.yrlo 

(Birmingham split) 
1st half 

Lord A Fuller 
Adams A C.riffith 
Kddio Hume Co 
Cook A Oat man 

ALLEN TOWN, PA. 

Orplipum 

Dave & Dure 
Hank Brown Co 
J'an South in 
Met',,,, I X- Uariek 
Doiiiiof ThlbMl A C 

2d half 
TIal Si.rin.rfor.l 
Marino A Martin 
II 15ere.sford Co 
T.cw t'.jop. r 
Melody .Sextet 

ItAITIMORR 

]V!,«rylniid 

rise A I'aui -n 
rres.wl T A Kl-.i.-'l 
Sait:<»r..ff .t bonia 
Al lit riiian 
•luinMiii.s" 
N. well A Most 
Hu.-ton ll.iy 
Miliie.Mit Mower 
Juli'.t 

BATON ROIT.F 

(t:;l-,r.'v.>;>ort 5i>liW 
( «dunilti:» 
l.'-t half 
Two L:i>l. lias 
Kdna I'r.vtn 
>:(An Ft f'-^ir Co 
T,l.\d i«l- Christ to 
Uai.fim: M'l>ona!d.-* 

BlKMINtillAM 

I vrle 

(.\'!:,t,trt SI. lit) 
: i half 
Cort,/. .^istcrs 
I'.-.n M" rnff 
M.ICK X- H0II7 
Sf •■lla MasheW 
Jean & Val. La a 

i'(>^roN 

B. 1\ Keith's 

The S;;inleys 
KUHsell A Devltt 
Lillian Dclt/el 
Fdinoro A Willlnmp 
T'lon tioe Nash <^'o 
!'!■■• ■nee Wait ^n 
T; ii's'n R- >'.riison 
.T i.-k Norv,..it.h 
Ccv.ne Tr..»upe 

Bl PFALO 

Sliort's 

Pirr. Tt . U .<l- MnrV 
('•..irine THton ll'-v 
Uailey Si- c.wan 
rr;ink M. In' \ r.^ Co 
AT'iM ,s;- A\cs!on 
Tliiih \'.':}A 
1 1'-rnian Tittih. ••» 



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> i lory 

V;in Hi.tn .v- Tn"7 
l: .'..l.y 11. I, h;.\v 
ll.rh rt Llo-vd C.^ 
WaliPsi. y A K;tiii;; 
"Cutioti I'l-kt-rs" 

• 2 I half 
Rttby l;.>yeft 
V ;ri:i!i';i Itt'i-.tnco 



CLEV£L.\ND 

Hippodrome 

4 Casting Mellos 
Harry Langdon Co 

BiUy Glason 
Ro.'^'Oft Alls Co 
Kila Bradna Co 
Vincent O'Donnell 

105th St. 

John A .Nellie Olms 
Betty Washington 
IK'ssie Clifford 
Ivan Bankoff Co 
.lark Hnnley 
Norton &. Nk-holpon 

( on MBIS. O. 

B. F. Keith's 

.''nfll A \'.'rnon 
Will Ai.-ihonty 
l^illy Miller Co 
Sh( Itlon iV Tarle 
Cre( 1.^ Fit.Kh'n T'i ite 
C;a!:igh'-r A Shean 
EiKlit- isiuo Dcvila 

DETROIT 

Temple 

Trnr.k Browno 
!!• nry .'•'.in try A Tt 
l'«'at."on N'p'rt A I' 
H A A Seymour 
I'olloitr's Monks 
'i'hrfo I 'ill eons 
Ci.'-aTit MKch'dl Co 
Royal Cascoignes 

KViTON, rx. 

Able O. IL 

TTnl Springford 
Marino A M.irfin 
H PeTcsford Co 
I.i^vv Cooper 
Melody Sextet 
2d half 
rtavp A Dor© 
Hank Brown Co 
.1. an Southern 
M.Cnul * Rarirk 
I'en.'S Thiba'lt A C 

GRAND RAPIDS 

Empress 

Th«* Ft-rlincri 
J & U Creightrvn 
Rogers A Alien 
Swift A V-]]y 
I'anl De.lrer C© 
FJrne.st Ball ( o 
Lou & G'-nt- Anher 

IIAMIITON, CAN. 

I.vric 

Musical Huntors 

B\ roll tV H.iig 

K Ci.isi>» r A l*oya 

.Foe l)ar<y 

Hu\ 1 iii'ii's Animals 

11 MtHISItl RU 

.'Mujestio 

Allen l>r'(l.-irmO 

".I u\ fiiilily" 
T..'tT ry t oHK^r 
(Two to fi'!) 

2d half 
f'aranio 

Sill., tm a North 
ciidortl 

( iv to nil) 
IMM \\Arni,i« 

p.. I'. !l(.H!iM 

Peil.'f Af Siholi. Id 
1 .►•o 11. <rs 
rMdie L".»nnrd Co 
\\ t'ton SiJ*ters 
^■..l^.^.^ .« l>.n 



Harry Breen 
(Jeorge McFarlane 
l>ai>y Nt'llis 
E A B Conrad 

Keith's Nutional 

(Nashville split) 
1st half 
Joe De Ller 
Frances Arms 
Wm Kdttionds Co 
Stan Stanley Co 
Minettl A Sidelll 

LOWELL 

B. F. Keiths' 

Frank Gaby 
La Dora A B'ckm'n 
Homer A Romaiae 
Harry Jolson Co 
D'nham A O'Malley 
Furman A Nash 
Bart Baker Co 

MOBILB 

Lyrlo 

(New Orleans split) 

1st half 
Mr A Mrs S Darr'w 
Monarch C^omedy 4 
Harry Haydcn Co 
Bert Kenny 
McRae A Clcgg 

MONTREAL 

Princess 

(Sunday opening) 
Teschow's Cats 
Sandy McGregor 
Wylle A Hartman 
C A F Usher 
Bobbe A Nelson 
Gus Edwards 
Herbert A Dars 

MT. VERNON, N.Y. 

I* roe tor's 

2d half (2.'i-26) 
R.)yal Casrolgnes 
•B r.uy B.ri.ar.l Co 
I'owirs .St Wallace 
(;ilbcrt Wells 



Orren A l>r»w 
Stephens A H'l'ster 

Keystone 
Ryan Weber A R 
Rucker A Winifred 
F A E Hall 
Harry Cooper 
Carnival of Venice 

riTTSBlKGH 

I>nvis 

Willie Rolls 
Hegedus Sisters 
Bessie Clayton Co 
George Jessell Co 
Reck A Rector 

PORTL.\ND 

II. F. Keith's 

Faber A McGowan 
Dallas Walker 
Conroy A Yates 
Chandon Trio 
Green A Myra 
Davis A Darnell 

PK'VIDENCE, R. I. 

. E. F. Albee 

Ed Hill 

Ormsby A Remlg 
Joseph Bernard Co 
Bevan A Flint 
Lorraine Sisters Co 
Marion Harris Co 
Hunders A Meliss 
Lightner Sis A A 

QUEBEC, CAN, 

Auditorium 

Kramer A Zarrell 
Paul Nolan A Co 
Sheldon Thom'8 A B 
Clara Howard 

BEADING, PA. 

Ma Jest l« 

Markell A Gaj 
Lpona Varvam 
PeHollIb Co 
\ Sehwarti A Cllfrd 
Clifford 



Keene A Williams 
(Three to fill) 

TOLEDO, O. 

U. F. Keith's 

Alfred Farrell Co 
Kenny A Hollis 
Dillon A I'arker 
Jean Cranese Co 
Fritzlo Scheff 
Herschel Henlere 
Fontlno Sisters Co 

TORONTO 

Shea's 

Frank J Sidney Co 
"Foley A I^ature 
Mme Besson (^o 
Sharkey Roth A W 
Wayne A Warren 



Rens Rebsrta On 

TBOT, M. T. 

Proctor's 

TIska 

Sason A Harrlgan 

Haig A La Vera 

M LeCtaire Co 

Dixie 4 

Morton Jewell Co 

2d half 
PAS LeVollo 
LAP Murdock 
7 Honey Boys 
Hall Ermine A B 
Bobby Folsom 
Reynolds A D 

LTICA, N. Y. 

Colonial 
Low Fcllcy A 9 
7 Honey Boys 
Keene A Williams 
(Two to fill) 

2d half 
Conn A Alberts 
Chas Keating Co 
(Three to HU) 

wasiiin<;ton 

U. F. Keith's 

Kl Clove 
Lidell A Gibson 
Langf'd A Fred'cks 
Singer's Midgets 
Edwin George 
Wm Rock A Co 

YORK. PA. 

Opera llonse 

Ryan A Ryan 
Loney Haskell 
Casting Campbells 
(Two to nil)* 
2d half 
Markell A Gay 
Leon Varvara 
DelloUlbCo 
Schwartz A Clifford 
(One to fill) 

YONKERS, N. Y. 

Proctor's 

Conroy A Howard 
Gilbert Wells 
•Steetl's Septet 
Mullen A Francis 
(Others to fill) 

2d half 

Phillips A White 
Bob Albright 
Toy Ling Foo 
(Otherd to fill) 



ilARRV— — -lEANNE 

LANG and VERNON 

"Who Is Your Boss'* 
ORPUEIM CIRCUIT 
Direction: LEO FITZtlERAI.D 



RIgga A Witohle 
Lewis A Dody 
Martin A Moore 

Hippodrome 

Five Tamakls 
Transneld Sisters 
Arthur Astil Co 
Duffy A Keller 



YOrN(;STOWN 

Hippodrome 

Van Cellos 
Chic Sale 
McConneli Sisters 
Raymond Bond Co 
Hawthorne A Cook 
Oldtime Darkies 



pou's ciECtni 



CHAS. J. 




OFFICES 

COOKINO WITH ALI* 

INDEPENDENT CIRCUITS 

Suite 417, Romax BIdg. 

245 West 47th Street 

NEW YORK 

PHONE: BRYANT 8917 



ROSS WYSE and CO. 

1>:i*ur'trr n lit lug B'ooming Wonder 



I 



Combo & Nevlns 
(<.Hhtrs to fil]) 

1st half (JT-l) 
A'l.m.s Co 
I' A <» V\ .titers 
I'.oh Aibi,,-ht 
-Maiii.i I'..irl Co 
"For Tity's Sake" 
(Oilers to nih 

2d half (2-5) 
Kate K: Wiley 
.r H H\iii.r Co 

.\\\. :i..n A I'holps 
I » 1 ) 11? 
(Others to fill) 

NASHVILLE 

I'rinccNS 

(Loulsvill.. Hplit) 
Lst half 
Creat J..hn.>-on 
Tr.i' y I'tihner * T 
>ully a Houghton 
I'eno K- Coulter 
Biow'n't, M I'dy L'nd 

NIAVARK. N. J. 

I'roetor'M 

2.1 lutlf (2:! 2.''.) 
r..iur ,V llarlwell 
ll.irry Jol*. .n Co 

."^lifflil'M C >rehes( lii 
< 'fi. n \V- Drew 
A Ml" y X- \Vitithr.>p 

tJotd.itl * Kieea 

]«f half (27-1) 
Kay H.iirtlin A K 
l;.n Wfleh 
II \\.it';t.n Jr Co 
Ruth Ro>s 

:. . ^ » * *»■..' 



2.1 half 
Ryan A Ryan 
Loney Haskell 
Ca.sllng C.impbells 
(Two to lill) 

BICILMOND 

Lyrlo 

(Norfolk split) 
1st half 
The Le Grohs 
H & O EllswortJl 
(Three to fill) 

ItOCIIE.STEB 

Temple 

J.ick La Vier 
I'nu.sual Duo 
Rt)nio A Guut 
i'atrli Ola 
Tom Wij«e Co 
.Mf Loyal's Dogs 
M.ihel Burko Co 
Cam'r'n M Lean Co 
Frank M arUiey 

bAVANNAH 

Bijon 

(Jacl-..*-..nvMl.^ ppllH 

1st half 
Adams it Muf 
Sabbott .\r Brooks 
Ciir.xle \- l.'.i.ge 
Bow 111 a 11 lir.is 
S.lbini A Grovlnl 

SdlENFCTADY 

I'rortor's 

Mnnl in 

WcisL-r A Rt.:ser 



BBIDOBPOBT 

PoU's 

Wet>«r Girls 
Walman A Bsrry 
Miss Cupid 
Hazsl Crosb7 Co 
Royal's Elephants 

Id half 
Brown A Barrens 
Clifton A De Rex 
(Three to fill) 

Flasa 

Downey A Whiting 
Faden Trio 
Girlie A Cyclones 

2d half 
Davis A Walker 
Barry A Kayton 
"At the Party" 
(Two to nil) 

UARTFORD 

Gapitol 
Mykoff A Vanltj 
Jean Sothem 
"Springtime" 
Whitfield A Ireland 
Otafr'a Musical Ten 

Id half 
Cook MorUmer A TI 
Howard A Sadler 
Aurora's Animals 
(Two to fill) 

Palace 

Gardner's Maniacs 
Davis A Walker 
Brown A Barrows 
Barry A Layton 
Mme Ellis 

2d half 
Gibson A Pries 
Frank Ward 
Miss Cupid 
Ila^el Crosby (3o 
'Tango Shoes" 

NEW HAVEN 

BIJon 

Hayes A Pingree 
"At the Party" 
(Three to fill) 
2d half 
The Baltos 
Faden Trio 
Tommy Martell 
Girlie A Cyclones 
(One to fill) 

Palace 

Cook Mortimer A H 
Bert Walton 
Aurora's Animals 
(Two to fill) 

2d half 
Weber Girls 
Whitfield A Ireland 
flier's Musinl Ten 
(Two to fill) 



SCBANTON, 
PoU'g 



PA. 



Gerdoa'n Oljmpla 

(Washington St.) 
Crobette A NeU 
Holmes A LeVaM 
Four Fords 
(Two to fill) 

B«wdoln S^ 

Blackstone 
(Others to flll> 

Ilownrd 
Peal A Corvan 
Downey A Claridge 
Calls Bros 

BANGOB. MS. 

nijoa 

2d half 
Wilbur Held 
The MacDahs 
(Four .to fill) 
BROCKTON, ME. 

Strand 
Will J Ward ' 
Howard A Sadler 
Choy Ling' Foo Tr 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Bobby Randall 
Comebacks 
(Three to fl^l) 

CAMBRIDGE 

(Gordon's Cen. Sq.) 
Murray A Gerrish 
Wyat fa Lads A L 
Joe Laurie Jr 
Emma Carus 
2d half 
Smith A Barker 
J C Mack Co 
(Two to fill) 

FALL RIVFJfl 

Empire 

•Vnger A I'aeker 
Seed A AgBtm 
Rose A Moon 
(One to nil» 

2d half -- 



Will J Ward 
Seed A Austin 
Roy A Arthur 
(One to fill) 

ULWB'CB, MA«^ 

Empire 
J C Mack Co 
Prank Mullans 
Gallettl A Koklg^ 
(Two to fill) 

2d half > 

Emma Carus 
Jarrow 

Rose A Moon 
(Two to fill) 

LEWISTON, MM^ 
Muslo Hall 

Wilbur Held 
The McBans 
(Three to fill) 

2d half 
Barrett A Cunneea 
(Four to fill) 

LYNN, MASS. 

Gordon's Olympic 

Bobby Randall 
Redmond A Wellg 
Mabel Ford Co 
(One to fill) 
2d half 
Murray A Gerrlsll 
Wyatt's Lads A Li 
(Two to fill) 

M.\NCIIESTEB 

Palace 

Van A Tyson 
Polly A Oz 
Kerrj^an Crlpps C% 1 
JarroW 
(One to fill) 
2d half 
Kay Noilan 
Kernan Crlpps 
Anger A Packer 
(Two to fill) 



LA MAZE TRIO 

Direction: EDWARD 8. KELLAB 






Tolly Moran 

Choy Ling Foo Tr 

(Two to fill) 

JTTCIIB'G, MASS. 

Lyric 

Roy A Arthur 
(Four to fill) 

HAVERHILL 

Colonial 

Clarion Claro 
Th(» Comebacks 
(Three to fill) 

2d half 
Van A Tyson 



NEW BEDFORD 

Olynipla 

2d half 
Joe I^aurle Jr 
Mabel Ford Co 
(Two to fill) 

NEWPORT, B. L 

Colonial 

Smith A Barker 
Not Yet Marie" 
(Two to fill) 
2d half 
Hotvanl A Sadler 
C.allettl A Kokin 
(Two to fill) 



SHUBERT CIRCUIT 
This Week (Feb. 20) 



(WUkss-B're tpUt) 

Ut half 
P Bremen A Br» 
Claude A Marlon 
Coniln A Glass 
Froslnl 
Paul Dlnns Rews 

SPBINOFIELD 

Palaco 

The Baltos 
Al Carpo 
Lomalro A Hayes 
Howard A Sadler 

2d half 
fJrant Gardner 
B Barrlseale Co 
Murdock A Ken'dy 
Cy Compton Co 

WATERBITRY 

Palace 

Glb.inn A Price 
Grant Gardner 
L<'o Edwards 
Clifton A De Rex 
Cy Compton 

2d half 
Gardner's Maniacs 
Walman A Berry 
"Springtime" 
Lpw Cooper 
(One to fill) 

^\^LK'S-B'RE, PA. 

Poll's 

(Scranton split) 
1st half 
Fay A Ross 
Ketch A Wllma 
Jack Collljis Co 
Fred Elliott 
(One to fill) 

W0RCE8TEB 

Poll's 
B Barrlseale Co 
Murdock A Ken'dy 
(Three to fill) 
2d half 
Mykoff A Vanity 
Lemaire A Hayes 
Bert Walton 
Jean Sothern 

PInza 

Tommy Martell 
Frank War.l 
(Two to nil) 
"Tango Shoe.V 

2d half 
Downey * Whiting 
Hayes ^ Pingrco 
Mme Ellis 

(Two to nil) 



NEW YORK ( ITY 

Winter Garden 

Midnight Rounders 
McConnell A S'ps'n 
Green A BIyler 
Harry Hines 
Sam Hearn 
Delro 

Maxio A George 
Jack Strouse 
Harry Kelly 

BROOKLYN 

Crescent 

Jimmy Husscj 
Ethel Davis 
O'Hanlon A Z 
Burns A Foraa 
Rath Bros 
The Promenaders 



Beck A Stone , 
Emanuel 
Merlin 
Ziegler S!s 
Rigoletlos 
Fred Santley 
"Bridal Suite" 
Milo 

DETROIT 

Detroit O. H. 

(Sunday openlngj 
Clark A ArOaro 
Leach Wallin S 
Harris A Santley 
Walter Weems 
Nip A Fletcher 
Novello Bros 
Bobby O'Neill 
Lucilie Chalfant 
Kranz A White 



Oflicfal Dentlat to the N. T. A. 

DR. JULIAN SIEGEL 

1493 D'vray (Pntnnm Bids.) N. T« 



ATL.\NTIC CITY 

Apollo 

(Sunday opening) 
Marie Stoddard 
Gen Ed LaVine 
raul LeVan A M 
Dickinson A De'g'n 
Roudo A Francis 
Rubin A Rosa 
E Meyers Co 

BALTIMORE ■ 

Acudrmy 

John C Thomas 
Brcndol A Bert 
Franklin Duo 
Everest's Monks 
Franke Jerome 
Alcen Bronson 

BOSTON 

Mnjestle 

Ford A Vletonne 
.Tames Watts 
Mario Nordstrom 
Apollo Trio 
Nana Co 

Hanneford Family 
Anna Codee 
Rudlnoflt 



HARTF'D, conn; 

Grand 

Lucy Gillette 
Armstrong A Jamefl 
Rial A Lindstrom 
Fmily Darrell 
Mabel Withee Co 
VInle Daly 
Eddie Dowllng 
Alfrdo Naess 

NEWARK, N. Jl, 

KiiUto 

Oeorgle I*rice 

Kajlyama 

Chas Howard Co 

Seymour A J'nette 

Nanett*»- Flack * 

Peggip Marsh 

Chas MGoode Co 

PHILADELPHIA 

Chcfttnut O. IL 

Charles Purcell 
Bedlnl A C'uckos 
'Spangles" 
Desert Demons 
Fred AH' n 
Blighty Girls 



GEO. ClIOOS Presents 

FRANK ELLIS 

In "A DRESS REHEARSAL" 

Tills Wk. (Feb. iO), Kritli's, Indianapolis 



BOSTOIT— B. F. KEITH 



BOSTON 
ll«>Nton 

^>'>y^^ K I'.ennett 
1 'oris I tuma n 
lonl A Cusrngham 
(Two to nil) 



Cordon's Olympln 

(.«eonay Sti.) 
.TeKHJe ,M illiir 
IT.bbett A Malls 
Anatol Frieilland 
(Two to fill) 



Walter Newman 

In "PROriTKERING" 

Keith World's Best Vnudevlile 

Direction W. 8. IIBNNESSY 



Ford A Rice 

CIIICA<iO 

Apollo 

(.Sun.lay opening) 
Bernard 1 
GallerinI Sis 
Masters A Kraft 
Nat Nazario 
G'^'noral Pisano 
Two Harpers 
.loluiiiy Dooiey 
.Matthews A AyrC3 

CINCINNATI 

SInibert 
J .T Jones 
Earl Itlckard 
White Way S 
Mullen A (or.ll! 
B i:;i.rle A Girls 
"Chuckles l.f 1[<2V 
A Robins 

CLEVELAND 

Ohio 

(Sunday opening) 
Lcona LaMar 



SPICGFTD, MASS, 

Court Sq. 

Whipple Huston CS 
In Argentina 
The Flemings 
Bob Nelson 
Chas T Aldrlch 
Mel-Burns . 

Permare A Shell/ 
Ford A Truly 
Donald Sisters 

TORONTO 

Royal Alexandnrf 

"Whirl of N T" 
Nancy Glbbs I 

Florence Shubcrl 
Kyra 

J'urcclla Droi 
iililttnce Harvey 
l»olly Tiackeil 
Bard A Peari-*^ 

WASIIINGTOy^ 

llelasro 

(Sunday opening) 
The! ma 



p.- 



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» « 



Friday, February 24, 1922 



VARIETY 



|)olly Connolly 
«^1 UcCulIough 
lUfAl A Moor© 
j^gnHlc Bakera 



Tta« McCormackfl 
Horton A L«aTriakA 
CAllahan A Bllaa 
Frank Stafford 



Next Week (Feb. 27) 



rBiuiDEiJPiaA 

Dhaatnat St. O. M 
14 Cameo Rev 
Oreen A Blyler 



Sam Ilearn 
Harry Ilines 
Jean Carroll 
(Others to fill) 



CHICAGO— KEITH CIRCTIIT 



UBILUCOTHB, O. 

Majcatl« 

Ifolfahon Sis 
Jo« Whitehead 

CINCINNAX5 

Palace 

Three Hennings 
Kennedy & Davia 
LAM Hartt 
Boffhea A Debrow 
B&rrlck Hart Co 
Taphankers 

DANVILLE. ILL. 

Terrace 

Bmmons A Corwin 
Xarl Emmy's Pets 
(Others to fill) 

DAYTON 

B. F. Keltirs 
Stanley A Wlnthr'p 
Lewis Fondica 
HcOrath A Deeds 
(Otbcrs to nil) 

2d half 
Palamero's Dog:s 
Oeo Damarel Co 
*'Dress Rehearsal" 
Strand Trio 
"Wonder Girl" 



Baby June Pols 
K'L'M'ZOO, MICU. 

Aldea" *r Wright 
iioothoy A Kv'dcan 
Fred Hagen Co 
Rose & SchafTner 

2d half 
Tyman & Vincent 
A( & AnRic Knight 
(Others to 1111) 

LANSING, MICU. 

Ktrand 
DoVaro A UeCarlo 
Tynian A Vini-t?nl 
(Others to fill) 

2d half 
Aldtan A Wright 
Blue Bird Revue 
Mc<:onnel; & West 
Rose Kress Duo 

LEXrsr.TON, K¥. 

Ben All 

Geo Duinarel Co 
Hallrn & Goss 
"Dress Hehrarsai" 
Strand Tno 
•Wonder (;irr' 

2d half 
Stanley A AVlnth'p 



BOD CADRIIS 

AUSTIN and ALLEN 

"BROADU^AY TO THB ORIENT" 



DETROIT 

Lasalle 

Times A Ward 
Xnlght A Sawtelle 
Simpson A D«'ane 
Bert Stoddard 
(One to All) 
2d half 
Old Soldier Fiddl'rs 
Be Noyer A Dannie 
(Others to All) 

Taxedo - 

Slgsbce Dogs 
Baby June Pals 
AAA Knight 
Chuck Haas 
Xeno Keys A M 

2d half 
Time A Ward 
Knight A Sawtelle 
Simpson A Dean 
Bert Stoddard 
• Uinstrel Monarclis 

IT. WAYNE, IND. 

Falare 
Three Hamel Girls 
Bmmons A Calvin 
Xarl Emmy's Pets 
(Others to nil) 

2d half 
Ollle Young A A 
Adelaide Bell Co 
Chuck Haas 
The Valentines 

■•NTINCrN, IND. 

Hantington 

Florence Dogs 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Bugh Johnson 



Lewis Fondica 
Monroe A Gratton 
McGrath A Deeds 
(Two to fill) 

L'C'NSPORT, IND. 

Colonial 

3 Hamel Girls 
Bobby Van Horn 
Bally Hoo Trjo 

HIDDLETON, O. 

<*ordon 

Falrman A I'atrlck 
(Others to nil) 

2d half 
The Shattuck<t 
Do Winter A Rose 
(Others to nil) 

BICHMOND. IND. 

Murray 

Bally Hoo Trio 
Monroe A Gratton 
Mann'g A Mannette 
Oilie Young A A 

2d hal^ 
Fred Lewis 
Jackie A Billle 
6 Harmony Queens 

SAGINAW, MICH. 

Jeffras-Strand 

Hart A Francis 
Ferry A Hawih'me 
McConnell A West 
Rose Kress I^uo 

2d half 
Slgsbee's Dogs 
Boothby & Evord'n 
Fred Hug»*n Co 
Rose A SchafTner 
DeVaro A DeCarlo 



ORPHEUM CIRCUIT 



CHICAGO 

Majestlo 

The Sharrocks 
W A J Mandel 
Hel Klee 

Bernard A Garry 
Beney A Moore 
Tronteering" 
Sylvia Loyal 
Bitter A K nappe 

Palace 
Kitty Gordon 
Joe Cook 
Alex Bros A B 
A A F Stedman 
T A K O'Meara 
The Creightons 
BAB Wheeler 
Wood A Wyde 
Bobby LaSalle 
State Lake 
■antos-Hayea Rer 
Lyons A Yosco - 
Johnny Conlon 
William Eba 



Calgary 2-4) 

Bill Genevieve A W 
Jim Cullen 
Silver Duval A K 
Three Haley Sis 
Adelaide A Hughes 
Van Hoven 
The Duttons 
Oliver A Olp 

KANSAS CITY 

Main Street 

(Sunday Opening) 
Frank Wilson 
Mack A Maybclle 
"Flirtation" 
Scanlon Bros A 8 
Bronson A BAldnin 
Dem'rent A CoUette 
Seven Brack* 

Orphcnm 

(Sunday OpenTng) 
Lucas A Inez 
Frank Farron 
Harry Wolman 



BOB NELSON 

IN POLITE VAUDEVILLE 
HERBIE HEW80N, at th« Piano 



Lohse A Sterling 

Palace 
BIII7 Arlington 
M Montgomery 
"Dreams" 
Burke A Durkla 
Al Abbott 
Margaret Taylor 

MINNEAPOIJS 

Hennepin 

(Sunday Opening) 
Hanson A'B'n 81s 
Sophie Kasmlr 
Harry Conley 
E«pe & liutton 
Bloom & Shcr 
Rose Ellis & R 

Orpheum 

(Sunday Opening) 
Taylor How'rd & T 
F A M Brltton 
Josephine Victor 
Claude Coleman 
Doyle A Cavana'gh 

NEW ORLEANS 

Orplicuni 

Pearl Regay 
Whiting & Burt 
Jack Rose 
Kara 
Gautler's Co 

OAKLAND. CAL. 

Orpheum 

^Sunday Openins) 
Duve Harr;s 
Kepgaii & OR'urUe 
Red ford & W'ch'st'r 
Hoyte t'ombe 
Howard's I'onles 
"Dress Roh».'arsal" 
Leo Zurrcll 

03I.A1IA. NEB. 

Orpheum 

(Sunday Opening) 
Worden Bros 
Briscoe & Rauh 
Sam Mann 
De Haven A Nice 
Davo Schooler 
Moss & Frye 
Johnson's Co 

PORTLAND. ORE. 

Orpheum 

(Sunday Opening) 
i'at Rooney 
Davis A Pelle 
Ann Gray 
Shrlner & Fitz 
Crawford A Brod'k 
Nash A O Donnell 

S'CR'MENTO, CAL. 

Orpheum 

(27-1) 
(Same bill plays 

Fresnd 2-4) 
Four Marx Bros 
Ward. Bros 
Adams A Barnctt 
Ben Bernie 
Nathane Bros 
Palenbcrg's Bears 

ST. LOUIS 
Orpheum 



Rlalto 

Victor Moore 
Moran A Mack 
Dan Sherman Co 
Moody A Duncan 
Jack Hoyce 
Mary Haynea 
Two Rozellas 
Mang &, Snyder 

ST. PACL 

Orpheum 

(Sunday opening) 
Ed Ford 

"Young America" 
Peggy Parker 
Green & I'arker 
Norrls' Animals 
J R Johnson 

SALT LAKE 

Orpheum 

Clark & Bergman 
Wm Gaxton 
Morris A Campbell 
Cameron Sisters 
Claudius A Scarlet 
Lillian Shaw 
Five Avalons 

SAN FRANCISCO 

Orpheum 

(Sunday Opening) 
•■The Storm- 
Gordon Ac Ford 
Keane fc Whitney 
Bill Robinnon 
Liboiiali 

Patrioola A Delroy 
I.a Hrrnicla Co 
"Pedeatrianlsm" 

SEATTLE 

Orplirum 

(.Sunday opening) 
Ruby Norton 
Miller A .Mack 
Harry Kahnc 
Daniels A Wallers 
Hal Skelly 
Tlosfonk's School 
Kinzo 

SlOrX CITY, lA. 

Orpheum 

(Sunday Opening) 
Betta Seals 
Marie Dorr 
Lewis A Rogers 
Jos Howard 
Jim Lucas 
"Modern Cocktail" 
Kluting's Animals 
Fred Lindsay Co 
Three Melvins 
Silver Duval A K 
"Volunteers" 

VANCOL'VER, B.C. 

Orphcnm 

Buckridge A Casey 
Mrs Sidney Drew 
Pinto A Boyle 
Raymond Wllbert 
Weston's Models 
R A £ Dean 
Louis Bennett 

WINNIPEG 

Orpheum 

Van A Corbett 



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Phone BRYANT 5S77 



DR. M. HERBST 

DENTIST 

XRAY DIAGNOSIS 

1482 BROADWAY. Suite 408, Cor. 43d St. 

NEAY YORK 



Kitty Doner 
Roger Imhoff 
Kramer A Boyle 
Four Lamy Bros 
Ed Morton 
Bowers Walters A C 



Berk A Sawn 

Chabot A Torton! 

M'Cmk A Wallace 

Sealo 

Jue Quan Tal 

Blook A Dunlop 



LOEW CIRCUIT 



Roberts A Clarke 
Stone A Hayee 
Mignonette Kokln 
Dotson 

DENTEB 

Orpheum 

Sallle Fisher 
Lydla Barry 
Lane A Byron 
Al Wohlman 
Raaoo 

J^^trlc* Sweeney 
'Ink's Mules 

I>ES MOINES 

Orpheum 

(Sunday opening) 
Jordan Girls 
Raymnd A Schram 
I>utan A Raymond 
May Wirth 
Rockwell A Fo« 
frod Llndaay Co 
La Pllarc* I 

i>t;Li;TH 

Orpheum 

(Sunday Opening) 
. Oalletti's Monks 
■•ndy Shaw 
«>;■ O Hughes 
Rita Gould 
7»n Seabury 
Jo* Roliey 
'our Ortona 

EDMONTON, CAN. 

Orpheum 
(27-1) 
blU playa 



l^^me 



Frankle Heath 
Keliain A O'Dare 
Bd Jania Rev 

LINCOLN, NBB. 

Orpheum 

Eddie Foy Co 

Tarzan 

Modero A Marconi 

Muldoon Fr'nk A R 

Nihla 

B Sherwood A Bro 

J C Morton Co 

LOS ANGELES 

Orpheum 

Eddie Buzzell 
Lydell & Macy 
Flanders A Butler 
Cliff Nazarro 
Innis Bros 
La Pilarlca t 
Oarcinettl Bros 
Nat Nazarro 

MEMPHIS 

Orpheum 

Valeska Buratt 
Bob Hall 
Harry Delf 
Margaret Ford 
Anderson A Yvel 

MILWACKEE 

Majestio 

Julian Eltlnge 
Wilbur Mack 
Chas Harrison 
Aileen Stanley 
Dn For Bros 
Teaey A Normaa 



NEW YORK CITY 

State 

Blake's Mules . 
Walter Gilbert 
Fein A Tennyson 
Mason A Gwynne 
Fred Schwarts Co 
Sylvester A Vanco 
PekincsQ Troupe 

2d half 
Little Pippifax 
Mabel Whitman Co 
Margie Coate 
Love Nest 
BIgelow A Clinton 
Dancers DeLuxe 
(One to nil) 

American 

The Brightons 
Allen A Moore 
Little Pippifax Co 
Wilson A Kelly 
Cardo A Noll 
Broadway Duo 
Russ Leddy Co 
BIgelow A Clinton 
(One to nil) 
2d half 
McMahon A A 
B A I Telaak 
Russell A Hayes 
Mason A Owynne 
Sunbeam Folliee 
Maidie DeT^ng 
W^ms Darwin Co 
Sylvester A Vance 
(One to fill) 

Ticforia 

t Hsrlequlns 
Margie Coate 
D Burton Co 
Taylor A Francis 
Love Nest 



Jas Thornton 
Homer Sis Co 

2d half 

Llnd Bros 
Collins A Dunbar 
Regal & Mack 
Jas Thornton 
Delancey St. 

The Braminos 
Dora Hilton Co 
Hall A O'Brien 
KImberley A Page 
Lano A Freeman 
Anita Diaz Monks 

2d half 
Anstralian Delsos 
Fein A Tennyson 
Billy S Hall Co 
Morriasey A Young 
6 Harlequins 

National 
McMahon A A 
Mabel Whitman Co 
Regal A Mack 
Demarest A Wms 
Sunbeam Follies 

2d half 
The Brightons 
Worth A Willing 
KImberley A Page 
Luckey A Harris 

Orpheum 

S Belmonts 

Wallman 

Marij Russell Co 

Luckey A Harris 

Pstton A Marks Co 

2d half 
Broadway Duo 
Taylor A Francis 
Cardo A Noll 
Dance Evolutions 



Bsatf A rakrie Bsfs Repairsd. Mail Ordsrt Fi'M. 




148 West 46th Street. New York City 



2d half 
i Walters 
Goetx A Duffy 
Al Shayne 
DeWolf Girls 

Greeley Sq. 

Australian Dclnos 
Lew Tilford 
Wms Darwin Co 
Mack A Dean 
DeWolf Girls 
2d half 
Snell A Vernon 
Allen A Moore 
Jean Boydell 
Lano A Freeman 
B A Green A Band 

Lincoln Bq. 

I Walters 
Julia Curtis 
taie Calais 



Boulevard 

Harts A Evans 
Berry A Nickerson 
Great Howard 
Billy S Hall Co 
Anthony A Arnold 
Valentine A Bell 

2d half 
Rlrardo A Ashfnrth 
Julia Curtis 
Demarest A Wms 
Andre A Girls 
(One to nil) 

Avenue B 

Morley A Cheslelgh 
J Powell ( 
Bernard A Meyrrs 
Flying Howards 
(One to nil) 

2d hair 
Hall A O'Brien 



Ward A KInr 
Joe Dekos Tr 
(One to nil) 

BROOKLYN 

Metropolitan 
Snell A Vernon 
Jean Boydell 
Cut Woman In I 
Al Shayne 
Dance Evolution 

2d half 
Blckncll 
Cantor A CuIIen 
Fred Schwartz Co 
Anthony A Arnold 
Patton & Marks Co 

Pulace 
Goetz & Duffy 
Dancers DeLuxe 
Morey Senna A D 
Joo Dekos Co 
(One to nil) 

2d half 
The Braminos 
Marie Russell Co 
Heim & Lockwoods 
(One to fill) 

Fulton 

Llnd Bros 
Collins A Dunbar 
Ward & Wilson 
Roberts A Doyne 
H Greon & Beaux 
2d half 



Davis A Bradner 
•Ttfary's Day Out" 
Babe LaTour 
i Musical Peaches 

2d half 
Margot A Francis 
A A L Wilson 
"Betty Wake Up" 
McCormack A W 
LaFolette Co 

DETROIT 

Colonial 

Kennedy A Nelson 
Flagler A Malla 
EadJe A Ramnden 
Eddie Clark Co 
Chalfonte Sis 

FRESNO, CAL. 

Hippodrome 

(2G-2S) 

PescI Duo 
Adams A Gerhue 
Mack Co 

Lambert A Fish 
Kee Tom 4 
2d half 
Stanley A Elva 
Flske A Fallon 
Al Lester Co 
Eddie CaMidy 
•One Two Three" 

HAMILTON. CAN. 



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WE DID IT 

Important Announcement Later. 

E. HEMMfiMDINGER 



INC. 



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JEWELERS TO 
THE PROFESSION 

45 John St, N. Y. C. 



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i Belmonts 
Lew Tilford 
Rubs Leddy Co 
Mack A Dean 

Warv.lek 

Geo W Moore 
Calame A Madison 
(Mlvc P.ayes 
Around the Clock 
(One to nil) 
2d half 
Bender A Herr 
Harry Mason Co 
Miller Packer A S 
(One to nil) 

Ciates 

Blcknell 

Cantor A Cullen 
Harry Mason Co 
Heim A Lockwoods 
Andre A Girls 
2d half 
Anita Diaz Co 
Bernard A Meyers 
Bits Song A Dance 
(One to nil) 

ATLANTA 

Grand 

Leqn A Mitzl 
Correll A Helvey 
J Kennedy Co 
Guy Bartlett 1 
Brower Trio 

2d half 
J A J Mura 
Hallen A OofC 
"Let's Go* 
Graco Cameron Co 
Franchinl Bros 

BIRMINGHAM 

nijon 
Obala A Adrlenno 
Melville A Stetson 
"In Wrong" 
Hart Wagner A B 



' Loew 

Roof Garden t 
Flo Ring 
Chas Gill Co 
Marks A Wilspn 
Hubert D'ycr Co 

HOBOKEN, N. J. 

Loew 

Kawana Duo 
Henry Frey 
Chapelle A Stenette 
liarron & Burt 
Spirit of Youth 

2d half 
Kramer A Ke'ncdy 
Crystal A Anderson 
Burke A Toohey 
Morey Senna A D 
Snyder Mollno Co 

HOCSTON, TEX. 

Majestic 
Forrest A Church 
Howe A Faye 
4 Musketeers 
ReifT Bros 
4 Paldrens 

2d half 
DImond A U'd'hler 
Lehr A Bell 
Jas Grady Co 
C Carbone Co 
Melody Festival 

HOLYOKE. MASS. 

Loew 

Frank Shields 
Makarenko 2 
Fox A Britt 
2d half 
Marvel A Faye 
Carl A Inez 
Barnes A Worsley 

KANSAS CITY 

lioew 

Dennis Bros 



MEMPHIS 

Loew 

Swain's Animals 
McGowan A Knox 
Old Black Joe L'nd 
Evans A Sidney 
Anker Trio 

2d half 
Obala A Adrlvnne 
Alelvillo A Stetson 
"In Wrong" 
Hart Wagner A E 
Jonia's Hawaiians 
NEW ORLEANS 

Crescent 

DImond A G'd'hter 
I'Chr & Bell 
Jas Grady Co 
C Carbone Co 
Melody Festival 

2d half 
Swains Animals 
McGowan A Knox 
Old Black Joe La'd 
12vans '&, Sidney 
Anker 3 

OAKL.\ND, CAL. 

State 

Stanley & Elva 
FiHke A Fallon 
A I Lester Co 
Eddie Cassldy 
"One Two Three" 

2d half 
Hash! & OasI 
Mack A Castleton 
Douglas Flint Co 
Maley A O'Brien 
Kalaluhi's H'w'ii'ns 

OTTAWA, CAN. 

I4»ew 

3 Cliffords 
DuTlel & Covey 
Guiliani 3 
Lubin A Lewis 
Oddities of 1921 

PITTSBURGH 

Lyrrum 

Bollinger A R'yn'ds 
Glenn A Richards 
Rawlea A Van K 
Salle A Robles 
Molera Rev 

PORTLAND. ORE. 

Hippodrome 

(26-28) 
Alvln A Kenny 
C A C Mr.Naughton 
Herbert Denton Co 
Riverside Trio 
Jackson Taylor S 

PROVIDENCE 
Emery 

The Newmans 
Connors A Boyne 
"Tid Bits" 
Senaor Murphy 
Huling's Seals 
(One to nil)' 
2d half 
Brown's Dogs 
Jean Boydell 
Whallen A King 
Moore A Fields 
Ethel Gilmore Co 



2d half 
Kaber Bros 
Bernice Barlow 
Fox A K.lly 
I<'ox A Evans 
Ed Stanisloff Co 

SAN JOSE. CAIm 

Hippodrome 

(26-28) 

Hashl A Oasl 
Mack A Castleton 
Douglas r^lint Co 
Malty & O'Brien 
Kalaluhi's H'w'ii'ns 

2d half 
Harry Bentell 
Byron Totten Co 
Race A Edge 
Frances Ross A D 

SAN FRANCISCO 

Hipi>odrome 

(26-28) 
Les Sylvas 
Boyd A King 
"Innocent Eve" 
Holdfn A Barren 
Strasslc's Seals 

2d half 
Prevost A Goelett 
Norton A Wilson 
Pearl Abbott Co 
Arthur Deagon 
Jack Martin 3 
Wigwam 

(26-28) 
Harry Bentell 
Byron Totten Co 
Raco A Edge 
Frances Ross A D 

2d half 
Boyd A King 
"Innocent Eve" 
Bolden A Barren 
Sirassle's Seals 

SPRI'GFI'D, MASS. 

Loew 

Marvel A Faye 
Furman A Brown 
Carl A Inez 
Barnes A Worsley 
Dan Fitch's Mlns 

2d half 
Frank shields 
Makarenko I»iio 
Dorothy Burton Co 
Fox A Britt 
Jack Powell t 

ST. LOCIS 

Loew 

M Francois Co 
A A L Wilson 
"Betty Wake Up" 
McCormack A W 
LaFolette Co 
2d half 
Dennis Bros 
Reed A Blake 
Joselyn A Turner 
Billy Barlowe 
McKay's Scotch Co 

STOCKTON. CAL. 

SUte 

(26-28) 
Prevost A Goelet 
Norton A Wilson 



MAY and HILL 

No. 3 on any bill— "VARIETY" 
Correct, says ARTHUR HORWITZ. 



THE STANLEY AGENCY 

INSURANCE 



Kl |>^ I III< W I \ 



Jonia's Hawaiians 

2d half 
Leon A Mitzl 
Jas Kennedy Co 
Quy Bartlett Co 
Brower Trio 
<One to nil) 

BALTIMORE 

nipped rome 

Williams A Daisy 
Wahl A Francis 
Renee Noel Co 
Weston A Eline 
Dance Follies 

BOSTON 
Orpheum 

Brown's Dogs 
Jean Boydell 
Whallen A King 
Moore A Fields 
B Gilmore Girls 
(One to nil) 
2d half 
The Newmans 
Connors A Boyne 
Tid Bits 

Senator Murphy 
Huling's Seals 
(One to nil) 

BUFFAIiO 

Stote 

DePlerre Trio 
Kennedy A Martin 
Arthur DeVoy Co 
Smiling B Mason 
Tallman Rev 

CHICAGO 

McVirker's 
Hanlon A Cliftcn 
Jack Case 

Towns'd Wilbur Co 
Henshaw a Avery 
Toyland Frolics 

DAYTON 
Dayt^tn 

Ella LaVail 



Reed A Blake 
Josleyn A Turner 
Billy Barlowe 
McKay's Scotch Co 

2d half ' 
Fred's Pigs 
Curry A Graham 
"Honeymoon Inn' 
Monte A Lyons 
Rose Revue 

LONDON, CAN. 

Loew 

Aerial Macks 
Arthur Lloyd 
Marston A Manley 

2d half 
LaSova A Gilmore 
Mills A Smith 
Wild A Sedalia 

L'G BEACH, CAI.. 

State 

(3<-28) 
Preston A Yeobel 
Johnny Dove 
VAC Avery 
Barker A Dunn 
Bobby Jarvis Co 

2d half 
Pesol Duo 
Adams A Gerhue 
Mack Co 

Lambert A Fish 
Kee Tom 4 

LOS AN<iRLE8 

State 

Three Raymonds 
H A K Sutton 
Bentley Banks A G 
I^w Ha'^'iilns 
•playmafes" 

MONTREAL 

lioew 

Dura A Feeley 

H'lfon Kis 
T,ella Shaw Co 
Phllbrick A D*Voe 
B Morre'ii 4 



(One to nil) 

SACRAMENTO 

State 

Raymond A Lyte 
I^illian Boardman 
Marriage vs Div'rce 
Lryant A Stewart 
Anselsmlths 

2d half 
J A A Keeley 
Harry Gilbert 
"Money Is Money" 

SAN ANTONIO 

Princess 

Howard A Bruce 
Manning A Hall 
Kerr A Ensign' 
Driscoll Long A H 
Downing A Lee Co 

2d half 
Forrest A Church 
Howe A Faye 
4 Musketeers 
Reiff Bros 
4 I'aldrens 

SALT LAKE 

State 

(2«-28) 
Musical Rowellys 
PItzer A Day 
Crescent City 4 
Fred Weber 
•Timely Revue" 



Pearl Abbott Co 
Arthur Deagon 
Jack Martin S 

2d half 

Raymond A Lyte 
Lillian Boardman 
Marriage vs Div'ce 
Bryant A Stewart 

Anselsmiths 

TORONTO 

Loew 

Summers Duo 
Robinson McCabe 3 
Lester Bernard Co 
Bayes A Fields 
Dancing Surprise 

WASHINGTON 

Stmnd 
Zeno Mall &. C 
Irene Trevette 
Oeo Stanley Co • 
Tom McRae C!o 
Jack Walsh Co 

WINDSOR, CAN. 

Loew 

T.aSova A Gilmore 
Mills A Smith 
Wild A Sedalia 

2d half 
Aerial Macks 
Arthur Lloyd 
Marston A Manley 



GUS SUN CIRCUIT 



W'TEBT'WN, K.T. 
Area 

Kecfe A Lilliari 
Bob Milllken 
Royal Flvo 
L (Sracisco 
(One to nil) 



Id half 
Fay A Thomaa 
Margie Carson 
The Bangards 
Alico Nelson Co 
Dancing Sextet 
Ooforth Br'kw'y Oe 
Electro Co 



WESTERN VAUDEVILLE 



ALTON, ILL. 

Hippodrome 

Ford & I'rice 
Forn A Marie 
2d half 
Hall A Dexter 
Weadlck A LaDue 

ATCHISON, KAN. 

Orpheum 

Gladys Greene Co 
Watts A Ringold 
Mudge Morton 3 
Frisrh Rector A T 
4 Nightons 

B'TLESVILLE, OK. 

Odeoa 
Hite Renow Co 
Chamberlain A B 

2d half 
JAB Mclntyre 
Newport Stiric Co 

C'D'R RAPIDS, lA. 

Majestio 

Gibson A Betty 
Clay Crouch 
Jack Kennedy Co' 
Joe Browning 
Tony A George 

CUAMBAIGN, ILL. 

Orpheum 

Blossom Secley Co 



Stein A Smith 

HANNIBAL, MO, 

Price Theati« 

Mang A Snyder 
(Two to nil) 
2d half 
nillott Johnson Rev 
Wills A Robins 
Dohn A Landolf 

JOPUN, MO, 

Electrio 

Bennington A Scott 
Mellon A Renn 

2d half 
Dalto Fries 
Uolliday * Wlllette 

KANSAS CITY 

Globe 
Tork A Maybelle 
i White Kuhns 
(One to nil) 

2d half 
Harmon Co 
Herron A Arnsmaa 
Ollroy Haynes A M 

LINCOLN, mm. 

Liber (J 

Harmon Co 
Ha Urannon 
Ollroy Haynea A M 
Follette Pearl A W 



EDDIE VOGT 

VACATIONING 

Address, care of American Express Ca., 
Ilaymarket. London. England. 



Amarath Sis 
(Four to nil) 
2d half 
FAR Monroe 
Buddy Walker 
Blossom Seeley Co 
(Three to flll) 

CHICAGO 

American 

Indian Revelrlea 
4 Camerons 
Kenny Mason A S 
(Three to nil) 

2d half 
Doll Frolics 
Jos It Browning 
(Four to nil) 

Rmpresa 

Jean Gibson Co 
Jack George Duo 
Howard A White 
Mack A Stanton 
4 Valentinos 

2d half 
Reba A Tracey 
Lyie A Virginia 
Sheldon Brooks 
The Wintons 

Kedslo 

The Wintons 

Marshall A Con'ors 

Ford A Goodrldge 

"Flirtation" 

Jack Inglls 

M Diamond Co 

2d half 
Stanley Tripp A M 
W'alser A Dyer 
Clay Crouch 
Fern A Marie 

Lincoln 

Robt Reiliy 
Trixle Friganza 
Robbie Gordons 
(Three to nil) 
2d hair 
Indian Revelries 
Rubin A Garneld 
(Four to nil) 

I>ogan Rquarv^ 
P Reat A Bro 
Dezo Better 
6 Minstrel M'narchs 
Hanaka Japs 
2d half 
Jack George t 
Flirtation 
Great Lester 
Kenny Mason A 8 

CLINTON, ILL, 

Cllntonlaa 

Monroe Bros 
K A B Kuhen 
Rainbow A Mohawk 

DAVENPORT, lA. 

Columbia 

Nada Norrlne 
Walton A Brant 



Taketa Bros 

2d half 
Wilfrid DuBola 
Fred Hughes 
Princeton Five 
Colvln A Wood 

MADISON, Wli, 

Orphenm 

"One on the Aisle" 
J * K O'Meara 

Sawinc a Woraaa 
(Three to flii) 

Clifford * BothweU 
Richard Keane 
Frances Kennedy 
Sawing a Woman 
(Two to an) 

MOBFOLK. Xm, 

„ Andlt«rl«« 

Jim Black 
Ollroy HayuM A K 
iia Grannon 
Taketa Bros 
-, Mhaif 
Wllhat Troupe 
(Three to nil) 

OKLAHOMA CITX 

- ^ Otpheam 

3 Regals 
Ben Nee One 
Edw Bsmonde CSa 
Carson A WlHaM 
Smiles 

2d halt 
Follls Sis 
Buval A Symond 
The Cansinas 
Claudia Colemaa 
The Rlos 

OKMULGEE, OK. 

Orpheum 

Georgia Howard 

Edith Clifford 
Newport Stirk Ce 

2d half 
Five Chapins 
Mellon A Renn 
Hlte Renow Co 

OMAHA, NBB. 

Empress 
Wright A Earle 
Prlncrton Five 
Colvln A Wood 

2d half 
Follette Pearl A W 
(Two to nil) 

BACINE, WIS. 

Rialte 
Dancing Wheel 

4 Camerons 
(Two to nil) 

2d half 
Buddy Walton 
Howard-Fields Mlns 
Rabin A Howard 



ASHVILLE. N. C. 

Pack 

Thomas Trio 
O A L Gardner 
(One to nil) 

BUFFALO 

Lafayette 

Girls of Altitude 
Allen A Cantor 
Kennedy A Burt 
Mile Rhea Co 
Webb A Hall 
"Tale of a Cities" 



Spencers A Wilbur 

2d half 
Reere A Rolland 
Georgle 

Don A Shirley 
Mysterious Gillette 
(One \o nil) 

INDIANAPOLIS 

Lyrle 

4 Roeders 
Arnold A Taylor 
Peppino A Perry 
W Ludlowe Co 



BILLY GLASON 

1*. "i"^*,®®"»« •"<* Sayings" 

This Week (Feb. »0) DsfU'. PltUbuTfh, P». 
A««t Week (Feb. 27) Hippodrome. a.TeUnd. O. 



HOLMES and LEVERE 

"THEMSELVES" 

Also Throwing the Dummy This W#»ek 

(Feb. 26). at E. F. ALBEK THEATRE, 

PIIOVIDKNCK. R.: I. 

Songs by LEW IIKOWN 



HUGH HERBERT 

Addreee: N. T. A. Clab> New Terh City. 



coLi'Mnrs 

Orpheum 

Chas Henry's Pfts 
J A K King 
Rice A Francis 
"All Aboard- 
Frank Bush 
Stutz Bros 

DETROIT 

Colunibia 

Arthur Duvids 
M!l!*r C.irnioii X. S 
Vurnon A HarriS 

GLEN'S T'lJi, N.Y. 

Empire 

R A E lU-ddirrg 
Sw»-en'y A Koori'V 
Doris Hardy "'o 
Miller A Rose 



Lester A Moore 
•Pardon Me" 
Choy Lee He Tr 

BOiilKNTEB, N.Y. 

Virtory 

Goforth Br'kw'y ro 
The BanKurds 
2<1 half 
Bob Mllliken 

hi;; B C'lr'.Lis 

TOLEDO. '^. 

nit oil 

Mftrg jrrl'f Ai H 
We if on A Marshull 
M. K«iina A 1' 
Sonj,' « *><;#» 
lIOMiir<l Ac Norwood 
Aij«!'r.i l,nn '"h'p»rn 
4 Floi'iaa Girls 



"Rubevllle" 
(Threo to nil) 
2d half 
Nelson's Catland 
Cook A Rosevere 
Roach A McCurdy 
Jack Kennedy Co 
Trixle Friganza 
(One to nil) 

E. ST. IX>IJI8, ILL. 

Erber's 

Bvelyn I'hiillps Co 
Lawrence Johnson 
Tile & Tide 
Adams A Thomas 

2d half 
Marshall A Con'ers 
Alex Melford t 
(Two to fill) 

EDWDHV'I.E, ILL. 

Wlhley 

naln«s A Avey 
Violet A ciiarles 

£d hftif 
Lawrenre Johnson 
Adsriis & Thomas 

FT. .S.MITII. ARK. 

Joie 

<'hnnib"riRin A E 
I'erniino A Oliver 
GeiiiK" Mfirton 
Ford .Sh«»'han A F 

G'D 1SLAM», NEII. 

Mnjestic 

Wiii;ht 6t Earle 



M Diamond Co 

BOCK FORD, ILL, 

Falaee 

Clifford A Bothwsll 
Richard Keane 
Frances Kennedy 
(Three to llll) 

2d half 
"One on the Aisle" 
T A K O'Meara 
4 Camerons 
(Three to nil) 

ST. JOB, MO. 

Elertrte 

Herron A Arnsmaa 
(One to nil) 
2d half 
Watts it- Ringold 
Taketa Bros 

ST. LOCI8 

Columbia 
McCarthy A Gale 
Msrie Delight Co 
Chas S»»amon 
Alex .Melford t 

2d half 
Fostrr A Peggy 
c.'iHson A Klemm 
chss Burkhardt Cd 
Evelyn Phillips Ca 

Grand 
Violet A Chas 
Raines A Avey 
Jerome Merrick Cm 
Taylor Macey A U 



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. 5 



(Continued on Page 27' 



24 



VARIETY 



Friday, February 24, 1922 




MAY HAVE HAPPENED 




YOU 



THE PRESENT VEHICLE OF 

HARRY NORWOOp and ALPHA HALL 



WEEK 



If you happen to be in the neighborhood, drop in to see us. If not, then you may happen around B, F; 
KEITH'S ORPHEUM, Brooklyn, next week (Feb. 27) and see us there. Then again, if you miss us there, 
why you can happen in on us at B. F. KEITH'S ROYAL the week of March 6. 



HARRY and ALPHA^ 



CORRESPONDENCE 

Th* cities under Corrtspondance in X\\\% issue of Variety are 
as follows, and on pag%t: 



ALBANY ».. 29 

BOSTON 24 

BUFFALO 33 

CLEVELAND ..»« 32 

INDIANAPOLIS .,. 29 

KANSAS CITY... 32 



MONTREAL ....•«^. 



31 



NEW ORLEANS 29 

PHILADELPHIA 33 

PITTSBURGH 30 

ROCHESTER 30 

SYRACUSE 31 

TORONTO 32 

UTICA, N. Y 24 

WASHINGTON 31 



y 



BOSTON 

By LEN LIBBEY 

Keith's 

la a city that seems to have 
suddenly gone wild over vaudeville, 
Judging from the way the bur- 
lesque houses and the picture the- 
atres are booking WvxX. sort of en- 
tertainment, the show as run oft 
at this, the original big-time house 
here, this week cannot possibly be 
beaten ,and it would bo extremely 
hard to even equal it. 

"With the possible exception of 
one act, in second position, and 
the reviewer says 'possible" be- 
cause others may differ with liim 
as to the merits of this particular 
act, although the audience Monday 
afternoon showed no signs of differ- 
ing) and the mistake in booking of 
having a dancing act close a show 
that already had two dancing acts 
of stellar quality on it, the show 
ran off without a murmur of any- 
thing wrong. It was a nine-act 
bill; ran a bit late, but picked up 
strong from a weak opening and 
closed well, despite the poor sflec- 
tion of the last act and •the late- 
ness of the final curtain. 

At the Monday matinee the audi- 
ence 13 a strong one. It is com- 
posed of two entirely different types, 
one the sort that are visiting the 
city and take advantage of the first 
opportunity to see a show at the 
Keith house, and the other portion 
of the audience are true and tried 
followers of vaudeville, who some- 
how manage their time to attend the 
matinee. This show seemed to 
please both types, an indication of 
its value and its ela.'^ticity. 

Tlie Wilson Aubrey trio opened 
and followed up their acrobatic 



BOBBY BARKER 



AND CO. 



IN 



'The Three Husbands*' 

WITH 

The StelAway Trio, TIiuinp»oo Sislrra, 
and I>Hn Malumbjr 



stuff quickly with their burlesque 
on wrestling, which soon had them 
rocking in their seats. But as it is 
largely a matter of repetition many 
in the house had enouph before the 
20 minutes had expired. Then fol- 
lowed the Murray Girls, a couple of 
young ladies whp have much to 
learn before they are eligible for 
even this spot on a big-time bill. 
The pair are not there, or were not 
Monday afternoon, and came nearer 
taking a distinct flop than any act 
that has played the house for some 
time. 

In the next position came the 
Mabel Ford Revue. Prettily staged, 
with the girl and her two dancing 
partners getting their classy num- 
bers over without the slightest dif- 
ficulty. In a few minutes she had 
overcome the apathy of the audience 
following the other act and kept 
building up as she went along. At 
the matinee she did not wear any 
stockings with her opening Spanish 
number. Undoubtedly she should. 
Bostonians somehow or other have 
an idea that Spanish ladies are 
modest and don't expose their bare 
limbs with a festival costume. At 
any rate the local censorship rules 
will probably takecare of this slight 
error. 

Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Barry, local 
products and known now to most 
everybody who ever attended a show 
at Keith's, because they play the 
house so freqtiently, were on next. 
They are using their sketch, "The 
Rube." and the temerity of the press 
apent in stating in the Sunday "ads" 
tliat they would appear In their 
"new" act Is only exceeded by his 
eccentricities, Jimmie has a new 
suit for the act, undoubtedly tlie 
other one succumbed to old age. and 
some new lines for one of his sonj^s, 
but there all semblance of anything 
new departs. 

Davis and Darnell with their act 
"Birdseed" rate the position they 
hold under ordinary conditions. If 
they are switched to later on in the 
bill it wont be their fault but rather 
because the big hit that Tom Smith 
made in next to closing made war- 
rants him being shifted further up 
on the bill so that more of the house 



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can get the value of his offering. 
But Davis and Darnell were their 
usual hit. 

Marion Harris, the last of the 
songsters of the female species list- 
ed for the house this season, as far 
as advance notice go ran away with 
the show. The last of the list of 
women singers of this type did not 
indicate that the quality had suf- 
fered. 

Wm. Rock and his two girls were 
on next. For the 30 minutes this 
act runs there Isn't a dull moment. 
Rock once turned them away at the 
Wilbur when Frances White and the 
"Clef Club Orchestra" were with him 
and he has not appeared here since. 
His act this time is the tone of the 
bill. As far as could be observed 
the absence of Frances is not felt. 
his girls coming through in splendid 
styles. Between his and the Marion 
Harris act the honors of the show 
are divided. 

Tom Smith then shot on. Shot on 
is correct and his entrance was a 
surprise. In fact many of the house 
were on their way out at the time, 
not realizing what was coming. He 
was away with a dash, and kept 
away all the time. With the close 
of his act, tlie burlesque on menial 
telepathy it is not known Vhether 
he was the originator of this bur- 
lesque, which even Babe Ruth at- 
tempted here, but it is sure that he 
did it better than anybody else has. 
He should be up further and prob- 
ably will get such a position later 
in the week. 

Lola and Senia close the show. 
They suffered because the show was 
running late and because their danc- 
ing act, full stage with special drops 
and scenery had followed two other 
corking dancing acts. This was a 
piece of unfortunate booking. On 
another bill they would have been 
entitled to and would have easily 
held down a much better spot. 



night seemed pleased with her 
offering. 

The two repeats are Mile. Anna 
Codee and the Hal Forde and Gitz 
Rice act. Both got over fairly well 
considering they were repeats. 

The Three Musical Avallos, with 
their xylophones, opened the show. 
They were placed on the bill at the 
last minute, not soon enough to get 
placed in the advertising of Sunday 
and appear on the program. But 
even under the handicap of being 
booked as an extra, they scored and 
went over strong for an opening 
act. 

Rudirioff. with his smoke etching 
and whistling act, was In second 
position, and he managed to hold 
th^ lead that the openers had got 
on the house and closed strong, 
being followed by Max Ford and 
Victorino with a dance revue that is 
very welf mounted. Ford lives up 
to the reputation of the dancing 
family of which he is a member. 

Next comes the Codee act, fol- 
lowed by what proved to be the 
laughing hit of the entire show, the 
Hanneford Family \vith "Poodles," 
wljich had the spot just before In- 
termission. As far as could be seen. 
"Poodles" is not favoring himself 
any and seems to have completely 
recovered from his recent accident. 
He and Orth, who figured In the 
Codee act, do a burlesque after the 
main part of the Hanneford Family 
act, which mlpht as well be taken 
out, for It doesn't warrant using the 
time it takes for the benefit derived 
from It. 



ARE YOU GOING TO EUP«PE? 

Sfenmalilp accommodations •rratiffccl on all Line*, at Main Ofllce 

Pricca* Bontw nr© Rolnic ▼cry fnlli firrntiRre cnrly. For^^lHrn Money 

boaaht and sold. Liberty Honda bouKbt and aold. 

PAUL TAUHIG A SON. 104 Fast 14tli St.. New York. 
Phone: Stayvesant G1.1<l-G1.17. 



Majestic (Shubert) 

Out of eight acts that comprise 
the bill this week two are repeats, 
having played the house when the 
policy was first inaugurated by the 
Shuberts, and another act had 
played the Gordon houses here re- 
cently, after playing several seasons 
at the local Keith house. 

This condition affected business 
Monday night. While the floor was 
fairly well patronized, and some of 
the lower boxes, the house was not 
crowded to capacity, as has been 
tho case In the weeks when the 
show was one that appealed to the 
class c! patrons this theatre now 
has, and who, by the way, are as 
discriminating in their tastes as the 
burlesque house audiences of the 
latter day are. 

City Censor Casey was In attend- 
ance, as usual, at the show Monday 
nirht, and outside of hearing his 
recent promulgation against the 
terms of "My God!" and "For Gods 
sake!" smashed to pieces a few 
times during the act of Marie Nord- 
strom, he found nothing objection- 
able. True, somr of the sallies that 
.Tames Watts and Rex Story use in 
their travesty are a bit l)road. still 
they don't overstep into the "blue" 
zone. 

It Is the Nordstrom act, practi- 
cally unchanged, that played the 
Gordon house here, and, of course, 
locally her drawing power is af- 
fected. Outside this city the same 
condition may not prevail. Those 
who did attend the show Monday 



UTICA, N. Y. 

By I. REICHLER 

C O L O N I A Lr-Monday, "Happy 
Hooligan Down on the Farm"; 
Tuesday and Wednesday, "Merry 
Widow"; last three days, "Lew 
Kelly Show," Columbia burlesque; 
next Wednesday, Harry Lauder. 

GAIETY— Keith vaudeville and 
Buster Keaton In "The Playhouse." 

MAJESTIC— Vaudeville and film, 
"Coincidence." 

AVON — "The Conquering Power," 
with Rudolph Valentino. 

ALHAMBRA— "The Devil With- 
in." 

BOBBINS DB LUXE— "White 
Oak." 

HI P P O D R O M E— "Scrambled 
Wives." 

PARK— "The Other W^oman." 

New Orpheum, Lyric, Rialto, Corn 
Hill, Family, Hibernian and High- 
land — Pictures. 



Nathan Bobbins, head of the Rob- 
blns Amusement Co., with theaters 
in Utica, Syracuse and Watertown. 
was named member of the executive 
committee of the Motion Picture 
Theatre Owners, Inc.. at the annual 



mcetirr In Albany. Sim A. Allen, 
manager of the De Luxe, and Bar- 
ney Lumberg. manager of the Ma- 
jestic, attended. 



J. Arthur Lawrence of Gloversvllle 
has been named manager of Sacan- 
daga Park. For the last four yeara 
he had been trolley conductor. 



UtIcans saw "a woman cut in two** 
for the first time on a vaudevilla 
stage here at the Majestic theater. 
The performance was considered 
generally better than Thurston'a 
illusion. 



With the Installation of a motion 
picture machine In the old Welsh 
Church property at Oriskany tha 
village obtains a community housa 
and theater. 



"II Trovatore" was sung by seven 
of the principals of the Boston Eng- 
lish Opera Company at the Family 
theater, Rome. 



The Colored Masonic Boosters of 
this city entertained Charles S. Gil- 
pin, lead In "Emperor Jones," after 
his successful performances hera 
and In Rome. 



Tho Charlatans, the dramatic club 
at Hamilton College, will give four 
one-act plays at the New Century 
Auditorium here March 8 under tha 
auspices of the Smith College Club. 



"The Mystery of Druid Castle," a 
play written by John Owen of this 
city, was presented befora a large 
audience under the auspices of tha 
Moriah Dramatic Company. 



The G. Schtrmer Co. of New York 
has accepted for publication tha 
"Maes In A Flat." by Willard Foster, 
a member of last season's Majestic 
stock company. 



Five members of the UtIca Play- 
ers' Club received an ovation at Au- 
burn upon presentation of "Whera 
the Cross Is Made," under the aus- 
pices of the Auburn Draamtlc Ch»b, 



WILL SUBLET 

Half of My 0£Fices Id 
Responsible Party 

LEW CANTOR 

160 West 46th Street 
New York 

ROOM No. 601 



DANCING LaBARBES 

The only French and Original Apache Dancers, Whirl- 
wind, Acrobatic and Classic, French Pantomimists 

Late Feature with Eddie Cantor's "Midnight 

Rounders," Season 1920-21 



SOMETHING ENTIRELY NEW 





BOBBY 



AT B, F. KEITH'S'COLONIAI., NEW YORK, THIS W'EEK (FEB. 20) 



Direciion MORRIS & FEIL 



Triday, February 24, 1923 



VARIETY 



SHOW REVIEWS 

(Coutinued from pa«re It) 



AMERICAN ROOF 

jLn Improvement in business ap- 
parent on the Roof for the past few 
weeks. Monday evening: with a pro- 
gram picture used in conjunction 
with the nine -act vaudeville show 
the attendance was highly accept- 
able. The American has been play- 
ing some of the larger special fea- 
tures and the fact that an ordinary 
prograni release attracted business 
is self evident conditions in the 
West Side district are on the mend. 

Kawana Duo, a man and woman 
Japanese team, opened the show 
■with tumbling. The couple confine 
their efforts to live minutes, de- 
veloping several meaty feats that 
gave the show a whirlwind start. 
Walman (New Acts) whistled in the 
No. 2 spot, gaining returns. A 
heavy number at the finish displays 
bis ability in the whistling lino. 

The first comedy of the evening 
was developed by Hall and O'Brien, 
No. 3. This couple present an old- 
style comedy act sprinkled with 
vocal work. The singing is the out- 
standing feature of the turn, several 
■worthwhile ballads having been se- 
lected. The two members handle 
aolo and double work with equal 
success. The comedy success of the 
first half and the applause honors 
of the bill went to Cooper and Lane. 
No. 4. The blackface team worked 
up laughs in fast order and topped 
ofC their work with comedy numbers 
that develop a corking punch. Both 
boys possess expressive faces for 
the comedy work, which, together 
with the sure-fire comedy lyrics, 
provide them with all of the neces- 
sary materials to gather laughs in 

any house. , . ^ ^ 

Andre and Girls closed the first 
half. The a<?t is a flash turn built 
around four girl violinists and a 
number leader. Class is an out- 
standing feature of the turn, the 
producer havin** displayed discre- 
tion in the laying out of the act. 
For vaudeville a bit more of the 
jaxz work should be injected. As 
the turn stands today it is a trifle 
high-brow for the average three-a- 
day house. More life displayed by 
the number ler.der would lift the 
act up a peg or two. As it stands 
the act is class from start to finish 
but needs pep. 

Opening after intermission. Peggy 
Brooks started at a good clip and 
kept up the pace for sixteen min- 
utes. Tho red fire number as a 
starter is unnecessary, for this girl 
possesses suftlcient personality and 
assurance to land without the aid of 
material of that ordtr. The remain- 
ing numbers were banged over in 
good style with the audience dis- 
playing approval. Grew and Pates 
with a husband and wife sketch 
lapded laugh after laugh. The 
sketch held up nicely in the late 
position, a spot seldom selected for 
an act of this nature in the Amer- 
ican bill. Continuing the show 
along comedy lines, Ray La Pearl, 
assisted by two plants, provided the 
necessary punch next to closing. 
The roughhouso style of comedy is 
Invariably successful at this house, 
with the Monday evening audience 
taking to it strongly. Bohn and 
Bohn, man nad woman, were lim- 
ited to a five-minute acrobatic rou- 
tine in the closing position. Their 
work was handled in expert style 
ftnd put the proper finishing touches 
•n a good average small-time show. 
Conway Tearle In "A Wide Open 
Town" held the house intact, the 
feature being run off in less than an 
hour, bringing the final curtain 
down around eleven-fifteen. 

Hart. 



ALBERT YON mZER AND NEVILLE FLEESON 



TAKE GREAT PLEASURE IN PRESENTING 



STATE 

The orchestra was providing most 
ef the entertainment on the 45th 
street corner for the first half. 
"Washington's birthday seemed to be 
the cue for a medley of American 
airs that the boys in the pit went 
afttrf for an overture, which landed 
solidly with the assemblage. Not 
only did the musicians register with 
the opening selection, but all 
through the performance they pre- 
dominated by means of tlieir inter- 
pretation of the scores placed before 
them. Following the patriotic med- 
ley the house st^ttled back to witness 
a somewhat dull hour and a half of 
vaudeville evidenced by the fact that 
up to the closing act tho "panic"' of 
the performance was a musical tab 
Bklt which took two curtains. It 
wasn't good vaudeville, especially 
tor the State, and with the feature 
picture on tap the whole didn't as- 
semble as satisfactory entertainment 
for the general two-bit admission 
charge. 

The final spot revealed the Homer 
Sisters and Leo in their dance re- 
vue, interspersed with lyrics, which 
^as particularly appetizing to the 
hungry throng, and tho girls cashed 
in above approach on the manifes- 
tations of emptiness. Tho act, pret- 
tily dressed in drapes, sailed along 
easily having tho girls appeal to the 
*ye through their costuming be- 
sides making good on their physical 
•fforts. Each departs from the 
double numbers long enough to un- 
dertake a solo bit divided into a toe I 
*nd Russian effort. Tho ground- I 
^ork of the latter routine caught 



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(LATE FAVORITES OF "HONEY. GIRL," "BUDDIES" AND OTHER BROADWAY. SUCCESSES) 



AuUted by HELEN HALPERN at the Piano and ALIDA MAY 



V 



IN 



"HIE IHRONE OF TERPSICHORT 



By ALBERT YON TILZER and! NEVILLE FLEESON 



Staged by BERT FRENCH 



Comma by CAROLYN NUNDER /^< Tour Directed by HARRY WEBER 



HEADLINING AT 



B. F. KEITH'S 8l8t STREET, NEW YORK, THIS WEEK (FEB. 20) 



the fancy of those present for a 
spontaneous outburst which allotted 
the lighter complexioned sister the 
"edge" for the last show. Up to 
scratch as to presentation and. aug- 
mented by a boy at the piano, the 
turn is a flash for the smaller 
houses, also being able to equal the 
Illusion through means of ability. 

Bernard and Myers, treying it, 
drew some attention with a plant 
routine and the voice of the femi- 
nine member of the couple. Less 
time devoted to the attempt at gain- 
ing laughs, or an improvement in 
material, in favor of permitting the 
woman to deliver an additional mel- 
ody would be far from detrimental. 
What approval was forthcoming be- 
longed to her. Montambo and Nap 
opened, followed by Julia Curtis, 
passed along quietly with her freak 
voice and imitations. 

Jack Collins and Co. (New Acts) 
were No. 4, with Barron and Burt 
holding the next-to-closlng position. 
Tho men managed to pick up a little 
with their comedy, though tho o. k. 
placed on their vocalizing points to 
that item as being an asset which 
might be enlarged upon. Bkig. 



FAMOUS POOL 

(Continued from page 1) 

upon the company's drawing In and 
t:oncentratIon of operations as a 
conservative and constructive 
policy. Whatever the reason the 
price gradually advanced from 
its January low of 11 to better 
than 14. On Tuesday it opened at 
14, but in the first two hours sold 
off sharply to 18 and around 1 
o'clock rallied a fraction. These ups 
and downs may be merely momen- 
tary manifestations of uncertainty 
among outside traders. As far as 
surface indications among show- 
men go, the prospect for an ulti- 
mate recovery remain unchanged, 
granted that present betterment Is 
carefully bandied and no one 
blunders. 

The financial reports a few days 
ago carried a summary of the in- 
come and profit and loss account 
for the fiscal year ending Aug. 31. 
showing eamlnga for the period of 



$1.69 a share. This statement, of 
course, represents a situation which 
long Las been past history and 
comes out at this late date only be- 
cause Loew, Inc., makes its fiscal 
year run from Sept. 1 to Sept. 1 
and puts out the year-end state- 
ment at this timo because other 
financial statements aro comJnp' out 
at this period from concerns who 
use tho calendar year as their ac- 
C(Hintlng period. The statement as 
reflecting the present situation of 
tho company doesn't mean a thing. 
It docs not even tako Into account 
the passing of tho dividend which 
happened last June. 

Orphcum was quiet and feature- 
less, remaining between 15 and IC. 
with business In moderate volume 
In New York ^nd dropping to a 
minimum In Boston and Chlcigo. 
It did not come out In Chicago at 
all. The Inside situation remains 
obscuro and meanwliilo only tho in- 
siders are dealing In tho Issuo, 
working out some operation of their 



own the nature of which la un« 

known. 

The nummary of tran«actions Feb. 19 ie 
21 iDclunive la aa rullows: 

STOCK EXCHANGE 

Thumdajr— Balea.Hlrh.Low. Laat. Chr. 

Fam. Play.-L,.. 8,600 82% 61% 81% — S 

Ix>ew. Ino 1,200 12% 12% 12% 4- % 

Orphpum 100 16% 16% 18% — % 

»o«ton aold 10 Orpbcijzn at 10. 

Friday— 

Fam. IMay.-L.. B.700 81% 80% 81 — % 

I.oew, Ino 7.600 14% 12% 14 -fl% 

Urphcum 100 15% 15% 16% — % 

UoRton aold 23 Orphcum at 10. 

BnluiflHy — 

Fam. Play.-L.. 2.800 fi1% 80% 81% + % 

r-oew, Itic l.MK) 14'i 14 14 

Orphoum 600 16 16% 16 + % 

Mori'lay— 

Fam. riay.-Ii.. 5.000 f!2% 81'; Sl% + % 

Do. Pf 100 93 83 93 

Ix»ow. Inc 1,700 14% 18% 18% -f % 

Unhpum 300 16% 16% 15% — % 

Tu«'!vlay— 

Fam. riay.-L.. 4. BOO 82% 81'i 81% 

I><ow, Inc 6.300 14 18 14 + % 

THE CURB 

Thursday— Ralrx Hirh.T^w. T^at. Chg, 
Ooldwyn IW 4% 4% 4% 

Krl.lay— 
Of.I.lwyn 100 4% 4% 4% + ^ 

Morwlny— 
Ool.lwyn too 4% 4% 4% — ^ 

Tu»'<Mlfty— 
r,o\ii>Kyi 200 4% 4% 4% - H 



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B£DINI'S CHUCKLES 

(Continued from page &) 

vlllo unit to play this city, was at- 
tached yeesterday by R. K. Hynidvu 
and I. H. Herk. who claimed $36,000 
due them on the sale of the produc- 
tion to Bedini. In order that 
"Chuckles" can play further a bond 
to the amount of the claim will be 
necessary. 

"Chuckles" is a condensed version 
of Bedlni's "Peek-a-Boo," which 
played the Columbia burlesque 
wheel last season, with Clark and 
McCulIough, who are now In the 
turn. Hynicka and Herk are ^aid to 
have invested most of the produc- 
tion outlay, with Bedini also con- 
tributing. 

• Bedini then arranged to take the 
production and play it in Shubert 
vaudeville, h€k agreeing to pay Hy- 
nicka and Herk $36,000. Under the 
"Chuckles" name the revue act was 
accepted by the Shuberts on a per- 
centage of the gross in each stand. 
Bedini expected to pay off his part- 
ners with the vaudeville profits and 
when called on to pay recently, 
claimed the Shuberts owed him 
about $20,000. It is said the Shu- 
berts contended Bedini was really in 
debt to them for $10,000. 

It Is understood that the recently 
announced plan for 25 weeks of 
Shubert vaudeville next year, with 
Herk interested, caused the latter 
to hold off pushing the claim against 
Bedini. Hynicka's attorney here, 
however, filed his claim ot attach- 
ment in the names of both Hynicka 
and Herk. 

The percentage agreement be- 
tween Bedini and the Shuberts 
called for the unit to get 60 per 
cent, of the gross, with tho houses 
getting 40 per cent. The contract 
stipulates $6,000 as the maximum 
amount to bo expended on the unit 
weekly. It Is reported that extra 
turns added to the unit pus«li»:-d up 
the weekly salary list, Bedini ob- 
jecting and claiming it took away 
his chances of profit. 



emphatic he was not a i>arty in 
person to the ; ult. 

Asked if he thought Mr. Hynicka 
had taken the action oa his own 
initiative, Hctk answered it was 
possible, as Bedini did owe money 
to the Hynicka-Herk combination. 



INITIATIONS 

(Continued from page 5) 
catches the popular fancy on the 
musical comeily. burlesque or vaude- 
ville stages. Immediately there is a 
surfeit of this t\pe of act. 

The vaudeville patron is glutted 
witli 'revues" that don t vary much 
from the .longolog introduction or 
prolog with bits and numbers all 
more or le.'s alike backed by silk 
drapes or cydoramas. 

The same authority thinks the 
time is ripe for some entt-rprising 
producer to formulate ant)tiier melo- 
drama circuit, believing that the 
pendulum has swung back from the 
light fluffy type of entertainment 
of several seasons past. He poinds 
to ihe succts'-: of sewral si i ws of 
this t> pe that i re en.io.\ iivi local 
runs. 



ing appealed to the one-night stand 
managers who believe that vaude- 
ville bills of that order would bring 
their houses up to a higlier level 
than the present straiifht picture 
and pop vaudeville policies. 



f« New York, Tuesday. I. H. 
Herk disclaimed participation in 
any attachment proceedings brought 
against the "Chuckles" show. Mr. 
Herk stated he was quite certain 
the action liad not been started in 
the name of Hynicka & Herk, but 
if It had been, it had been without 
liis knowledge. Mr. Herk made it 



LOEW BOOKS 

(Continued from page d » 

contract, agreeing to cancel sonie 
weeks. 

Clayton and T..ennle held a Shu- 
bert 20-in-24 weeks agreement. The 
act is laying off this week but will 
receive full salary ihrough i)laying 
three concerts for tlie Shuberts next 
►Sunday. 

The current is the 2.'?d week of 
Shubert vaudeville this season. 
Most of Ihe Shubert ^■audeville en- 
gagements for artists were drawn to 
play 20 within 24 weeks; with the 
acts gradually opening on the time 
after the start of tlie Shubert circuit 
Sept. 19. last. ^ 



VAUDEVILLE WITHDRAWN 

» 

The sudden withdrawal of Shu- 
bert vaudeville from the Majestic. 
Providence, was forced through a 
provision in the Shuberts' lease of 
the house, which has a policy of le- 
gitimate attractions. The house is 
controlled by the Emc.-y Brothers, 
who al.so own the Emery tlieatre. 
playing Loew vaudeville. The lease 
for the Majestic provides that 
vaudeville must. not be ninyed there. 

For Feb. S the L.e'.v Fields unit 
was booked into the Majestic, but 
was advertised as a revue. After 
it opened, notice to discontinue was 
given, and Shubert vaudeville 
planned for Providence was 
switched to New Haven. Vaude- 
ville is out of the Shubert in the lat- 
ter city this week beeause of the 
premiere there of "The Rose of 
Stamboul." 

The Shuberts, Felix Wendelschea- 
fer and the Emery Brothers are said 
to be equally interested in the Ma- 
jestic lease. 



The house is to remain dark for the 
remainder of the season. 

The Hippodrome, the dus Sun 
house i.\ Huntington, W. Aa., will 
close at the same time. 



BpiHS 

Mr. and Mrs] Rae Deane, Feb. 16. 
son. 

Mr. and Mi's. Fred Browne, Feb. 
13. at San Jo o. Cab, daughter. The 
pa.-entH are Fred and El. (Eleanor) 
Brow..e (vaudeville). 

Mr. an(i Mrs. T»mmy Burchell, at 
their home in Chicago, Feb. 17, son. 
The father is u booking manager 
with the Western ^'audeville Man- 
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INDEPENDENTS 

(Continued from page 5) 
l)eing discouraged by the independ- 
ent agencies at pres»'nt. alllidvocat- 
ing having the houses sign for one 
.\earor long«r. in this way offsetting 
any advances made by the Shuberts 
to add the houses to the new cir- 
cuit. 

Iiuluded in the independent ranks 
are sev4iral one-night stand vaude- 
ville hous»>s. The majority of these 
have in former years played legiti- 
mate attractions when available. 
The lack of traveling attractions 
(luring the jtast two seasons has 
necessitated the houses installing 
vaudeville t»ne or two nights a week 
to deviate from a str.iighl picture 
policy. 

The propi»se<l pflicy" for the 
Shubert vaudeville sluiw.s which are 
to Inelude six act^ find a tabloid 
n-usieal c«»medy i.^ reported as hav- 



SHUBERTS AT PARK? 

Shubert vaudeville may be the 
next policy of the Park, New York, 
controlled by John Cort. ..The sev- 
eral attractions tried there this 
season have failed and the house 
is aimed for darkness after Satur- 
day, when "Fay's Fables" will close 
after trying for three weeks. If the 
Shuberts book vaudeville into the 
Park, it will be in competition W'ith 
Keith's Colonial, three blocks north, 
on Broadway. A theatre close to 
42d street, and not counted with 
the Shubert string this season, is 
being mentioned for Shubert vaude- 
ville during the summer or starting 
in the fall. 



BOOKINGS SWITCHED 

The Boro Park, Brooklyn, play- 
ing vaudeville booked by John Bob- 
bins, will switch it.s bookings cmo- 
mencing March 5. Early this week 
it was reported he house would be 
booked by Fally Marku.s, com- 
mencing with that date, the con- 
tracts to have been signed Tuesday 
night. 

The Boro Park, owned by the 
Levy Brothers, started tlie season 
securing its bills through the Keith 
otlice. 



NEW ACTS 

Val and Camble. reunited. 

Bob Murphy, now with Ben Sliaef- 
fer of vice ver.sa. 

Billy Gaston, with three people. 
in Hew satire. 

••Pianoville." featuring George 
Reed, assisted by live girls. 



FORMER MANAGER'S BENEFIT 

Martin J. Dixon, former manager 
of ^ the old Third Avenue theatre 
when melodrama was presented 
there, is to be given a benefit at 
the Republic theatre on Sunday 
night, March 19. Dixon has been 
an invaMd for some time, and A. H. 
Woods has donated the use of the 
theatre for the occasion. 

A vaudeville bill will be fur- 
nished through the courtesy of i:. 
F. Albee. and among those that will 
announce the performers will be 
Herbert Corthell. Dixon, it is ex- 
pected, will be confined to his home 
for some months. 




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(Feb. 20) 

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Adams & Thomas 
Dance Flashes 
Bert Howard 
Wayne M'ahall &. C 
llonroe &. Grant 

BlOrX CITY, I A. 

Orphcam 

Capt lietts Seals 
Marie Dorr 
Lewis & Rogers 
Howard &. Clark 
Silver Duval & K 
Fred Lindsay Co 

2(1 half 
t Melvin Broa 
"White Sis 
Howard & Clark 
Modern Cockta.il 
XlutinK'8 Co 
<One to fill) 

BlOtX FAIXS,S.D. 

Orpbcaoi 

Wilhat 3 
Fred Hughes 
Leedom A Oardnor 

2d half 
Hall A West 
Keno Sis & A 
Lewis &. Rogers 
Capt Betta Seala 



SO. BCNr, IND. 

Orpheum 

Cecil Grey 

Howard-Fields Mins 
Adelaide Bell 
Walzer & Dyer 
(Two to fill) 
Marlow & Thurston 
Robt Reilly 
Ross Wyes Co 
Jack Inglls 
(One to fill) 

SPRINGFI'D, ILi;. 

Majestlo 

Hughes 2 
Melville & Rule 
Bert Lewis 
(Three to fill) 

:d half 
J & I Melva 
Gauticrs Bros 
(Four to fill) 

TERRE H'TE, IND. 

Hippodrome 

J & I Mrlva 
Jack Clifford 
R08S Wyse Co 
Carl Emmy's rtls 
(Two to All) 
2d half 



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Hughes 2 
Hayes & Lloyd 
Jimmy Savo Co 
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TOPEKA« KAN. 

Gladys Greene Co 
Watta A Ringold 
Mudge Morton 3 
Frisch Rector & 1 
Four Nlgbtona 

2d half 

York it Uaybelle 



S White Kuhns 
(Three to (ill) 

TULSA, OKLA. 

Orpheum 

Follls Sis 

Duval & Symond 
The Canslnas 
Claudia Coleman 
The Rios 

2d half 
Three Regals 
Ben Nee One 
Edw Bsmonde Co 
Carson A Wlilard 
"Smiles" 



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CALGABT, CAN. 

Pantareo 

Joe Thomaa Co 
Willie Bros 
I^ Pine A Emery 
Carter & Nornish 
Skipper K'n'dy A R 
Grace P Nile Co 

G'T FALLS. MONT. 

P»ntac«a 

(28-1) 
(Same bill pliys 

Helena 2) 
H Catalano Co 
Bernlvicl Broa Co 
Maggie Cllf:nn Co 
Johnson A Brown 
Southern Four 
XI ae Weston 
20th Century 4 

BLTTE, MONT. 

I'antagea 

(2S-28) 

(Same bill plays 

Anaconda 1, 

Mtssoulb 2) 

Skelly & Hell R..-V 

Frley & ONell 



Walter Hastings 
W O Johnson Co 
S Ambler Broa 

SPOKANE 

Pantacea 

"Cupld'a Closeup" 
Borsini Troupe 
Melody Garden 
Harry Berry & Sis 
Rome &. Wager 

8EATTIJC 

Pantages 

Four Bards 

B Nelson Co 

Hazel Moran 

J & I Marlin 

Ward A GorJ 

VANCOUVER. B.C. 

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"G'd Night Nursfc" 

Klass & Brilant 

Bleon City Four 

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Pantagea 

PanMuali Bros 
Jay Snyder 



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Jack Hallen 
King & Irwin 

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"Different Revue" 
Adaina S'ndera & R 
Burns & Wilson 
Lillie & Faulkner 
Travel 
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"Act Beautiful" 
Langton Smith & L 
5 Patrowars 
Aerial Rooneya 
Violet Lyona 
B & B Adair 
Mile Bunell 

SAN FRANCISCO 

Pantageo 

(Sunday Opening) 
Gladys Webb 
Oklahoma City 4 
Rolland & Olsen 
Meredith & Snoozer 
(One to flil) 

OAKLAND. C.%L. 

Pantaffea 

(Sunday Opening) 
"Sweets Band" 
Aleko Co 
"Globe of Fate" 
Pan American 4 
Crorn & Dunbar 
Wyoming 3 

LOS ANGELES 

Pftntag^n 

Dunbar Ac Turn^-r 
Shaw's Animals 
Miibrl H.'irprr 
Swan A. Swan 

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harry R. jiiy Co 

SAN BIEGO 

Saroy 

Fulfon ^ Burt 
7 Tumbling Dcm'ns 
I,yb«llfl .Sis 
Kva Tansruay 
Hall A- Kranrls 
<"hiO Suiiromo 

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Paiitages 

Smith's Animals 
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Ferris Hartman Co 

SALT LAKE 

Pantacea 
Class Manning A C 
Hayden G'dwin A It 
Fields A Sheldoti_ 
Pantheon Singers 

OGDEN. LTAU 

Pantagea 
(2-4) 
PederJck A Devere 
Glasgow Maids 
FAT Hayden 
Ishakawa Japs 
Harry Lamore 
Mm Ray Gardner 

DENVER 

Pantarea 

Latoy's Modela 
Violet Carlson 
Melodies A Stepa 
"Night Boat" 
Foster A Ray 
Six Tip Tope 

KANSAS CITT 

Pantag^a 

Jack Trainnr Co 
Harry Von Fo«s#»n 
Johnny Small Co 
WAG Ahearn 
M & M Humphrey 
Noodke Fagin 

ST. LOUIS 

Empress 

T.agana 
Chuck RIsner 
Terminal Four 
Broadway Itev 
P Cnni-has Jr Co 

MEMI'IIIS 

Puntfigea 

Thro»i Al* XH 
B**rnard A Ferris 
PaisU-y Noon Cu 
Ix-e MoTHe 
Arizona Co 
Byal A Early 

CINCINNATI 

Pantflges 

Mll« Paula 
lloliand A, Ray 
Srh« ft' i " P.< V 
N^l M-Kinl'y 
HouMR David Banl 
Creole Fanhlon Jt'v 



Dobson A Sirens 
Yorke A King 
Sansone & Delilah 

FT. WORTH. TEX. 

Majestie 

Wlls Gilbert Co 
B A K Gorman 
Krescott A H Edon 
Watts A }{awloy 
Marmcin Sis 
Adler A Ross 
The Gellis 

GALVESTON 

Majeatie 

(27-1) 
(Same bill plays 
Austin 2-4) 
Clifford Wayne t 
Zelaya 

Columbia A Victor 
Dooley A Storey 
McFarland Sis 
Zohn A Drels 
Schlctl's Manikina 

HOUSTON. TEX. 

Majeatle 

Nippon Duo 
Bf-n Smith 
Wm CreNsy Co 
Jirhnnton A Mark 
Rolfe'a Revuelte 
Tracey A MdUide 
Bennett Pistera 

LITTLE ROCK 

Majestic 

Pcrrone A Oliver 



FIske A Lloyd 
J A K Lee 
George Morton 
Michon Bros 

2d half 
Flying Mayoa 
J A K Lee 
Brown A O'Don'cll 
Ernie A Ernie 
(One to fill) 

OKLAHOMA CITY 

Majestic 

(Tulsa split) 
1st half 
Three Regals 
Ben Nee One 
Kdw Esmonds Co 
Carson A Willard 
".Smiles" 

BAN ANTONIO 

Majeatle 

Juggling Nelsona 
Carleton A Bellew 
Wm Halllgan 
Sampson A Do'glas 
Neal Abel 
McKay A Ardlne 
"Sawing a Woman" 

TULSA. OKLA. 

Majeatle 

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Follls Sis 

Wheiif'r A r«jtter 
The Cansinos 
Claudia Coleman 
The Rios 



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(Continued, from page 10) 
tlian customarily and working Into 
a comedy bit of burlesque acrobats 
with a concealed wire, done by lloyt 
and liragdon. 

A brief version of "Sawing a 
"Woman In Half" Is done In the see- 
on I act, but It is too hurried and 
too lacking In parade to be worked 
to the proper degree of Importance. 
The thing has to be built up with 
details of lecture and incidentals 
and this would probably Interforo 
with the running of a fk.st burleaque 
show. Probably tho present system 
of a quick, brief specialty in best 
for present purposes. The value of 
tho stunt for the wi.eel entertain- 
ment is questionable, anyhow. 

Altogetlier th© Sam Howe Show, 
which carries the sub-tltio of "A 
League of Nations." Is'^a showman - 
like entertainment Intelligently and 
ta-stefully put on for the wheel 
clifntelc. JtuMh. 



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records as exclusive dan* e itMord- 
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WASHINaTOH HOUSES CLOSED 

(Continued from page 16) 
BOt mado public, tho coramisslon- 
•ra stating that they felt a great 
doal of injury had been done the 
managers and that further pub- 
licity would only result in still 
greater financial loss. As an illus- 
tration of the condition of one of the 
houses and as to what would be 
required before It could be reopened, 
it was stated that the walls where 
tho roof rested for support were 
crumbling away, the commissioners 
stating that the roof must be re- 
moved, the walls torn down to a 
certain given point and rebuilt with 
A replacement of a much stronger 
rooL Tho giving to the public of 
tho requirements as set down for 
tho theatres was left to the man- 
agers themselves, and up t> a late 
hour tonight no statements were 
forthcoming from any of the several 
bouses. 

Tho letter forwarded by the man- 
agers requesting a hearing today 
sUted in part: *'We object to the 
Issuance of a closing order when, 
by merely requesting the managers 
to close, the same results would 
havo been accomplished. We were 
told that before a closing order was 
issued, that' wo would be given 
notice to give us an opportunity to 
meet the requirements." 

^ The letter continues, pointing out 
tho fact that they are glad to com- 
ply to protect tho safety of the 
public, but, at that same time, did 
liot want to cause an irreparable in- 




jury by a closing order when It was 
unnecessary. 

Lawrence Beatus, local represen- 
tative for Marcus Loew, was as- 
tounded by tho closing order, and 
stated that but two weeks ago both 
the Palace and Columbia had been 
inspected and a license to operate 
granted. 

*'The Columbia must have been 
all right at that time or the license 
certainly would not have been 
granted," said Mr. Beatus. 

It was generally believed tonight 
that ♦.he Columbia, however, was 
the only house that could possibly 
reopen in the near future. In some 
quarters it was stated that but two 
to three weeks would be required to 
meet the new requirements. This, 
too, is an old house, having present- 
ed legitimate attractions and housed 
a summer stock for a great many 
years, finally being turned over to 
the Loew interests by Oliver Met- 
zerott, the then owner, the theatre 
being housed in the Metzerott 
Building. 

The members of the Senate were 
apparently in accord with the ac- 
tion of the Commissioners, it being 
pointed out by the committee in- 
vestigating the Knickerbocker dis- 
aster that the men on the commit- 
tee of the district government are 
all of national reputation. Senator 
Capper, who offered the resolution 
calling for the investigation of the 
Knickerbocker, stated he had not 
seen the report submitted by the 
engineers, but he had no doubt the 
action taken was justified, and he 
believed that the move taken was a 
good one., 

It was Stated last night that the 
attractions for the Nationalv and 
Poll's had not been brought onto 
Washington, the order to close hav- 
! ing been given so early In the even- 
ing that word was immediately for- 
warded as to conditions, with the 
result that the companies did not 
come in. 

Chief interest today was centred 
in the closing of these theatres, and 
Major Peyton Gordon. United States 
District Attorney, stated that he was 
rapidly completing arrangements 
for the presenting of tho evidence 
in the Knickerbocker case before 
the Grand Jury, he believing that 
the case would come up this Thurs- 
day. It was pointed out that It 
would probably take a week for the 
jury to hear the evidence and decide 
whether any of the men held should 
be indicted. 



of tho combine and the leading pro- 
ducers allied with it. 

On their sldo, tho Shuberts rep- 
resent only tho Shuberts. Other 
Shubert Interests, while allied, are 
not directly Interested financially. 
Erlanger directly represents A. L. 
Erlanger, Charles B. Dillingham and 
Flo Zlegfeld, with other Erlanger 
adherents allied as in the Shubert 
Instance. 

One other point the Independent 
producers do not dwell upon, but do 
not overlook, is that with a com- 
bined booking office and the box 
office tendency improving. Erlanger 
and Shubert. who are producers, 
notwithstanding, would have that 
entire organization to back up any 
productions they might decide to 
make. With the future of next 
season propitious, say the independ- 
ents, there would be a tremendous 
temptation for the booking heads to 
become tho principal producers, 
leaving the present independents 
only with their own theatre to cater 
to, and a route for elsewhere that 
would carry with it the "take It 
or leave It alone" sign. For the 
same reason that the booking heads 
decided not to produce when busi- 
ness was bad. the Independents be- 
lieve, they might again start to 
abundantly produce when they 
found business is coming back to 
normal or better. 



PRODUCERS' OBJECTIONS 

(Continued from page 13) 
should go to them. In short, they 
believe the booking office fees 
should be pooled as well for all of 
the principal producers supplying 
that office with attractions to book. 
When things are theatrically dull, 
say the producers, they only take 
the chances in productions. The 
Shuberts and Erlanger, they claim, 
hav^ produced very little of late, tu 
any extent. The Shuberts, accord- 
ing to the independents, have saved 
at least 11,000,000 thi3 season in 
not making legit production. Mean- 
while, they have kept open their 
theatres with showq of other pro- 
ducers and had made more money 
through guarantees of rentals or 
percentage of the gross on likely 
successes than they could have been 
assured of for their own produc- 
tions, had they made many of mo- 
ment. 

While the Independents have 
made no outward move as far as 
known, they are carefully watching 
the movements of the Erlanger- 
Shubert operating group, with the 
expectation that sooner or later 
the matter of the pooling and book- 
ing combine must come to a show- 
down, as between the manipulators 



BROADWAY ST0R7 

(Continued from page 12) 
engaged to bolster the draw. 

Two replacements are also listed 
for next week. "Danger" closes at 
the 39th Street Saturday and next 
Wednesday Yvette Gilbert begins a 
series of entertainments. "Lilies of 
the Field" also ends Its engagement 
Saturday, being succeeded next 
week by "Tour Woman an^ Mine." 
The Park is due for darkness upon 
"Fay's Fables" going off after stag- 
ing but three weeks. 
Buy and Cut Lists Both Reduced 
There was a drop in both the 
agency buys and the cut rates this 
week as to the number of attrac- 
tions listed. In the former two at- 
tractions, "Blossom Time," at the 
Ambassador, and "Tangerine," at 
the Casino, ran out and were not 
renewed by some of the agencies. 
This placed tho list of buys at 23. 
In the cut rates five attractions 
that were quoted last week were off 
the list this week. Four attractions 
passed on, namely, "The Grand 
Duke," Marie Lohr in "Fedora," 
Mary Shaw's revival of "Ghosts" 
and "The Chocolate Soldier." 

The fifth attraction was "The Cat 
and the Canary," which, after two 
weeks in the cut rates, built up Its 
business to such an extent that 
seats were withdrawn from sale at 
less than the box office price. This 
is the second attraction of the sea- 
son that has been forced over 
through the assistance of cut rates 
during the first few weeks of its 
run. The other was "Lawful Lar- 
ceny" at the Republic This left 
the total of the attractions listed at 
reduced prices at 22. 

Of course tho new attractions 
coming In this week were not set 
as to whether the agencies would 
buy or not, and this may change 
the total In the buys before the 
week Is out However, those that 
were listed on Tuesday were: 
"Tho Blushing Bride- (Astor); 



"Klki" (Belasco); "Dover Road" 
(Bijou): "Marjolalno" (Broad- 
hurst); "Perfect Fool" (Cohan); 
"Captain Applejack" (Cort); "The 
Deml-VIrgin" (El tinge); "The 
Czarina" (Empire); "Up In the 
Clouds" (44th Street); "He Who 
Gets Slapped" (Fulton); "Elsie 
Janis and Gang" (Gaiety); "Good 
Morning, Dearie" (Globe); "Six 
Cylinder Love" (Harris); "The Na- 
tional Anthem" (Miller's); "Bombo" 
( Jolson's) ; "Bulldog Drummond" 
(Knickerbocker); "Music Box Re- 
vue" (Music Box); "Sally" (Am- 
sterdam); "Drifting" (Playhouse); 
"Lawful Larceny" (Republic) ; 
"Blue Kitten" (Selwyn); "Pins and 
Needles" (Shubert), and "Bill of 
Divorcement" (Times Sq.). 

In the cut rates there were seven 
attractions listed that are also pres- 
ent in the buy list. One of the 
freaks of the week as far as the 
cut rates on prices are concerned 
is the boosting of the scale for 
"Frank Fay's Fables," which hereto- 
fore has been quoted at |2 top box 
office to $2.75 top the moment that 
the management placed their seats 
in the reduced price class. This 
gives the house a chance to get a 
little more from the LeBlang agency 
than it would otherwise and also 
permits the agency to boost a little 
on the half price scale. If it is true 
that the attraction is -in its final 
week there seems to be considerable 
humor attached to the boosting of 
the price for the last chance to see 
a flop. 

The list as a whole contained 
"The Blushing Bride" (Astor); 
"Montmarte" (Belmont); "The Law 
Breaker" (Booth); "The White 
Peacock" (Con.edy); *'The Nest" 
(48th Street); "Up in the Clouds" 
(44th Street); .J'Dulcy" (Frazee); 
"Elsie Janis and Gang" (Gaiety); 
•/The Pigeon" (Greenwich Village); 
"Lilies of the Field" (Klaw) ; "Bull- 
dog Drununond" (Knickerbocker) ; 
"The Mountain Man" (Elliott); 
"Just Married" (Bayes); *'Frank 
Fay's Fables" (Park); "Drifting" 
(Playhouse); "The Deluge" (Ply- 
mouth); "Desert Sands" (Princess); 
"Mrs. Warren's Profession" (Punch 
& Judy) ; "Pins and Needles" (Shu- 
bert); "Shuffle Along" (63rd 
Street); "Danger" (39th Street); 
"Bill of Divorcement" (Times Sq.). 



week but $18,600. A distinct drop 
from even the previous week, and 
while the engagement is indeflnita 
and is expected to last four or flva 
weeks longer it Is doubtful if tho 
business will, again get up to tho 
figures that ruled at the start, when 
close to $30,000 weekly was the gen- 
eral run. 

''The Intimate Strangers" (Hollla, 
2d week). Personal popularity of 
Biliie Burke not sufficient to over- 
come weather conditions last week, 
coupled with the fact Booth Tark- 
ington as a playwright Isn't re- 
garded very highly just now by 
Bostonians. At the first of the sea- 
son his play, "The Wren," fiopped 
misertbly at the same fheatre with 
Helen Hayes in the title role, and 
theatregoers were rather leery of 
Booth. Therefore the business the 
first week, $13.400, was much lower 
than was looked for. 

'^Orphans of tho Storm" (Tre- 
mont, 9th week). Only one more 
week to go and then finish for this 
film, which came into house when 
it was going at Its best Gross last 
week around $8,000. 

"Back Pay" (Selwyn, last week). 
Never had a chance to do anything 
very good, and it is claimed gross 
of $8,000 for last week is giving it 
about as 'good a break as possible. 
Whale of business In sight when 
"The Circle" breaks In there, start- 
ing Monday. 

"Rod Popper" (Shubert, 7th 
week). Reported switching of this 
show from Wilbur was little more 
than It could stand and that gen- 
eral adverse conditions cut into tho 
gross. Still money-maker, but now 
not so strong that another attrac- 
tion can't have the house if it 
heaves in sight. 

"Liliom" (Wilbur, 8d week).— 
Somehow this show hasn't gotten 
over the way it was expected to. 
Just why IS hard to tell unless tho 
"high brows" got going to "Tho 
Green Goddess" and have kept their 
friends following their lead. In con- 
nection with the opening of this 
show the first string critics all at« 
tended on the opening night and 



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SLUMP HITS BOSTON 

(Continued from page 14) 

struck the house Wednesday night 
practically in the teeth of the storm. 
The Increase in business was just 
about enough to cover the expenses 
of them making the trip on here.^ 
In connection with this film It Is 
claimed that all those that see it 
have only the greatest of praise for 
it as a picture, but don't advise their 
friends to see it claiming it Is "too 
harrowing." As a matter of fact 
the film does contain soiqe highly 
dramatic bits that react on an audi- 
ence. 

"The Intimate Strangers," with 
Billle Burke starred, will stay here 
for two weeks longer. Originally 
this piece was booked In for two 
weeks, the regular custom now at 
the Hollis with a dramatic show, 
but a week's time was secured from 
"The White Headed Boy." the show 
the Irish Players will present at this 
house at the finish of the Biliie 
Burke engagement, and this time 
has been taken over by her* 

Estimates for last week: 

"Tip Top" (Colonial, 12th week). 
Hit very hard by weather; gross for 



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VARIETY 



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SAILING APRIL IF FOR ENGLAND 



Management: CHAS. B. COCHRAN 



jMUuied Arliss' show along to thot>e oC 
]«Mer reputation. Hut the public 
differed with the critic's choice. 

'H'he Green Goddess" (Plymouth, 

Id week). — Still to be considered the 

jitrongeat legitimate attraction the 

Kiil>ert8 have put Into their local 

^wises this season and the only 

ihow in an A-1 class for drawing 

Ever that has played the house so 
this year. A caipacity. turnaway 
ilness last week. 

The Boston Opera house, the 8hu- 
bert uptown theatre, dark now for 
Mveral weeks, will lie open for one 
week starting March 6 when Harry 
Lauder brings himself and his show 
In there. It is always a big money 
maker here and one of the few at- 
stions that can pack them in at 
le opera house. 



eral Uuilding on Monday when Miss 
Plckford and her husband, Douglas 
Fairbanks, appeared in the Federal 
Court as defendants. Mrs. Wilken- 
ning is suing for $108,000 or 10 per 
ce/it. of a contract which she alleges 
she secured for the movie star. 



Practically all the New York 
dailies carried a story to the effect 
that it was rumored Mary Garden 
would resign her post as the director 
of the Chicago Grand Opera Co. 



NEWS OF THE DAILIES 

Continued from page 17 , 

It to close all Sunday shows in 
XAWton. 

W- The Thomashefsky theatre at 
Kouston and Chrystie streets- has 
been bought by the Shea Theatre 
Corporation. The building is an 
Vlght-story structure valued at 
1700,000. 



JL The action instituted by Mrs. Cora 
B. Wilkenning, a theatrical agent, 
^ifainst Mary Plckford was the 
^frifnai for a mob scene at the Fed- 



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Peter Vandermeer, formerly a 
famous violinist with the Boston 
Symphony Orchestra, was found in 
the streets of Savannah, Ga., blind 
and begging for money from the 
passing crowds. A benefit is being 
arranged for the stricken musician 
who has been blind since 1914. 



Foch. Mr. Loughborough served 
during the war with the 305 th In- 
fantry of the 77th division, going 
overseas with the rank of lieutenant 
and promoted to^ captain while on 
the \ esle front. He partioipnted in 
several of the big battles m the war 
and on his return to this country 
took up film work. During Marshal 
] Foch's tour in America, the local 
film man accompanied the French 
General and acted as his publicity 
agent, being granted a leave of 
absence from the Pathe company 
In order to accompany the Marshal 
on hKs trip. Mr. Loughborough was 
a newspaper man before engaging 
in, film work. 



ALBANY, N. Y. 

By T. 8. BURKE 

HARMANUS BLEECKKR HALL. 
— This week. Proctor Players in 
"The Trail of the Lonesome Pine." 
Next week, "Just a Woman." 

EMPIRE. — This week, "The 
Flashlight».of 1922." 

GRAND.— Vaudeville and pic- 
tures. 

MAJESTIC. — Poular vaudeville 
and pictures. 

STRAND. — All week. Wesley 
Barry in "Pcnrod." 

LELAND.— All week. Polo Negri 
In "Vendetta" and "A Man's Home." 

CLINTON SQUARE.— First half, 
"The Infatuation of Youth." Second 
half, Mollio King in "Suspicious 
Wives." 

ALBANY. — Monday and Tuesday, 
Alice Joyce In "The Inner Cricle"; 
Wednesday and Thursday, Pauline 
Stark in "The Forgotton Woman"; 
Friday and Saturday. Colleen Moore 
in "When Dawn Came." 

COLONIAL.— Dally change. 



All houses at Westport have been 
ordered closed by the health author- 
ities there because of an epidemic 
of scarlet fever. 



It is reported that a group of 
business men at Braher Falls, near 
Saranac Lake in the Adirondacks, 
have purchased the Ash ton Block 
there and will remodel it into a 
theatre. The house will be called 
(he Community theatre and the 
stock will be bought by local people. 



James M. Loughborough, manager 
of the Pathe Film Exchange in this 
city, last week received notice that 
he had been awarded the cross of 
the Legion of Honor, degree of 
Chevalier, by Marshal Ferdinand 



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See our wtmderful ajisortmont of hand made lingerie and noglii^eci*. 



A. A. Crier, who claims mare nick- 
names than any attache in an Al- 
bany theatre, has been made ad- 
vertising manager at the Hall. 
"Tek," his most popular nom -de- 
plume, has been at the Hall Bince 
the old days of the late H. R. Jacobs, 
and when not chasing up ads for 
the Hall program he is collecting 
tickets for the orchestra. 



Next week will be Charlotte Wal- 
ker's last in stock at the Hall. She 
was engaged for four weeks only. 



The II. 000 prize contests In the 
Berkshire Music Festival at PIU.s- 
field, Mass.. will be conducted bi- 
ennially hereafter, according to an 
announcement made by the patron 
of the festival, Mrs. Frederick S. 
Coolidgo. Rebecca Clarke, who has 
been a closo ' rival for first ^onrs 
for two years, has been commis- 
sioned to write the festival composi- 
tion for 1922. The competition for 
this year closes April 15. It is for 
the best piece of string quartet. The 
jury comprises Charles M. Locffler, 
Pa>)lo Casals, Hans Letz, Henry 
Flchhelm and Lawrence Oilman. 



The Shakespearean Players of 
New Yock presented Eugene 
O'Nflirs play, "Beyond the Horizon," 
at the Albany High School audit- 
orium Monday night. The proceeds 
were turned over to the Dormitory 
Fund of the N« w York State Col- 
lege for Teachers. The cast was 





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With TED BRITTON, CORINNE RUNKEL and MADELINE McDONALD 

OFFERING HIS NEW IRISH MUSICAL COMEOY PLAYLET 

Direction MATHEWS & MILLER 

At B. S. Moss' Broadway, New York, This Week (Feb. 20) 



hendcd by Laura Walker and Fuink 
McEntce. Others in the cast were 
Henry Neville, Mary Olds. Hciuy 
Mowbray, Leonard WiUey. Gerlrudx 
Linnell and George AdauiS. 



INDIANAPOLIS 

By VOLNEY B. FOWLER 

Muiat Is dark tl.m week, while 
RoLert 1j. MaiitcU and Uenevievu 
Hamper tire at English's. 



Bandits carried a 500-ponnd safe 
containing |3,000 out of the CJary 
theatre at CJary, Ind., early on the 
morning of Feb. 14 and escaped- 



Superior court has overruled a de- 
cision of a Justice of the peace court 
prohibiting iiubllc dancing at Rav- 
enswood, the summer resort on 
White rtver, north of the cltj^. There 
has been war between the town au- 
thorities and amusement interests 
for years. 



The Gaiety, Lenwood, Rlalto and 
Proadway theatres, formerly owned 
by the new bankrupt Lenwood 
Amusement Co., were sold at auction 
from the bench by Judge Arthur R. 
Robinson In Superior court to Ed- 
ward A. Gates, local attroney. for 
$27,000 last week. This was after a 
previously announced sale of two of 
the houses by the receiver had 
fallen through. Mr. Gates bought 
the Gaiety, Rlallo and Lenwood for 
the Capitol Amusement Co.. which 
was Incorporated a few days ago 
with $35,000 capital. H« purcha.«»ed 
the Broadway for R. L. Walker, of 
Indianapolis, for $1,500. The Capitol 
Amusement Co. Is financed by east- 
ern capital. Resides Gates the di- 
rectors named in incorporation 
papers are J. L. Siflherland and 
i'arker Haines. 



Final certificate of dissolution was 
filed by the Gem Theatre Co., of 
Indiana Harbor, with the secretary 
of state. 



John Hcffernan, of Huntington, 
was acquitted In Huntington city 
court of de.seerating the Sabbath by 
operating hLs movie show Sunday, 
February 12. Huntington has been 
fighting blue law battles for more 
than a year. 



Two bnndits who hid In Loew's 
State theatre early on the morning 
of Feb. 13 were chased away by 
Ralph Reddlck, night watchman, 
when he pulled his own gun and 
f tarted firin;; aftor refusing to heed 
their "hands up" order. The bandits 
pot nothing but a bad scare, al- 
thon^h the rear of the theatre audi- 
torium was punrtured by lead in a 
dozen places. The theatre cele- 
hratod its first anniversary last 
wecjc. 



NEW ORLEANS 

By O. M. SAMUELS 

PTiriiKIlT- h?T. CHARK^ - Take 
II from Mn." ^^ 

TILANR-N.il onrlen'g Min- 
strels. 

LYPvIC-Rennett's Colored Carnl- 

v;il. 

STRAXn - 7?( tly Compson In "The 
Law and the Woman" (tilm). 



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IO( \TM> AT ,'2.-| »M>T 4(iTH ST. — M ^T OI'I'OMTK TO OIK OTIII.lt 
\l>l»KK*<'i \r JSU— \M» IS IN I'KIOON \l. (Il\l((.l<: Ol >IK. lli:\lMONT 
ill.MSFf F IMI^ IN Tin; SIMM Ol FI( §•. I O ill-, AI»I)H» TO TIIF « ON- 
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SK'CKSS .MKA.NS VOI K SI ( ( KSS— IF YOl \II.O\\ !> TO SKItVK YOl . 

M%MF I'IIONE~liKVA>T »I4H. 



IJlIlCkTV— Marion Davies in "En. 
chaniment.'* 



Harry Qulnn, erstwhile advnn?e 
nijin, ii reported ch'anirjg up over 
$_u.t>OU/on the raees this wUiter. 



•Mary Uo«e" Tulane next week. 

MardI CJras occurs Teb. 28, with 
the fe.siivlties resumed as formerly. 
TlU5 usual crowd and fanfare will 
UHh«>r in the Kay season. The holiday 
peri'.ul does not help the theatres 
much, an mo.st of the natlv»'8 and 
practically all of the visitors acil 
parading the etreetH. 



An embryonic small-timer «,! 
T^oew's the llrst half, with mo$[|!^>f 
the acts betraying Int-xpeiicnciBl^-lt 
haa half-baked parboiled VftftSe'ii 
vllle. Sr)rin^llkr. weather ItSpt 
down the opening attendance. 

Harvard and Bruce did fiXny 
well at the outset, the register going 
down somewhat, a8. two of the feats 
were ml.s.sed thrbuiarh apparent 
norvousnesrt. Manninf^ and Hall 
did little. Kern and Ensign spoiled 
their chancoB with an avalanche of 
talk that could be cut in half. 
Driscoll, Long and Hughes began 
netaly, only to fall back by having 
little body to their Interlude. They 
should omit gesiuros altogether, as 
they display little knowledge of 
requisites in this i^^rtlcular. 

Downing and Lee Revue had a 
blonde chiclet proving the high 
light. About midway one member 
projected a female impersonation, 
nauseating In its vulgarisms, that 
gummed the turn so completely 
nothing else following could re- 
trieve. With the female impersona- 
tion out and speeding, the revue 
could be Improved Immeasurably. 

Soft throng at the Palace Monday 



IT TAKES MONEY 

to make money. That la tvtio In every Una of 
human rdi-afor. In vauftt'vUI*, fifty per rent. 
(•f jrour aw'-aAa dopenJa un yuur iq^terlal and 
no matter how nifty your own Mpos may be. 
It will pay you tn baf« other bralnii alao <V)ii« 
•ut lAUflia for you. Tliat'a where I come to. 

JAMES MADISON'S 
WEEKLY SERVICE 

rnntalna my latoat monoloruea. double routine*. 
Kagi. panKllM, aMcwalk patt«r, win* rrackn. 
rtc. ) — and fet thla. every line la rew anrV 
• rlKlnal; — In fact JAMK.S MAIUHO.N'S 
WKPnil.T HFMVirK 1« tb* fery »f»-t word la 
lauKh efTlrlfncy. and will keep y<>ur art ron- 
stantly fr»>ph and timely, and at a weekly 
hub«<'rlptlon prlc* of $l. Of rfnirse. you may 
r<>ply. "No mattnr how good tlie malrrlal la, 
«>thera will be iialnf It." Kut th<it argument 
munda Wn^t than It really In. ami hare ta 
why. JAMKS MADISONH WKKKLT HBR- 
VlCK «U1 naturally be boutbt only by the 
tc>pnr>t<h«>r« of the prffewlon. wb«. from tJie 
(tcrieroiia a««ortrreiit of rome<ly mat*>rlal I 
s««nd them wprkly, merely dexire to at-Jert a 
point I'Te and tli^re. thua mitklng the daocer 
of dupUraUon rrry alUht Indeed. 

TFRM8 

1 YEAR (52 NUMBERS).... «50 

3 M08. (13 NUMBERS) $T5 

SINGLE NUMBERS $2 

Suti.srrltjera cao have coplea lent to permanent 
.iddrefta or aa par route. My auK^i ttlon la 
rhnt you Ixifln your anh.vrlptloo »llh Ho. 1 
'ind keep a cuinplete tile. 

TO THOSE 

r-omltig from that Mate of whl<li 5:t. I»iil« Is 
i^ie ntr>ir'>|H)ltB, I make the foi!<Miri|( offer: 
The nr-t f, i,iimt»er« of JAMEH MAlrlS(».N'.<t 
Wi;i,hi y sf.ftvu-K wm ba '.ta r,r $6; or 
tny :} niml'ora for $*. . '"Kafli Is-ue of 
JA.\fi:s MAI)1.S0\"8 WEKKLY SKIiVTOE 
f'ts luif.f (V'int me as a life mfintier."— 
HVUNY IMMM^'N '! th'fk y i,r WKKKI.Y 
Hi;it\JlK Ir tliC l?rinit.«f IiIp.i If,, ry^f ff^n 
or hnir.l of."-TIIK <;|{E.\T l.fXKlt. If 
V'li .trc • pnfj-.Kl'r.al eiiteruirnr ptiniTin 
! Hn a Kicxl wirklv ml.iry. *en(l for JAMB-J 
\IAI»I.-^M,\ .S WKKKI.Y SKUVirK on mr 
rpnirfitneridation, Vou 11 nev»!r nvret lU A.l 

<lr»:!<8 

JAMES MADISON 
1493 Broadway New York 

Ou<, oui, Munilcur et Madamt^. 
rrrtalrif tntnt. I also inritfi all 
kindi of novel vaudeville «R'(.> 
to crd9r. 



80 



VARIETY 



Friday, February 24, 19' 1 




afternoon, laiiphlng In and out of 
turn and helping e impression by 
their enthusiasm. The show rated 
welL Business was capacity, with 
a row of standees. 

Frank and Ethel Carmen went 
through their hoop rolling and baton 
spinning swiftly, keeping the crowd 
intent and entertained. 

Tracey, Palmor and Tracey, deuc- 
Ing It, ensnared the honors through 
the clowning and genuine ability of 
Edna Tracey. She stood head and 
ehonlders above her confreres, slip- 
ping acrossi piano stuff and eccen- 
trlo dancing with a gusto that 
•wept everything before and after. 

Sully and Houghton, headlining. 
grained esteem and might have done 
even more with several minirtes 
chopped. The finish In "one" is 
•uperfluous. 

Ferro and Coulter, blackface 
comics, followed the path of their 
predecessors closely. They goH 
away flying, but slowed as the 
crowd noted 'heir adherence to ac- 
cepted matter and standard^). 

Mantell's Manikins, conclusively 



On 34th Street 



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A chance to buy advance modelt 
in the most stylish pelts for 
the coming season at below 
the wholesale prices. 

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holding much that is relished by 
pop audiences. The turn held th0m 
stoutly and garnered quite some 
applaus^ 

One of those spineless, punchles.s, 
meaningless programs at the Or- 
pheum this week, loaded with peo- 
ple who are ambling on and off 
with the auditors wondering what 
it Is all about. Monday evening the 
jargon projected met only the re- 
buff of silence coupled with polite 
tolerance for the major part. 
Carlylo Black\«ell has the heavy 
type. Bert and Florence Mayo de- 
served more than they received for 
their worthj aerial endeavor, but 
unforluijaloly their feats are not 
implanted in proper form. The girl 
might have militated in unneces- 
.sary snapping of her fingers; the 
incidental music, too, is far from 
propitious. I'rimrosS Three were 
eschewed altogether. Noting the 
lack of interest displayed, discretion 
would have argued an omission of 
an uncalled-for encore. In remain- 
ing along, notwithstanding the show 
of indifTerence, the boys sank deeply 
into the despond of neglect, 

Ethel Ford. Lester Sheehan and 
Marie Forde came a cropper also. 
It is one of the worst framed danc- 
ing intreludes shown here in years. 
The final dance awakened them; be- 
fore that they were watching the 
annunciator for the flash of the next 
turn. 

Lew Brloe had thin matter but 
sold advantageously in hie travesty. 
He is suggesting Siater Fannie 
noticeably. They were rather cool 
for Lew for a time but he managed 
to swing them back toward the 
close. 

Carlyle Blackwell and his sketch, 
"Eight. Six apd Four," received 
minor consideration. It is old fash- 
ioned In motif and playing, usurping 
all the entities and never approach- 
ing naturalness. Blackwell gave 
himself an encore and inserted a eet 
speech that merely cloyed. 

Brown and O'Donnell were the 



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top in material and In point of re- 
ception. The smart chatter of the 
pair was lapped up avidly, mayhap 
beoause of the absence of entertain- 
ment before. 

Gautler's Toy Shop has been 
changed some since last around, but 
it still contains enough to hold in- 
terest. There were few walkouts 
while the old act closed. 



PITTSBURGH 

By COLEMAN HARR'SON 

PICTURES — Lyceum, "Tillie"; 
Alhambra and Olympic, "Forever"; 
Aldlne. "The Scrapper"; State. 
"Molly O"; Grand and Liberty. 
"I'enrod"; Cameraphone and lllack- 
stone. "Nancy from Nowhere"; Re- 
cent and Savoy, "Silent Call"; Min- 
erva and Garden, "Mysterious 
Rider"; "Orphans of the Storm" 
(sixth week); Duquesne, "Little 
Lord Fauntleroy," 



When one of the acts booked for 
Loew's Lyceum failed to appear last 
Monday. Harry Pearl, local manager 
for Berlin, Inc., Htepped into the 
spot and pulled one of the hits of 
the performance all week. His wife 
assisted at the piano. 



Florence E. Manville, former 
chorister, who married Thomas F. 
Manville, son of the "asbestos king," 
both of whom have been living here 
for several years. Is recommended a 
divorce as the result of separation 
proceedings she instituted, on 
grounds of infidelity. 



"East Is West" Is drawing fairly 
well on its return to Alvln. "Honey- 
dow*' next. 



The proposed widening of Cherry 
Way here will give the Nixon a sec- 
ond entrance. The project will 
likely not materialize for at least 
another season or two. 



The Gayety, .Columbia burlesque, 
whore attendance haa steadily 
dropped all season, is now announc- 
ing "lowest prices in the city" with 
hardly noticeable results.* Two sea- 
sons ago, before the present regime, 
and at regulation rates, hardly a 
week passed without capacity fig- 
ures. 



George A. Varley, former assist- 
ant treasurer of the Nixon, haa ob- 
tained a decree in divorce from 
Florence Gregory Varley. former 
show girl, alleging Infidelity. 



"Abraham Lincoln** return, Nixon. 
"Llghtnin' " next. 



The new State, which opened 
Monday, is a classlC'amopg the na- 
tion's small picture theatres. Row-' 
land & Clark are the owners. 



Davis (Keith's) 
Ideal show from every standpoint 
liere this week. Spring weather and 
strong line-up broughjt out two 
capacity mobs Monday that didn't 
stint'a bit in apprecaition. especially 
of Mrs. Castle, Billy Glason. and 
Ernest R. Ball. Van Celo and Mary, 
and Clinton and Rooney went over 
the first two spots nicely, with the 
latter winning on dancing. Walter 
Newn.an and Co. got plenty of 
laughs out of his none too plausible 
plot, and Ernest R. Call goaled 'em 
when he ran through his li.st of 
songs. Ed Lee Wrothe and Owen 
Martin got all possible out of their 
race track bit, which lacks universal 
appeal and must necessarily suc- 



ceed oti the naturally funny Wrothe. 
Mra. Castle haa perhaps the most 
artiatically plain offerlns of all the 
dancers and didn't disappoint. Her 
assistants are capable except for a 
slight collegiate tinge in the pianist's 
last rendered composition. Billy 
Olason never rung up such a high 
score. A new song about the hungry 
women, his entirely original routine 
closing with a tpeech about the 
merits of the closing art kept almost 
everybody in to see Elsie and Paul- 
sen iu their clever skating turn. 



ROCHESTER, N. Y. 

By L. B. 8KEFFINGT0N 

LYCEUM.— Ziegfeld Frolic. 

GAYETY.— "Step Lively Girls.** 

FAMILY. — Babe Mullen and 
Dormitory Pals; "One Happy Day"; 
Jack Gregory Quintet; Knox Har- 
mony Four; Lordon Sisters; Sid 
Rogers. 

Pictures — "Forever." second week 
at Star; Prlscllla Dean In "Con- 
flict," Rialto; Norma Talmadge In 
"Love's X^edemotion," Kegent. 



sale opened. All of which wouI4J 
Indicate that the reams of publicity] 
Marmot la getting in the metropoli.{ 
tan dailies has excited the inter< 
of the people upstate. 

• 

Fay*8 did not reopen this we« 
aa it had been predicted when thai] 
house was closed l»y order of thil 
fire marshal to make necessary re*} 
pairs to the roof. 



Nat Fields will again move his 
musical stock company into the 
Family next week for an indefinite 
stay. 



Mrs. Margot Asqulth Is to give 
her lecture, "People, Politics and 
Events," on Saturday night of this 
week at Conventioh Hall under the 
auspices of the Rochester Press 
Club. The advance pale of tickets 
has been exceptionally good, so ihat 
the "nut" was off before the public 



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(F«b. 27— March 6) 

•'Bathlag Beauties" 27 Majestic 



gcrauton 
"Beauty Revue 



27 Empire Cleve- 



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•'Bip Jamboree" 27 Gayety Jlut- 
faJo 6 Gayety ilorbester. 

''Bl* Wonder Show" 27 L. O 6 
Oayety Omaha. 

"Bite of Broadway" 27 Gayety 
Rochester t-2 Bautablo Syracuee 
9-11 Grand Utlra. 

"Bon Ton Glrl»" 27 Empire To- 
ledo 6 Lyric Dayton. 

"Bowery Burlesquers" 27 L O C 
Palace Baltimore. 

"Broadway Bcandala** 27 EmiiiLj 
Hoboken. 

•-Cuddle Up" 27 Ca«lno Philadel- 
phia 6 Miner's Bronx New York. 

"inxon's Big: Kevue" Howard 
Waphlnpton. 

Finney Frank 27 Gayety Toronto 
6 Gayety Montreal. * 

"FlaHhlighta of 1921" 27 Gayety 
Boston 6 Columbia New irtjrk. 

"Follies of Day" 27 Columbia New 
York 8 Kmpire Brooklyn. 

"Fojlles of New York' 27 Pl.iza 
Sprlni^ field. 

"Folly Town*' 27 L O 6 
New Haven. 

"French Follies" 2-4 
Fall River. 

"Garden FrolicH" 27 
Bronx New Y'ork 6 Canino Brooklyn. 

VGirls de Looks" 27 Casino Bri>6k- 
lyn 6 L O 

. *'GirlB from Joyland" 27-1 Cohon's 
Newburgh 2-4 Cohen's Poughkeep- 
sie. j4 

"Golden Crook" 27 St.ir nnd Gar- 
ter Chicago G Geyaiy Detroit. 

"Greenwich Village Revue" 27 
Gayety St Louis 6 Park Indianap- 
olis. 

"Harvest Time" 27 Gayety Mont- 
rreal 6 Gayety Buffalo. 

"Hello 1922'' L O 6 Star Cleveland. 

"Hurly Burly" 27 Gayety Mil- 
waukee. 

"Jazz Babies" 27 Penn Circuit. 

"Jinglo Jingle" 27 Gay^y Omaha 
( Gayety Kansas City. 
--^'Kandy Kids' 27 Gayety Louis- 
ViUe. ^ 

•TCeep Smiling" 27 Gayety Pitts- 
burgh 6 L O. 

Kelly Lew 27 Empire Albany 6 
Casino Boston. 

"Knick Knack" 27 Majestic Jersey 
City 6 Empire Providence. 

•London Belles" 27 Park Indian- 
apolis ft Star and Garter Chicago. 

"Maids of America" 27 Casino 
Boston 6 L O. 

Marion Dave 27 Orpheum Pater- 
ton 6 Majestic Jersey City. 

•Tace Makers" 27 Howard Bos- 
ton. 

"Parisian FUrta" 27 Allentown ?8 
Easton 1 Reading 2 Long Branch 4 
Trenton. 

♦Teek-a-Eoo" 27 Columbia Chi- 
eago 6 L O. 

•Tell Mell*' 27 Olymnlc New York. 

Reeves Al 27 Olympic Cincinnati 
< Columbia Chicago. 

"Record Breakers" 27 Lyric New- 
ark. 

I Reynold* Ahe 27 Palaco Washlng- 
'• too 6 Gayety Baltimore. 

Blnger Jack 27 Empire Newark 6 
Cadno Philadelphia. 
J "Social Follies' 2 Sandusky Ran- 
■ duiky 6 Rialto Elyria 4 Opera House 
1 Loraine O. 

"Some Show*' 27 L O. 
"Sporting Widows" 27 Hyperion 
New Haven 6 Hurtig & Seamon's 
New York. 

"Step Lively Girl*" 27-1 Bastable 
Byiracuse 2-4 Grand Utlca 6 Empire 
Albany. 

^Sugar Phuns" 27 Star Cleveland 
I Empire Toledo. 

rrit for Tat" 27 Lyric Dayton « 
Olympic Cincinnati. 

"Town Scundals" 27 Gayety 

•^^'^*P*f^*^»* ^ Gayety Pittsburgh. 

ri3^*!?^^® '^^^^" 27 Gayety Kansas 
9*y • Gayety St Louis. 



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Watson Billy 1 Gayety Detroit 6 
Gavcty Toronto. 

Williams Mollic 27 Empire Provi- 
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Abbott Arthur 
Adams Charlea 
Avery Burt 
Ayera Patay 

Darrison Phillip 
Barker A 
Darriston Harry 
Harry Johnny 
Belmont Murray 
Bennett Charles 
Blade Milton 
Bradford Alice 
Burton Frederick 
Buacjr Babetta 

Cadwell William 
Clarendon Trlxle 
Clearwater B Miss 
Clifton J 
Clinton Donald 
Cole Edna 
Conroy Lillian 
Crafts Charlie 
Cumminga Fred 

Dalnter Lealfe 
Dale L & M 
Dalton Marie 
Darrel! Rupert 
Davis Ruth 
Delancy Bert 
Dicks Dorothy 
Don Fang Oue Mlas 
Doyle Joe 

James Kohn 
Johnson A M'K'cnna 
Judah Bertalone 

Keane Billle Mlas 
Kelly Tom 
Kennedy Geo 
Kennedy Helen 

Lake .Tames 
LefT Nathan 
LaMonte 01g» 
Lewia Rojr 
Long Dora 
Lome Adel 



Lyons Clifton 

Mac Arthur 
Mnnninir Mildred 
Martin M 
May Evelyn 
McATthur Owen 
McCarthy ll»:len 
McDermott Lorctta 
licKnight Thomas 

Navarro Meal 
NelBon Ethel 
Neil Dixie 
Nichulson Paul 
Nlfong Prank 
Nordstrom Marie 
Norton Charles 

Rawson Dorothy 
Reinke ^Ins A 
Renard Orace 
Reynolds B Miss 
Rooney Julia 
Rose T^on 
Ross Rita 

Sams Wm 
Santrey Olga 
Schubert H 
Shlpman F Mr 
Somotng Agnca 
Rona Leslie 
Steinberg Philip 
Ftone Jan 
Stricking Howard 
Stuart Marlon 

Thomas Dre^lyn 
Thomas Vera 
Thompson Cath'rlne 
Thompson Harry 
ThompBon Lottie 
Thornton Olive 
Thornton Sisters 

Wade Billle 
Walker Frank 
Waring W 
Watts Mrs C 
Weller Viola 



Adams Rex 
AuKtralian Delaoa 
Anderson Florence 



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Allen Edna 
Abf-y Charlotte 
Appier A A 
Austin & Delaney 
Austin Bob 
Arnold Billy 
Armstrong Florence 
Arnist'iul M'Uolcion 
Amaranth^ Sisters 

Brown Betty 
Burton Richard 
Burt Vera 
Beluiont Belle 
Bcilo Lillian 
Braaae Stella 
Bnsch Tripp & B 
Hurjfce W S 
Binua & B«rt 
liray Lillian & O 
Boll J.ssle 
Boilh)gor Robert 
Brown George 
Bell Florence- 
really Boo Trio 
Brad.sha\\? Kenneth 
Bogdonof Tr Mme 
Bayer Robert C 
Barnes tjtuart 
Burnette & Lee 
HIako Helen 
Bfck Valeria 
Byron Chas 

Calvert Marguerite 
Cavanas Two 
Cook & Vernon 
Cutting Alma 
Carpenter Bert 
Calvert Marguerite 
Crone Miss 

De Haven Uilo 
De Onsomme Nellie 
Davis A McCloy 
Dainty Marie 
nissell R H 
Dohn Robert 
Davitt & DuvuU 

FlorettitOustave A 
Full ay Bob 
Fox Eddie (Bozo) 
Fowler Dolly 
Faranaccl Rickey 
Ford Bert 

Orifflth Jane 
Clelger John 
Genung Gene 
Gordon & Dhy 

Great Howard 

Green Ale 
Grandy Lee Mrs 
GrifTey Sadie. 

TTaste Billy 
ITarris Joseph 
Hendriekson Jns 
Haas Gecirgc M 
•Hagan Fred 
Hackett Margaret 
HIatt Ernest 
Hov'rd Floron7,'> Mrs 
Hammond .Tack 
Hadley Bert 

.Tohnston Lillian 
Jameson B K Mra 

Kubll(,k Henry 



Kramer Clifton 
Kali Sam 
Khaym 

Lester Btll & GrTn 
I^ubln Lew 
Lee Bryan 
LcL Payne Babe 
Lticier Fred 
La Maze Trio 
I'Ubin Jack 
Long & Jackson 
Le Vere Vesta 
Lsrkin A Whitmore 
Leo <t Oanston 
La Mert Louis 
La Mert Sam 

Morrell Frank 
Mark Al 
McMahun Eva 
MeDougal Mae 
Morgan Marlon 
M'Cmck & I^retta 
McCuIlough Carl 

Nippon Duo 
Nowak H»>nry 
Newport Hal 

Olsmlth Mary 
Ostrowsky L Mile 
OShca Tinnofhy 

Poole Jack 
Poshay Bob 
Patton Jcanette 
Patterson Helen 
Pfelffer Richard 
Phillipa Maybelle 
Patricola Tom 
Press Flo 
Patton Joan 
Palmer Fred J 

Reno 91s A Allen 
H«>ily Kvelyn 
Hami»>v«z Ango 
Rankin Walter Mrs 
Rose Ifarry 
RIedi O(>orge A A 
Rogers Wilson 
Rajah J A 
Ryan Elsa 

Rafp Ruth 
St Leon George 
Rpahman Alb't Mrs 
Sleper Lillian 
Selmer Jack 
Summcra Cecil 

TAlnT Jack 
"30 Pink Toea" 

Verobell Mme 
Verona Couo.teaa 
Valeno Don 
Vert ITazei 
VirKinia Misa 
Valll Arthur 
Voltaire Harry 

Wallace Grace Ca 
Wafslka * U'atudy 
Ware Archie 
Wallace Jean 
Wilkea Ruih 

Zira Lillian 



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MONTREAL 

By JOHN M. GARDINER 

TITS MAJESTY'S —"Mnflcmol.selle 
<TArmon tiered." Next week, "Merry 
Widow." 

rniXCKSR. — Hftnry S.intry; 
P.urns and Freda: Paul Nolan nd 
Co.; Sheldon. Thorns and Bahb; 
Krjrmer and Zarrell; Clara Howard; 
Tfarry and Anm Seymour; the 
IJronk.'iwav r.arlo' s. 

OTIPIIEU.M.— "The Proven Wing," 
Orphoiim IMavrr.s. 

(JAYETY.— "P.it; JamborcC." 

LOEWS.— Willi m l;c.^mon<S In 



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person; "Odditieg of 1921"; Gullianl 
Trio; Lubin and licwis; TuTiel and 
Covey; Thro© Cliffords; picture, 
"Fightia' Mad," with William Des- 
mond. 

CAPITOL.— Capitol Opera Co. In 
"Mlfrnon"; picture, "Moran of the 
Lady Letly." 

ALLEN. — Allen Concert Co.; 
"Torable David." 

ST. DENIS.-— Pop vaudeville; film, 
"Just Around the Corner." 

IMPERIAL.— "Hail tho Woman." 



Montreal's newest theatre. Plaza, 
wa.9 opened with special ceremonies 
tho other evening. It will be iinder 
the management of tho Independent 
Amusemen' Co., which already 
operates "five other theatres In 
Montreal. The PI .za will have a 
picture policy. Opening, '*At the 
StaKc Door," with special musical 
settings arranged by William Eck- 
stein and Arnold Mecrte. 



"The Axe," a Si. all local sheet 
publiMhed by John H. Roberts, a re- 
former and anti-booze booster, is 
out to close the Summer Garden, a 
cabaret here. Mr. Roberts is at- 
tacking tb place through the Hon. 
Oeorge Simard, chairman of the 
Quebec Liquor Commission. Rob- 
erts alleges that Simard granted 
tho Summer Garden a license for 
"ulterior motives." 



JHent, will determine the cast. Alt 
Hcenen will be taken in Chenango 
County. 



At the request of the city admin* 
Istration — a requent that had all th« 
force of an ultimatum — Water- 
town's Sunday theatrical entertain- 
ment is now restricted solely to 
motion pictures. Tte request that 
vaudeville performances on Sunday 
be discontinued at once was served 
upon Charles Scsonske, manager of 
the Avon, and Dr. J. Victor Wlleon, 
manager of the three local Robbing 
houses. 



"The Bat" did an artistic flop at 
His Majesty's last week. The com- 
pany was not of the best and the 
newspapermen characterized the of- 
fering as "good melodrama for those 
who like pure sensationalism." 



SYRACUSE, N. Y. 

By CHESTER B. BAHN 

Trial of the action for a 60-50 
dlvi.^lon of ownership of the Keith 
theatre building here ar.d of the 
proceeds of the theatre operation 
since it was built hau been post- 
poned until ihe April term of the 
Supreme Court, it \ announced by 
Attorney William Rubin, represent- 
ing the Shuberta, plaintiffs. The 
postponement In by agreement. 



The (\irlhage (N. Y.) opera house 
will continue as a th( tre. Plans 
by its owner, Jasper Gigllo. to con- 
vert it into an apartment house 
went by the boards when a newly 
org.inized .stock company of local 
business men purchased tho prop- 
erty. 



WASHINGTON, D. C 

By HARDIE MEAKIN 

Belaseo (Shuberi) 

Bill this week proved interestingr. 
To Carl McCoIIough must go first 
honors, ho registering omphatle hit 
In his new act, which Is exception- 
ally clever. Joe Boganny's Lunatic 
Bakers also went over big, as did 
Dolly Connolly aesiistod by Percy 
Weinrlch. Frank W. Stafford, whoeo 
whistling always attracts, again 
scored with his new production, be 
with Baby Thclma both mystified 
and amused with her mind telep- 
athy are Bharing h<>adline positions 
on the bill. 

Jack Horton and La Trlska opened 
and got attention. The McCormicks 
danced well, but should not sing. 
Callahan and Bllsa opened after in- 
termission and scored. Regal and 
Moore, playing a return date, closed 
and held the house, as was to bO 
expected. 



The closing of seven of Wa/shlnflT"* 
ton's theatres by or«l<»' of the Dis- 
trict CommisKloncrs left a big bole 
in the attractions fur the week. 
Tho.so houses open are prosentinff 
tho following: Shubert-Oarrlck has 
John Galsworthy's "The 8kln 
Gamo"; tho Gayety, "Keep BmlU 
Ing": Capitol, Monte Carlo Qlrl^; 
Loow'a Palace, Viola Dana appf»ar-t 
Ing in person witft her picture, "The 
Fourteenth Lover"; Moore's RIalto, 
Betty Compson In "The Law and the 
Woman." 




The Ilrst homo talent film to be 
produced in those parts will bo 
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was a disappointment to managers. 
Shubert, Frances Starr In "The 
Easiest Way," after 12 years, failed 
to prove draw of former years. The 
Wednesday matinee was a sell-out, 
but the other performances not up 
to capacity. "Irene," with the New 
York company, this week, nine per- 
formances. 



split by George Mayo and Frederic 
.Stanley. Good opening turn by 
Emanuel in some thrills on the 
trapeze. l?eck and Stone, in some 
songs and dances, get away with it. 
Zeigler Sisters put over a dancing 
act, iiH.'siMl«d by uii uiiprOgiamed 
young man who is some stepper. 
Aots drags somewhat. Peppy card 
tricks by Jack Merlin score heavily. 
Mayo lands strong in comedy bit 
"The IJridal Sweet." I^cona I.a Mar 
repeats successfully In mind-read- 
ing, while Miio goes big for imita- 
tions and warbling. Frederic Stan- 
ley and his Melody Cirls load the 
others In their musical and dancing 
numbers. In which Maris Reed and 
MidAie Morri«on are nolieeable. 
lligoletto IJrothers and Swan.son Sis- 
ters win favor with their juggling, 
posing', singing and danclm,'. while 
the male members close with tlieir 
"wop ' item. 



The Repertory Theatre company, 
headed by Erville Alderson, recent- 
ly organized •hero, presented 
"Grumpy" 16-17 at Auditorium. 
Affair poorly advertised and busi- 
nesu not as good as anticipated. 



TORONTO 



Louis Miller, for a number of 
years advertising agent 
Grand theatre, has taken 
position with Pantagoa. 



for the 
a similar 



The Zbyszko-Max Orlando wres- 
tling match at Co *vention Hall la.-^t 
week drew 8,000. The former won 
in straight fails. 



Jean Le Brun, prima donna with 
the "Kandy Kids." was out of the 
bill last week, suffering with throat 
trouble. 



Keith's Hip. 

Another bill -of biKh-makers h«Me 
this week; well di.stributi'd vyriety. 
Chief honors weixt to the Crct»le 
Fashion Plate. Moore nnd Criirh- 
fleld registeicd. Florenco Koed, wit!, 
good iiupport aiU'cared in comedy, 

I.aura and I'illv l')reyer Oi^ned 
with RiKij»i»V f'l'd gtaeeful dar cing; 
Jennie Middlrton, smart youn^ lady, 
earned cni-ore for violin ])lM\lng. 
Corinne Tilton i:»'vuc pUa.sed. Harry 
Brecn got ovt.r, while IWs.sie IJrowii- 
Ingf miule 'em take notice. Dare 
lirotlHM s dosed with neat and clever 
athletic tnrr. 

Ohio (Shubert) ' 
Good viudiville this wtcU: bij.' 
crowd Sunday afternoon. Huntus 



KANSAS CITY 

By WILL R. HUGHCS 

SHi;i'.EUT— "Irene." 

CJAVi-rrY — "CJreenwich Village 
Preview." 

C EXT URV— "Lena D.aley's Kandy 
Kids' uccond week). 



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IMiotoplays — "Penrod." Xewman; 
'Il.iil tlic Won. an," Liberty: "Song 
ot Life," Royal. 

Automobile show lart week, but 
alrno.st made-to-ordcr Joy-ride 
we.it her proved tough opposition 
for the .vliow houses downtown. The 
expected largo number of visitors 
failed to niateri.ilizi; and the week 



At a wireless telephoney concert 
pr.wnotcd by the Kansas City "Star" 
a numlier of acts from different 
theatres furnl.shed the entertain- 
ment. 



Greenwich Vlllngo \- getting lots 
of free advertising here at present, 
'i'hii "Greenwich \illago lieview" Is 
the next attraction at the Gaycty 
(Columbia Purlesquo Circuits and 
tho "Greenwich \illage Follies" fol- 
lowing at the Shubert. 



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PRINCESS— Lionel Atwill In "The 
Grand Duke." Next. William Gil- 
lette in "The Dream Maker." 

ROYAL ALEXANDRA — "The 
Whirl of New York," Shubert 
Vaudeville. Next, Frank Tinney in 
"Tickle Mo." 

GRAND OPERA HOUSE— "Over 

the Hills to tho Poor House (play, 
not picture). 

UPTOV/N THEATRE — Glascr 
Players in "The Shepherd of the 
Hills." 

SHEA'S— Gus Edwards (himself), 
presenting "The Fountain of Youth," 
with company, Claude and Fanny 
Usher and other high -class vaude- 
ville. 

PANTAGES— WilFon St Larsen 
and other vaudeville acts of l»an- 
tages road shows. Film, "The Child 
Thou Gavest Me." 

LOEWS.— Flo Ring and other 
vaudeville acts. Film. "The Shadow 
of Lightning Ridge." 

HIPPODROME — Edith ClojSper 
and Roys and other vaudeville acts 
Film, "Tho Idle Rich.'' 

PARK— Vaudeville and film. 

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ALLEN— Film, Anita Stewart In 
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Choir and I*hiladeli)hia OrchestTia ia 
2&th concert" series. 

EMI»IRE — Lew 
"Harvest Time." 



Tulbofs new 



Alice Lloyd upheld her reputation 
as a drawing card here, and with 
A splendid supporting bill the Shu- 
bert vaudeville did well at the 
Royal. The Savoyards Company had 
a good week at the Princess, while 
all vaude\^« houses did well. The 
marvelous drawing powers of Mae 
Murray in the film, "Peacock Al- 
ley," when she packed the Regent 
each night, was the feature of the 
week. 



John E. Kellerd, with a good sup« 
porting company, presented a reper- 
toire of Shakespearean plays at the 
Grand Opera House, and did fair 
business, but after fifteen weeks of 
bumping along from town to town 
after leaving Denver, going to the 
coast and returninp" through Can- 
ada aa far as this city, v/ith losing 
' uslne in all but four or five 
places, Mr. Kellerd decided to close 
Saturday night despite the fact that 
he had dates ahead and the mem- 
bers of the company did not ask for 
closing, although much In arrears 
of salary. Saturday night's receipts 
were pooled among the performers, 
and between that and money from 
home friends they managed to get 
home. One member of the cast ^ 
when asked why he didn't write, 
said that hotels did not supply 
stamps, and he had no money to 
purchase one. He also stated that 
In one place all he had for 24 hours 
was a doughnut and a cup of cof- 
fee, and after the show rehearsed 
V nil 3 or 4 a. m. Tho Equity mem- 
bers of the company did not receive 
any support from that body, moral- 
ly or otherwise. 



The exchange rate has been taken 
off American papers and magazines, 
and for the first time in years we 
are now paying face value for pa- 
pers. If the clearing house here for 
the.se publications would disgorge a 
little sooner it would help things, as 
last week mailed copies were deliv- 
ered before others were put on sale. 

There was n reunion In Alice 
Lloyd's dressing room last week 
when she and Dorothy Mackay, the 
child star, called upon Miss Lioyd, 
as the little lassie had appeared on 
tho same bill as Sir Harry Lauder, 
Hetty King, Alice Lloyd and other 
celebrities acroes the water. 



Ed H. Robins Is closing his show, 
"Just Suppose," which is now in 
Winnipeg. 

Bllllo Stark, who has been ill 
here, has rejoined "Kits o' Uroad- 
way" Co. 



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Friday, February 24, 1922 



VARIETY 



33 



lACK IN THE KENNELS 



FOR THE WINTER 

Myfollu wlU 

kAT« to ff* to 

work BOW. 

Oswald 



WOODSIDE KENNELS 




TRIXIE 
FRIGANZA 



At 

LINCOLN, CHICAGO and 
DAVENPORT, I A. 

Next Week (Feb. 27) 



KYRA 



Shubert Vaudeville 



ERNEST HIATT 

in "Nothing Serious" 

"IT'S A WHONG llOUTK THAT HAS 
NO EAUNING." 

Direction EARL & PERKINS 



LAURIE ORDWAY 

IRENE FISHER, At Piano 



PHILADELPHIA 

By ARTHUR B. WATERS 

Harry M. White, former manapor 
of the local (loldwyn Exchanse. has 
been niarJe manager of the Philadel- 
phia oftlce of "Wld" Gunning to 
succeed Kdgar Moss. 

Hope Hampton's "Star Dust," 
First National picture, has received 
imusual exploitation in Philadelphia 
in connection with its showing at 
the Stanley this week. Alvin Plough, 
former newspaper man here, is in 
charge of the campaign, which in- 
cludes a "Red Headed" matinee, a 
pumber of personal appearances, 
and a number of tie-ups with local 
stores. Tlio j)icture was given high 
praise by local critics. 

Whittaker Puiy, former manager 
of the Chestnut Street Opera House. 
Shubert vaudeville house here, and 
lately transferred to look after the 
Shubert vaudeville interests In 
Pittsburgh, is in Philadelphia be- 
cause of the serious illness of his 
wife. 



The Carmen Amusement company, 
which now operates the Carmen the- 
atre, Germantown avenue and Car- 
men street, has purchased a lot with 
a frontage of 176 feet on Roy street 
and 110 leet on Germantown avenue, 
directly opposite their other house, 
and has already broken ground for 
the erection of a 3,500 -seat theatre 
to be devoted exclusively to vaydc- 
ille. It Is planned to have the the- 
atre opened by January 1, 1923. The 
approximate cost is 1250,000. The 
name of the architect has not been 
announced, and the active construc- 
tion work will be done under the 
direction of the owners. 



Marcus Cenn, in conjunction with 
the Stanley company of America, 
will construct a theatre with an 
estimated cost of from $250,000 to 
1300.000 between 63d and 64th street, 
on Woodland avenue. The house 
will have a frontage of 47 feet on 
Woodland avenue, a depth of 100 
feet, with an L extending towards 
6ad street measuring 85 by 67 feet. 
There wjll be provisions on the first 
floor for 1,200 to 1,400 people, and 
plans also provide for a mezzanine 
and promenade with from 400 to 
600 seats ia the balcony. In addi- 
tion to the auditorium proper there 
"Will be provisions for a dance hall 
and lodge rooms above the main 
entrance, and apartments in other 
Jarts of the building. H. Cnilds 
Hodgens has been engaged as archi- 
tect, and it is the intention to break 
ground about April 1 and finish the 
theatre by Labor Day. 



"Foolish Wives" will be brought 
Into the Aldinc theatre laeginning the 
week of Feb. 27. This is the first 
Universal attraction to bo shown at 
the Felt Brothers' big Chestnut 
street house, which has been using 
United Artist attractions exclusively 
at from four to one week. "Molly 
O" was booked for F'ebruapy, but 
the Hollywood affair lead to a 
change in bookings. "Foolish Wives" 
Will be kept, in all probability, four 
Weeks, but may stay longer if busi- 
ness warrants it. 



A publicity department has been 
instituted in the Philadelphia office 
of First National. C. C. Pippin, 
Who has had considerable experience 
|n exploitation and publicity work, 
nas been gpiven active supervision 
•f this department. 



B. F. KeithV — Gertrude Hoffmann 
Was h*re in the late summer, but 
^e Was well received again this 
'^oek, though her act was about the I 
•amp. Many of the girls in her bal- 



LITTLE 

PIPIFAX 

rusyrx littlb sailor ckoitn 

▲•slated by 

KIbb Elsie and Eddy PANLO 

*TUN AT THE BEACH'* 
«— PANTAC.ES CIRCriT — 



NANCY GIBBS 

(AsslRte* by) 

PIERRE DE REEDER 

IN 

""MUSICAL MOMENTS" 

Manaimnent 
Memra. TKK and J. J. RHrBERT 



ness noticeable fn the higher ranges. 
The boost ooca.sioning talk and con- 
siderable adver.se oritloism, with 
business rellccting the trend. 



The Academy has added a musical 
comedy tab to its picture policy, the 
schedule calling for three changes 
of "operetta" each week. The first 
week's business under the house's 
new policy is reported good. 



JACK NORTON 



Opening of the new T^afayetto 
Square Monday. House, which will 
oppose Loew's In location. Is scaled 
at a 50c. top., 10c. over the Statk. 



Five acts of Sun time, with a feat- 
ure picture, the bill. I^fayette will 
be largest theater In Uuffalo, seat- 
ing close to 4.000. 



Next week's attractions among 
heaviest of year. To oppose the 
opening of the I^afayette, Loew's 
will offer "At the Sign of the Rose," 
with George Beban, in person; the 
Criterion will show "Orphans of the 
Storm"; the Hipp has "A Fool's 
Paradise" underlined and the Strand 
offers "Over the Hill" (second run). 
Picturegoers will have a busy week. 



NEW YORK THEATRES 



in "RECUPERATION," by HUGH HERBERT 

Direction: CHAS. MORRISON 



A REAL VAUDEVILLE NOVELTY 

PAUL FETCHING 

"THE MUSICAL FLOV/ER GARDEN" 
Permanent Address, 16 Packard Ave., Lymansville, R. I. 



let were recruited here last summer, 
and this gives her act an added in- 
terest here. The bill, as a whole, is 
belter than last week's, with the real 
high spot, as far as fun is concerned, 
W. C. Fields, seen here in the "Fol- 
lies" recently, in his "Family Ford" 
skit. Hilarious fun — often old — but 
going over big with the average part 
of the audience. Frankie Heath'si 
songs were generously encored, and 
success was scored by Ed Pressler 
and Blanche Klalss, and by Rae 
Eleanor Ball. 



Shubert Vaudeville. — Charles Pur- 
cell was switched in at the last 
moment, and his act was especially 
well liked. In fact, it went over far 
better with the Shubert clientele 
than did John Charles Thomas a 
number of weeks ago. Jean Bedlnl's 
"Spangles" show was considered not 
the equal of "Chuckles of 1921." but 
it had its high spots. Harry Kelso, 
Daisy and Ora Ormonde, and Martha 
Throop were principals who worked 
hard putting the act over. Besides 
this elaborate unit, which would 
have been enough to headline the 
show without Purcell, there were 



the usual smaller fry. which had 
good points and bad ones. 



BUFFALO 

By SIDNEY BURTON 

M A J E S T I C— wdllam Gillette. 
"The Dream Maker." Satisfactory 
business. Robert Mantell, next. 

SHUBERT TECK— "The Bat." 
Return, still remarkable business. 
Harry Lauder following. 

PICTURES— Hipp, "Prince There 
Was"; Strand. "Lotus Eater"; Cri- 
terion, "Foolish Wives" (third 
week); Loew's, "Conquering Pow- 
er'; Olympic, "Grim Comedian." 



HENRY MILLER S 124 w. 43d BtrMt 

KVES. S:20. iLATI^EES XHURS. A SAT. SJO. 

LADREnE TAYLOR 

in J. HARTLET MANNER'S New Play. 

"THE NATIONAL ANTHEM" 



PPPIJDI IP THEATRE. W. 4M Btntt. 
nCrUDUlU Evet. 8:30. Matt. Wed. * Sat. 

A. n. WOODS Preserfi 

MARGARET LAWRENCE 

LOWELL SHERMAN 

ALLAN DINEHART 

in "LAWFUL LARCENY" 

A New Play by SAM 8IUPMAN 

FI TI Wr* 17 THBA.. W. 42d St. Krt. I:S0. 
*-•*-' * ti^V*!:* M.tt. Wed. and Sat. «:80. 
-THE MOST FAMOUS PLAY IN NEW YORK— 

THE 
DEMI-VIRGIN 

By AVERY HOPWOOD 

8AM H. HARRIS Attractions 



Teck this week goes back to legit, 
with "The Bat." Last week's stand, 
"Whirl of New York," disappointing, 
though reported a big winner at 
other points aTong the road. "Merry 
Widow" turned in excellent week at 
Majestic, but "Dream Maker" ap- 
pears scheduled for slide. 



First week of Increased price 
schedule at Shea's Court Street re- 
ported satisfactory, though weak-* 



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Maxine Elliott s m«u. w.d. * sat 

CLAKE KHMMEE'S New Play 
THE 

MOUNTAIN MAN 

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WINTER GARDEN l^wTr^-^D^nV-^ 
SHUBERT VAUDEVILLE 

WEEK or rEBRUART 27 

JIMMY HUSSEY 

THE PROMENADERS" -" 

and All-Star Vaudeville Bill 



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By JVI£S BCKEBT OOODBIAK 



y^ACIKin Sn. I:.in. Beet State 12 so. 
■ /\Oll^\/ IfaUoeea Wed. and Bat. 

A Carlton Production 

JULIA SANDERSON 

W A MVBICAL COMKDT 8ATUUB 

TANGERINE 



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Matinees Wed. and HhI. 

TfiE 

DOVER ROAD 

ny A. A. MILNE with Pho^i ChfirfV 

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MAYFIELD 

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^7HE BLUSHING BRIDE" 

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on U Dun I Matlriree We<l. aiid Hat. 

Al.m<:RT DK COURVILLE'S 

LONDON GAIETY KEVl'E 

'TINS and NEEDLES" 

WITH 

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in "CAPTAIN APPLEJACK 

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Six Cylinder Love 

A Xew Comedy by Wm. Anthony UcQulr* 

with ERNEST TRUEX 



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OAViO lELASCO Praaaata 

LENOREULRIC 

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IRENE BORDONI 

in "THE FRENCH DOLL" 

A new com«d]r with a few aonga. 

Adapted by A. B. THOMAS. 

From the French of Paul Armont 

and ICaroal Oarbldon. 



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and 
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PICTURES 



Friday, February 24, 1922 



FILM REVIEWS 



fiE£ HUSBANDS TRADEMARK 

'ZjoIs Miller..... .......Gloria Hwanson 

>Allan FrankHn Richard Wayne 

* James ItArkelej...... Stuart Ifolmeii 

eiithr Winters Luclen I.ittif t1ol<l 

Father Horkdey.. <:harlP8 Ugle 

llother Uf-rkeley Edythe Chapman 

Mexican Itandit Clarence Burton 

JlMuy Strom James N<-il 



I A feature that shows considerable 
expense. There is enough in the 
way of sets on the screen to satisfy 
almost any audience. The story 
holds a numbt - of thrills and con- 
siderable bUispense. It is a Lasky 
production released by Paramount. 
The Btory is by Clara Beranger, 
with the scenario handled by Liorna 
Moon. Sam Wood handled the di- 
rection. Its principal wallop is that 
Gloria SwanKon Is starred and gives 
it good work. In her support are 
Stuart Holmes as the heavy and 
Richard Wayne playing the lead. 

In action the story Is a combina- 
tion of a society drama and a west- 
em. Miss Swanson as the wife of 
Holmes is utilized by him to further 
bis business interests. Through 
this he has managed to live in 
luxury and maintain a menage that 
bespoke of millions by the score, 
while in reality it was all part of a 
"front" on his part, a business asset, 
the same as his wife. 

He is in need of money, and when 
"Wayne as the returned engineer 
from Mexico, with a concession for 
acres of oil land appears on the 
scene. Holmes, after first refusing 
to see liim, asks his wife to arrange 
to secure the returning cnffineer as 
a dinner guest. T'lis accomplished, 
the wife is thrown into the guest's 
company by her husband in order 
that he may further his own ends. 
A trip to Mexico is suggested for 
the completion there of the nerca- 
eary papers to close the deal. It is 
the husband's aim to get the en- 
gineer away so as to forestall other 
interests trying to reacli him. 

In Mexico the wife realizes she 
iB falling in love with the engineer, 
and urges her husband to complete 
his business and leave immediately. 
This he refuses* to do, she coming 
to the realization that she means 
nothing to Holmes except as a 
means to an end, with the result 
she is about to leave him, when one . 



Squier shows an understanding of 
the child mind, and the photography 
by David Kesson a fine piece of 
camera workmanship. First National 
should have no difficulty in placing 
this feature in ttie best first run 
houses at this time, when there is 
more or less antipathy or feeling 
against sex pictures. Jolo. 



HER OWN MONEY 

Mildred Carr. Ethel Clayton 

Lew Aldvn Warner Haxter 

Thomas liazelcon ;... .Charles French 

Harvey B<»«»rher < . . . .Clarence Burton 

Flora Conroy Mae Kusch 

Ruth Aldcn Jean Acker 

Jerry Woodward Roscoe Karna 



Ethel Clayton is starred in "Her 
Own Money" (Paramount), taken 
from Mark Swan's play of the same 
name, with adaptation by Elmer 
Harris. The direction is credited 
to Joseph Henabery, with Thomp- 
son Buchanan in supervisory 
capacity. B.v the very nature of the 
story it should iiave strong appeal 
for women fans, dealing as it does 
in a sentimental way with husband 
and wife relations in the household 
situation of a newly married pair. 

The topic is an interesting one, 
and is here treated in an engagingly 
frank way. There is a good deal 
of realism in the practical problems 
of finances of the young couple, 
with the ambitious husband spend- 
ing in an open-handed way and the 
wife cautiou.sly putting away small 
savings. The story is simple and 
direct and impresses by its direct 
sincerity. It might be the record 
of almost any couple. 

It has no great dramatic strength, 
but makes Its appeal upon a truth- 
ful transcript from life in its pains- 
taking character .drawing and in 
tile working out of an every-day 
domestic situation. The weakness 
of all stories of this kind, of course, 
is that they lack "punch " in a melo- 
dramatic way, and probably its ap- 
peal will prove less broad and gen- 
eral than a story of more powerful 
dramatic elements, but it is a high- 
grade production in its conception 
and execution and reflects credit 
upon the author, director and 
players. 



'Her Own Money" was unfortu- 
of the bandit generals arrives, and, nately placed in the Rlalto program 
seeing her, orders her seized for this week because of the supple- 
hljnsclf. In the fight that follows mentary program which had a long 






the husband is killed and the hero 
ine and hero escape across the Rio 
Grando, with the usual flash of the 
U. S. Troopers coming to their aid. 

The picture is well acted, with 
minor roles nicely played by Luclen 
Littlcfield, Charles Ogile and I<:dytho 
Chapman. Clarence Burton as the 
Mexican General handled that role 
with decided capability. 

In direction Mr. Wood for the 
greater part kept the action moving, 
although there were moments about 
half way where the story was a 
little draggy. 

Sets of the bigger sort that were 
used held the attention. A cabaret 
scene at the opening was well done; 
also the society function later. 
Dance touches in both those scenes 
helped, as likewise did a dance in 
the opening of the Mexican scenes. 
The fight and attendant cha.se just 
before the close of the picture were 
the thrill stuff, although a puma 
that almo.^t pounced on the star in 
the LoRt Forest bit was an earlier 
touch that caused the audience to 
gasp. 

The feature can be played up 
strong with exploitation and will 
get money anywhere. Fred. 



than the celluloid product actually 
looks, for "Cardigan" will not cause 
any undue disturbance amongst 
producers and exhibitors. Reported 
as being corking reading matter, 
something must have been lost in 
transplanting the theme to the pro- 
jection machine, aa the etory un- 
winds a mediocre piece of work 
prone to become melodramatic in ita 
sub-titlea. 

*'Buster" Collier has been assigned 
as "Cardigan," handling the title 
part for average results without 
lending that particular strength to 
the character called for through his 
various escapades of rescuing and 
being rescued. Besides the heroic 
incidents the story calls for young 
Collier to interpret the role as play- 
ing an Important link in the chain 
of events leading up to the Ameri- 
can Revolution, with the sequence of 
the picture having a tendency to re- 
veal that the responsibility involved 
was a bit too much for him. Betty 
Carpenter is the heroine, with the 
remainder of the cast assembling a 
performance of average quality, 
having Jere Austin predominating 
somewhat above the oth<ers. 

The story deals with the Colonial 
period and up to the beginning of 
the Revolution, including the fric- 
tion that existed between the Col- 
onists and Tories of the time, the 
probability as to which side the In- 
dian tribes would support, and the 
love affair of Michael Cardigan and 
the girl termed "Silver Hools" by 
the redskins. 

Noble, in directing, evidently al- 
lowed a substantial theme to slip 
through his fingers through subordi- 
nating the historical trend of the 
theme to the love Interest, and hav- 
ing two principals unequal to the 
task of holding it up. On paper. 
"Cardigan," as a picture, must have 
looked like a great proposition, but 
the somewhat exaggerated escapes 
that the hero undergoes, the over- 
done sub-titles that read in one in- 
stance, "Michael, you shall not soil 
your hands with this man's blood; 
let him go"; the poorly handled mob 
stuff and the work of the ra.^t. leaves 
the plcturlzatlon of the ride of l*aul 
Revere about the only kick in the 
film - and you've got to stretch your 



Imagination * bit to g9t ft thriU out 

of that. 

The picture ireta away Cast and 
promisea much between the intrigue 
that the Tories carry on and the 
showing of the Cajruga tribe (cos- 
tumed as the old Biograph company 
presented their Indian characters) 
about ready to declare war, but the 
whole action slows up. with the love 
affair dwindling to almost nothing, 
hi sides losing the initial interest. 
As it stands, "Cardigan" should 
prove interesting to children 
through its historical relations, but 
it's more than doubtful if the older 
folk will enjoy it, though it may get 
some business at the box ofllice from 
those who read the story. Bkig, 

THE LAST CHANCE 

This Is a Canyon Picture made by 

Sellg with Franklyn Farnum starred. 

No other member of the cast is 
named, but an amazing jumble of 
a story was written by William K. 
Wing. So far as detail Is concerned. 
Webster Cullinson's direction was 
fair enough. The picture can't have 
cost much (except the health of the 
actors pummeled by Farnum and his 
assooiatew) for it is mostly made up 
of exteriors. It was part of a double 
bill Feb. 20 at Loew's Circle. 

Farhum plays Ranee Sparr, lack- 
adaisical son of a Western ranch 
owner. His f.ither Is killed in a row 
but this doesn't spur Ranee up much. 
He has all his cattle stolen and 
takes to drinking whisky. The 
saloonkeeper's daughter goes on a 
jag with him because she's sorry 
his ow.n girl takes so little interest 
in his fate. Her influence is such 
that he wakes up and rehabilitates 
his fortune, taking to his heart the 
right girl. 

Farnum would make a fair heavy 
and some of his supporting cast 
were all right. The story was so 
Inadequately motivated, however, it 
was hard to follow, and left you 
mostly bewildered. Even the fights 
(they occurred so often the speo- 
lators lauglu'dj didn't help. It was 
hard to determine who was who, and 
why thpy fought and what they 
wanted. Ijcrd. 



THE OOLDEN GALLOWS 

A Universal feature starring Miss 
DuPont, who has been elevated to 
stardom since her work in "Foolish 
Wives." It is a story of back -stage 
life in the theatre that is about on a 
par with the usual screen versions 
of that phase of theatre, inaccurate 
with countless liberties permitted 
that never would be tolerated in any 
theatre. No author, director or 
scenario writer was given credit on 
the copy of the film that was 
screened at the Academy of Music 
on Monday of this week, where the 
picture was the weaker end of a 
double feature bill which included 
the John Barrymore starring fea« 
ture, "The Lotus Boaters." However, 
It is a fair picture of the usual pro- 
gram typo and if anything a little 
better than the average U. product. 

Miss DuPont Is starred with Jack 
Mower as her leading man and 
Edwin Stevens playing a bit in the 
early part of the picture. The bal- 
ance of the cast is equally well 
picked and the playing of all the 
roles even to the minor bits are 
well handled. 

The story has Miss DuPont as 
the heroine starting as an under- 
study who is made overnight. 
Mower, who is in the audience, falls 
in love at first sight and there are 
several others who do likewise. 
Stevens in the role of an old ad- 
mirer who has been trying to cap- 
ture tho affections of thie girl while 
she was in the chorus, changes his 
tactics when she is a star and be- 
comes a loyal friend. When he Is 
killed by a former sweetheart 
through jealousy it is discovered 
that ho has left half his fortune to 
the new star. 

His lawyer, who Is also an ad- 
mirer, tried throu.t;h pulvlicity of the 
will to kill off competition on the 
part of rivals f»>r the girl's hand. 
He having a letter which was writ- 
ten V)y the dylnsr man stating that 
he wanted the girl's name protected 
because their friendshij) was of a 
mi)st Platonic nattire. He is suc- 
cessful in his effort for a while. 

In the end. however, his tactics 
art' tlisclos^d and t!\e lovers are re- 
tmited. 7'rcd. 



PENROD 

P«irod , We.«!l«»y Barry 

Mr. Schofleld Tully Marj.h;ill 

Mrs. Kchorteld Clalrp Mrnc.will 

Robert Williams... John }fnrn>n 

Sam Williams Gordon Orttllth 

George BaAsett Newton Hall 

Foster Harry GriffUh 

John Barrett Cecil Holland 

Herman •.. .Sunshine MtTrison 

yprman •..•••....Floronce Morrison 

Margaret Mrirjorie L>avr 

Marjorie Jones Clam Horton 

Baby Rennsdule Peggy Jane 



Were It not for its length (eight 
reels) "Ponrod" would be one of the 
cleanest, healthiest and most whole- 
some feature picture ever turned 
out. With Wesley ("Freckles") 
Barry starred, It is an excellent plc- 
turlzatlon of th4r Booth Tarkington 
boy character. 

Amusing to the highest degree, It 
somehow becomes tiresome through 
its over-footage and one cannot help 
thinking how preferable, if some of 
tho simple incidents had been 
omitted. None of the scenes is pro- 
longed but there are so many. It Is 
like calling on friends and having 
tho child of tho house perform his 
littlo stunts. You are entertained 
for a time but after a while you long 
for the time to put the youngster to 
bed. 

I^lltlo P.arr.v gives a performance 
that stamps him qs an artist, lie 
is alternately wistful, humorous and 
mischievous. Jle is al>ly assistcil l.y 
such sensurM-d lilm aiti«!ts ns Tully 
Marshall as the faiher. Clnire Mac- 
l)owell as the mother, M;irJorie haw. 
.lohn H.itron and a host of clever 
youncfstars, the lalter ;ttnusinc: yf>u 
in ppiie of yoiuselC uinil. a^ l.eiore 
mentioned, they become a bit tire- 
tiome. 

The direction of Marshall N«'ilan 
atid I'raiik O'Connor i^ all that could 
hi* desired, the aeenario by Lucliu 

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Triart production called "The 
Young Painter," a rather trashy 
sentimental story in place of the 
usual news reel or scenic, and it 
rather overloaded the program with 
sentimental love stories. After one 
had sat thro..gh nearly three reels 
of this super saccharine romance 
the regular feature, with its domes- 
tic story of sentimental import, 
came as a little too much of the 
same thing. 

Miss Clayton Improves with each 
succeeding feature. In this she has 
some fine moments of easy re- 
strained acting as tho self-sacri- 
flclng wife, playing with a smooth, 
natural effect that registers at full 
value. The whole play Is done In 
much the same tone, varied by more 
florid passages by Mae Busch, who 
makes an excellent contrast as the 
selfish butterfly wife. 

The story deals with Mildred 
Carr, secretary to a big business 
man, who gives up the "slavery" of 
business for tho "freedom" of wife- 
hood with Lewis Alden, a young 
real estate operator. Lewis lias 
plunged on a $5,000 option on a site 
which ho proposes to turn over to 
Mildred's old employer at a big 
profit. Meanwhile he Is a free 
spender in his plan to do big things 
in business, while Mildred is the 
saver of the partnership, all un- 
known to the husband. 

The option is about to lapse and 
Is only saved by Mildred's buying 
an extension with her savings. In 
order that licwis may not be "hu- 
miliated," Mildred lends him the 
money in a round-about way 
through a neighbor, and misunder- 
standings arising out of the trans- 
action separate the couple. Mildred 
goes back to her old secretarial 
post, while Lewis plunges into busi- 
ness more determinedly, and by 
hard work they re-establish them- 
selves. 

There Is no Impress! vo drama In 
all this, but it is interesting charac- 
ter drawing and makes a clean, at- 
tractive tilm subject. Rush. 



CARDIGAN 

Mirhael CnrdlRan Willliim Collier. Jr 

SlUfP H«>fl- Ui'tty rariu'ul.-r 

Sir Willi.Tm .Tohna.m.. ..Thunia?! fumrnlnifa 

<'apf;iln Itutlcr William Pike 

I.i.r.l I)uriin.-.r.- cliail-s K. I'.iahnm 

Mario Hainllt.»n Ma<1«>loii)*> t.nb^ttv 

r.fidy Shell .n H.ilty Dtlaro 

Sir J'hri Jwhiislon houis lioan 

Th.' \V.';i7.pl Colin* Campbell 

.l!n-K Mtiutil..,, ipro Austin 

I'hiof I.ogan Fr:ink It. M..ntgomorv 

l>uli'ina ...,. .Klcan-T C.nnith 

Uui'lfr 1)1, k l,<o 

('ulon'l iTrs.-ip lack Juh'Ksron 

Molly Itratidt , . .Tloretup Short 

ratruk H.r.ry « Cr.rgp I. rfri-r 

.lohti ll.tn'-.)iK Williani Willis 

J'aul Hcxc-.K- Au-iun Hunu 



i^nswering a 18ig Editorial 
rom the Motiou Picture News 



signals-the *''f«'PA?^rLTSie farmers, over fields and 

redcoats-the tumblmg out ^f Jf «i^JJg_tte' volleys-the lone 
along stone walls-the rattle otpot^ . j^^ 

rider again along the black co^t^ gathering storm of free-. 
wind-the Vf *t.Sine KsS2-the lone rider%gain-the des- 
dom-the SiSJe K^^cendo, whoop, bang I . 
P'C^&S sSSe for you. And the Amencan flag 

"TA ^e%o ff oad for historical dramat 



Messmore Kendall 

presents 



T?Ms.(l on th»» novel of the .''amc 
ii.ipie hy l{u))eTL \V. Chanil^or.s. 
Mfssnmri' K<'iu1all is present in, •; t!iis 
scrern featured directed l»y John W. 
Xol.le and ha* ke<l with three Cini- 
cr.t men. Tlie trio of "shooters" al- 
leged to have been used in taking 
the picture sounds more pretentious 



Evfry episode, every incidenl, 
every bit of the tremendous 
American historical background 
that Mr. Johnston calls for it 
contained in "Cardigan*'— the 
biggest, finest production of the 
New Year in motion pictures. 



ARDICAN 

The First Ameilcan Historical Production 
From tfie Famous Novel By 

ROBERT W. CHAMBERS 

Directed hy John W. Noble 

Jhe romantic story gfayoutH 

and a maid drawn vy chance 

into the dramatic struggle for 

American Independence 




lSVW^St.N.YC^Phcn6sXanderhih:01B-9 




Friday, February H, 1922 



PICTURES 



INSIDE STUFF 



ON PICTURES 



Scenario authors, long since allotted a apeclal ward in the «anitorlum 
of kickers against different forms of film abuse, are out in protest again 
with a new wheeze against scenario heads. The cry against plagiariza- 
tion and outright piracy, long a stock complaint of writers. Is seldom 
heard nowadays. Authors for a long time have realized their case is 
hopeless, and Informed purveyors of material for the camera no longer 
Indiscriminately send plots or suggestions to studios. 

The copyright protection some obtain by fusing their plots into fiction 
form coming under copyright provision they discovered helped them 
hut little, as with an art so fluid as story-telling for the screen, the 
most compact story in the world they discovered could be attacked in 
some part without a case in court being strong enough to endure. The 
fresh complaint of the writers is that they are sent stories the pro- 
ducers are considering for production. The writers, selected always 
from among the lists of the well known, are asked to consider adapting 
the proffered story. Suggestions are invited to indicate the favored au- 
thor's sympathy with the subject submitted. The writers have been 
falling for this alluring bait, and sending in their Ideas. And none of 
them, they aver, have been getting any action, but several declare the 
idcase they submit are often used in toto. 



WOULD HAKE 
CENSORS AC 



Paramount has altered the signature (^ut to its trade paper advertising. 
Heretofore the trademark read: "Famous Players-Lasky Corporation, 
Adolph Zukor, president; Jesse L. Lasky, vice-president; Cecil 13. De- 
Mllle, director general." The new cuts now read: "Famous Players- 
I/asky Corporation, Adolph Zukor, president." No reason has been 
assigned for the change.^ 

"Picking plays for film production of the first class Isn't the easy 
thing that some high brow critics of the trade papers and the lay press 
seem to believe," said a well known head of a picture producing com- 
pany. "The criticism leveled at picture producers by most of the assail- 
ants of the field includes the implication that selection where not done 
intelligently is done without particular thought of the job in hand. The 
reverse of this is true. What the layman critic, and often the specialized 
reviewer, doesn't know are the fundamentals governing play selection. 
Everyone knows that a selling name is lots when buying; but a name 
with box oltice possibilities would never sell a script unless the story 
it titles offers screen action justifying the value the name of the buy 
potentials. 

"Th« individual preference of some one In power is the usual inter- 
pretation given a film play's selection. The thing Isn't so simple. With 
productions costing from $40,000 up, the business of selecting plays is 
one of many conditions not suspected by the outsider. We of this cor- 
poration work on a deliberate plan, as carefully considered, I am willing 
to believe, as any of any other business representing equivalent invest- 
ment. To sell at the box ofllce, a picture play must have wide interest. 
It must be liked by the greater percentage of the mass of picture-house 
patrons. The gross mass at present, according to the last census, rep- 
resents 110,000,000 people. How is one to know that the scenario or play 
under con.sidcration will interest and satisfy the greater part of such 
of the 110.000,000 as may come to view it? How is ono to know that what 
may please one portion may prove equally so to the majority of the other 
components of the whole? When wo have a prospective play under con- 
sideration we call in every member of all our staffs, all departments, 
grossing more than 100 people, more than 100 minds, more than 100 
viewpoints. It's the composite judgment of these 100 minds that guides 
us finally." 



COAST PICTURE NOTES 



The passing of Rufus Cole from the helm of R. C. pictures, predicated 
by the announcement of Pat Powers as the new managing director of 
that firm, automatically bears upon the original entry into picturedom 
of this popular leader. Incidentally, the elision of Cole from active 
arteries of a business his personality enlivened and honored, opens the 
day books, journals and ledgers upon which his vast business operated 
before the recent ebb tides of filmdom set in. The guiding spirit of 
an importing export and import business of miscellaneous products, with 
his markets principally in the Indias, Rufus S. Cole's advent into pic- 
tures began with his exportation of films to the Rangoons, Burmahs, 
Calcuttas and other centers of Indo-Asiatic importance. It was Edna 
Williams who is accredited with first visualizing for Cole the El Dorado 
an American producing plant offered. Robertson, a Londoner, with finan- 
cial favor with the Scotland Grahams whoso Influence invaded the JBank 
of Scotland, was then brough^ in, and to exporting and importing, Cole, 
under the firm name of Robertson & Cole, launched forward Impressively. 
The Robertson & Cole original investment was rated at five millions. 
Their weekly business, after they got their stride, was $70,000 per week. 
Hobertson's place In the concern was flnancial solely. Cole's assembly 
of aids included initially Walter Seeley and Alex Bclphus. 

Experts who looked over the terms of the contract made bv Cole for 
distributing through the Clark-Cornelius Corporation with the C.-C. firm 
getting 35 per cent, didn't deem it a shrewd agreement for the producing 
firm. All advertising had to be pro-rata. The Robertson & Cole getaway 
was auspicious, with Martin Johnson's South Sea subjects, Bessie Bar- 
riscale, Henry Malthal, Billy Rhodes, Wm. Desmond, Sessue Hayakawa, 
Alma Rubens and H. B. Warner among the firm's explosive material. 
Production costs didn't fall to the level that the gross takes eventually 
tobogganed to as films' decline started registering. 

The substitution of tho R. C. pennant for the original Robertson & 
Cole standard that ensued about this time Kit many guessing as to 
whether Robertson was out or in, the R. C. initials standing equally for 
the old firm name and the Rufus Cole monogram. The new move of the 
firm bringing In Pat Powers has been foreshadowed for some time. 
Negotiations to attract big interests with substantial capital to come 
Into the R. C. combination have been intermittently in progress for 
many weeks. The $500,000 that Powers' entry adds to the firm's ex- 
chequer is reported to bo largely "downtown" money, secured by the 
Robertson & Cs»le building at 1600 Broadway, built at $1,500,000 at a 
cost peak period, and now assessed at $750,000; the Robertson & Cole 
studio at Los Angeles, estimated at $500,000, and rights to many pictures 
the firm owns, including the costly and valuable "KLsmet." 



A picture producer who has 15 pictures with one releasing concern Is 
this week in receipt of a statement crediting him with $140 for the past 
three months. 



Lusk Measure in N. Y. Senate 
Enlarges Commission's 
* Powers 

Albany, N. T., Feb. 21. 

The feature of the legislative 

week as far aa it affects the theatre 

is the new proposition sponsored by 
Senator Lusk proposing to give the 
Picture Censor Commission the 
powers of a court In the enforce- 
ment of the censorship law passed 
last session. The proposal comes In 
Senate Print No. 825 introduced by 
Mr. Lusk and referred to the Fi- 
nance Committee, amending the 
original law in several particulars. 

One of the changes exempts 
scientific fllms from the payment of 
fees except necessary expenses In- 
curred in the manufacture and dis- 
tribution of identification matter 
(license number and state seal) at- 
tached to the scientific films, but 
this Is innocuous. 

The amendment objectionable to 
the industry appears at the end of 
the new bill and in effect gives the 
censor commission power to Issue 
subpoenas, examine witnesses un- 
der oath and require the production 
of records. It la this section that 
virtually gives the commission the 
powers of a court and an appeal 
from its orders can only be taken 
by writ of certiorari. The text of 
this section reads as follows (matter 
In parentheses is deleted from the 
old act, other matter is new text): 

Enforcement; rules and regula- 
tions. The commission ahall have 
authority to enforce the provisions 
[and purposes] of this act [; but], 
and for such purpose the commis- 
sion shall have power to issue 
subpoenas or subpoenas duces 
tecum, administer oaths and ex- 
amine witnesses under oath, to in- 
spect and require the production of 
any books, records, papers or docu- 
ments for the purpose of investigat- 
ing any matter relating to the li- 
censing or granting of permits for 
films, or relating to the exhibition of 
any identification matter required 
to be exhibited by law or the rules 
and regulations of said commission, 
and any matter relating t violations 
of this act or the rules and regula- 
tions made by said commission by 
virtue thereof. Such subpoenas 
shall be Issued under the hand of the 
chairman and the seal of the com- 
mission and may be served by any 
oflflcer or employe of the commis- 
sion or by any police or peace of- 
ficer. Any person who ahall omit, 
neglect or refuse to obey a aubpoena 
issued under this act or who ahall 
refuse to testify under or In pur- 
suance thereof shall be guilty of a 
misdemeanor. [t]Thl8 act ahall not 
be construed to relieve any state or 
local peace ofilcer in the state from 
the duty otherwise imposed of de- 
tecting and prosecuting riolations 
of the laws of the State of New 
York. In carrying out and enforcing 
the purposes of thia act, the com- 
mission may make all needful rules 
and regulations not Inconsistent 
with the laws of the State of New 
York." 



Los Angeles, Feb. 21. 
••With Stanley In Africa" and 
"Buffalo Bill" U serials were thought 
to hold more historical characters 
than any chapter stories ever lilmed 
until U started on "Tho Adven- 
tures of Robinson Cru.^oe," which 
promises some nifty sixteenth cen- 
tury stuff. 



Abe Budln, who has an Important 
part in "Hungry Hearts" at (lold- 
wyn, was picked up by Director K. 
Aiason Hopper for tho role while 
sweeping the front of his (Budin's) 
apartment house. 



John Fleming Wilson, prominent 
writer of sea stories and a member 
of Ince's writing staff, Is back at the 
studios following an illness of sev- 
eral weeks. 



Monte Banks heads his company 
on location at Catallna island, where 
some special scenes are being taken 
for his new comedy for Warner Bros. 
Thelma Worth. Betty Compson's 
tiny cousin, supports Banks in this 
picture. Recently Banks finished 
"Sinkers." 



severely lacerated wrist last week 
when John Brown, Christie's 600- 
pound Canadian brown bear, took a 
small bite out of Edwards' arm dur- 
ing a "playful" scone In "Cold Feet," 
a new Christie comedy. 



Wallace Reld and company is in 
the southerii extremity of tho state 
on location for "The Dictator." 
James Cruze Is directing. 



Besides Agnes Ayres, "The OrdeaP 
has Conrad Nagel, Kdna Murphy, 
Clarence Burton and Edward Suther- 
land. Paul Powell Is directing. 



William Russell Is working on 
"Lucky Gharrity" at Fox's, support- 
ed by Sylvia Breamer. 



"A Man of Action." by Bradley 
King. Is next in line for Douglas 
MacLean at the Ince lots. 



"When She Marries" is the release 
title of a forthcoming Thomas H. 
Ince special. An all-star cast Is 
used in this picture, which was 
adapted by Bradley King. 



"Salome," Nazlmova's latest, will 
be ready for the cutting room this 
week. The Russian star was direct- 
ed in this picture by Charles Bryant. 
Interiors were made at the United 
studios, where Nazlmova produc- 
tions are located. 



Roy Atwell, who recently support- 
ed Marie Prevost in "Don't Get Per- 
sonal," is being starred by U in a 
short reel comedy. 



Jack and Sam Warner are In 
charge of the direction of "Shadows 
of the Jungle." a fifteen episode 
serial which Is on its last lap thia 
week. The chapter picture will be 
released aa "A Daring Adventure." 
Grace Darmond is the star. She la 
supported by Philo McCuUough, 
Jack Richardson, Bobby Agnew, and 
Pherlyss Perdue. 



Matthew Dorgan, prominently 
identified with Tammany politics in 
New York city for a number o£ 
years, is the new eflflcliency expert at 
the local Fox studios. 



Ray Wataon, formerly a Loa An- 
gelea newapaper man, la to be fea- 
tured in comediea produced by 
Holly Company. 



"Billie" Rhodes la to return to the 
screen aa a principal in Roy H. 
Klumb productions. Klumb produc- 
tions are t'^ be made In Hollywood 
with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Todd in 
the featured roles of comedy dramas. 
Miss Rhodes has been out of pic- 
tures for many months. 

"The most distorted story I ever 
saw in my whole life," is the expla- 
nation Frank Mayo, picture star, 
wired local dallies in reply to in- 
quiries sent nationally by a number 
of the Holywood film atars asking 
Mayo where he received his infor- 
mation about Hollywood being in 
need of a general cleaning up. 



The script of Edison Marshall's 
"Snow Shoe Trail" has been com- 
pleted by Marlon Fairfax for Ches- 
ter Bennt'tt productions. Jane Novak 
will be starred. Work starts next 
week. 



Sid Qrauman was host to the en« 
tire personnel of the Pacific Fleet 
stationed near Loa Angeles at a 
special morning performance at 
Grauman's Rialto last week. 



Accompanied by Francis Marion, 
Constance Talm.'idgc is touring the 
state in preparation for her next 
picture. 



While visiting at United studios 
last week Victor. Herbert, noted 
composer and musician, played a 
tune on the piano in each set. 



"The Masquerader," with Guy 
Bates Post in the lead, ends shooting 
this week. Richard Walton Tully 
and James Young were in charge of 
the direction. 



"Fat" Mong, San Francisco Chi- 
nese peanut vender, who was 
brought here by Allan Ilolubar for 
"The Soul Seeker." in which Dor- 
othy Phillips will be featured, is re- 
ceiving much publicity because of 
his past experiences aa a peanut 
butcher. 



Harry D. Edwards sustained a 



"Free Range Laning," atarrinc 
Tom Mix, has been completed at th« 
Fox lots. Patsy Ruth Miller sup- 
ports Mix. Miss Miller will play op- 
posite the star in his next produc- 
tion. She has been loaned to Fox 
by Goldwyn. 



William Beaudlne la now director 
of the Harry "Snub" Pollard com- 
edies. 



Willie Wyler is now directing at 
Universal. 



Joe Dickeraon, age 14, who aaw a 
couple of years* active service in 
France during the war, although but 
10 years of age at the time, is the 
latest addition to the Hollywood 
picture colony. 



Charlotte Stevens, 17-year-oI<l 
beauty contest winner of Chicago 
last year, has arrived to commence 
work as a leading player in a new 
Bobby Vernon picture for Christie. 

Fred Niblo will direct "Blood and 
Sand," in which Rudolph Valentino 
will make his starring debut for 
Paramount. 




A. H. Woods this week turned down an offer of $60,000 for the picture 
rtghts to "Lawful Larceny," now playing at the Republic, New York. 

"The Four Horsemen" fortnight's engagement at the Capitol, New 
"^ork, grossed over |93,000, of which $50,000 represented the first week's 
takings. This breaks all records for tho houses excepting the $55,000 
^eek done by "Passion," and whic^ had to guarantee a certain gro.ss 
before it could be booked there. The Capitol paid |20,000 for the two 
Weeks' run of "The Four Horsemen." 



First National Is releasing Its remaining Charles Ray productions on 
the open market, to compete with the new productions the star will make 
'op United Artists. The first United Artists release by Ray wiU be ready 
in September. 

The three Famous Players flr.st-run houses In Tlm'^s Square will play 
German pictures next week, the Criterion having "The Loves of Pha- 
'^oh," and the llialto and Rivoli "The Mistress of the World." 



William De Mllle will spend the 
coming th|-ee weeks in New York 
City in preparation for his next pro- 
duction of "Nice People." Wallace 
Reld, Bebe Daniels, Wanda Hawlcy 
and Conrad Nagel will be used. 



"ENGLAND'S HANDSOMEST MAN^ 

Ivor NovoUo. described by the Alliance Film Co. of Great Britain, aa 
"England's Handsomest Man," is now appearing in "The Bohemian Girl" 
picture for tho Alliance, with Gladys Cooper, the feminine lead of the 
feature. 

Mr. Novello is the composer of "Keep the^ Home Fires Burning." He 
threatens to visit New York after concluding his present acreen en- 
gagement. 

The picture above is of Mr. Novello in "The Call of the Blood, ' with 
the young woman, Phyllis Neilson Terry. 



George Cowl Is supporting Pauline 
Frederick in "Tho Glory of Clemen- 
tina.'' 



Priscilla Dean la in San Francisco 
prior to commencing "Under Tv/o 
Flags" for Universal. She recently 
completed "The Lasa o' Lowrie'a" 
under Hobart Henley's directioa 



fk 



•TClssed," King Baggot'a latest for 
U, with Marie Prevost in the fea- 
tured role, ia being cut *The Way 
Back," with Frank Mayo, goea East 
thia week. 



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ICNN. CONVENTION APE. 11-12 

Minneapolis, Feb. 21. 
President W. A. Steffes, of the 
Minnesota division of the Motion 
Picture Theatre Owners of Amer- 
ica, has issued the first call for tho 
exhibitors of this state to attend 

the state convention, which ia to 
be held April 11-12. 

Undc:r the by-laws of the organi- 
zation tho state convention must la 
held aj)proxlmately 30 days prior to 
the national convojitlon, to {^five the 
state unit an opportunity to eh.ct 
its delegates. 



UNION SaUARFS BEOPENING 

The former Union Square thea- 
tre, now tho oldest playhouse in' 

New York City, la to reopen about 
March 1 aa a picture theatre, 
named the Acme. The house haa 
been remodeled and now aeats 600. 
It has been taken over by Sol 
Ralves, who now owns the Grar re 
at 137th. street an^T Broadway, who 
has Maurico Kline and Max Katz 
a«sucl;it«.'d with him In tho lease. 

"Molly O" Is to be the opening 
attraction, and tho policy will be a 
9 a. m. to II p. n.. grind at a straight 
25 -cent admission price. 




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PICTURES 



Friday* February 84, 1922 



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HAYS-AND HAYS-AND PICTURES 



PercentaRc baojcings only is one of the plans tliat the Hays consoli- 
dated faction in the producinp and distributing end of the industry is 
going to try to force on the exhibitor eventually. That seem.5 to be the 
general feclins that exists am(»nfi: the exhibiting body at present. They 
figure that those combined under the Hays contract are going to first 
discourage all independent producing and distributing through price- 
cutting methods, and then with the tiold in their hands hold the whip 
over the theatre owner and nialie liim jump through 



In certain sections of the country one of the companies aligned with 
the Hays movement has sent its salesmen into the field to cut price* 
right and left where other of the firms that arc with them in the move- 
ment are not Injured. That seems to be a general indication of the 
manner in which tho wise ones back of the Hays faction will operate. 
Hays is expected to make a formal official announcement about March 
15 in which he will set forth a program he is going to follow for the 
first six months that ho will be at the head of the eight or nine of the 
big concerns of the industry. 



"Who is it that is going to draft that program for Mr. Hays?" is being 
asked. He cannot be expected at this time to have assimilated sutfl- 
cient of the necessary detail regarding the active operation ol tlie industry 
to be qualified to lay out a program that he will be able to follow suc- 
cessfully. That is, unless his program is to be that he is going to spend 
six months trying to learn something about the industry, both as to the 
exhibiting, distributing and the producing ends. It might be as well 
that he made a study of the exhibiting end first, for then he would get 
a few facts that he would not ordinarily receive from those about him 
who have chosen him to head their organization and pay his salary. 



If the six months are not going to be devoted to a study of conditions, 
the program that Mr. Hays is to follow is going to be laid out by one 
of the "wise ones" who are in the consolidation. Just who that **\Vise 
Man of the Movies'* is isn't very hard to figure on at this time in the 
light of past events. Seemingly there is already a slight regr»et on the 
part of the magnates who engaged Mr. Hays over the bargain [that they 
have made. That much appears on the surface in one or^ two slight 
instances. The refusal of the N. Y. State Exhibitors' Convention last 
week to extend the hand of co-operation to Hays when that was proposed 
In the form of a resolution is one angle. Another is the fact that one 
company is trying to have a certain State censorship board pass a 
production of their's without waiting for Mr. Hays to assume leadership, 
although Mr. Hays would seemingly have some power in the State where 
the picture was barred. Those are but surface indications, but show 
which way the wind is blowing. 



Within a week It was stated that N. Y. State Senr.tor Jimmie Walker 
and Mr. Hays should be able to provide an interesting discussion re- 
garding the ins and outs of the film game. Where that would fit is a 
question. The Senator would undoubtedly be able to supply Mr. Hays 
with a lot of information regarding the business tactics of his employers, 
but It is doubtful If Mr. Hays without preparation* would be able to 
combat those facts and near facts with anything that at this time would 
provide a discussion. Then, on the other hand, the Senator is a Demo- 
crat and Mr. Hays has always been on the other side of the political 
fence. Politics is certainly going to play a tremendous part in the 
Industry from this time on. Already, it is. understood, arrangements 
have been made that will exclude anything either favorable, unfavorable 
or otherwise from the Congressional Record of the nation until such 
time that Mr. Hays makes his official announcement. Whether or not 
Senator Cleorge H. Moses is aware of tho fact that the above happens 
to be the state of affairs or not is a question. However, the coincidence 
that Senator Moses is not exactly unfriendly to Mr. Hays and that there 
Is at least one U. S. Senator from Delaware who has not been friendly 
with either Mr. Hays or Senator Moses might have had something to do 
with the trend that affairs in regard to the Congressional llecord have 
taken. 



Another angle as to just about how much knowledge of the motion 
picture industry is to be embodied in the personnel of Mr. Hays' personal 
organization which is to surround him in the new organization Is the 
raming of Courtland Smith, who has. lately been in charge of the Postal 
Savings Divisiou of the Post Office Department. Prior to that he was 
at the head of a newspaper press association which supplied small 
country newspapers with boiler plate matter, and his contribution to the 
recent national Republican campaign was a page of advertising in each 
•f 100 newspapers In New York State that were represented In his service. 



Coupled with the fact that the recent disclosure that all of the motion 
picture men who are associated with the Hays movement were all con- 
tributors to the Republican National Committee for the recent campaign 
looks as though the entire business as far as the bigger firms are con- 
<64iie« is luf be a Republican affair. 



NEWS OF THE FILMS 



An attachment for $23,422.37, 
levied last Thursday by Joseph L. 
Frothingham against the Associated 
Producers, Inc., was settled out of 
court the next day, following con- 
sultation between counsel. Froth- 
ingham claimed the A. P. is releas- 
ing two of his pictures, "The Ten- 
Dollar Raise" and "Pilgrims of the 
Night," on a percentage basis, and 
that the amount sued for was due 
blm. 



R:Tp: Kohn, who went to Ger- 
many Hix weeks ago in the i-iterests 
of Famous Players, is on the ocean, 
home bound. 



drew between 17,000 and $8,000 the 
first week. The second week the 
receipts fell to around $3,000. 



Warner P.rother.s havr purchased 
the picture rights to Charles G. 
N rria* novel, "Brass." 



John D. Tippet t, the American film 
man, v. ho has been doiug business 
in England for tho past 20 years 

-er so, arrived in New York last 
week and is booked to return on the 

."Homeric" March 1. He says he 
merely came over to have a look 
uiound. 



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Metro is releasing tho Frene.h film 
feature by 11. A. llowland on his 
recent trip abroad, called "I/At- 
lantlde," under the title "Missing 
llusbaiids." It was adapted from 
Pierre Penolfs novel. 






TJnlversal's "Fooli.sh Wives'' will 
probably end its engagement at the 
Central, New York, this week. It 
played two weeks In Buffalo and 



Fox Film Corporation has pur- 
chased the picture rights to George 
Goodchild's novel "Trooper O'Neil." 
It is a northwest police story. 

John S. Robert.son, who is plctur- 
Izing "Spanish Jade" for Par- 
umount in London, has airange«l 
with Cliarles B. Cochran, the Eng- 
lish theatrical producer, for the 
services of Kosario and Cardosa and 
tho Gomez Trio to api)ear in a 
manmioth "fi«>sta" scene of the pic- 
ture. Tho dancers are to do their 
native Spanish dances to lend "at- 
mosphere" to the big scene. 



RAY QIIIIER ORCHESniA 
HIT AT THE ACADEMY 



Fox's Oownton Film House 

Paying Ray Miller $1,250 

Weekly for Jazz Band 



FRENCH PICTURE NOTES 



Ray Miller and His Syncopated 
Orchestra have developed them- 
selves into a picture house attrac- 
tion through the present engage- 
ment at Fox's Academy of Music, 
New Yorlc, where they opened 
Monday. 

The turn, with nine men. Is get- 
ting $1,250 a week, and the engage- 
ment is indefinite. 

Monday night the band played 
nine numbers with the audience 
howling, whistling and thundering 
their applause for more at the 
finish. 

Through all the numbers the 
house practically as one beat time 
with the syncopated strains, and 
the eflfoct was one of a giant bass 
drum, and highly effective. 



"WAY DOWH EAST" IN FRANCE 

Paris. Feb. 21. 

Femand WeHL a local renter, has 

acquired Grifflth's "Way Down 

East" for France, Belgium and 

Switzerland, through George Bowles. 



Paris, Feb. i. 
Statistics go to show American 
imports of films increased approxi- 
mately from 11,725,000 linear feet, 
valued at 1685,000, In 1920, to 150,- 
000,000 feet, estimated at $4,000,000, 
ip 1921. France figures for 69,954,- 
000 feet, valued at $1,034,000. out of 
the 122,975,000 feet of film stock, 
valued at $2,337,000. imported Into 
the United States during the first 
nine' months of 1921. Over four- 
fifths of raw stock and two-thirds 
of developed films entering the 
United States originated from 
France, Belgium. Italy, England 
and Germany. The film exports 
from France to the United States 
have increased considerably since 
pre-war days, compared with other 
countries, as the following statistics 
of virgin and printed films will 
show: 

/ V. S. Imports V 

From Kron\ 

all countries. Fraiic'*. 
Y^ar, Fwt. Fe*'t 

1011 •ll.TlTi.roO n^l.^ltK) 

IJU.% 72.1»2.(MX> 48,(«».«K)0 

l!>2» im.OGJ.iMt 67.r.87.<X>0 

1921 {'J months)... 1SO,34'.I.OOO Gl. 802,000 

"French figures for 1911 are devi-lopcd 
nim.s. 

The value of film imported from 
France is nearly three times 
greater in 1921 than in 1914. Bel- 
gium is tiie nearest competitor of 
France as regards film exports to 
the United States, the American 
Imports from that country in 1920 
being 30.833,000 linear feet of raw 



stoclr, and the estimate 
about 40.000,000 feet. 



for 1921 



During the week ended Feb. 4 
there were offered at the Paris 
trade shows 31,2'10 metres of films 
(compared with 36.710 metres the 
previous week and 23,700 metres 
for tho corresponding week in 1921), 
presented by Gaumont, 2.000 • 
mot pen; Pathe Consortium. 1.725 
metres; Phocea, 4,240 metres; 
Union Eclair, 2,000 metres; Erka 
(Goldwyn). 1,600 metres; Para- 
mount, 2.350 metres; United Artist*-, 
1,800 metres: Vitagraph, 2,940 
metres; I'nivers, 2,800 metres; 
Harry, 1,940 metres; Merle, 1,700 
metres; Aubert. 2.155 metres: 
Grandes Productions Cinema, 2,400 
metres. The United Artists offered 
a special press show in the Salle 
Max Linder, Feb. 2. for "Disraeli." 
v,itli George Arliss, which made 
good. 



Rene Plaissetty is at Nice on ex- 
terior work for a new Gaumont 
picture. "Coeur de Mere" (A 
Mother's Heart). with Rene 
Maupre. Mary Mas.sart and Mile. 
Mady.<:. The same firm is rapidly 
terminating "Son Altesse*' (His 
Highness) by Delphi Fabrice. with 
niancho Montel and Devaide. and 
Henri IJesfontaines as producer. 



The Cinema des Ternes has 
changed its policy and will return 
to pre-war legitimato undfr the di- 
rection of Gabriel Tenot, who also 
control.; the Cluny theatre and the 
Moulin Bleu. 



Jesse L.Lasky presents 



Violet Mersereau sailed for It.ily 
last wtM^k to join .1. (Jordon Kdwanls 
who is dirrciiiijr llio filming of "The 
Shepherd King." 



Normrm Dawn, who formerly 
directed Sessue H;iyak;iw.'», has 
made an nrranKi rneiit witli K(»hrrt- 
son-Cole tor the jnoduetior of five 
features a year nnder his perfjonal 
direction. His first w.ll be an 
adaptation of .Tack T.oi>don's btorv, 
"The Son of the Wolf." 



The Roard of Censor.q at Houston, 
Tex., recently censored the following 
fllm.s: "The Child TJiou Guvest 
Mc." "Tho Killer," "One Arabian 
Night," "The Wolf Woman" and 
"Dangerous Toys." 




Sior.N ]>y Clara Keranger 
.Scenario by I.f»rnn Moon 
Directed 1»^- fc-'uni Wood 



Cast includes Stuart Holmes - Clareince Burton - Charles Ogle - Richard Wayne 



(Uool adv. 3iata 
at cxchangrs) 



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Friday, February 24, 1922 



PICTURES 



37 



POPE'S APPROVAL FOR FEATURE 
EMBODYING PROPAGANDA 



Enterprising American Film Man Gets Proposal Be- 
fore His Holiness Through Cardinal Gasparri — 
Case of ''Miracle Man'' Cited 



Rome, Feb. 21. 

It has been learned from a source 
[in intimate touch with tho Papal 
Court that Pope P;u. XI., the new 
fliead of the Roman Catholic Church, 
^iB giving his sympathetic appro\'Ul 
ito a plan for making motion pic- 
tures an Integral part of church 
propaganda. The purpose has long 
been urged upon the attention of 
authorities at the Vatican by the 
younger, progressive clerics, but 
gained an unusual Impetus .shortly 
after the coronation as Popo of 
Cardinal Rattl, until hi.s elevation 
Archbishop of Milan. 

The purpose pained force through 
the alertness of an American pic- 
ture man, representative here of a 
concern that has been making a 
monster production in a lioman 
setting of a story based on the life 
of one of the Roman emperors. This 
representative had himself presented 
Xor the purposes of outlining his 
scheme to Cardinal Gasparri, I'apal 
Secretary of Slate under tho prest-nt 
regime and a holdover from the 
court of Pope Benedict. 

This film man introduced his sub- 
ject by reference to the .success in 
America of a film having to do with 
mental healing and pointed out it 
was in effect propaganda of an 
ama2ingly effective sort for a cer- 
tain modern religion. He then ex- 
plained to His Eminence the neces- 
sity of cloaked, n^t naked propa- 
ganda. A story must be told first of 
all. This story mu::t lend itself to 
advertising and selling purposes, 
known, It seems, in the United 
State.s as "exploitation." Whatever 
propaganda there is must derive 
naturally from the:-; sources as a 
basis. 

Explains Plot 

The film man went on to explain 
to Cardinal secretary how certain 
incidents in connection with the suc- 
cession of Cardinal Rattl as supreme 
pontiff could be told and what is 
called a flash -back used to describe 
prior incidents back in the middle 
ages that lent themselves perfectly 
to all the requirements of the Amer- 
ican and world film market. A des- 
cription of the story and the full 
plan was left In Cardinal Gasparris 
hands. 

Tho film man is understood to 
have made a grave mistake In sug- 
gestling the 'advantages to be de- 
rived from the appearance of the 
Pope himself In a portion of the 
picture. This suggestion Is said to 
have shocked the Cardinal's in- 
nate conservatism, but an apology 
Was forthcoming and the whole 
matter was. subsequently brought 
to the attention of the supreme 
pontiff himself. 

It shortly became known through 
the various avenues whereby news 
filters from the Vatican that His 
Holiness was Interested and im- 
pressed and had instructed the 
dignitaries of the Sacred College to 
take steps Immediately to Inquire 
tato the whole matter of how films 
are made and distributed. Tho 
keeness of the Pope's mind and the 
unrivalled sources of Information at 
his disposal make it clear that he 
^ill know considerable about the 
film business before his experts are 
through reporting to him. 

Conferences Continue 
Further conference between var- 
ious monsignorl of the church and 
the American film representative 
have led to frequent and violent 
aiscussion about the propriety of 
■uch a departure in Papal prop- 
aganda methods, but the l*ope's pro- 
Kressiveness, already frequently 
n»ade apparent, has led to the con- 
tusion that a feature picture blessed 
by the Holy Seo with lt^^ interests 
advanced by thp wide power of the 
jnurch organization will shortly bo 
lorthcoming. 

It was said locally this week that 

the Knights of Columbus and other 

J-athollc organizations arc strongly 

"» favor of the Vatican authorizing 

special picture and making use 

r the great power of the srre<'n. 

J^at lay organizations of the chunh 

• J*«a leant their approval to the 

■cheme was indicated, but what the 

It^^ ^^a« is a seoret. It is under- 

hft H * '^'"" °^ '^''' nature is in the 
^""9 of the Fox organization, but 



from them no confirmation could 
be obtained. 

It was pointed out by Catholic 
laymen hereabouts thaf'The Miracle 
Man" had been praised and ap- 
proved by the Christian Science 
Church which had done much 
through its various publicity chan- 
nels to aid the success of that pic- 
ture. 

A Fox company has been in Rome 
fo* MX months working on the fea- 
ture picture, "Nero." 



WEST'S WORST STORM 
COSTS PICT'S $125,000 

Enforced Idleness at Truckee 

on Coast — Lasky Co.'s 

Loss $90,000 



JUDGE ADVISES 

Kansas Justico Grants Hamon Film 
Injunction 



Kansas City, Feb. 21. 

The owners of the Clara Hamon 
film are persistent in their attempts 
to show it in Oklahoma, but are 
not having much luck. Di.'trict 
Judge A. S. Wells granted a per- 
manent Injunctl against the 
showing f tho picture in I^awton. 
Clara Hamon'a former home. 

The judge, in his ruling, said that 
tho picture was an offense against 
public morals, and took occasion to 
warn picture producers they were 
inviting disaster by showing such 
a picture at this time. 



"TWO ORPHANS" QUITS 
IN TWO BIG CITIES 



Griffith SatisHed Some Towns 

Are Hopeless Till Next 

Fall 



Los Angeles, Feb. 21. 

More than $125,000 have been 

wasted by enforced idleness on the 

part of companies which have been 

located at Truckee, Cal., for the past 
two weeks and unable to work be- 
cause of the biggest blizzard that 
has been experienced there for 75 
years. 

The Lasky company has 80 people, 
headed by Betty Compson and Tom 
Moore, on location, and they have 
been unable to dr anything for three 
weeks. Trains both ways were 
unable to reach the town and their 
loss amounts to "^COOO. 

Edwin Carewe directing "I Am the 
Law," with Kenneth Harlan, Alice 
Lake, daston Glass, Rosemary 
Theby, Noah and Wallace Beery, 
also was compelled to remain Idle 
because of the storm. 



D. W. Griffith has ordered the 
closing of two of his road shows 
playing "Orphans of the Storm." 
The print at the Pitt, Pittsburgh, 
will end this week and that at the 
Forrest, Philadelphia, week of 
Ma.ch 5. The produt ^r has decided 
that for these two towns any further 
effort to force a high-priced pic- 
ture for the remainder of this sea- 
son is fruitless. 

It is merely a matter of the pub- 
lic willingness to pay the price at 
the box office. The New York en- 
gagement is reported as about hold- 
ing its own, grossing weekly be- 
tween $13,000 and $12,000, with a 
heavy advertising account varying 
from week to week. At that gross 
it is figured the profit runs some- 
where about $4,500 net. 

•The Storm" will be tried out 
elsewhere to test the possibilities of 
other cities'. A new show opens in 
Buffalo, at the Criterion, Feb. 25, 
and others will follow until the test 
is complete. 



Rubin Off for L. A. 

J. Robert Rubin, general counsel 
for Louis B. Mayer, left New York 
Feb. 1" for Los Angeles, summoned 
to discuss production plans with the 
head of Mayer productions. 



FRENCH AaOR ASSERTS 
FRENCH FINS NOT SEEN HERE 



Says in Open Letter to Press Most American Picture 
Corporations Are Pro-German — Frenchmen Here 
Scoff at Charges 



Paris, Feb. 10. 
Though the Bokanowski Bill, to 
have been discussed in the French 
parliament this session, appears to 
have been dropped, a film actor, 
Louis Monflls, has sent an open 
letter of appeal to the father of tho 
proposed law, who is the president 
of the budget commission. He as- 
serts the cry of alarm raised by 
renters of foreign films that a fur- 
ther protective duty will bring re-, 
prisals from the United States is 
unwarranted, and it will make no 
difference what reciprocity may be 
incurred so far as the impor : of 
French films on the American mar- 
ket is concerned. He frankly de- 
clared: "There Is another thing I 
am afraid, to repeat, and that is 
nearly all (ho Americrn picture cor- 
iTorations are against us. being in 
the hands of pro-Germans, who are 
opposed to everything French In 
.spite of their appearance to the 
contrary. The French lilms we 
read about as being acquired by an 
American company are never seen, 
except, perhaps, in somo East Siile 
movie.' Mojillls, however, appears 
to recognize Mercanton's "Phroso" 
Tn;iy be an exception to this conten- 
tion. Consequently, Monfils "Con- 
tends extra taxes for foreign "films 
in Franre will not handi-^ap French 
lllms abroad, and in hi.i letter, pub- 
lished in the local press, he rall>' 
on Pokanowski and his parlinnien- 
tary .riends to create further pro- 
tective measures for the liomf 
picture industry. 

Frf'nrhnien in New York who are 
familiar with the political situation 



at home affect to scoff at the accu- 
sation that pro-Germanism here Is 
working to the detriment of French 
films. Here is the way one French- 
man, a man who Is In New York on 
French Government business, puts 
It: 

"Speaking personally and not In 
an ofllclal capacity, it seems to me 
that the definite thing that Is 
keeping French-mad© pictures out 
of first class American cinema thea- 
tres Is that they are Inf.^rlor In 
quality. I am more or ley imillar 
with French directors who axe ac- 
tive on this side, "nd 7 find they 
agree with my observation that the 
American film Is Infinitely superior 
ta the French as a work of art. 

"The rench 'fan' public Is small, 
comparatively, and is made up of 
persons of lower taste and Intelli- 
gence than the cinema public of 
America, Tho French film mak« ^ 
turn out a product which shall 
sati.-fy that class of patrons. All 
Paris, has not a cinema comparable 
to one of your half dozen first class 
on liioadway. Frenr-h pictures are 
shown in '-rnall. obscure houses and 
are made to satisfy that kind of 
clientele. That's why they are 
ne\er .seen in Amr-rlcn, except in 
remote and low grade houses such 
as are on the East Side of New 
York. 

"The political party in power Just 
now is r*'.'ictionary and disposed to 
demagogy. You can scarcely start 
a diseussi»;n of any kind but the 
'pro-'Jerman' cry Is raised. I pre- 
sume that this explahis the obser- 
vations of the Louis Monllls men- 
tioned )>y your Paris corresyond- 
..•nt." 



1st NATL'S EXECUTIVE 
COMMITTEE MEETING 



Mack Fennett and Thomas II. 
Inco arrived in New York on Tues- 
day, accompanied by Al Lichtman. 
Yesterday, J. D. AVilliams, Joseph 
M. Schenck, Norma Talmadge and 
Felix Fiest arrived. The executive 
committee of the Associated First 
National has been In session aince 
Monday, and today (Friday) it Is 
believed will bring about the "fire- 
works" before that committee. 

-iSennett and Inco are on the 
ground regarding tho distribution 
of the Associated Producers product 
which has been sujiervi.sed as to 
sales by Lichtman. A showdown Is 
expected at today's meeting when 
the question of tho .sales of the 
A. P. product is gone over with a 
general belief that Lichtman will 
.sever Ills connection. 

The executive committee meeting 
Is to bo held to determine the fur- 
ther policies of the First National 
regarding the exhibition values 
placed on tho productions of cer- 
tain stars that they have under 
contract. It Is said this Is the 
reason for the hurried return from 
the coast of Schenck, who had 
planned to remain in Los Angeles 
for considerable time. 

A cut In the values placed on the 
productions of Norma and 
Constance Talmadge Is reported to 
have brought abrut a refusal to 
accept by Schenck and a possibility 
of his own releasing organization. 
A combination with certain of the 
A. P. might effect them as well 
as the Inclusion of other independ- 
ent directors and their productions 
with both Lichtman and Flest han- 
dling the sales end of the plan. 



STOCK AT FORSYTH 



Atlanta House Changing from Pic< 
tures 



Atlanta. Feb, 21. 

Tlio Forsyth, controlled by the 
Famous I'layers and ^. A. Lynch 
interest.s, operating as tho Southern 
Theatro Enterprises, will discon* 
tinue its present straight picture 
policy to install a dramatic stock 
under the management of "Walter 
S. Baldwin commencing March 20, 
The house will be closed two weeks 
prior to the opening of the stock 
company to be renovated. 

Tho opening of stock In the For- 
syth Is the first time that a stock 
policy has been tried In a local the- 
atre In seven years. 



HARTFORD SUCCEEDS TAYLOR 

Los Angele.s, Feb. 21. 
David M. Hartford, prominent 
coast film director, who was former- 
ly chief stage director for Oliver 
Morosco's Los Angeles interests, 
succeeds tho lato William D. Tay- 
lor as president of the Los Angclei 
chapter of the Motion Picture Di- 
rectors' Association. Besides Hart- 
ford, the association has elected 
Fred Sullivan, assistant director; 
Wiley Van, technical director; Ner- 
val McGregor, secretary; Maurice 
Campbell and M. J. MacQuarrle. 
trustees. 



HOE MARK'S BUT 

Lynn, Mass., Feb. 21. 

The W^aldorf, a Black Amuse- 
ment Co. house, has been purchased 
by Moe Mark (Mark Strand Co.). 
The Mark concern also operates th» 
local Strand and Comlque. 

The Waldorf purchase ties up the 
town. It closed Saturday with 
future polic; undetermined. 




Keep Your Eye On 



Marshall Neilan's 




with 



Freckles Barry 

Now bringing a smile and 
a joy to everyone at the 

New York STRAND 



Adapted from Booth Tarkington^s cele- 
brated book and play 

Co-directed by Marshcdl Neilan and Frank 

O'Connor — Photographed by David Kesson 

Scenario by Lucita Squier 



A FIRST NATIONAL AnRACTION 





PICTURES 



Friday, February 24, 1922 



150,000,000 SAVINGS PLAT 
WHICH WILL HAYS PROPOSES 



Will Wipe Out All Present Exchanges of 10 Com- 
panies — Eliminate Local Delivery Systems — "Di- 
rect From Producer to Exhibitor" Idea to Cut 12 
Per Cent, from Cost of Handling Films 



^he new system of Arm distrlbu- 
tlon.from producer to exhibitor — 
with the elimination of the pres- 
ent ayatem of exchanges, dated to 
b« Incorporated when Will Hays 
assumes directorship of the picture 
industry, is expected to work one of 
the most important economies yet 
devised for the indu^5lry. The work- 
ing days per year for films will be 
more than doubled, the overhead 
for distribution may be reduced, and 
the saving in express charges to 
exhibitors Is set at a conservative 
minimum of $1,000,000 annually. 

Under the new system exhibitors 
will receive their programs In one 
package. The present method calls 
for the delivery of five different 
"packages (feature, news film, 
topical and perhaps a two-reeler); 
the fifth package usually being the 
printing, sent by parcel post as a 
rule. 

The new distribution plan is along 
the lines of the American Railway 
Express, a merging of the seven ex- 
press companies. R. E. M. Cowie, 
head of the American Railway Ex- 
press and one time general man- 
ager of the American Express Com- 
pany (one of the seven companies 
merged) originally conceived the 
saving by intensive service. It is 
proposed the 3.400 service stations 
now used by the American Railway 
Express become Srms of the new 
film distribution system. There 
win be 100 central stations wherein 
the pn^rams will be assembled 
and made into one package. There 
men for patching and preparing film 
win be employed. 

The new system will become an 
arm of the American Railway Ex- 
I^ress, probably a subsidiary cor- 
poration. It may cost $25,000,000 to 
add this department to the express 
organization, with several big build- 
ings necessary, they to be the 
clearing houses or exchanges be- 
tween the film producers and the 
express system. 

How that will work economy may 
be Judged In comparison to the 
present method. Each of the 10 
major picture companiee maintains 
from 30 to 50 exchanges throughout 
the country, or a total of around 
uOO exchanges. The new system will 
have approximately 100 exchanges, 
ropresentlng all companies. The 
film companies now all have highly 
organized distributing systems. But 
in total it is a duplicating service. 
Just as the wagons of the Ameri- 
can Railway Express now cover the 
territory traversed in duplicate by 
the wagons of the individual express 
outfits, the new film distribution 
fcystera will operate as a single unit. 

The claimed cost to market a 
picture is 35 per cent, although it 
is actually from 22 to 26 per cent. 
While the eelling outfits will not 
be changed, the physical distribu 



Bacon was conducting film ex- 
changes. He explained his plan to 
the heads of the express companies. 
Mr. Cowle was i)artlcularly Inter- 
ested. At the time it was tested 
In New York, Philadelphia, Pitts- 
burgh and Chicago. With the 
opening of the war, the plan was 
set aside, the pressure on the ex- 
press companies being such that no 
new project could be entertained. 

Following a letter of Invitation 
and partial explanation, Mr. Bacon 
set forth the plan at a luncheon 
given the heads of the major film- 
companies at the New York Athletic 
Club, Dec. 5. Present were Mr. 
Cole (Robertson-Cole), Mr. Zukor 
(Famous IMayers-Lasky), Mr. Selz- 
nick, Mr. Pierson (Path*.), Mr. 
Cochran (Universal), Mr. Quinn 
(Vltagraph), Mr. Goldwyn, Mr. 
Williams (First National), Mr. 
Cowie and Mr. Bacon. A second 
luncheon was given by Mr. Goldwyn 
at Delmonico's at which time com- 
mittees were appointed to work out 
plans with the traffic experts of the 
American Railway B^xpress. This 
was prior to Mr. Hays' acceptance 
of the film industry directorship. 
When the proposition waj laid be- 
fore him later, he immediately 
vizualized its possibilities and an 
announcement ostensibly sent from 
Washington outlined the new dis- 
tribution system proposed. 

To the saving in distribution 
costs, the film companies under the 
new system will be guaranteed 
against losses by fire and burglary 
In transit and collections will be 
made by banking methods, used by 
the express corporation. On the 
exhibitors' side, not only will ex- 
press charges be reduced, but re- 
sponsibility for films will be lifted 
except when In actual possession. 
At prcFont exhibitors are responsible 
for films from exchanges to ex- 
change. 



FOOUSH WIVES BANNED 
BY OHIO STATE CENSORS 



Permit Refueed for ''Million* 

Dollar" Picture— N. Y. State 

Business Off 



The Unlvcrsal's $1,000,000 feature, 

"Foolish Wives," has been barred 

from Ohio by the State Board of 

Censors. The picture was found 

unfavorable by the censors and 

they refused a permit for it within 

the precincts of the state. One of 

those approached in Ohio by U. Is 
stated to have replied, "Why don't 
you wait till Hays gets on the Job 
and let him fix it with the Presi- 
dent? He comes from Ohio." 

The New York (Central theatre) 
engagement of the feature, looked 
to by the U. as sure fire, has failed 
to pan out according to expecta- 
tions. After six weeks the picture 
closes at the Central theatre Sun- 
day night, with the Universal's 
Priscilla Dean feature. *'VVild 
Honey," booked in to follow. The 
Capitol is to take the Von Stroheim 
special^ for a week following the 
Central date. Through New York 
state there has been an attempt to 
play the attraction as a road show. 
The picture opened In Albany two 
weeks ago and on the opening night 
drew around $7,000. The second 
and last week of the picture got a 
gross not over |3,000. 



CHANGES IN R. C STAFF AS 
r POWERS STARTS FOR COASI 



Nat Rothttein Made AdTertiting Chief — Comet from 
Equity Pictures and Was Univertal Executive 
Under Powers — Clark Remains 



"STORM MID WIVES" 

To Compete in Frisco— Latter 
%^J50 Top 



at 



MANY BURNED IN EXCHANGE 

Harrisburg, Feb. 21. 

Twenty-four persons were burned 
by a flame that shot out from the 
Penn Film Exchange rooms, con- 
ducted by A. I. Farrah, when fire- ! 
men last Saturday night broke Into 
the front office of the exchange. 

A fire of small proportions had 
consumed the oxygen ^ the rooms 
and when fresh air was admitted 
the films stored on the shelves ex- 
ploded. Three firemen were thrown 
across a street, the clothing being 
blown off two of them, and other 
firemen and spectators were burned. 

None of those burned was seri- 
ously Injured, although 14 were 
treated at a hospital nearby and 10 
others went to physicians' offices. 

The fire was confined to the ex- 
change, which 1b located in a base- 
ment 



San Francisco, Feb. 21. 

D. W. Griffith's picture, "Orphans 
of the Storm," is to open at the Co- 
lumbia March 26. There has been 
considerable dickering with the 
management of the theatre and the 
owners of the film in the effort of 
the latter to secure six weeks' time. 
The Columbia had four weeks open 
and was making an effort to switch 
several bookings In order to accom- 
modate the Grlfllth film. 

"Foolish Wives" goes into the Im- 
perial for five weeks and will be 
shown at $1.50 top. This is the 
first time that the Imperial has ever 
shown an attraction at admission 
prices as high as this. Jack IJre- 
hany, who handled the bookings of 
the "Hearts of the World" several 
years ago, will handle "Foolish 
Wives" in this territory. Den West- 
land, Universal's local publicity 
man. Is taking care of the adver- 
tising and exploitation. 



JOHN EMERSON TELS 
OF PRODUCER TALK 



"Red Hot Romance" in Two 

Weeks Didn't Draw Enough 

to Pay Rent 



JUDGE FORBIDS KANSAS CENSOR 
BARRING FILM SHOWING STRIKE 



Court Does Not Consider the Supervisors Have Any 
Right to Pass on Social Questions — State's At- 
torney Cites Anti-Strike Law for Essentials 



Kansas City, Feb. 21. 

A new angle as to the rights of 
picture censors to reject pictures 
portraying: eocial questions was 
brought up in the District Court on 
the Kansas side, and the censors, 
especially those of Kansas, given a 
decided Jolt by Judge F. D. Hutch- 
Ings. 

The case was that of the dis- 
tributor of "The Contrast," who is 
suing to enjoin the Kansas censors 
from rejecting the film, which, it Is 
claimed, 8ho\vs scenes during a coal 
minors' strike, where they appeal 
to railroad nien to join in a sym- 



pathy strike. The picture was re- 
tlon costs are expected to be cut to I ^'^^-^ed by the Kansas censors and 



12 per cent. If it takes a year to 
thoroughl^r market a lilm, the new 
Bystem is conceived to accomplish 
the same result In nine months. The 
average print is supposed to work 
65 days per year. It is claimed for 
the new system that more houses 
could exhibit the picture while it Is 
new, an'" the producer will bo en- 
abled to get his money out more 
quickly. The comparison is made 
between a good show route and a 
bad one, v. ith misMinj.^ or unbooked 
days. IMct vires will bo enabled to 
"work" 150 days during the year, 
it Is believed under the new sys- 
tem. 

The new physical distribution 
Byatem was first conceived b: Gerald 
l!acon, who is crei^lted with having 
interested the American Railway 
Express and the leading film heads 
early In the winter. In 11^13-14 Mr. 



rejected last fall. 

In discussing the case Judge 
Ilutchings said: "I don't believe 
the board of censors has the au- 
thority under the "law to pass upon 
a social question, so long as the pic- 
ture in question does not depict Im- 
moral, obscene or inflammatory 
Bcenos. Of course, if a picture ad- 
vocated sabotage, destruction of 
property, nundcr^ arson, or any 
crime, there l>: no doubt the censors 
would be justified In declaring the 
picture immoral and rejecting It." 

nifhard J. Hopkins, attorney gen- 
eral of the state, called the court's 
attention to tlio Kansas Industrial 
Court law and to the criminal 
syndicalist law, both of which were 
passed after the picture censorship 
law. He stAted "The Industrial 
court law makes it i; crime for men 
engaged in an essential industry to 

\ 



strike or conspire to get others to 
strike. Under that law it is unlaw- 
ful to strike or to induce others to 
strike. Under the criminal syn- 
dicalist law it is a crime for any 
person to conspire to destroy prop- 
erty, practice sabotage, or to con- 
spire to violate the laws of Kansas. 
Taking the two laws together the« 
exhibition of this picture, which 
shows men trying to get others to 
strike, would be a clear violation 
of the law. Therefore if the in- 
junction asked for In this case were 
granted exhibitors could be arre.ited 
by county authorities if they 
showed the picture." 

Judge Hutchingb answered: "I 
do not believe the legislature In- 
tended to give this board power to 
decide Industrial or social questions 
which have supporters on both 
sides." Attorneys for the distribut- 
ing company claimed that the film 
was purely that of a love story 
woven about the Industrial situation 
and Invited the court to see the pic- 
ture before a final decision w.-s 
rendered. The state was given 
twenty days to file an answer to the 
Injunction petition. This Is the first 
rourt hearing on a picture dealincr 
with the industrial situation and the 
fact that the state was represented 
l)y the attorney general shows that 
it is considered of great Importance. 
The final outcome of the suit will 
bo watched all over the country as 
it will set a precedent as to the 
powers and jurisdiction of picture 
censors. 



At the Equity meeting Sunday at 
the Republic, John Emerson said 
he had notified a purchaser of the 
Emersoj^-Loos scenarios that here- 
after he would supply the producer 
with no stories If he persisted in 
using photographs of himself and 
Miss Loos In advertisements car- 
ried In Variety. 

It probably emanated through an 
advertisement in Variety a few 
weeks ago, announcing the showing 
at the Criterion, New York, of an 
Emerson-Loos production, called 
"Red Hot Romance," a Joseph M. 
Schenck production 'released 
through First National. 

The picture was given a pre- 
lease run at the Criterion and 
lasted two weeks, during which it 
played to around $350 a day and 
11,000 on Saturdays and Sundays, 
which hardly covered the rental of 
the house. 

Awhile ago, Emerson addressed a 
gathering of the Associated Motion 
Picture Advertisers' association, an 
organization of picture publicity 
men, during which he gave figures 
regarding production, saying it was 
at a very low ebb. 

These figures were afterward 
published in the New York "World," 
Jan. 27. When the "World's atten- 
tion was called to the mis-state- 
ments contained in the article, the 
paper stated the figures were sup- 
plied by the Actors' Equity asso- 
ciation. 

Adolph Zukor wrote a courteous 
letter to the "World." calling its 
attention to the Inaccuracy of the 
statistics in the article. The 
"World," after calling on the Equity 
for proofs, promptly corrected the 
publication of Jan. 27, and wrote an 
apology to Mr. Zukor. 

The "World's" table said there 
were five product' jns in work 18 
months ago In Famous Playeds' G6th 
street studio, and that the studio 
is now closed. Accordin,; to Fam- 
ous Players' production records, 
there were only four pictures In 
work In their 56th street studio in 
July, 1920. 

Summarizing, this makes a total 
of 31 productions cr. "ited to Fa- 
mous in July, 1920, and three at the 
time of publication of the article, 
whereas the records show Famous^ 
had nine in work In 1920 and nine 
in work Jan. 27, when the article 
was published. 



Two weeks after the announce* 
ment of Robertson -Cole that P. A. 
Powers had become its managing 
director, the trade learned early 
this week that Mr. Powers and 
Rufus S. Cole were scheduled to 
start for the coast Wednesday, 
traveling together in order to make 
an inspection of the Western pro- 
ducing plant. That this trip had 
been pontponed and that Cole would 
not accompany Powers was learned 
later. 

At the same time it was learned 
that Nat Rothstein had been ap- 
pointed the new advertising and 
publicity director of the company, 
taking over the function formerly 
exen ised by W. A. Clark. There was 
no definite information of where 
Clark would stand in the new align- 
ment, except that he would, for the 
present, assume the duties of ex- 
change inspector, probably traveling 
from point to point to examine the 
branch offices. It was understood 
that Gordon Place, Clark's assist- 
ant, had resigned. 

Trade comment affected to find 
significance In Rothstein's appoint- 
ment. He formerly acted as pub- 
licit/ man for Equity, in which 
Powers is the dominant power. Be- 
fore that he was publicity head 
for Universal during the time wlien 
Powers was active in that concern. 

Changes started gossip that other 
changes might follow. Powers 
comes Into the company as a new 
influence. Robertson and Cole, be- 
fore they went into the film busi- 
ness, were importing and exporting 
men. Just after the armistice, for- 
eign trade experts looked for an 
enormous interchange of films be- 
tween America and the allies and 
t,he R-C film enterprise was started 
under rosy auspices, based on this 
outlook. 

The company heads who repre- 
sented British capital were not 
familiar with film trade practices, 
Uut embarked upon an ambitious 
scale of operations. It has had 
varying success, but has always 
been looked upon as a substantial 
credit and business proposition. 

Although no statement was given 
out upon the departure of the two 
officials, it was reported that the 
possibility of tying up certain coast 
Independents to release their pro- 
ductions through the R-C chain of 
exchanges would be one of Powers' 
objects. 



MBS. DELMOOTE ABSENT 

Kansas City, Feb. 21. 
Mrs. Maude Delmonte, who swore 
to a complaint against Roscoe Ar- 
buckle, did not appear at the 
Empress here, despite eastern ru- 
mors that she would. 

When Mrs. Delmonte was here 
week Feb. 5. the management of 
Empress engaged her as a last min- 
ute feature. No advertising was 
carried, and only a small announce- 
ment in some of the editions of tl^e 
"Post" stated she would appear. 

The Monday "Post" carried an 
announcement, boxed in the Emp- 
ress regular ad, stating she was 
suffering from a nervous breakdown 
and was compelled to cancel her 
personal appearance, under orders 
from her physician. 

The Empress Is operated by Bon- 
fils & Tammen, owners of the 
Empress, Denver, with Louis Levan, 
local manager. 



LOST ON CHINESE lOTTEBY 

Los Angeles, Feb. 21. 

Leo Doody, a familiar figure 
around local piature studios, was 
held t answer to the Superior 
Court On charges of obtaining 
money under false pretenses, .grow- 
ing out of conversations with vari- 
ous film stars, at the end of whicli 
they pave him money to l>l.iy "in- 
side tip.s" on the Chinese lottery. 

T^»' ehiiC complainant was Louise 
Lorraine, latest star at Universal, 
who told the court Doody's fast 
work cost lier $125. The prisoner 
was accused by several other film 
fo'k of having fieeced them oC 
money with hia lottery stories. 



Friday, February 24, 1922 



MOTION PICTURE DEPARTMENT-Pages 34 to 39 

PICTURES 



39 



FILM 







4- 



INDEPENDENTS 




Qroup of Half Dozen Lead- 
ing Producer* Have Fi- 
nances Tied Up — Studio 
Rentals Figure — Use Own 
P'oney or Quit, the 
Dictum 



BANKERS ON DEFENSIVE 



Los Aii:^rU«s, Feb. 21. 
M«»tloh picture "financing" has 

fcached the zero point in Hollywood 
this winter. As one producer re- 
marked the other day. "Financial 
conditions are ^o tou:^h and It's so 
nearly Impossible to get mon oy from 
the banlvs that I've about decided to 
use my own money." 

It may be news to this producer 
to learn that the L. A. I ank s have 
beat him o ii— they have decided 
for him and their deeisii>n is that he 
will close up or put up the greater 
part jf ihe cost of each production 
in the futufe. 

This producer is Quiie able to 
flnance one or a series of produc- 
tions — but how many others can or 
will? How mary created a reserve 
or surplus during the fat years for 
the lean ones ah-^ad and how many 
of these will venture theii own 
money in the picture game? 

Whoever can answer this query 
can with reasonaV>le ac«niracy esti- 
mate the number of independent 
productions that will be offered this 
and next yerjr. Because there isn't 
any "own producers' money" float- 
ing around the sUidios ihese days 
and the bankers and picture "finan- 
ciers" are sore on the game. 

The picture people have always 
Tiolateu or ignored business and 
•banking rules and tradition. It 
comes as a shock to most of them 
to realize that the same fundamen- 
tal conditions which govern general 
business also apply to picture pro- 
duction and diFtribution. '*Kt.ad- 
Justment," "normalcy," "m.irking 
down Inventory," "pro -war levels" 
have meant just so many words or 
ii phrases and nothing moie to Holly- 
wood. Not even elusing half the 
■tudios made as much impression 
In Hollywood a- It did elsewhere. 
Probably the great boom in South - 
•rn California has fionicthing to do 
i,Wlth the limited vision of the pic- 
*ttire people. That country Is grow- 
IftR and developing alnv).st beyond 
comprehension. Oat tieldg of 1920 
Mre. today covered with bangalows 
•nd business blocks. Still other 
i trstwhilo oat fields are producing a 
L iteady fiow of oily dollar.-^?. Every - 
••• (excepting the picture crowd) 
ta burdened with prosperity and 
PJ'Oflt. Surrounded b.v, though not 
• part of. thi.s exceptional prosper- 
ity, the picture crowd seem.*} in- 
capable of realiz'ng that the panic 
la on everywhere el^jc in tho vorld. 

Can't Understan 

[f^^y can't understand why dis- 
I trlbutqrs are doing about half as 

I T^^^ ^'"^"^ busin.-.s.s ns in 191M a»,d 

I ™- '^*»'-y don't undi-r.'^laMd why 

I 11!!' ^'•'^^'■il'utor gets ju.st the same 

I li^ftn* ^" ^ J50.000 picture as on a 

I h 1 1 fiuj)or-.<i.ecial. They cant 

I Deiieve the public unwillin- to cough 

I «/*' ^^ °^ °''^' ^^'^ ^^^^ second grjidp 
I fj *" Proprjim. They sincerely be- 

I i»f^* *^^ '"'^** ""^^ *" <^"'y *^'f ^*^*^ 

I fllT?"^ "'"'^ ^^'-^t the "good old 

I 1!!*..^'"*' ^'^'* «'<y a.s tho limit are 
I on the way. 

1 th "^ t*'^' linaneiers seem to have 
I 1'"^'^'' ''^^v fliv\n on the situation. 

■ It I ""^''■'■^^•'^"iJ present conditions 
I liJ!. "^^^^•^^ary to review past per- 

■ •wmanco.s, 

I ^ the early days (prior to 1018) 



almost every Los Angeles and many 
San J»:ranci.sco bankers had one or 
two experiences with picture 
financing. Usually one was enough. 
With one accoid they threw the pic- 
ture business out of their banks and 
it was worth a vice-president's job 
to even suggest a picture loan. Tliis 
condition did not bother tho mdu.s- 
try very greatly as the industry had 
really not "found" itself at that 
time, and theti tt>o. the big boom 
was ju.st starting. And ii was some 
boom. When it broke It brought 
production contiaets to almost any- 
one who would have them. It cre- 
ated, in a few week.-*, a trem« iidou.s 
crop of new "stars," now -iliroctors 
and "super" directors, new produc- 
ers and a dock of piomotors. Dis- 
tributors yrldom if ever offered pro- 
iluctiitn contracts that did not carry 
an advance on deliver> ecjual at 
li'ast to tho cost of the negative. 
The greatest outdoor sport became 
ilie gyping of tho distributor, and 
m St distributors will have to ad- 
mit that it vvas well done. 

Thi.4 Wits the beginning of Holly- 
wood's frenzied finance. The \o^\'t\ 
didn't have half enuu^jh .'■•pa<, e to 
take care of the dozens, eally hun- 
dreds of new eomi^'inies oiarting 
over night. So the studio building 
boom got un^r way. A crowd of 
financitr-builders, the Milwaukee 
lUiilding Co., promoted, financed ami 
built a dozeji new plants. The Ince 
studio cost $400,000; Hampton's, 
$200,000; Idayer's. $200,000; Vidor. 
$100,000; Htdlywood, $400,000; K.-C, 
1700.000, €ic. A\ Kaufman and Mar- 
shall Xeilan bought real esiate. but 
never fini-'-iied tlu ir plants. The 
I>runtoR ](>t developed from the 
$100,000 Faralta Studio to the pres- 
ent milli'on-dollar proi»osition. Cost 
meaiit nothing, a.s every(»ne was in 
a hurry, so the Milwaukee people 
njanag«'d to tak*" down a handsome 
return for their "financing." 

And for a v.'hile every studio war, 
crowded— some to tho extent of 
working day and night shifts. It 
looked like Hollywood had the world 
by the tail. 

Then came faint suggestions of 
over production, followed in a few 
month* by more caution by distrib- 
utors in Handing out production 
contract.-^. Then the bad news. No 
more advances, no more certified 
costs, nothing that would mean 
money from the distributors. 

Plants Still There 

But tho big new plants had to 
keep open, the payrolls. If stopped 
or suspended, would hurt general 
business in L. A., so the bankers 
were again appealed to. Maybe the 
three or four years when all financ- 
ing was done in tho East dulled 
their memory or maybe they figured 
the industry had grown from a game 
into a busine.«.«i, or maybe they 
tb.ought they saw a whabi of a lot 
of money — whatever it was, the L. A. 
bankers it busy and iinanced al- 
most anyone who presented a prop- 
osition. And always without any 
consfder.'ition whatsoever of dis- 
tribution. 

U.sually the financing was on the 
basis of 100 per cent, oi the nega- 
tive cost, and the cof^t included a 
salary to .ho producer. But these 
loans could not be redi.scounted with 
the Federal H» servo Bank, and as 
a matter of fact many of th(ni 
would not pass the bank examiner.". 
5^o the tiade acceptance, u.sually 
long dated. can:o into general u^se. 
But that didn't work out. as some 
of the distributor trade aeceptanrt-.s 
were Jli^'t about as u.'^eful as ib;r- 
man marks. The bnnktrs learn^'d 
a great deal during thl^ brief p#^riod 
of ".saving .he ine'ustry." One bank- 
ing group. h»aded by the H< llman--, 
have ciiarged $«;00.000 to their ex- 
perience account. Stevens & Co., 
the conser\ative bond house of 
L. A. and S. F., are carr:, ing .some- 
thing liko.$ 100,000 he.ai;-o of their 
.<an Mat< o nnibition.''; the Ii. A. 
Trust «<•- S.tvings Bank. th<y .say, 
has sometlJ.n:; like $.'".(H).000 of me 
mento»s .•^igii'd by a few dii« cto: <•. 
nt>t to nieiition a paltry lawnir* d 
thousand or .^o of oilnr ttlidios. ()! 
course tbi." all ">«:•' vs <""''« ^^"'^ 

Here's what the b.pik. is b iznctl. 
and it's j J5t what is uiaking the .'^it- 
uation HO tuugh for an>un.j witJj a 
pjoluro propo.'^ition in B. A. 

Fir.t they bnrn<d that plcturer? 
ar not :*ke orangCs crJ'-U' 



>na thill 



can be graded by *ize, quality and 
shippfd by the'tv., to a market 
ready to absorb them. They soon 
discovered that as many picture 
lemons were produced by ace, Ueid, 
Dwan and tho other so-called big 
leaguers as by tho small fry boys 
di.stributing through th" weali sis- 
Itr.s. In laet, thiy found they could 
play pafe at no time. As certain 
distributors handled a larrro part 
of the iinleyMiulent jiroduet. this at- 
titude clo.-^i'd the door to ni.ii.y pro- 
ducer.«? like Irvin Willat, Edi^ar 
Be wis, Kay Kockett, etc. 

Mike Levee's Schem ' 

Of course the renting studios can't 
live without productions, so Mike 
Levee of the United figured out 
a scheme that looked lik«! it would 
clean up for everyone. Tho would- 
be producer figured out his produc- 
tion estimate and Mike fcave him 
<redit for 2,"! per cent, of the total, 
the 25 per cent, coming back to the 
studio with a bonus after the picture 
Ii id re(;oup«d. hen Mik<> arranged 
for the labv ratory work and re- 
leased prints on a credit basis. 
These items on a $6t).<rmj-T>rmTnctIon' 
amoimtcd to about $2,'">,000. The re- 
maining $0^,000 was borrowed from 
I ^'^ of the banks, with the pro- 
ducer's entife inter<'st i)le(lged as 
security. Th«^ pieture would have 
to gross less than $00,000 to recoup 
the b' '< loan if released on the 
u.'-ual Cr>-C."i basis, aiul *ven Hodkln- 
son or Fatho could I expeeted tj 
do tliat well. Fractically every pro- 
duction madii i;i the past few 
month:^ lias bec^i on thih plan. But 
the banks discovered that they could 
n )t, under the banking laws, charge 
interest and their bonus of $5,000 to 
$10,000 on e^ich loan. So they 
switched the whoh; thing over to the 
"securities" compar.ios, the First 

curifies and C nen^a Finance be- 
ing the most iinv* rtant. 

Still, all is well with the "Indc- 
pendt nt" and Mike goes merrily on 
with the First Securities and Cn- 
«'nia. Rut all of a sudden Tom Ince 
discovers that he has overlooked a 
b(^t on the studio renting game and 
horns in on the financing companies. 
So now every proposition going 
through either of them must havo 
Tftn.'g O. K. 1. v'ery story must I .' 
appro\ed by Tom. and of course the 
securities company must be pro- 
tected as to tlio quality of produc- 
ti )n, otherwise the picture m! ht 
not recoup enotigh to pay off the 
loan. To e« uld think of no better 
w.' to Insure the high quality of 
• a»h production than by making 
them all nt his studio. And that's 
the nswer at present. 

They don't break the news t 

that way to the prosiicctlve pro- 
ducer. They ask him where h • 
plans to distribute. Uusually they 
can't seem to approve his distrib- 
utor, unless it happens to bj A. 1 . 
or First National, not even if the 
produ secures a guarantee from 
the distributor absolutely protect- 
ing tho securities comi)any from 
loss. So the independent is again 
all wet. 

To Save Time 

It wont do him any good to look 
around I^o.^ Angeles, as he will find 
the banks - Ii p with one or 



another of the picture groups. To 
save his time here Is the list: 

First National Bank, L. A. Trust 
and Savings Bank, First Securities* 
Co., Cinema Finance Corp. — Tom 
Ince. 

Citizens' Bank— Frank Garbutt 
(Lasky's). 

Commercial Bank— Cecil DeMIllc. 

Bank of Italy- -Jos. Schenck. 

Merchants' National Bank, Hell- 
man Bank- .Sol Lesser. 

Farmers and Merchants and the 
others not mentioned do not handle 
picture buHiness. 

The IVoducers* Security Co. and 
tho i'roducers* Finance Corp. are 
very small time. No one seems to 
know of any real fin.ineing they 
havo done. This applies to the 
other so-called finance companies or 
gijoups of individuals. 

If the independent wants financial 
assistance he can get it only 
through one of the film men, not by 
dealing din'otly with the bank. As 
they say In Hollywood, "Let's see 
you get it." 

Hodkinson has been or Is now on 
tire Toli^T ITyThl? tcT'cITg'up' product, 
loathe have be<n tryijig to place a 
serial with some producer for sev- 
eral weeks. Kane has been looking 
for product. Ounnlng ditto. H-C 
vainly wants a larger program. 
Definitely the only release that a 
producer can boitow on are I'ara- 
mount, United Artists and First 
National. And it's getting tougher 
to get money on a First National 
contract since Motley Flint has had 
access to their distributhm records. 
I'aramount doesn't want outside 
stuff, and so far no one has asked 
for United Artist financing. 

So Its working around to the 
point where the producer will have 
to use his own money or quit. And 
most of 'em win quit. Dwan Is di- 
recting Fairbanks; Nellan iS to di- 
rect Mary Plckford In her next pic- 
ture; Frothingham Is through; 
\idor, liicewisc; Marion Fairfax 
back at writing after fling at 

producing; Jesse Hampton's Rludi< 
.sold and Hampton on vacation In 
Europe; Edgar Lewis directing at 
"U"; Lois Weber Is abroad; Hobart 
Bosworth back in vaudeville; Irvin 
Willat back on the Ince lot dlrcct- 
1 ; Louis Mayer closing down this 
month; Selig-Bork finishing; Dial 
Film Co., Carter Do Havens, Dave 
Hartford, and a long list of others 
out of the game, not to mention all 
those boys and girls who had "th< ir 
own company" — Fred Niblo, Vic 
Schertzlnger. lUginaM Barker, 
Frank Lloyd, Will Koger.Q, Alia Na- 
zlmova (going back to stri o this 
si)ring), etc. 

Nazlmova mad<^ one only with her 
own money. Now Charles Hay la, to 
try it. But It docsnt seem to wAk 
out. 

Looks like someone will soon be 
able to pick up. at panig prh^^s, an 
awful lot of producing, directing and 
actlnr: talent. And who knows — 
maybe a few "great" di.strlbutlon or- 
ganizations can b(» ha<l at about the 
same time an<l at similar quota- 
tions? 

Anyway, as far as Hollywood Is 
concerned, it looks like the panic 
was on. 



MISS TAIMADGE GOES EAST 

Los Ang«le.s. l.'cb. 21. 

Having completed 'The Duche.os 
de Langeois" at tho United .studios 
under Frahk Lloyd's direction, 
No)n:a Tahnad{:e leave.-i this week 
for a five wclcs' visit to* .\>w York 
and oth'T eastern points. She will 
bii ac.ornpaniod by her Jiri.'.band, 
Joseph M, .S<-henck, tho produ< . r. 
Miss Talinad,v'e will probably visit 
at Long Bfaih Whilo h< r hUMbam] 
goi s to Wa.shin^'.ton for a conferenco 
with Will HiJ.*-- ""W picture head. 

It is undrr.?Tood ^nat .Mr. S'^honck 
will be gon" three months, when he 
will return here with .Mr. Hays for 
a siudy of h;<al film cor.<litions. 

STAGE AND SCREEN CLUB 

Hoj.-'fon, T« \;m, Ft-h. 21, 
Tlio FUtf" ami .*>^cr'en('!u»» has 

t<een form- d b-ro witl; 100 charier 

ni< nibf rH. 

Local theatre executives mostly 

'-•onipo'e tie directoiale. It's a 

tocjal organization. ' 



PICTURE FOR CONGRESS 

Washington, D. C, F<b. 21. 

Pie tuns ai e being useu as an old 
in assisting Conf,rr.sH to realize just 
what Henry Ford wanfs to buy In 
tho govcinment properti*^a at 
Muscle Shoals, Ala. 

Chairman Kahn of the House 

.Military Affiirs Committee has 
made arrangements for the showin;; 
of a film in the eau''u.s room of th*" 
House office btiilding lh.it will depict 
ila; entire proje« t. , 



FILMING IN PORTLAND, ME. 

I'ortland, Me., Feb, 2L 
Tho Charlton Film Co. announce 
.t will shortly eomirurn'-e making .a 
film come«ly ;it );i\eitf»n Bark, near 
h'T'}. Uiv«'rton was form'iTy an 
outdoor amtjserri'nt r''Sf»rt. 

Willi.ini F. Hart U anrioun''*! .is 
tho dir»;ctor. lack Kichatdr arid 
Marcia Mooj o will t.ike the h-.a hn;: 
rol«s. Tho eon) piny, headed by 
Itob<*rt T. Charlton, piesldeiit, i.s 
all-1'ortland. 



OBENCHAIN STAR 

OF 3-REELER 



Husband of Woman on Trial 
for Murder Makes Picture 



Los Angeles, Feb. 21. 

Ralph Obenchaln, former husband* 
of Mrs. Madalynno Obenchain, who 
is on trial hero for ihe murder of 
her sweetheart, J, Belt on Kennedy, 
a case holding national interest. Is 
the star of a completed film which 
will be exhibited under the tltlo "A 
Man In a Million." Charles R. Seel- 
ing, a prominent independent pro- 
ducer, is the producer of tho film 
and Obenchaln's partner in the 
venture. 

. For many weeks the Coast dailies 
have carried sensational front page 
stories about the Kennedy lourder 
case' In which Mrs. Obenchain and 
Arthur C. Burch wore Jointly indict- 
ed ntid about ^'Steady RalpTi" Obeh-~ 
chain who rushed to Los Angeles 
from Chicago to stand by his former 
mate and aid her to prove her Inno- 
cence. Often Ralph was* referred to 
as "a man In a million," a name be 
earned for his faithfulness toward 
Madalynne. 

The picture, "A Man In a Million,* 
reveals tho early lovo romance of 
the Obenchalna at Northwestern 
University and goes Into Rajph's 
life .showing his entry into the army 
and numerous other events |>i'l*r tO 
Mrs. Obenchaln's arrest hn the 
murder charge. As yet there has 
been no local preview, but the 
stories sent out by tho producers 
make way for a picture with a true 
dramatic plot. However as Ralph 
has had no previous stage expe- 
rience the film will havo to make A 
stand before getting booked, it Is 
the general opinion of loc.il film 
authorities. Seeling is to give a 
preview at Chicago probably this 
week following which he plans to 
send several companies out that the 
audiences may liave a chance to 
see the photoplay during the trial 
of Mrs. Obenchain. 

It is understood that Ralph will 
make personal appearance at the 
eastern and western premi<'rs, and " 
that his share of tho profits will be 
used for further defense of the ac- 
cused woman. 

With tho exception of tho "hero" 
the cast is composed of experienced 
players. The film Is In three ree's. 



PICKFORD CASE ON 

Mrs. Wilkennins's Trial Starts to 
Recover $108,000 



Mrs. Cora C. Wllk'^nnlng's new 
trial of a claim for person.al services 
rendcTcd Mary IMckford (Fairbanks) 
started Monday before Judge Julian 
W. M.ack in the Southern District of 
.New York Federal Court to a pa< k<>d 
courtroom attendance who came 
through curiosity. Tho trial will 
jirobably last through this week, al- 
though Tuesday morning Judge 
•Mack called Mrs. Will<<nning and 
tho screen star Into \un chambers, 
report stating ho was of the Im- 
])ressIon that since two Sup.erae 
Court Juries have heard the evidence 
the matter has been thr< shed out 
sufficiently. 

Mrs. WilJ<entilng, after roversal by 
the Apr»oIIate Division, was granted 
a new trial and began Federal Court 
proceedings for r<asonabU' services 
which she estimate's at $1 OS. 000. The 
I%(bral Court Is now thp s«'no of 
bgal battle because of the diversity 
of eitlxenFhip, Miss Biekford being 
a Califort>i.in r« sjdent. In the Su- 
I»reme C«)urt suit the plaintiff n>'re- 
ly asked $10*^,000, or 10 per cent, of 
a contract she ( laims sin- negotiated 
for the star with Famous Blayers- 
L.asky. 

O'B-ticn, Mab.vinsky A DrlMOo!! 
.lie a<tlng for Mary I*i«M{r<.»riI. (Jeorpe 
IMwin Joseph lep.-esents Mr.«. Wil- 

I'CIIIllllg. 



'FOOLISH WIVES" ON COAST 

Los .\n::ei«-*. I'eb. 21. 
'Fooli.h Wi\e.s" hid Its local 
l»MrMi<'r»; lt,x>i Wedi r.-d.iy night at 
ihe ,Mis.si(m for nn indetinito run. 
Herbert Bawlinson marlo a speech. 
Carl Lacmmlo was present. 



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Friday, February 24, 1022 



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ME MAMMY 



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Please tell me I'm forgiven — I didn't know. 

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I was a baby, Mammy, cooing on your knee. 

And mighty soon, dear Mammy, that is where I'll be. 

They may want you up in Heaven, but I want you, too — 

So don't leaye me, dear old Mammy, I need you. 

(Copyright by Jerome H. Kemick 4k Co.) 



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OUT t'h'e shadows 

By KAHN & BLAUFUSS 

A High-Class Waltz Balled by the Writers of "Your Eyes Have Told 
Me So." ^ Just the Song for the Singers of "Better Songs" 



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